Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today:
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ROMNEY’S MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH SO FAR–Millions will be watching as the nominee addresses the GOP convention Thursday night.
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POLICE: 100-YEAR-OLD DRIVER HITS 11 NEAR SCHOOL–The screams of women and children didn’t prompt the elderly driver to stop.
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HOW NEW ORLEANS FARED AGAINST ISAAC–The city’s fortified levees appear to have withstood one of their stiffest challenges yet.
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A NIGHT OF EMPOWERMENT FOR THE DISABLED–Stephen Hawking — who has shown that physical disabilities do not limit human potential — leads the opening of the 2012 Paralympics.
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WHAT’S UP AT THE PUMP THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND–It’s Isaac’s fault: Gas prices jumped Wednesday and will keep rising for several days.
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WHY CHICAGO TEACHERS ARE TALKING STRIKE–Pay, job security and performance evaluations are among issues in the nation’s third-largest district.
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PAYING WITH CELLPHONE APPS — MAYBE–AP tech writer Anick Jesdanun tested four systems, with sometimes chaotic results.
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INTERNET CAT VIDEO FESTIVAL. IN A MUSEUM–Bring your camera, and Fluffy too — on a leash — as the well-regarded Walker Art Center showcases 70 kitty flicks Thursday.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL JACKSON–A vigil is held outside the pop star’s childhood home on the day he would have turned 54.
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ROGER CLEMENS’ COMEBACK CONTINUES–The 50-year-old will make his second start for the minor-league Sugar Land Skeeters on Sept. 7.