What's on Mars? Curiosity returns Evidence of water, key ingredient for life

What's on Mars? Evidence of water (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, dispatched to learn if the most Earth-like planet in the solar system was suitable for microbial life, has found clear evidence its landing site was once awash in water, a key ingredient for life, scientists said Thursday.

Adjusting to 'Mars time' with coffee, naps, and bright blue light Los Angeles Times
Mars rover uncovers evidence of water flows USA TODAY - by Dan Vergano
Highly Cited:Bringing Pieces of Mars to Earth: How NASA Will Do It



Even Health Dept. Isn't Safe From Bedbugs; crawling their way into Abilene; no ordinance regarding ectoparasites in motels and hotels

Even Health Dept. Isn't Safe From Bedbugs
New York Times
A single bedbug led to the temporary evacuation and fumigation of one floor of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, on Friday.

Even NYC agency that fights bedbugs isn't immune Wall Street Journal

Bedbugs crawling their way into Abilene, officials say
ReporterNews.com
Since the city does not have a specific ordinance regarding ectoparasites in motels and hotels, Bailey is not allowed to inspect an entire establishment for bedbugs, he said. In 2010, Bailey said his department fielded three or four bedbug complaints ...


Will "Last Resort" outlast the visual fireworks? ABC's thriller Last Resort launched from co-creators Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek

'Last Resort' producers on the premiere's explosive ending Entertainment Weekly
The most ambitious new drama of the fall, ABC's thriller Last Resort launched tonight from co-creators Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek. Below, the duo talk about the pilot's nuke-tastic ending, where the story is going from here, and ...

Will "Last Resort" outlast the visual fireworks? CBS News
Aimed at viewers who cut their teeth on the "Bourne" and "Mission Impossible" movie franchises



After a pair of pallid box office turns, funnyman Adam Sandler is back from the dead; 'Hotel Transylvania' stakes No. 1 spot with $33 mil

'Hotel Transylvania' stakes No. 1 spot with $33 mil Variety
After a pair of pallid box office turns, funnyman Adam Sandler is back from the dead. Sony Pictures Animation's "Hotel Transylvania," voiced by Sandler, is on its way to the top spot at the domestic box office with an estimated $33 million-$35 million ...

Review: 'Hotel Transylvania' Is Enjoyable, Sappy Fluff Film School Rejects
Hotel Transylvania an unrestrained, unabashed kids movie. Even with all the classic monsters involved, director Genndy Tarta



Director Rian Johnson Discusses His Tight, Ultraviolent 'Looper'; Smartest Sci-Fi Movie

Five Reasons Looper Is This Year's Smartest Sci-Fi Movie E! Online
In Looper's year 2074, time machines exist, but they're quickly outlawed. The only folks who still have access to them? Organized crime bosses, natch. And these bad boys have a very specific use for them. They enlist young men in the past (still our ...

Director Rian Johnson Discusses His Tight, Ultraviolent 'Looper' Huffington Post (blog)
The movie Looper features a lot of extreme, graphic, realistic-looking and definitely not satirical violence.



Weather pushes allergy and asthma miseries to new level


As one of the hottest summers ever recorded drew to a close, Jay Portnoy watched patients stream into Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., coughing and wheezing with asthma, 20 admissions per day for the week that started with Labor Day, he said.



Keegan Bradley at the Ryders Cup




France unveils a budget heavy on taxes: Francois Hollande's controversial 75% income tax rate

PARIS (AP) — The French government presented a budget Friday that was heavy on taxes — including a controversial 75 percent income rate on high earners — but which critics said lacked fundamental reforms that could jumpstart economic growth.

President Francois Hollande's cabinet defended the spending plan for next year, calling it a "fighting budget" that would win the "battle" against joblessness and help growth.

Economists warn, however, that things could get much worse in France if it doesn't get serious about slashing state spending and reforming stringent labor laws.

