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Hillary Clinton makes a surprise appearance onstage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday after President Obama's speech.(Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)
[h=2]Excuse us while we pick up a souvenir piece of glass ceiling from the convention floor[/h]Thank you, Susanna Madora Salter. Thank you, Jeannette<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Rankin. Thank you, Sandra Day O'Connor and Geraldine Ferraro. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi. And thank you, Hillary Clinton.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>It's taken our country more than 200<span style="color: Red;">*</span>years,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but<span style="color: Red;">*</span>another political glass ceiling is finally shattering. When Clinton accepts the Democrats' nomination for president Thursday night in Philadelphia, she'll make a historic moment official. Clinton is the first woman to lead a major party's ticket for president. And what's sweeter? Daughter<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Chelsea<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will introduce her. But humbly accepting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the nomination isn't enough.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Here's our advice: Honor the history. This is a big moment. Reach out to Bernie Sanders' supporters. You need them. You know what? Here. We wrote the speech for you.
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[h=2]The Chandra Levy case comes to a close[/h]The man convicted in 2010 for the death of missing Washington intern Chandra Levy will soon be a free man. A judge on Thursday dismissed the indictment against<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ingmar Guandique, who was up for a retrial in October and always maintained his innocence. The move came<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after details emerged<span style="color: Red;">*</span>this past week that left<span style="color: Red;">*</span>prosecutors doubting they can<span style="color: Red;">*</span>prove he committed the crime. Levy's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>disappearance in 2001 made national headlines,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>especially after she was romantically linked<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to then-Rep.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Gary Condit, D-Calif. Her remains were found in 2002. Prosecutors<span style="color: Red;">*</span>now say he will be deported<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to his native El Salvador.
Ingmar Guandique, in a 2009 photo, insists he did not kill intern Chandra Levy, 24.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP)
[h=2]The pope bit it, but he's fine[/h]Normally "falling" isn't news. But this is the pope. And honestly it was captured on video so what do you expect us to do?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pope Francis, apparently deep in thought,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>missed a step and fell Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as he approached an open-air altar at Poland's holiest shrine. His priests made sure he was OK, and then Mass went off without a hitch. Thank, God.
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A Vatican spokesperson says "the pope is fine"after he lost his footing while approaching the altar at Poland's holiest shrine Jasna Gora and took a tumble down a few steps. He went on to celebrate Mass as planned.
[h=2]Houston, we have a gecko in the sky[/h]A super secret rocket ship adorned with images of a lively little green lizard blasted off from a Florida air force station Thursday morning for a covert reconnaissance mission. Spike, the National Reconnaissance Office’s mission mascot, had his picture plastered across the Atlas V rocket, which is completing clandestine duties. Observers of the office’s past missions guess that this rocket is carrying a communications satellite. No<span style="color: Red;">*</span>matter what, Spike is in for a wild ride on the nation’s “eyes and ears in space.” This isn’t the first time the office has used a mascot either —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it has detailed dogs, bulls, dragons, even octopuses in its past missions.
[h=2]The other problem with Trump's Russian invitation[/h]It may be a felony. Donald Trump said he was totally kidding when he asked Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton's deleted emails, but you can't say something that outrageous and follow it up with "JK." Agriculture Secretary<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tom Vilsack said Thursday that Trump<span style="color: Red;">*</span>may have violated federal law.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He's talking about the Logan Act, which he says prohibits Americans from “siding with the enemy.” Though,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Trump may not actually view Russian President Vladimir<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Putin as the enemy. After all, Putin did call Trump a "genius."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>JK.
[h=2]Extra Bites[/h]Now you see it, now you don't. (It being<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Melania Trump's now-deleted<span style="color: Red;">*</span>website.)
Has Zika<span style="color: Red;">*</span>made its way<span style="color: Red;">*</span>stateside?
A bridal<span style="color: Red;">*</span>store owner stood in his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>display window wearing only his birthday suit. No joke.
Breakups are hard. Especially<span style="color: Red;">*</span>when you're breaking up with al-Qaeda.
The U.S. just made Kim<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jong Un pretty mad<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(more so than usual). Here's why.
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