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Grizzly bear charges at Alaskan tourists (Video)
Tue,28 Feb 2012 05:05 PM PST
The Sideshow - In the above video, a wild Grizzly bear suddenly charges at a group of Alaskan tourists. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the incident. The group of 10 tourists was visiting Katmai National Park and was taking part in what was billed as a safe viewing of the Grizzly bears in their natural habitat, according [...] Full Story
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U.S. announces diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea
Wed,29 Feb 2012 07:23 AM PST
The Envoy - The United States announced a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea Wednesday. Under an agreement reached in direct talks in Beijing last week, North Korea has agreed to allow the return of nuclear inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, and has agreed to implement a moratorium on long-range missile tests, nuclear tests, and nuclear activities  [...] Full Story
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New Navy Railgun Tests Leading to Ship Superweapon by 2020
Tue,28 Feb 2012 12:10 PM PST
LiveScience.com - The first weapon-scale prototype of a futuristic Navy railgun began undergoing firing tests last week, the next big step toward putting the electromagnetic superweapon on U.S. warships by 2020. The Navy envisions using railguns to destroy enemy ships, defend against enemy missiles, or bombard land targets in support of Marines hitting the beaches. Full Story
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Investigators may have discovered earliest evidence of Christian iconography in Jerusalem
Tue,28 Feb 2012 03:17 PM PST
The Sideshow - Investigators using a robotic arm equipped with a remote-controlled camera have discovered what is being called the earliest evidence of Christian iconography in Jerusalem. The newly discovered ossuary carries a Greek inscription calling on God to "raise up" someone, which is being interpreted as an early reference to the biblical resurrection of Jesus. A second [...] Full Story
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Mayan Light Beam Photo: Message from Gods, or iPhone Glitch?
Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:54 AM PST
LiveScience.com - When Hector Siliezar visited the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza with his wife and kids in 2009, he snapped three iPhone photos of El Castillo, a pyramid that once served as a sacred temple to the Mayan god Kukulkan. A thunderstorm was brewing near the temple, and Siliezar was trying to capture lightning crackling dramatically over the ruins. Full Story
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Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dies
Wed,29 Feb 2012 02:43 PM PST
ABC News Blogs -

Monkees Singer Davy Jones DiesDavy Jones, the lead singer of the 1960s  rock band The Monkees has died, according to TMZ. TMZ cited a Florida medical examiner's official who received a call from a Martin County, Fla. hospital today informing them that Jones had passed away. He was 66....


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Romney wins pivotal Michigan primary as well as Arizona
Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:03 PM PST
The Ticket - DEARBORN, Mich.--Mitt Romney secured an important win Tuesday night over Rick Santorum in Michigan, in addition to handily winning Arizona one week before Super Tuesday. "We didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough, and that's all that counts," Romney told a crowd gathered at his victory party in Novi, Mich. In Michigan, [...] Full Story
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Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific
Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:51 PM PST
Associated Press -

FILE - This file photo taken March 13, 2011, and provided by the U.S. Navy, shows a Japanese home adrift in the Pacific Ocean, days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit Japan's east coast. Scientists believe ocean waves carried away 3-4 million tons of the 20 million tons of debris created by tsunamis that slammed into Japan after a magnitude-9.0 earthquake nearly a year ago. One-to-two million tons of it _ lumber and other construction material, fishing boats and other fragments of coastal towns _ are still in the water and are being carried across the Pacific by ocean currents. One to five percent of that may reach coastlines in Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon and Washington states. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Dylan McCord)Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of the northern Pacific, where they could wash ashore on the U.S. west coast as early as a year from now.


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Santorum Focuses on Reaching Out to Women; Adviser Says They Are a 'MacGyver Campaign'
Tue,28 Feb 2012 09:06 PM PST
ABC News - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Although when he walked on the stage the race here had yet to be called for Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum gave an address that seemed to focus on some of the mistakes he has made over the past week. "A  month... Full Story
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How to remove your Google Web Data History
Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST
CNET.com - March 1 is the day Google's new unified privacy policy goes into effect, which means your Google Web History will be shared among all of the Google products you use. Full Story
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Lesbian couple gets an apology and free drinks after being booted from Arizona restaurant
Wed,29 Feb 2012 10:40 AM PST
The Sideshow - Kenyata White and Aeimee Diaz were celebrating their anniversary at the American Kitchen & Wine Bar in downtown Phoenix this week when they were suddenly asked to leave the restaurant for "inappropriate behavior." But after an uproar on Facebook and other social media sites, the lesbian couple has been welcomed back with open arms -- [...] Full Story
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Battered and bruised, Mitt Romney is limping toward the GOP nomination
Wed,29 Feb 2012 04:36 AM PST
The Ticket - It wasn't supposed to be this hard. As the Romney campaign chieftains looked at the path to the Republican nomination last year, they never envisioned a struggle to win the candidate's home state of Michigan. However, a battle plan and the realities of war are rarely in concert with one another. Few successful presidential nominees [...] Full Story
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U.S. pushes back on pressure to assert more hawkish stance on Iran
Wed,29 Feb 2012 09:01 AM PST
The Envoy - The Obama White House vigorously defended its tough policy toward Iran Tuesday, saying it saw no need to issue more hawkish threats and new "red lines" when the President addresses the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC this weekend and meets with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Monday. "We are committed, as [...] Full Story
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Olympia Snowe delivers rebuke in decision to leave Senate
Tue,28 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST
Christian Science Monitor - In a move that stunned Washington, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) of Maine announced Tuesday that she won't run for a fourth term in the Senate for a simple reason: gridlock. Full Story
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A First Look at Microsoft's New Operating System
Tue,28 Feb 2012 03:37 PM PST
ABC News -

Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A First Look at Microsoft's New Operating SystemA Deep Look at Windows 8, Microsoft's Answer to the iPad.


