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September 03, 2012

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1:37 AM | Burning Man 2012 Attendance Stays Well Within Cap
RENO, Nev. -- A year after being placed on probation for drawing too many people, the Burning Man music and arts festival attracted crowds well within the maximum cap allowed by federal land managers.Bureau of Land Management officials say the festival's peak attendance was 52,385 on Friday, down 1.7 percent from a year ago.Read More... More on Nevada […]
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1:25 AM | Pet Safety Tips: Labor Day Advice For Keeping Dogs And Cats Safe
From Vetstreet's Dr. Marty Becker:Labor Day always feels like the last hurrah of summer. Sure, many kids are already back in school and the real last day of summer is still a couple of weeks away, but in backyards and parks, on balconies and patios, grills are being readied and tables are being set. It’s time for one final summer party.I hate to be a wet blanket — or wet beach towel — but I do want to remind everyone that the Labor Day weekend is no time to ignore the hazards of summer. […]
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1:25 AM | Luke Donald Twitter Rant: Golfer Issues Apology To TPC Boston Architect Gil Hanse
By Jeff Babineau, GolfweekNORTON, Mass. -- Luke Donald’s third round at the Deutsche Bank Championship ended with yet another birdieless finish at 18 – followed by a stand-up apology.Donald, the No. 2 player in the world, experienced the thunderous power of Twitter on Saturday evening. He issued a critical Tweet to his nearly 300,000 followers about the newly redesigned 18th green at TPC Boston (‘Nothing quite like hitting my best shot of the day into the last and walking off with a […]
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1:00 AM | Tiger Woods Trails Louis Oosthuizen Six Strokes Heading To Monday Deutsche Bank
By Rex Hoggard, Golf ChannelNORTON, Mass. – He’s been here before. Well, sort of.Read More... More on Tiger Woods […]
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12:59 AM | Democratic Split Over Education Reform Tested By Hollywood Movie
WASHINGTON -- The most controversial thing to happen at the Democratic National Convention this week may end up being a movie screening.On Monday afternoon, a Hollywood film called "Won't Back Down" -- which opens in theaters nationwide on Sept. 28 -- will be shown to a select crowd of convention-goers in Charlotte, N.C., just as it was one week prior at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. But unlike Tampa, where the promoters had little concern about making waves with the party […]
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12:56 AM | 2012 D.C. Flash Flooding: Massive Flooding In D.C. Submerges Cars, Metro Tracks
Massive flooding Sunday night in D.C. submerged cars, maybe with people inside, reports WTOP:A flash flood in D.C. Sunday night brought massive flooding, submerging cars and possibly trapping people inside.The D.C. Fire Department is responding to flooding at Rhode Island and Florida avenues NW at 1st and 2nd streets. Several cars are underwater and D.C. Fire says people may be trapped in their cars.Read More... More on Video […]
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12:50 AM | Jurickson Profar Hits Home Run In First Career At-Bat: Rangers Beat Indians, 8-3 (VIDEO)
CLEVELAND -- Jurickson Profar took his major league debut in stride. To the highly touted 19-year-old for the Texas Rangers, he was just playing another game of baseball with a new group of teammates.Profar hit a home run in his first at-bat and doubled the next time up Sunday as Texas thumped the Cleveland Indians 8-3.Read More... More on MLB […]
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12:03 AM | Animal Photos Of The Week
This week saw a number of interesting animal stories emerge. In Indonesia, a 40-year-old orangutan named Gober can now see her young twins for the first time after receiving successful cataracts surgery. According to the Associated Press, the operation was the first of its kind for an orangutan in Indonesia.A chimpanzee at a sanctuary in Uganda has been dubbed a "genius" after researchers found her to be the smartest of the 106 animals tested in "the largest and most in-depth survey of […]
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September 02, 2012

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11:53 PM | Louis Oosthuizen Streaks To Deutsche Bank Lead With String Of Birdies At TPC Boston
By Doug Ferguson, Golf ChannelNORTON, Mass. – Louis Oosthuizen combined one of the sweetest swings in golf with a putting stroke that was just as pure. That's all it took for him to race by Rory McIlroy, leave Tiger Woods behind and seize control Sunday in the Deutsche Bank Championship.Read More... More on Golf […]
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11:32 PM | Nancy Pelosi Raises Millions Ahead Of Democratic Convention
WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised $6.8 million in August, her office revealed just ahead of the Democratic National Convention.Pelosi's travels over the past five weeks included 62 fundraising events in eight states, one U.S. territory and the District of Columbia. By contrast, her Republican counterpart, House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), raised $4 million and hit 47 events during his 23-day August road trip, according to his office.Pelosi is known for her […]
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12:44 PM | South Africa Miners' Murder Charges Provisionally Withdrawn: Prosecutor
