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Book: Israeli spies behind Iran assassinations

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 02:09 PM PDT

A new book claims Israel's spy agency dispatched assassins into Iran, as part of a campaign to sabotage the country's disputed nuclear program.

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Zimmerman at 'safe house' in central Florida

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 01:39 PM PDT

The neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin is in a safe house that is being protected by his security team.

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More public schools splitting up boys, girls

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Officials at Middleton Heights Elementary didn't set out to confront gender stereotypes when they started splitting up the boys and girls.

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Medicaid official rules against Ind. abortion law

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Indiana's decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said.

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4.3 quake rattles far Northern California coast

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 09:59 AM PDT

No damage or injuries have been reported after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled a coastal area in far Northern California.

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Emilia could become hurricane; no threat to land

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Emilia could become a hurricane in the next day or so, but the storm is not expected to threaten land.

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AP PHOTOS: A look back at Wimbledon

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Roger Federer won his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 under a closed roof on Centre Court.

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He's not Pauly D (But don't tell them that!)

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 08:29 AM PDT

In Seaside Heights, the New Jersey beach community that gave the world MTV's "Jersey Shore, "GTL" no longer just stands for "gym, tan, laundry."

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Maine Sen. Collins' voting streak approaches 5,000

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Maine Sen. Susan Collins is nearing another milestone as she continues her unbroken streak of consecutive votes.

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Marketer who helped start Seventeen dies in NYC

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT

A pioneering marketing executive who helped start Seventeen magazine in 1944 has died at age 92.

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Miss. abortion case heard by GOP-appointed judge

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Although restricting abortion has long been a conservative goal in Mississippi, the Republican-appointed judge considering the constitutionality of the state's stringent new abortion law doesn't play politics in the courtroom, according to those who know him.

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Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 05:09 AM PDT

When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo IDs such as a driver's license or passport.

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Posted: 08 Jul 2012 05:09 AM PDT

Temperatures across US cool slightly but still hot

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:19 AM PDT

The heat that blanketed much of the U.S. began to ease up from unbearable to merely very hot Sunday as temperatures from the Midwest to the East Coast dropped from highs above 100 degrees down to the 90s.

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Congressman Barney Frank marries longtime partner

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:59 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

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5 unaccounted for after Mo. dock collapse are safe

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:39 PM PDT

Authorities say five people who were unaccounted for after a dock collapsed at a Missouri lake have been found safe.

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Smoky Mountain visitors recall violent storm

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:29 PM PDT

In a matter of minutes, a violent summer storm turned Ashley and Scott Hacker's idyllic trip to the Great Smoky Mountains into a terrifying scene.

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Congressman Barney Frank marries longtime partner

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:49 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

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Lucky baby golden eagle survives Utah wildfire

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:49 PM PDT

A baby golden eagle is recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility after officials say it miraculously survived a Utah wildfire last month.

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5 unaccounted for after Mo. dock collapse are safe

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 04:59 PM PDT

Authorities say five people unaccounted for after a dock collapsed at a Missouri lake have been found safely.

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