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• NYC man gets 40 years to life for dismembering boy
• Officials may breach levee as Isaac storms inland
• Rudy Giuliani: Election between ‘Mr. Cool’ and ‘Mr. Competent’
• 'Worst year ever': Number of West Nile cases sets record
• Photos: Spanish town's annual 'Tomatina' tomato fight
• How major storms get their names
• Spanish town turns red for annual tomato fight
• French gov't offering to pick up tab for young hires
• Stephen Hawking starring in Paralympics opening ceremonies
• Photos: Hurricane Isaac as seen from space
• Death toll from Typhoon Bolaven rises to 18
• What the Drudge Report can tell you about the stock market
• Hurricane Isaac storm surge tops levee in Plaquemines Parish
• What role should First Spouses play in the White House?
• Dutch send F-16 fighters to intercept plane, media reports
• Federal court rejects GOP-drawn Texas voting maps
• Hurricane Isaac lashes Gulf Coast in slow churn
• Scientists find the oldest bugs trapped in amber in Italy
• Isaac makes second landfall, levee overtopped in Plaquemines Parish
• SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death
• Voters on Christie's address: Likable, honest but lacking Romney focus
• Low favorability trails Romney up to the convention dais
• Ron Paul delegates cause ruckus on convention floor
• Ann Romney, Chris Christie make case for Mitt at RNC
• Argentines win top honours in World Tango Competition

NYC man gets 40 years to life for dismembering boy Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT A hardware store clerk was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping, killing and dismembering a lost little boy, bringing an end to a gruesome crime that horrified a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn.

Officials may breach levee as Isaac storms inland Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT Louisiana officials said Wednesday they may have to intentionally breach a levee in a flooded area as Isaac made a slow, drenching slog inland before weakening to a tropical storm and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was declared in New Orleans.

Rudy Giuliani: Election between ‘Mr. Cool’ and ‘Mr. Competent’ Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT TAMPA-- Voters should consider "competence" over "cool" when deciding who to support for president in November, Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday. Giuliani stopped by the media filing center near the Republican National Convention site, where he told reporters that voters "made a big mistake" by electing President Barack Obama in 2008. "If [...]

'Worst year ever': Number of West Nile cases sets record Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:33 AM PDT A total of 1,590 U.S. cases of West Nilevirus, including 66 deaths, have been reported through late August this year, the highest human toll reported, according to the CDC.

Photos: Spanish town's annual 'Tomatina' tomato fight Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT Revelers play in tomato pulp during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

How major storms get their names Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT In the best case scenario, a storm is never named. It putters out well before it reaches land, or if on land, it's just a lot of rain, a regular annoying damp day but nothing dangerous, definitely not a hurricane, and no one is any the wiser. That storm hasn't hurt even a flea, that we know of. Other times storms start small and rise to an occasion of terror, becoming quite powerful and doing dreadful things. Sometimes they do a little damage, and sometimes it's so much it takes many years of recovery. ...

Spanish town turns red for annual tomato fight Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:43 AM PDT Tens of thousands of people have splatted each other with 120 tons of tomatoes during the annual 'Tomatina' battle, leaving the eastern Spanish town of Bunol in a sea of red mush.

French gov't offering to pick up tab for young hires Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:27 AM PDT The French government wants companies to hire young people so much that it's offering to pick up the tab.

Stephen Hawking starring in Paralympics opening ceremonies Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:10 AM PDT A spectacular opening ceremony starring acclaimed British scientist Stephen Hawking was set to ring in the biggest ever Paralympic Games on Wednesday, aiming to transform ideas about disability and champion the human spirit.

Photos: Hurricane Isaac as seen from space Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:54 AM PDT The image above, taken by NASA's Terra satellite's MODIS (or "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer"), shows Hurricane Isaac approaching the Louisiana coastline at 1:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, shortly after the storm achieved hurricane status. The image below, taken by NASA's GEOS-12 satellite in late August 2005, shows Hurricane Katrina approaching at nearly the same point.

Death toll from Typhoon Bolaven rises to 18 Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:38 AM PDT South Korean rescuers Wednesday recovered two more bodies near two wrecked Chinese fishing boats, bringing the confirmed death toll from a powerful typhoon to 18.

What the Drudge Report can tell you about the stock market Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:32 AM PDT Last year Bespoke Investment Group began tracking the occasions when financial stories "cross over" to become mainstream news.

Hurricane Isaac storm surge tops levee in Plaquemines Parish Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:16 AM PDT A storm surge from Hurricane Isaac topped a levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans early Wednesday, officials said, trapping those who chose not to evacuate.

What role should First Spouses play in the White House? Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:32 AM PDT The Yahoo! News series #HashOut goes on location at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

Dutch send F-16 fighters to intercept plane, media reports Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:54 AM PDT The Dutch Defence Ministry sent two F-16 fighters to intercept a Vueling airplane thought to be carrying hostages on board that was bound for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from Malaga, Dutch website nu.nl reported on Wednesday.

Federal court rejects GOP-drawn Texas voting maps Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:38 AM PDT The decision Tuesday by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is instead likely to reverberate in 2014, when some Texans could find their congressional and statehouse districts changed for the third time in five years.

Hurricane Isaac lashes Gulf Coast in slow churn Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:22 AM PDT The center of Hurricane Isaac made a second landfall over Port Fourchon, La., early Wednesday, overtopping a levee southeast of New Orleans, knocking down trees and cutting power to more than 400,000 homes.

Scientists find the oldest bugs trapped in amber in Italy Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:06 AM PDT Researchers working in Italy have found the oldest specimens of bugs trapped in amber. The critters are a whopping 230 million years old, which puts them in the late Triassic period. The team found one fly and two mites in droplets … Continue reading →

Isaac makes second landfall, levee overtopped in Plaquemines Parish Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:45 AM PDT Isaac is moving at just 7 mph and has already dropped more than four inches of rain on New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:09 PM PDT A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first fired upon him.

Voters on Christie's address: Likable, honest but lacking Romney focus Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:36 PM PDT Yahoo! News asked voters to share their reactions to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's keynote address at the Republican National Convention.

Low favorability trails Romney up to the convention dais Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:26 PM PDT Mitt Romney accepts the GOP nomination with the lowest personal popularity of any major-party nominee in polls dating to Ronald Reagan's presidency, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Ron Paul delegates cause ruckus on convention floor Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:05 PM PDT He might not be the Republican nominee, but Ron Paul certainly has loyal delegates. And they're here to make their voices heard—literally.

Ann Romney, Chris Christie make case for Mitt at RNC Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:48 PM PDT Ann Romney, resplendent in red, vouched for Mitt Romney's heart. Chris Christie vouched for the Republican presidential candidate's spine.

Argentines win top honours in World Tango Competition Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:44 PM PDT Argentine couples recovered their dominance of the world's top tango dancing competition, sweeping both the Salon Tango and Stage Tango categories as the annual festival drew to a close.

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