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Pair lifts off in lawn chair balloon flight

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 04:19 PM PDT

Iraqi adventurer Fareed Lafta, right, and Bend, Ore., gas station owner Kent Couch lift off Saturday from Couch's gas station in Bend, Ore., as they attempt to fly some 360 miles to Montana.An Oregon gas station owner and an Iraqi adventurer take flight in lawn chairs suspended from helium-filled balloons in an attempt to fly from Oregon to Montana.




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Joe Paterno's halo erased from Penn State mural

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 03:56 PM PDT

Muralist Michael Pilato altered his famous Penn State artwork, removing a halo painted over the head of former head football coach Joe Paterno.Muralist Michael Pilato altered his famous Penn State artwork, removing a halo painted over the head of former head football coach Joe Paterno.




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New sketch released of suspect in lesbian teen couple shooting

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:38 PM PDT

The survivor of a shooting that left her girlfriend dead has made The survivor of a shooting that left her girlfriend dead has made "exceptional progress" recovering and worked with the Texas Rangers to refine a sketch of the suspect, police said Saturday.




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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:38 PM PDT

UN investigates Syria massacre site

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:50 PM PDT

U.N. observers investigated the latest reported massacre in Syria, entering a village Saturday where activists say regime forces killed dozens of people the past week.

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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:50 PM PDT

Governors come out swinging over Medicaid

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, at podium, adresses the first full session of the National Governors Association meeting Friday in Williamsburg, Va.The Supreme Court decision allowing U.S. states to opt out of expanding Medicaid pits governor against governor at their annual meeting.




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Veteran space station crew to launch into orbit

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 08:25 AM PDT

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide (left) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams walk by the upper stage of their Soyuz booster rocket in the Integration Facility July 3, 2012 as they completed a suited "fit check."Three veteran space travelers from three different countries are gearing up to launch toward the International Space Station Saturday night to begin a months-long mission to the orbiting laboratory.




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Judge: Miss. abortion clinic may stay open

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:51 PM PDT

A federal judge upheld Mississippi's anti-abortion law Friday but said the state's only clinic can stay open and will not face any penalties as it tries to comply with the new mandate.

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Obama in pouring rain pours criticism on Romney

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers almost his entire stump speech Saturday to an enthusiastic audience that waited through a downpour to see him outside Richmond, Va.President Barack Obama delivers almost his entire stump speech Saturday to an enthusiastic audience that waited through a downpour to see him outside Richmond, Va.




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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Fugitive on US most-wanted list is captured

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:37 PM PDT

The U.S. Marshals Service announced the capture of Vincent Legrend Walters, one of the law enforcement agency's 15 most wanted fugitives, in the resort city of Cancun.The U.S. Marshals Service announced the capture of Vincent Legrend Walters, one of the law enforcement agency's 15 most wanted fugitives, in the resort city of Cancun.




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Yahoo says password vulnerability fixed

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 10:13 AM PDT

Yahoo says it has fixed the vulnerability that allowed 450,000 user email addresses and passwords to be stolen from its user-generated content service, Yahoo! Voices.Yahoo says it has fixed the vulnerability that allowed 450,000 user email addresses and passwords to be stolen from its user-generated content service, Yahoo! Voices.




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Solar storm bombarding Earth today

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:18 PM PDT

An X1.4 class flare erupted from the center of the sun, peaking on July 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM EDT. It erupted from Active Region 1520 which rotated into view on July 6.Space weather experts are keeping close watch for a solar storm expected to reach Earth Saturday, the fallout from a powerful solar flare earlier this week.




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Clinton holds first meeting with Egypt's Morsi amid political standoff

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 11:23 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Cairo Saturday for a series of high-level meetings, starting with newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, an Islamist who is locked in a showdown with the country's powerful military leadership.

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UN team investigates Syria village massacre

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 11:41 AM PDT

U.N. observers investigated the latest reported massacre in Syria, entering a village Saturday where activists say regime forces killed dozens of people the past week.

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Posted: 14 Jul 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Woman fleeing Colo. wildfire starts Idaho blaze

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT

A woman fleeing Colorado's devastating wildfire accidentally starts a massive blaze in Idaho, where flames consume all her possessions except her purse, NBC station KTVB of Boise reports.

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Kerry Kennedy charged with DUI in collision, denies impairment

Posted: 14 Jul 2012 08:25 AM PDT

  Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was arrested and charged with driving while impaired by drugs Friday morning after the car she was driving collided with a tractor-trailer on a freeway in the town of North Castle, N.Y.Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was arrested and charged with driving while impaired by drugs Friday morning after the car she was driving collided with a tractor-trailer on a freeway in the town of North Castle, N.Y.




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'Big Bang Theory' fan wins ride into space

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Massimino (right) poses for a photo with "The Big Bang Theory" actor Simon Helberg and another actor during a break from filming the season finale of CBS' Big Bang Theory."The Big Bang Theory," CBS's geek-flavored sitcom, gave away a high-flying prize — a free trip to space on a suborbital rocket plane  — at the Comic-Con festivities in San Diego.




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