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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: In defense of Clint Eastwood: He was weird, but fantastic Romney makes appeal to voters disappointed in Obama: 'The time has come to turn the page' 'Eastwooding' makes the rounds on the Web Indiana Teens Who Fled Found Safe in Colorado 'Forward-Thinking': Voters Respond to Mitt Romney's Convention Address Clint Eastwood's strange address to invisible Obama at RNC 'Mysterious' Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial Deposit Mitt Romney's Mexican Roots New Jersey Shopping Plaza Shootout Leaves Three Dead Comments Removed: Prominent Priest Defended Child Sex Abusers, Later Apologizes 98-year-old message in bottle sets world record Railroad engineer in Michigan claims $337 million Powerball jackpot Robin Roberts' Mother, Lucimarian Roberts, Dies at 88 Los Angeles plans to charge families of electrocuted Good Samaritans Forget 3D. Your dream TV should be 4K Pentagon Tells Ex-SEAL He Could Face Legal Action Over Osama Bin Laden Raid Book, 'No Easy Day' Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end Jeb Bush slams Obama for attacking his brother Small Ky. town focus of eclipse chasers Coroner: Sage Stallone died from heart condition Protests Fizzle During GOP Convention Major quake off Philippines causes panic but minor damage Romney 'laughed' at Eastwood's RNC speech, according to top aide Harvard: Dozens of students may have cheated LAPD commander removed in probe of rough arrest Akin Office Angered by Rove's Reported Murder Quip Colorado shooting suspect may have tried calling doctor minutes before massacre Canada orders US soldier who fled war deported Meet Mini, the Dog As Small As Your iPhone Obama camp refers Clint Eastwood questions to Salvador Dalí First since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech Shark Sightings Close Beaches Along Cape Cod Medieval well discovered beneath couple's living room Romney's low calorie speech: Long on fluff, short on substance Supersonic Flying Wing Nabs $100,000 from NASA Tanya Angus Has Hope in Growing Battle Against Gigantism Former U.Va. athlete gets 23 years for slaying ex Blue Moon Science: Friday's Full Moon Explained New 'Heartland' Virus Discovered in Sick Missouri Farmers Karl Rove on violence, Huckabee on brain tumors, and Chris Matthews on birthers: The dumbest political quotes of the week In defense of Clint Eastwood: He was weird, but fantastic Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:58 PM PDT Go ahead. Vet my day. A fistful of incoherence. High slurs rambler. Every which way and loose. Clint Eastwood, the 82-year-old movie star and director, inspired what seemed like enthusiasm inside the Republican National Convention's Tampa Bay Times Forum—and disbelief outside it and on Twitter. He also spawned puns, based on the titles of Eastwood's [...] Full Story Top Romney makes appeal to voters disappointed in Obama: 'The time has come to turn the page' Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT TAMPA—Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination by making an appeal to Americans disappointed in President Barack Obama's tenure in the White House, arguing he can usher in the change Obama promised in 2008 but has failed to deliver. "Tonight I'd ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack [...] Full Story Top 'Eastwooding' makes the rounds on the Web Fri,31 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT Clint Eastwood was the surprise speaker at the Republican convention. And the "Dirty Harry" actor's rambling speech didn't make everybody's day. The 82-year-old gave an ad-libbed talk to an empty chair on stage that was supposed to be President Obama—or where he was sitting—or something. It didn't take long for Obama's furniture stand-in to take [...] Full Story Top Indiana Teens Who Fled Found Safe in Colorado Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT Good Morning America - Parents Searched Frantically for 2 Teens Who Fled Home for New Lives, Identities Full Story Top 'Forward-Thinking': Voters Respond to Mitt Romney's Convention Address Thu,30 Aug 2012 09:43 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - Yahoo! News asked voters to share their reactions to Mitt Romney's address at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. In their own words, here are perspectives from voters across the nation. Full Story Top Clint Eastwood's strange address to invisible Obama at RNC Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:32 PM PDT It seems doubtful that Clint Eastwood made Mitt Romney's day with his speech during the Republican National Convention on Thursday. The acclaimed actor and director, who is 82, turned out to be the much-touted "mystery guest" the Romney campaign teased this week. But rather than delivering a clear endorsement of Romney, the actor used an [...] Full Story Top 'Mysterious' Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial Deposit Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT LiveScience.com - A feature on the floor of the Baltic Sea that was discovered last summer by Swedish treasure hunters is making headlines once again. The latest media coverage draws upon an hour-long radio interview with Peter Lindberg, head of the Ocean X Team (which made the "discovery"), in which Lindberg delivers a string of cryptic and titillating statements about the "strange" and "mysterious" seafloor object his team has been exploring for a year. Full Story Top Mitt Romney's Mexican