Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today.
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A HIGH-ENERGY NIGHT AT THE GOP CONVENTION–Romney plunges into the campaign’s final 67 days focused more than ever on jobs and the economy.
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CLINT EASTWOOD GOES OFF-SCRIPT–Taking the podium, the actor turns in a bizarre, unscripted endorsement of Romney.
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ISAAC LEAVES SOGGY MESS AS IT HEADS INTO NATION’S MIDSECTION–Louisiana residents without power or clean water face days of misery.
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COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT TRIED TO CALL DOCTOR–Defense says 9 minutes before the theater attack, James Holmes dialed an after-hours number hoping to reach psychiatrist.
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WHY THE FINANCIAL WORLD IS HANGING ON BERNANKE’S WORDS–At 10 a.m., the Fed chief will deliver a speech that might give clues about his next moves to strengthen the U.S. economy.
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HARVARD PROBING POSSIBLE EXAM CHEATING–The allegations concern a take-home final exam, and now the university is considering an honor code.
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A LAST GOODBYE FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG–Lunar pioneers will attend a private service at 11 a.m. in Ohio for the hero-astronaut.
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HOW TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE: SLEEP MORE–A campus-wide “flash nap” is one way schools are spreading the word that rested students are better students.
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CORONER REVEALS FINDINGS ON STALLONE’S SON–Sage Stallone died at age 36 from natural causes due to a heart condition.
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A PALACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL–A gleaming $60 million field of dreams opens tonight in Texas. (Where else?)