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A 2-pound hailstone that fell in South Dakota could break a record.



South Dakota - United States - Hail - Politics - Candidates and Campaigns

Death of 2nd missing US Navy sailor only deepens mystery of their disappearance in Afghanistan



Afghanistan - Asia - Taliban - Politics - United States Navy

Rachel Clark, an OB-GYN resident at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, says there's no margin for error on the labor floor. Work comes first, her life comes second.



Boston - Medicine - Health - United States - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ethics - United States House Committee on Ways and Means - New York City - Public trial - New York

President Obama appears on The View. Says he was not invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding and doesn't know who Snooki is.



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Shirley Sherrod, the fired and subsequently vindicated Department of Agriculture employee, said today she will sue conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart who posted doctored video on the Internet that made her appear racist last week. President Obama commented again on Sherrod.



Andrew Breitbart - Shirley Sherrod - Conservatism - NAACP - Conservatives

Life-long camper Deb Freele was a sleep in her tent near Yellowstone National Park when she suddenly woke up to a bear chomping down on her arm. Freele spoke to Good Morning America today.



Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming - Good Morning America - National park - United States

After nine years of war, the Army is showing signs of stress because of repeated deployments and inadequate support for soldiers when they return, according to a blunt internal report released today. It blasts the Army's leadership for failing to recognize the problem. The figures in recent years are staggering.



British Army - Army - United States - History - Government

If BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has shown anything, it is that more advanced technology is needed to clean up and control oil spills. While thousands came forward to share their ideas with BP on the cleanup, a new contest calls on the ingenuity of inventors to tackle one of the big problems of our time, backed by a big incentive -- $1.4 million in prize money. Today on the Conversation, Wendy Schmidt and X Prize chairman Peter Diamandis spoke with ABC's David Muir about the new challenge and their goals.



Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico - X Prize Foundation - David Muir - Environment

French woman confesses to smothering her eight babies because she didn't want any more children. Her husband never knew she was pregnant.



Pregnancy - Murder - Paris - France - Women

Embattled New York Rep. Charles Rangel says he hasn't had a bad day in 60 years. But "today I have to reassess that statement," he told reporters on Capitol Hill. The 40-year House veteran and former Ways and Means Committee chairman, accused of a slew of ethics violations, faces a panel of his peers this afternoon when the details of the charges will be revealed.



United States House Committee on Ways and Means - United States - Ethics - Politics - Charles B. Rangel

Lynn Jurich of SunRun home solar company appeared on "Good Morning America" today to discuss the benefits of solar power for homes. She said solar power can help reduce greenhouse gases, reduce the nation's dependence on fossil fuels and increase a home's re-sale value..



Lynn Jurich - Energy - Solar energy - Renewable - Solar

Archaeologists team up to find a Chinese ship off the northern coast of Kenya.



Kenya - China - Africa - Travel and Tourism - Archaeology

Study: People are drawn to others who resemble their kin or themselves.



Sexual attraction - History - Health - Reproductive Health - Incest

A decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks brought to light the dangers of fake IDs, federal undercover agents are still able to easily obtain genuine U.S. e-Passports using clearly fraudulent information that should have raised red flags at the State Department. Gregory Kutz, an investigator for the Government Accountability Office, is set to testify Thursday to a Senate panel about how his team was able to get the State Department this spring to issue five of the seven e-Passports it requested using fraudulent information.



United States - Government Accountability Office - Gregory Kutz - Travel - Recreation

Court rules that former Thomas' English Muffin exec can't jump to competitor.



Muffin - Thomas' - Home - Cooking - United States

Parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law take effect today, while the most controversial elements remain on hold after a federal judge Wednesday issued a temporary injunction during the continuing legal battle.



Law - Immigration - United States - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms

Lindsay Lohan reportedly has her team of stylists at the ready in preparation for a possible Sunday release from jail. Several of Lohan's favorite stylists and hair and makeup people have been put on call from midnight today through the entire weekend, according to Popeater's Rob Shuter.



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