Roots Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:34 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - During a convention that spotlighted nine Latino speakers, featured at least four speaking in Spanish and offered an array of Latino-focused events, Mitt Romney touted his own Mexican roots in a autobiographical video broadcast to the Republican National Convention just hours before Romney himself took... Full Story Top New Jersey Shopping Plaza Shootout Leaves Three Dead Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT Good Morning America - Authorities Believe Suspect Shot Two People Before Killing Himself Full Story Top Comments Removed: Prominent Priest Defended Child Sex Abusers, Later Apologizes Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:52 AM PDT Good Morning America - Father Benedict Groeschel Said Young Boys Seduce Priests Full Story Top 98-year-old message in bottle sets world record Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT A message in a bottle has been pulled from the ocean 98 years after it was written, and officials say it is the world's oldest of its kind. Scottish fisherman Andrew Leaper found the letter in his nets while sailing off of Scotland's northern coast. And on Thursday, Guinness World Records confirmed that is the [...] Full Story Top Railroad engineer in Michigan claims $337 million Powerball jackpot Fri,31 Aug 2012 09:05 AM PDT A former railroad engineer from Lapeer, Michigan, is the winner of the $337 million Powerball jackpot, the third-largest Powerball prize in history. Donald Lawson claimed the prize today at Michigan Lottery offices in Lansing. Lawson has elected to take a one-time cash award of $224.66 million. "I am an alone person and now I'm in [...] Full Story Top Robin Roberts' Mother, Lucimarian Roberts, Dies at 88 Fri,31 Aug 2012 06:29 AM PDT Lucimarian Roberts, the mother of "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, passed away Thursday at the age of 88. "It is with deep regret and heavy prayer and reflection tonight that I write to tell you of the passing of Robin's beautiful and inspiring mother,... Full Story Top Los Angeles plans to charge families of electrocuted Good Samaritans Thu,30 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT The families of two Good Samaritans who were electrocuted after racing to the scene of a car wreck will still be charged for ambulance fees by the city of Los Angeles. On August 22, Irma Zamora and Stacey Schreiber died after rushing to the scene of a car wreck. Four others were also injured in [...] Full Story Top Forget 3D. Your dream TV should be 4K Thu,30 Aug 2012 03:19 PM PDT A truckload of new TVs, with screen resolutions four times greater than so-called full HD screens, are being unveiled at this week's IFA technology show in Berlin. Full Story Top Pentagon Tells Ex-SEAL He Could Face Legal Action Over Osama Bin Laden Raid Book, 'No Easy Day' Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:37 PM PDT ABC News - Tells Former Navy SEAL He Is in 'Material Breach' of Non-Disclosure Agreements Full Story Top Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served. Full Story Top Jeb Bush slams Obama for attacking his brother Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:22 PM PDT TAMPA—Jeb Bush delivered a blistering attack on President Barack Obama, accusing him of blaming his brother, former President George W. Bush, for the nation's troubled economy instead of taking responsibility for his own policies. "Mr. President, it's time to stop blaming your predecessor for your economic problems," the former Florida governor said in his speech [...] Full Story Top Small Ky. town focus of eclipse chasers Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:42 PM PDT Associated Press - This southwestern Kentucky town has hit the astronomical jackpot. Full Story Top Coroner: Sage Stallone died from heart condition Thu,30 Aug 2012 06:17 PM PDT Associated Press - Sylvester Stallone's son Sage died at age 36 from natural causes due to a heart condition, coroner's officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Protests Fizzle During GOP Convention Thu,30 Aug 2012 02:11 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Protesters blame hurricane threat, police presence for muted protests during GOP convention Full Story Top Major quake off Philippines causes panic but minor damage Fri,31 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday killing one person, damaging roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami, a politician and authorities said. The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for much of the region, but cancelled it about two hours later. ... Full Story Top Romney 'laughed' at Eastwood's RNC speech, according to top aide Fri,31 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS—A top adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign downplayed tensions over Clint Eastwood's rambling Republican National Convention speech, insisting the candidate thought the actor's routine was funny. Stuart Stevens, a senior strategist to the Republican nominee, said he was standing backstage with Romney as Eastwood delivered a speech in which he imagined a conversation he [...] Full Story Top Harvard: Dozens of students may have cheated Thu,30 Aug 2012 11:26 PM PDT Associated Press - Harvard University is investigating whether dozens of undergraduate students cheated on a take-home exam last spring. Full Story Top LAPD commander removed in probe of rough arrest Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:47 