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Box Office Milestone: 'Ted' Jumps $200 Mil Mark in North America

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	August 5, 2012
	Box Office Milestone: 'Ted' Jumps $200 Mil Mark in North America The pic is already one of the most successful R-rated comedies of all time, with numerous international markets yet to open.
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Box Office Report: 'Dark Knight Rises' Clobbers 'Total Recall'

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	Box Office Report: 'Dark Knight Rises' Clobbers 'Total Recall' The superhero pic earns $36.4 million in its third weekend, while Sony's "Total Recall" remake trails with $26 million opening; Fox's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" No. 3 with $14.7 million.
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Nick Jonas: 'I Am Being Considered for 'American Idol' Judge'

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	August 5, 2012
	Nick Jonas: 'I Am Being Considered for 'American Idol' Judge'
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Cheat Sheet - Exclusive Rankings: The Best College for You

Today: Rebels Shelled in Aleppo , Lights Out in India , Obama Burns Through Cash

	August 05, 2012

RANKINGS

1. Best Colleges For You

Rowdy, rigorous, beautiful, liberal? College students have never been more spoiled when it comes to choosing the ideal campus. Newsweek and The Daily Beast's third annual college rankings will help you find the best fit. Check out our 12 lists and see if your school made the grade in affordability, happiness, and more key metrics. Plus, for the first time, we ranked the nation's top fraternities and sororities. Happy hunting.

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BRUTAL

2. Rebels Shelled in Aleppo

Intense artillery attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo continued Sunday as Bashar al-Assad's forces attempt to push out rebels. "It was the most violent shelling of Salaheddin since the outbreak of fighting in Aleppo," a rights group quoted rebel commander Col. Abdel Jabbar al-Oqaidi as saying. An Al Jazeera reporter in the city confirmed the shelling and said that Syrian fighter-bombers had also been seen making strikes against sections of the city held by opposition forces. The city is home to 2.5 million people.

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IN THE DARK

3. Can India Keep the Lights On?

The Indian blackout was surely the biggest electricity failure in history, affecting a staggering 640 million people. In Newsweek, Niall Ferguson warns that the unprecedented power loss is just the beginning.

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CAMPAIGN

4. Obama Burns Through Cash

The Obama campaign is betting that big investments now will pay off in the fall, as the incumbent empties his coffers at an unusually fast rate for a modern sitting president. Since last year, the president's team has spent about $400 million, much of it on voter registration efforts and Democratic organization on the local level. The gamble may be a dangerous one, however—with the race heating up as the Republicans prepare to meet for their convention, presumptive nominee Mitt Romney has about $25 million more to dip into than Obama does. "This July deadline is our most urgent yet," Obama wrote in a message to donors last week.

Read it at The New York Times

OLYMPICS

5. Federer Faces Murray

Roger Federer is squaring off against British tennis player Andy Murray Sunday morning to contend for the Olympic singles gold at Wimbledon. It would be the first gold medal for the tennis champ, who has just about every other prize in his pocket already. Murray, who has the hometown crowd no his side, wn the first set. The final is a best of five sets. Also on Sunday, at 4:50 p.m. ET, the human blur that is Usain Bolt will take to the 100-meter finals to see whether he can test the limits of human speed and astound the world once more. Bolt's race has attracted more betting than all other Olympic events combined, according to London bookies. Venus and Serena Williams won their third gold medal in women's doubles tennis on Sunday.

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ARIZONA
Jared Loughner to Plead Guity
In shooting that killed six.

DELUGE
212K Homeless After N. Korean Floods
Rains lasted through July.

PENITENTIARY
Goldman Invests in NYC Jails
$10 million through new bond.

ARTY FACTS
Antiquities Returned to Afghanistan
Disappeared during 1990s.

LAWSUIT
Travolta Denies Assault Allegations
Says he didn't sexually assault man in 2009.

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