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Witnesses tackle man who runs from bank with cash
Boston - 7 Aug 2013 04:48
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- An Everett, Wash., police spokesman says people noticed when a man approached a Wells Fargo bank branch with a shirt covering the lower part of his face and paint on the upper part. And the passers...
Watch: Rise in 'Slider' Thieves Stealing Purses From Cars
ABC News - 7 Aug 2013 15:32
Thieves who prey on women at gas stations are being caught on camera across the country.
Japan government joining efforts to contain Fukushima toxic water
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 05:34
TOKYO
Putin Put-Off: Obama Cancels on Russian Leader Over Snowden
Time - 7 Aug 2013 18:05
Obama abandons his scheduled September meeting with Putin as the rift between the two countries grows
Kilonova Alert! Hubble Solves Gamma Ray Burst Mystery
Discovery News - 7 Aug 2013 17:51
The origin of the mysterious short-duration gamma-ray bursts have eluded astronomers for decades, but a recent observation of a "kilonova" by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope has finally nailed down the culpr...
Obama 'disappointed' in Russia's Snowden decision
Boston - 7 Aug 2013 06:06
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he was "disappointed" that Russia granted temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, defying Obama administration demands that the...
Navy drops plans to repair fire-damaged USS Miami sub
Fox News - 7 Aug 2013 06:00
The Navy has decided to scrap the USS Miami instead of repairing the nuclear-powered submarine because of budget cuts accompanied by growing costs of repairing damage from a fire set by a civilian worker at Portsmouth Na...
U.S. military judge trims potential sentence in WikiLeaks case
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 03:53
FORT MEADE, Maryland
'No regrets' for anti-Muslim filmmaker blamed for Benghazi
Fox News - 7 Aug 2013 00:07Before 'The Sopranos', Edie Falco Starred In This Apple TV Ad
Forbes - 7 Aug 2013 19:20Jury Debates Fate of 'Whitey' Bulger
Time - 7 Aug 2013 18:05
But the crime boss knows he'll spend life in prison
Kerry's Success Worse than His Failure
OpEdNews - 7 Aug 2013 14:12
According to Albert Einstein, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" is "insanity," but that is exactly what John Kerry seems to have achieved after six tours of shuttle diplomacy in t...
The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In
The New York Times - 7 Aug 2013 11:00
A decade after they left their careers in favor of full-time lives at home, working mothers reflect on the choice they made and what it cost them.
Analysis: Obama's economic speeches pound Republicans
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 07:03
WASHINGTON
Deadly blast rocks Argentina apartment block
Al Jazeera English - 7 Aug 2013 05:53
Accident caused by gas leak kills at least eight people and injures 61 others in city of Rosario, officials say.
New U.S. spying revelations coming from Snowden leaks: journalist
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 03:43
BRASILIA
Teresa, Orange Could Be Your New Black
Forbes - 7 Aug 2013 02:28Declining Net Energy and the Trajectory of Global Civilization
OpEdNews - 7 Aug 2013 01:27
Rapidly declining net energy means that POST World War II society is over. We must seize the initiative if there is to be a decent future.
The Type Of People Who Get Suckered By A Twitter Bot
Forbes - 7 Aug 2013 23:59Judy Greer May Finally Get Her Due
The Atlantic Wire - 7 Aug 2013 23:58
Today in show business news: Judy Greer may be cast in a big movie, LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian get their own show, and Rashida Jones has a new job.
JPMorgan faces criminal and civil probes over mortgages
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 23:58
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, said on Wednesday it is being investigated by criminal and civil divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice over offerings of mortgage-backed securities.
Zuckerberg's Immigration Reform Group Launches August Recess Ad Offensive
ABC News - 7 Aug 2013 23:57
Two days after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered his first public comments about immigration reform since launching a political action committee devoted to the issue in April, the group, FWD.us, is taking to the telev...