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Navy runs past turnover prone Irish, wins 23-21

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame may have gotten Michael Floyd back from a broken collarbone for its clash against Navy, but the Irish had no answer for the Midshipmen's potent option offensive attack as Navy won 23-21 in South Bend. Navy ran all over Notre Dame, racking up 349 rushing yards, dashing any BCS hopes Jimmy Clausen and company might have had. The Irish also hurt their own cause, committing three turnovers (2 fumbles, 1 INT) and missing two field goals on the day.

ND comes up four yards short, fall to Trojans

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame refused to go down without a fight, coming back from a 20-point defecit to cut the lead to seven. The Irish had the ball on USC's four-yard line with one second remaining, but USC's defense clamped down and turned back Notre Dame's furious comeback attempt, winning 34-27 in South Bend Saturday. It USC's eighth straight win over the Irish.

Couple brutally attacked in Ecuador

It was to be the trip of a lifetime — a full year in Central America and Ecuador — and Britt Leis and his fiancée, Lia Koehn, had sold their belongings to finance it. It ended less than two months after it began in a vicious and unprovoked attack on an Ecuadorian beach that left Leis near death from 18 stab wounds.

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Massachusetts universal coverage does not reduce ED visits, polls say
Source: amednews.com

Public Option will neither improve America's health nor reduce costs (bend the curve down).

Maximum Overdriver announces that it will take a short hiatus

The members of the experimental post power pop band Maximum Overdriver have announced that they will begin creating new material after a short hiatus. The bend recently returned after a very successful three year tour of Europe, Scandinavia and the sub continent

Oregon Challenge High School gets students' attention
Source: theoutlookonline.com

Cadet Garrett Gafford's eyes lit up as he sat on the couch and talked about how the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program changed his life.

Guard soldiers - and families - prepare for deployment
Source: KTVZ.com

Oregon Army National Guard members and their families filled the Bend Armory on Sunday to go over details of deployment, covering everything from child care, to financial strains and legal issues.

Man charged after toddler wanders
Source: The Indianapolis Star

A man whose naked toddler was found running unsupervised along a busy street faces charges of child neglect and drug possession, police said.

The future? (Or something like it!)

Not sure I've EVER been to Newsvine before, probably haven't.

Einstein was right: space and time bend
Source:

Ninety years after he expounded his famous theory, a $700m Nasa probe has proved that the universe behaves as he said. Now the race is on to show that the other half of relativity also works.

NPR : The Boy Who Ran Like a Deer
Source: NPR

(audio article) Interesting anecdote. A middle school boy in Bend Oregon... Kevin Cox.... was pursued by a deer during an athletic event. He eventually was used as a human saltlick.

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