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New gun laws not on the agenda
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 [...]
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U.S. fears Syria is plotting a massacre
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  President Bashar al-Assad's forces renewed a ground and aerial bombardment of Aleppo on Friday, extending efforts to crush rebels in Syria's commercial capital in what the United States said it feared could become a massacre. Insurgents targeted army roadblocks and security installations, with both sides avoiding close-quarters warfare in the city of 2.5 million people, Syria's biggest urban center. The U.S. ...
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Today's top photos
Thu,26 Jul 2012 08:52 AM PDT
 A Gurkha soldier stands at attention in front of the Truce Wall during a flag-raising ceremony for athletes from Afghanistan in the Olympic Village in London July 26, 2012. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Storms in Midwest, Northeast knock out power, ground flights
Thu,26 Jul 2012 07:36 PM PDT
Reuters -  Severe thunderstorms unleashed heavy rain and strong winds across parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, grounding hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. The storms spawned a tornado that touched down in Elmira, New York, damaging a mall and a local country club, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Meteorologists said 70 mile-an-hour winds were reported in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. ...
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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 [...]
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak was fired in Ariz.
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:12 PM PDT
Associated Press -  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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Scientists use Twitter to predict the spread of flu
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:15 PM PDT
 Researchers, led by Adam Sadilek of the University of Rochester in New York, are looking for a way to use Twitter to predict when individuals will get sick with the flu. By analyzing the 4.4 million tweets with GPS location … Continue reading →
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Facebook revenue growth skids, shares plunge
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:15 PM PDT
Yahoo! Finance -  Facebook Inc reported a drastic slowdown in revenue growth and failed to offer financial forecasts to quell fears about its ability to boost advertising growth, sending its shares plummeting to a record low.
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Drought diminishes mighty Mississippi, puts heat on Congress
Thu,26 Jul 2012 04:06 PM PDT
Reuters -  The severe drought in the U.S. Midwest wreaked more havoc across the country on Thursday, forcing barges on the Mississippi River to lighten loads for fear of getting stuck and raising concerns about higher prices for food and gasoline. Damage to crops in the most extensive drought in five decades and the pressure of the November elections sparked some action in the U.S. Congress to bring relief to farmers and make progress on a generous farm bill. ...
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Romney ad with Olympic footage goes dark on YouTube
Thu,26 Jul 2012 02:27 PM PDT
 Olympic-themed political ads are getting yanked from the Internet. Priorities USA Action, a super PAC supporting President Barack Obama, removed a campaign ad from its website Thursday after the International Olympics Committee (IOC) said it infringed copyright laws. And now, an ad from Mitt Romney's campaign featuring images from the Olympic Games is also off [...]
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Latest politician to post shirtless photos
Thu,26 Jul 2012 01:45 PM PDT
Shirtless photos of yet another congressman are making their way around the Internet this week. But in this case, they've apparently been posted for a noble cause. Photos of state Rep. Peter Nehr have been buzzing on the Internet and on searches. The Republican from Tarpon Springs, Fla., says he sent them to friends to [...] Full Story | Top |
London mayor mocks Romney at Olympic rally
Thu,26 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT
 Mitt Romney tried to downplay his suggestion that he found preparations for London's Summer Olympics "disconcerting," which he said in an 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 [...]
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Latin American Clown Congress convenes in Guatemala
Thu,26 Jul 2012 02:17 PM PDT
If you're among the majority of voters who think the U.S. Congress is a joke, imagine a congress literally composed of clowns. That's what is happening right now in Guatemala City, where two hundred professional clowns have gathered for the fourth annual Latin American Clown Congress. Clowns from across Central American, South America and the [...] Full Story | Top |
#Romneyshambles: How Romney secured his own hashtag
Thu,26 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT
Mitt Romney is making quite the impression on his European tour. On his first day of official appearances in London, the candidate's remarks about security at the 2012 Olympics raised the ire of the British press. But everyone knows you haven't really won a news cycle until Twitter has coined you a hashtag, and the [...] Full Story | Top |
New Instagram Glasses add filter effects to real life
Thu,26 Jul 2012 03:23 PM PDT
Photo sharing service Instagram allows you to add all sorts of filters to your snapshots giving them the appearance of having been taken on an old Kodachrome or similar retro camera. It's pretty addictive to use — so addictive, in fact, … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Ford recalls nearly 500,000 Escape SUVs
Thu,26 Jul 2012 01:02 PM PDT
ABC News -  The Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly half a million Escape model compact SUVs amid concerns over a potentially deadly problem with sticking accelerator pedals.
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