Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today.
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MICHELLE OBAMA WOULD LIKE TO RE-INTRODUCE YOU TO HER HUSBAND–The first lady addresses the Democratic convention in prime time, aiming to draw a clear contrast between the president and his GOP challenger.
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TEXAS MAYOR READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP, TOO–Julian Castro will be the first Latino keynote speaker ever at the Democratic gathering.
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A KELLY RIPA’S NEW SIDEKICK IS MICHAEL STRAHAN–The former NFL star replaces Regis Philbin on “Live!”
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MOON’S DEATH COULD EXPOSE FAMILY RIFTS–The Unification Church patriarch’s children were groomed to lead his movement and businesses — but feuds could bring down the empire.
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VOYAGER MARKS 35 YEARS OF SAILING THE HEAVENS–The spacecraft and its twin are now the longest-operating in history and the most distant, at billions of miles from Earth.
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HOW A LOT OF US SPENT LABOR DAY–Talking politics, of course. The holiday marks when much of the public starts to pay attention to the campaigns.
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WHY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS BUYING 174,000 HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS–Conspiracy theorists are having a field day, but the ammo is actually for agents who investigate Social Security fraud and make arrests.
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‘GREEN MILE’ OSCAR NOMINEE DIES MONTHS AFTER HE WAS STRICKEN–Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, had been hospitalized after a July heart attack.
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ANDY RODDICK’S RETIREMENT COULD COME SOONER THAN HE HOPED–The last American to win a men’s tennis Grand Slam title, who says this U.S. Open will be his last, faces ’09 champ Juan Martin del Potro.
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A PARALYMPIC SWIMMER’S SPECIAL MOTIVATION–South African Achmat Hassiem imagines being chased by the great white shark that bit off his leg. The 100-meter butterfly bronze medalist has freestyle events ahead.