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News: Woman's Coca-Cola 'habit' cited in death How to delete yourself from the Internet Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move 'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie splits from wife 'Dog Whisperer' host finalizes divorce, must pay ex-wife $23,000 a month China military warns of confrontation over seas Kitten Gets New Legs and Lease on Life Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July $1 million for a penny; one of world's rarest coins sold at auction Trayvon Martin's killer gets bail, apologizes to family New curbs on voter registration could hurt Obama Warning Graphic Photo: Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head Andrew Breitbart Died of Heart Failure: Coroner Interview with Ian Usher, The Man Who Sold His Life on eBay Report: Wal-Mart hushed up Mexico bribe network Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal kill Stinky fish helps limit potfest at Colo university Obama wooing young voters with student loan focus John Goodman, polo tycoon, ordered to pay $46 million to parents of manslaughter victim George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family, could be released from jail soon Mitt Romney, the New Cookie Monster? After 4-month surge, gas prices start falling Obama enjoys 10-1 financial edge over Romney Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at 80 US woman becomes hero for battered wives in China Calif. 'rudest waiter' eatery may stay open Solution for a disaster? House in a box, maybe Mike Tyson impregnated prison official while doing time Three more Secret Service Agents resign Analysis: Did U.S. fumble chance to peer inside China's secretive leadership? Romney's task: Learn from errors made in primaries Miss Wales Sophie Moulds Is Kate Middleton Lookalike Bird Strikes Hit Senior Obama Administration Officials' Planes Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last (poll) AMR unions want to take a chance on U.S. Air merger Young twins charged with faking 'stock-picking robot' to swindle investors out of millions Obama briefed as Secret Service scandal unfolds Secret Service ousts three more, White House hits out at Palin Shocking nation, Norway killer describes island massacre Primary stumbles warnings for Romney versus Obama Woman's Coca-Cola 'habit' cited in death Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT The Sideshow - When people attribute someone's untimely death to a Coke overdose, they're usually not talking about the world's most popular soda. But experts in New Zealand say Natasha Harris' 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola consumption "probably" contributed to her death. The soda company responded to the alleged connection by noting that even water consumption can be fatal in excessive [...] Full Story Top How to delete yourself from the Internet Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:51 PM PDT CNET.com - You may not feel like the flotsam and jetsam that make up the facts of your life are important, but increasingly companies are using that dry data to make your every online step as indelible as if written in blood. Here's how to take back your digital dignity. Full Story Top Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move Sat,21 Apr 2012 02:22 AM PDT Associated Press - By questioning a state investigator on the witness stand during a routine bail hearing, George Zimmerman's defense attorney showed some of the weaknesses in prosecutors' claims that the neighborhood watch volunteer committed second-degree murder, legal experts say. Full Story Top 'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie splits from wife Sat,21 Apr 2012 03:22 PM PDT The Upshot - Thomas Beatie, who made headlines in 2008 as the only legally recognized man known to have given birth, has separated from his wife of nine years, according to People magazine. Beatie, who has had three children with wife Nancy, announced the split during a taping of the CBS syndicated show "The Doctors." "Like all marriages, [...] Full Story Top 'Dog Whisperer' host finalizes divorce, must pay ex-wife $23,000 a month Sat,21 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT The Upshot - "Dog Whisperer" host Cesar Millan might need some consolation from man's best friend after his divorce was finalized. TMZ is reporting that the self-taught expert dog trainer must pay his ex-wife, Ilusión, a one-time amount of $400,000, a monthly spousal payment of $23,000, and another $10,000 for monthly child support. That may seem like a [...] Full Story Top China military warns of confrontation over seas Sat,21 Apr 2012 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - China's military warned the United States on Saturday that U.S.-Philippine military exercises have raised risks of armed confrontation over the disputed South China Sea in the toughest high-level warning yet after weeks of tensions. China's official Liberation Army Daily warned that recent jostling with the Philippines over disputed seas where both countries have sent ships could boil over into outright conflict, and laid much of the blame at Washington's door. ... Full Story Top Kitten Gets New Legs and Lease on Life Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:18 PM PDT ABC News Blogs - Corky, a stray cat born with a rare congenital birth defect was set to be euthanized in Fargo, N.D.  