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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: McDonald's confirms that it's no longer using 'pink slime' chemical in hamburgers Isolated Peru tribe makes uncomfortable contact Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say Polo Club Founder Adopts Girlfriend Amid Civil Suit Over DUI Death Punxsutawney Phil Isn't Always Right Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney Invisibly Waterproof Your iPhone Top Tips to Tame Spam (and Bacn) Obama says his policies are extension of his faith Where's the snow? Not in Lower 48, but elsewhere Rick Santorum Tells Sick Kid Market Should Should Set Drug Prices Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck WA Senate approves bill to legalize gay marriage Forest Service lets Montana keep Jesus statue on federal land Mitt Romney Calls Leon Panetta's Afghanistan Withdrawal Announcement 'Misguided' Letter from freed slave to former master draws attention Panetta says Israel could strike Iran in spring: report Obama helps woman with husband's resume Police: TSA agent at JFK stole $5K from passenger Leslie Carter Overdosed, Was Under the Influence of Several Drugs, According to Police Report Don Cornelius' Suicide Reveals Troubled Life of 'Soul Train' Founder From shipwreck in Italy, a treasure now beckons One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay Radio Host Loses It With Female GOP Candidate: 'Get Your Stupid A**' Out & I'm Scared Your 'Whiteness' Might Rub Off on Me NYC agent arrested in latest TSA theft allegation Holder's No. 2 in 2009: Gunwalking, Fast and Furious a 'terrific idea' Entire Spanish village wins lottery, minus one unlucky resident Florida Polo Tycoon Legally Adopts His 42-Year-Old Girlfriend Separated at birth, Indonesian twins meet in Sweden Scientists puzzled by region outside solar system Romney responds to 'very poor' criticism: 'My energy is gonna be devoted to helping middle income people, all right?' James Cameron plans move to New Zealand farm See nano quadcopter robots swarm (video) Jobless claims fall, jobs market slowly healing Pa. couple that lost 7 kids in fire expecting baby Obama presses Congress to step up aid for homeowners Obama's mortgage plan: Who really benefits? 2 US missionaries slain at ransacked Mexico home U.S. shuts 16 sports piracy websites pre-Super Bowl Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: The Fight of the Century Ain't Gonna Happen Again McDonald's confirms that it's no longer using 'pink slime' chemical in hamburgers Wed,1 Feb 2012 09:12 AM PST The Sideshow - McDonald's announced last week that, as of last August, is has stopped using ammonium hydroxide in the production of its hamburgers. MSNBC reports that the chemical, used in fertilizers, household cleaners and even homemade explosives, was also used to prepare McDonalds' hamburger meat. And while the announcement is making headlines, you may (or may not) [...] Full Story Top Isolated Peru tribe makes uncomfortable contact Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST Associated Press - Peruvian authorities say they are struggling to keep outsiders away from a clan of previously isolated Amazon Indians who began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists last year. Full Story Top Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say Thu,2 Feb 2012 05:56 PM PST LiveScience.com - A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down. But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Full Story Top Polo Club Founder Adopts Girlfriend Amid Civil Suit Over DUI Death Wed,1 Feb 2012 10:55 AM PST Good Morning America - Legal Tactic By John Goodman Puts Court in 'Legal Twilight Zone' Full Story Top Punxsutawney Phil Isn't Always Right Thu,2 Feb 2012 05:16 AM PST ABC News Blogs - Nearly five thousand revelers hoping for an early spring were disappointed  today after Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. But those winter jackets may be able to go in the closet sooner than the forecasting groundhog has to say. It turns out the ultimate prognosticator– and... Full Story Top Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney Thu,2 Feb 2012 08:07 AM PST The Ticket - Inserting himself back into the presidential race, Donald Trump managed on Wednesday night and Thursday morning to get the nation's major news organizations in a tangle about whether he would endorse Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich during a Thursday afternoon appearance in Las Vegas. Just before 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, Trump appeared with Mitt [...] Full Story Top Invisibly Waterproof Your iPhone Wed,1 Feb 2012 11:19 PM PST This Could Be Big - Last week, while covering an unrelated event in Park City, Utah, we stumbled upon a demonstration by a couple of guys from the company Liquipel, who we'd been hearing about for a few days and had been attempting to book for "This Could Be Big" since first seeing their video of an apparently waterproofed iPhone. [...] Full Story Top Top Tips to Tame Spam (and Bacn) Wed,1 Feb 2012 11:57 AM PST Upgrade Your Life - Email. You love it and you hate it. It can save huge amounts of time or become a black hole from which none of your free time can ever escape. To help you manage your email for maximum productivity, there are dozens of shortcuts and new tools. Following are some of my favorites. Bacn You [...] Full Story Top Obama says his policies are extension of his faith Thu,2 Feb 2012 07:22 PM PST Associated Press - Blending politics and religion, President Barack Obama said his Christian faith is a driving force behind his economic policies, from Wall Street reform to his calls for the wealthy to pay higher taxes. Full Story Top Where's the snow? Not in Lower 48, but elsewhere Thu,2 Feb 2012 05:28 AM PST Associated Press - Snow has been missing in action for much of the U.S. the last couple months. But it's not just snow. It's practically the