Yes, Death Valley was hot, but did it set a record?

The official stats won’t be available until Monday, but one reading was 128 — which would tie the June record — and another was 129.9.

DEATH VALLEY — Blame it on dueling thermometers.

    

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Did Serena Williams’s Angry Outburst Really Threaten the Entire Game of Tennis?

The makers of the documentary “Venus and Serena” speak out about the legal battle over a controversial portion of their film.

via Vanity Fair | VF.com http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/07/angry-outburst-tennis-serena-williams

Smoking Gun in Aaron Hernandez Case? Blue Cotton Candy Bubblegum

23-year-old New England Patriots tight end arrested on murder charge today.

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NSA Leak Spooks Terrorists

Al Qaeda changes way it communicates.

    

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Why Is Everyone So Bad at Instagram Video?

Oh let us count the reasons.

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Qatar ruler hands power to son to mark ‘new era’

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Qatar’s emir moves to hand power over to his son, aiming to bring a youthful new face to rule in a tiny Gulf nation that has become one of the most powerful in the Middle East, aggressively spreading its influence through cash. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad, File)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s ruler formally handed power Tuesday to his 33-year-old son to cap a carefully crafted transition that puts a younger generation in charge of the Gulf nation’s vast energy wealth and rising political influence after the upheavals of the Arab Spring.

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WikiLeaks says Michael Hastings contacted it just before his death…

WikiLeaks says Michael Hastings contacted it just before his death…

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PSSST, NEED AN OBAMAPHONE?

PSSST, NEED AN OBAMAPHONE?

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Jet stream changes cause climatically exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet melt

Scientists have shown that unusual changes in atmospheric jet stream circulation caused the exceptional surface melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet in summer 2012.

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Jeff Garlin Arrested

Allegedly smashing car windows in L.A.

    

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