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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Gingrich slams Santorum as a 'big labor Republican' Witnesses ID teenage gunman in Ohio shooting Could Democrats sabotage Michigan's primary? Obama rebukes Santorum on education 'snob' charge Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions Officers hurt in Occupy clash at Calif. Capitol Michael Douglas films anti-insider trading video for FBI 10-year-old girl's death in fight with student ruled homicide Plane makes emergency landing at Newark Airport U.S. health officials say new flu virus found in bats Does WikiLeaks' latest data dump have any value? Slaying of 2 U.S. officers in Afghanistan won't affect withdrawal Ex-defendent in Rutgers bullying case testifies against suspect Amazing time-lapse video captures the night sky 1 in 3 children drink too much juice: survey Judge orders Twitter user info release after threatening tweet Wii games don't mean kids exercise more: study White House wants nothing to do with NYPD's spying on U.S. Muslims Illegal payments was part of culture at U.K. tabloid, police say Why you're feeling pain at the pump Gingrich slams Santorum as a 'big labor Republican' Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:14 PM PST Associated Press - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Monday slammed rival Rick Santorum as a "big labor Republican," accusing him of siding with unions over Memphis-based FedEx when the Senate grappled with a labor dispute in the 1990s. Full Story Top Witnesses ID teenage gunman in Ohio shooting Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST Good Morning America - The teenage gunman who opened fire at a school in Ohio killing one and wounding four today has been identified as T.J. Lane, according to a fellow student and witness and ABC News' Cleveland affiliate WEWS. Full Story Top Could Democrats sabotage Michigan's primary? Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST The Ticket - DEARBORN, Mich.-- As the state of Michigan prepares for Tuesday's presidential primary, questions remain about whether Democrats could skew the results via crossover voting. The state of Michigan has no party registration requirement, so any registered voter can participate in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary, including Democrats and independents. But select party leaders surveyed by Yahoo [...] Full Story Top Obama rebukes Santorum on education 'snob' charge Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:56 PM PST The Ticket - The White House rolled out a "no-drama" response to GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's charge that Obama is a "snob" intent on pushing "everybody in America" to go to college. Full Story Top Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions Mon,27 Feb 2012 05:18 PM PST Associated Press - NASA said Monday it is not giving up on Mars, but it will have to get there later and at a lower price. Full Story Top Officers hurt in Occupy clash at Calif. Capitol Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:38 PM PST Associated Press - At least two law enforcement officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a group protesting violence by blacks against whites in South Africa. Full Story Top Michael Douglas films anti-insider trading video for FBI Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:29 PM PST The Sideshow - Actor Michael Douglas has filmed a new public service announcement for the FBI that plays on his character Gordon Gekko from the film "Wall Street." Full Story Top 10-year-old girl's death in fight with student ruled homicide Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:19 PM PST ABC News - Investigators said Joanna Ramos, a fifth-grader at Willard Elementary School in Long Beach, died from blunt-force trauma to the head. Full Story Top Plane makes emergency landing at Newark Airport Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:14 PM PST Associated Press - Newark Liberty Airport has reopened after a United Express flight from Atlanta made an emergency landing, forcing an hour-long shutdown. Full Story Top U.S. health officials say new flu virus found in bats Mon,27 Feb 2012 05:24 PM PST AFP - A new strain of influenza A has been found in fruit bats, indicating for the first time that bats, like birds, can be carriers of the virus, though it is not believed risky to humans, according to US health authorities. Full Story Top Does WikiLeaks' latest data dump have any value? Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST The Envoy - On Monday, the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began to publish some five million alleged emails and internal documents obtained from the Texas-based private intelligence firm Stratfor. But is it worth anything? Full Story Top Slaying of 2 U.S. officers in Afghanistan won't affect withdrawal Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST The Ticket - The White House deplored the killings of two U.S. officers inside a supposedly secure Afghan government buildings as "tragic, and horrific, and indefensible," but said the slayings would not affect the withdrawal. Full Story Top Ex-defendent in Rutgers bullying case testifies against suspect Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST ABC News - Rutgers University student Molly Wei said she received frantic text messages from Dahrun Ravi while she was questioned by police about the alleged webcam spying of Tyler Clementi's gay tryst. Full Story Top Amazing time-lapse video captures the night sky Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST The Upshot - Think you've seen the night sky? Not like this. Photographer Randy Halverson took months to shoot the stars in central South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Wisconsin. Full Story Top 1 in 3 children drink too much juice: survey Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST LiveScience.com - Many young children — particularly those in low-income households — drink too much juice, according to a new survey. Full Story Top Judge orders Twitter user info release after threatening tweet Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:16 PM PST Technology News Blog - Things got a little too hot to handle when a Twitter user, identified only as "Mr. X," threatened presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN) with a sexually charged tweet. Full Story Top Wii games don't mean kids exercise more: study Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:59 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Virtual boxing, tennis and dancing along with video game systems may not be helping children meet daily exercise requirements, according to a U.S. study. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas found that children who were given so-called active video games to play on a Nintendo Wii didn't end up logging any more moderate or vigorous physical activity than those given games they could play sitting on the couch. ... Full Story Top White House wants nothing to do with NYPD's spying on U.S. Muslims Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST The Ticket - The White House is distancing itself from a sweeping New York Police Department surveillance program of American Muslims that reportedly includes spying on entire neighborhoods and infiltrating Muslim student groups. Full Story Top Illegal payments was part of culture at U.K. tabloid, police say Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:40 PM PST Associated Press - Rupert Murdoch's top-selling U.K. tabloid, The Sun, had a culture of making illegal payments to corrupt public officials in return for stories, police say. Full Story Top Why you're feeling pain at the pump Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST U.S.News & World Report LP - Turmoil abroad and rising costs at home means consumers will have to shell out more for gas this summer. Full Story Top

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