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The unusually cool summer continued in Southern California, where several new record-low temperatures were recorded on Wednesday. The 68-degree low at Los Angeles International Airport broke the old record low for the day, which was 70 degrees in 1991. Santa Barbara (68) and San Luis Obispo (69) broke records as well. The temperature at USC, 75, tied the record low set in 1999. UCLA also set a record, 56 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. While the region saw a heat wave a few weeks ago, temperatures have been gradually going down again as July comes to an end....

After getting frustrated out of the lemons his problems gave him, David Miller made his own corporate lemonade. Due to the frustration of always having to call technical support to solve his own frequent hardware problems, he started taking the initiative to educate himself.

WASHINGTON - Another record-breaking day of heat is roasting the D.C. region Wednesday. Reagan National Airport has recorded a temperature of 102 setting a new record for July 7. BWI-Thurgood Marshall has also sent a new record by going into the triple digits. The heat index will make it feel like 105 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. Wednesday.

The price of gold reached $1,261.90 on Friday, its highest price level. The euphoria which has sent gold rocketing began to simmer at the week's end as the U.S. dollar rally finally appeared to be waning. Gold is priced in U.S. dollars so the price tends rise when the currency falls. The euro, quoted at near 1.18 not more than a week ago, was flirting with 1.24 Friday. Gold is regarded as a safe-haven asset and its demand has been boosted by recent sovereign debt concerns particularly in Europe. The precious metal was quoted near its record-high at $1,256.65 an...

More Americans than in 2009 say Republican Party's views are about right by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- In the past two years, Americans have become increasingly likely to describe the Democratic Party's views as "too liberal" (49%), and less likely to say its views are "about right" (38%). Americans' views of the Republican Party, on the other hand, have moderated slightly, with a dip in the percentage saying the GOP is too conservative from 43% last year to 40% today, and an increase in the percentage saying it is about right, from 34% to 41%.The recent increase in...

On Wednesday morning, a US Air Force X-51A Waverider missile sustained speeds of Mach 5 for more than 200 seconds, the US Air Force has announced. The X-51A Waverider, which was launched over the southern California coast, is powered by next-gen scramjet technology.

Fatima, Portugal, May 14, 2010 / 09:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. Federico Lombardi, the spokesman for the Vatican, said it was not a surprise that hundreds of thousands of people were in Fatima for Pope Benedict's Mass at Fatima yesterday. He recognized a "vitality" in the response and commented on the Holy Father's observation that the prophetic mission of Fatima is not complete.Estimates put the number of pilgrims in Fatima for Wednesday morning's Mass at around half a million between those who filled the enormous esplanade that sprawls before the Church of the Most Holy Trinity and the tens...

Blogger Doug Ross and William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection think they’ve spotted a “poser” at the Blumenthal press conference. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, it applies to the thousands of people who claim either Vietnam war status or medals they did not earn. The man in question is standing just behind Bluemnthal to the right (Blumenthal’s left). Ross writes: