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China says quake toll could top 50,000
SHIFANG, CHINA - MAY 14: (CHINA OUT) Chinese military personnel stand on the debris of a collapsed elementary school while looking for pupils in the Ronghua Township May 14, 2008 in the outskirts of Shifang, one of the hard-hit cities, of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll has already risen to nearly 15,000 and is expected to rise with 25,000 still missing. A large dam near the hard-hit city of Dujiangyan, the Zipingpu Dam, has been damaged by the quake causing serious cracks; some 2,000 troops have been sent to stabilize it. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)The death toll from China's massive earthquake could reach more than 50,000, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday, quoting rescue headquarters. Thu, 15 May 2008 11:47:33 GMT
Winding road becomes China lifeline
Survivors carry an injured man past a billboard reading "Welcome to Wenchuan" displayed along a badly damaged mountain road in Wenchuan County, as they leave from the earthquake epicenter of Wenchuan City on May 14, 2008 three days after an earthquake measuring 7.9 rocked southwest China's Sichuan province. On the road to the epicentre of China's horror earthquake, shell-shocked survivors carried out the bodies of victims while others walked the other way in hopes of finding their missing relatives. AFP PHOTO/TEH Eng Koon (Photo credit should read TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images)The road leading to the epicenter of Monday's massive Chinese earthquake still wasn't clear of obstacles, but stretches of it have been transformed into major staging areas. Thu, 15 May 2008 08:06:37 GMT
CBS to buy CNET for about $1.8 billion
CBS Corp said on Thursday it would to buy web media company CNET Networks Inc, for about $1.8 billion, in a deal that would broaden the television broadcaster’s reach online. Thu, 15 May 2008 11:58:44 GMT
Edwards endorses Obama
May 14: John Edwards announces he is endorsing Barack Obama for president, saying “one man who knows in his heart that it is time to create one America, not two.” (MSNBC)It would have meant more in February or March, but the former rival's endorsement for the Democratic presidential nomination was welcomed nonetheless by a politician eager to turn the page. Thu, 15 May 2008 12:12:37 GMT
NYT: Clinton hopes may rest on rules committee
May 14: Watch Brian Williams complete interview with Senator Hillary Clinton  (Nightly News)Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s hopes for the presidential nomination may in large part rest on an obscure Democratic National Committee panel, a group of several allies, but not enough at this point to achieve her goal of counting the votes or delegates of Florida and Michigan. Thu, 15 May 2008 03:30:54 GMT
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