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Police demote Arizona cop over Obama image on t-shirt
Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:15 PM PST
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona police sergeant who posted a photo on his Facebook account showing youths with guns posing with an apparently bullet-ridden t-shirt with a picture of President Obama on it has been demoted, authorities said on Tuesday. Patrick Shearer, a 25-year-veteran of the Peoria, Arizona, police department, will be dropped in rank to officer and receive a two-week unpaid suspension for the incident that sparked a U.S. Secret Service investigation, Police Chief Roy Minter said. ... Full Story
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'Band of Brothers' soldier dies at 90 in Wash.
Tue,28 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST
Associated Press - Lynn D. "Buck" Compton, a veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died, his family said. Full Story
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Stockton could become biggest city to go bankrupt
Wed,29 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST
Associated Press - City leaders seeking a way to dig out from under massive debts have taken a step toward making Stockton the nation's largest city to file for bankruptcy. Full Story
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Arizona executes man for killing, dismembering mom
Wed,29 Feb 2012 11:25 AM PST
Associated Press -

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows death-row inmate Robert Henry Moormann. Arizona executed Moormann Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 for killing and dismembering his adoptive mother while he was out of prison on furlough for another crime, despite a spate of last-minute appeals over his mental disabilities and how the state has changed and violated its own execution protocol. (AP Photo/Arizona Department of Corrections, File)Arizona executed an inmate Wednesday for killing and dismembering his adoptive mother while he was out of prison on furlough for another crime, despite a spate of last-minute appeals over his mental disabilities and how the state has changed and violated its own execution protocol.


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Storms damage country music resort town, kill 9
Wed,29 Feb 2012 01:30 PM PST
Associated Press -

Sherry Cousins and her brother Bruce Wallace of Hollister, Mo., sit in the wreckage of their secondhand store in Branson, Mo, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed.


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People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say
Tue,28 Feb 2012 10:56 AM PST
LiveScience.com - The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the best political candidate, or best policy idea, when they see it. But a growing body of research has revealed an unfortunate aspect of the human psyche that would seem to disprove this notion, and imply instead that democratic elections produce mediocre leadership and policies. Full Story
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President Obama: Koran Apology 'Calmed Things Down'
Wed,29 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST
ABC News -

President Obama: Koran Apology 'Calmed Things Down'Obama Tells ABC's Bob Woodruff Iraq Vets Dinner 'One Small Gesture' of Gratitude


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Fighting drugs and border violence at Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: What about the ranger's M14 rifle, Yogi?
Tue,28 Feb 2012 05:23 AM PST
The Ticket - ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. -- On a hot desert morning last week, a group of 20 tourists gathered in the visitor center in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to attend a mandatory safety briefing before taking a guarded van tour to Quitobaquito springs. The springs is part of the 69 percent of the [...] Full Story
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Have the Republicans Already Lost?
Wed,29 Feb 2012 11:23 AM PST
Power Players - Top Line Yes, it's only February. Eight months from election day. And so it's true that it is ridiculous to suggest this race is really over. But as of this moment, it does not look good for the Republican party caught up in a messy primary battle that often looks more like a circular firing [...] Full Story
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Wyoming narrowly defeats measure to prepare for apocalypse
Tue,28 Feb 2012 05:31 PM PST
Reuters - CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - In a sign of rising consumer confidence prevailing over go-it-alone pessimism in the Cowboy State, Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly defeated a "doomsday bill" to help the state prepare for a total collapse of the U.S. government and economy. The bill, rejected on a 30-27 vote by the state House of Representatives, would have allocated $16,000 for a panel of legislators and emergency managers to study various measures, including a new state-issued currency, for handling a range of apocalyptic scenarios. ... Full Story
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Coach who chased Ohio shooter doesn't feel like a hero
Tue,28 Feb 2012 07:19 PM PST
Reuters - CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - "Hey!" yelled Coach Frank Hall when a student gunman opened fire on classmates in the Chardon, Ohio high school cafeteria on Monday. The startled shooter retreated, with the hulking football coach giving chase, in an act of bravery that may have saved lives. No one in Chardon was surprised that the 6-feet, 2-inch, 300 pound Hall, a religious man who has adopted four children, disregarded his own safety to protect the kids. "I hit the ground and heard Mr. Hall yell 'hey' at the shooter. I saw the shooter turn toward Mr. Hall and he ran out. Mr. ... Full Story
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Web Upset Over Fine Woman Ordered to Pay for Faking Cancer
Wed,29 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST
Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending. People do not like to be misled, especially by people who make fraudulent claims to get money. A woman in Virginia is accused of pretending to have ovarian cancer so she could deceive people into giving her money. Martha Ann Nicholas, a 42-year-old mother of two, pleaded [...] Full Story
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China to soften its one-child policy slogans, but not the law itself
Tue,28 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST
The Sideshow - The Chinese government isn't getting rid of its one-child policy currently in place. It's just making it sound better. China's communist party newspaper, People's Daily, reports that the government will revamp its abrasive-sounding slogans surrounding the policy. People's Daily cites several examples of "harsh slogans," including those "which sometimes even threaten criminal acts." The newly [...] Full Story
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President Obama Suggests Romney Shoveling 'A Load of You-Know-What'
Tue,28 Feb 2012 09:16 AM PST
ABC News -

