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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Hits Evolution Deniers Chris Matthews accuses Romney of playing 'race card' (VIDEO) 17 Afghans beheaded in insurgent attack on party Prosecutor: Ga. murder case uncovers terror plot Student shot at Md. high school; suspect held World's Oldest Person, Besse Cooper, Turns 116 Romney admits Democratic attacks are hurting him with voters: 'I don't think everybody likes me' What did $800 billion REALLY buy the country? World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say 5 Things You Didn't Know About Circumcision AP-GfK poll: Raise taxes to save Social Security Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California Hurricane warnings issued for New Orleans and Gulf Coast as Isaac churns off Florida Romney, Obama in Dead Heat Ahead of RNC 'One small step for man': Was Neil Armstrong misquoted? Blue Moon to Light Up Night Sky This Week Big Names of GOP Left Offstage, And Not By Accident Space Elevator Project Shoots for the Moon Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Texas delegates planning floor mutiny over RNC rules changes Ex-South Carolina governor to marry former mistress Student Critically Wounded on First Day of School, Teacher Subdues Gunman Romney vows free-market defense as Republicans open convention Ron Paul on Romney: 'I don't fully endorse him for president' No. 1 on Donald Trump's Bucket List: Get Mitt Romney Elected Rand Paul's message to Republican convention: 'Audit the Pentagon' American Taliban seeks group prayer in Ind. prison U.S. troops punished over Koran burning, urination video A Letter from Obama Explaining His Trouble with Joe Lieberman for Sale at Goodwill Airlines can say: You can't wear that In climate landmark, Arctic ice melts to record low Isaac takes aim at New Orleans Isaac Could Hit New Orleans as Early as Tuesday The 6 sleekest gadgets of 2012 True/False: Never Sell Your Old Phone "Go-Topless Day" in New York seeks equal rights to bare chests Two members of punk rock band flee Russia Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 states 'Lion' scare causes furore in Britain Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Hits Evolution Deniers Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:30 AM PDT In a clip posted to online knowledge forum Big Think via YouTube, former children's show host Bill Nye spoke out against the denial of evolution, saying such views harm young people especially and hamper scientific progress. Nye, who hosted the educational show "Bill Nye the... Full Story Top Chris Matthews accuses Romney of playing 'race card' (VIDEO) Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:58 AM PDT Chris Matthews lashed out at Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Monday in Tampa during a live "Morning Joe" segment, with the feisty MSNBC host accusing Mitt Romney and the GOP of playing the race card in their campaign against President Barack Obama. "It is an embarrassment to your party to play that card," [...] Full Story Top 17 Afghans beheaded in insurgent attack on party Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:55 AM PDT Associated Press - Insurgents beheaded 17 civilians in a Taliban-controlled area of southern Afghanistan, apparently because they attended a dance party that flouted the extreme brand of Islam embraced by the militants, officials said Monday. Full Story Top Prosecutor: Ga. murder case uncovers terror plot Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT Associated Press - Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday. Full Story Top Student shot at Md. high school; suspect held Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT Associated Press - A student was shot and critically wounded on the first day of classes at a Baltimore County high school Monday and police said a suspect was quickly taken into custody. Full Story Top World's Oldest Person, Besse Cooper, Turns 116 Mon,27 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT It's difficult enough to fit 16 candles on a birthday cake, but trying squeezing 116 on one. But Besse Cooper, the world's oldest person according to the Guinness World Records, chose to use numbers instead of actual candles when she celebrated her 116th birthday Sunday.... Full Story Top Romney admits Democratic attacks are hurting him with voters: 'I don't think everybody likes me' Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT BOSTON—Mitt Romney is spending Monday morning doing speech prep at an elementary school near his vacation home in Wolfeboro, N.H., but he's already giving hints about what he will say Thursday night when he accepts the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. In an interview with USA Today's Susan Page, Romney says [...] Full Story Top What did $800 billion REALLY buy the country? Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:27 AM PDT Political Punch The Republican National Convention starts this week and one of the big topics we will hear about, likely in a mocking sense, is the stimulus. And whatever you think you know about the stimulus, think again. A new book, 'The New New Deal: The Story of Change in the Obama Era' from Time [...] Full Story Top World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden's water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, "There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 if we follow current trends [...] Full Story Top 5 Things You Didn't Know About Circumcision Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:12 AM PDT LiveScience.com - A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is likely to throw fuel on the fiery controversy surrounding male infant circumcision. Full Story Top AP-GfK poll: Raise taxes to save Social Security Sun,26 Aug 2012 09:03 