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• First comes love? Pre-nups getting more extreme
• Obama sees Libya attack as ‘terrorist’ act, spokesman says
• Egypt newspaper fights cartoons with cartoons
• Netanyahu promises tough response to Ahmadinejad
• Occupy protesters pepper-sprayed at UC Davis to get $30K each
• 'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at 84
• Photos: Yahoo!/Flickr users share their fall foliage shots
• Ahmadinejad blasts West for 'trampling' on rights of others
• Romney: ‘My heart aches’ for struggling Americans
• Store humiliates Ga. woman for using food stamps
• 'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84
• J.K. Rowling's daughter 'tutored' her on teen slang
• Libyan president: Benghazi attack was a ‘pre-planned act of terrorism’
• U.S. skier Plake among avalanche survivors; says he tried to rescue friends
• Debate advice for Romney from former McCain-Palin aide
• Egyptian-born columnist arrested for spray-painting anti-jihad ad
• Companies spied on customers with rent-to-own computers
• New ID laws could delay outcome of close election
• Rajoy inches toward aid as protests, regions seethe
• First ladies lament Kate Middleton's paparazzi problem
• Anti-Muslim filmmaker's probation case creeps
• Japan, China move to dampen down island dispute
• U.S. carbon tax could halve deficit in 10 years: report
• Syrian rebels bomb security building in Damascus
• Cameroon arrests suspected traffickers of human body parts

First comes love? Pre-nups getting more extreme Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT First comes love, then comes marriage, but before any of that, in many cases, comes the pre-nuptial agreement. And in today's world, the conditions of what will happen if a couple does, in fact, part before death, are becoming more and more extreme.

Obama sees Libya attack as ‘terrorist’ act, spokesman says Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT "It is, I think by definition, a terrorist attack when there is a prolonged assault on an embassy with weapons," Carney said as Obama headed to Ohio for a campaign swing.

Egypt newspaper fights cartoons with cartoons Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT Amid outrage sparked by perceived insults to Islam, one Egyptian newspaper has decided to fight cartoons with cartoons.

Netanyahu promises tough response to Ahmadinejad Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday promised a tough response at the United Nations to the latest verbal attacks on Israeli by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said he was determined to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons. Before boarding a flight to New York to address the annual U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu issued an open letter to Israelis marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish calendar. "On the question of Iran, we are all united in the goal of preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. ...

Occupy protesters pepper-sprayed at UC Davis to get $30K each Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT The University of California is set to pay about $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were pepper-sprayed during an Occupy protest at UC Davis last fall.

'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at 84 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature "Moon River," Andy Williams was a voice of the 1960s, although not the '60s we usually hear about.

Photos: Yahoo!/Flickr users share their fall foliage shots Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT Gorgeous orange foliage overlooks green fields in this shot from Route 22 in the Berkshires.

Ahmadinejad blasts West for 'trampling' on rights of others Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:13 AM PDT Amid warnings from other world leaders--and planned protests outside--Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, his last speech in front of the world body as president of Iran. In it, the outspoken Iranian leader called for a "new world order," criticizing capitalism and the United States and Europe for "trampling on the [...]

Romney: ‘My heart aches’ for struggling Americans Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:56 AM PDT Relating the story of an unemployed woman he met at an Ohio rally, Romney insisted over and over that he has "what it take to get the economy going again."

Store humiliates Ga. woman for using food stamps Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:40 AM PDT Is a $15 gift card enough to compensate for public humiliation at your local grocery store? According to one Georgia woman, the answer is absolutely not.

'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:50 AM PDT With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature "Moon River," Andy Williams was a voice of the 1960s, although not the '60s we usually hear about.

J.K. Rowling's daughter 'tutored' her on teen slang Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:16 AM PDT Rowling says her latest book embraces a new lexicon, though she had to enlist an assistant to sort them out.

Libyan president: Benghazi attack was a ‘pre-planned act of terrorism’ Posted: 26 Sep 2012 06:58 AM PDT Libyan President Mohammed Magarief said the controversial film that mocked Islam's Prophet Muhammad and ignited protests throughout the Muslim world had "nothing to do" with the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, and that he has "no doubt" it was an act of terrorism. "It's a pre-planned act of terrorism directed at [...]

U.S. skier Plake among avalanche survivors; says he tried to rescue friends Posted: 26 Sep 2012 06:42 AM PDT KATHMANDU, Nepal - Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Debate advice for Romney from former McCain-Palin aide Posted: 26 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT The first presidential debate is just a week away, and with Mitt Romney trailing in the latest polls, the pressure is on for him to turn things around.

Egyptian-born columnist arrested for spray-painting anti-jihad ad Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:18 AM PDT An Egyptian-born U.S. columnist was arrested Tuesday for spray-painting an advertisement equating Muslim radicals with savages at a New York City subway station.

Companies spied on customers with rent-to-own computers Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:01 AM PDT The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm have agreed to settle charges that they spied on people using the computers that consumers rented from them.

New ID laws could delay outcome of close election Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:56 AM PDT The presidential election is Nov. 6, but it could take days to figure out the winner if the vote is close. New voting laws are likely to increase the number of people who have to cast provisional ballots in key states.

Rajoy inches toward aid as protests, regions seethe Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:40 AM PDT Violent protests in Madrid and growing talk of secession in wealthy Catalonia are piling pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he moves closer to asking Europe for rescue money.

First ladies lament Kate Middleton's paparazzi problem Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:24 AM PDT First Ladies Lament Kate Middleton's Paparazzi Problem (ABC News)

Anti-Muslim filmmaker's probation case creeps Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:35 AM PDT The federal probation violation investigation targeting the man behind the anti-Muslim video inflaming the Middle East is proceeding slowly and privately, reflecting the explosiveness of the case.

Japan, China move to dampen down island dispute Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:18 AM PDT Japan and China are taking small steps to dampen down a bitter dispute over a group of small islands in the East China Sea following an intense but seemingly controlled confrontation between Japan and Taiwan over the islands' sovereignty.

U.S. carbon tax could halve deficit in 10 years: report Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:02 AM PDT WAHSINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Imposing a $20 per metric ton carbon tax in the U.S. could reduce the country's budget deficit by 50 percent over the next 10 years, a report by the Congressional Research Service said on Tuesday. Such a tax would generate approximately $88 billion in 2012, rising to $144 billion by 2020, the report said, slashing U.S. debt by between 12 and 50 percent within a decade, depending on how high the deficit climbs The U.S. budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion annually in each fiscal year since 2009, and could rise to between $2. ...

Syrian rebels bomb security building in Damascus Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:29 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian insurgents detonated bombs at a building occupied by pro-government militias in Damascus on Tuesday and France called for U.N. protection of rebel-held areas to help end Syria's bloodshed and rights abuses. Activists say that more than 27,000 people have been killed in the 18-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad but jostling for regional advantage by world powers has thwarted effective U.N. Security Council action to defuse the conflict. ...

Cameroon arrests suspected traffickers of human body parts Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:05 AM PDT YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Authorities in Cameroon have arrested five people suspected of trafficking in body parts after they were discovered at a checkpoint carrying a severed human head, state radio and wildlife conservationists said on Tuesday. Body parts of humans and rare animals are prized by some in central Africa for their supposed supernatural powers, and used in occult ceremonies. Traffickers often get human remains from grave-robbers, but a recent spate of killings has also been linked to the gruesome trade. ...

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