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Incredible storm photo that just won't die

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Social media and news sites have been abuzz over an amazing image supposedly showing Hurricane Isaac. The picture was actually taken by an amateur in Brunei, but that hasn't stopped people from using it to illustrate all kinds of weird things over the years.Social media and news sites have been abuzz over an amazing image supposedly showing Hurricane Isaac. The picture was actually taken by an amateur in Brunei, but that hasn't stopped people from using it to illustrate all kinds of weird things over the years.




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Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Wambach delivers win as Sundhage says farewell

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Abby Wambach had a happy homecoming, and U.S. women's coach Pia Sundhage started saying her farewells in what proved to be an eventful kickoff to the gold-medal winning team's victory tour.

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Paul Ryan says he misstated marathon claim

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says he didn't run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview.

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ICE official resigns amid sex misconduct claims

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:59 PM PDT

A senior Obama administration appointee resigned Saturday amid sexual misconduct allegations lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.

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Penn State's new start under O'Brien a loss to Ohio

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Penn State quarterback Matthew McGloin is sacked by Ohio's Corey Hasting.The new era at Penn State is off to a disappointing start. The Nittany Lions let an 11-point halftime lead slip away and Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton accounted for three second-half touchdowns to hand Bill O'Brien a 24-14 loss in his debut as Penn State head coach.




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Evacuations near New Orleans due to flood threat

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:05 PM PDT

St. Tammany Parish, a community north of New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain, ordered the mandatory evacuation of hundreds of residents, saying the failure of a lock along the Pearl River was "imminent."

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Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:05 PM PDT

'What's New Pussycat?' co-writer Hal David dies

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:24 PM PDT

Hal David, who along with partner Burt Bacharach penned dozens of top 40 hits for a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.Hal David, who along with partner Burt Bacharach penned dozens of top 40 hits for a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.




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Syrian rebels say they hit Assad's air power

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT

Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at President Bashar al-Assad's air power.Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at President Bashar al-Assad's air power.




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Romney tackles economics in fall campaign kickoff

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Mitt Romney kicks off the fall campaign Saturday by comparing President Barack Obama to the coach of a faltering team whose losing record means he must be replaced.Mitt Romney kicks off the fall campaign Saturday by comparing President Barack Obama to the coach of a faltering team whose losing record means he must be replaced.




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21 whales beach selves in Florida, at least two die

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:19 PM PDT

Volunteers try to save one of the 21 pilot whales that beached themselves on Saturday in Fort Pierce, Fla.Twenty-one short-finned pilot whales beached themselves along Florida's Atlantic coast on Saturday, prompting rescue efforts and questions about what drove the creatures out of the water.




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Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:19 PM PDT

NYT: When the price of shedding student debt is hopelessness

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT

Doug Wallace Jr., 33, at his father's home in Plain City, Ohio, with  his father, Doug, his younger sister, Megan, and his nephew Scott.  New York Times: Federal bankruptcy law requires those who wish to erase student debt to prove that repaying it will cause an "undue hardship," often having to convince a judge of the hopelessness to their financial lives.




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Sex assault of girl, 11, divides Texas town

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

This undated booking photo shows Eric McGowen, who vanished last Wednesday. He was the first defendant to face trial among a group of men and boys accused of repeatedly raping a young Texas girl.The divide that the sexual assault of a girl created in Cleveland, Texas, still lingers a year after the crime.




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Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Ale to the chief: White House reveals beer recipe

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Attention homebrewers, hipsters, and/or independent voters (they hope?): This beer is for you!

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'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' author crashes plane

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:59 PM PDT

This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Richard Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition after his small plane crashed in Washington state.




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Serena slams into 4th round of US Open

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT

Serena Williams celebrates winninga point against Ekaterina Makarova during the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday.Serena Williams reeled off the last eight games and reached the U.S. Open's fourth round with a 6-4, 6-0 victory Saturday over 42nd-ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, who upset the American at the Australian Open in January.




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Verdict in: Drew Peterson jury united on clothes

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT

The courtroom sketch shows jurors and Drew Peterson watching Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow give his opening statement on July 31 in Joliet, Ill.One expects coordinated outfits from cheerleaders, fast-food workers, military units — clowns even. It fosters unity of purpose, team spirit. But color-coordinated jurors? And at a murder trial, no less?




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