He was given a new lease on life when he was picked up at a local shelter, Cat's Cradle, at the end of March. Corky was... Full Story Top Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT Associated Press - For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Full Story Top $1 million for a penny; one of world's rarest coins sold at auction Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:17 AM PDT The Sideshow - One of the first pennies ever produced by the U.S. Mint was put up for auction Thursday night and reportedly sold for more than $1 million. Bids for the 1792 Silver Center penny reached $1.15 million Thursday night, according to Heritage Auctions, which conducted the sale. The U.S. Mint itself was founded in April, 1792. [...] Full Story Top Trayvon Martin's killer gets bail, apologizes to family Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:51 PM PDT Reuters - SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman apologized to the family of Trayvon Martin on Friday, stunning a rapt courtroom and a national television audience at a hearing in which the judge granted Zimmerman $150,000 bail on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of the unarmed black teenager. Zimmerman's surprise appearance on the witness stand added an unexpected twist to a saga that has riveted the country, provoked civil rights protests nationwide and fired a national debate over guns, self-defense laws and race in America. ... Full Story Top New curbs on voter registration could hurt Obama Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New state laws designed to fight voter fraud could reduce the number of Americans signing up to vote in this year's presidential election by hundreds of thousands, a potential problem for President Barack Obama's re-election bid. Voting laws passed by Republican-led legislatures in a dozen states during the past year have sharply restricted voter-registration drives that typically target young, low-income, African-American and Hispanic voters - groups that have backed the Democratic president by wide margins. ... Full Story Top Warning Graphic Photo: Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:01 PM PDT Good Morning America - New Photograph Obtained by ABC News Shows the Bloodied Back of Zimmerman's Head Full Story Top Andrew Breitbart Died of Heart Failure: Coroner Sat,21 Apr 2012 05:28 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - Conservative blogger and commentator Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure stemming from coronary artery disease, Los Angeles County coroner's office officials said. The 43-year-old collapsed as he was walking his dog near his Brentwood home and died on March 1. Breitbart had a negligible... Full Story Top Interview with Ian Usher, The Man Who Sold His Life on eBay Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT Trending Now - Full Story Top Report: Wal-Mart hushed up Mexico bribe network Sat,21 Apr 2012 05:49 PM PDT Associated Press - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report. Full Story Top Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal kill Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Rocker and wildlife hunter Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska. Full Story Top Stinky fish helps limit potfest at Colo university Fri,20 Apr 2012 07:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Stinky fish fertilizer and two dozen law-enforcement officers kept pot smokers away from a grassy quad at the University of Colorado on Friday, but a few hundred protesters defied the crackdown and rallied on another field, where some lit up at 4:20 p.m. Full Story Top Obama wooing young voters with student loan focus Sat,21 Apr 2012 06:55 AM PDT Associated Press - Eager to energize young voters, President Barack Obama is depicting Republicans as obstacles to an affordable college education as he previews an argument he will make on university campuses next week in states crucial to his re-election. Full Story Top John Goodman, polo tycoon, ordered to pay $46 million to parents of manslaughter victim Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT The Upshot - John Goodman (not the actor) has been ordered to pay $46 million to the parents of a 23-year-old man, Scott Wilson, whom Goodman killed while driving under the influence. The case made headlines because Goodman, the founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, attempted to avoid paying the settlement by legally adopting his 42-year-old [...] Full Story Top George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family, could be released from jail soon Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT The Lookout - Click photo to view more images. (Reuters, Pool) Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET Accused Florida murderer George Zimmerman will be allowed to go free on bail after a dramatic two-hour hearing in which he took the stand and apologized for gunning down Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old. "I wanted to say I am sorry for [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney, the New Cookie Monster? Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:52 AM PDT Power Players - Politically Foul Politics: it's not a game exactly. But there are rules, and when you break the rules you are running…Politically Foul! Mitt Romney made a pit stop for some campaign trail carb-loading at a bakery in Pennsylvania. Too bad he left his sportsmanlike conduct on the tour bus. Unhappy with his baker's dozen, Romney [...] Full Story Top After 4-month surge, gas prices start falling Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:52 PM PDT Associated Press - The worst appears to be over. Gasoline prices are going down. Full Story Top Obama enjoys 10-1 financial edge over Romney Fri,20 Apr 2012 07:29 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama's re-election effort enjoyed a 10-to-1 financial edge over Republican rival Mitt Romney last month, out-raising the former Massachusetts governor by millions as Obama stuffed more than $104 million into his campaign war chest. Full Story Top Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at 80 Sat,21 Apr 2012 06:15 PM PDT Associated Press - He was described as the "evil genius" of the Nixon administration, and spent the better part of a year in prison for a Watergate-related conviction. His proclamations following his release that he was a new man, redeemed by his religious faith, were met with more than skepticism by those angered at the abuses he had perpetrated as one of Nixon's hatchet men. Full Story Top US woman becomes hero for battered wives in China Sat,21 Apr 2012 05:02 AM PDT Associated Press - Her head was ringing from the blows. Once, twice, three times, her husband slammed her face into the living room floor. Full Story Top Calif. 