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9:01pm PDT |
Harvard reclaims top spot in latest US News list
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years. |
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8:53pm PDT |
Obama says he's made his choice for running mate
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama said Thursday he's chosen his running mate, but coyly kept all the details to himself as he campaigned with one leading contender and planned a major rally to present the Democratic ticket Saturday in Illinois. |
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BBC News |
8:48pm PDT |
Olympic probe into gymnasts' ages |
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Summary: The gymnastics governing body will be asked by Olympic chiefs to check none of China's winning women's team were under-age. |
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Cnn.com |
8:36pm PDT |
IOC seeks inquiry of Chinese gymnasts |
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BBC News |
8:22pm PDT |
Tories plan energy discount card |
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Summary: A card account scheme to help people to get discounts on fuel bills is to be unveiled by the Conservatives. |
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8:18pm PDT |
IOC asks for investigation of China's gymnasts
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The International Olympic Committee said Friday it had asked gymnastics officials to investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying "more information has come to light." |
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8:10pm PDT |
Probe ordered into Chinese gymnast's age
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Summary: Reuters - The International Olympic Committee has
ordered an investigation into allegations Chinese authorities
covered up the age of a double gold medal winning gymnast
because she was too young to compete. |
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7:26pm PDT |
Former Raider great, NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63. |
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Cnn.com |
7:25pm PDT |
IOC seeks probe of Chinese gymnasts |
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Cnn.com |
7:08pm PDT |
Russia says troops will start withdrawing Friday |
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Summary: Russian forces will be moving out of Georgia by Friday night, Russia's ambassador to the U.N. said Thursday. But the commander of Russia's land forces told a news agency that his troops would be back in Russian in 10 days. Washington has been pushing its |
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6:53pm PDT |
Officials: Threat sent to McCain Colorado office
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in this south Denver suburb Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported. |
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6:50pm PDT |
Crisis-hit Pakistan coalition to meet
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Summary: AFP - Pakistan's shaky ruling coalition was set for a make-or-break meeting on Friday, a day after a double suicide bombing killed 64 people and underscored the government's struggle with extremism. |
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Yahoo News |
6:46pm PDT |
Russians set withdraw troops from Georgia
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - Russia was set to withdraw its forces from Georgia on Friday, amid a deepening crisis in its relations with the West over its brutal invasion and occupation of the former Soviet republic. |
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BBC News |
6:42pm PDT |
Lone Sydney baby whale put down |
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Summary: An ailing baby whale abandoned by its mother in the waters off north Sydney is put down by veterinarians. |
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BBC News |
6:36pm PDT |
Thousands earning virtual goods in online games to sell on |
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Summary: Nearly half a million people in developing countries earn virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study shows. |
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6:36pm PDT |
Poor earning virtual gaming gold |
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Summary: Nearly half a million people in developing countries earn virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study shows. |
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Cnn.com |
6:35pm PDT |
Fay drenches Florida; two women drown |
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Summary: Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay flooded homes and turned roads into raging rivers in Florida, leading President Bush to declare a state of emergency. Fay made its third U.S. landfall Thursday on the state's northeast coast, contributing to the drowning |
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6:25pm PDT |
China and UK issue joint stamps to mark Olympics handover |
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Summary: A stamp set issued by the Royal Mail and China Post will mark the transfer of the Olympics from Beijing to London. |
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Yahoo News |
6:24pm PDT |
Fannie and Freddie debt gains as deep share dive abates
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Summary: Reuters - Investors' growing belief in the
likelihood of a federal bailout of home-funding giants Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac triggered a rally in the
debt prices of the two companies on Thursday while a steep fall
in their shares prices abated. |
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Cnn.com |
6:20pm PDT |
Convicted killer on tape: 'The devil is here, boy' |
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6:19pm PDT |
Locked up |
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Summary: A mother describes her children's time in Yarl's Wood |
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Yahoo News |
6:06pm PDT |
Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
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Summary: AP - Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic. |
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Cnn.com |
5:50pm PDT |
Slain student was target of taunts, police say |
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Cnn.com |
5:48pm PDT |
McCain offices get threatening letters |
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Summary: Two threatening letters, one which contained unidentified powder, have been received at Sen. John McCain's campaign offices, his spokespeople tell CNN.
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5:45pm PDT |
More track glory beckons for Jamaicans
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Jamaica's Usain Bolt could run away
with a third gold on Friday to complete the Caribbean island's
dominance of the Olympic athletics track. |
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Cnn.com |
5:43pm PDT |
Military suspends shipment of deadly toxins |
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BBC News |
5:42pm PDT |
Obama hits McCain on homes gaffe |
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Summary: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has attacked his rival John McCain for not knowing how many homes he owns. |
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Cnn.com |
5:32pm PDT |
Bush declares emergency as Fay drenches Florida |
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Summary: Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay flooded homes and turned roads into raging rivers in Florida, leading President Bush to declare a state of emergency. Fay made its third U.S. landfall Thursday on the state's northeast coast, contributing to the drowning |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PDT |
Migrant children 'held too long' |
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Summary: Disabled children have been wrongly held at a detention centre and families transported in cages, a report finds. |
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BBC News |
5:26pm PDT |
Children 'detained for too long' |
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Summary: Disabled children have been wrongly held at a detention centre and families transported in cages, a report finds. |
