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BBC News |
6:34pm PDT |
Titanic survivor auctions relics to pay nursing home fees |
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Summary: The UK's last remaining survivor of the Titanic plans to sell mementoes from the ship to pay her nursing home fees. |
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BBC News |
6:34pm PDT |
UK's last Titanic survivor set to auction relics |
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Summary: The UK's last remaining survivor of the Titanic plans to sell mementoes from the ship to pay her nursing home fees. |
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Cnn.com |
6:30pm PDT |
Final debate heats up |
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Summary: John McCain and Barack Obama clashed over their economic plans and campaign negativity in their final debate tonight. McCain accused Obama of being a "class warrior." Obama countered that they both want to cut taxes, but that McCain's plan would favor wea |
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Cnn.com |
6:28pm PDT |
Iraqi dog's journey to America hits another snag |
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Summary: A U.S. soldier's adopted puppy missed his flight out of Baghdad Wednesday, in what has become the latest drama in the effort to save Rachet the Iraqi dog.
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Yahoo News |
6:27pm PDT |
McCain, Obama clash in final debate
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - John McCain clashed with Democratic front-runner Barack Obama in a last-chance presidential debate Wednesday, hoping to launch a dramatic comeback just 19 days from election day. |
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Yahoo News |
6:23pm PDT |
McCain and Obama clash on taxes early in debate
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama fought over their tax plans and promised to help working Americans like "Joe the plumber" early in their final presidential debate on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
6:22pm PDT |
Review of vulnerable adult care |
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Summary: The government is launching a major review into the protection of the elderly and other vulnerable adults. |
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Cnn.com |
5:58pm PDT |
Hurricane Omar now a Category 2 |
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Summary: Hurricane Omar churned across the eastern Caribbean early Wednesday on a course that will take it near Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said.
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5:57pm PDT |
Vaccine 'could end Nigeria polio' |
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Summary: Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria - one of the last blackspots of the disease - thanks to improved vaccine, research suggests. |
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Yahoo News |
5:39pm PDT |
Hurricane Omar strengthens near Puerto Rico
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hurricane Omar strengthened rapidly on Wednesday as it raced toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the northeastern Caribbean, threatening to bring torrential rains that could trigger dangerous floods and mudslides. |
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Yahoo News |
5:39pm PDT |
Bernanke says credit crisis menacing U.S. economy
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday gave a dour assessment of the U.S. economy, citing a "significant threat" from shuttered credit markets in remarks that indicated he was open to cutting interest rates further. |
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Yahoo News |
5:18pm PDT |
About 200K Ohio voters have records discrepancies
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in their records, an elections spokesman said Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
5:16pm PDT |
Markets dive on recession fears |
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Summary: Wall Street suffers its biggest drop in 21 years amid fears of a global recession, sending shares tumbling in early trading in Japan. |
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Yahoo News |
5:13pm PDT |
Ryan O'Neal, son, charged with drug possession
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Ryan O'Neal and his son, Redmond, were charged Wednesday with possession of methamphetamine. Both face felony drug possession charges, deputy district attorney James Garrison said. Redmond O'Neal, 23, also faces misdemeanor charges for possession of |
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BBC News |
4:57pm PDT |
Becoming the best |
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Summary: How the NHS in Salford has risen to the top of the tree |
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BBC News |
4:57pm PDT |
Many GPs 'missing waiting target' |
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Summary: A review is under way after a report by an NHS watchdog suggested many GPs were missing their waiting time target. |
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Yahoo News |
4:55pm PDT |
Paulson still eyeing a January exit
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday he would work to ensure a smooth transition to his successor after the November presidential election, throwing cold water on hopes that he might stay on crisis control duty. |
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BBC News |
4:53pm PDT |
High food costs 'a global burden' |
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Summary: Almost two-thirds of people in 26 countries say higher food and energy prices have affected them "a great deal", a BBC report finds. |
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Yahoo News |
4:49pm PDT |
Manning back at Giants practice after chest injury
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Two days after bruising his chest on what he considered a questionable hit, Eli Manning practiced with the New York Giants on Wednesday and said he would play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. |
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BBC News |
4:40pm PDT |
Survey shows recession 'looming' |
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Summary: A recession looms in Scotland, with business confidence at a record low, a Scottish Chambers of Commerce report says. |
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Yahoo News |
4:37pm PDT |
Janet Jackson to resume tour after bout of vertigo
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Janet Jackson is returning to her "Rock Witchu" tour and — finally — revealing the mystery illness that led her to cancel a string of concerts. Following two weeks of scrapped shows, Jackson was scheduled to resume her tour Wednesday night at the Ver |
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BBC News |
4:27pm PDT |
Talks due on Thai-Cambodia row |
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Summary: Generals from Cambodia and Thailand are set to hold talks to resolve a dispute after fighting breaks out on their border. |
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BBC News |
4:27pm PDT |
Talks on Thai-Cambodia temple row |
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Summary: Generals from Cambodia and Thailand are set to hold talks to resolve a dispute after fighting breaks out on their border. |
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BBC News |
4:19pm PDT |
Temple of doom? |
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Summary: Sparks fly near ruins on Thai-Cambodia border |
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Yahoo News |
4:12pm PDT |
North Korea threatens to cut ties with South: report
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - North Korea has threatened to end all relations with South Korea, a major supplier of aid and cash to the impoverished state, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday, quoting official North Korean media. |
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BBC News |
4:11pm PDT |
Grand Prix snooker - live scores |
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Summary: Mark Selby plays Ryan Day and John Parrott takes on Ali Carter in the second round in Glasgow. |
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BBC News |
4:05pm PDT |
'Google doodle' marks Queen's visit to internet giant's HQ |
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Summary: An image of the Queen is incorporated into the homepage logo of internet giant Google, to mark her visit to its UK headquarters. |
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BBC News |
4:05pm PDT |
Queen's image marks Google visit |
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Summary: An image of the Queen is incorporated into the homepage logo of internet giant Google, to mark her visit to its UK headquarters. |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
Knife sentencing 'not effective' |
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Summary: Longer jail sentences are not effective at persuading teenagers to stop carrying knives, research by a prison governor suggests. |
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BBC News |
4:00pm PDT |
EU rallies behind banking reform |
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Summary: All 27 EU states broadly support their bank rescue plan and the holding of a world finance summit, France's president says. |
