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Final message to the faithful

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:42:09 EDT

Pope Benedict XVI has used his keynote address at the closing Mass of World Youth Day to issue a plea to young Catholics to join the priesthood and consider life as a nun or brother in a Catholic religious order.

Channel: Religion Tags: Pope Benedict catholics world youth day pope message christian faith

Mega Impacts: The Earth Bashers

Wil — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:31:15 EDT

A new photo essay in National Geographic by Stephen Alvarez tells the story of planetary impacts like Meteor Crater in Arizona, and others on planet Earth. [via io9].

Channel: Science Tags: Photography Craters National Geographic Stephen Alvarez

FBI: No credible terrorist threat ahead of DNC

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:11:33 EDT

Jim Davis, Denver's FBI special agent in charge, is no stranger to heavy involvement behind the scenes, according to The Associated Press. He helped lead the hunt for al Qaeda operatives as the agency's deputy on-scene commander in Afghanistan.

Channel: News Tags: FBI investigation Al Qaeda Afghanistan law enforcement

Brutal heat, high ozone for Denver metro

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:58:57 EDT

Metro residents should expect very hot and sunny conditions this weekend as temperatures soar to almost 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: ozone layer summertime temperature Denver

Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:46:24 EDT

Beijing started its drastic traffic control plan Sunday in a last-minute push to clear the capital's pollution-choked skies in time for the August Olympics.

Channel: Sports Tags: Beijing China Olympics cars tranportation events

Judge Returns Gray Wolves to Endangered List

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:41:31 EDT

Gray wolves in the greater Yellowstone area of the northern Rocky Mountains, which would have been fair game for hunters in three states as a result of a federal government decision in March, were again put under the protections of the Endangered Species Act by a judge in Montana on Friday.

Channel: Music Tags: endangered species animals gray wolves federal government

Western Olympic Ads Cheerlead for China

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:33:39 EDT

It is becoming increasingly clear which nation global corporations will be rooting for at this summer's Olympics: China.

Channel: Sports Tags: China Olympics events western olympics cheerleaders

Iraqis struggle with life in 'peace'

TechnologyExpert — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:26:59 EDT

Ordinary Iraqis are as unsure as anyone what to make of this existence - a "peace" in which masked men still run tense checkpoints, towering T-Walls blot out neighborhoods from view and the lawnmower buzz of drones fills the air.

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq Bush Surge

Iraq hostage 'killed himself'

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:07:54 EDT

One of the five British hostages held captive by militants in Iraq has killed himself, a video obtained by the Sunday Times has claimed.

Channel: News Tags: Iraq hostage british hostage Iraq militants captives

Five Tips to Spice Up Your Sex Life

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EDT

Need improvements in the bedroom? We aren't talking about redecorating. If your sex life has lost its excitement lately, you and your partner may need to make a few changes to get things back on red-hot track. Here are a few tips.

Channel: Love & Personals Tags: relationship satisfaction sex sexy woman

Legg-Mason to Back Yahoo! Board

TechnologyExpert — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:54:38 EDT

In the upcoming fight that will likely occur at the August 1st Yahoo! shareholders meeting, Bill Miller, chief investment officer of Legg-Mason - although not guaranteeing to vote in that direction - said that it was his firm's "intention" to vote its 4.4% stake in Yahoo! in favor of the company's existing board.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Yahoo Icahn Proxy FIght Microsoft

Pope urges Australian youths to spurn materialism

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:51:49 EDT

SYDNEY, Australia - Pope Benedict XVI urged young people Sunday to reject what he said was the "spiritual desert" spreading throughout the world and to embrace Christianity to build a new age free from greed and materialism.

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What's Next for the HIV Vaccine?

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:48:36 EDT

On July 17, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, scrapped plans for a large clinical trial of the government's most advanced HIV vaccine candidate to date. The vaccine, a two-shot injection, was designed to fight HIV infection a new way...

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Iran Nuclear Talks Stall, Even With US at Table

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:44:53 EDT

A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment.

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Brown plans to withdraw troops as he backs Obama over 'war on terror'

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:42:23 EDT

Gordon Brown prepared the ground for a historic realignment in the "war on terror" yesterday by setting out a four-point plan for withdrawal of British troops from Iraq by the end of next year.

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'One woman, one egg' IVF plan reduces chances of live births

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:39:39 EDT

Thousands of couples undergoing IVF treatment will find that their chances of having a baby are vastly reduced under a controversial new technique being promoted by the fertility watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

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Bin Laden's driver is in the dock, but America's war on terror is on trial

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:35:13 EDT

Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's personal driver, will enter a specially built courtroom in Guantanamo Bay tomorrow for the first full trial of any of the hundreds of detainees to have been sent to America's infamous prison camp since the 9/11 attacks nearly seven years ago.

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A Big Olympic Welcome, Communist Party Style

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:34:50 EDT

The 60 million-member Chinese Communist Party, host of the biggest and most expensive Olympics ever, really wants to welcome you to BeijingÃ;Â¢Ã¢â;;Â¬"but first there are a few rules it wants you to know about.

Channel: Sports Tags: Beijing olympics welcome party communist stlye china

Al Qaeda shifting focus from Iraq

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:33:11 EDT

BAGHDAD | After intense U.S. assaults, al Qaeda may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.

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Obama timeline doable, Iraqi says

monicachenoa — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:31:28 EDT

AUSTIN, Texas | Sen. Barack Obama's first journey to Afghanistan was highlighted Saturday by a key Iraqi leader endorsing the Illinois Democrat's timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal.

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Democrats: It's not easy being green

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:28:51 EDT

Throwing the "greenest national political convention to date" is easier said than done, as Democrats are learning the hard way.

