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Roddick says he'll retire after US Open

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT

"I just feel like it's time. I don't know that I'm healthy enough or committed enough to go another year," Andy Roddick said Thursday. "I've always wanted to, in a perfect world, finish at this event." 2003 U.S. Open champion and former No. 1-ranked player Andy Roddick surprisingly announced his plans to retire at a news conference at Flushing Meadows on Thursday, his 30th birthday.




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Estes: Saban might end up being better than Bear

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Nick Saban is already larger than life in Alabama. The Crimson Tide coach's popularity could grow even more if he can lead the defending champions to their third national title in four years this season, something that's happened only once in college football since 1950.Estes: With 'Bama a title threat again, it's no longer heresy for Tide devotees to consider the possibility.




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Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Hamilton says Armstrong gave him PED

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT

Tyler Hamilton, right, says teammate Lance Armstrong gave him performance-enhancing drugs.Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster at his house before the 1999 Tour de France and the two teammates compared notes on using performance-enhancing drugs as far back as 1998.




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Rescuers help cattle stuck in Hurricane Isaac's flood waters

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Cattle are left stranded and vulnerable to rising floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.Cattle are left stranded and vulnerable to rising floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.




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Nominees' acceptance speeches —fine, forgettable, or defiant

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT

For a candidate seeking to unseat an incumbent commander in chief, there are few opportunities more important than that first nationally televised speech as a presidential nominee.

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Report: Yosemite was warned about rodents and deadly hantavirus

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

The National Park Service was warned in 2010 that efforts should be stepped up to inspect for rodents in Yosemite and prevent them from entering areas where people sleep, according to a report obtained Thursday.

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Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Girl, 10, charged with manslaughter in baby's death

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT

A 10-year-old girl is accused of causing the death of an infant from Clinton, Maine, who she was babysitting, WLBZ television reported, citing state police. A 10-year-old girl is accused of causing the death of an infant from Clinton, Maine, who she was babysitting, WLBZ television reported, citing state police.




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Engineer will code for ride in Aston Martin

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT

A talented software engineer will happily spend an afternoon working on your iPhone or iPad app idea for free. You just need to have access to an Aston Martin and take the young man and his father for a ride.A talented software engineer will happily spend an afternoon working on your iPhone or iPad app idea for free. You just need to have access to an Aston Martin and take the young man and his father for a ride.




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Meatball-eating bear gets Twitter following, permanent home

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

A bear that kept coming back to the Los Angeles neighborhoods where he became a familiar sight in recent months, and was renowned for having gone into a resident's garage fridge, opening up a bag of meatballs from Costco and eating them, has a Twitter following of more than 28,000 and is headed to a permanent home — sans meatballs.A bear that kept coming back to the Los Angeles neighborhoods where he became a familiar sight in recent months, and was renowned for having gone into a resident's garage fridge, opening up a bag of meatballs from Costco and eating them, has a Twitter following of more than 28,000 and is headed to a permanent home — sans meatballs.




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Huguely gets 23 years in death of Yeardley Love

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:02 PM PDT

George W. Huguely V, a former University of Virginia lacrosse player, gets a 23-year sentence in the alcohol-fueled beating death of ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love. George W. Huguely V, a former University of Virginia lacrosse player, gets a 23-year sentence in the alcohol-fueled beating death of ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love.




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Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:02 PM PDT

Storm psychology: Why do some people stay behind?

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:49 AM PDT

  It's the question so many of us have while watching news coverage of a hurricane or tropical storm like Isaac: Who are these people who don't leave home even as an angry storm is advancing – and what are they thinking?!It's the question so many of us have while watching news coverage of a hurricane or tropical storm like Isaac: Who are these people who don't leave home even as an angry storm is advancing – and what are they thinking?!




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Romney's RNC speech: A chance to reshape campaign arc

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT

Mitt Romney will deliver the biggest speech of his political career on Thursday, when he faces an opportunity to reshape the arc of the presidential campaign on the final night of the Republican National Convention.Mitt Romney will deliver the biggest speech of his political career on Thursday, when he faces an opportunity to reshape the arc of the presidential campaign on the final night of the Republican National Convention.




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Clint Eastwood confirmed as RNC surprise guest

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Actor and director Clint Eastwood has been confirmed as the surprise guest at the Republican National Convention.

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GOP rabbi calls Adelsons "heroes to our community" after getting $500,000 for super PAC

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who is now running for Congress, boasted that Adelson and his wife had recently given $500,000 to "my super PAC" and that they were "heroes of our community."

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Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

SEAL: Bin Laden book is not a political statement

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A Navy SEAL who took part in the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound and witnessed the killing of the 9/11 mastermind says a book he wrote about the mission is not a political statement.

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Federal court rejects Texas voter ID law

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Federal judges block a Texas law requiring voters to present photo IDs before being allowed to cast ballots in November, saying it would place an unfair burden on minorities and the poor.Federal judges block a Texas law requiring voters to present photo IDs before being allowed to cast ballots in November, saying it would place an unfair burden on minorities and the poor.




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