PM PDT Associated Press - Most Americans say go ahead and raise taxes if it will save Social Security benefits for future generations. And raise the retirement age, if you have to. Full Story Top Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California Sun,26 Aug 2012 11:07 PM PDT Associated Press - Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes struck southeastern California on Sunday, knocking trailer homes off their foundations, shattering windows and rattling nerves in a small farming town east of San Diego. Full Story Top Hurricane warnings issued for New Orleans and Gulf Coast as Isaac churns off Florida Sun,26 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT The storm that killed as many as six people in Haiti and forced the delay of the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa is on track to hit the Gulf Coast and possibly New Orleans, forecasters said late Sunday. Tropical Storm Isaac, with sustained winds of 60 mph, lashed the Florida Keys and [...] Full Story Top Romney, Obama in Dead Heat Ahead of RNC Sun,26 Aug 2012 09:03 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Mitt Romney heads into his nominating convention with a solid shot at the presidency but substantial challenges en route – including broad perceptions among a downturn-battered public that, if elected, he'd favor wealthy Americans over the middle class. That view complicates Romney's job winning over... Full Story Top 'One small step for man': Was Neil Armstrong misquoted? Mon,27 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Upon taking a "small step" onto the surface of the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong uttered what would become one of history's most famous one-liners. But strangely, what he actually said is far from clear. Full Story Top Blue Moon to Light Up Night Sky This Week Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:32 AM PDT SPACE.com - Skywatchers should circle Friday (Aug. 31) on their calendars, for the date offers the last chance to see a so-called "blue moon" for nearly three years. Full Story Top Big Names of GOP Left Offstage, And Not By Accident Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:22 AM PDT National Journal - Some of the biggest names in politics will be missing from the stage during the Republican National Convention this week in Tampa, and that's no accident. The Mitt Romney campaign is aiming to focus squarely on President Obama's record and the GOP future rather than on polarizing figures and controversies from the past. Full Story Top Space Elevator Project Shoots for the Moon Sun,26 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT SPACE.com - A space elevator capable of shuttling robots or humans from the Earth to space remains decades away. But a company headed by a former NASA researcher says it can build a space elevator on the moon using today's technology. Full Story Top Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT TAMPA—Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a message for Ron Paul supporters who say they feel "disrespected" by the Republican Party's delegate allocation process: You lost, move on. "I don't think they've been disrespected," Huckabee told a gaggle of reporters as we walked through the convention center here near the Tampa Bay Times Forum. "Elections [...] Full Story Top Texas delegates planning floor mutiny over RNC rules changes Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT TAMPA--On Monday morning, at a meeting of more than 100 Texan delegates and alternates at the Saddlebrook Resort 20 miles north of Tampa, one topic got the crowd more fired up than any other. Delegate Melinda Fredricks read aloud a letter condemning recent changes to the national Republican party's rules that would allow the GOP [...] Full Story Top Ex-South Carolina governor to marry former mistress Sun,26 Aug 2012 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford said on Sunday he is engaged to marry his Argentine girlfriend, Maria Belen Chapur. "Yes, it's true and I stand by my statement," Sanford told Reuters by telephone. He referred to a statement given to CNN in which he said, "Yes, we are engaged, and I'm both happy and excited for what that means. I have long expressed my feelings for her, she's a wonderful person. My closest friends have met and love her, and I look forward to introducing her to still many more that have yet to do so. ... Full Story Top Student Critically Wounded on First Day of School, Teacher Subdues Gunman Mon,27 Aug 2012 09:02 AM PDT ABC News - One Person Is in Custody and Wounded Student Taken By Medevac to Hospital Full Story Top Romney vows free-market defense as Republicans open convention Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT TAMPA , FLA.— As powerful tropical storm Isaac churned through the Gulf of Mexico, Republicans opened their abbreviated nominating convention on Monday with a knock at President Barack Obama's record on spending and a Hollywood-style video message from Mitt Romney. "In the campaign to come, the American ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a [...] Full Story Top Ron Paul on Romney: 'I don't fully endorse him for president' Sun,26 Aug 2012 06:26 AM PDT TAMPA--Mitt Romney's presidential campaign gave Texas Rep. Ron Paul a chance to speak at the Republican National Convention, but he declined due to the conditions of the offer, the New York Times reports: Mr. Paul, in an interview, said convention planners had offered him an opportunity to speak under two conditions: that he deliver remarks [...] Full Story Top No. 1 on Donald Trump's Bucket List: Get Mitt Romney Elected Sun,26 Aug 2012 08:35 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - SARASOTA, Fla. -- What's atop Donald Trump's bucket list? Full Story Top Rand Paul's message to Republican