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| Obama admits ‘not optimal’ communication on Benghazi Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 02:28 PM PDT Under heavy fire from Republicans over the deadly attack in Libya, President Barack Obama told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart on Thursday that his response had not suffered from "confusion." But Obama admitted that communication among government agencies and to the American public was "not optimal" and needs fixing. Stewart had asked about the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Speculations swirl about ‘missing’ North Korean first lady Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 02:21 PM PDT The lack of public appearances in more than a month by the first lady of North Korea has raised speculation about her fate. Ri Sol Ju, a singer who married North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, customarily has been pictured with her husband during visits to military units, farms, and at official ceremonies, the Telegraph [...] Full Story | Top |
| Massachusetts man wins $30 million lottery after losing girlfriend Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 01:34 PM PDT Sandeep Singh has been working two jobs to help support his family and was recently dumped by his girlfriend. But the 22-year-old Massachusetts man nicknamed "Sunny," can console himself with a $30.5 million winning lottery ticket. "My mom needs the help and my family could use it, so God definitely helped us out at the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Soup kitchen in Ryan photo op losing donors Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 01:30 PM PDT When Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan rinsed a few dishes in the back of a soup kitchen in Youngstown, Ohio, he couldn't have known the photo op would still be a story almost a week later. It is, but not for anything positive. According to The Huffington Post, the Mahoning County St. Vincent De [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mysterious October Surprise website a hoax? Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 01:22 PM PDT A mysterious website, Octsurprise.com, which touts a secret document that the site warns would hurt one of the candidate's chance of winning the presidential election, is likely a prank. Update: There now seem to be problems loading the site, and the Twitter handle @OctSurprise has gone offline. "One of your presidential candidates isn't being honest [...] Full Story | Top |
| Lost boy kept warm by puppies, officials say Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 12:21 PM PDT Warning: The following story is so damn heartwarming it may melt your computer or mobile device. A 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome reported missing in Hackleburg, Ala., on Tuesday was found on Wednesday morning along a creek near his home with a pair of puppies that rescue workers believe kept him warm overnight. The boy, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mayor Bloomberg creates his own super PAC Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 11:56 AM PDT For those wondering how New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg will spend his days after he steps down in 2014, the next three weeks will be a preview: He announced the formation of a super PAC. With three weeks to go until the election, the former CEO of Bloomberg L.P. solidified his place among the ranks [...] Full Story | Top |
| It Took a Rocket Scientist to Create This Costume Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 11:14 AM PDT When NASA engineer Mark Rober posted a Halloween costume on YouTube last year using two iPads to create the effect of a hole through his stomach, more than 3 million people checked it out. The idea, like the effect in Rober's stomach, blew up. But viewers complained they didn't have an extra thousand dollars lying [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boy Scouts secret file resurrects past abuse for victim Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 10:02 AM PDT [Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET] PORTLAND, ORE. â€" Time and trauma have robbed John Buckland of many childhood memories, but he still vividly remembers the night police appeared at his family's home in the summer of 1984. "They knocked while we were having dinner," recalls Buckland, who was 14 at the time. The detectives at [...] Full Story | Top |
| Baby elephant rescue will steal your heart Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 09:52 AM PDT A baby stuck in a well. A frantic mother crazed with worry for her offspring. Anyone could relate, but these very human emotions came from the bond of an elephant baby and her mother. And a video capturing the rescued calf has captivated the Web. Just your typical day in Amboseli National Park in Kenya, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Conflict, Natural Disasters, Tourism Threaten UNESCO World Heritage Sites Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 09:05 AM PDT It's a list as varied as the sites it contains: the Statue of Liberty, Angkor in Cambodia, the city of Verona in Italy. These and hundreds of other sites make up the World Heritage List, the most notable cultural, natural and historic landmarks around the world. UNESCO -- the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...] Full Story | Top |
| Team Obama: Romney will be ‘drop-on-the-floor funny’ at dinner Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 08:56 AM PDT President Barack Obama's re-election campaign isâ€"jokinglyâ€"building up expectations for Mitt Romney as the candidates head Thursday to an annual dinner where featured speakers are expected to at least try to be funny. "I will say Mitt Romney has practiced for longer than any presidential candidate in history for tonight. We expect him to be drop-on-the-floor [...] Full Story | Top |
| Sarcastic binder reviews a hit on Amazon Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 08:56 AM PDT During Tuesday's debate, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he had been given "binders full of women" when he sought females for cabinet positions while governor of Massachusetts. Sarcastic binder enthusiasts pounced. A meme was born. Snarky Amazon.com customers have posted slews of fake (though incredibly in-depth) reviews on, you guessed it, binders. Many [...] Full Story | Top |
| Newsweek to cease print, go digital-only in 2013 Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 05:52 AM PDT After years of losing money, Newsweek announced on Thursday that it will stop printing its magazine and become a digital-only publication. "Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013," editor Tina Brown wrote in an email to employees early on Thursday. "As part of this transition, the last print edition in the U.S. will [...] Full Story | Top |
| Libyan authorities name Islamist group leader in Benghazi embassy attack Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 05:50 AM PDT Authorities in Libya have named a leader of a Benghazi-based Islamist group as the commander in the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans last month, the New York Times reports. Libyans involved in the investigation say Ahmed Abu Khattala was seen by witnesses as leading the Sept. 11 attack on [...] Full Story | Top |
| Thursday in politics: Obama, Romney speak in NYC, ‘The Boss’ campaigns, and more Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 03:37 AM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney speak Thursday at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Obama speaks at 7:55 p.m. EDT, and Romney at 9 p.m. EDT. Smith, for those needing a politics history refresher, was a New York governor, opponent of prohibition and [...] Full Story | Top |
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