Late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories of interest:
1. THE SECRET BEHIND ROMNEY'S TWITTER POPULARITY. Some are questioning whether his more than 861,000 followers are for real.
2. A LOOK AT THE MOTIVATION FOR ECUADOR TO PROTECT ASSANGE. Offering asylum to the man responsible for the biggest-ever spilling of U.S. secrets was apparently too attractive for President Rafael Correa to resist.
3. PUTIN-PROTESTING PUSSY RIOT GETTING VERDICT. Around the world, the punk rockers' supporters plan to rally right before today's ruling.
4. WHEN HUMANS CAN'T SAVE YOU, IT'S EMILY TO THE RESCUE. The remote-controlled craft with a flotation device is being used by lifeguards on the "Baywatch" beaches in California.
5. CAMPERS: BE WARY OF MORE THAN BEARS. Rodents at popular Yosemite lodging spot may have spread rare and fatal virus.
6. FELLOW BIPOLAR SUFFERER KENNEDY VISITS JESSE JACKSON JR. The ex-congressman from Rhode Island says his colleague's deep depression will take lots of work to manage.
7. HOW A 297-POUND 12-YEAR-OLD FEELS AFTER PEEWEE FOOTBALL BAN. "I'm not sad, I'm mad that I don't get to play."
8. TIMEPIECE MAKER WATCHES AS PLEA FOR $100,000 NETS HIM $10.3 MILLION. The founder of Pebble Technology discovered the joy of crowdfunding.
9. WHY ROBERT PATTINSON ACCEPTED 'COSMOPOLIS' ROLE. He looked up director Cronenberg on Rotten Tomatoes "and it was like 98 percent approval."
10. DON'T MESS WITH THIS GUY'S RIDE. Portland man tracks down stolen bike, sets up sting to get it back, puts it all on YouTube
■ TODAY AND EVERY DAY: Click here for links to recent arrest reports and mug shots in Collier and Lee counties.
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
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