Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today.
THE 'MOM IN CHIEF' KICKS OFF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION--First lady praises Obama as a "man we can trust."
WHY OBAMA CHOSE CLINTON FOR NOMINATION SPEECH--Both benefit, AP's Beth Fouhy explains: The president gets validation from a highly popular Democrat and the ex-president returns to center stage.
SCIENTISTS COMPILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GENETIC CODE--It's the biggest effort ever at figuring out the secrets behind the miraculous workings of the human body.
THE NATIONAL DEBT: OVER $16 TRILLION--That's the word from the Treasury Department, and it means another round of trying to raise the government's borrowing cap.
WHERE A TEEN WITH DOWN SYNDROME WASN'T ALLOWED--American Airlines says he "was not ready to fly," but his family calls it discrimination.
SPAIN LIFTS BAN ON TELEVISING BULLFIGHTS--The first fight since the change airs Wednesday evening from the northern city of Valladolid.
STRIPPERS ARE ARTISTS, CLUB MAINTAINS--New York's top court will hear arguments at 3 p.m. on whether strip clubs deserve an arts exemption from state taxes.
MCDONALD'S, WITHOUT THE BEEF--The fast food chain synonymous with hamburgers plans to open vegetarian-only restaurants in India.
A LEGENDARY ROAD WARRIOR, BACK ON STAGE--A week before release of much-anticipated disc, Bob Dylan reopens a theater in a village in New York.
THE NFL IS BACK: COWBOYS TAKING ON SUPER BOWL CHAMP GIANTS--At stake in tonight's opener: A good start to the season and the early upper hand in the competitive NFC East.
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