President Obama Suggests Romney Shoveling 'A Load of You-Know-What'As Michigan Republicans headed to the polls Tuesday morning, President Obama delivered an aggressive defense of the bailout of the auto industry and his presidency in general, harshly criticizing GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney – though he never mentioned him by name. "I've got to admit,...


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Khloe Kardashian Explains Why She Disliked Kris Humphries From The Start: 'I'm A Very Good Judge Of Character'
Wed,29 Feb 2012 08:33 AM PST
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Khloe Kardashian, Kris Humphries -- Getty ImagesIt's no secret that Khloe Kardashian and Kris Humphries aren't the best of friends (the tense animosity between the reality beauty and her soon-to-be-former brother-in-law was palpable on all of the Kardashians' reality shows), and Khloe says her relationship with Kris got off on a bad foot right from the start.


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NYC's LowLine underground park raises cash on Kickstarter
Wed,29 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST
The Sideshow - A group of New Yorkers, inspired by the transformation of an abandoned railway on the west side of Manhattan into the High Line urban park, are hoping to do something similar on the Lower East Side -- only this time, underground. Nicknaming their project LowLine, organizers at the Delancey Underground want to turn an abandoned trolley [...] Full Story
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The curious case of the missing iPad 3 home button
Tue,28 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST
CNET.com - Apple's unleashed its invite for a special event next week that will undoubtedly bring the next iPad, but there's something missing. Full Story
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Deadly twisters strike Midwest, South (Video)
Wed,29 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST
The Lookout - At least 13 people are reported dead after a series of tornadoes blazed through towns in Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri Tuesday night. The town of Harrisburg, Illinois is nearly leveled, with at least 10 killed, according to the AP. Below, watch nighttime footage of a funnel cloud touching down near Hutchinson, Kansas: And here's footage of [...] Full Story
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Ohio High School Shooting: Student Suspect to Be Tried as Adult
Wed,29 Feb 2012 12:48 AM PST
Good Morning America -

Ohio School Shooter Chose Victims 'Randomly,' Prosecutor SaysHundreds Gathered to Mourn Victims of Random Shooting.


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Soaring Gas Prices Produce Business Winners — and Losers
Tue,28 Feb 2012 01:08 PM PST
Daniel Gross - Every economic development produces winners and losers. A trend that is a kiss of death for some businesses may prove to be the gift of life for others. That's certainly the case with the recent rise in the price of oil, which was pushing $107 per barrel on Tuesday. Winners The oil complex. ExxonMobil may [...] Full Story
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5 myths about gas prices, Big Oil, and the presidency
Wed,29 Feb 2012 10:30 AM PST
The Week - Our national discussion on uncomfortably high gas prices is filled with exaggerations and distortions. It's time we wised up Full Story
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Incompetent People Too Ignorant to Know It
Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:20 AM PST
LiveScience.com - A growing body of psychology research shows that incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence. To put it bluntly, dumb people are too dumb to know it. Similarly, unfunny people don't have a good enough sense of humor to tell. Full Story
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What Pinterest Can Do That Facebook Can't
Wed,29 Feb 2012 10:29 AM PST
Upgrade Your Life - Imagine walking into a 14-year old girl's bedroom — what would you see on the walls? Probably pictures torn from magazines, drawings, maybe inspirational quotes. Transform that visual collage into a social media site, and you have Pinterest. The site has taken off since its 2011 launch, with nearly 12 million unique visitors in January, 2012, [...] Full Story
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Energy Secretary Chu Admits Administration OK with High Gas Prices
Wed,29 Feb 2012 11:39 AM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu uttered the kind of Washington gaffe that consists of telling the truth when inconvenient. According to Politico, Chu admitted to a House committee that the administration is not interested in lowering gas prices. Full Story
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Navajo Nation sues Urban Outfitters
Wed,29 Feb 2012 08:36 AM PST
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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 photo, purchased items from Urban Outfitters' Navajo line are shown in Tempe, Ariz. The Navajo Nation is suing Urban Outfitters months after the tribe sent a cease and desist letter to the clothing retailer demanding it pull the The American Indian tribe Navajo Nation has sued Urban Outfitters months after the tribe sent a cease and desist letter to the clothing retailer demanding it pull the "Navajo" name from its products.


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