State media: 900 students buried by China quake
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Mon, 12 May 2008 12:06:01 GMT
AP - A powerful earthquake buried 900 students in central China on Monday and killed at least 107 people, as several schools and a water tower collapsed in the tremor, state media reported.
US airlifts aid to Myanmar, UN urges junta to cooperate
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:56:07 GMT
AP - The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation.
Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:27 GMT
AP - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.
Clinton outwardly confident, even as hopes dim
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Mon, 12 May 2008 10:23:25 GMT
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns.
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:34:55 GMT
AP - The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience.
Stocks headed for moderately higher open as oil falls
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:54:55 GMT
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Monday as oil prices ticked lower and the dollar advanced.
New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:12:22 GMT
AP - Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play.
Jury selection to start in R. Kelly's trial
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:55:18 GMT
AP - Attorneys in R. Kelly's child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors Monday, and it's unlikely any of his fans will be chosen to hear the allegations against one of urban music's biggest stars.
Australian pokes shark in eye to survive mauling
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:19:20 GMT
AP - An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye.
Tim Duncan scores 22 as Spurs beat Hornets 100-80
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Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:49 GMT
AP - Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-80 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.