season that's gone AWOL. Full Story Top Rick Santorum Tells Sick Kid Market Should Should Set Drug Prices Wed,1 Feb 2012 04:47 PM PST ABC News - WOODLAND PARK, Colo. – GOP contender Rick Santorum had a heated exchange with a mother and her sick young son Wednesday, arguing that drug companies were entitled to charge whatever the market demanded for life-saving therapies. Santorum, himself the father of a child with a rare... Full Story Top Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck Thu,2 Feb 2012 07:03 AM PST Associated Press - A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion. Full Story Top WA Senate approves bill to legalize gay marriage Thu,2 Feb 2012 06:28 AM PST Associated Press - The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, bringing the state a step closer to becoming the seventh to allow lesbian and gay couples to wed. But the threat of a ballot challenge looms. Full Story Top Forest Service lets Montana keep Jesus statue on federal land Wed,1 Feb 2012 09:56 AM PST The Sideshow - The U.S. Forest Service has decided that a statue of Jesus placed on federal land in Montana can stay there for at least 10 more years. "I understand the statue has been a long-standing object in the community since 1955, and I recognize that the statue is important to the community for its historical heritage [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney Calls Leon Panetta's Afghanistan Withdrawal Announcement 'Misguided' Wed,1 Feb 2012 07:46 PM PST ABC OTUS News - LAS VEGAS – Mitt Romney offered harsh criticism of a plan outlined by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to possibly withdraw U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan in 2013, calling the administration's decision to announce its military plans to the world "misguided" and "naive." "The president's mistakes, some of... Full Story Top Letter from freed slave to former master draws attention Tue,31 Jan 2012 07:16 AM PST The Sideshow - A newly discovered letter from a freed former slave to his onetime master is creating a buzz. Letters of Note explains that in August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee wrote to his former slave Jourdan Anderson, requesting that Jourdan return to work on his farm. In the time since escaping [...] Full Story Top Panetta says Israel could strike Iran in spring: report Thu,2 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST AFP - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a "strong possibility" that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear installations this spring, the Washington Post said Thursday in an editorial. Full Story Top Obama helps woman with husband's resume Wed,1 Feb 2012 01:44 PM PST Associated Press - President Barack Obama may help Jennifer Wedel's husband find a job. Whether he gets her vote is another question. Full Story Top Police: TSA agent at JFK stole $5K from passenger Thu,2 Feb 2012 10:39 AM PST Associated Press - Police say a Transportation Security Administration agent stole $5,000 in cash from a passenger's jacket as he was going through security at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the latest in a string of thefts that has embarrassed the agency. Full Story Top Leslie Carter Overdosed, Was Under the Influence of Several Drugs, According to Police Report Thu,2 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST Good Morning America - Leslie Carter's Family Says She Lived With Depression Full Story Top Don Cornelius' Suicide Reveals Troubled Life of 'Soul Train' Founder Wed,1 Feb 2012 08:53 AM PST ABC News - Don Cornelius' death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound has drawn new attention to the dark side of the "Soul Train" founder. Cornelius, 75, was plagued by health problems in the last three decades of his life. He underwent a 21-hour operation in 1982 to correct... Full Story Top From shipwreck in Italy, a treasure now beckons Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:45 PM PST Associated Press - In the chaotic evacuation of the Costa Concordia, passengers and crew abandoned almost everything on board the cruise ship: jewels, cash, champagne, antiques, 19th century Bohemian crystal glassware, thousands of art objects including 300-year-old woodblock prints by a Japanese master. Full Story Top One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay Thu,2 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - One Million Moms -- a project of the American Family Association -- is very angry at JC Penney. No, not because it sells sweater vests (heck, Rick Santorum is a fan of those), but because the Texas-based department store has hired Ellen DeGeneres as a spokeswoman. And DeGeneres is -- cue the scary music -- gay, and open about it. "Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families," the million (or so) moms write on their website. ... Full Story Top Radio Host Loses It With Female GOP Candidate: 'Get Your Stupid A**' Out & I'm Scared Your 'Whiteness' Might Rub Off on Me Wed,1 Feb 2012 10:31 AM PST The Blaze - "Another token-a** negro" Full Story Top NYC agent arrested in latest TSA theft allegation Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:50 PM PST Associated Press - A Transportation Security Administration agent stole $5,000 in cash from a passenger's jacket as he was going through security at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a string of thefts that has embarrassed the agency. Full Story Top Holder's No. 2 in 2009: Gunwalking, Fast and Furious a 'terrific idea' Thu,2 Feb 2012 11:33 AM PST The Daily Caller - The head of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division and Attorney General Eric Holder's highest-ranking deputy, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, called Operation Fast and Furious and gun walking a "terrific idea" in emails to now-former Acting Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Ken Melson back in late 