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British media hammer Romney on Olympic comments
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:38 AM PDT
LONDON—On day three of his overseas tour, Mitt Romney woke up to unfriendly headlines from the British media, which continue to trash him for telling NBC News that he found preparations for the Olympics here "disconcerting." "Mitt the Twit," declared The Sun tabloid, condemning Romney as a "wannabe president." The Independent headlined its take on [...] Full Story
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Calif. Student Sues Teacher, District Over C+ Grade
Thu,26 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT
A C+ is considered average on the grading scale but for one California high school student it was well below average, enough so that he filed a lawsuit against both his teacher and school district. Bowen Bethards, 17, was a sophomore in Peggy Carlock's chemistry... Full Story
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Is Obama losing his brand?
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:06 AM PDT
Top Line After weeks of blistering attacks on Mitt Romney's record, the Obama campaign is shifting gears. This week the campaign released two ads featuring President Obama speaking straight to camera with a mostly positive tone, the first of their kind this cycle. After an initial month of positive advertising in May, Team Obama has spent [...] Full Story
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Man hides cash in oven; cash gets baked by accident
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:27 AM PDT
One man probably has learned a costly lesson about where he hides his cash. The unidentified father from Sydney, Australia, sold his car last weekend. The $15,000 (approximately $15,652 in U.S. dollars) in proceeds was earmarked for his mortgage payment and other bills, according to Australian media. Opting not to squirrel away the loot in [...] Full Story
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Obama signs Israel military aid bill on eve of Romney visit
Fri,27 Jul 2012 09:52 AM PDT
On the eve of Mitt Romney's visit to Israel, President Barack Obama signed into law a military aid bill for that staunch American ally at a much-publicized White House ceremony that highlighted the political advantages of incumbency. "What this legislation does is bring together all the outstanding cooperation that we have seen, really, at an [...] Full Story
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New 'Joker' Massacre Thwarted By Maryland Cops
Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:43 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

New 'Joker' Massacre Thwarted By Maryland CopsIt Has Been One Week Since Aurora, Colorado's Movie Theater Massacre


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Conn. Man Rescues 80-Year-Old Lobster From Restaurant Menu
Thu,26 Jul 2012 08:40 AM PDT
  A 17-pound lobster on a restaurant menu would be a delicious dinner option for most people but not for one Connecticut man who saw it as a humanitarian mission. Don MacKenzie of Niantic, Conn., purchased the lobster from a local restaurant but never took... Full Story
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Chick-fil-A's Vice President of Public Relations Dies of Heart Attack
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT
ABC News - Chick-fil-A's Vice President of Public Relations Don Perry died "suddenly" Friday morning, the company confirmed. Perry was based in the Atlanta area and worked in Chick-fil-A's corporate communications department. Perry's death comes amid controversy this week over comments that Chick-fil-A's CEO Dan Cathy made against... Full Story
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Planned Massacre Foiled By Maryland Cops
Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:43 AM PDT
Good Morning America - It Has Been One Week Since Aurora, Colorado's Movie Theater Massacre Full Story
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Shooting suspect James Holmes was treated by CU psychiatrist
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT
Click image to see more photos. (Rj Sangosti/AFP/POOL/file) Shooting suspect James Holmes was seeing a psychiatrist at the University of Colorado-Denver, where he was a first-year graduate student in neuroscience, according to court documents released Friday. His psychiatrist, Lynne Fenton, a professor at CU's medical school and the director of student mental health services, specializes in [...] Full Story
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Amazon founder Bezos donates $2.5 million to support gay marriage in Washington
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:23 AM PDT
Billionaire Amazon.com founder and president Jeff Bezos is donating $2.5 million to help a Washington state law that legalized gay marriage survive a referendum this November. Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are now among the largest donors to gay marriage in the country, The New York Times reported. Gay marriage was legalized in Washington state [...] Full Story
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Health care law ignores illegal immigrants; hospitals may get stuck with the bill
Fri,27 Jul 2012 08:48 AM PDT
Hospital leaders told The New York Times they're wary of terms in the health care reform law that will eventually halve the amount of money they receive for caring for uninsured people without addressing the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, most of them lacking insurance. Emergency rooms are required to take in [...] Full Story
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London mayor mocks Romney at Olympic rally
Thu,26 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT
LONDON—Mitt Romney tried to downplay his suggestion that he found preparations for London's Summer Olympics "disconcerting," which he made in an interview with NBC News. But the GOP candidate's comment continues to haunt him here. At a pre-Olympics rally in Hyde Park Thursday, London Mayor Boris Johnson openly mocked Romney's comments—calling him out by name [...] Full Story
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HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study
Thu,26 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Following bone marrow transplants, two men infected with HIV no longer have any traces of the AIDS-causing virus in their lymphocytes, researchers report. Full Story
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Obama welcomes Romney to Israel with new security bill
Thu,26 Jul 2012 07:45 PM PDT
President Barack Obama is signing a new U.S.-Israel security pact on Friday -- a move that could steal some of the headlines there even as Republican challenger Mitt Romney opens a visit to the close U.S. ally a day later. Obama signs the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act -- a bill that clears the way [...] Full Story
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Pit bull honored as a hero after saving master's life for a second time
Fri,27 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT
A pit bull from Lawrenceville, Ga., is being celebrated as a hero after he saved his master's wife--not once, but twice. John Benton was headed out to work one day in July 2011 when the 6-year-old dog, Titan, started behaving strangely. "He was barking and growling and then ran down the steps and got between [...] Full Story
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Obama budget office lowers economic growth forecast for 2012
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT
President Barack Obama's budget office on Friday revised downward its previous forecasts for economic growth in 2012 and 2013 and projected a $1.211 trillion deficit through the end of the year, slightly down from earlier predictions. "The economy is not growing fast enough and there are still too many people out of work. Most troubling, [...] Full Story
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Romney under fire for comments about London Olympics
Thu,26 Jul 2012 09:03 AM PDT
LONDON—For the second day in a row, Mitt Romney's visit to London was marred by controversy, as the British media seized on comments the GOP candidate made suggesting he found London's preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics "disconcerting." In an interview with NBC News on Wednesday, Romney, who has campaigned on his experience running the [...] Full Story
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Orangutan Sent to Island to Kick Smoking Habit
Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT
Hollywood stars always make headlines when their handlers send them to a far-off location to kick an unhealthy habit, but it turns out they're not the only ones. Grabbing headlines now is Tori, a 13-year-old orangutan who has been sent by her keepers at Indonesia's... Full Story
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Jewish Summer Camp in Pennsylvania 'Terrorized'; Five Charged
Thu,26 Jul 2012 10:50 AM PDT
ABC News -

