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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Charlotte ready but still waiting for big protests at Democratic convention Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92 Obama: Romney has no plan to end Afghan war Days after Isaac, flooding and outages remain Commentary: In Charlotte, capitalism is the real religion Poll: Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention Biden: Paul Ryan 'walked away' from deficit commission Navy SEAL book excerpts claim Osama bin Laden was unarmed Cause of great white shark's death on RI-Mass border unclear Boy, 6, stabbed to death in N.J. home; sister hurt Promoters' email: Concern over Michael Jackson's stability U.S. Steel, union agree on pact for 16,000 workers Red Bull heir suspected in deadly hit-and-run Wildfire prompts evacuations in Southern CA forest Republicans gear up publicity for Democrats' convention party Biden calls Romney 'out of touch' on foreign policy Clint Eastwood gets cut from Romney RNC video Monster truck injures 3 in stands during Oregon show Obama: After the White House beer, POTUS pizza Poll: 19 percent of New Jersey voters have tattoos Charlotte ready but still waiting for big protests at Democratic convention Sun,2 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - The big protests that were planned outside the Republican National Convention last week in Tampa, Florida, never really materialized, doused in part by a tropical storm. But activists say they expect a stronger showing this week, when Democrats gather for their nominating convention in Charlotte. If Sunday's march in Charlotte was any gauge, those predictions might fizzle. ... Full Story Top Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92 Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:49 PM PDT Associated Press - The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshippers. Full Story Top Obama: Romney has no plan to end Afghan war Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT President Barack Obama warned young voters on Sunday that Mitt Romney has no plan to end the war in Afghanistan. Obama has been hitting his Republican rival on the issue ever since Romney failed to mention the war in his nomination acceptance speech. "This November, you get to decide the future of [...] Full Story Top Days after Isaac, flooding and outages remain Sun,2 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT Associated Press - Much of a finger-shaped parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives. Full Story Top Commentary: In Charlotte, capitalism is the real religion Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:27 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - Back in the '70s, before the NBA's Charlotte Hornets and the NFL's Carolina Panthers came along, before Bank of America became the most beloved corporation in America, my hometown was known for three things: 'Racin, 'Rasslin and Religion. Back then, NASCAR and pro wrestling were held in tiny towns and venues, and evangelicals still held their revivals in huge circus tents on the outskirts of town instead of megachurches. Full Story Top Poll: Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama enters an important campaign week tied with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Sunday, leaving the incumbent an opportunity to edge ahead of his opponent at the Democratic National Convention. With the Democrats set to nominate Obama for a second term this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, the race to the presidential election on November 6 is tight with 45 percent for Obama and 45 percent for Romney among likely voters, the survey found. ... Full Story Top Biden: Paul Ryan 'walked away' from deficit commission Sun,2 Sep 2012 05:06 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Vice President Joe Biden launched a new attack on Rep. Paul Ryan in his home state of Wisconsin today, criticizing the Republican vice presidential candidate for not admitting in his convention speech that he was a member of the bipartisan deficit... Full Story Top Navy SEAL book excerpts claim Osama bin Laden was unarmed Sun,2 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT The controversial book written by a member of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 who took part in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden doesn't come out until Tuesday, but excerpts from the story have now been published. The U.K.'s Sun printed the prologue of the book, "No Easy Day," along with several excerpts [...] Full Story Top Cause of great white shark's death on RI-Mass border unclear Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:39 PM PDT Associated Press - A Massachusetts marine biologist who examined a 13-foot great white shark carcass found ashore near the Rhode Island state line wasn't able to determine how the shark died, state officials said Sunday. Full Story Top Boy, 6, stabbed to death in N.J. home; sister hurt Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:30 PM PDT Associated Press - A sleeping 6-year-old boy was stabbed to death inside a bedroom of his southern New Jersey home early Sunday and his 12-year-old sister, who was asleep in the same room, was critically wounded, prosecutors said. Two other children in the home were unharmed. Full Story Top Promoters' email: Concern over Michael Jackson's stability Sun,2 Sep 2012 05:28 PM PDT Associated Press - Promoters of Michael Jackson's planned 2009 comeback described in emails how they feared for the megastar's stability, saying he was out of shape and consumed with self-doubt. Full Story Top U.S. Steel, union agree on pact for 16,000 workers Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:24 PM PDT Associated Press - U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers announced a tentative agreement Sunday on a three-year contract covering more than 16,000 workers at domestic facilities. Full Story Top Red Bull heir suspected in deadly hit-and-run Sun,2 Sep 2012 10:35 PM PDT Associated Press - A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink is suspected of driving a Ferrari that struck and killed a policeman and then dragged the officer's body down a Bangkok street in a hit-and-run accident. Full Story Top Wildfire prompts evacuations in Southern CA forest Sun,2 Sep 2012 09:21 PM PDT Associated Press - A wildfire that broke out in the Angeles National Forest on Sunday forced the evacuation of thousands of visitors and sent a huge cloud of smoke that could be seen from throughout the Los Angeles basin. Full Story Top Republicans gear up publicity for Democrats' convention party Sun,2 Sep 2012 09:09 PM PDT Reuters - WOLFEBORO, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republicans are preparing to unleash an aggressive publicity effort at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina this week. While Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rests in New Hampshire on Monday, his running mate Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan and other Republican officials will invade the Democratic gathering where President Barack Obama will kick off the home stretch of the race for the White House. ... Full Story Top Biden calls Romney 'out of touch' on foreign policy Sun,2 Sep 2012 09:22 PM PDT ABC News (RSS) - Vice President Joe Biden went on the attack today against Mitt Romney's foreign policy positions, calling the Republican presidential candidate "out of touch." "Listen to what he says about foreign policy, you caught some of it in his speech. He said it was... Full Story Top Clint Eastwood gets cut from Romney RNC video Sun,2 Sep 2012 01:39 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - A video mash-up of speakers from last week's Republican National Convention does not include an appearance from the "mystery RNC speaker," Clint Eastwood. The two-and-a-half minute video posted today to the Romney campaign's YouTube account features former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, New Mexico Gov.... Full Story Top Monster truck injures 3 in stands during Oregon show Sun,2 Sep 2012 01:26 PM PDT Three people were injured at an outdoor sports complex in Oregon when a monster truck struck a barrier and plowed into the crowd during a Labor Day Weekend show. The injured, whose names and conditions had not been released today, were taken to the hospital... Full Story Top Obama: After the White House beer, POTUS pizza Sun,2 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT Courting young voters who are critical to his hopes for a second term, President Barack Obama urged a crowd of 13,000 at University of Colorado Boulder to eat a pizza named after him at a popular local spot. "I've been told that The Sink renamed one of their pizzas after me," Obama [...] Full Story Top Poll: 19 percent of New Jersey voters have tattoos Sun,2 Sep 2012 02:01 PM PDT Nearly 20 percent of New Jersey's registered voters have at least one tattoo, a new poll conducted by Rutgers University ahead of the final season of MTV's "Jersey Shore" finds. According to the Rutgers-Eagleton Institute poll, 19 percent of nearly 1,000 registered voters in the state said they have at least one tattoo. And 37 [...] Full Story Top

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