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• World's oldest person, Besse Cooper, turns 116
• Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention
• Apple seeks to stop U.S. sales of eight Samsung products
• Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct in Afghanistan
• Do our genes determine how we vote in elections?
• Student shot at Maryland high school; suspect held
• Student in Baltimore Suburb Shot on First Day of School
• Why conventions are now about personalities, not policy
• U.S. troops face punishment over Koran burning, urination video
• Suspect in Maryland school shooting in custody
• British police call off search for supposed lion
• Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' hits evolution deniers
• 'One small step for (a) man': Was Neil Armstrong misquoted?
• Did the stimulus actually save the economy?
• Killed for dancing: 17 Afghans beheaded in attack on party
• Hurricane warnings issued for Gulf Coast on Katrina anniversary
• Strong magnitude-7.4 earthquake hits off El Salvador coast
• 7.3 quake hits off El Salvador, no damage reported
• NATO says Afghan ally fires on coalition, kills 2
• Quake of 7.4 magnitude hits off El Salvador coast: USGS
• 10 Afghan soldiers killed in checkpoint attack
• No. 1 Trump's bucket list: Get Mitt Romney elected
• Canadian singer pays tribute to Neil Armstrong
• Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California
• Space elevator project shoots for the moon

World's oldest person, Besse Cooper, turns 116 Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:24 PM PDT It's difficult enough to fit 16 candles on a birthday cake, but trying squeezing 116 on one.

Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:51 PM PDT TAMPA , FLA.— As powerful tropical storm Isaac churned through the Gulf of Mexico, Republicans opened their abbreviated nominating convention on Monday with a knock at President Barack Obama's record on spending and a Hollywood-style video message from Mitt Romney. "In the campaign to come, the American ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a [...]

Apple seeks to stop U.S. sales of eight Samsung products Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will seek a preliminary ban on U.S. sales of eight Samsung mobile products, pending a final injunction in its high stakes patents case, according to an Apple court filing on Monday. The request for a preliminary injunction targets Samsung Electronics Co Ltd phones including the Galaxy S 4G and the Droid Charge. (Reporting By Dan Levine; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct in Afghanistan Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT Six Army soldiers and three Marines escaped criminal charges, but received administrative punishments for their involvement in two incidents of misconduct in Afghanistan that roiled relations with Afghans, U.S. military officials said Monday.

Do our genes determine how we vote in elections? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT The 2000 presidential election may have hung on some hanging chads, but new evidence suggests that a handful of genes may be influencing election outcomes more than we think.

Student shot at Maryland high school; suspect held Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT A student was shot and critically wounded on the first day of classes at a Baltimore County high school Monday and police said a suspect was quickly taken into custody.

Student in Baltimore Suburb Shot on First Day of School Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:08 AM PDT One Person Is in Custody and Wounded Student Taken By Medevac to Hospital

Why conventions are now about personalities, not policy Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:36 AM PDT It wasn't until Richard Nixon introduced the "politics is personal" trope that the self-revealing anecdotes took hold. Now, try to find a convention acceptance speech without one.

U.S. troops face punishment over Koran burning, urination video Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:20 AM PDT The military is expected to announce disciplinary action on Monday in response to two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one over a video depicting Marines urinating on corpses and another involving burning copies of the Koran, officials said.

Suspect in Maryland school shooting in custody Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:02 AM PDT Police say a suspect is in custody after the shooting of a student on the first day of classes at a high school near Baltimore.

British police call off search for supposed lion Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:46 AM PDT So, were the locals lying about the lion?

Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' hits evolution deniers Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:24 AM PDT In a clip posted to online knowledge forum Big Think via YouTube, former children's show host Bill Nye spoke out against the denial of evolution, saying such views harm young people especially and hamper scientific progress.

'One small step for (a) man': Was Neil Armstrong misquoted? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:08 AM PDT Upon taking a "small step" onto the surface of the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong uttered what would become one of history's most famous one-liners. But strangely, what he actually said is far from clear.

Did the stimulus actually save the economy? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:29 AM PDT Whatever you think you know about the stimulus, think again.

Killed for dancing: 17 Afghans beheaded in attack on party Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:24 AM PDT The victims were part of a large group that had gathered late Sunday in Helmand province's Musa Qala district for a celebration involving music and dancing, said district government chief Neyamatullah Khan.

Hurricane warnings issued for Gulf Coast on Katrina anniversary Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:51 AM PDT Isaac is expected to strengthen to a weak Category 2 or Category 1 hurricane before making landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast.

Strong magnitude-7.4 earthquake hits off El Salvador coast Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:29 AM PDT A strong magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador followed an hour later by a magnitude-5.4 aftershock, authorities said early Monday. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

7.3 quake hits off El Salvador, no damage reported Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:41 AM PDT A major earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off El Salvador late Sunday, triggering a brief tsunami warning along a stretch of the central American coast but causing no major damage or casualties, early reports indicated.

NATO says Afghan ally fires on coalition, kills 2 Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:47 PM PDT An Afghan soldier turned his weapon on international allies in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing two soldiers, the NATO military coalition said.

Quake of 7.4 magnitude hits off El Salvador coast: USGS Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:15 PM PDT A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit in the Pacific Ocean about 78 miles off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

10 Afghan soldiers killed in checkpoint attack Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:42 PM PDT The Afghan government says 10 Afghan soldiers have been killed in an attack on a checkpoint in the south and five have either been kidnapped or joined their assailants.

No. 1 Trump's bucket list: Get Mitt Romney elected Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:22 PM PDT SARASOTA, Fla. -- What's atop Donald Trump's bucket list?

Canadian singer pays tribute to Neil Armstrong Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:28 PM PDT Diana Krall knows how to pay tribute to Neil Armstrong.

Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:57 PM PDT Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes struck the southeastern corner of California on Sunday, causing minor damages to structures and rattling nerves in a small farming town east of San Diego.

Space elevator project shoots for the moon Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:24 PM PDT A space elevator capable of shuttling robots or humans from the Earth to space remains decades away. But a company headed by a former NASA researcher says it can build a space elevator on the moon using today's technology.

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