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3:49pm PDT |
Feds blame Utah mine operator for collapse |
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Summary: The U.S. government Thursday announced its highest ever penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year.
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3:49pm PDT |
Feds blame mine operator for collapse |
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Summary: The U.S. government Thursday announced its highest ever penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year.
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3:46pm PDT |
Air Force officers fell asleep with nuke codes |
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Summary: Three Air Force officers fell asleep while in control of an electronic component that contained old launch codes for nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, a violation of procedure, Air Force officials said Thursday.
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3:10pm PDT |
Secret Service wants more money for candidates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job. |
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3:10pm PDT |
McCain camp blasts 'premature victory lap' |
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Summary: Sen. John McCain sharpened his attacks against Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday, saying he'd rather give a speech in Germany as president than as a presidential candidate.
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3:08pm PDT |
Senate on course to vote Saturday on housing bill
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The Senate was on course for a
Saturday vote to approve a major housing market rescue bill
offering a lifeline to mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, and bond market action on Thursday indicated
investors were encouraged by t |
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3:05pm PDT |
Painter fined for smoking in van |
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Summary: A painter and decorator says he is fuming after being handed an on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own private van. |
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3:04pm PDT |
Life for Argentine ex-army chief |
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Summary: An Argentine ex-army officer is sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists. |
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3:00pm PDT |
Crow: Not working with Fleetwood Mac anytime soon
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Sheryl Crow is putting the "Rumours" to rest: She's not making a record with or joining Fleetwood Mac — not anytime soon at least. |
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2:50pm PDT |
2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tactics
(AP)
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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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2:37pm PDT |
Housing, jobs send stocks down |
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Summary: Renewed fears about the battered housing market and rising unemployment sent stocks into a tailspin today. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 283 points, tumbling 2.4 percent. Dour economic indicators led investors to fear the nation's credit crisis wo |
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2:37pm PDT |
Housing, jobs send stocks skidding |
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Summary: Renewed fears about the battered housing market and rising unemployment sent stocks into a tailspin today. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 283 points, tumbling 2.4 percent. Dour economic indicators led investors to fear the nation's credit crisis wo |
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2:35pm PDT |
House bid to sell oil from reserve fails
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The House of Representatives on
Thursday failed to pass legislation intended to cool off
gasoline prices by requiring the government to sell 70 million
barrels of light sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve, the national stock |
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2:28pm PDT |
Giuliani's son sues Duke over golf team dismissal
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is suing Duke University, claiming his golf coach manufactured accusations against him to justify kicking him off the team to whittle the squad. |
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2:25pm PDT |
Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communis |
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2:25pm PDT |
Glasgow by-election polls close |
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Summary: The polls close in the Glasgow East by-election as nine candidates contest the Westminster seat. |
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2:25pm PDT |
Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacula |
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1:59pm PDT |
Dolly degrades to tropical depression over Texas: NHC
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. forecasters downgraded Dolly to a
tropical depression on Thursday as it dissipated over South
Texas. |
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1:36pm PDT |
Oops - drilled Chinese vase 'only' fetches £25,000 at sale |
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Summary: A rare Chinese vase valued at £50,000 in mint condition sells for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp. |
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1:33pm PDT |
Wall Street tumbles, led by financials
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Stocks tumbled more than 2 percent on
Thursday after a report showing yet another drop in U.S. home
sales prompted investors to take profits in financial shares,
which had rallied over the past week. |
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1:27pm PDT |
WNBA team signs 50-year-old Hall of Famer |
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1:23pm PDT |
Accounting change not meant to shock: SEC's Cox
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - An accounting change that could
force banks to bring trillions of dollars of off-balance sheet
transactions back on their books will be implemented in a way
that will not create unnecessary shocks, the chairman of the
U.S. Securities and Exc |
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1:20pm PDT |
Huge crowd turns out for 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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1:20pm PDT |
In Berlin, Obama calls for world to stand as one |
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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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1:17pm PDT |
Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. |
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1:15pm PDT |
Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama
urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing
Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed
the need for unity in the face of new threats. |
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1:15pm PDT |
Top secret torture memo released |
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Summary: The Bush administration told the CIA in 2002 that its interrogators working abroad would not violate U.S. prohibitions against torture unless they "have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering," according to a previously secret Justice Dep |
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1:12pm PDT |
Gay Iraqi says 'dirty animals' raped him |
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Summary: Kamal was just 16 when gunmen grabbed him off the streets of Baghdad, stuffed him in the trunk of a car and whisked him away to a house. But the real terror was about to begin -- when the men learned he was gay: "They told me to take off my clothes to rap |
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1:12pm PDT |
Gay Iraqi says 'dirty animals' raped his |
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Summary: Kamal was just 16 when gunmen grabbed him off the streets of Baghdad, stuffed him in the trunk of a car and whisked him away to a house. But the real terror was about to begin -- when the men learned he was gay: "They told me to take off my clothes to rap |
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1:11pm PDT |
Texas officials urge residents to stay home
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared. |
