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• SEAL who wrote book on bin Laden raid revealed
• Bill Clinton to take Obama message to battleground states
• Florida gov.: No plans to cancel GOP convention
• Dazzling map shows more than 150 years of hurricanes
• Study: U.S. trade gap with China cost 2.7M jobs
• Flesh-eating disease survivor goes home
• Romney resets economic message with energy jobs pledge
• Photo: Stunning drawing of Russian girl not a photograph
• Lance Armstrong faces big decision in doping case
• Woman who fought flesh-eating illness goes home
• New face paint could protect soldiers from bomb blasts
• Woman found ‘sleep-swimming’ treated for hypothermia
• Parties' challenge: Make conventions exciting TV
• Trail of ink: Tracking rare tattoo-related infection
• Fearing royal rage, UK tabloids don’t publish Prince Harry pics
• General: Ramadan factor in Afghan insider attacks
• FDA names Ind. farm tied to salmonella in melons
• D-list actor allegedly threatens Harvey Weinstein's family
• Feds bust drug ring run from Indiana prisons
• Man locks self in plane cockpit in Baton Rouge
• Ingredients for black holes detected in Milky Way's core
• Obama holds lead in Ohio, but slips elsewhere, poll shows
• Egypt court remands newspaper editor in custody
• Jordan pulls 3 squad members out of Paralympics
• Hawaii woman just misses record half-ton marlin catch

SEAL who wrote book on bin Laden raid revealed Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT The Navy SEAL who used a pseudonym to write an upcoming book on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden has been revealed. Penguin Books--which is publishing "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden" on Sept. 11 on its Dutton imprint--said the author used the pen name Mark [...]

Bill Clinton to take Obama message to battleground states Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT Do you look back fondly on Bill Clinton's time in office as an era of prosperity? President Obama's re-election campaign hopes you do—because it will be unleashing the gifted politician, sometimes known as "the Big Dog," in battleground states.

Florida gov.: No plans to cancel GOP convention Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT Tropical Storm Isaac on Track to Land West of Tampa During the Convention

Dazzling map shows more than 150 years of hurricanes Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT A new map done up in glowing colors reveals the swirling paths hurricanes and tropical storms have tread across our planet since 1851.

Study: U.S. trade gap with China cost 2.7M jobs Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:54 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The huge U.S. trade deficit with China, fueled by Beijing's actions to depress the value of its currency, displaced or eliminated more than 2.7 million American jobs between 2001 and 2011, the labor-friendly Economic Policy Institute said on Thursday in its latest look at the issue. The institute estimated that nearly 77 percent, or more than 2.1 million, of the lost jobs were in manufacturing. ...

Flesh-eating disease survivor goes home Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old who lost both hands, her left leg and her right foot when she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria in April, slept in her own bed last night for the first time in months.

Romney resets economic message with energy jobs pledge Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT Seeking to reset his economic message, Republican Mitt Romney pledged Thursday to create 3 million jobs and more than $1 trillion in revenue by ramping up offshore oil drilling and giving states more control over energy production on federal land.

Photo: Stunning drawing of Russian girl not a photograph Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT 29-year-old attorney Samuel Silva has shocked and delighted countless viewers online this week when he uploaded a stunning painting that many mistook for a photograph. As Colossal notes, the artwork, which was created using only Bic ballpoint pens, is based on this photograph by Russian photographer Kristina Tararina. Silva, who describes his incredible artwork is [...]

Lance Armstrong faces big decision in doping case Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong faced a deadline Thursday to formally challenge sweeping doping allegations from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency or accept sanctions that could include a lifetime ban from the sport and potentially strip him of his titles.

Woman who fought flesh-eating illness goes home Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:15 AM PDT A 24-year-old Georgia woman who survived a rare, flesh-eating disease is back home after more than three months in the hospital and a rehabilitation clinic.

New face paint could protect soldiers from bomb blasts Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:59 AM PDT Makeup is usually more cosmetic than functional, but that was before the U.S. Department of Defense, in partnership with the University of Southern Mississippi, got into the business. Now, after extensive research, scientists have created a special kind of face paint … Continue reading →

Woman found ‘sleep-swimming’ treated for hypothermia Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:43 AM PDT An Idaho woman was treated for hypothermia earlier this week after she was found "sleep swimming" in the middle of the night in a river. According to the Cassia County Sheriff's report, the unidentified 31-year-old woman--who has an apparent history of sleep-walking--left her home in Burley, Idaho, barefoot and in her pajamas early Tuesday. Her [...]

Parties' challenge: Make conventions exciting TV Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:11 AM PDT Patriotic music? Check. Balloon drop? Check. Sign-waving delegates? Check. Viewer interest in this summer's Republican and Democratic national conventions? Still unclear.

Trail of ink: Tracking rare tattoo-related infection Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:55 AM PDT The reddish-purple rash, seemingly woven into the tattoo on a 20-year-old New Yorker's forearm, was strange enough to have doctors scratching their heads.

Fearing royal rage, UK tabloids don’t publish Prince Harry pics Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:38 AM PDT Like the rest of the world's media, British tabloids covered the story behind the nude photos of Prince Harry partying in a Las Vegas hotel room. But a day after receiving a warning from Buckingham Palace, the U.K.'s usually unflinching newspapers decided not to publish them. On Wednesday, hours after TMZ posted the naked photos [...]

General: Ramadan factor in Afghan insider attacks Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT The rising number of attacks on U.S. troops by Afghan police and soldiers may be due in part to the stress on Afghan forces from fasting during the just-concluded Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Thursday.

FDA names Ind. farm tied to salmonella in melons Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:49 AM PDT A farmer whose cantaloupes have been linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak says he voluntarily ceased production and has had no other problems at his southern Indiana farm since it began operating in 1982.

D-list actor allegedly threatens Harvey Weinstein's family Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:44 AM PDT An aspiring actor allegedly made death threats against producer Harvey Weinstein's family.

Feds bust drug ring run from Indiana prisons Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:28 AM PDT Federal authorities have charged 40 people -- including two inmates and a corrections officer -- for running a drug ring through three Indiana prisons.

Man locks self in plane cockpit in Baton Rouge Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:22 AM PDT A passenger officials described as "distraught" when he shoved past crewmembers Wednesday and locked himself in a cockpit surrendered to authorities.

Ingredients for black holes detected in Milky Way's core Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:06 AM PDT Scientists investigated our galaxy's central molecular zone, which contains the most massive, densest, and most turbulent molecular clouds in the Milky Way.

Obama holds lead in Ohio, but slips elsewhere, poll shows Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:17 AM PDT President Barack Obama is holding on to his lead in Ohio, but he now faces tighter races in Florida and Wisconsin, a poll shows.

Egypt court remands newspaper editor in custody Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT An Egyptian court remanded editor Islam Afifi in custody on Thursday as he went on trial on charges of spreading false news and inciting disorder in a case that has sparked US concern.

Jordan pulls 3 squad members out of Paralympics Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:44 AM PDT Jordan pulled three squad members accused of sexual assault in Northern Ireland out of the 2012 London Paralympics on Thursday.

Hawaii woman just misses record half-ton marlin catch Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:55 AM PDT A 5-foot-9-inch woman tournament fishing in Hawaii waters fought a 12-foot marlin more than four hours before getting it on her team's boat and weighing it at more than a half-ton — a would-be world record.

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