Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
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Wed, 14 May 2008 19:02:52 GMT
AP - The Red Cross on Wednesday boosted its estimate of the cyclone death toll in Myanmar to as many as 128,000 a much higher figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
Rescuers reach epicenter of China quake
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Wed, 14 May 2008 17:30:26 GMT
AP - Rescuers arrived for the first time in the epicenter of China's massive earthquake, scouring flattened mountain villages for thousands of victims and distributing air-dropped supplies to survivors.
Bush links optimism for Mideast reform to democratic Israel
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Wed, 14 May 2008 18:14:44 GMT
AP - President Bush said Wednesday that 60 years of Israel's existence is cause for optimism for democratic change throughout the Middle East. "What happened here is possible everywhere," Bush said, opening a trip divided between ceremonial duties and a new push for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Obama woos working-class voters in Michigan
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Wed, 14 May 2008 17:17:37 GMT
AP - Democrat Barack Obama, campaigning in a state that poses several challenges for him in the fall, appealed to working-class voters Wednesday with a pledge to pump billions of dollars into efforts to revitalize the nation's manufacturing sector.
Inflation pressures ease despite food price jump
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Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:46 GMT
AP - Inflation pressures eased a bit in April despite the biggest jump in food prices in 18 years.
US lists polar bear as threatened species
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Wed, 14 May 2008 18:48:37 GMT
AP - The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming, officials said Wednesday.
3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones
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Wed, 14 May 2008 11:37:32 GMT
AP - For nearly three in 10 households, don't even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone.
Winehouse won't be charged in alleged `drug' video
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Wed, 14 May 2008 15:04:19 GMT
AP - Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage that allegedly shows her taking drugs, her spokesman said Wednesday.
10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm
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Wed, 14 May 2008 11:30:27 GMT
AP - With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music.
No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately
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Wed, 14 May 2008 18:26:02 GMT
AP - Justine Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. 1.