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Top stories include the first strike by Chicago teachers in 25 years; President Obama raises more cash than Republican opponent Mitt Romney in the presidential campaign.

Top stories include: tropical storm Isaac may become a hurricane by Friday, threatening Hispaniola and then Florida - that includes Tampa, the site of the Republican national convention; wildfires threaten homes in California.

Top stories include: Hurricane Isaac makes two landfalls in Louisiana; delegates to the GOP convention in Tampa prepare to hear a speech from Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for Vice President.

Top stories include: fact checkers catch misstatements in some Democratic convention speeches; financial officials leave the European Central Bank interest rates unchanged as they prepare policies to support the euro.

Also: President Obama meets British PM Cameron at the White House; the U.S. will start training some Syrian militants; and Arizona lawmakers require high schoolers to pass a civics test to graduate.

Also: Blasts at a mosque in Pakistan kill many people; China's education minister wants to ban Western values in college textbooks; and poet Rod McKuen dies.

Also: The San Francisco Giants win the World Series; lava continues to creep toward a Hawaiian village; and researchers discover a new frog species on Staten Island.

Also: Wintry weather blasts the Midwest; three astronauts return from the international space station; and more children are getting sick by eating small detergent packets.

Also: A federal appellate court won't stop same sex marriages in South Carolina; Hong Kong protesters break into parliament; and people are treated after a fire at a California waste plant.

Also: Police arrest suspect in connection with huge California wildfire; Texas gets record rainfall from the remnants of a tropical storm; and judging NASA's new spaceships.