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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: 6 underground nuclear tanks leaking U.S. troops to set up drone base in Niger A roundup of the top photos of the day Super space germs could threaten astronauts Gas prices spike across California Original Iwo Jima monument unsold at NYC auction Ride along as deep-sea Odyssey crew uncover a record 48 tons of silver Boeing gives regulators its plan to fix Dreamliner batteries Skier killed in British Columbia avalanche LivingSocial investors take 'pound of flesh' in financing Arkansas makes gun-permit records private under new law Medical copter crashes in Okla., kills 2, hurts 1 F-35 fleet grounded after engine crack discovery Sequester will hit where it hurts: air travel California Democrats lose supermajority in state Senate Up to 12,000 troops to linger in Afghanistan

6 underground nuclear tanks leaking  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 05:11 PM PST The tanks in Hanford, Wash. hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste. Full Story	Top
U.S. troops to set up drone base in Niger  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 07:10 PM PST About 100 American troops have been deployed to the African nation to set up a drone base for surveillance missions. Full Story	Top
A roundup of the top photos of the day  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 09:40 AM PST A woman and young children interact with a giant television set at the Ann Riches Healing Space for young patients at the Royal London Hospital in London February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) Full Story	Top
Super space germs could threaten astronauts  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 06:38 PM PST The weightlessness of outer space can make germs even nastier. Full Story	Top
Gas prices spike across California  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 04:46 PM PST The average price of gas saw one of the largest one-month leaps since 2000. Full Story	Top
Original Iwo Jima monument unsold at NYC auction  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 04:35 PM PST The World War II statue was expected to sell for as much as $1.8 million. Full Story	Top
Ride along as deep-sea Odyssey crew uncover a record 48 tons of silver  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 02:46 PM PST In July 2012, the crew of the deep-sea recovery team Odyssey Marine Expedition (OME) unearthed a record-setting 48 tons of silver from a sunken World War II-era British naval vessel, the SS Gairsoppa. A camera crew was along for the ride, documenting the trip three miles below the surface. This Sunday, Discovery Channel viewers will [...] Full Story	Top
Boeing gives regulators its plan to fix Dreamliner batteries  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 06:02 PM PST The proposal includes measures to address a range of possible causes of short-circuits. Full Story	Top
Skier killed in British Columbia avalanche  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 07:08 PM PST A group of back-country skiers was caught in an avalanche near a mountain ski resort. Full Story	Top
LivingSocial investors take 'pound of flesh' in financing  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 06:20 PM PST The company had to make large concessions get another $110 million. Full Story	Top
Arkansas makes gun-permit records private under new law  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 05:54 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Arkansas on Friday became the latest state to exempt from public disclosure the names and zip codes of gun owners, those with permits to carry concealed weapons and applicants for gun permits. The measure, signed into law by the state's lieutenant governor, came in response to a New York newspaper's decision late last year to publish the names and addresses of thousands of gun permit holders on its website after 26 people were killed in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Connecticut. ... Full Story	Top
Medical copter crashes in Okla., kills 2, hurts 1  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 05:12 PM PST OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) â€" The company that operates a medical helicopter that crash-landed outside an Oklahoma City nursing home early Friday, killing two people onboard and critically injuring a third, had just recently undergone an exhaustive accreditation process, officials said. Full Story	Top
F-35 fleet grounded after engine crack discovery  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 03:23 PM PST The Pentagon is launching more in-depth evaluation of the problem. Full Story	Top
Sequester will hit where it hurts: air travel  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 11:35 AM PST Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood strikes a chord with his sequester warning. Full Story	Top
California Democrats lose supermajority in state Senate  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 05:03 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democrats who control California's legislature lost their supermajority in the state Senate on Friday when a business-friendly moderate from the state's Central Valley abruptly resigned. Senator Michael Rubio, elected in 2010, said he was stepping down to take a job with Chevron Corp, which will leave fellow Democrats with 26 seats in the Senate. Two other Democratic-leaning seats in the 40-member Senate are vacant. Rubio had been expected to spearhead the effort to overhaul environmental laws in a more business-friendly fashion. ... Full Story	Top
Up to 12,000 troops to linger in Afghanistan  Friday, Feb 22, 2013 01:24 PM PST They'll hunt down remnants of al-Qaida and help Afghan forces with their own security. Full Story	Top

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