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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: North Korea Restores Order to Kim Funeral With Photoshop Rescue group in crisis mode after cat euthanized Venezuela's Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer? Florida Marine Veteran Shot in Craigslist Robbery Used Fingers to Plug Bullet Wounds South Dakota bar owner charged with raping 3 girls Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws Economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse Bachmann loses Iowa campaign chairman to Paul Police: NJ educator videotaped boys in shower Obama may lose gay voters to Gary Johnson in 2012 Congress frees $40 million in aid to Palestinians 2011 Was the Year of the Restless Sun Rick Santorum is in third place in Iowa, new CNN poll says US denounces Chavez cancer comment Ron Paul's newsletters and Mitt Romney's Harvard years illustrate the mental approaches of the Iowa front-runners: Character Sketch 2 dead, 59 hurt in 40-vehicle New Orleans pileup 2 Doctors Without Borders workers shot in Somalia Suspect in Indiana girl's killing dodged warrant for decade AP sources: US to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia Texas Teen Ben Breedlove Posted Powerful Videos Before Christmas Death Korean Dictator's Final Ride Was In a Vintage Lincoln Continental Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus Puerto Rico approves political status referendum Satellite Photo Shows New Island Rising from Earth's Red Sea Want a pet cat? Think again, researchers say North Korea calls Kim Jong Un 'supreme leader' Spain's royals reveal salaries for first time 6 years later, Katrina victims fight FEMA debts US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia Nation's largest welfare state makes deep cuts Ron who? Ignoring fellow Republicans, Romney targets Obama in Iowa Has Rick Santorum's moment finally arrived, just in time for Iowa? U.S. downplays Iran warnings on Straits of Hormuz Russia slams US for its human rights record Biologists: Lone gray wolf crosses into California Did Cheetah from 1930s Tarzan flicks die? Muslims upset by NYPD to boycott mayor's breakfast Mark Zuckerberg Vacations in Vietnam Scholars want help identifying slaves' origins North Korea Restores Order to Kim Funeral With Photoshop Thu,29 Dec 2011 06:01 PM PST ABC News - The funeral procession for Kim Jong-Il was carried out with military precision and when a handful of dawdlers messed up those regimented lines, they were eliminated. From the photo, that is. A photo released by the North Korea's state news agency and transmitted by the... Full Story Top Rescue group in crisis mode after cat euthanized Wed,28 Dec 2011 04:05 PM PST Associated Press - Animal lovers threatened to pull donations to an animal rescue group and the public flooded the agency with scathing comments and calls after a man's cat was euthanized when he couldn't afford its medical care, prompting the Arizona Humane Society to go into damage-control mode Wednesday. Full Story Top Venezuela's Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer? Wed,28 Dec 2011 10:51 PM PST Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease. It was a typically controversial statement by Venezuela's socialist leader, who underwent surgery in June to remove a tumor from his pelvis. But he stressed that he was not making any accusations, just thinking aloud. "It would not be strange if they had developed the technology to induce cancer and nobody knew about it until now ... ... Full Story Top Florida Marine Veteran Shot in Craigslist Robbery Used Fingers to Plug Bullet Wounds Thu,29 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST ABC News - Karl Trenker's Military Training and Physical Condition Might Have Saved His Life Full Story Top South Dakota bar owner charged with raping 3 girls Thu,29 Dec 2011 11:29 AM PST Associated Press - The shots of alcohol and mixed drinks began flowing in the early morning hours. Three friends — two 14-year-olds and a 12-year-old — were supposed to be babysitting over a Saturday night. Instead, police say, they met up with a bar owner, who drove them to his closed tavern and began pouring them drinks — vodka shots, orange juice and vodka, vodka and coke and energy drinks. Full Story Top Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws Wed,28 Dec 2011 08:17 PM PST Associated Press - Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, some employers in Alabama must verify new workers' U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012. Full Story Top Economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse Thu,29 Dec 2011 12:14 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the underlying trend pointed to an improving labor market, while regional factory data showed the economy gaining momentum as the year ended. The growth picture was brightened by other data on Thursday showing pending sales of previously owned homes jumped to a 1-1/2 year high in November, adding to signs of a tentative recovery in the housing market. ... Full Story Top Bachmann loses Iowa campaign chairman to Paul Wed,28 Dec 2011 08:31 PM PST Associated Press - Michele Bachmann's struggling presidential campaign saw her Iowa chairman defect Wednesday to rival Ron Paul's side, an embarrassing blow that came as some called for her to leave the race to free up her supporters for other candidates. Full Story Top Police: NJ educator videotaped boys in shower Wed,28 Dec 2011 05:23 PM PST Associated Press - An educator using a secretly installed camera videotaped teenage boys in the shower at a Catholic high school for nearly three years, authorities said. Full Story Top Obama may lose gay voters to Gary Johnson in 2012 Wed,28 Dec 2011 08:33 PM