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BBC News |
6:47am PDT |
Suspension for 'suicide' case GP |
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Summary: A Glasgow GP is suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient. |
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Yahoo News |
6:32am PDT |
South Texas starts cleanup after Hurricane Dolly
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas at dawn Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly. |
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Yahoo News |
6:29am PDT |
Obama and German leader discuss war and economics
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as climate and energy issues at Germany's chancellery Thursday, part of a tour aimed at lifting the first-term senat |
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6:28am PDT |
Investors grab Fannie, Freddie after House vote
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Investors snapped up shares of
mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
before Wall Street opened on Thursday, a day after the
House of Representatives passed a massive rescue package to
shore up the struggling housing market. |
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BBC News |
6:28am PDT |
Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments' |
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Summary: Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest over the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's son. |
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BBC News |
6:27am PDT |
Batman star appeals for privacy |
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Summary: Dark Knight star Christian Bale greets fans at its Spanish gala, but refuses to comment on being questioned over assault claims. |
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Cnn.com |
6:24am PDT |
Beck: Obama coverage almost embarrassing |
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Summary: "Sometimes it's hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president of the United States or Mr. Universe."
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BBC News |
6:23am PDT |
Inspiring scenes |
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Summary: Places that boost Olympic athletes |
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BBC News |
6:10am PDT |
Drunken mob 'cheered attackers' |
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Summary: A community worker says a drunken mob cheered as he and his son were assaulted on their own doorstep. |
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BBC News |
6:06am PDT |
'Why am I gay?' |
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Summary: John Barrowman on his quest to know more about himself |
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Yahoo News |
6:02am PDT |
70-million-year-old complete dinosaur skeleton recovered
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday. |
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BBC News |
5:54am PDT |
British Energy close to sale deal |
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Summary: French energy firm EDF and British Gas owner Centrica are close to buying British Energy, the BBC learns. |
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Yahoo News |
5:48am PDT |
U.S.- Mexico border bracing for Dolly flooding
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - After Hurricane Dolly
unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the
U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm,
widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became
the top concern on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
5:48am PDT |
Flooding feared along U.S.-Mexico border from Dolly
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - After Hurricane Dolly
unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the
U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm,
widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became
the top concern on Thursday. |
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BBC News |
5:43am PDT |
UK and Ireland plan border checks |
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Summary: The UK and Irish governments propose the first formal border checks between the two nations in 80 years. |
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Yahoo News |
5:31am PDT |
Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter and will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient vehicles. |
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BBC News |
5:20am PDT |
Zimbabweans 'start crisis talks' |
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Summary: Representatives of Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition parties begin power-sharing talks in South Africa, an official says. |
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Cnn.com |
5:15am PDT |
Obama plans 'substantive' speech |
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Summary: Sen. Barack Obama arrived in Berlin today on the latest leg of an international trip intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was greeted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Later he is set to add |
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Cnn.com |
5:08am PDT |
Ford plans smaller cars for U.S. |
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Summary: Ford Motor Co. announced plans to transform its vehicle lineup and reported a massive second-quarter loss Thursday.
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5:04am PDT |
Dilshan makes history with appeal |
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Summary: Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan is the first player to successfully appeal against a decision during his side's Test match against India. |
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Cnn.com |
5:02am PDT |
Smugglers use Dolly for cover, agents say |
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Summary: Smugglers tried to use Hurricane Dolly as a cover in at least three attempts to move drugs or people through Texas, border officials said. In one bust, agents found 9,600 pounds of marijuana buried under a truckload of cotton seed, a spokesman said.
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Cnn.com |
4:59am PDT |
Minimum wage now up 70 cents |
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Summary: The national minimum wage went up 70 cents on Thursday as the second of three planned increases mandated by Congress took effect.
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Yahoo News |
4:57am PDT |
Olympic-bound U.S. swimmer tests positive for banned substance
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin. |
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Yahoo News |
4:56am PDT |
Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today
(AP)
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Summary: AP - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers. |
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Yahoo News |
4:53am PDT |
Texas levees hold but waters rise in Dolly's rains
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds. |
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Cnn.com |
4:49am PDT |
Dolly leaves trail of floods, destruction |
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Summary: Tropical Storm Dolly churned through southern Texas early Thursday, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding.
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Yahoo News |
4:48am PDT |
Ford posts $8.7B 2Q loss on asset write-downs
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets. |
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Yahoo News |
4:45am PDT |
Sabathia's 3-hitter leads Brewers past Cardinals
(AP)
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Summary: AP - CC Sabathia threw a three-hitter, his third straight complete game for his new team, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday night. |
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BBC News |
4:42am PDT |
Hunt begins for Karadzic helpers |
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Summary: Officials investigating Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic vow to track down those who aided his false identity. |
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Yahoo News |
4:41am PDT |
Obama arrives in Berlin and meets with Merkel
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Berlin on Thursday, meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and kicking off the European leg of his overseas trip amid high expectations. |
