Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
1. 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.
2. TEXAS MAYOR READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP, TOO
Julian Castro will be the first Latino keynote speaker ever at the Democratic gathering.
3. A KELLY RIPA’S NEW SIDEKICK IS MICHAEL STRAHAN
The former NFL star replaces Regis Philbin on “Live!”
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. ‘GREEN MILE’ OSCAR NOMINEE DIES MONTHS AFTER HE WAS STRICKEN
Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, had been hospitalized after a July heart attack.
9. 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.
10. 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.
National News
September 4, 2012
10 things to know today
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Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch’s brew of cancer-causing chemicals.
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- Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
- Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
- IRS probe ignored most influential groups
- Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
- GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
- SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
- A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
- Retirement tests if Beckham built lasting brand
- May 17, 2013
- Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks
- California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
- Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
- Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot
- Obama focusing on job creation in Baltimore visit
- May 16, 2013
- Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities
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Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
