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| ‘Let him be overconfident’: Christie’s challenger tries to gain traction Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 06:46 PM PDT MONTCLAIR, N.J.—Gov. Chris Christie leads Barbara Buono in the polls by more than 30 points, sports a nearly 70 percent approval rating and has raised nearly three times as much political cash for his re-election bid than his opponent—leading many to believe he is virtually unbeatable this November. But Buono, a Democratic state senator who [...] Full Story | Top |
| Couple marries in Wal-Mart store where they first met Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 05:51 PM PDT They came for the low prices and stayed for the lifetime commitment. A couple that first met in a North Carolina Wal-Mart returned to the same store hold their wedding ceremony in the layaway section. Wayne Brandenburg told CNN said he would casually browse through the store a few times a week before meeting his [...] Full Story | Top |
| Good Samaritans save a deer in a river Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 03:04 PM PDT Most deer can be found in the forest or your backyard―but not in rivers. This unfortunate creature, whose water-logged adventure was caught on tape, somehow ended up in the Genesee River in Rochester, New York. According to the Rochester news site YNN.com, Lee Wallace and Jason Quamo were eating lunch when they noticed the deer [...] Full Story | Top |
| Domino’s carries out world’s first pizza drone delivery Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 02:01 PM PDT TacoCopter turned out to be a fake. So did the Burrito Bomber. But now, the skies, at least in the U.K., have finally opened up to fast food: Domino's Pizza has carried out a delivery order by drone helicopter. Video of the DomiCopter—developed by Aerosight—was posted by T + Biscuits, the creative agency brought in [...] Full Story | Top |
| Dems look to Supreme Court to fix immigration bill’s gay rights gap Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 12:49 PM PDT Senate Democrats are still taking heat from gay rights groups that feel betrayed over their decision last month to quash an amendment to the immigration reform bill that would have allowed same-sex married couples the same immigration benefits as other married couples. Now, those gay rights supporters are demanding Democrats flout Republican concerns and introduce [...] Full Story | Top |
| Scientists uncover ‘God’s bathtub’ Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 12:02 PM PDT Imagine a lake that's never been affected by climate change or any other man-made influences. Australian scientists say they have found just that—a remote lake whose crystal-clear waters seem to be in the same chemical state as they were about 7,500 years ago. "It's like God's bathtub," Dr. Cameron Barr told the Australian Associated Press [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama ‘deadly serious’ about shrinking veterans’ benefits backlog: Aide Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:55 AM PDT President Barack Obama is "deadly serious" about wiping out the massive backlog in veterans' disability benefits claims by 2015, White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Tuesday. A leading veterans group said Obama must still show that he is "personally" involved in resolving the issue. The problem predates Obama's arrival in office. But solutions [...] Full Story | Top |
| Conservative groups say IRS practices hurt their ability to raise money Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:54 AM PDT Leaders from conservative and tea party groups told a congressional panel that the Internal Revenue Service's methods of vetting organizations seeking nonprofit status discouraged supporters from donating to their causes. Representatives from six organizations appeared before members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday to discuss their interactions with the IRS, a government [...] Full Story | Top |
| Easy and Delicious Low-Cal Summer Cocktails Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:33 AM PDT Katie's Take Nothing is more festive in the summer than sipping a refreshing cocktail at a backyard barbeque or under a beach umbrella. But with cocktails packing as many as 600 calories each, you may not want to worry about the extra intake. Well, you may not have to after all. Mixologist Jeff Bell showed [...] Full Story | Top |
| 10-year-old fights off robbers in his home Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:31 AM PDT Two would-be robbers met their match on Monday evening when they encountered a brave 10-year-old. It all began around 5:30 p.m. when the suspects, dressed in disguise, knocked on the door of the boy's Brooklyn home. When two teenage girls opened the door, the two men pushed past them, telling them to get down on [...] Full Story | Top |
