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Yahoo News |
7:07pm PDT |
Arrest made in Phoenix community college shooting
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Summary: AP - A man shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby. |
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Cnn.com |
6:53pm PDT |
Politics end Iraq's quest for Olympic glory |
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Summary: Sprinter Dana Hussain was devastated after learning she and six other Iraqi athletes would not be able to participate in next month's Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The International Olympic Committee banned Iraq from competing because of what it says |
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Cnn.com |
6:53pm PDT |
Iraq Olympics ban brings sprinter to tears |
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Summary: The International Olympic Committee has banned Iraq from competing in the upcoming Summer Olympics games because of what it says is political interference by the government in sports.
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Cnn.com |
6:53pm PDT |
Iraq's ban from Olympics brings sprinter to tears |
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Summary: The International Olympic Committee has banned Iraq from competing in the upcoming Summer Olympics games because of what it says is political interference by the government in sports.
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Yahoo News |
6:53pm PDT |
Election loss deals crushing blow to UK's Brown
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Britain's ruling Labour Party lost an
election for a parliamentary seat in a traditional Labour
stronghold, in a serious setback for Prime Minister Gordon
Brown, results showed on Friday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:26pm PDT |
Feds blame, punish mine operator for deaths |
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Summary: The U.S. government today announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year. The mine's owner had insisted that earth movement detected at the time had caused the collapse |
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Cnn.com |
6:26pm PDT |
Deadly Utah mine collapse results in record fine |
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Summary: The U.S. government today announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year. The mine's owner had insisted that earth movement detected at the time had caused the collapse |
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6:19pm PDT |
Chavez set to meet Spanish king |
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Summary: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says he may hug Spain's King Juan Carlos - who famously told him to shut up last year. |
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Yahoo News |
6:11pm PDT |
3 shot at Phoenix community college; 2 critical
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Summary: AP - Officials say three people were shot Thursday afternoon at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, and two of them were critically injured. |
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6:05pm PDT |
Shark spotting |
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Summary: Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall |
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Cnn.com |
6:03pm PDT |
What it means to be black in America |
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Summary: Sonya Freeman, an iReporter from New York, says the black community is still struggling with the legacy of slavery. "It's not just bad decision-making. It was a whole set of values that were not learned, so they can't be passed down," she said. Georgian V |
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5:53pm PDT |
'Twilight' fans camp out for a peek (and a scream)
(AP)
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Summary: AP - If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday. |
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5:50pm PDT |
UK troops receive bravery awards |
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Summary: Dozens of soldiers and marines serving with UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq receive bravery awards. |
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Yahoo News |
5:47pm PDT |
911 calls released in case of missing Orlando girl
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to recordings of 911 calls released Thursday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:48pm PDT |
Huge crowd sees Obama's Berlin speech |
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Summary: In front of a massive crowd in Berlin, Barack Obama today warned about the dangers of allowing new walls to come between the U.S. and its allies. Obama said people of all nations must stand together to face 21st century challenges -- from terrorism to glo |
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4:47pm PDT |
Witchdoctor fury |
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Summary: BBC reporter tells of threats for taking on albino killers |
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Cnn.com |
4:43pm PDT |
Prosecutor: Bring molester into custody |
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Summary: A convicted South Florida child molester who has avoided serving a 43-year prison sentence may soon be taken back into custody, according to a court document filed Thursday afternoon.
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Yahoo News |
4:36pm PDT |
Air Force nuclear missile launch crew fell asleep
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
4:29pm PDT |
Amy Adams engaged to acting-class sweetie
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Summary: AP - Now Amy Adams' love life is "Enchanted," too. The Oscar-nominated Adams is engaged to fellow actor Darren Legallo, her publicist, Cari Ross, confirmed Thursday. Ross did not immediately provide further details. |
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Yahoo News |
4:27pm PDT |
Packers might postpone Favre's jersey retirement
(AP)
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Summary: AP - With Brett Favre's retirement up in the air, it goes without saying that the Green Bay Packers might have to put off retiring the three-time MVP's jersey. |
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Yahoo News |
4:25pm PDT |
Pentagon agency faulted for jeopardizing ID data
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Personal data collected on military,
civilian and contractor employees seeking federal security
clearances between 1997 and 2005 could be at risk due to
inaccurate record-keeping by the Pentagon agency that did the
investigations, an audit s |
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BBC News |
4:16pm PDT |
Home front |
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Summary: Has Obama's trip been a hit with US voters? |
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4:15pm PDT |
'Wrong bras' can damage breasts |
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Summary: Women who wear the wrong kind of bra could be damaging their breasts, researchers warn. |
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4:12pm PDT |
Fuel poor tariffs 'must be cheap' |
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Summary: Regulator Ofgem tells energy companies the tariffs offered to their poorest customers must match their cheapest deals. |
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4:11pm PDT |
Memo: 'Good faith' protects against torture charge
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Summary: AP - The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' will would not cause "prolonged ment |
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BBC News |
4:11pm PDT |
HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life' |
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Summary: Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, survey finds. |
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4:06pm PDT |
Lifestyle 'should hit' IVF access |
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Summary: Almost half of fertility experts say access to IVF should be conditional, a survey finds. |
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Cnn.com |
4:03pm PDT |
Commentary: Jails hunger for blacks |
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Summary: Whenever the segment featuring me and my imprisoned brother, Everett, from Soledad O'Brien's searing CNN special "Black in America" airs nationally, I invariably receive an e-mail, call or comment from a black person saying our story is their story.
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Yahoo News |
4:01pm PDT |
Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday. |
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BBC News |
3:50pm PDT |
Re-count in Glasgow by-election |
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Summary: The result of the Glasgow East by-election is delayed after a re-count is ordered. |
