Newser Story Index from August, 2012

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

NYC to Pleasure-Seekers: No Free Vibrators for You!
Romney: California, It's Just Like Greece
Rover Spies 'Earth-Like' Scene
US Starts Scrubbing Agent Orange From Vietnam
Fight for Aleppo Intensifies as Both Sides Claim Advantage
'Cannibal' Victim Speaks: 'He Chewed Up My Face'
In Drenched Philippines, Fresh Rain, Misery
Obama Comes Out Against Boy Scouts' Ban on Gays
Murder Trial of Bo Xilai's Wife Lasts 7 Hours
Google Offers ... Really Generous Death Benefits
Hanging Effigies Rattle Vegas
Microsoft, NYPD Create Surveillance Network
Colbert Causes Wikipedia VP Lockdown
Another High-Profile Exit for Komen
US Navy Saves Iranians From Burning Ship
Pussy Riot Defiant to the End
New Conan Doyle Tale to Be Published: His Own
News Corp Posts $1.6B Loss
Billionaire GOP Donor Adelson Sues for Libel
'Veiled' Mural Sparks Controversy in Boston
Teen Wins Back-to-Back Speed-Texting Titles
Rob Pattinson 'Drunk-Dialing' Kristen: Pal
Trendy Fitness Elixir: Beetroot Juice
Elaborate Soviet-Era Hoax Duped Czech Refugees
US Team Goes for Hat Trick in Beach Volleyball
106th Stolen Baby Identified in Argentina
Florida Estate Sells for Record $47M
Etan Patz Suspect Kept Photo of Boy for Years
New Fossils Reveal More Human Species
Starbucks to Take Mobile Payments Via Square
Cougar-Killing Wildlife Official Loses Post
Romney Aide Embraces Massachusetts Health Law
Olympics Spectator 'Arrested for Not Smiling'
We Need to Stop Shaving, Ahem, Down There
Earliest Matches Found at Dig Site
Games' Strangest Job: Sweat Mopper
The Wildest Domain Names Grabbed by Obama, Romney
Travis Nude in DWI Arrest, Threatened to Shoot Cops
America, Brace Yourself for 'Honey Boo Boo'
Belittled Chick-fil-A Worker Wants to Meet Her Bully
How the Drought Could Actually Help Farms
Amazon Tightens Security After High-Profile Hack
Temple Shooter's Girlfriend Praises 'Heroes' at Scene
July Was Hottest Month in US History
France's 75% Tax Could Push Rich Into Mass Exodus
Antarctica Expeditioner Needs Rescue ... in the Dark
Sikh Temple Shooter Killed Self: FBI
Cats Are More Murderous Than You Think
Hillary Clinton Busts a Move in South Africa
Prostitute Wins Right to Service Clients at Hotel