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| Colorado releases insurance exchange rates Friday, Aug 16, 2013 01:49 PM PDT Coloradans without health insurance found out Friday what it will cost them to comply with the insurance mandate taking effect next year. The Division of Insurance released rates Friday of plans that comply ... Full Story | Top |
| RNC votes to block CNN, NBC from hosting debates Friday, Aug 16, 2013 02:57 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee, responding to plans by two television networks to air programs about Hillary Rodham Clinton, approved a resolution Friday to block CNN and NBC from hosting GOP presidential primary debates. Full Story | Top |
| Cadillac shows off big two-door coupe concept car Friday, Aug 16, 2013 07:17 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Cadillac is showing off a low-lying two-door coupe that likely is the prototype for the brand's re-entry into the big, elegant and expensive luxury car market. Full Story | Top |
| Skepticism as NKorea shows home-grown smartphone Friday, Aug 16, 2013 06:47 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's announcement that it is mass producing a home-grown smartphone has been met with skepticism in the tech industry in South Korea and abroad. Full Story | Top |
| The real war horse: The life and legend of the Marine Corps’ four-legged staff sergeant Friday, Aug 16, 2013 04:16 AM PDT On the Radar In many ways, Staff Sgt. Reckless was no different from the Marines she served beside during the Korean War. She braved enemy fire on many occasions, enjoyed scrambled eggs and coffee for breakfast, and her favorite pastime was drinking beer with comrades. Except Reckless was a horse. Reckless has long been considered [...] Full Story | Top |
| Republicans may boycott CNN, NBC presidential debates Friday, Aug 16, 2013 03:09 PM PDT  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican party resolved on Friday to boycott any 2016 presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC if the networks go ahead with plans to make special programs on Hillary Clinton, who is widely expected to seek the Democratic nomination. Delegates to a meeting of the Republican National Committee voted for a resolution that included the boycott and said the programs would be "little more than extended commercials promoting former Secretary Clinton. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sharapova confirms split with Connors after one match Friday, Aug 16, 2013 09:43 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova has confirmed she has severed ties with coach Jimmy Connors after one match together. The Russian world number three said in a statement emailed to Tennis.com that the pairing had not been "the right fit for this time in my career". Sharapova had originally hoped her partnership with the fiery eight-times grand slam champion would produce the same type of success Andy Murray has enjoyed since recruiting Ivan Lendl, another former playing great, as his coach. ... Full Story | Top |
| Source of Boy's Mysterious Lead Poisoning Was in an Unlikely Place Friday, Aug 16, 2013 05:19 AM PDT  An 8-year-old boy in Australia had high levels of lead, a toxic metal, in his blood for more than two years for unexplained reasons, until doctors found lead pellets in his body, trapped in an unlikely place, according to a new report of his case. Full Story | Top |
| Oprah Dishes On Smoking Pot & 'The Lady Pond' Friday, Aug 16, 2013 11:14 AM PDT  Oprah Winfrey appeared on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" and the TV icon got very candid on a slew of topics. Full Story | Top |
| Some married couples on Broadway Friday, Aug 16, 2013 08:03 AM PDT  Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise are hardly the only married acting couple with Broadway credits. Some others: Full Story | Top |
| Are conservatives getting tired of Sean Hannity? Friday, Aug 16, 2013 04:46 AM PDT  The conservative star could lose both his prime-time Fox News slot and his radio show Full Story | Top |
| 'Stand Your Ground' protesters end sit-in at Florida state Capitol Friday, Aug 16, 2013 07:48 AM PDT  By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Claiming victory despite their failure to force a special legislative session on Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law, youthful protesters ended a 31-day occupation of the state Capitol's ground floor on Thursday. They vowed to take their demands to college campuses and state lawmakers' campaign rallies in a long-term push for social change. "I say to the young people here, you're ending a protest because you started a movement," Julian Bond, former chairman of the NAACP, said at a news conference in the Capitol rotunda. ... Full Story | Top |
| Justice seeking to block Bernanke testimony Friday, Aug 16, 2013 02:24 PM PDT The government is trying to block questioning of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a lawsuit by the former head of American International Group Inc. The Justice Department told a federal appeals ... Full Story | Top |
| This Smart Pen Spell Checks As You Write Friday, Aug 16, 2013 10:41 AM PDT If you think the pen has stopped evolving then you haven't heard about Lernstift, a pen that spell checks your words as you write. German for "learning pen," Lernstift has a built-in motion sensor that transfers data via Wi-Fi to a handwriting recognition engine that immediately recognizes misspellings and poor calligraphy. The pen vibrates when [...] Full Story | Top |
