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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Suspected Seattle killer shoots self Polish president wants more after Obama gaffe Canada searches for 'body parts' suspect Y! Big Story: What the minimum wage gets you FDA rejects new name for high fructose corn syrup Photos: New Mexico fire sets state record Tornado from remnants of Beryl destroys homes in N.C. Sex offenders fight for right to use Facebook Politwoops: Catching politicians' Twitter #FAILs Monstrous meals bring fame, fortune Truck hits students at Calif. high school; 9 hurt Illinois state lawmaker has 'meltdown' on House floor Activists target 'gendercide' abortions in undercover video 4-minute Obama video aired on 'Fox and Friends' draws criticism Report: Hugo Chavez's cancer at 'end stage' Could bloodletting ease heart risks for the obese? Colombian rebels free French reporter after month in captivity George W. Bush to return to White House for official portrait hanging Humans can sniff out old age in others, study shows Historic British mansion has 48 rooms ... but no toilet Suspected Seattle killer shoots self Wed,30 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT Police say a man matching the description of a suspect accused of shooting five people at a cafe in Seattle, has shot himself. "Police were searching an area in Southwest Seattle when a plainclothes detective saw what he believed to be the suspect," Seattle Police Assistant [...] Full Story Top Polish president wants more after Obama gaffe Wed,30 May 2012 04:49 PM PDT Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said Wednesday he had written a personal letter to President Barack Obama urging him to do more to correct the record after Obama referred to "a Polish death camp" in a White House ceremony on Tuesday. "I hope we will jointly act to make up for this unfortunate mistake. I believe [...] Full Story Top Canada searches for 'body parts' suspect Wed,30 May 2012 03:19 PM PDT ABC News - Authorities have issued a "Canada-wide arrest warrant" for Rocco Luka Magnotta, a suspect police have connected to a homicide and the mailings of two body parts. Magnotta, 29, also goes by the pseudonyms Eric Clinton Newman and Vladimir Romanov, according to the Montreal Police Department,... Full Story Top Y! Big Story: What the minimum wage gets you Wed,30 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT Everything you need to know to get up to speed on the story of the day What does $7.25 an hour get you? These days, barely two gallons of gas. You'd probably have to work 30 minutes to enjoy a tall Frappuccino (maybe more if prices keep going up), although that's an indulgence when a [...] Full Story Top FDA rejects new name for high fructose corn syrup Wed,30 May 2012 05:17 PM PDT Associated Press - High fructose corn syrup won't get a wholesome new name after all. Full Story Top Photos: New Mexico fire sets state record Wed,30 May 2012 02:31 PM PDT This image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a May 29, 2012 photo, of the massive blaze in the Gila National Forest is seen from Cliff, N.M. Fire officials said Wednesday the wildfire has burned more than 265 square miles has become the largest fire in New Mexico history. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service) Full Story Top Tornado from remnants of Beryl destroys homes in N.C. Wed,30 May 2012 06:49 PM PDT Associated Press - The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl spun off a tornado that destroyed three homes and damaged dozens of others near the North Carolina coast Wednesday as the system sped toward the Atlantic, authorities said. Full Story Top Sex offenders fight for right to use Facebook Wed,30 May 2012 03:49 PM PDT Associated Press - Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the nation's courts, successfully challenging many of the restrictions as infringements on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions. Full Story Top Politwoops: Catching politicians' Twitter #FAILs Wed,30 May 2012 01:07 PM PDT If you're an elected lawmaker in the United States with a Twitter account, you'd better check twice before firing off that next post. While the rest of us can rest easy once we hit the delete button after we make a mistake, the Sunlight Foundation is now tracking and posting all deleted tweets from hundreds [...] Full Story Top Monstrous meals bring fame, fortune Wed,30 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT ABC News - Lasagna made with 45 burgers, liquor and bacon, a "boss bacon burger" with ground bacon, stuffed with bacon, covered in bacon sauce and topped with bacon strips, and a deep-fried PB and J tower filled with jars of Nutella and, oh yes, bacon. Full Story Top Truck hits students at Calif. high school; 9 hurt Wed,30 May 2012 06:48 PM PDT Associated Press - A high school student in a pickup truck ran into a group of teenagers who were crossing a street outside a California high school Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, and backpacks and clothing strewn across an intersection, officials said. Full Story Top Illinois state lawmaker has 'meltdown' on House floor Wed,30 May 2012 12:42 PM PDT An Illinois state lawmaker lost his temper in dramatic fashion on Tuesday when he screamed and threw papers in the direction of his colleagues on the floor of the state House. Republican Mike Bost says he was simply protesting changes made to a proposed pension bill offered by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat. The [...] Full Story Top Activists target 'gendercide' abortions in undercover video Wed,30 May 2012 12:15 PM PDT ABC News - In the style of activist-filmmaker James O'Keefe, an anti-abortion group has released an undercover video purportedly showing a Planned Parenthood counselor in Texas assisting a woman who says she's seeking a sex-selection abortion. "I see that you're saying that you want to terminate if it's... Full Story Top 4-minute Obama video aired on 'Fox and Friends' draws criticism Wed,30 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT "Fox & Friends" aired a nearly-four-minute video about President Barack Obama on Wednesday, drawing the ire of critics who say it looked, felt and sounded like a political attack ad. "We decided to take a look back at the president's first term to see if it lived up to hope and change," co-host Gretchen Carlson [...] Full Story Top Report: Hugo Chavez's cancer at 'end stage' Wed,30 May 2012 08:56 AM PDT HDNet - This reporter has been told that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has "entered the end stage". The information and the quote come from a highly respected source close to Chavez and who is in a position to know his medical condition and history. This source says the prognosis is dire and that Chavez is now not expected to live "more than a couple of months at most." Chavez is running for re-elec tion in Venezuela but several sources--including the one who revealed the exact kind of cancer-- have told me that they believe it is doubtful the dictator will live to see the results. Full Story Top Could bloodletting ease heart risks for the obese? Wed,30 May 2012 04:12 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- The ancient medical practice of bloodletting may benefit obese people with metabolic syndrome, a small new study suggests. Full Story Top Colombian rebels free French reporter after month in captivity Wed,30 May 2012 06:13 PM PDT Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed French reporter Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, a month after taking him hostage in a firefight that showed the leftist group is still a menace despite a decade of military blows. Langlois, the rebels' highest-profile captive since French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, was taken hostage in the southern Caqueta region on April 28 after he was caught in crossfire between a Colombian military unit he was embedded with and heavily armed FARC rebels. ... Full Story Top George W. Bush to return to White House for official portrait hanging Wed,30 May 2012 12:08 PM PDT George W. Bush is returning to the White House. The former president and ex-first lady Laura Bush are due in Washington on Thursday for the unveiling of their official portraits. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are expected to be in attendance. It's not the first time the 43rd president and his successor [...] Full Story Top Humans can sniff out old age in others, study shows Wed,30 May 2012 04:12 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- How old do you think you smell? A new study suggests that humans possess the ability to judge whether a person has reached their senior years just by sniffing their body odor. Full Story Top Historic British mansion has 48 rooms ... but no toilet Wed,30 May 2012 12:07 PM PDT Fans of the British television drama "Downton Abbey" could live out the drama in a countryside estate of similar stature that has recently gone up for sale. Apethorpe Hall, an idyllic British manor with an astounding 48 rooms, has hit the market for what is considered a "bargain" price of 2.5 million pounds (about $3,882,500). [...] Full Story Top

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