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Prosecutors: Colo. shooting suspect threatened professor
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT
Associated Press -  The suspect in a deadly movie theater attack was barred from the University of Colorado campus for threatening a professor, weeks before he opened fire at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, prosecutors said in court documents released Friday.
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Photos: Voters' signs do the talking for them
Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT
 By Phillip Jackson, Phoenix Every American knows the economy tanked before President Obama took office. When he took office, I had already explored refinancing my home mortgage that was about $60,000 under water, but I could not since no government programs existed. Obama came to Phoenix and introduced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in February. I looked into the act to see if I could refinance and regain some of the lost funds. However, because I was current on my mortgage note, I could not apply, and ended up selling my home for $110,000 less than I bought it. Is this fair to the hard working people of America that don't ask for government hand-outs or use their union power to ask for a 4 percent raise when the rest of us are struggling? I didn't think so. It's time for a change this November.
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'Looper'-like time travel may be possible, scientists say
Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:54 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -  Time travel is a staple of science fiction, with the latest rendition showing up in the film "Looper." And it turns out jumps through time are possible, according to the laws of physics, though traveling into the future looks to be much more feasible than traveling into the past.
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Is there a gene for motherhood?
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT
Good Morning America - Rory Dalven is a 3-year-old girl who has not been out of diapers that long, but she already knows something about changing them. Full Story | Top |
Woman with Tourette's says 'biscuit' 16,000 times a day
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:35 AM PDT
Good Morning America - Jessica Thom, a sassy and smart 32-year-old from London, says the word "biscuit" 16,000 times a day. She also involuntarily bangs her head against the wall, beats her chest and when least expected, lets out a guttural sound or swears. Full Story | Top |
Photos: Aston Martin, anyone? 007 memorabilia for sale
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT
 A pre-production replica MBW Z8 roadster made for the film 'The World is Not Enough' starring Pierce Brosnan is seen at a press preview of the James Bond movie memorabilia charity auction at Christie's auction house in London, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The car is expected to sell fro some 25-30,000 British pounds ($38-53,000 euro 2-39,000) with the proceeds going to UNICEF.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Michael Savage leaves radio show after legal win
Thu,27 Sep 2012 08:54 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Michael Savage's talk show left the airwaves Thursday after the conservative host won a legal battle with his longtime employer, although his attorney said discussions with new networks are already under way.
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Should canned tuna be banned from school lunches?
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:48 AM PDT
U.S.News & World Report LP - Canned tuna made news last week as the star in a scandalous debate: A coalition of consumer groups is reportedly urging schools to take tuna off the lunch menu. The reason? A recently published study that reported higher amounts of mercury than expected, as well as large variances in the levels of mercury, based on tests of several different brands and types of canned tuna. Full Story | Top |
US temporarily reduces more staff from Libya embassy
Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:45 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is temporarily withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Libya's capital for security reasons, but hopes to return them to Tripoli early next week, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. "This is a temporary further drawdown of staff for security reasons. We will review our posture again early next week with the goal of restoring staff as soon as conditions allow," a State Department official said in New York, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is attending the U.N. General Assembly. ...
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Christian right election-year rally set for Philly
Thu,27 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT
Associated Press - Christian conservatives who blame "moral depravity" for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears. Full Story | Top |
'Sons of Anarchy' actor may have been on 'smiles' drug
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT
Good Morning America - Police in Los Angeles suspect that Johnny Lewis, the "Sons of Anarchy" actor who allegedly beat to death his landlady and killed her cat before he plunged from a roof to his own death, might have been high on designer drugs, possibly a new drug called "smiles. Full Story | Top |
Journal of young Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published
Fri,28 Sep 2012 06:42 AM PDT
LiveScience.com -  The surgeon aboard the whaling vessel Hope was often covered in the blood of seals and other animals, his clothes frozen enough that he'd have to stand next to the ship's stove to thaw before undressing.
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Plane going to Everest region crashes, killing 19
Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:41 AM PDT
Associated Press -  A plane carrying trekkers to the Mount Everest region hit a bird and crashed just after takeoff Friday in Nepal's capital, killing the 19 Nepali, British and Chinese people on board, authorities said.
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