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IBM's Watson could turn into a super-smart personal assistant for mobile devices
Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT
Remember Watson, the supercomputer that won Jeopardy last year? Well, the crew at IBM is working on Watson 2.0, a mobile device personal assistant specifically for the finance and health care industries. The company is working with Nuance, a leader … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

National Geographic Channel removes 'hardcore huntress' from show after online protest goes viral
Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT
In just 24 hours, one man's online petition convinced the National Geographic Channel to rethink its plans to include a big-game hunter on a new show set to debut this fall. Conservationist Tim Martell, 42, says a lifetime of watching National Geographic specials inspired him to pursue a career dedicated to preserving animals and their [...] Full Story 		Top

Up in the air with a human-powered helicopter
Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:25 PM PDT
Students at University of Maryland are using pedal power to break a human-powered helicopter record (but hopefully to break nothing else). As surfaced by the blog Popsci, a video shows freshman Henry Enerson taking the vehicle up in the air—with nothing more than foot pedals keeping the thing above the ground—hovering eight feet up, and [...] Full Story 		Top

Charlotte's pride: Best spots for visitors during the Democratic National Convention
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:53 PM PDT
The Charlotte, N.C., skyline. (John Ashley/Flickr) It starts like a riddle: Why do people only visit Charlotte once? asks resident Tyler Graf. "Because they usually end up moving there right after," he answers. "With that perfect mix of Southern hospitality and big-city living, Charlotte is a great place to live or just to visit." What [...] Full Story 		Top

Bing's new search feature lets you browse friends' Facebook photos
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT
Looks like Microsoft's search engine Bing is trying to get up close and maybe a little too personal. A new feature called Friends' Photos allows you to log in to Facebook within Bing and search the pictures your connections have … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Romney views Hurricane Isaac damage in Louisiana
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:25 PM PDT
NEW ORLEANS—Mitt Romney made a last-minute trip to the Gulf Coast to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Isaac. The Republican nominee was invited to the region by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who joined him on a tour of Jean Lafitte, La., which was hit by severe flooding as the hurricane made landfall. Emergency crews [...] Full Story 		Top

How Romney, Obama Differ on Immigration Reform: 'Just Explain It'
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT
Governor Romney and President Obama haven't been shy about blasting the other's views on immigration along the campaign trail. Both candidates clearly have strong opinions about this topic, but where do they really stand on immigration reform? President Obama supports the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors or 'DREAM' act. This legislation, which has [...] Full Story 		Top

Behold, the chocolate eclair hot dog
Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT
With Labor Day on the horizon, millions of Americans will be enjoying hot dogs on the grill. But a Canadian company has taken the sausage-in-a-sliced-bun experience to a whole new level, creating a chocolate eclair hot dog. Maple Lodge Farms debuted the comestible at the Canada National Exhibition. And this isn't the only time that [...] Full Story 		Top

Medieval well discovered beneath couple's living room
Fri,31 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT
Nearly 25 years after they moved into their home, an English couple has discovered a 33-foot-deep medieval well beneath their living room floor. "I was replacing the joists in the floor when I noticed a slight depression—it appeared to be filled in with the foundations of the house," Colin Steer told the London Telegraph. The [...] Full Story 		Top

Romney 'laughed' at Eastwood's RNC speech, according to top aide
Fri,31 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT
NEW ORLEANS—A top adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign downplayed tensions over Clint Eastwood's rambling Republican National Convention speech, insisting the candidate thought the actor's routine was funny. Stuart Stevens, a senior strategist to the Republican nominee, said he was standing backstage with Romney as Eastwood delivered a speech in which he imagined a conversation he [...] Full Story 		Top

World's first mercury thermometer may be sold at auction for six figures
Fri,31 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT
Looking to own a piece of scientific history and have a home you can take out a second mortgage on? We may have exactly the thing: a 300-year-old thermometer made by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit himself has recently appeared in a … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Boy's science project alarms New Hampshire resident
Fri,31 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT
A middle schooler's science project was so alarming to a Manchester, N.H., man that he called police after the contraption landed on his driveway. Eighth-grader Jack Miron of nearby Walton, N.H., had a grand idea for a science project. The Pine Hill Waldorf  student rigged a box that included a video camera, weather recording equipment, [...] Full Story 		Top

Donkey attacks and kills South Texas mayor
Fri,31 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT
They say that U.S. politics, whose two major parties are represented by a donkey and an elephant, is a full-contact sport. But one small South Texas town is dealing with tragedy after their mayor was killed by an aggressive, 500-pound donkey. William Bohlke had been in office only since May, but was reportedly well liked [...] Full Story 		Top