JOHANNESBURG- South African prosecutors provisionally dropped murder charges on Sunday against 270 miners accused of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police but they could be recharged when investigations are complete."Final charges will only be made once all investigations have been completed. The murder charges against the current 270 suspects will be formally withdrawn provisionally in court," Nomgcobo Jiba, the acting national director of prosecutions, said in a nationally […]
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12:42 PM | Todd Larsen, Former Dow Jones President To Join Time Inc: Report
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Todd Larsen, the former president of Dow Jones & Co is expected to join Time Warner Inc's Time Inc magazine unit as president of the news and sports group, according to a source familiar with the matter. Larsen, who left Dow Jones in June after more than 10 years, will be in charge of Time's news and sports group that includes titles such as Time, Sports Illustrated and Fortune, the source said. Time Inc declined to comment. Larsen did not […]
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12:39 PM | Texting While Driving Law And Virginia Legislature Criticized By Fairfax Judge
One night in May 2011, Jason Gage, an Alexandria man driving on a road in the Dranesville community of Fairfax County, struck and killed a college student named Kyle Rowley. Authorities later determined that Gage had probably opened a text message about the time of the crash. They charged him with reckless driving.But when the case went to trial in a Fairfax County court last month, Judge Thomas E. Gallahue ordered the charge against Gage dropped, his texting notwithstanding. The reason: A 2009 […]
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12:33 PM | Melissa Harris-Perry Erupts At Guest: 'I'm Sick Of The Idea That Being Wealthy Is Risky' (VIDEO)
Melissa Harris-Perry erupted at a guest on her show Saturday morning during a discussion on welfare. Harris-Perry launched a discussion based on a new book titled "Why Americans Hate Welfare" by Princeton professor Martin Gilens. According to Harris-Perry, the book examines public opinion surveys that found that Americans approve "spending for the social good," but oppose that spending when it's labeled as welfare. Read More... More on Video […]
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12:20 PM | 'Papi' On The Loose After Slashing Girl's Throat, Stabbing 6-Year-Old Boy To Death In Camden, NJ
PHILADELPHIA -- Authorities say a 6-year-old boy has been stabbed to death inside his New Jersey home, and his 12-year-old sister has been critically hurt.The stabbings happened early Sunday in Camden, a city across the river from Philadelphia that continually ranks as one of the nation's most dangerous.Read More... More on Video […]
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12:00 PM | Max Scherzer Terrific Again, Detroit Tigers Beat Chicago White Sox 5-1
DETROIT -- Max Scherzer allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings, and the Detroit Tigers pulled within a game of first place with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.Detroit has taken the first two games of this series from the AL Central-leading White Sox and will send Justin Verlander to the mound Sunday to try for a sweep. Scherzer (15-6) won his fifth straight start, striking out nine with one walk.Read More... More on Detroit Sports […]
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12:00 PM | Celebrity Week In Review: LeAnn Rimes Gets Help, Baby Rancic Is Here, And More
Summer may be winding down, but it was not a dull week in the world of celebrity babies!Snooki had her little meatball, Lorenzo Dominic, on August 26, while Giuliana and Bill Rancic became first-time parents when their son, Edward Duke, was born on August 29. Rounding out the celebrity baby news are Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, who welcomed Baby No. 4, Finn Davey, on August 30.In other celebrity news, LeAnn Rimes announced on August 30 that she was voluntarily entering a treatment center […]
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11:48 AM | Desmond Tutu: Bush, Blair Should Face Trial Over Iraq
LONDON -- Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of IraqTutu, the retired Anglican Church's archbishop of South Africa, wrote in an op-ed piece for The Observer newspaper that the ex-leaders of Britain and the United States should be made to "answer for their actions."Read More... More on George W Bush […]
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11:44 AM | Melissa Harris-Perry Explodes: 'What Is Riskier Than Living Poor In America?' (VIDEO)
Melissa Harris-Perry had what was probably her most passionate and intense television outburst ever when she delivered a fiery monologue about being poor in America on her Saturday show.The moment occurred during a long segment on what Harris-Perry felt was the demonization of welfare recipients as "undeserving" of aid. She clashed repeatedly with guest Monica Mehta, labeled by the show as a business and finance expert.Harris-Perry's frustration with Mehta rose perceptibly when Mehta said that […]
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11:38 AM | Monster Truck Drives Into Stands In Harrisburg MotorSports Complex, Injuring 3
