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First 3 senators named to debt committee

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:36:37 +0000

Majority Leader Harry Reid says he'll tap Sens. Patty Murray, Max Baucus and John Kerry for committee seeking $1.2 trillion in savings

Children of Somalia's famine flood hospital

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:36:31 +0000

Scott Pelley reports from Somalia, where the U.N. estimates more than 3.5 million are in danger of starvation How to help

Singer Gavin DeGraw assaulted

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:11:23 +0000

Singer Gavin DeGraw canceled his next two shows while he recovers from an attack Sunday night that left him with a concussion, broken nose, black eyes and cuts and bruises, his representative said Tuesday.

Facebook rolls out standalone mobile-chat app

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:04:20 +0000

Facebook breaks out chat from its mobile application into a new app that helps users talk to one another on the go.

Nyad Puts Early End to Cuba-to-Florida Swim

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:49:56 +0000

The marathon swimmer spent 29 hours in the water, battling asthma, shoulder pain and ocean swells.

Facebook, Law Enforcement Team Up to Remove Inmate Profiles - ABC News

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:48:37 +0000

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Facebook, Law Enforcement Team Up to Remove Inmate Profiles
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Inmates use computers to access the internet in this 2009 file photo. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images) Facebook said it would work with law enforcement agencies across the country to delete accounts that belong to prison inmates to ...
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Mexico-Bound Immigrants Face Scrutiny at the Border

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:32:27 +0000

NOGALES, Ariz. — An American immigration agent bounded up the steps of a bus about to cross the United States- Mexico border recently and demanded to see the papers of all those aboard. “Papers!” he shouted, eyeing passengers warily as he walked up and down the aisle. Such checks are not surprising given all the attention focused

CNN: Solar explosions could impact earth [the sun released an X6.9 flare today, the largest in the current solar cycle].

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Flash Mobs Increasingly Violent?

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:54:12 +0000

Surveillance video appears to capture a group of teens attacking a man who walking down the street. Philadelphia's police force is among those scrambling to figure out ways to deal with so-called flash mobs. (Aug. 9)

Raw Video: After Riots, London Mayor Heckled

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:53:16 +0000

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is heckled by onlookers as he speaks with members of the press while touring damage caused by ongoing riots. (August 9)

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs gets life in prison

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:00:31 +0000

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two underage followers he took as brides in what ...

London paralyzed by fear, shock as businesses smolder

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:00:20 +0000

Even with assurances of an overwhelming police presence, many Londoners remain fearful after three days of rioting.

Polygamist Leader Gets Life in Prison for Assaults - ABC News

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:14:17 +0000

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Polygamist Leader Gets Life in Prison for Assaults
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Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two underage followers he took as brides in what his church deemed "spiritual marriages." The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus ...
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Global map of Standard & Poor's credit rating for each country.

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:55:22 +0000

Popular menopause treatment seen as ineffective

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:40:39 +0000

Menopausal women taking soy isoflavone tablets saw no reduction in bone loss, hot flashes, other symptoms, study showed

NOW joins chorus slamming Bachmann photo

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:40:21 +0000

Newsweek has been criticized for using an unflattering cover photo of Michele Bachmann; the GOP candidate dismisses the issue

Nutter Sets 9 PM Weekend Curfew For Minors In Center City, University City

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:47:51 +0000

Pictures of the London riots

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:47:33 +0000

Simulation shows it`s possible to tow an iceberg to drought areas

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:11:42 +0000

(PhysOrg.com) -- Way back in the 70’s Georges Mougin, then an engineering graduate, had a big idea. He suggested that icebergs floating around in the North Atlantic could be tethered and dragged south to places that were experiencing a severe drought, such as the Sahel of West Africa. Mougin received some backing funds from a Saudi prince but most “experts” at the time scoffed at his idea and the whole scheme was eventually shelved.

Economic uncertainty feels like normal now

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:05:09 +0000

After nearly four years of unrelenting and largely negative economic news, it’s no surprise Americans are feeling beaten down. The debt debacle is just the latest worry.

Weak economy means more unhappy ex-workers

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:05:03 +0000

Life Inc.: Nearly eight in 10 employees who left their job this year would not recommend their former employer, a steep increase from just a few years ago.

First Google Ice Cream Sandwich devices may launch in October

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:02:08 +0000

We’ve received some information from a source with knowledge of Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich plans, and it’s looking like the first Ice Cream Sandwich devices could start hitting the ground in as early as October. We have been told that Google is looking to push up the release of Ice Cream Sandwich devices as Apple’s iPhone 5 is expected in September or October, and the Mountain View-based company doesn’t want potential customers coming out of contracts (especially original DROID owners) and “drooling over the iPhone 5.”

UK's Cameron Warns Rioters to Face Consequences

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:58:18 +0000

After a 3rd night of rioting in London, which spread to other cities, UK PM Cameron returned home from vacation to pledge more police presence and more arrests to bring streets back under control. He also called an emergency parliament session. (Aug. 9)