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• The white world of sports: What Gabby Douglas’ vault into Olympic history means
• Photo reveals giant Greenland iceberg heading to sea
• Woman's altruism starts chain of five kidney swaps, extending lives
• Drew Peterson threatened to kill wife, her sister claims
• Obama, after jobs figures, hits Republicans on taxes
• Photos: Marilyn Monroe, the LIFE covers
• Romney aide slams the press: The week's dumbest political quotes
• How Romney's tax plan could raise middle-class taxes
• NASA forms $1.1 billion partnership with private space companies
• Missile Defense Agency employees warned about porn on the job
• Retired porn star Jenna Jameson supports Mitt Romney
• U.N. sees battle for Aleppo looming
• Singer of U.S. heavy metal band released in Prague
• Tyson says he's used to putting life on stage
• Text before horrible car crash warned of texting while driving
• Young illegal immigrants see first signs of Obama’s deferred action program
• Police out in force for Jerusalem Gay Pride
• Chick-fil-A opponents stage same-sex kiss-in
• Obama’s Olympic hits and misses
• Cheetah shows up Olympians, breaks land speed record
• North Korea gives refrigerators for medal winners, labor camp to losers
• Syrian general among 1,000 refugees fleeing to Turkey
• Congress, with much left to do, takes 5 weeks off
• Anti-Islam challenge to Tennessee lawmaker fails
• 'Fast and Furious' fallout: Former No. 2 ATF offical leaves agency

The white world of sports: What Gabby Douglas’ vault into Olympic history means Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT "It's a happy measure of how far we've come that it doesn't seem all that remarkable, but still it's noteworthy, Gabby Douglas is, as it happens, the first African-American to win the women's all-around in gymnastics," NBC's Bob Costas said last night.

Photo reveals giant Greenland iceberg heading to sea Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT A massive iceberg that recently cleaved from one of Greenland's largest glaciers has made its way down the fjord that confines it and is poised to float out into an ocean strait, satellite photos reveal.

Woman's altruism starts chain of five kidney swaps, extending lives Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A soon-to-be wed gay couple, a retired teacher and his wife, and two pairs of fathers and sons were among those whose lives were changed one extraordinary day this week when a 35-year-old single mother of four from North Carolina donated a kidney to a stranger in New York. "I'm not losing nothing," Honica Brittman said this week, sitting in a blue and white hospital gown before surgery in which she would give, for free, the initial kidney in a chain of five kidney transplants at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. ...

Drew Peterson threatened to kill wife, her sister claims Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT Drew Peterson told his third wife Kathleen Savio he would kill her six months before she was found dead in a bathtub, Savio's sister testified in Peterson's murder trial today.

Obama, after jobs figures, hits Republicans on taxes Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT Fighting to become the first president since World War II to win re-election with unemployment above 8 percent, Barack Obama on Friday acknowledged "more work to do" to boost job growth. The Democrat also accused Republicans of practicing "upside-down economics" that help the wealthy but neglect the middle class. Obama defended his economic record shortly [...]

Photos: Marilyn Monroe, the LIFE covers Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Romney aide slams the press: The week's dumbest political quotes Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:02 AM PDT Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!

How Romney's tax plan could raise middle-class taxes Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:02 AM PDT Mitt Romney's campaign is hitting back against a study released this week showing the GOP candidate's tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class while slashing the tax burden for millionaires, calling the report "biased" and "a joke."

NASA forms $1.1 billion partnership with private space companies Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:29 AM PDT Though many of us dream of exploring the stars or starting a human colony on Mars, that dream is not shared by the government.

Missile Defense Agency employees warned about porn on the job Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:29 AM PDT A top official at the government agency charged with protecting America from incoming nuclear missiles recently had to order his employees to keep their eyes on the sky and off pornographic websites they had accessed on secure computers.

Retired porn star Jenna Jameson supports Mitt Romney Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:05 AM PDT Retired adult film actress Jenna Jameson voiced support for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a strip club Thursday, CBS San Francisco reports: "I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office," Jameson said while sipping champagne in a VIP room at Gold Club in the city's South of Market neighborhood. "When [...]

U.N. sees battle for Aleppo looming Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:47 AM PDT Russia, an ally of Syria, denied it was sending naval vessels to a Syrian port.

Singer of U.S. heavy metal band released in Prague Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:47 AM PDT The frontman of the U.S. heavy metal band Lamb of God has been released from a Prague prison on $400,000 bail as police investigate him for allegedly pushing a fan off a stage who later died of his injuries, an official said Friday.

Tyson says he's used to putting life on stage Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT Pounding out the details of his personal life on a Broadway stage doesn't seem to faze Mike Tyson. The former heavyweight champ says that's what he's used to doing, "and at least now I don't have to go to hospital every time."

Text before horrible car crash warned of texting while driving Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT Chris Bothe knows firsthand the dangers of texting and driving. The Texas man typed this message to a friend while driving home from college earlier this year, "I need to quit texting because I could die in a car accident and then how would you feel..."

Young illegal immigrants see first signs of Obama’s deferred action program Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT For the estimated 1 million young illegal immigrants who may qualify for the new temporary legal status, Obama's new program represents their best shot at a normal life.

Police out in force for Jerusalem Gay Pride Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT Thousands marched in central Jerusalem on Thursday for a milestone 10th anniversary Gay Pride parade, passing by the spot where an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed three participants in 2005.

Chick-fil-A opponents stage same-sex kiss-in Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT Gay marriage supporters are putting a romantic spin on traditional sit-ins, organizing "kiss-ins" outside of Chick-fil-A restaurants from Dallas to New York City to celebrate National Same-Sex Kiss Day.

Obama’s Olympic hits and misses Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:45 AM PDT In the spirit of the Olympics, we decided to ditch the baseball metaphors and go to some old-school Olympics scoring.

Cheetah shows up Olympians, breaks land speed record Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:27 AM PDT The fastest cheetah on Earth has done it again, breaking her previous world record for the 100-meter dash and setting a new best time of 5.95 seconds.

North Korea gives refrigerators for medal winners, labor camp to losers Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:11 AM PDT North Korea's Olympic athletes are thrilling their countrymen with surprising success in winning medals but according to defectors, these medals have a dark side.

Syrian general among 1,000 refugees fleeing to Turkey Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:36 AM PDT About 1,000 Syrians, including a defecting brigadier-general, have fled to Turkey in the past 24 hours to escape intensifying violence in their country, a Turkish official said on Friday.

Congress, with much left to do, takes 5 weeks off Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:38 AM PDT After a final day of partisan battles over drought relief and cybersecurity, members of Congress streamed out of the Capitol looking forward to five weeks of vacation and a fall fraught with decisions on the political and economic future of the country.

Anti-Islam challenge to Tennessee lawmaker fails Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:58 PM PDT A Tennessee Republican congresswoman survived a spirited primary election challenge on Thursday from an opponent whose campaign was based on opposition to Islam and to a new mosque built near Nashville.

'Fast and Furious' fallout: Former No. 2 ATF offical leaves agency Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:40 PM PDT The former deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has left the agency in the wake of the fallout from the Fast and Furious gun walking scandal.

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