| Muslim Brotherhood calls rallies across Egypt after day of bloodshed Friday, Aug 16, 2013 03:02 PM PDT By Crispian Balmer and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood defiantly called for a week of protests across Egypt starting on Saturday, a day after more than 100 people died in clashes between Islamists and the security forces that pushed the country ever closer to anarchy. Undeterred by the bloodshed in which about 700 have been killed since Wednesday, the Brotherhood urged its supporters back onto the streets to denounce the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and a crackdown on his followers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Q&A about kidnapping of California girl Friday, Aug 16, 2013 02:56 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — James Lee DiMaggio killed his close friend and her 8-year-old son on Aug. 4 at his rural house east of San Diego and fled with her 16-year-old daughter, authorities say. Full Story | Top |
| Abortion coverage for Congress under health law? Friday, Aug 16, 2013 02:45 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The politics of the abortion debate are always tricky for lawmakers. They may soon get personal. Full Story | Top |
| 6 tips to weigh the best resale home improvements Friday, Aug 16, 2013 06:19 AM PDT  Homeowners are opening their wallets. A rebound in the housing market has made them more willing to invest in renovations that could boost the value of their homes even more in a rising market. Spending ... Full Story | Top |
| CIA acknowledges Area 51 _ but not UFOs or aliens Friday, Aug 16, 2013 04:36 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFO buffs and believers in alien encounters are celebrating the CIA's clearest acknowledgement yet of the existence of Area 51, the top-secret Cold War test site that has been the subject of elaborate conspiracy theories for decades. Full Story | Top |
| Obesity very high in 13 states; many in the South Friday, Aug 16, 2013 06:24 AM PDT  Adult obesity still isn't budging, the latest government survey shows. The national telephone survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity last year. Overall, the proportion of U.S. adults deemed ... Full Story | Top |
| Rancic on being a power couple with E! News wife Friday, Aug 16, 2013 07:08 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Rancic embraces the notion of being part of a power couple with wife Giuliana. Both together and separately they have pretty busy careers, made exponentially more intense with the arrival of their son, Edward Duke, last year. Full Story | Top |
| Harry Reid is the master of the Washington insult Friday, Aug 16, 2013 07:40 AM PDT  No one is safe from this "golden-tongued devil." Full Story | Top |
| Islamists take to Egypt streets in defiant protest Friday, Aug 16, 2013 06:01 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. Full Story | Top |
| New rule bans Ga. toll booth charity Friday, Aug 16, 2013 03:52 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — No more paying it forward for the driver behind you at the Georgia 400 toll plaza. Full Story | Top |
| How ObamaCare could cost Republicans the House in 2014 Friday, Aug 16, 2013 12:35 AM PDT  GOP proposals to defund the law by holding crucial votes hostage could wind up backfiring in a big way Full Story | Top |
| California teen welcomed home after kidnapping Friday, Aug 16, 2013 01:17 PM PDT  LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl got a warm welcome home reception five days after FBI agents killed a longtime family friend suspected of torturing and killing her mother and brother and escaping with her to the Idaho wilderness. Full Story | Top |
| Obama says he's having a 'great time' on vacation Friday, Aug 16, 2013 03:50 PM PDT  WEST TISBURY, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's having a "great time as always" on vacation on Martha's Vineyard. Full Story | Top |
| Iraq seeks help from US amid growing violence Friday, Aug 16, 2013 03:10 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgence of violence and a renewed threat from al-Qaida have recently revived flagging U.S. interest in Iraq, officials said Friday as Baghdad asked for new help to fight extremists less than two years after it forced American troops to withdraw. Full Story | Top |
| 4 Michigan groups get $2.5M to sign up uninsured Friday, Aug 16, 2013 06:42 AM PDT Four Michigan organizations will get $2.5 million from the federal government to help people sign up for insurance under the new health care law. Grants announced Thursday by the Obama administration will ... Full Story | Top |
| Report: NSA spying broke privacy rules many times Friday, Aug 16, 2013 08:53 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008. Full Story | Top |
| Whatever Happened to the Chevy Volt? Just Look at These Numbers Friday, Aug 16, 2013 06:30 AM PDT "The Chevy Volt is a dolt." Full Story | Top |
| W.Va. county reeling as judge, official indicted Friday, Aug 16, 2013 10:02 AM PDT  WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Even in southern West Virginia, where corruption is as much as a part of life as coal, people are shocked by allegations that a judge commandeered the legal system in a years-long attempt to frame a romantic rival for crimes he didn't commit. Full Story | Top |
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