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11:57pm PST |
Deal on Honduras crisis 'fails' |
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Summary: A spokesman for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal to resolve the political crisis has failed. |
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BBC News |
11:35pm PST |
Swine flu hits cancer screening |
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Summary: A bowel cancer screening programme is delayed because money to pay for it has gone towards paying for swine flu. |
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11:25pm PST |
British Airways hit by £292m loss |
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Summary: British Airways reports a loss of £292m for the six months to September, as the recession continues to hit the industry. |
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11:22pm PST |
Firework shoots into flat window |
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Summary: A man is treated for smoke inhalation after a firework bursts through an open high-rise flat window. |
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Cnn.com |
11:16pm PST |
Officers raid Fort Hood shootings suspect's home |
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Summary: Officers raided Maj. Nidal Hasan's apartment late Thursday, searching for clues as to what caused him to gun down soldiers he had taken an oath to help.
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11:16pm PST |
RBS bank reports losses of £2.2bn |
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Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland announces that it lost £2.2bn in the three months to the end of September. |
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Yahoo News |
11:16pm PST |
Okinawans split over U.S. military base's future
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Summary: Reuters - Idyllic beach resorts jostle for space with U.S. military bases on Japan's subtropical island of Okinawa, at the center of a feud that may cast a shadow over U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan next week. |
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11:12pm PST |
Zimbabwe proposes local ownership of foreign firms
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe's government has proposed that Zimbabweans take 51 percent ownership of foreign companies in the country, including mines and banks, according to a copy of a draft law seen by Reuters on Friday. |
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11:09pm PST |
British Airways makes £292m loss |
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Summary: British Airways reports a loss before tax of £292m for the six months to the end of September. |
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10:56pm PST |
Swine flu delays screening plans |
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Summary: A bowel cancer screening programme is delayed because money to pay for it has gone towards paying for swine flu. |
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10:55pm PST |
Micheletti picks Honduras cabinet |
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Summary: Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti says he is forming a unity government without ousted President Manuel Zelaya. |
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10:40pm PST |
Cameron 'won't block powers vote' |
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Summary: The Conservative leader is expected to say he would not block a referendum on further law making powers for the assembly. |
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10:25pm PST |
China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit
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Summary: Reuters - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes on Friday and called for Washington's swift recognition that it is a market economy, a week before a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama. |
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9:25pm PST |
Burmese army targets India rebels |
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Summary: Burmese troops attack a base of Naga separatists in the country's northwest, Indian military officials say. |
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9:23pm PST |
Cambodia tit-for-tat over Thaksin |
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Summary: Cambodia recalls its ambassador from Thailand in tit-for-tat dispute over sanctuary offer to former Thai PM Thaksin. |
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Yahoo News |
9:12pm PST |
Unemployment nears 10 pct. as rebound remains slow
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Summary: AP - The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday. |
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9:11pm PST |
US hits China pipes with tariffs |
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Summary: The United States imposes high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese pipes as trade disputes mar run-up to a bilateral summit. |
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8:53pm PST |
A medic's tale |
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Summary: Losses lead to "sombre mood" at Camp Bastion |
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8:48pm PST |
No. 22 Hokies beat East Carolina 16-3
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Summary: AP - Virginia Tech put the game in Ryan Williams' hands again. This time, he held on to it. The freshman ran for a season-high 179 yards and the 22nd-ranked Hokies avoided their first three-game losing streak in six years, holding off East Carolina 16-3 o |
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8:43pm PST |
Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas
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Summary: AP - Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 went five for five at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, with their innovative collaborations and politically charged reggaeton that crosses genres. |
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BBC News |
8:24pm PST |
G20 ministers gather in Scotland |
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Summary: Finance ministers from the world's 20 leading economies are due to gather on Friday for talks in St Andrews. |
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Cnn.com |
8:10pm PST |
Suspect in Fort Hood shootings alive, in custody |
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Summary: ? Twelve people killed and 31 wounded ? Injured suspect identified as Nidal Malik Hasan ? He is a psychiatrist, worked at Walter Reed ? Military earlier said suspect died
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7:59pm PST |
'Dealer in death' to be sentenced |
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Summary: A former soldier, labelled a "dealer in death", is to be sentenced for making guns and supplying them to criminal gangs. |
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Yahoo News |
7:55pm PST |
Gunman kills 12 at Fort Hood Army base, suspect alive
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Summary: Reuters - An Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived. |
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7:51pm PST |
Afghan mission will go on - Brown |
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Summary: The UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, Gordon Brown says. |
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Yahoo News |
7:37pm PST |
Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect
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Summary: AP - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. |
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Yahoo News |
7:15pm PST |
Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood
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Summary: AP - An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. |
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7:14pm PST |
12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage
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Summary: AFP - A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured. |
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Cnn.com |
7:07pm PST |
Yankees manager helps accident victim |
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Summary: It was a busy night for New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi -- not only did he lead his team to the World Series championship, but on his way home, he also helped the victim of a car accident get out of harm's way.
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Cnn.com |
7:07pm PST |
Yanks boss helps aids accident victim |
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Summary: It was a busy night for New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi -- not only did he lead his team to the World Series championship, but on his way home, he also helped the victim of a car accident get out of harm's way.
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