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Congressman: 'Legitimate rape' doesn't cause pregnancy
How your phone's screen shatters
Wynonna cancels concerts after hubby's crash
Like NASA rover, family switches over to Mars time
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Deutsche Bank probed over ties to Iran, Sudan
Libya arrests Gadhafi loyalists over Tripoli bombings
Curiosity shoots Martian rock with laser
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As school bells ring, retailers listen for sleigh bells
American Airlines flight attendants OK contract
Ramadan comes to end for world's Muslims
Hate Mondays? Seems the stock market does too
Madonna to Russia: 'Let Pussy Riot go free'
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Driver tracking by insurers sparks privacy debate
Stocks' slow-motion rally could continue this week
Obama, Romney teams trade blame for negative bent
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Idaho town emptied as wildfire nears

Congressman: 'Legitimate rape' doesn't cause pregnancy

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:24 PM PDT

Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin, currently a Congressman, was in hot water Sunday after saying that "legitimate rape" rarely results in pregnancy.

How your phone's screen shatters

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT

You'll know when it's over. Upon impact, a small amount of elastic energy is converted into acoustic energy — that resounding indication of breaking glass. But the majority of the elastic energy stored in the glass will be converted into two — or more — surface energies. A crack. You've just smashed your phone's screen.

Wynonna cancels concerts after hubby's crash

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Wynonna Judd has postponed her scheduled concerts in Canada next week due to a serious motorcycle accident involving her husband, Michael Scott "Cactus" Moser.

Like NASA rover, family switches over to Mars time

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT

One California family of five is learning what it's like to live on "Mars time" this summer.

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Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Deutsche Bank probed over ties to Iran, Sudan

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

U.S. prosecutors are investigating Deutsche Bank and several other global banks over business linked to Iran, Sudan and other nations currently under international sanctions, a report says.

Libya arrests Gadhafi loyalists over Tripoli bombings

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Libya says it arrested 32 supporters of Moammar Gadhafi in connection with bombings that killed two people in the capital earlier Sunday.

Curiosity shoots Martian rock with laser

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:21 PM PDT

NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.

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Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:21 PM PDT

As school bells ring, retailers listen for sleigh bells

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:39 PM PDT

Retailers expect another solid showing this holiday season, as summertime surveys and shipments show that companies are placing big orders even as some remain cautious.

American Airlines flight attendants OK contract

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Flight attendants at American Airlines on Sunday accepted the company's last and final contract offer, a decision that will help the bankrupt carrier in its bid to cut labor costs.

Ramadan comes to end for world's Muslims

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Hate Mondays? Seems the stock market does too

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT

It's not just in your head. Mondays really are the worst. Monday is the only day the stock market is more likely to fall than to rise. The Dow has been down 10 of the past 11 Mondays.

Madonna to Russia: 'Let Pussy Riot go free'

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Madonna, who had already voiced her support for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, on Saturday joined a chorus of celebrities in slamming a jail sentence handed down in Moscow to three women from the group over a protest against President Vladimir Putin.

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Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Driver tracking by insurers sparks privacy debate

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

California is turning into a battleground for technology that allows auto insurers to track their customers' driving behavior and offer them lower premiums, but that privacy advocates reject as an excessive intrusion with serious consequences.