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12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South
Wed,29 Feb 2012 05:48 PM PST
Associated Press -

People try to salvage what they can after a tornado destroyed homes in their neighborhood Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Harrisburg, Ill. The tornado that blasted Harrisburg, killing six, was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in a small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states.


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Obama salutes Iraq war vets at White House dinner
Wed,29 Feb 2012 06:58 PM PST
Associated Press -

President Barack Obama leads guests to a toast as he hosts a dinner for members of the U.S. military who served in Iraq in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb., 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many.


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Senate heads for showdown over contraceptives
Wed,29 Feb 2012 06:41 PM PST
Reuters -

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, following the weekly strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The Senate is expected Thursday to defeat a largely symbolic measure that would exempt employers such as Roman Catholic hospitals, universities and charities from a controversial White House rule requiring free birth control coverage. Debate on the Republican proposal began on Wednesday and both parties seized the opportunity to play to voting constituencies considered crucial in November's election. The Obama policy requires almost all employers who provide health insurance to provide coverage for women's contraceptives without copays or deductibles. ...


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Obama: Quran apology 'calmed things down'
Wed,29 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST
ABC News -

President Obama: Koran Apology 'Calmed Things Down'President Obama said his formal apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Qurans by U.S. troops last week has "calmed things down" after the incident sparked an outbreak of violence across the country.


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Romney clarifies birth control position after misstep
Wed,29 Feb 2012 07:50 PM PST
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday he opposed Senate Republicans' effort that critics say would limit insurance coverage of birth control, then reversed himself quickly in a second interview saying he misunderstood the question.


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Rift with Egypt prompts U.S. soul searching
Wed,29 Feb 2012 02:13 PM PST
The Envoy -

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds, security officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, File)Egyptian officials said on Wednesday that a travel ban has been lifted on U.S. pro-democracy workers previously barred from leaving the country, the Associated Press reported. The United States has not yet received formal confirmation of the reported decision, State Department spokesman Mark Toner told Yahoo News Wednesday. But he said "we feel like we [...]


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Ohio shooting suspect described as 'fine person'
Wed,29 Feb 2012 05:20 PM PST
Associated Press -

T.J. Lane, a suspect in Monday's shooting of five students at Chardon High School is taken into juvenile court by Geauga County deputies in Chardon, Ohio Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Three of the five students wounded in the attacks have since died. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)The teenager suspected in an Ohio school shooting struggled with a broken family and did poorly in school, then appeared to turn himself around once he was taken in by grandparents and began to attend an alternative school, longtime neighbors and friends said Wednesday


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Former Monkees singer Davy Jones dies
Wed,29 Feb 2012 02:43 PM PST
ABC News Blogs -

THE MONKEES PERFORM THEIR FIRST UK TOUR IN NEWCASTLEThe British born Jones joined The Monkees in 1965 and fronted a stable of rock hits, including "Daydream Believer" and "I'm a Believer."


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Sen. Snowe's retirement causes Maine scramble
Wed,29 Feb 2012 03:49 PM PST
Associated Press -

FILE In this Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. With Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe's announcement that she won't seek a fourth term, a number of Maine Republicans and Democrats are considering jumping into the Senate race, setting off a scramble with just two weeks before a deadline for getting on the November ballot. Four Democrats who already announced they're running could be joined by U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree, both of whom say they're weighing a bid for the open seat. If Pingree and Michaud both run, that would leave three of Maine's four seats in Congress up for grabs. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg/FILE)Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe's decision to retire from the Senate caused a scramble Wednesday among potential Democratic and Republican candidates just two weeks before a deadline to qualify for the June primary ballot.


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U.S. readies food aid for North Korea, with conditions
Wed,29 Feb 2012 05:16 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of its delicate nuclear dance with Pyongyang, the United States on Wednesday unveiled what officials said would be a distinctly new food aid program that would be strictly monitored to ensure the food gets to the isolated country's neediest citizens. U.S. officials said the proposed aid package would total 240,000 metric tones per year, with monthly deliveries of corn-soy blend, vegetable oil and therapeutic foods such as nutritionally enhanced peanut paste intended primarily for young children and pregnant women. ... Full Story
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Venezuela's Chavez: I'm recovering like a condor
Wed,29 Feb 2012 07:13 PM PST
Reuters -

(Blank Headline Received)CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez broke his silence on Wednesday after surgery in Cuba for a suspected recurrence of cancer to insist he was recovering well and "soaring like the condor". "I send you all my supreme love. We will live and we will recover!" the 57-year-old socialist leader enthused via Twitter from Havana where he was operated on earlier in the week. "Here I go, soaring like the condor. ...