'rudest waiter' eatery may stay open Sat,21 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT Associated Press - A San Francisco Chinese restaurant once known for having "the world's rudest waiter" may not be closing for good after all. Full Story Top Solution for a disaster? House in a box, maybe Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:09 AM PDT Associated Press - In one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that's aimed at providing a quick housing solution for areas blown away by hurricanes and tornadoes or knocked down by earthquakes. Full Story Top Mike Tyson impregnated prison official while doing time Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:02 AM PDT The Daily Caller - Today in gross news: While serving time behind bars for a rape charge in 1992, Mike Tyson impregnated a prison official. Full Story Top Three more Secret Service Agents resign Fri,20 Apr 2012 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Friday that three more of its employees have resigned, bringing to six the number that have left the agency in connection with alleged misconduct involving prostitutes in Colombia last week before President Barack Obama's trip there. The Secret Service also said that a 12th employee had been implicated in the ongoing investigation into a night of partying on April 11-12 that embarrassed the United States and overshadowed Obama's participation in the Summit of the Americas last weekend. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Did U.S. fumble chance to peer inside China's secretive leadership? Sat,21 Apr 2012 09:33 AM PDT Reuters - Information about a Chinese policeman who implicated the wife of a top Chinese official in a British businessman's murder was not circulated widely in Washington as he was considered of marginal intelligence value, current and former U.S. officials said. In the weeks since Wang Lijun's visit to the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu and his subsequent detention, some critics of the Obama administration have accused it of fumbling what could have been one of the highest-level defectors ever from inside China's clannish leadership class. ... Full Story Top Romney's task: Learn from errors made in primaries Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:38 AM PDT Associated Press - Mitt Romney's urgent assignment now is to learn the lessons of a Republican primary season where missteps cost time and money while reinforcing doubts about his presidential candidacy. Full Story Top Miss Wales Sophie Moulds Is Kate Middleton Lookalike Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:38 PM PDT ABC News Blogs -   Sophie Moulds was crowned the new Miss Wales for her poise, brains and looks, and those looks are strikingly similar to those of Britain's Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. Moulds, 19, is a first-year student majoring in business at Cardiff University. Like Middleton,... Full Story Top Bird Strikes Hit Senior Obama Administration Officials' Planes Sat,21 Apr 2012 05:14 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - So much for the friendly skies — lately it seems like they're full of angry birds, taking aim at high-ranking officials. Bird strikes are very common, but sometimes they can cause significant damage. On Thursday, there were three high profile incidents of birds flying into... Full Story Top Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last (poll) Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:23 PM PDT The Sideshow - New research from Public Policy Polling finds that Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., are America's most favorably viewed cities. Conversely, Detroit is the nation's least favorably viewed city. The report found that 57 percent of respondents in the poll view Seattle favorably, compared with 14 percent who view it unfavorably. Similarly, Portland has a favorability [...] Full Story Top AMR unions want to take a chance on U.S. Air merger Sat,21 Apr 2012 01:02 AM PDT Reuters - Labor groups at bankrupt American Airlines said on Friday they support a potential merger with rival US Airways Group Inc in a deal they say would save more jobs than a plan by parent AMR Corp to reorganize as a stand-alone carrier. The unions representing American's pilots, flight attendants and ground workers said they struck a deal with US Airways that would preserve 6,200 of the 14,200 jobs American says it would cut if it pursues its current plan. ... Full Story Top Young twins charged with faking 'stock-picking robot' to swindle investors out of millions Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:07 PM PDT Associated Press - WASHINGTON - U.S. investors thought they were buying access to a stock-picking robot named "Marl." Instead, they paid millions to teenage twin brothers in England who now face civil fraud charges for an alleged penny-stock swindle. Full Story Top Obama briefed as Secret Service scandal unfolds Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:45 AM PDT Associated Press - A week after a Secret Service prostitution scandal began unfolding in the hallway of a Colombian hotel, six agents have lost their jobs and hundreds of people have been interviewed. Full Story Top Secret Service ousts three more, White House hits out at Palin Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT The Ticket - The Colombia prostitute scandal engulfing the Secret Service widened Friday as the agency announced that three more employees would resign in connection to the alleged misconduct, bringing the overall number of employees to lose their jobs to six. The agency also said that the total number of agents implicated had risen by one to 12. [...] Full Story Top Shocking nation, Norway killer describes island massacre Fri,20 Apr 2012 08:43 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - In an account that shocked the nation, Norwegian anti-Muslim fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described with a chilling calm on Friday how he methodically chased teenagers room by room and shot them dead on an island summer camp last year. Addressing a courtroom frozen in horror, Breivik said he shot most of his victims several times, using the first shot to take them down, then following up with a shot to the head. His trial, now into its fifth day and due to last 10 weeks, has deeply traumatized Norway, one of the most tolerant and stable countries in Europe. ... Full Story Top Primary stumbles warnings for Romney versus Obama Sat,21 Apr 2012 01:22 AM PDT Associated Press - The pregame warm-up is over. Full Story Top

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