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News - Latest News & Headlines: Apple pledges to tackle labor violations at Foxconn factory Can Obama win by losing in court? $540M lottery has states anticipating tax jackpot Governors tour beef plant to see 'pink slime' North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports Google to open online tablet store: report New CEO at IBM revives Augusta all-male membership debate U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees Spike Lee settles with elderly couple after retweeting wrong address House approves Paul Ryan's $3.53 trillion budget plan BlackBerry maker giving up consumer markets Chelsea Clinton to Sandra Fluke: I get it Canada to pull the penny from circulation Dine just like the passengers of the doomed Titanic for $12,000 Rewriting the rules of high speed travel Photos: 'Eat more kale' artist design challenged Bacon coffin can be yours for $2,999.99 Photos: Teacher's death stuns Vermont community Supermassive swirling solar tornado 5 times the size of Earth Photos: Switzerland's 6-legged calf takes extra hooves in stride Apple pledges to tackle labor violations at Foxconn factory Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:01 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - In a landmark development for the way Western companies do business in China, Apple Inc said on Thursday it had agreed to work with partner Foxconn to tackle wage and working condition violations at the factories that produce its popular products. Full Story Top Can Obama win by losing in court? Thu,29 Mar 2012 11:57 AM PDT Power Players - In the midst of an historic battle over health care at the Supreme Court, on the Bottom Line this week we're taking a look at the potential fallout for the presidential campaign. Full Story Top $540M lottery has states anticipating tax jackpot Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:54 PM PDT Associated Press - Some state governments struggling through lean times know a hometown winner would bring a tax bonanza. Full Story Top Governors tour beef plant to see 'pink slime' Thu,29 Mar 2012 04:43 PM PDT Associated Press - Governors of three states got up close with "pink slime", touching and examining treated beef at a plant and eating hamburgers made with it in a bid to persuade grossed-out consumers and grocery stores the product is safe to consume. Full Story Top North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday believed to be part of a test to upgrade capabilities, said news reports published on Friday, quoting South Korean military officials. Full Story Top Google to open online tablet store: report Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - Google Inc is planning to open an online store to sell tablet PCs directly to consumers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Full Story Top New CEO at IBM revives Augusta all-male membership debate Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:23 PM PDT Associated Press - The appointment of a new chief executive at IBM has revived the debate over Augusta National's all-male membership just one week before the Masters. Full Story Top U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration has signaled a willingness to accept less-stringent controls on former Taliban leaders as part of a deal to kick-start Afghan peace talks, U.S. officials said. Full Story Top Spike Lee settles with elderly couple after retweeting wrong address Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:37 PM PDT Associated Press - An elderly couple has reached a settlement with Spike Lee after being forced to leave their home because the director helped spread a tweet listing their address as that of the man who shot Trayvon Martin. Full Story Top House approves Paul Ryan's $3.53 trillion budget plan Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PDT The Ticket - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3.53 trillion budget proposal that would reduce spending by more than $5 trillion over 10 years. Full Story Top BlackBerry maker giving up consumer markets Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:43 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it will cede most consumer markets and focus on business customers. Full Story Top Chelsea Clinton to Sandra Fluke: I get it Thu,29 Mar 2012 01:39 PM PDT The Upshot - Rush Limbaugh has done a lot of things over the course of his career, but female bonding would probably not be on the list. Full Story Top Canada to pull the penny from circulation Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:15 PM PDT The Sideshow - The Canadian government announced that it plans to pull the penny from circulation at the end of 2012, saying it's more expensive for to produce than its actual currency value. Full Story Top Dine just like the passengers of the doomed Titanic for $12,000 Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:31 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Want to get a taste of what it felt like being on the Titanic, sans the part where it sunk into the ocean? A restaurant in Houston is offering what it calls the Titanic Experience: a 10-course meal comprised of similar dishes … Continue reading → Full Story Top Rewriting the rules of high speed travel Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:34 AM PDT This Could Be Big - Imagine being able to travel to London in less than an hour. Full Story Top Photos: 'Eat more kale' artist design challenged Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:53 PM PDT Yahoo! News - A Vermont man who prints T-shirts urging people to "eat more kale" has six months to challenge a trademark ruling against him. The Chick-fil-A restaurant chain says folk artist Bo Muller-Moore's T-shirt infringes on its trademarked "eat mor chikin" slogan, Mar. 28. Full Story Top Bacon coffin can be yours for $2,999.99 Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:10 PM PDT The Upshot - Maybe you can take it with you. With the new bacon coffin, you'll spend eternity with your favorite cured meat. What could be better? [Related: Best-tasting bacon] Though not literally made from bacon, the bacon coffin is painted to look as if it is covered in savory strips. An article from Seattle's King5.com reports that [...] Full Story Top Photos: Teacher's death stuns Vermont community Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PDT Yahoo! News - Allen and Patricia Prue pleaded not guilty on Mar. 28 to second-degree murder in the death of Melissa Jenkins, a 33-year-old science teacher at the prestigious St. Johnsbury Academy, and unauthorized burial or removal of a dead body. More charges are possible, police said. Full Story Top Supermassive swirling solar tornado 5 times the size of Earth Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Tornadoes can be absolutely devastating here on Earth, costing billions of dollars yearly in property damage. But even the most severe of Earthly tornadoes has nothing on this behemoth: Scientists have recently discovered a massive supertornado on the surface of the … Continue reading → Full Story Top Photos: Switzerland's 6-legged calf takes extra hooves in stride Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PDT Yahoo! News - A six-legged calf has defied the odds by thriving despite a vet's prediction at birth that it wouldn't survive. Seven-week-old Lilli is now a minor celebrity in her native Switzerland after local media were splashed with images of the calf frolicking across a sunny field. Full Story Top

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