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• Family shocked while swimming; 2 dead
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• Theorist Peter Higgs lives to see his boson
• Vanishing dust belt around star baffles scientists
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• Police: Human head belongs to victim of porn actor
• Rain cools Colo. fires; other blazes grow
• Romney: Health care mandate is a tax
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• Twitter helps find dog that took train to Dublin
• EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treaty
• Apple to offer smaller, cheaper iPad this fall: report
• Syria pummels rebels as battered city collects bodies
• Hot dog! America celebrates the Fourth of July
• Syrian groups come to blows while seeking peace
• Chestnut wins 6th straight hot dog title
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• From wildfire disaster to Fourth of July extravaganza
• Incredible journey: Sub-zero pilgrimage to holy cave
• Police: Five killed in German hostage standoff

Family shocked while swimming; 2 dead Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:48 PM PDT Two people died and several others were injured Wednesday after they were shocked while swimming in a lake in east Tennessee, local media reported.

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Theorist Peter Higgs lives to see his boson Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:17 PM PDT Peter Higgs was no good in the lab, but he never doubted that one day his theory of a powerful subatomic particle that bears his name would be proven right in practice. His surprise was that he lived to see that day.

Vanishing dust belt around star baffles scientists Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:36 AM PDT A dusty disk around a distant star has faded surprisingly fast, leaving scientists few clues to how it disappeared.

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Police: Human head belongs to victim of porn actor Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:39 PM PDT The human head discovered in a Montreal park during the weekend belongs to Chinese student Jun Lin, allegedly dismembered by porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta, police said on Wednesday.

Rain cools Colo. fires; other blazes grow Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:25 PM PDT Rains cooled Colorado wildfires Wednesday, but more than a dozen wildfires elsewhere in the West continued chewing through bone-dry pine and brush as firefighters working through the holiday kept a nervous eye for fireworks and other hazards.

Romney: Health care mandate is a tax Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT Mitt Romney contradicted a top aide to his campaign and aligned himself instead with the Republican establishment in labeling the health care mandate a tax, not a penalty, as Democrats have contended.

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Twitter helps find dog that took train to Dublin Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT When Patch hopped aboard the train to Dublin, it took the power of Twitter to reunite the dog with his owner.

EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treaty Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:55 PM PDT The European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement Wednesday after concern that it would limit Internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe.

Apple to offer smaller, cheaper iPad this fall: report Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT According to two independent reports, component makers in Asia are preparing for mass production in September of a tablet computer with a smaller screen than the iPad with high-resolution "Retina" display.

Syria pummels rebels as battered city collects bodies Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT Syrian artillery pounded a northwestern town on Wednesday and areas near the ghost city of Douma, where residents recovered mutilated corpses after a rampage by militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.

Hot dog! America celebrates the Fourth of July Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth of July holiday, some even celebrating as the nation's founders did -- without electricity.

Syrian groups come to blows while seeking peace Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT Syrian government forces are killing demonstrators at the rate of 50 to as many as a 150 a day, but Syrian opposition leaders in exile and in Syria still cannot unite around the common goal of how to topple a brutal dictator.

Chestnut wins 6th straight hot dog title Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest. The San Jose, Calif., man known as "Jaws" scarfed down 68 hot dogs and buns to win Wednesday in Brooklyn. He takes home $10,000 and a mustard-yellow champion's belt.

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From wildfire disaster to Fourth of July extravaganza Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:56 AM PDT The Waldo Canyon fire has been the most destructive in Colorado history, but it has galvanized the community here in ways that are unprecedented too. Some unlikely partners pulled together an extravaganza to celebrate the Independence Day, and raise money to get victims back on their feet.

Incredible journey: Sub-zero pilgrimage to holy cave Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:05 AM PDT Hindu devotees brave sub-zero temperatures to hike over glaciers and high altitude mountain passes to reach the sacred Amarnath cave.

Police: Five killed in German hostage standoff Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:05 AM PDT Five people were shot dead after a gunman facing eviction seized hostages in an apartment in the southern German city of Karlsruhe on Wednesday, police said.

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