Lesson for America, the path to socialism



U.S. response to Benghazi attack: Vows to hunt down perpetrators of Benghazi attack; Panetta: attack clearly planned; Why the White House changed its story

Panetta: Benghazi attack clearly planned - CNN
Second Guessing about Libya Terrorist Attack

U.S. vows to hunt down perpetrators of Benghazi attack - CNN.com
Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack. Two U.S. security guards were killed and two more wounded in the next hour, as they attempted to re ...

Benghazi attack: Why the White House changed its story ...
In fact, the US has come to believe that the Benghazi attack may have been partly a response to the drone-killing of a regional Al Qaeda leader with ties to Libya rather ...

Al-Qaeda Says Deadly Benghazi Attack Was In Response to ...
On June 6, 2012, the US Consulate in Benghazi was bombed.

AL-Qaeda said the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya was in revenge for the killing of the network’s number two Sheikh Abu Yahya al-Libi, SITE Intelligence Group reported.

“The killing of Sheikh Abu Yahya only increased the enthusiasm and determination of the sons of (Libyan independence hero) Omar al-Mokhtar to take revenge upon those who attack our Prophet,” said al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said in a statement, quoted by the US-based monitoring group.



Body of Missing Northwestern Student Harsha Maddula Found in harbor near Chicago campus

Missing Northwestern University student's body found in ...
The body of a Northwestern University student who was last seen leaving a weekend party has been found in a harbor near the school's suburban Chicago campus.

Body of Missing Northwestern Student Harsha Maddula Found in ...
[Sep 27, 2012] The body of missing Northwestern University student Harsha Maddula has been found, university officials say. A fisherman found the body floating near some boats



The Lessons of Debt Spendings: U.S. Postal Service to default on second $5B payment; Losses a record $15 billion this year; Donahoe resorts to blame game

U.S. Postal Service to default on second $5B payment ...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service, on the brink of default on a second multibillion-dollar payment it can't afford to pay, is sounding a new cautionary ...

U.S. Postal Service to Default Again - WSJ.com
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service said it will default on a $5.6 billion obligation on Sunday, marking the second failed multibillion-dollar payment to fund future ...

Postal service on brink of financial ruin, will lose $15 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service, on the brink of default on a second multibillion-dollar payment it can't afford to pay,...

"Absolutely, we would be profitable right now," Donahoe told The Associated Press, when asked whether congressional delays were to blame for much of the postal losses, expected to reach a record $15 billion this year.



Dozens of al-Qaida convicts flee in Iraq jailbreak; At least 15 killed

Iraq: Policemen Die In Al Qaeda Jailbreak Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
Al Qaeda convicts flee in Iraq jailbreak Reuters via...
Dozens of al-Qaida convicts flee in Iraq jailbreak MSNBC

At least 15 killed in Iraq jailbreak - CNN.com
At least 15 people died and dozens more were injured in a dramatic jailbreak in northern Iraq, an Interior Ministry official said Friday.



Christian conservatives hold "America for Jesus" prayer rally in Philly

Christian conservatives hold "America for Jesus" prayer rally in Philly ... Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 27
Christian Right Election-Year Rally Set for Philly ABC News - Sep 27

America For Jesus 2012, Christian Right Election-Year Rally ...
Christian conservatives who blame "moral depravity" for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope ...



Higher prices push up consumer spending at the expense of savings; Are you better off than 4 years ago?

News Summary: US consumer spending grew 0.5 percent on higher gas prices ...
Washington Post
SPENDING UP: Americans boosted spending 0.5 percent in August even though their income barely grew, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Higher prices push up consumer spending at the expense of savings Los Angeles Times - by Tiffany Hsu
Higher Gas Costs Push US Consumer Spending Up Daily Finance
In Depth:Consumers lift spending to pay for pricier gasoline

Inflation is a regressive tax on the 99%



China's ruling Communist Party expelled the once-powerful political leader Bo Xilai

Bo Xilai expelled from China's Communist Party
Washington Post
BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party expelled the once-powerful political leader Bo Xilai and charged him Friday with a long list of moral and criminal wrongdoings, even as it set a date for a once-in-a-decade transition to new leaders.