PST The Daily Caller - Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson announced Wednesday that he will run for president as a Libertarian Party candidate in 2012. He will almost certainly be the only presidential candidate on the ballot in all 50 states supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage. Full Story Top Congress frees $40 million in aid to Palestinians Thu,29 Dec 2011 06:29 AM PST Associated Press - Lawmakers have freed up a little more than 20 percent of $187 million in U.S. assistance to the Palestinians that had been frozen over the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership. Full Story Top 2011 Was the Year of the Restless Sun Thu,29 Dec 2011 07:49 AM PST SPACE.com - After five years of surprising quiet, the sun roared to life in 2011. Full Story Top Rick Santorum is in third place in Iowa, new CNN poll says Wed,28 Dec 2011 05:04 PM PST The Ticket - DUBUQUE, Iowa -- After spending a majority of the campaign season at the bottom of the polls, Rick Santorum is seeing a last-minute rise in Iowa just days before the Republican caucuses, according to a CNN survey released Wednesday. The poll of registered Republicans in Iowa shows Mitt Romney leading with 25 percent, Ron Paul [...] Full Story Top US denounces Chavez cancer comment Thu,29 Dec 2011 01:12 PM PST Associated Press - The Obama administration is denouncing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for questioning whether the U.S. might be behind a rash of cancer cases among Latin American leaders. Full Story Top Ron Paul's newsletters and Mitt Romney's Harvard years illustrate the mental approaches of the Iowa front-runners: Character Sketch Thu,29 Dec 2011 05:37 AM PST The Ticket - On martial law and growth-share matrices A TV ad in Iowa ballyhoos Ron Paul as "the one you can trust." But while Paul's anti-government consistency may be rare in politics, his newsletter business during the early 1990s was a shell game worthy of P.T. Barnum. The un-bylined newsletters, which featured Paul's name in oversized letters, [...] Full Story Top 2 dead, 59 hurt in 40-vehicle New Orleans pileup Thu,29 Dec 2011 11:43 AM PST Associated Press - Police say two men have been killed and 59 people hurt in a 40-vehicle pileup that closed Interstate 10 for hours in eastern New Orleans. Full Story Top 2 Doctors Without Borders workers shot in Somalia Thu,29 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST Associated Press - A disgruntled former employee shot at least two international workers from the aid group Doctors Without Borders at the group's office in the Somali capital, a security guard said Thursday. At least one person was killed. Full Story Top Suspect in Indiana girl's killing dodged warrant for decade Wed,28 Dec 2011 03:39 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The baby-sitter facing murder charges in the grisly killing of an Indiana girl evaded a warrant for his arrest on probation violation charges for more than 11 years, officials said on Wednesday. Mike Plumadore, 39, was arrested on Monday after he confessed to killing nine-year-old Aliahna Lemmon, dismembering her with a hacksaw, dumping most of her body in a nearby trash can but stashing her head, hands and feet in his freezer, according to an affidavit filed on Tuesday. ... Full Story Top AP sources: US to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia Wed,28 Dec 2011 09:22 PM PST Associated Press - The Obama administration is poised to announce the sale of nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said. Full Story Top Texas Teen Ben Breedlove Posted Powerful Videos Before Christmas Death Wed,28 Dec 2011 11:50 AM PST Good Morning America - The 18 Year Old Described Powerful Visions Leading Up to His Death Full Story Top Korean Dictator's Final Ride Was In a Vintage Lincoln Continental Wed,28 Dec 2011 11:11 AM PST ABC News - Mourners lined the streets of the North Korean capital Pyongyang today, crying and wailing as the funeral procession of  their "Dear Leader' Kim Jong-Il, marched slowly through the streets. But a curious detail was that the boxy black hearse that crept through the light snow was a vintage... Full Story Top Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus Wed,28 Dec 2011 09:57 AM PST Associated Press - The annual cleaning of one of Christianity's holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl between rival clergy Wednesday, as dozens of monks feuding over sacred space at the Church of the Nativity battled each other with brooms until police intervened. Full Story Top Puerto Rico approves political status referendum Thu,29 Dec 2011 07:15 AM PST Associated Press - Puerto Rico's governor approved a two-part referendum on Wednesday to help decide the island's political status, but supporters of remaining a U.S. commonwealth criticized the decision to hold both votes on the same day as unfair. Full Story Top Satellite Photo Shows New Island Rising from Earth's Red Sea Thu,29 Dec 2011 11:11 AM PST SPACE.com - The Red Sea has a new inhabitant: a smoking island. Full Story Top Want a pet cat? Think again, researchers say Wed,28 Dec 2011 05:04 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Tempted by the playful antics of that adorable kitten in the pet shop? If you've never had a cat before you may want to think again, especially if you have other allergies, researchers warn. And if you do acquire a feline, keep it out of your bedroom. While having a cat as a child may protect against future allergies, getting one in adulthood nearly doubles the chances of developing an immune reaction to it -- the first step towards wheezing, sneezing and itchy eyes, a European study found. ... Full Story Top North Korea calls Kim Jong Un 'supreme leader' Thu,29 