10-year-old sculpts adorable "Lord of the Rings" clay figures; sells them via Etsy
Fri,31 Aug 2012 10:35 AM PDT
What did you do to make money when you were in grade school? You probably sold lemonade, did chores for your parents, or watered plants for a kindly old neighbor. 10-year-old Paul, however, had other plans. A budding artisan, Paul … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

'Eastwooding' makes the rounds on the Web
Fri,31 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT
Clint Eastwood was the surprise speaker at the Republican convention. And the "Dirty Harry" actor's rambling speech didn't make everybody's day. The 82-year-old gave an ad-libbed talk to an empty chair on stage that was supposed to be President Obama—or where he was sitting—or something. It didn't take long for Obama's furniture stand-in to take [...] Full Story 		Top

Obama to see Isaac damage in Louisiana on Monday
Fri,31 Aug 2012 10:06 AM PDT
President Barack Obama will travel to Louisiana on Monday to see firsthand the response and recovery efforts in Hurricane Isaac's aftermath, the White House announced on Friday. In a brief statement, Obama's press office said he would meet with local officials and view the ongoing response effort and said more details on the trip would [...] Full Story 		Top

Railroad engineer in Michigan claims $337 million Powerball jackpot
Fri,31 Aug 2012 09:05 AM PDT
A former railroad engineer from Lapeer, Michigan, is the winner of the $337 million Powerball jackpot, the third-largest Powerball prize in history. Donald Lawson claimed the prize today at Michigan Lottery offices in Lansing. Lawson has elected to take a one-time cash award of $224.66 million. "I am an alone person and now I'm in [...] Full Story 		Top

Romney asks Florida voters to help him woo former Obama supporters
Fri,31 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT
LAKELAND, Fla.—Mitt Romney wrapped up his visit to the Republican National Convention by pressing supporters to help him win over voters disappointed with Barack Obama's presidency. Speaking at a "farewell" rally at an airport with his wife, Ann, and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney said the effort to win over former Obama supporters [...] Full Story 		Top

Republican convention fails to move markets, but expect a bounce in polls (and ignore it, for now)
Fri,31 Aug 2012 07:53 AM PDT
Two stories will play out today as the floors are swept and the balloons popped at the Tampa Bay Times Forum: That Republican nominee Mitt Romney will receive a bump in the polls after accepting the nomination, and to pay no attention to this bump. These stories evidently do not cancel each other out. The [...] Full Story 		Top

Mitt Romney has a new campaign plane
Fri,31 Aug 2012 06:29 AM PDT
LAKELAND, Fla.—Mitt Romney finally has his own campaign plane. Just hours after Romney officially accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign unveiled a MD-83 passenger jet painted with the slogan "Believe in America" and the address of Romney's campaign website. The plane's tail also features the candidate's red, white and blue "R" logo, which has [...] Full Story 		Top

Romney to travel to Louisiana to survey Hurricane Isaac damage
Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:59 AM PDT
LAKELAND, Fla.—Mitt Romney will travel to New Orleans on Friday to survey storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. Romney is set to attend a send-off rally at an airplane hangar here with his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan. The two had been scheduled to continue on to a rally in Richmond, Va., but [...] Full Story 		Top

Labor Day weekend in politics: Romney, Ryan, Obama, Biden in battleground states, and more
Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:29 AM PDT
For the Republican National Convention, it's a wrap. For the Democratic National Convention, the curtain goes up Tuesday. Meanwhile, there will be battleground-state campaigning by the Romney-Ryan and Obama-Biden teams throughout much of the Labor Day weekend. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will start the day Friday with a "Republican National Convention Farewell Victory Rally" [...] Full Story 		Top

#HashOut On Location: What was your favorite moment during the RNC?
Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:18 AM PDT
The HashOut team from left, Baratunde Thurston, Mia Trovato, Charity Elder and Victor Velazquez (Photo credit: Mia Trovato) Four days in a row of walking and talking and sweating, and we've made it to the end of the "HashOut On Location" coverage of the RNC. We've been on location at a diner, the Convention Center, [...] Full Story 		Top

Report: Gunman, two dead in shootout in New Jersey
Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:39 AM PDT
Several people are reported dead, including the apparent gunman after an early Friday morning shootout at a grocery store in New Jersey, reports NBC 4 New York. The television station reports that a shootings occurred at the Pathmark store in Old Bridge at about 4 a.m. The station cited the Associated Press as reporting three [...] Full Story 		Top

