Author: Erik Hayden

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Remote, Polluted Lakes; Comet Crossbow

AP Images

Discovered: remote polluted lakes, uninformed fish, a comet crossbow, clinical trial check-up and one place to be to find undiscovered invertebrates. 

By Erik Hayden

Jul 15, 2011

House Plans Vote Next Week on 'Cut, Cap and Balance' Bill

Apparently this is mostly for show

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 15, 2011

Gallup: Americans Now Favor Banning Smoking From All Public Places

For the first time, Gallup polling finds 59 percent of the public supports a ban

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 15, 2011

Watch Obama's 'Decision Time' Press Conference

The president is holding another debt themed conference

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 15, 2011

Bin Laden Hit List Also Included Air Force One, Petraeus, Sporting Event

Even more details are trickling out from the trove of materials from Abbottabad

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 15, 2011

U.S. Recognizes Rebels as the Legitimate Government of Libya

Hillary Clinton announced the decision in Turkey today

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: Who Needs Moody's?

One commenter doesn't get why the U.S. needs to listen to the credit rating agency

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Bin Laden Was Already Planning a 9/11 Anniversary Attack

Clarification on earlier reports about an idea to derail a train

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Murdochs Will Answer Parliament Questions After All

The News Corp. CEO and his son and heir-apparent initially refused the request

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Angelenos Take JetBlue Up on $4 Carmaggedon Offer

Los Angeles commuters snap up dirt cheap JetBlue tickets to bypass gridlock

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Anonymous Bidder Nabs Jane Austen Manuscript for $1.6 Million

The 68-page manuscript just sold at a London auction house

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Speculation About Palin's 2012 Plans Will Be Over by September

Sarah Palin gave herself a deadline to decide last night on Fox News

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 14, 2011

Ron Paul's First TV Ad Is a Movie Trailer

His 60-second ad spot will hit TV airwaves on Friday

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 13, 2011

Republican Repeal Fails: Americans Stuck with High-Tech Lightbulbs

The House Republicans failed to repeal a law that requires energy efficient standards

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 13, 2011

Three Explosions Reported In Mumbai

The blasts reportedly have injured dozens

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 13, 2011

News Corp. Drops BSkyB Bid

Sky News has reported that Murdoch has dropped the bid

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 13, 2011

Obama's $86 Million Haul Outpaces All GOP Candidates Combined

The Obama re-election campaign and the DNC had a huge second quarter

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 12, 2011

Graphic Labels Won't Stop Smokers, But These Things Will

Smokers are likelier to quit if their pet's health is at stake, for example

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 12, 2011

Greta Van Susteren Thinks Palin Will Run for President

And she's had more access than most people

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 12, 2011

Hamid Karzai's Brother Assassinated by Trusted Confidante

Ahmed Wali Karzai was shot in his house in Afghanistan at point blank range

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 12, 2011

The Time a Reporter Ended Up in the Sights of a Lawmaker's Gun

She disputes the details that she pointed her rasperry-pink handgun at a reporters chest

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

Quote: The Pea Lobby Backs Obama Up

USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council had its say about Obama's press conference

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

Obama's Latest Presser Puts Peas on Punditry Menu

A roundup of reactions to the president's second press conference on the debt limit

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

FBI Investigates Stun Gun's Mysterious Appearance on JetBlue Plane

It wasn't a forgetful air marshal that left the gun in the plane's seat pocket

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

The Daily Beast Finally Retires Newsweek.com

Starting on July 19th, the news weekly will no longer have a stand alone site

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

Debt Concerns Abound as Stock Market Opens Weakly

Investors are worried about Chinese inflation, European debt, and our own debt ceiling

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

Atlantis Restocks Station, Avoids Space Debris

NASA was concerned about an old Soviet satellite flying too close to the station

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 11, 2011

U.K. Looking to Halt Murdoch's BSkyB Takeover

The mogul is pressured to reconsider the deal after the latest phone hacking allegations

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 8, 2011

Anatomy of the Latest Koch Facts Controversy

Koch Industries donated to Democrats, but got mad when asked for more contributions

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 8, 2011

House Approves $649 Billion Defense Bill

$119 billion would be provided for efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 8, 2011

Watch Live: the Atlantis Space Shuttle Blasts Off

The final space shuttle has just launched from the Kennedy Space Center

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 8, 2011

Jobs Report Disaster: Unemployment Up to 9.2%

Only 18,000 jobs were added in June despite expectations of 125,000

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 8, 2011

The Best Tributes to the End of the Space Shuttle Era

In celebration of all the commemorating, here are some of our favorite goodbyes

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 8, 2011

Bloomberg Does Something Giuliani Won't: Perform a Gay Marriage

He'll preside over the marriage of two city officials on July 24

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 7, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: So, Is There Phone Hacking In the U.S.?

One commenter has a few questions about the now-shuttered News of the World

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 7, 2011

News of the World Shuts Down Amidst Phone Hacking Scandal

News Corp. announced that Sunday's paper would be the last edition

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 7, 2011

Michele Bachmann Debuts Her First Iowa Ad

The message: "I will not vote to increase the debt ceiling"

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 7, 2011

Shopping Again: Retailers Report Stronger Sales

Many big-box chains reported sales gains in June

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 7, 2011

Freed Ai Weiwei Back to Work on New Art Projects

He's "full of energy and again intensively dedicating himself to his artistic creation"

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 7, 2011

Latest Phone Hacking Victims: The Families of Dead Soldiers

The Telegraph unearths another morbid allegation against the News Corp. tabloid

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

The Strange Ways Candidate Gary Johnson Gets Media Attention

It's been hard for the fringe candidate to gain any traction without pulling a few stunts

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

Rupert Murdoch Denounces 'Deplorable' Phone Hacking Scandal

His statement arrives as News of the World faces even more outrage for hacking

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

Another Thing To Worry About: Surgically Implanted Explosives

The Transportation Security Administration warns about bombs implanted in terrorists

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

Mexican Immigration Has Fallen to a 60-Year Low

Among the reasons: more attractive jobs at home and a shrinking migrant pool

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

The iPhone 5 Will Be Thinner, Harder to Put Together

Apple's suppliers are leaking details in advance of the phone's debut later this year

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

Obama Administration Looks to Delay Texas Execution

Lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to put the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia on hold

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 6, 2011

Mitt Romney Still Outpacing Rivals in Money and Polls

His $18.25 million second quarter haul, however, lags behind his 2008 campaign pace

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 5, 2011

Entenmann's Unwittingly Hijacks Casey Anthony Hashtag

Remember when Kenneth Cole hijacked #Cairo?

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 5, 2011

Los Angeles Prepares for Carmaggedon: Memes to Watch

Next week's closure of a major freeway has a city of drivers scrambling

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 5, 2011

Charlie Sheen Agrees to Get Roasted by Comedy Central

He'll follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump, Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 5, 2011

Wimbledon Moves to ESPN for the Next Twelve Years

The deal ousts NBC after 43 years and focuses on more live coverage

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