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• Debates 'diminished' Obama, says Romney
• Ex-Goldman director gets two years for insider trading
• Tenn. doctor credited with cracking mystery of meningitis outbreak
• Israel says 79 rockets fired at it from Gaza
• Could President Romney overturn Roe v. Wade?
• West Nile virus still popping up, 219 deaths this year
• Clinton: Facebook post about Benghazi not hard 'evidence'
• Divorce in two countries is double the trouble
• Palin accuses Obama of ‘shuck and jive shtick’
• GOP senatorial committee attacks democrat via association with Akin
• Hurricane Sandy showing similarities to 'perfect storm' of '91
• U.S. suing BofA for $1B over mortgage losses
• Millions of Muslims begin Haj pilgrimage in Mecca
• Hotel goes above and beyond to return lost Elmo to 5-year-old
• Trump’s ‘big’ announcement about Obama revealed
• Wacky campaign ads flood Conn. Senate race
• And the highest-earning dead celebrity is ...
• Photos: LIFE.com's vintage NYC subway images
• Bad news, nerds: Popular kids higher paid as adults
• Photos: See a roundup of the day's best images
• Kennedy relative denied parole for murder of neighbor

Debates 'diminished' Obama, says Romney Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT "You can boil down what he's saying to four simple words: more of the same," Romney said today in Reno.

Ex-Goldman director gets two years for insider trading Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Wall Street titan and philanthropist Rajat Gupta was sentenced to only two years in prison, a much lighter sentence than U.S. prosecutors had demanded, even though the federal judge who imposed it on Wednesday called his insider trading crimes "disgusting" and "a terrible breach of trust." Gupta was also ordered to pay a $5 million fine. He was convicted in Manhattan federal court last June for leaking Goldman Sachs boardroom secrets to Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund manager at the center of a U.S. government crackdown on insider trading over the past four years. ...

Tenn. doctor credited with cracking mystery of meningitis outbreak Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Tennessee doctor who ordered "extra tests" on the spinal fluid of a patient is credited by colleagues with unlocking the mystery of a devastating fungal meningitis outbreak and prompting a national alert that may have saved lives. Dr. April Pettit, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University, could not figure out last month why a patient in his 50s was not responding to standard antibiotic treatments for meningitis, her colleagues at the school told Reuters. ...

Israel says 79 rockets fired at it from Gaza Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:23 PM PDT Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel from Gaza on Wednesday and an Israeli air strike killed a militant, a day after the Emir of Qatar made a rare visit to the enclave's Hamas leadership.

Could President Romney overturn Roe v. Wade? Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT If Mitt Romney wins the presidential election, there is a realistic chance that Roe v. Wade could be overturned under his administration, experts say.

West Nile virus still popping up, 219 deaths this year Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:44 AM PDT The U.S. outbreak of West Nile virus has killed 219 people this year, after another 36 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported last week, the government says.

Clinton: Facebook post about Benghazi not hard 'evidence' Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:54 AM PDT "Posting something on Facebook is not in and of itself evidence. I think it just underscores how fluid the reporting was at the time and continued for some time to be."

Divorce in two countries is double the trouble Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT By Geoff Williams (Reuters) - Think divorce in the United States is hard? Try ending your marriage in two countries at once.Red tape, financial obstructions and cultural differences are just a few of the ...

Palin accuses Obama of ‘shuck and jive shtick’ Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:25 PM PDT Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin released a statement on her Facebook page accusing President Obama of engaging in "shuck and jive shtick" regarding last month's attack in Benghazi, Libya. "Why the lies? Why the cover up? Why the dissembling about the cause of the murder of our ambassador on the anniversary of the worst [...]

GOP senatorial committee attacks democrat via association with Akin Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:59 PM PDT The National Republican Senatorial Committee, whose mission is to elect Republicans to the U.S. Senate, is in the odd position Wednesday of attacking Democrat Joe Donnelly in the Indiana Senate race by associating him with Todd Akin, the GOP Senate nominee in Missouri. ...

Hurricane Sandy showing similarities to 'perfect storm' of '91 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:06 AM PDT The 1991 storm resulted in widespread flooding as 30-foot waves raked seaside communities. Thirteen people lost their lives and damage was in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

U.S. suing BofA for $1B over mortgage losses Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:12 AM PDT The filing represents a novel effort by the government to defray costs tied to the 2008 bailout of Fannie and Freddie.

Millions of Muslims begin Haj pilgrimage in Mecca Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:26 AM PDT Islam's annual pilgrimage is one of the faith's so-called five pillars and is a duty for all Muslims once in their lives if they are capable of it.

Hotel goes above and beyond to return lost Elmo to 5-year-old Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT Ever lose something on vacation and fear you'll never get it back? That's exactly what happened to 5-year-old Ainsley Giorgio when she lost her Elmo doll while on vacation with her family in Florida. Ainsley was devastated, but not for long. Nelson Quesada, an employee of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, found the toy. But he [...]

Trump’s ‘big’ announcement about Obama revealed Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:11 AM PDT The real estate mogul said he would give $5 million to a charity of Obama's choice in exchange for releasing his college records and passport application.

Wacky campaign ads flood Conn. Senate race Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:07 AM PDT If there were any doubts that the tone of the Connecticut Senate race has become one of the most negative in the country, a glance at either side's abusive and sometimes wacky campaign ads should clear them up. Republican nominee Linda McMahon's personal fortune has played a key role in turning the blue state into [...]

And the highest-earning dead celebrity is ... Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:13 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, Forbes said on Wednesday. Jackson, who died in 2009, dropped into second place with earnings of $145 million, followed by Elvis Presley with $55 million. In addition to the Taylor auction, which totaled $184 million, the actress, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, also earned $75 million from sales of her top selling perfume White Diamonds. ...

Photos: LIFE.com's vintage NYC subway images Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Bad news, nerds: Popular kids higher paid as adults Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT Nerd or Homecoming King: Which one will make more money as an adult?

Photos: See a roundup of the day's best images Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT An Indonesian model poses for photographers during the Asia Pacific Hair and Makeup Olympic in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Kennedy relative denied parole for murder of neighbor Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:10 AM PDT Michael Skakel was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley.

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