Ron Paul supporters' silent protest over rules changes
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:52 PM PDT
A few Ron Paul supporters are staging a silent protest of rules changes adopted Tuesday that give more power to the national party leadership over states. The delegates wanted to debate a minority report that struck the rules changes, but were dismissed by John Boehner after a close voice vote Tuesday. One new rule allows [...] Full Story 		Top

Virgin Airlines giving away a free trip into space to its best customer
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:32 PM PDT
Are you the type to save up frequent flyer miles? If so, Virgin Airlines may have something better to offer you than a free trip to visit your in-laws. Today, the company announced that the customer who accumulates the most … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

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 		Top

Obama camp refers Clint Eastwood questions to Salvador Dalí
Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT
President Barack Obama's reelection campaign says Clint Eastwood's eccentric speech to the Republican National Convention was, well, surreal. "Referring all questions on this to Salvador Dalí," spokesman Ben LaBolt said by email. Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter of the 20th Century. His bizarre and beautiful works include The Persistence of Memory. Eastwood's appearance centered [...] Full Story 		Top

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 		Top

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 		Top

Rubio: Romney understands 'what makes America exceptional'
Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:23 PM PDT
TAMPA—Marco Rubio introduced Mitt Romney to the stage at the Republican National Convention by casting him as someone who can change the direction of the country because he truly understands "what makes America exceptional." In one of the more highly anticipated speeches of the RNC, the Florida senator told his own story of being the [...] Full Story 		Top

Sen. Scott Brown to cameraman: 'Your arms are bigger than my calves!'
Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:20 PM PDT
As Sen. Scott Brown greeted delegates and reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention during a speech by former members of Mitt Romney's congregation, a buff cameraman reached out his hand to shake Brown's. "Your arms are bigger than my calves!" Brown exclaimed. (Sadly, we didn't get a picture of those limbs.) Brown [...] Full Story 		Top

HBO announces a new market with HBO Nordic and a long-awaited standalone subscription
Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:01 PM PDT
HBO announced that it will launch a new service called HBO Nordic that will bring its shows to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The linear and on-demand television service is expected to roll out in October, and it has a … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

98-year-old message in bottle sets world record
Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT
A message in a bottle has been pulled from the ocean 98 years after it was written, and officials say it is the world's oldest of its kind. Scottish fisherman Andrew Leaper found the letter in his nets while sailing off of Scotland's northern coast. And on Thursday, Guinness World Records confirmed that is the [...] Full Story 		Top

Colorado shooting suspect may have tried calling doctor minutes before massacre
Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:49 PM PDT
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- James Holmes' defense team said their client might have tried calling his university psychiatrist minutes before shooting erupted in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater on July 20. During testimony, defense attorney Tamara Brady asked Dr. Lynne Fenton if she recognized a university hospital operator's number that appeared on a redacted treatment file [...] Full Story 		Top

RNC's hottest accessory: the Mitt Romney mask
Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:35 PM PDT
Maryland delegate and state Rep. Michael Smigiel sports Thursday's hottest accessory: the Mitt Romney mask. Full Story 		Top

Convention one-liners driving most discussion of issues on Twitter
Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:22 PM PDT
The tremendous volume of tweets around the Republican convention do not generally dwell on questions of policy. As countless commentators have pointed out, the conventions are more about personalities and imagery than they are about platform and ideas. The one major exception we see on Twitter is when a particular line from a speech stands [...] Full Story 		Top

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 		Top

Newt Gingrich leaves it up to his wife to praise Romney at RNC
Thu,30 Aug 2012 04:51 PM PDT
TAMPA—In the kind of endorsement any Republican candidate would want, Newt Gingrich likened Mitt Romney's energy and economic plans to the kind of policies Ronald Reagan would have proposed. But that was about the only nice thing Gingrich had to say about his former GOP rival as he spoke at the Republican National Convention just [...] Full Story 		Top

Talk about the last night of the RNC with Yahoo News' Jeff Greenfield, Walter Shapiro and Chris Suellentrop
Thu,30 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT
It's the grand finale of the Republican National Convention. Tea party favorite Sen. Marco Rubio introduces Mitt Romney, who will give his acceptance speech. Before that, there will be speeches by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Craig Romney. Follow the action and join in the discussion and analysis on [...] Full Story 		Top


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