Jewish Summer Camp in Pennsylvania 'Terrorized'; Five ChargedThree Teens and Two Adults Face Charges in Wayne County


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'Impossible' Stars Found in Super-Close Orbital Dances
Thu,26 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT
SPACE.com -

'Impossible' Stars Found in Super-Close Orbital DancesFour pairs of what astronomers are calling "impossible stars" — stellar twins in orbits so close they defy explanation — have been found in our Milky Way galaxy, scientists say.


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Turkey urges steps as shelling of Aleppo continues
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:08 PM PDT
Reuters -

Damaged buildings are seen in Juret al-Shayah in HomsAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's artillery continued to pound rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo in preparation for an onslaught on Syria's biggest city, while neighboring Turkey called for international steps to deal with the military build-up. Opposition sources said the shelling was an attempt to drive fighters inside Aleppo from their strongholds and to stop their comrades outside the city from resupplying them. "They are shelling at random to instill a state of terror," said Anwar Abu Ahed, a rebel commander outside the city. ...


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Eric Dane Leaving Grey's Anatomy
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:50 PM PDT
Access Hollywood - It looks like Eric Dane's shift at Seattle Grace has officially come to an end.Dane - who plays Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan -- has announced he is leaving "Grey's Anatomy," Access Hollywood has confirmed. Full Story
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White House plays down prospect of new gun laws
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:40 PM PDT
The White House signaled Thursday that President Barack Obama would not be seeking new gun control laws in the aftermath of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. But press secretary Jay Carney said Obama would try to find ways to work around the "stalemate" in Congress to keep firearms out of [...] Full Story
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North Korea's First Lady Was Cheerleader, Ditches Drab Outfits
Thu,26 Jul 2012 08:45 AM PDT
ABC News -

North Korea's First Lady Was Cheerleader, Ditches Drab OutfitsSEOUL, South Korea – The father fell in love with a dancer. Now the son has fallen in love with a singer. The talk of Seoul today is all about the 24-year-old ex-singer-turned-first lady of North Korea, Ri Sol-Ju, who was  officially mentioned by North...


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AP NewsBreak: CNN chief Jim Walton calls it quits
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - This April 18, 2007 file photo shows Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide, at a party held by CNN celebrating King's fifty years of broadcasting in New York. Walton is quitting, saying the beleaguered news network needs a different leader with a new perspective and plans. Walton built CNN into a profitable international news organization in his 10 years as boss. But the U.S. flagship network has suffered through some historically poor ratings in the past few months and is entrenched in third place behind rivals Fox News Channel and MSNBC in prime time. He announced his decision in an email to staff on Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)CNN chief Jim Walton said Friday he is quitting, saying the company needs new leadership at a time its flagship U.S. network is suffering through some of its poorest ratings ever.


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Mitt Romney disses the UK, Michael Bloomberg on cops, guns and strikes: The dumbest political quotes of the week
Fri,27 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT
The Daily Caller - Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below! Full Story
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Few think sluggish US economy will strengthen soon
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:32 AM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 1, 2012, file photo, worker Maria Contrero, of Boston, removes an elite running shoe from a sole press during the assembly process at the New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. factory in Boston. A U.S. economy that plodded along in the first three months of the year likely grew even less in the April-June quarter. And most economists no longer think growth will strengthen much in the second half of 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)A U.S. economy that plodded along in the first three months of the year likely grew even less in the April-June quarter. And most economists no longer think growth will strengthen much in the second half of 2012.