| Colorado judge accepts James Holmes’ insanity plea in theater shootings Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:10 AM PDT Attorney Daniel King shows James Holmes his advisement at Tuesday's hearing. (AP) [Updated at 1:50 p.m. ET] CENTENNIAL, Colo.—After a judge allowed Aurora, Colo., shooting suspect James Holmes to plead not guilty by reason of insanity on Tuesday, he dealt a major setback to the defense by granting the prosecution access to a key piece [...] Full Story | Top |
| Christie slates October election to replace Lautenberg Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:06 AM PDT MONTCLAIR, N.J.—Gov. Chris Christie scheduled a special election for Oct. 16 to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died on Monday. The election will be preceded by a primary on Aug. 13. In a press conference, Christie said he will make a temporary appointment to the post, but he noted he had [...] Full Story | Top |
| Sen. McCaskill: We have no idea ‘how many men and women are being raped’ in military Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 10:35 AM PDT Facing fierce criticism about an epidemic of sexual assault in the military, the military's service chiefs made a rare joint appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Their mission: to press for commanders to retain control of prosecuting these cases—something select members of Congress are fighting against. We can "fix this through the commander—not around him," [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mako shark is possible record-breaking catch Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 09:33 AM PDT An 11-foot-long mako shark, weighing in at 1,323.5 pounds, is no tall tale. The shark, caught off the southern California coast, was reeled in by Jason Johnston of Mesquite, Texas, and its size might be a world record. The angler made the giant catch—using chopped fish as bait—while on a charter fishing trip off Huntington [...] Full Story | Top |
| Professor allegedly fat-shames Ph.D. applicants Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 09:16 AM PDT A New York University visiting professor, Geoffrey Miller, seems to believe overweight students thinking about a Ph.D. need not apply. Miller, who specializes in evolutionary psychology and is teaching at NYU's Stern School of Business, tweeted on Sunday: "Dear obese PhD applicants: if you didn't have the willpower to stop eating carbs, you won't have [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama to GOP: My court nominees aren’t ‘slouches’ or ‘hacks’ Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 08:33 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Tuesday indignantly accused Senate Republicans of "cynically" blocking his judicial nominees for political gain as he announced his picks to fill three vacancies on what he dubbed "the second-highest court in the country." Obama, by turns earnest, angry and mocking, pressed the Senate to act quickly on his picks for the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Dive! Dive! Dive!: Teen Inventor Successfully Tests Homemade Submarine Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 07:34 AM PDT Most hardworking teenagers play sports and complete their homework after school. Justin Beckerman, 18, does all that and builds machines. His latest creation? A fully-submersible, one-man submarine he made with $2,000 worth of materials from the hardware store. "I actually had a lot of experience building other submarines, [but] I wanted to challenge myself," said [...] Full Story | Top |
| Sinkhole swallows swimming pool Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 06:29 AM PDT A sinkhole formed in Winter Park, Fla., on Monday, swallowing half a swimming pool and forcing the evacuation of several residents, authorities there say. The sinkhole—about 50 feet wide and 30 to 40 feet deep—was reported by a homeowner, Suzanne Blumenauer, at about 8:30 p.m., according to the Orange County Fire Rescue Department. "They came [...] Full Story | Top |
| Can the Syrian War be solved on two wheels? Head of NATO talks “bicycling diplomacy” Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 04:25 AM PDT Power Players The Secretary General of NATO has a secret tool for effective diplomacy: the bicycle. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Power Players that he's been able to resolve conflicts with heads of state and international conflict negotiators during bike rides. "When you take a break and drink some water, you can have a [...] Full Story | Top |
| 80-Year-Old Yuichiro Miura’s Weight-loss Strategy: Climb Mount Everest Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 11:18 AM PDT Climber Yuichiro Miura's passion for mountaineering began with a simple desire – to lose weight. At 60 years old, Miura was better known as a daredevil skier. He had skied down the world's seven highest peaks, including Mount Everest, but had no real experience scaling them. "After retiring, I was a little bored with nothing [...] Full Story | Top |
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