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| U.S. Lagging in Modern-Day Space Race Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 06:58 PM PST When the Space Shuttle Atlantis made its final landing at the Kennedy Space Center in July 2011, NASA's future plans to launch astronauts were left up in the air. This, even as other countries, notably China, said they had concrete exploration plans and committed budgets. In the original space race of the 1950s and 1960s, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Deception Unmasked: Secrets of the International Spy Museum Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 04:45 PM PST If the success of the James Bond franchise is anything to go on, few things are more intriguing than the world of espionage. And though 007 lives in a fast-paced world of car chases, explosions and seduction, the adventures of his real-life counterparts can be just as thrilling. Full Story | Top |
| Lava flows from Hawaii into the ocean at night (VIDEO) Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 04:44 PM PST Streams of lava pouring into the ocean from the Big Island have been captured in a rare video that's drawing attention from around the globe. The Kilauea Volcano has been erupting continuously from its Pu'u'O'o vent since 1983, according to Reuters, but the lava flow usually doesn't make the seven-mile journey into the ocean. Lava [...] Full Story | Top |
| Which TV Specs Really Matter – and When to Get the Best Deal Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 03:15 PM PST Buying a television can be confusing, and the manufacturers like it that way. But it's actually a lot simpler than it seems. So let's dig into the specs that matter, the marketing hype that doesn't matter, and the timing secrets to help you get rock bottom prices. The big news in TVs this year is [...] Full Story | Top |
| Horse and zebra escape from petting zoo Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 01:56 PM PST Here's something you don't see every day: A runaway horse and zebra on the streets of Staten Island. The two renegades escaped from a petting zoo, where they had perhaps withstood one too many sticky-handed child before going on the lam. The equine version of "Bonnie and Clyde" hoofed it down Victory Boulevard in the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Bacon-scented shaving cream hits the market Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 01:30 PM PST Just when you think every bit of bacon innovation has been cooked up, another seemingly unbelievable creation is unveiled for the world to enjoy. But today's new bacon offering is not to be eaten. Rather, it's to be used as part of the distinguished gentleman's grooming routine: bacon shaving cream. For $14.99, you can purchase [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama: ‘Couldn’t be prouder’ of Susan Rice Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 01:26 PM PST President Barack Obama praised embattled U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice as "extraordinary" on Thursday as she looked on during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. "Susan Rice is extraordinary. Couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done," Obama said in response to a question from a reporter. The president and the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Behind the curtain of the Great and Powerful Grover Norquist Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 01:06 PM PST WASHINGTONâ€"If aliens landed in Washington, D.C. right now, they might assume in their search for a terrestrial leader that a bespectacled man called "Grover Norquist" controlled the planet's most powerful nation. They might also conclude that this person had magical powers. The misunderstanding wouldn't necessarily be their fault. Grover Fever has swept the nation's capital [...] Full Story | Top |
| Path clear for Cuccinelli-McAuliffe governor’s race in Virginia Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 12:06 PM PST Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling on Wednesday exited his state's governor's race, paving the way for a showdown between Republican state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe in 2013. Bolling said he chose to drop out for the good of the Republican Party, which voted to choose its nominee [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney chief strategist lauds white, wealthy and middle-class support Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 11:43 AM PST Mitt Romney's former chief strategist Stuart Stevens in an op-ed published on Wednesday touted wealthy, middle-class and white voter support as several of the silver linings to Romney's loss on Nov. 6. In a Washington Post editorial titled, "Mitt Romney: A good man. The right fight," Stevens wrote: On Nov. 6, Romney carried the majority [...] Full Story | Top |
| Parents say they learned of daughter’s death on Facebook Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 07:15 AM PST The parents of a college freshman who was found dead on campus say they found out about her death on Facebook. Jasmine Benjamin, a 17-year-old nursing student at Valdosta State University from Lawrenceville, Ga., was found dead in a study area in her dorm on Nov. 18. According to CBS Atlanta, police are treating the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney in Obama’s Cabinet? ‘No,’ says White House Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 07:12 AM PST President Barack Obama is welcoming Mitt Romney to the White House on Thursday for a private lunch, their first meeting since the election. But welcome him onto his Cabinet? "No," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday. Still, "it will be a substantial lunch, if not on the plate, then in the discussion," Carney [...] Full Story | Top |
| Elderly man scammed for thousands, kids’ lives threatened Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 06:49 AM PST A whizbang in the insurance and financial worlds for decades, a spry retiree in Chicago was the last guy his children imagined they'd see snared in a money scam. But in a mere month earlier this year the 80-year-old grandfather was conned out of an estimated $25,000. "It might even be more," his oldest son [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama on tax cuts: Don’t ‘screw this up,’ Washington Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 06:19 AM PST President Barack Obama urged Americans on Wednesday to help him pressure Congress to prevent a Jan. 1 tax hike on the middle class, saying it was up to the public to make sure Washington doesn't "screw this up." "When the American people speak loudly enough, lo and behold Congress listens," Obama said, flanked by Americans [...] Full Story | Top |
| NYU student replies-all to 40,000 classmates, sparking ‘Replyallcalypse’ Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 06:13 AM PST We've all been there. Max Wiseltier, a sophomore at New York University, was simply trying to forward an email from the Bursar's Office to his mother on Monday. Instead, Wiseltier accidentally hit "reply to all," cc'ing 39,979 of his fellow NYU students in the process. Wiseltier, realizing what he had done, fired off a quick [...] Full Story | Top |
| Wednesday in politics: Obama meets with business leaders and middle class Americans Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 03:35 AM PST President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner meet Wednesday with business leaders to discuss ways to avoid the "fiscal cliff" and keep the economy growing. The group includes Frank Blake of The Home Depot, Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs Group, Joe Echeverria of Deloitte, Muhtar Kent of Coca [...] Full Story | Top |
| RG3 on playing football in a political town, his dream pick-up game with Obama and more: The Yahoo News interview Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 02:15 AM PST The Berlin Wall had already fallen by the time Robert Griffin III was born. Today, the son of two Army sergeants has grown into one of the most hyped young football stars on the national scene. He roared through Baylor University with a political science degree in less than four years, winning the 2011 Heisman [...] Full Story | Top |
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