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Santorum's little gaffes: Endearing or problematic?
Wed,29 Feb 2012 01:47 PM PST
The Ticket -

Rick SantorumDETROIT -- Rick Santorum is a man who shoots from the hip, and he's proud of it. "I never have to worry about what I say," Santorum told supporters during a campaign stop in Traverse City, Mich., last weekend, "because I will say what's on my heart. I might not say it the most articulate [...]


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Judge blocks part of Arizona immigration law
Wed,29 Feb 2012 07:01 PM PST
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of its immigration law that prohibits occupants of vehicles from stopping traffic to pick up day laborers. In a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled that plaintiffs seeking to overturn the law were "likely to succeed on the merits of their claim" that the rules violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. "Plaintiffs have also shown that they are likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction ... ... Full Story
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Leader of 'Texas 7' prison-break gang put to death
Wed,29 Feb 2012 06:43 PM PST
Associated Press - The leader of the fugitive gang known as the "Texas 7" was executed Wednesday for killing a suburban Dallas police officer during a robbery 11 years ago after organizing and pulling off Texas' biggest prison break. Full Story
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Grandfather convicted of child abuse over Grand Canyon hike
Wed,29 Feb 2012 06:50 PM PST
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Indiana man who forced his three young grandsons to take brutal marches through the Grand Canyon during scorching summer heat was convicted of child abuse in federal court on Wednesday, authorities said. Officials at the U.S. District Court in Phoenix said Christopher Alan Carlson, 45, was convicted on three of six felony child abuse charges in connection with one of two tortuous hikes he took last August with the boys, then ages 8, 9 and 12 years old. ... Full Story
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Graphic images on cigarette packs halted by judge
Wed,29 Feb 2012 07:23 PM PST
Associated Press -

Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packagesA judge on Wednesday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages later this year to show the dangers of smoking ...


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Colorado undertaker accused of stealing dental gold from corpses
Wed,29 Feb 2012 05:08 PM PST
Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado undertaker is accused of stealing dental gold from corpses and cremated remains at funeral homes where he worked and then pawning the ill-gotten bits of precious metal for nearly $4,300, authorities said on Wednesday. Adrian David Kline, 43, who worked as a contract embalmer at several Denver-area mortuaries, is charged with providing false information to pawnbrokers, according to a 10-count indictment returned last week in Boulder County District Court and released on Wednesday. ... Full Story
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Teensy micro-computer goes on sale for $35
Wed,29 Feb 2012 03:31 PM PST
Technology News Blog - Sneaking by just in time to make its delayed end of February launch window, the $35 computing wonder known as the Raspberry Pi is on sale at long last. The teensy machines went up for an eBay pre-sale auction for charity in January, … Continue reading Full Story
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Autocorrect error causes school to lock down
Wed,29 Feb 2012 03:23 PM PST
Technology News Blog - Technological convenience and a safety-first mindset came together to create a strange scene at a Georgia high school on Wednesday, when a misspelled word led to a full lockdown and police investigation. West Hall high school was on full alert for … Continue reading Full Story
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Alzheimer's-like memory loss reversed in mice
Wed,29 Feb 2012 04:11 PM PST
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) -- New research in mice suggests that Alzheimer's disease triggers a protein that contributes to the breakdown of the brain's memory. Full Story
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NYC opens full-service LGBT senior center
Wed,29 Feb 2012 04:33 PM PST
Associated Press - New York is opening what the city's officials are billing as the nation's first full-service center for seniors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Full Story
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The iceman gets his genome mapped
Wed,29 Feb 2012 02:43 PM PST
The Upshot - Talk about a cold case: the corpse of  the world's oldest murder victim, "Oetzi the Iceman," has undergone the ultimate investigation: a mapping of his complete genome. The findings were published in the science journal Nature Communications. Here's what we now know: As reported by the BBC, the 5,300-year-old body, which was discovered frozen in [...] Full Story
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