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Civil Rights Exhibit Highlights Successes, Work Left To Be Done

NPR News - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:39

The exhibit at Emory University in Atlanta lays out the history of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a group first presided over by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The group tackled issues of health care, poverty and gun violence — issues still seen as relevant today.

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Donald is latest scalp in Arizona

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:37
Third seed Luke Donald loses to American Scott Piercy in Arizona's WGC Match Play, as only one top-10 seed makes the last 16.
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Spain welcomes cheaper smartphones

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:37
Barcelona readies for its annual mega-phone forum
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Sailors to help measure plankton

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:26
Researchers are asking sailors and fishermen to help with what they hope will be the world's biggest study of plankton in the oceans.
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UK loses top AAA credit rating

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:21
The UK loses its top AAA credit rating for the first time since 1978, with Chancellor George Osborne saying it will not weaken his "resolve" on the deficit.
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'Downton' house could unlock history

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:17
A hidden room found under the floor at a Surrey manor could help unlock mysteries from the area's past.
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England beat NZ to win ODI series

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-23 00:06
England thump New Zealand by five wickets in the third one-day international in Auckland to complete a 2-1 series win.
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'Many die' in Mali mountain clashes

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 23:51
Thirteen Chadian soldiers and dozens of Islamist rebels are killed in heavy fighting in a mountainous area of northern Mali, Chad's army says.
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Libor fines to fund forces charities

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 22:00
Three military charities are to share £1.3m from fines imposed on banks that had rigged interest rates, Chancellor George Osborne announces.
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Papers dissect Savile disclosures

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 21:51
Papers dissect the BBC's Savile disclosures
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Hackers attack Microsoft computers

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 21:15
Microsoft becomes the latest US technology firm - after Apple and Facebook - to confirm that it has been targeted by computer hackers.
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US nuclear waste tanks leaking

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 21:09
Six underground storage tanks at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington are leaking but there is no current risk to humans, officials say.
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VIDEO: Moody's cuts UK's AAA credit rating

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 20:49
The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating for the first time since 1978 on expectations that growth will "remain sluggish over the next few years".
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Pistorius spends night out of cell

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 20:09
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, spends his first night out of custody after being granted bail.
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Two in hospital after workshop fire

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 19:17
Two people are in hospital following a fire at Southall in west London that destroyed a car workshop and saw a number of houses evacuated.
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Child porn detections up by 48%

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 18:23
The number of detected crimes of people accessing illegal images of children has gone up by 46% in four years, research by BBC News finds.
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Partridge movie filming in Norfolk

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 18:17
Fictional DJ Alan Partridge is due to cause chaos in north Norfolk as filming continues for his silver screen debut in the Alan Partridge Movie.
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The man who taught the world to fly

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 17:58
The British man who taught the world to fly
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Will Naples stage an election 'revolt'?

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 17:17
Mistrust and resentment in Italy's Naples
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Praying for Six Nations victory

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-22 17:12
French hope for divine intervention in rugby's Six Nations
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