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Tropical Storm Isaac Causes First Death as Tornadoes Ravage Region
Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT
Good Morning America -

Tropical Storm Isaac Causes First Death as Tornadoes Ravage RegionAreas of Louisiana Could See Almost 2 Feet of Rain


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Chicago Man Saves Daughter From Abduction Attempt
Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT
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Chicago Man Saves Daughter From Abduction AttemptIt started out as a family sightseeing trip to Chicago, and ended as a nightmare when Kelly Davis chased down a man he says tried to kidnap his two-year-old daughter. "We wanted take a nighttime adventure with our two daughters. We like to go to...


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FACT CHECK: Ryan takes factual shortcuts in speech
Thu,30 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT
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Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Laying out the first plans for his party's presidential ticket, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan took some factual shortcuts Wednesday night when he attacked President Barack Obama's policies on Medicare, the economic stimulus and the budget deficit.


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'Mysterious' Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial Deposit
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -

'Mysterious' Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial DepositA feature on the floor of the Baltic Sea that was discovered last summer by Swedish treasure hunters is making headlines once again. The latest media coverage draws upon an hour-long radio interview with Peter Lindberg, head of the Ocean X Team (which made the "discovery"), in which Lindberg delivers a string of cryptic and titillating statements about the "strange" and "mysterious" seafloor object his team has been exploring for a year.


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LAPD commander removed in probe of rough arrest
Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:47 PM PDT
Associated Press - A Los Angeles Police Department commanding officer has been removed amid an internal investigation into a videotaped beating in which officers tackled a handcuffed registered nurse to the ground, police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday. Full Story
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CNN camerawoman speaks about RNC flap
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:18 AM PDT
The black CNN camerawoman who had nuts thrown at her at the Republican National Convention said she's "not surprised" by the incident. "This is Florida, and I'm from the Deep South," Alabama native Patricia Carroll told journalist Richard Prince of the Maynard Institute. "You come to places like this, you can count the black people [...] Full Story
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Jan Brewer accidentally endorses Obama at convention (VIDEO)
Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:02 AM PDT
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who pointed her finger in President Barack Obama's face during a heated confrontation on a Phoenix tarmac earlier this year, accidentally endorsed him on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. During an interview with MSNBC from the convention floor, Brewer, who has taken a hard line on border security [...] Full Story
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Paul Ryan: 'College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms'
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:34 PM PDT
TAMPA -- Paul Ryan worked on this speech for weeks. The Republican vice presidential candidate used his remarks to the 2012 Republican National Convention as an opportunity to introduce his family, promote Mitt Romney's vision for economic recovery, draw contrasts with President Barack Obama and profess the role of faith in his life. He even [...] Full Story
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Condoleezza Rice Hits Obama On Foreign Policy
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:09 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News -

Condoleezza Rice Hits Obama On Foreign PolicyRice Says Allies Shouldn't Have to Ask 'Where does America stand?'


