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  • n  a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

  • There Steve Early, who seemed destined to handle at least one more big newsbreak before he quit, told hastily gathering newsmen to stand by.
  • Newspapers hopped gleefully into the controversy when they got another newsbreak: the resignation of one of CBS's most publicized newscasters.
  • Chandler's daily compositionhe gets Saturday and Sunday off, barring a major newsbreaktakes him about two hours.
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  • Matt Frei in International Herald Tribune
    Macasaet and Newsbreak based their reports on the alleged bribery from information obtained from their respective confidential sources. In short, it was professional call on the part of Macasaet and Newsbreak to run the story. This Court should be... Antonio Carpio http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carpio&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG1BqgPOCC1do5tEeEV4oLMvbgS-Q ABS CBN News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx%3FStoryId%3D127787&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHqqZTdnBcp9M7eLl2owji0nZWmjA Aug 9, 2008 67419 89881 newscast We are British," Frei said, "and people have this impression of the British as being a bit stuffy, a bit haughty. We have to be aware of that. I personally don't think if you watch a BBC newscast now that you will feel you're being talked...

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