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• Could a missing word doom a key part of Obamacare?
• Hidden cost of 'free' voter IDs
• London Eye lights up and more of today's top photos
• Microsoft posts first quarterly loss as a public company
• Obama backs moment of silence at Olympics
• Romney: Obama’s ‘you didn’t build that’ comment ‘wasn’t a gaffe’
• Water-only café opens to flood of criticism in New York City
• Rubio tweet: Obama sounds like a ‘left-wing 3rd world leader’
• Sunscreen clothes: Do they work?
• 'Media manipulator' admits 'experiment' with the press
• Oregon judge rules it’s OK to strip naked in protest of TSA
• Tom Cruise’s Porsche from 'Risky Business' to be auctioned
• SpaceX releases video of historic commercial space flight
• Businessman buys Texas town, renames it ‘Bikinis’
• Video: Five volunteers withstand a 1957 nuclear bomb test
• Aspiring 'Papas' turn out for Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest

Could a missing word doom a key part of Obamacare? Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT States could dodge a key part of the health care reform law because of a little-noticed mistake in the lengthy bill, according to a white paper by conservative health care experts Michael Cannon and Jonathan Adler. A missing word in the law's definition of a health insurance exchange could prevent the federal government from [...]

Hidden cost of 'free' voter IDs Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:48 AM PDT Even when making required photo identification free to eligible voters, the process still poses significant burdens to many poor voters, according to a new study from the Brennan Center for Justice, a voting rights advocacy organization. Ten states have laws in effect for 2012 with restrictive voter ID requirements, according to the center and other [...]

London Eye lights up and more of today's top photos Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT A woman watches as The EDF Energy London Eye is lit up on July 19, 2012 in London, England. The giant ferris wheel will be lit up with different coloured lights to reflect Tweets posted about the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Microsoft posts first quarterly loss as a public company Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:23 PM PDT Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held up better than expected in the face of stagnant computer sales.

Obama backs moment of silence at Olympics Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT President Barack Obama strongly supports holding a minute-long moment of silence at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in tribute to 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by Palestinian extremists [...]

Romney: Obama’s ‘you didn’t build that’ comment ‘wasn’t a gaffe’ Posted: 19 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT ROXBURY, Mass.—For the third day in a row, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama's "you didn't build that" comment, arguing the president's words weren't an accident but rather a reflection of his hostility toward private business. "It wasn't a gaffe. It was his ideology," Romney argued Thursday at a last-minute campaign stop at Middlesex Truck and [...]

Water-only café opens to flood of criticism in New York City Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT A water-only café serving filtered New York City tap water is facing a wave of criticism for its overpriced, artisanal H20. Molecule, which recently opened in Manhattan's East Village, charges $2.50 per 16-ounce glass of water treated with its custom-built, $25,000 purifier. It's "a cocktail bar for water enthusiasts," the Wall Street Journal said in [...]

Rubio tweet: Obama sounds like a ‘left-wing 3rd world leader’ Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT Taking to Twitter, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio shared his thoughts on President Barack Obama's campaign speech in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said he is vetting Rubio for vice president.

Sunscreen clothes: Do they work? Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:27 AM PDT It's America's hottest of summers, but do you really need more than sunscreen and a hat to protect yourself from the rays?

'Media manipulator' admits 'experiment' with the press Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT A self-described "media manipulator" who served as an "expert" source for a slew of news outlets admitted he made it all up to prove that the media "will literally print anything." He also did it to promote a book. Ryan Holiday, a 25-year-old marketing director for American Apparel, revealed his "experiment" in an interview with [...]

Oregon judge rules it’s OK to strip naked in protest of TSA Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT An Oregon judge ruled on Wednesday that stripping naked at the airport to protest the Transportation Security Administration is a protected form of free speech. In other words, if you're protesting the TSA it's OK to show a little T&A. The Oregonian reports that 50-year-old John E. Brennan was acquitted of an indecent exposure charge [...]

Tom Cruise’s Porsche from 'Risky Business' to be auctioned Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:58 AM PDT Looking for a piece of movie history? While you may have missed your chance to own the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future, another 1980s movie vehicle is hitting the auction block soon. This time, you have a … Continue reading →

SpaceX releases video of historic commercial space flight Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:47 AM PDT The rocket maker SpaceX has a video of its out-of-this-world feat: In May, the private company launched its Dragon spacecraft, which became the first commercial vehicle to successfully attach to the International Space Station. Previously only the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency had achieved such an undertaking. So no surprise that [...]

Businessman buys Texas town, renames it ‘Bikinis’ Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT If you like ordering burgers and beer from women dressed in bikinis, there's now a town just for you. Literally. Self-described "breastaurateur" Doug Guller has purchased an unincorporated ghost town in Texas and renamed it "Bikinis" after his Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill franchise. "Bikinis, TX will be a world class destination and I am [...]

Video: Five volunteers withstand a 1957 nuclear bomb test Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT Though we know a lot about how dangerous nuclear radiation is today, back in the earliest days of the Atomic Age, people were simply oblivious to the cancer risks. Ignorance is really the only excuse for this July 1957 footage … Continue reading →

Aspiring 'Papas' turn out for Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT About 125 bearded men from across the world have descended on Key West, Florida, this week for the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. The contest is focused on Hemingway's "Papa" phase during the later years of his life when he lived in Key West. The contest is broken up into two preliminary rounds, held on [...]

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