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Los Angeles plans to charge families of electrocuted Good Samaritans
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT
The families of two Good Samaritans who were electrocuted after racing to the scene of a car wreck will still be charged for ambulance fees by the city of Los Angeles. On August 22, Irma Zamora and Stacey Schreiber died after rushing to the scene of a car wreck. Four others were also injured in [...] Full Story
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Are You Being Monitored At Work?
Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT
A 2011 survey found that over half of US employers are monitoring their employees' computer usage. How can you find out if you are one of them? And if you are, what should you do about it? There are two main ways employers track computer usage — with monitoring software on your desktop, and by [...] Full Story
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'Missing' woman unknowingly joins search for herself
Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT
A woman who was reported missing from an Icelandic tour unwittingly joined a search for herself. According to the Reykjavik Grapevine, a woman described as "Asian, about 160cm, in dark clothing and speaks English well" was listed as missing Saturday near the Eldgjá volcanic canyon in southern Iceland. A search continued through the weekend with [...] Full Story
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Clint Eastwood's strange address to invisible Obama at RNC
Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:32 PM PDT
It seems doubtful that Clint Eastwood made Mitt Romney's day with his speech during the Republican National Convention on Thursday. The acclaimed actor and director, who is 82, turned out to be the much-touted "mystery guest" the Romney campaign teased this week. But rather than delivering a clear endorsement of Romney, the actor used an [...] Full Story
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Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT
Associated Press - A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November. Full Story
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Voters React to Ryan's Speech: Charming and Witty or Smug and Deceptive?
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - Yahoo! News asked voters to share their reactions to Paul Ryan's address at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. In their own words, here are perspectives from voters across the nation.Paul Ryan's acceptance speech at the RNC was hyped and full of hope, but he answered the call, with the bases loaded, and hit it out of the park Full Story
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New 'Heartland' Virus Discovered in Sick Missouri Farmers
Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:36 PM PDT
LiveScience.com - Two men in Missouri who became severely ill after sustaining tick bites were found to be infected with a new type of virus, according to a study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Full Story
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Romney makes appeal to voters disappointed in Obama: 'The time has come to turn the page'
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT
TAMPA—Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination by making an appeal to Americans disappointed in President Barack Obama's tenure in the White House, arguing he can usher in the change Obama promised in 2008 but has failed to deliver. "Tonight I'd ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack [...] Full Story
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Clint Eastwood to speak at the Republican National Convention: reports
Thu,30 Aug 2012 11:45 AM PDT
TAMPA—Academy Award-winning actor and director Clint Eastwood will speak at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, multiple news outlets are reporting. Rumors about a "mystery speaker" swirled after convention organizers released a revised schedule earlier this week with a "To Be Announced" slot before a speech by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who will introduce Mitt [...] Full Story
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Disguised SEAL who wrote bin Laden raid book makes first TV appearance
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:31 AM PDT
The former Navy SEAL who wrote about his part in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was interviewed on "60 Minutes." The CBS news program disguised his face and altered his voice to protect his identity. "He calls himself Mark Owen. That's not his real name. We've disguised him and will keep his name [...] Full Story
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Mississippi Dam Failure Feared After Tropical Storm Isaac
Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT
Good Morning America -

Mississippi Dam Failure Feared After IsaacAreas of Louisiana Could See Almost 2 Feet of Rain


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Ohio man puts up 'Please Hire My Wife' billboard
Thu,30 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT
Holly Stuard's husband just put her resume in front of thousands of fresh faces. The Ohio man rented billboard space reading "Please Hire My Wife" to help the former Toledo University employee get back to work. "Over the last five or six months, she's had a few opportunities come along that we thought looked really [...] Full Story
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Jeb Bush slams Obama for attacking his brother
Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:22 PM PDT
TAMPA—Jeb Bush delivered a blistering attack on President Barack Obama, accusing him of blaming his brother, former President George W. Bush, for the nation's troubled economy instead of taking responsibility for his own policies. "Mr. President, it's time to stop blaming your predecessor for your economic problems," the former Florida governor said in his speech [...] Full Story
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How Condoleezza Rice made the RNC watchable (for at least a little while)
Thu,30 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT
The morning after Paul Ryan's debutante ball at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, the Internet had one thing to say: Condoleezza Rice. Full Story
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Chocolate Consumption Lowers Men's Stroke Risk
Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:01 PM PDT
LiveScience.com - Eating chocolate may lower men's chance of stroke, according to a new study from Sweden. Full Story
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Why Your Cellphone Has More Bacteria Than a Toilet Seat
Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:41 AM PDT
LiveScience.com - Cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats, so it shouldn't be surprising that a man in Uganda reportedly contracted Ebola after stealing one. Full Story
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Blue Moon Science: Friday's Full Moon Explained
Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:22 AM PDT
SPACE.com -

Blue Moon Science: Friday's Full Moon ExplainedWith a so-called "blue moon" set to rise in the night sky this Friday (Aug. 31), you may find yourself wondering: Just what is a blue moon, exactly? And where does the term come from?


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Argentines plan to shoot gulls to save the whales
Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:58 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this Aug. 19, 2012 photo, a seagull pecks at a whale in the southern Atlantic Ocean near Puerto Piramides, Argentina. As seagulls have become a hazard for whales in one of their prime birthing grounds, provincial authorities are planning to have police shoot the gulls. Environmentalists are crying foul, saying officials should instead close a nearby garbage dump and stop fishermen from dumping scraps to reduce the gulls' numbers. (AP Photo/Daniel Feldman)What began as bizarre bird behavior has turned into something out of a horror film for threatened whales in Argentina, where seagulls have learned that pecking at the whales' backs can get them a regular seafood dinner.