HARRISBURG, Ore. -- A monster truck lost traction on a dirt Oregon race track Saturday before hitting a barrier and crossing into the spectator area, where three people were injured, authorities said.The three who were hurt at the outdoor Harrisburg MotorSports Complex were taken to a hospital in nearby Eugene, according to Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller. A sheriff spokesman, Sgt. Kevin Guilford, said the victims' injuries were not life threatening.Read More... More on News […]
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11:33 AM | U.S Halts Training Of Some Afghanistan Forces In Light Of Blue-On-Green Violence
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military has halted the training of Afghan government-backed militias for at least a month to give the Americans time to redo the vetting of new recruits after a string of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on their international allies, officials said Sunday.There have been 34 insider attacks this year – at least 12 in August alone – that have killed 45 international troops, putting intense strain on the relationship between coalition forces and […]
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7:23 AM | Sam Durley, Eureka College Quarterback, Passes For 736 Yards To Break NCAA Record
GALESBURG, Ill. -- Eureka (Ill.) College quarterback Sam Durley threw for 736 yards Saturday in a 62-55 victory over Knox to break the NCAA single-game passing record.Durley completed 34 of 52 passes and threw for five touchdowns, including two in the final two minutes as the Red Devils closed the Division III game with 17 unanswered points.Read More... More on Highlights […]
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6:57 AM | Michigan Wolverines Lose, 41-14, To No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide In College Football Clash
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The toughest of tests was too much for coach Brady Hoke and Michigan. This was Alabama – still at its very best.After an 11-win season and BCS victory in Hoke's first season, the last thing the Wolverines expected was to start year two with a confidence-shaking performance.Read More... More on College Football […]
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6:49 AM | Oklahoma Sooners Top UTEP, 24-7: Landry Jones, Damien Williams Lead Late Surge
EL PASO, Texas -- Landry Jones threw two touchdown passes and Damien Williams ran 65 yards for another score in the fourth quarter, helping No. 4 Oklahoma slog out a 24-7 win over Texas-El Paso on Saturday night.Oklahoma labored in its opener, unable to generate much of a running game or get anything downfield.Read More... More on College Football […]
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6:39 AM | Oregon Ducks Defeats Arkansas State, 57-34: Marcus Mariota Shines In College Football Debut
EUGENE, Ore. -- Marcus Mariota didn't show any signs of stage fright in his debut for the Ducks.The redshirt freshman quarterback made his first start in a real game on Saturday night, passing for 200 yards and three touchdowns in No. 5 Oregon's 57-34 season-opening victory over Arkansas State.Read More... More on College Football […]
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September 01, 2012

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9:51 PM | Kristin Chenoweth Returns To 'The Good Wife'
Kristin Chenoweth is back on "The Good Wife" after an on-set neck injury forced her to temporarily leave the show.Chenoweth tweeted Friday that she returned to the set to shoot a scene with Alan Cumming:I was able to go back a shoot a short scene with Alan Cumming on The Good Wife. #blessing!— Kristin Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) August 31, 2012 Read More... More on Video […]
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9:34 PM | Rory McIlroy Shoots Another 65 To Take Early Round 2 Lead At Deutsche Bank Championship
NORTON, Mass. -- The Deutsche Bank Championship has had a fair amount of heavyweight battles in its 10-year history. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were poised to deliver another one.McIlroy went from one extreme to another on par 5s only 30 minutes apart, but steadied himself down the stretch for another 6-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead among the early starters Saturday in the second round on the TPC Boston.Read More... More on Video […]
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9:34 PM | The Throwaways
On the evening of May 7, 2008, a twenty-three-year-old woman named Rachel Hoffman got into her silver Volvo sedan, put on calming jam-band music, and headed north to a public park in Tallahassee, Florida. A recent graduate of Florida State, she was dressed to blend into a crowd--bluejeans, green-and-white patterned T-shirt, black Reef flip-flops. On the passenger seat beside her was a handbag that contained thirteen thousand dollars in marked bills.Read More... […]
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9:16 PM | Michigan Wolverines Football Can Polish Big 10 Image With Upset Of Alabama
-- Michigan and Michigan State are giving the Big Ten a couple of early chances to burnish its national reputation.The conference's image has taken a beating in some quarters, and not just because of the child-sex scandal at Penn State or the NCAA penalties at Ohio State.Read More... More on College Football […]
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9:08 PM | Hal David, Legendary Songwriter, Dies At 91
LOS ANGELES — Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.David died of complications from a stroke Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife Eunice David.Read More... […]
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