2009, according a report released by Republican staff of the House Oversight Committee. Full Story Top Entire Spanish village wins lottery, minus one unlucky resident Wed,1 Feb 2012 12:32 PM PST The Sideshow - Back in December, the tiny Spanish village of Sodeto collectively won a major stake in the annual $950 million Spanish national lottery. Today, the village of farmers and construction workers is enjoying a minimum payout of $130,000 per resident. And yet for all of the new wealth making its way around Sodeto, one villager came [...] Full Story Top Florida Polo Tycoon Legally Adopts His 42-Year-Old Girlfriend Thu,2 Feb 2012 08:47 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow me on Twitter @Knowlesitall! John Goodman is a 48-year-old Florida businessman in a legal battle, but there is another reason he is getting so much attention. On October 13, 2011, Goodman legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend, Heather Laruso Hutchins. In February 2010, Goodman allegedly ran a stop sign while [...] Full Story Top Separated at birth, Indonesian twins meet in Sweden Wed,1 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST AFP - Twins born in Indonesia and put up separately for adoption, have been reunited after finding each other living just 40 kilometres (25 miles) apart, in southern Sweden, three decades later. Full Story Top Scientists puzzled by region outside solar system Tue,31 Jan 2012 06:25 PM PST Associated Press - A glimpse beyond our solar system reveals the neighborhood just outside the sun's influence is different and stranger than expected, scientists reported Tuesday. Full Story Top Romney responds to 'very poor' criticism: 'My energy is gonna be devoted to helping middle income people, all right?' Wed,1 Feb 2012 11:21 AM PST The Ticket - SOMEWHERE IN THE AIR BETWEEN FLORIDA AND MINNESOTA—A day after trouncing Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary, Mitt Romney sought to downplay a comment he made during an interview on CNN on Wednesday, in which he said he's "not concerned about the very poor"—a quote that has been seized upon by President Obama's re-election campaign [...] Full Story Top James Cameron plans move to New Zealand farm Thu,2 Feb 2012 05:24 AM PST Associated Press - Hollywood director James Cameron is planning to move onto a New Zealand farm. Full Story Top See nano quadcopter robots swarm (video) Thu,2 Feb 2012 02:13 PM PST CNET.com - In the future, a swarm of flying robots may do the work now done by human search teams. Full Story Top Jobless claims fall, jobs market slowly healing Thu,2 Feb 2012 03:45 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected last week, pointing to further healing in the nation's battered jobs market. Jobless claims have zig-zagged in the last few weeks, but the trend - reinforced by the latest drop - suggests employers have grown less eager to lay off workers, offering hope they could also step up hiring. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slid 12,000 last week to 367,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Pa. couple that lost 7 kids in fire expecting baby Thu,2 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST Associated Press - Eleven months after losing seven children in a fire that tore through their Pennsylvania farmhouse, Ted and Janelle Clouse are expecting their 10th child. Full Story Top Obama presses Congress to step up aid for homeowners Wed,1 Feb 2012 03:48 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a multi-billion-dollar package to help U.S. homeowners refinance and stave off foreclosure, part of an election-year push that is likely to face an uphill battle by the Republican opposition in Congress. Obama moved to counter Republican criticism that the proposal would use taxpayer money to bail out irresponsible borrowers by stressing that only homeowners current on their payments could benefit. The president had sketched out the plan in his State of the Union address last week. ... Full Story Top Obama's mortgage plan: Who really benefits? Thu,2 Feb 2012 02:36 AM PST The Week - The president pitches his idea to rescue underwater homeowners. But is the new tax on banks that would cover the program's multi-billion costs a deal-breaker? Full Story Top 2 US missionaries slain at ransacked Mexico home Thu,2 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST Associated Press - John Casias found his calling when he joined a Texas church group that came to preach the Gospel in the little Mexican town of El Cercado in the early 1980s. Full Story Top U.S. shuts 16 sports piracy websites pre-Super Bowl Thu,2 Feb 2012 01:03 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Three days before Super Bowl XLVI, U.S. prosecutors said they seized 16 websites that illegally streamed live sports and pay-per-view events over the Internet, and charged a Michigan man with running nine of those websites. According to the government, the 16 websites provided links to give viewers easy access to other sites that hosted pirated telecasts from the National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ("WWE") and TNA Impact Wrestling. The latter is also broadcast on Viacom Inc's Spike TV. ... Full Story Top Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: The Fight of the Century Ain't Gonna Happen Again Thu,2 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST Time.com - During their storied boxing careers Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have always claimed to fight for the entertainment of their fans. For more than two years those fans have been clamoring for the two men, the most popular and greatest boxers in the world today, to face each other in the ring. Like a pugilistic version of Waiting for Godot, the two men have never fought, content to make a variety of excuses, fight a string of easy opponents, and blame each other for the megafight never occurring. ... 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