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• Assad replaces fugitive PM, Aleppo rebels pull back
• Will Romney go safe on VP pick? Prediction markets point to yes
• Synchronized Swimming: Not as easy as it looks
• Zimmerman will seek 'stand your ground' hearing
• Bullied teen gets plastic surgery to fix ears, nose, chin
• Obama hits ‘Romney Tax Hike’ in 15 states
• 13-year-old cancer patient wins, breaks hearts
• LIFE photos: The 67th anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
• Patient rescued from Antarctic research station
• Deaf man gets hearing aid, asks, ‘What I should listen to next?’
• Diving toddler's father: 'I figured she had been watching the Olympics'
• Postal Service reports $5.2B loss in 3rd quarter
• N. Korea's first lady displays Dior-style handbag
• Judge accused of creating ‘unusual shroud of secrecy’ in movie theater shooting case
• News organizations go to court over Colorado shooting files
• Livestock farmers seek pause in ethanol production
• California official replaced after killing cougar
• Former astronaut Armstrong has heart surgery
• Murder trial of China ex-leader's wife ends
• Murder trial for wife of Chinese politician ends
• Neil Armstrong, 1st moonwalker, undergoes heart surgery
• Plane uses ice runway to evacuate American from Antarctica
• Ernesto moves into Gulf of Mexico, kills one
• Wisconsin boy, 17, is the fastest texter in America
• Murder trial of wife of Chinese politician begins

Assad replaces fugitive PM, Aleppo rebels pull back Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad named a new prime minister on Thursday to replace Syria's most senior government defector as his forces pushed rebels back from a strategic district in Aleppo. Assad appointed Wael al-Halki, a Sunni Muslim from the southern province of Deraa where the Syrian uprising erupted 17 months ago, to head the government after Riyad Hijab fled on Monday after spending only two months in the job. ...

Will Romney go safe on VP pick? Prediction markets point to yes Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:24 AM PDT With anywhere from days to weeks remaining in the long and tortured period of speculation over Mitt Romney's running mate, the Signal is increasingly convinced that either Ohio Sen. Rob Portman or former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will get the nod. The prediction markets currently give them a 35 percent and 16 percent chance of [...]

Synchronized Swimming: Not as easy as it looks Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine yourself dancing the tango, for four minutes, in a three-meter deep pool, in full make-up and in perfect time with seven others. Upside down, without ever touching the bottom. Now make it look effortless. Synchronized swimming is one of the most easily maligned of the less common Olympic sports. With its nose clips, sequins and heavily gelatined hair, it is a far cry from the overt power, aggression and testosterone of the 100 meters final. But, as the swimmers do not tire of telling reporters on the pool deck, it takes a lot of work to make it look this easy. ...

Zimmerman will seek 'stand your ground' hearing Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT George Zimmerman will seek to have second-degree murder charges dismissed under Florida's "stand your ground" law in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his attorney said Thursday.

Bullied teen gets plastic surgery to fix ears, nose, chin Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:35 AM PDT At first glance, 14-year-old Nadia Iles exudes an air of confidence that many other girls her age lack. That confidence is hard won.

Obama hits ‘Romney Tax Hike’ in 15 states Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is attacking Mitt Romney for his economic plan in 15 states, including pivotal battlegrounds, charging that it would result in higher taxes on small businesses and middle class families. The Romney camp said Obama was the one seeking a tax hike. Team Obama released "reports" on what it predicted would [...]

13-year-old cancer patient wins, breaks hearts Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT A 13-year-old cancer patient is captivating hundreds of thousands with video blogs that are as inspiring as they are heartbreaking.

LIFE photos: The 67th anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Patient rescued from Antarctic research station Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:25 AM PDT An Australian medical team has rescued an expedition member after medical emergency.

Deaf man gets hearing aid, asks, ‘What I should listen to next?’ Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:09 AM PDT Austin Chapman says he was "born profoundly deaf" and has "never understood" music--or the people moved by it.

Diving toddler's father: 'I figured she had been watching the Olympics' Posted: 09 Aug 2012 07:20 AM PDT Parents of 2-year-old Campbell discuss YouTube videos of their daughter on the diving board.

Postal Service reports $5.2B loss in 3rd quarter Posted: 09 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT The ailing U.S. Postal Service is reporting quarterly losses of $5.2 billion.

N. Korea's first lady displays Dior-style handbag Posted: 09 Aug 2012 06:48 AM PDT North Korea's young first lady has been pictured sporting what appears to be a Christian Dior handbag, in stark contrast to widespread shortages elsewhere in the impoverished nation.

Judge accused of creating ‘unusual shroud of secrecy’ in movie theater shooting case Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT The former grad student charged in last month's deadly shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater gave his religion as "agnostic" and his occupation as "laborer" when booked into jail, according to a document released to Yahoo! News this week. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office booking report provides few other details about James Eagan Holmes [...]

News organizations go to court over Colorado shooting files Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:10 AM PDT Attorneys for 20 news organizations will be in a Colorado courtroom on Thursday to argue that documents detailing the murder case against accused movie theater gunman James Holmes should be unsealed by a judge and open to the public.

Livestock farmers seek pause in ethanol production Posted: 09 Aug 2012 04:54 AM PDT Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol.

California official replaced after killing cougar Posted: 09 Aug 2012 04:06 AM PDT The California Fish and Game Commission removed its president on Wednesday, months after he was criticized for killing a mountain lion in Idaho.

Former astronaut Armstrong has heart surgery Posted: 09 Aug 2012 03:50 AM PDT Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was recovering from heart surgery, days after his 82nd birthday.

Murder trial of China ex-leader's wife ends Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:30 AM PDT China's most politically sensitive trial in three decades ended in just about seven hours on Thursday after the wife of ousted Politburo member Bo Xilai did not contest charges of murdering a British businessman.

Murder trial for wife of Chinese politician ends Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:58 AM PDT The secretive murder trial of the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has ended after just one day. There has been no immediate word on when a verdict will be delivered.

Neil Armstrong, 1st moonwalker, undergoes heart surgery Posted: 08 Aug 2012 11:32 PM PDT American icon Neil Armstrong, the first man ever to walk on the moon, was recovering from heart surgery with well-wishes pouring in from NASA.

Plane uses ice runway to evacuate American from Antarctica Posted: 08 Aug 2012 11:16 PM PDT An Australian aircraft has made a rare mid-winter emergency flight to Antarctica involving landing on an ice runway to evacuate a member of a U.S. government expedition in apparent need of urgent surgery.

Ernesto moves into Gulf of Mexico, kills one Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:07 PM PDT CHETUMAL, Mexico (Reuters) - Tropical storm Ernesto moved into the southern Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, where the country's main oil operations are located, after dumping heavy rains on the Yucatan peninsula. The storm spared major tourist areas on the Yucatan coast from a direct hit and landed in sparsely populated low-lying jungle late on Tuesday. It made land as a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, and was downgraded to a tropical storm early on Wednesday. ...

Wisconsin boy, 17, is the fastest texter in America Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:47 PM PDT A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row.

Murder trial of wife of Chinese politician begins Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:31 PM PDT The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai stood trial Thursday for the murder of a British former associate in a tightly orchestrated proceeding that marks a key step toward resolving the messiest scandal the leadership has faced in two decades.

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