convention: 'Audit the Pentagon' Sun,26 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT TAMPA--Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will use his prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention to urge party members to be more open to scrutinizing military spending, a position that puts him in the minority within the GOP. Paul made the remarks Sunday when he addressed thousands of supporters at a rally for his father, [...] Full Story Top American Taliban seeks group prayer in Ind. prison Mon,27 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT Associated Press - An American-born Taliban fighter imprisoned in Indiana will try to convince a federal judge in a trial starting Monday that his religious freedom trumps security concerns, in a closely watched trial that will examine prisoners' rights in the age of terrorism. Full Story Top U.S. troops punished over Koran burning, urination video Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:05 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it was disciplining U.S. troops over two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one involving a video depicting Marines urinating on corpses and another over burned copies of the Koran. The administrative punishments -- which could include things like reduce rank or forfeiture of pay -- fell short of criminal prosecution, and it was unclear whether they would satisfy Afghan demands for justice. ... Full Story Top A Letter from Obama Explaining His Trouble with Joe Lieberman for Sale at Goodwill Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - For as little as $6, you could own Barack Obama's handwritten letter to someone named Lynne defending why Obamacare was not a "giveaway to insurance companies and why he has to listen to what Joe Lieberman thinks, currently up for auction at ShopGoodwill.com. Full Story Top Airlines can say: You can't wear that Sat,25 Aug 2012 06:58 AM PDT Associated Press - Airlines give many reasons for refusing to let you board, but none stir as much debate as this: How you're dressed. Full Story Top In climate landmark, Arctic ice melts to record low Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:51 PM PDT AFP - The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true, US scientists said Monday. Full Story Top Isaac takes aim at New Orleans Mon,27 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT Tropical Storm Isaac is intensifying and now expected to make landfall late Tuesday or early Wednesday on the northern Gulf Coast as a hurricane, forecasters said on Monday. The storm--with sustained winds of 65 mph--is moving northwest at 14 mph. According to the National Weather Service, New Orleans is in the projected path of the [...] Full Story Top Isaac Could Hit New Orleans as Early as Tuesday Sun,26 Aug 2012 10:44 PM PDT Good Morning America - Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana Under State of Emergency Full Story Top The 6 sleekest gadgets of 2012 Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT When it comes to design, these pieces of tech stand alone. Full Story Top True/False: Never Sell Your Old Phone Wed,22 Aug 2012 02:56 PM PDT I recently read an article that proclaimed you should never sell or recycle an old cell phone. It was based on a security researcher who said it is incredibly easy to get personal information off of a phone, making identity theft and credit card fraud a snap. But when you can get upwards of $100 [...] Full Story Top "Go-Topless Day" in New York seeks equal rights to bare chests Sun,26 Aug 2012 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some two dozen topless women protested in a New York City park on a hot, sweaty Sunday as part of what they called "National Go-Topless Day" to draw attention to inequality in topless rights between men and women. There were topless men in the park, too, but nobody paid them much attention, a disparity, organizers said, that demonstrated the need for the event. The topless women drew crowds of onlookers who took pictures and video with their cell phones. ... Full Story Top Two members of punk rock band flee Russia Sun,26 Aug 2012 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two members of Russia's anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot have fled the country to avoid prosecution for staging a protest against President Vladimir Putin at a church altar, the band said on Sunday. A Moscow court sentenced three members of the all-female opposition band to two years in prison on August 17 for staging a "punk prayer" at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in February and calling on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Putin. ... Full Story Top Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT Associated Press - Six Army soldiers and three Marines escaped criminal charges, but received administrative punishments for their involvement in two incidents of misconduct in Afghanistan that roiled relations with Afghans, U.S. military officials said Monday. Full Story Top Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 states Sun,26 Aug 2012 02:05 AM PDT Associated Press - On the eve of their national party conventions, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a close race to amass the requisite 270 Electoral College votes for victory. And the contest is exactly where it was at the start of the long, volatile summer: focused on seven states that are up for grabs. Full Story Top 'Lion' scare causes furore in Britain Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:27 AM PDT AFP - British police have called off a high-profile search for what witnesses had said was a mysterious lion that appeared, apparently out of nowhere, in an Essex field. Full Story Top

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