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BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- There nothing like munching on Olympic-themed foods while watching global athletes go for the gold. Many restaurants in Beijing, the

There's nothing like munching on Olympic-themed foods while watching global athletes go for the gold.

Urban planning and politics in Atlanta A new book from Akira Drake Rodríguez examines how public housing developments served as an entry point for residents to fight for democracy. The 1972 demolition of the St. Louis, Missouri urban housing projects known as Pruitt-Igoe less than 20 years after their completion in 1956 illustrates the lack of maintenance given to public housing in the United States.  Atlanta was one of the first...

>> someone had been squatting in my house, sleeping in my bed, stole my olympic ring, stole my precious jewelry, every headphone in my house. >> she says the thieves that broke into her house were arrested but many of the other celebrities cant say the same. julie? julie: whats the lapd doing to catch these culprits? >> well, weve learned the lapd has a task force thats looking into these burglaries. also private security experts say that social media is a vital tool for these bandits when theyr...

My house, sleeping in my bed, stole my olympic ring, stole my precious jewelry, every headphone in my house. >> she says the thieves that broke into her house were arrested but many of the other celebrities cant say the same. julie? julie: whats the lapd doing to catch these culprits? >> well, weve learned the lapd has a task force thats looking into these burglaries. also private security experts say that social media is a vital tool for these bandits when theyre deciding who to target. >> in m...

Risk. experts say the flaw could have allowed hackers to access personal information like e-mail, instant messages and bank statements. while most iphones update automatically, tech experts say users should make sure they have the latest software installed. russia says good-bye to the winter olympics with a little laugh during the closing ceremonies in sochi. the host country pocked fun at itself by myrrh roars its mistake from the opening ceremony. an olympic ring failing to light up again un...

Put a giant bear and bunny on the ice. there was this much talk about ceremony fail when a giant snowflake never made its full metamorphis into the olympic ring. lets go live to nick paton walsh. a few glitches but overall the russians can boast about it. >> reporter: i think it would make sense to russians watching but lost on some of the western audiences, too, you mentioned, of course, the enormous stuffed animal mass skocots roaming acr the ice but maybe slightly less able to make something ...

>> anna: 7:30 is the time on your monday morning. time for your shot of the morning. photo from london, the full moon creates a six olympic ring. photographer happened to snap the picture when the moon was perfectly positioned behind the olympic rings hanging. the picture was posted on twitter and has been retreated thousands of times. now after its been on fox, probably thousands and thousands more. >> brian: how do you figure that out? what are the odds of that happening? >> steve: maybe the c...

Bag set off an alarm for explosives. after another screening, it was given the all clear. but plenty of delays. >> brian: serena and venus williams taking home the gold for women in tennis. serenas first gold medal since her sister did it in 2000. serena and venus also won the doubles title in 2008 together. venus was eliminated early on in the singles. sandy richards roth getting the first medal in track. winning by about a bodys length for the men, jamaicas usain bolt, bolting into history. ...

the new ipad competition. will it actually give apple a run for its money and it happened in a matter of seconds. this guy walked up to a picasso in texas and then he does that. spray paints the masterpiece. what did he write? and is it permanent? and good morning to you. im carol costello. thank you so much for being with us today. we begin with a story that really has us buzzing this morning. you are about to see why. but first, a warning. some of you might find the next image ...