PM PDT Associated Press - A Los Angeles Police Department commanding officer has been removed amid an internal investigation into a videotaped beating in which officers tackled a handcuffed registered nurse to the ground, police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday. Full Story Top Akin Office Angered by Rove's Reported Murder Quip Fri,31 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Akin's office angered by reported Rove quip about the candidate being 'mysteriously murdered' Full Story Top Colorado shooting suspect may have tried calling doctor minutes before massacre Thu,30 Aug 2012 05:49 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- James Holmes' defense team said their client might have tried calling his university psychiatrist minutes before shooting erupted in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater on July 20. During testimony, defense attorney Tamara Brady asked Dr. Lynne Fenton if she recognized a university hospital operator's number that appeared on a redacted treatment file [...] Full Story Top Canada orders US soldier who fled war deported Thu,30 Aug 2012 03:24 PM PDT Associated Press - Canada has ordered the deportation of a female soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Meet Mini, the Dog As Small As Your iPhone Thu,30 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT Queen Elizabeth may have her Corgis, but the puppy stealing hearts and breaking records in Britain is a Yorkshire terrier chihuahua mix no bigger than an iPhone. The dog, appropriately named Mini, weighed just 1.3 oz at birth; Mini's believed to be Britain's smallest dog,... Full Story Top Obama camp refers Clint Eastwood questions to Salvador Dalí Thu,30 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT President Barack Obama's reelection campaign says Clint Eastwood's eccentric speech to the Republican National Convention was, well, surreal. "Referring all questions on this to Salvador Dalí," spokesman Ben LaBolt said by email. Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter of the 20th Century. His bizarre and beautiful works include The Persistence of Memory. Eastwood's appearance centered [...] Full Story Top First since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech Fri,31 Aug 2012 07:32 PM PDT Associated Press - With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party's nomination without mentioning war. Full Story Top Shark Sightings Close Beaches Along Cape Cod Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:22 AM PDT Some beaches in Cape Cod, Mass., could be closed for the big Labor Day weekend after fishermen reported shark sightings hundreds of feet from the shoreline. Beaches from the Orleans-Chatham town line south along Nauset Beach to Monomoy were closed Wednesday with no date for... Full Story Top Medieval well discovered beneath couple's living room Fri,31 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT Nearly 25 years after they moved into their home, an English couple has discovered a 33-foot-deep medieval well beneath their living room floor. "I was replacing the joists in the floor when I noticed a slight depression—it appeared to be filled in with the foundations of the house," Colin Steer told the London Telegraph. The [...] Full Story Top Romney's low calorie speech: Long on fluff, short on substance Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:45 PM PDT In the daylight glow following the Republican big night, it is clear that the Romney campaign deliberately decided to leave the substance for the Friday night session of the convention. Except, of course, there is no Friday night session. Full Story Top Supersonic Flying Wing Nabs $100,000 from NASA Fri,31 Aug 2012 09:50 AM PDT LiveScience.com - An aircraft that resembles a four-point ninja star could go into supersonic mode by simply turning 90 degrees in midair. The unusual "flying wing" concept has won $100,000 in NASA funding to trying becoming a reality for future passenger jet travel. Full Story Top Tanya Angus Has Hope in Growing Battle Against Gigantism Thu,30 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT Good Morning America - Acromegaly Causes Every Organ Grow Dangerously Full Story Top Former U.Va. athlete gets 23 years for slaying ex Thu,30 Aug 2012 04:35 PM PDT Associated Press - A former University of Virginia lacrosse player who killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken rage received a 23-year prison sentence Thursday in a case that forever changed the school's attitudes toward relationship violence and made it easier for abuse victims in the state to obtain restraining orders. Full Story Top Blue Moon Science: Friday's Full Moon Explained Thu,30 Aug 2012 07:22 AM PDT SPACE.com - With a so-called "blue moon" set to rise in the night sky this Friday (Aug. 31), you may find yourself wondering: Just what is a blue moon, exactly? And where does the term come from? Full Story Top New 'Heartland' Virus Discovered in Sick Missouri Farmers Wed,29 Aug 2012 02:36 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Two men in Missouri who became severely ill after sustaining tick bites were found to be infected with a new type of virus, according to a study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Full Story Top Karl Rove on violence, Huckabee on brain tumors, and Chris Matthews on birthers: The dumbest political quotes of the week Fri,31 Aug 2012 10:11 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 Top

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