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Legally blind archer sets Games' first world records
Thu,26 Jul 2012 05:38 PM PDT
AFP -

Im is legally blindLegally blind archer Im Dong-Hyun set the first world record of the London Olympics on Friday and then added another as South Korea broke the team record.


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Religion has little impact in U.S. race: poll
Thu,26 Jul 2012 10:10 PM PDT
Reuters -

To match Insight DETROIT/CHURCHWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The religious faiths of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will have little weight in November's presidential election, a poll showed on Thursday. Sixty percent of voters are aware that Romney is a Mormon, and 81 percent say it does not matter to them, according to the poll by the Pew Research Center. The awareness level is almost unchanged from four months ago, during the Republican primary elections. "Unease with Romney's religion has little impact on voting preferences," the Pew report said. ...


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Aurora residents debate: Should the movie theater reopen?
Thu,26 Jul 2012 09:22 AM PDT
AURORA, Colo.—The theater where 12 people were killed and dozens more wounded by a body-armor wearing gunman last week may be turned over to its owner, Cinemark, as early as Friday, the Aurora Police Department has said. Will Cinemark reopen the theater, and will it expect its employees, even those who survived the attack, to [...] Full Story
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak was fired in Ariz.
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:27 AM PDT
Associated Press -

The Hays Med campus, located in Hays, Kansas, is pictured in this June 2012 photo. Officials are notifying former patients of this hospital that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C by a traveling hospital technician who's accused of causing a hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire. David Kwiatkowski is accused of stealing anesthetic drugs from Exeter Hospital and contaminating syringes used on patients. Officials have confirmed that Kwiatkowski worked in Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania before being hired in New Hampshire last year. (AP Photo /The Hays Daily News)A dozen hospitals in seven states are scrambling to identify people who might have been infected with hepatitis C by a traveling medical technician who was charged a week ago with causing an outbreak in New Hampshire.


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Fla. Lt. Gov. apologizes for remark about lesbians
Thu,26 Jul 2012 08:00 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll introduces Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at a campaign stop at the River City Brewing Company in Jacksonville, Fla. Carroll apologized Thursday, July 26, 2012 for offending lesbians when she said black women who engage in those relationships don't look like her. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll apologized Thursday for offending lesbians when she said black women who engage in those relationships don't look like her.


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America's Failing Grade on Cyber Attack Readiness
Fri,27 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT
ABC News -

America's Failing Grade on Cyber Attack ReadinessUS Critical Infrastructure Woefully Unprepared for Potentially Devastating Cyber Attack, NSA Head Says


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Anaheim police shoot at burglary suspect
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:14 AM PDT
Associated Press - Anaheim police have opened fire on a burglary suspect, days after officer-involved shootings killed two people and sparked violent protests. Full Story
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New Technology Lets People Write Just With Their Eyes
Thu,26 Jul 2012 08:12 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

New Technology Lets People Write Just With Their EyesTechnology Could Aid Patients with ALS, Strokes


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Report shows US drought rapidly intensifying
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:53 PM PDT
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Drought-damaged corn is seen near Brownville, Neb., Thursday, July 26, 2012. The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating. The drought covering two-thirds of the continental U.S. had been considered relatively shallow, the product of months without rain, rather than years, but a report released Thursday showed its intensity is rapidly increasing, with 20 percent of the nation now in the two worst stages of drought, up 7 percent from last week. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating, a new report warned Thursday, as state officials urged conservation and more ranchers considered selling cattle.


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Colo. shooting: Police pleaded for ambulances
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:35 AM PDT
Associated Press -

In this July 20, 2012 file photo, an Aurora Police officer talks on his radio outside the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colo., at the scene of a mass shooting. It wasn't until more than 20 minutes into the crisis that dispatchers called on the two-person team, but they didn't arrive until more than half an hour after authorities first got word of the shooting. That episode was one of the most glaring examples of ambulance delays that may have cost crucial minutes in the chaotic response to a massacre that ultimately left 12 people dead and dozens wounded. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)As the horror unfolded for police first on the scene of the Colorado theater massacre, the officers repeatedly sent out urgent pleas for more ambulances even as a two-man crew and their rig were idling just a few miles away.


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Wash. Couple's Yard Falls Down 200-Foot Cliff, Threatening House
Thu,26 Jul 2012 06:45 PM PDT
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US report says Iraq 'rebuilders' died by hundreds
Fri,27 Jul 2012 07:31 AM PDT
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FILE - In a March 9, 2005 file photo a firefighter runs through the blast site after a garbage truck exploded near a hotel used by western contractors in central Baghdad, Iraq. In the first tally of its kind, a federal investigative agency has calculated that at least 719 people, nearly half of them Americans, were killed working on projects to rebuild Iraq following the U.S. invasion in 2003. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban/file)In the first tally of its kind, a federal investigative agency has calculated that at least 719 people, nearly half of them Americans, were killed working on projects to rebuild Iraq following the U.S. invasion in 2003.


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