Dec 2011 07:31 AM PST Associated Press - North Korea's power brokers publicly declared Kim Jong Un the country's supreme leader for the first time at a massive public memorial Thursday for his father, cementing the family's hold on power for another generation. Full Story Top Spain's royals reveal salaries for first time Wed,28 Dec 2011 10:12 AM PST AFP - Spain's scandal-hit royals revealed their detailed income for the first time Wednesday, showing King Juan Carlos received a salary plus expenses of 292,752 euros ($382,600) in 2011. Full Story Top 6 years later, Katrina victims fight FEMA debts Wed,28 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST Associated Press - When the Federal Emergency Management Agency mailed out 83,000 debt notices this year to victims of Hurricane Katrina and other 2005 storms, one of the letters showed up in David Bellinger's mailbox. Bellinger, who is blind, needed a friend to read it and break the news that FEMA wants him to pay back more than $3,200 in federal aid he received after Katrina. Full Story Top US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route Thu,29 Dec 2011 12:07 PM PST Associated Press - The U.S. warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy chief said the Islamic Republic is capable of closing the vital oil route if the West imposes new sanctions targeting Tehran's oil exports. Full Story Top US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia Thu,29 Dec 2011 04:50 PM PST Associated Press - The sale of $30 billion worth of F-15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, the Obama administration said Thursday, boosting the military strength of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran. Full Story Top Nation's largest welfare state makes deep cuts Thu,29 Dec 2011 06:25 AM PST Associated Press - Advocates of welfare reform in California often cite one, eye-popping statistic as they have pressed for cuts and changes to the program in recent years: The state has one-eighth of the nation's population but one-third of all welfare recipients. Full Story Top Ron who? Ignoring fellow Republicans, Romney targets Obama in Iowa Thu,29 Dec 2011 06:38 AM PST The Ticket - CLINTON, Iowa--Listening to Mitt Romney on the stump, you would think the 2012 Republican presidential primary is already over. During his talks to crowds at tiny diners and coffee shops on the second day of his Iowa bus tour, Romney made only oblique mention of his rivals for the Republican nomination. Instead, he cast the [...] Full Story Top Has Rick Santorum's moment finally arrived, just in time for Iowa? Thu,29 Dec 2011 08:39 AM PST The Ticket - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Despite a new CNN poll indicating what appears to be a last-minute surge for his candidacy--the first of the entire 2012 Republican presidential campaign--Rick Santorum is playing it cool. When reporters brought up the poll Wednesday after a town hall (his third of the day and his 359th in the state this year), Santorum [...] Full Story Top U.S. downplays Iran warnings on Straits of Hormuz Wed,28 Dec 2011 04:33 PM PST The Envoy - American officials on Wednesday downplayed comments by two Iran officials in recent days warning that Iran could close the critical Straits of Hormuz to retaliate against further economic sanctions targeting its oil exports. But analysts said the comments reflect growing Iranian anxiety over economic hardship and could signal risk for miscalculation that could lead to [...] Full Story Top Russia slams US for its human rights record Wed,28 Dec 2011 10:39 AM PST Associated Press - Russia's Foreign Ministry has attacked America's human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such as the Guantanamo Bay prison and wrongful death row convictions to paint the U.S. as hypocritical for lecturing other nations on the subject of rights. Full Story Top Biologists: Lone gray wolf crosses into California Thu,29 Dec 2011 04:46 PM PST Associated Press - A lone gray wolf has wandered across the Oregon border into California in what wildlife officials hailed Thursday as the historic return of a species not seen in the state in more than 80 years. Full Story Top Did Cheetah from 1930s Tarzan flicks die? Wed,28 Dec 2011 02:39 PM PST Associated Press - A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at 80. But other accounts call that claim into question. Full Story Top Muslims upset by NYPD to boycott mayor's breakfast Thu,29 Dec 2011 02:46 PM PST Associated Press - The goodwill that Mayor Michael Bloomberg built among Muslims with his support of the planned mosque near ground zero was threatened this week as Islamic religious and civic leaders decried a recently disclosed police effort to gather intelligence on Muslim neighborhoods. Full Story Top Mark Zuckerberg Vacations in Vietnam Tue,27 Dec 2011 10:49 AM PST ABC News Blogs - Mark Zuckerberg may be welcome in Vietnam, even if his brainchild Facebook is not. The Facebook founder is vacationing in the communist country that blocks its citizen from using his social networking site. According to The Associated Press, Zuckerberg arrived in Vietnam Dec. 22. He spent... Full Story Top Scholars want help identifying slaves' origins Thu,29 Dec 2011 01:03 PM PST Associated Press - Almost two centuries before there was a man named Obama in the White House, there was a man named Obama shackled in the bowels of a slave ship. There is no proof that the unidentified Obama has ties to President Barack Obama. All they share is a name. But that is exactly the commonality that Emory University researchers hope to build upon as they delve into the origins of Africans who were taken up and sold. Full Story Top

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