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Lance Armstrong Ends Fight Against Doping Charges

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT

Lance Armstrong said he would not fight the charges brought by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which almost certainly means he will lose his seven Tour de France titles and all awards and money he won since August 1998.

News Analysis: Romney Would Give Reins to States on Drilling on Federal Lands

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:22 PM PDT

Mitt Romney is proposing to end a century of federal control over oil and gas drilling and coal mining on government lands to court western voters and supporters from the energy industry.

Made in Bangladesh: As Bangladesh Becomes Export Powerhouse, Labor Strife Erupts

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:30 PM PDT

As Bangladesh garment workers have seen their meager earnings eroded by double-digit inflation, protests and violent clashes with the police have become increasingly common.

Midwest Water Wells Drying Up in Drought

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:07 PM PDT

For many residents who live outside of municipal water districts, it has become a struggle to simply wash dishes, fill a coffee urn or flush a toilet.

Venus and Serena Against the World

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:57 PM PDT

15 years after the sisters' first U.S. Open, theirs is still the most interesting story in sports.

General Notes Taliban Coercion in Some Attacks on Troops

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT

"Afghanistan is a hornet's nest and it's unclear how the various insurgent groups interact," writes j. von hettlingen in Switzerland.

China Besieged by Glut of Unsold Goods

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT

"China's economy will soon be plateauing, and this will lead to social strains and more pressure on the country's political leadership," writes Sanjay in Toronto.

Media Decoder Blog: Author of Book on Bin Laden Raid Is Identified

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT

The anonymous Navy SEAL member who wrote the book remained anonymous for less than 24 hours.

Indo-European Languages Originated in Anatolia, Biologists Say

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:26 PM PDT

Evolutionary biologists say the first speakers of what would become the Indo-European languages were probably farmers in what is now Turkey — a conclusion that differs by hundreds of miles and thousands of years from a longstanding linguistic theory.

The Caucus: Romney Unveils Plan for Energy Independence

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:33 PM PDT

"This is not some pie-in-the-sky kind of thing," Mitt Romney said of his plan to make North America energy independent by 2020. "This is a real, achievable objective."

Sergio Garcia Still Searching for First Major Title

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT

A decade after challenging Tiger Woods in the United States Open, Sergio García remains in search of that elusive first major title while Rory McIlroy this month won his second major.

Rugby: Rugby Takes a Deeper Look at Concussions

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

The ruling body of the sport is, for the first-time, conducting an in-depth study of the long-term effects of blows to the head.

Economix Blog: Big Income Losses for Those Near Retirement

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:25 PM PDT

The typical American between the ages of 55 and 64 has a household income almost 10 percent less than it was when the recovery began three years ago.

China Forces Myanmar’s Ethnic Refugees to Go Home

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:05 PM PDT

Officials in southwest China are pushing ethnic refugees from neighboring Myanmar back into Kachin State, where a renewed civil war has forced 7,000 to 10,000 people to flee to China, according to Human Rights Watch.

The Caucus: Akin Is In, and if He Wanted Out, It Would Be Hard

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

In Missouri, changing nominees in the middle of a campaign is complicated.

Facebook’s Challenge: Making Money in Mobile World

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:04 PM PDT

The company is trying to find ways to show lucrative ads to mobile users without cluttering up their hand-held screens and driving them away in frustration.

China’s Economy Besieged by Buildup of Unsold Goods

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:21 PM PDT

The severity of the country's inventory surplus has been masked by the blocking or adjusting of economic data by the government.

U.S. Commander Notes Taliban Coercion in Some Attacks on Troops

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Gen. John R. Allen, the senior commander in Afghanistan, said that up to one-quarter of the attacks by Afghan security forces on Americans could be caused by Taliban infiltration or coercion.

Botched Restoration of Ecce Homo Fresco Shocks Spain

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:21 PM PDT

A century-old fresco depicting Jesus crowned with thorns has been disfigured after an elderly parishioner took it upon herself to restore the artwork, damaged by moisture.

ArtsBeat: At Edinburgh Fringe, Topical Playwriting Is Seriously Up to the Minute

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Theater Uncut introduces short plays that can be performed worldwide for free.