Channel: Politics Tags: democtrats US election environment leadership US government

As Gas Prices Rise, Police Turn to Foot Patrols

TechnologyExpert — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:13:33 EDT

As gasoline soars past the $4-a-gallon mark, police chiefs in towns and cities across the country are ordering their officers out of the car and onto their feet in a budgetary scramble.

Channel: News Tags: Gasoline OPEC Oil Bush Police

Dark Knight' Already Breaking Records

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:12:31 EDT

The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," grossed a record $18.5 million from midnight preview screenings ahead of its official opening on Friday, according to box office tracking service Media By Numbers.

Channel: Movies Tags: batman dark night box office entertainment showbiz

McCain spending more than he's raising

Aidenag — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:11:08 EDT

Faced with a spending cap for his fall campaign, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is aggressively spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing his cash reserves.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Money 2008 election Politics Fundraising

In Afghanistan, Obama visits troops and officials

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:08:12 EDT

Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama US election afghanistan leadership US presidency

Pope: Reform worldwide 'spiritual desert'

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:05:21 EDT

Pope Benedict XVI urged young people Sunday to reject what he said was the "spiritual desert" spreading throughout the world and to embrace Christianity to build a new age free from greed and materialism.

Channel: Religion Tags: world youth day australia pope benedict catholism religion

Kathleen Battle to sing on LI

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:02:01 EDT

She was once banished from New York - or at least the Met - but lyric soprano Kathleen Battle regards her concert tomorrow night at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center as a homecoming of sorts.

Channel: Music Tags: theather performer entertainment musci industry arts

Beijing starts car ban in Olympics clean-air drive

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:35:06 EDT

Beijing launched new driving restrictions on Sunday that will ban more than a million cars from its streets in a bid to rein in the city's notorious air pollution and traffic for next month's Olympics.

Channel: News Tags: Beijing China Olympics

Reports: Many show interest in buying Cubs, historic Wrigley

Angry Ken — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:34:58 EDT

Who will buy the Cubs and Wrigley?

Channel: Sports Tags: Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field

Top Ten Affordable Convertibles

Angry Ken — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:32:20 EDT

Cars with convertible tops that won't break the bank.

Channel: Autos Tags: cars convertibles pt cruiser mustang

Apple Opens First Store in China

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:29:49 EDT

Lines continue to circle city blocks in America as people line up to get iPhone 3Gs are Apple Stores around the country. Since Apple started opening dedicated retail stores in 2001, however, there have been none in China. That drought ended on Saturday as the first Chinese Apple retail store opened in Beijing's Sanlitun Village.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Apple iPhone China Beijing

Survey Suggests 'Unchurched' Are a Fluid Group

Jayson — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:26:07 EDT

A new survey shows that "unchurched" Americans may be worshipping more, and "churched" Americans worshipping less, than many people might think. Numerous surveys track trends among "unchurched" Americans, but what does "unchurched" really mean?

Channel: Religion Tags: church americans faith survey people

Faldo's got a 'funny feeling' Norman can pull off epic British Open win

Angry Ken — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:02 EDT

But can this be right? Greg Norman -- yes, 53-year-old Greg Norman -- is your third-round leader at the British Open. Can the Shark keep the frenzy going Sunday (8 a.m. ET, ABC)? What in the name of a 46-year-old Bear is going on!

Channel: Sports Tags: Greg Norman Royal Birkdale the Shark British Open

Anglican Leader Says Bishop Boycott 'Wounds' Fellowship

Jayson — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:49 EDT

The spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans said he feels "great grief" that more than 200 bishops are boycotting the Lambeth Conference, calling it a wound to the once-a-decade meeting of the Anglican fellowship. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams expressed respect for the decision of church leaders who stayed away.

Channel: Religion Tags: bishop anglican boycott church gay

Titletown USA: San Francisco, CA

Angry Ken — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:30 EDT

Home to an NFL dynasty and baseball's all-time home run king, the City by the Bay states a convincing case to be crowned TitleTown.

Channel: Sports Tags: NFL San Francisco titletown baseballm football 49ers giants

Veterans Cheated of Benefits: VA, Courts Ignore Promises Made to Veterans

bubba2 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:22:01 EDT

Rep. Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, July 23 to announce the introduction of the Agent Orange Equity Act. The bill restores equity to all Vietnam veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Vietnam Agent Orange veterans VA military medical care support the troops Congress

Interfaith Meeting in Saudi Arabia Ends with Leaders Eager for U.N. Dialogue

Jayson — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:20:34 EDT

Representatives of the world's religions on Friday ended a three-day interfaith conference called by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia which some hope could hail the beginning of a new relationship by denominations. The Madrid meeting brought together Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and representatives of other religions.

Channel: Religion Tags: saudi arabia meeting king inter faith u.n.

Road to Gold

Angry Ken — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:20:15 EDT

The road to Olympic glory isn't always paved in gold. Part III of our documentary follows one man's quest for a better tomorrow.

Channel: Sports Tags: Olympics Beijing China

Pastors defy United Methodist officials to conduct gay weddings

Jayson — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:16:10 EDT

Scores of United Methodist Church ministers in California are putting their careers on the line in an open revolt against religious edicts that forbid them to conduct weddings for gay and lesbian couples. The pastors could lose their jobs and clerical credentials in the church, the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination.

Channel: Religion Tags: methodist pastor gay lesbian marriage

Athletes learn to deal with life in the techie fishbowl

Angry Ken — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:15:42 EDT

YouTube cinematographers, phone flashing photographers ... it is not easy being an athlete in today's fishbowl. How do they deal with it?

Channel: Sports Tags: Youtube red carpet ray allen carmelo anthony