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98-year-old message in bottle sets world record
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:33 AM PDT
Associated Press - It was scooped up from the sea after 98 years, and now officials say a message in a bottle discovered in Scotland has set a world record. Full Story
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Sen. Hatch to Mitt Romney: Advice from one Mormon Republican to another
Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT
Spinners and Winners Sen. Orrin Hatch had to fight for his political life this year, when he was nearly beaten in the Republican primary in his home state of Utah. Spinners and Winners caught up with Hatch on the convention floor in Tampa, where the long-time senator credited his background for his primary victory. Like [...] Full Story
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Defendant in Texas rape case vanishes during trial
Thu,30 Aug 2012 12:17 AM PDT
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This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Liberty in a trial for McGowen, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2010 in Cleveland, Texas. McGowen is among 14 adults charged in the case. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)The first defendant to face trial among a group of men and boys accused of repeatedly raping a young Texas girl vanished Wednesday during a break in the proceedings, following emotionally charged testimony from the alleged victim.


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In defense of Clint Eastwood: He was weird, but fantastic
Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:58 PM PDT
Go ahead. Vet my day. A fistful of incoherence. High slurs rambler. Every which way and loose. Clint Eastwood, the 82-year-old movie star and director, inspired what seemed like enthusiasm inside the Republican National Convention's Tampa Bay Times Forum—and disbelief outside it and on Twitter. He also spawned puns, based on the titles of Eastwood's [...] Full Story
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Former U.Va. athlete gets 23 years for slaying ex
Thu,30 Aug 2012 04:35 PM PDT
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CORRECTS SENTENCE TO 23 YEARS INSTEAD OF 26 YEARS - Former Virginia lacrosse player and convicted murderer George Huguely V is led to court for his sentencing in Charlottesville, Va., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Huguely was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the alcohol-fueled beating death of his ex-girlfriend in 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)A former University of Virginia lacrosse player who killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken rage received a 23-year prison sentence Thursday in a case that forever changed the school's attitudes toward relationship violence and made it easier for abuse victims in the state to obtain restraining orders.


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'Freedom is Fabulous': Two Republican gay groups make waves in Tampa
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT
TAMPA--An older gentleman in a sparkling cowboy suit and matching hat made out of sequins gazed at a pair of buff male go-go dancers wearing tight jeans and skimpy tank tops that read "Freedom Is Fabulous." That was the scene at a local gay bar called "The Honeypot" on Tuesday night. More than 800 Republican [...] Full Story
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Coroner: Sage Stallone died from heart condition
Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:17 PM PDT
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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 1996 file photo, Sylvester Stallone, left, star of the film "Daylight," arrives at the film's world premiere with his girlfriend Jennifer Flavin, center, and his son Sage Stallone, who co-stars in the film, in Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Coroner's officials determined Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 that Sage Stallone died from a heart condition that causes blockage of the arteries and his death has been determined to be from natural causes. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)Sylvester Stallone's son Sage died at age 36 from natural causes due to a heart condition, coroner's officials said Thursday.


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Police: 100-year-old driver hits 11 near LA school
Thu,30 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT
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A young victim is treated by Los Angeles city firefighters after a car driven by a 100-year-old went onto a sidewalk and plowed into a group of parents and children outside a South Los Angeles elementary school, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. Nine children and two adults were injured in the wreck. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)The screams of women and children didn't cause a 100-year-old driver to stop as he backed his large powder blue Cadillac onto a sidewalk across from an elementary school and hit 11 people, including nine children.


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Michelle Obama on Republican National Convention: 'I tend not to watch it'
Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:58 AM PDT
During yet another late night television appearance, first lady Michelle Obama told David Letterman that she hasn't been watching the Republican National Convention this week—but that doesn't mean American voters should follow her lead. "As the wife of the guy they're running against, I tend not to watch it," the first lady said on the [...] Full Story
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Forget 3D. Your dream TV should be 4K
Thu,30 Aug 2012 03:19 PM PDT
A truckload of new TVs, with screen resolutions four times greater than so-called full HD screens, are being unveiled at this week's IFA technology show in Berlin. Full Story
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Tea party leaves imprint on GOP convention
Thu,30 Aug 2012 12:19 AM PDT
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)There's a marriage of convenience at the Republican National Convention this week.


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'Hitler' clothing store stirs anger in India
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:37 AM PDT
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The outlet, which sells Western menswear, opened 10 days ago in Ahmedabad city in the western state of GujaratThe owner of an Indian clothing store said Wednesday that he would only change its name from "Hitler" if he was compensated for re-branding costs, amid a growing row over the new shop.


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Canada orders US soldier who fled war deported
Thu,30 Aug 2012 03:24 PM PDT
Associated Press - Canada has ordered the deportation of a female soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday. Full Story
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