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• Ryan to Colo. supporters: I drive a truck. I worked at McDonald’s. I’m you.
• Wildfires scorch Western U.S.
• Biden: Romney will ‘put you all back in chains’
• Longest serving female prison inmate released
• ‘Deferred action’ forms for young illegal immigrants now online
• Darwin’s notes on marriage discovered, ‘better than a dog anyhow’
• Syria crisis chokes off supply of goods to Iraq
• Paul Ryan takes his P90X workout to the campaign trail
• Bombs kill at least 46 in deadly Afghanistan day
• Republicans bite back after Obama knocks Romney’s dog-on-car trip
• Interactive 360 degree panorama of Mars Curiosity landing site is far-out
• Video: In 1995, class of 5th graders accurately predicted Internet’s future
• Mississippi fattest state in the land, according to new study
• Bill Gates foundation holds toilet reinvention fair
• Helen Gurley Brown: Different for nerds
• Romney ad attacks Obama on Medicare

Ryan to Colo. supporters: I drive a truck. I worked at McDonald’s. I’m you. Posted: 14 Aug 2012 02:53 PM PDT LAKEWOOD, Colo--Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took the stage before 2,600 supporters at Lakewood High School Tuesday to promote Mitt Romney's energy proposals, but he had another agenda. Interlaced throughout his speech were subtle, but clear, references to Ryan's common-man appeal. Over the course of his nearly 20-minute address, Ryan discussed working at McDonald's, [...]

Wildfires scorch Western U.S. Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT A fast-moving wildfire in central Washington has burned at least 60 homes and forced hundreds of people to flee — one of several blazes scorching the West on Tuesday, threatening communities, sending up thick plumes of smoke and disrupting activity in national parks.

Biden: Romney will ‘put you all back in chains’ Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT On Tuesday, speaking at a rally in Danville, Va., Vice President Joe Biden told a group of supporters that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would "put you all back in chains" if elected. The vice president was arguing that Republicans plan to "unchain Wall Street" with deregulation. "He said in the first hundred days, he's [...]

Longest serving female prison inmate released Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT For the past 49 years, Betty Smithey has woken up in a prison cell, the nation's longest serving female inmate. But today she is waking up a free woman.

‘Deferred action’ forms for young illegal immigrants now online Posted: 14 Aug 2012 02:41 PM PDT Dreamers are finally getting their dream--or at least part of it. Starting on Wednesday, illegal immigrants aged 30 or younger who were brought to the country as children may apply for relief from deportation and a two-year, renewable work permit under President Barack Obama's deferred action program. As many as 1.7 million people could qualify, [...]

Darwin’s notes on marriage discovered, ‘better than a dog anyhow’ Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:03 PM PDT Despite devoting his life to science, Charles Darwin had a long and reportedly happy marriage, fathering 10 children after proposing to his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1838. But the naturalist and father of modern evolutionary theory wasn't always sold on matrimony, writing out a list of pros and cons on marriage in a journal entry [...]

Syria crisis chokes off supply of goods to Iraq Posted: 14 Aug 2012 01:06 PM PDT At his lingerie shop in Baghdad, Ali Hussein apologises to a customer for the high price of a Syrian sleeveless vest she wants to buy. He's powerless to sell it cheaper, he says. Still recovering from years of war and sanctions, Iraq relies on imports from neighbours like Syria, Turkey and Iran for 95 percent of its consumer goods. Syria in particular is a key supplier of manufactured goods, fresh vegetables and fruit. ...

Paul Ryan takes his P90X workout to the campaign trail Posted: 14 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT DENVER—The rigors of the campaign trail have not kept Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan from his intense workout regimen, a daily tradition he observes religiously in the wee hours of the morning. Ryan was spotted Tuesday in the gym of the Renaissance Denver Hotel working out to a P90X video on his iPad. "I'm going [...]

Bombs kill at least 46 in deadly Afghanistan day Posted: 14 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Suicide attacks involving as many as 14 bombers struck an Afghan city Tuesday, and a motorcycle bomb exploded in a busy market in blasts that killed at least 46 people altogether— the year's deadliest day for civilians in Afghanistan.

Republicans bite back after Obama knocks Romney’s dog-on-car trip Posted: 14 Aug 2012 01:20 PM PDT Welcome to the dog-eat-dog world of Campaign 2012. Mitt Romney's campaign hit back hard at President Barack Obama on Tuesday for needling his rival about a long-ago incident in which Romney put the family dog in a carrier strapped to the roof of his car as they headed out on vacation. Republicans highlighted that Obama, [...]

Interactive 360 degree panorama of Mars Curiosity landing site is far-out Posted: 14 Aug 2012 02:49 PM PDT Let's face it: Unless you've got $500,000 to spare and can wait a few years, you're probably not going to be landing on Mars anytime soon. The best you can manage for now is to follow the exploits of NASA's … Continue reading →

Video: In 1995, class of 5th graders accurately predicted Internet’s future Posted: 14 Aug 2012 02:19 PM PDT A cute, humorous and largely accurate 1995 video made by a class of Helena, Montana, 5th graders attempts to predict what the Internet will be used for by the time they get to college (roughly 2003). And you know what? They pretty much got everything right. Yes, even in 1995, 5th graders knew that the [...]

Mississippi fattest state in the land, according to new study Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:24 PM PDT Yes, you do look fat in that dress, Mississippi. A new study analyzing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the nation. But even with 34.9 percent of its residents clocking in as obese, The Hospitality State is hardly alone. Twelve states [...]

Bill Gates foundation holds toilet reinvention fair Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, wants to talk poop. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is hosting a "Reinvent the Toilet Fair" on August 14 and 15, is on a mission to build a better crapper. Why? Poop is a worldwide problem. Here are the dirty details: Four out of every [...]

Helen Gurley Brown: Different for nerds Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT Any person willing to embody a new way of being alive in the world deserves the public's deep gratitude. It must be hell to bend yourself into an archetype, and stay there. Not to mention the hot rollers and starvation diets. Helen Gurley Brown, who died Monday, pulled it off: She transformed herself from an [...]

Romney ad attacks Obama on Medicare Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT ZANESVILLE, Ohio—Mitt Romney is out with a new television ad accusing President Barack Obama of cutting Medicare funds to pay for his health care reform law. 'You paid into Medicare for years. Every paycheck," a voiceover says. "Now when you need it, Obama has cut $726 billion dollars from Medicare. Why? To pay for Obamacare." [...]

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