Today At The I-Desk: From China To The New York Subway CNN (blog)
China's Bo Xilai Expelled From Communist Party



Filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (a.k.a. Sam Bacile) behind bars, but not for anti-Islam YouTube video

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula behind bars, but not for anti-Islam YouTube video
- Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
The man allegedly behind the anti-Islam YouTube video that sparked deadly riots in North Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of the world now sits in a Los...

Authorities Arrest Man Behind 'Innocence of Muslims' Video - Mashable via Yahoo! News
'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker arrested - CNN
Producer of anti-Islam film arrested, ordered held without bail - CNN



Seattle's Golden Tate: I pushed off, but I'm no cheater

Golden Tate, replacement ref stand their ground
- Washington Post - Sep 27
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate and replacement referee Lance Easley have something in common: Both have been dealing with fallout from the call that...

Golden Tate: I pushed off, but I'm no cheater
- Reno Gazette-Journal
Seattle's Golden Tate again the center of debate
- seattlepi.com
Golden Tate Received 'Nasty Stuff' on Social Media Following ...
- New England Sports Network - Sep 27

Golden H. Tate III (born August 2, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).



Kellen Winslow released by New England Patriots; Bill Belichick cuts for 'personal reasons'

Kellen Boswell Winslow, Jr. (born July 21, 1983) is an American football tight end who plays for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

Kellen Winslow released by New England Patriots - NFL.com
Kellen Winslow played four snaps in his first game with the New England Patriots last week. He won't play any this week. The Patriots released Winslow on ...

Bill Belichick: Kellen Winslow cut for 'personal reasons' NFL.com - 18 minutes ago



Bonnie And Clyde's Guns, Other Items Go On Auction; Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker

Bonnie And Clyde's Guns, Other Items Go On Auction : NPR
Nearly 80 years after the deaths of bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde, a few, shall we say, "tools of their trade" are going up for auction.

FBI — Bonnie and Clyde
Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker, were shot to death by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana on May 23, 1934,



Kelsey Grammer banned from TV show; Regrets Filming Awkward Moment With Camille On RHOBH

Kelsey Grammer Regrets Filming Awkward Moment With Camille On RHOBH
- Access Hollywood via Yahoo! News - Sep 25
Kelsey Grammer banned from TV show
- Cover Media via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 26
Kelsey Grammer Talks Real Housewives Regrets, Wishes He'd Been Upfront ...
- E! Online - Sep 25 01:51pm



HIV therapy is equally effective regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, or economic class

HIV Therapy Universally Effective
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
HIV therapy is equally effective regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, or economic class, as long as patients can be engaged and retained in care, a study found.

Improved HIV Care Boosts Life Expectancy at Clinic, Study Found U.S. News & World Report
HIV Drug, Anti-Retroviral, Leads to Cognitive Impairment



New Strains Expected in 2012 Flu Season; Health officials push for more people to get flu shot

New Strains Expected in 2012 Flu Season
Fox News
It's that time of the year again --go get your flu shot! Just because last year was the mildest flu season on record doesn't mean the virus might not bounce back to its usual ferocity this winter.

Health officials push for more people to get flu shot USA TODAY
Protect yourself against the flu Local 10
Opinion:A Duty of Health Care Workers New York Times
In Depth:This year's flu vaccine guards against new strains



Europe grabs early Ryder Cup lead as Americans go wayward

Europe grabs early Ryder Cup lead as Americans go wayward Chicago Tribune
9:12 a.m. CDT, September 28, 2012. MEDINAH, Ill. – Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker – the only U.S. pairing without a Ryder Cup rookie – are off to the shakiest start as Europe grabbed the upper hand with all four matches now on the course. Woods ...

The Ryder Cup Seesaw Wall Street Journal
The action so far has been characterized by a surprising number of unforced errors — drives into the trees, routine approach



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