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Today's Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines: U.S. Watches While Ukraine Burns Acrobats fall during Ringling Bros. circus stunt 'Delusional Minority' driving GOP on Benghazi, Plouffe aays Sinn Fein's Adams freed after 5 days in custody 10 Things to Know for Monday Odessa police free 67 detained in deadly clashes Biplane crashes at Northern California air show Outgoing leader's rival wins Panama's presidency US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students 1st openly gay Episcopal bishop to divorce husband Powerade drops controversial ingredient Parker leads Spurs past Mavs in Game 7 Exclusive: CIA Fires Its Terror-Fighters Rick Perry leaves door open for 2016 presidential run

U.S. Watches While Ukraine Burns  Sunday, May 04, 2014 01:05 PM PDT As violence worsened in Ukraine over the weekend, U.S. lawmakers appeared on the Sunday talk shows to call for new and harsher sanctions on Russia. Many U.S. officials believe the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin is orchestrating the widespread takeover of government buildings in east Ukraine by ethnic Russians who want to see their part of the country annexed by Russia.  Russia, which annexed the Ukraine's Crimean peninsula two months ago after widespread protests reportedly backed by Russian agents, currently has tens of thousands of troops massed on the Ukrainian border.  Full Story	Top
Acrobats fall during Ringling Bros. circus stunt  Sunday, May 04, 2014 08:14 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A support frame collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at a circus performance Sunday, sending eight acrobats plummeting to the ground. Nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered less serious injuries. Full Story	Top
'Delusional Minority' driving GOP on Benghazi, Plouffe aays  Sunday, May 04, 2014 11:44 AM PDT There was "no conspiracy" behind the White House's decision not to release an internal email related to Benghazi until this week, but a "very loud, delusional minority" is driving the Republican Party to politicize the issue, former Obama White House senior adviser David Plouffe said... Full Story	Top
Sinn Fein's Adams freed after 5 days in custody  Sunday, May 04, 2014 08:23 PM PDT BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams was released without charge Sunday after five days of police questioning over his alleged involvement in a decades-old IRA killing of a Belfast mother of 10, an investigation that has driven a dangerous wedge into Northern Ireland's unity government. Full Story	Top
10 Things to Know for Monday  Sunday, May 04, 2014 06:00 PM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: Full Story	Top
Odessa police free 67 detained in deadly clashes  Sunday, May 04, 2014 09:45 AM PDT ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Russian demonstrators stormed police headquarters in Odessa on Sunday and won the release of 67 people detained after deadly clashes in the Ukrainian port city. Full Story	Top
Biplane crashes at Northern California air show  Sunday, May 04, 2014 09:12 PM PDT FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A 77-year-old pilot was killed when his vintage biplane crashed on a runway Sunday while he was performing an upside down stunt at a Northern California air show. Full Story	Top
Outgoing leader's rival wins Panama's presidency  Sunday, May 04, 2014 09:10 PM PDT PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanians delivered a rebuke to President Ricardo Martinelli's attempt to extend his grip on power, electing as his successor a former ally turned rival in one of the toughest-fought contests since democracy was restored two decades ago. Full Story	Top
US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students  Sunday, May 04, 2014 11:20 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. teachers are nowhere near as diverse as their students. Full Story	Top
1st openly gay Episcopal bishop to divorce husband  Sunday, May 04, 2014 12:13 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, who became a symbol for gay rights far beyond the church while deeply dividing the world's Anglicans, plans to divorce his husband. Full Story	Top
Powerade drops controversial ingredient  Sunday, May 04, 2014 01:57 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola is dropping a controversial ingredient from its Powerade sports drink, after a similar move by PepsiCo's Gatorade last year. Full Story	Top
Parker leads Spurs past Mavs in Game 7  Sunday, May 04, 2014 05:45 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Faced with the possibility of having a second straight season end with a Game 7 loss, the San Antonio Spurs played with emotion and let Tony Parker have some fun. Full Story	Top
Exclusive: CIA Fires Its Terror-Fighters  Sunday, May 04, 2014 06:45 PM PDT The intelligence agency's irregular forces have been key to the fight against the Taliban since 2001. Now they're being withdrawn—just as a bloody fighting season heats up. Full Story	Top
Rick Perry leaves door open for 2016 presidential run  Sunday, May 04, 2014 10:04 AM PDT The Texas governor, who lost a bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, is leaving the door wide open for another run in 2016. Full Story	Top

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