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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Americans bet nearly $1.5 billion to win record jackpot Defense secretary blasts budget cuts Obama puts the squeeze on Iran Blood found at Utah home from man's missing wife Keith Olbermann fired from Current TV Federal judge strikes down parts of Wis. union law What we learn about politicians from their gaffes IRS didn't investigate S.C. Governor Nikki Haley Etch A Sketch looks to cash in on political hubbub MasterCard, Visa warn of possible security breach Alaska, Exxon reach deal on energy project Lawyer says U.S. blocking Afghan massacre probe Former crack cocaine dealer wins Truman Scholarship Texas jury slaps $195 million penalty on TaxMasters Dead stars: GPS for future astronauts? Video: Palm-sized Star Trek tech may be closer than you think Startup offers 1GB of free wireless data, hopes you'll buy more Where did April Fools' Day come from? Harry the baby pygmy hippo wows with adorable pics Americans bet nearly $1.5 billion to win record jackpot Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:39 PM PDT Associated Press - Across the country, Americans plunked down an estimated $1.5 billion on the longest of long shots: an infinitesimally small chance to win what could end up being the single biggest lottery payout the world has ever seen. Full Story Top Defense secretary blasts budget cuts Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:00 PM PDT Associated Press - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told U.S. Marines and sailors on Friday that Congress would be irresponsible if it doesn't act to prevent drastic military budget cuts. Full Story Top Obama puts the squeeze on Iran Fri,30 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT The Ticket - Click image to see more photos. (Susan Walsh/AP) President Barack Obama moved Friday to tighten the economic vise on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, taking a big step toward tough new sanctions aimed at crippling the Islamic republic's ability to export oil. Obama announced in an official memorandum that he had determined that there [...] Full Story Top Blood found at Utah home from man's missing wife Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:11 PM PDT Associated Press - Authorities investigating the 2009 disappearance of a Utah woman found her blood in the family home and a hand-written note in which she expressed fear about her husband and her potential demise, according to documents unsealed Friday. Full Story Top Keith Olbermann fired from Current TV Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:35 PM PDT The Upshot - Keith Olbermann has been fired by Current TV and has been replaced by Eliot Spitzer, previously of CNN. Full Story Top Federal judge strikes down parts of Wis. union law Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:43 PM PDT Associated Press - A federal judge upheld most of Wisconsin's contentious law curbing collective bargaining rights on Friday, but he sided with unions by overturning two portions of the law that were costly and impeded on a major funding source for the groups. Full Story Top What we learn about politicians from their gaffes Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:46 PM PDT Yahoo! News - Not all gaffes are created equal. Some gaffers like Sarah Palin expose their ignorance: "We've got to stand with our North Korean allies." Some like Dan Quayle butcher slogans: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind." Some just tell the truth where propaganda might be expected, as Mitt Romney did: "I'm not concerned about the very poor." Full Story Top IRS didn't investigate S.C. Governor Nikki Haley Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:57 PM PDT ABC News - ABC News has learned that the Internal Revenue Service never conducted an investigation into South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's involvement in a Sikh temple's finances.  Nanette Downing, Director of EO Examinations, stated in the letter, "…we did not conduct an examination for the above period... Full Story Top Etch A Sketch looks to cash in on political hubbub Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:12 PM PDT Associated Press - The 104-year old company that makes Etch A Sketch is launching new political-themed ads, after the toy made headlines when an aide for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney compared it with Romney's fall election strategy. Full Story Top MasterCard, Visa warn of possible security breach Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:41 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - MasterCard Inc, Visa Inc and Discover Financial Services have been victims of a potential security breach, the latest in a string of incidents that have put the personal information of millions of credit cardholders at risk. Full Story Top Alaska, Exxon reach deal on energy project Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:56 PM PDT Reuters - Alaska has reached a settlement with Exxon Mobil Corp and its partners to develop a huge, long-fallow oil and gas field, possibly paving the way for a $26 billion pipeline and an export plant for liquefied natural gas. Full Story Top Lawyer says U.S. blocking Afghan massacre probe Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - The lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident. John Henry Browne, the lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said U.S. forces in Afghanistan have prevented his team from interviewing injured civilians at a hospital in Kandahar, and are allowing other potential witnesses to scatter, making it difficult to track them down. ... Full Story Top Former crack cocaine dealer wins Truman Scholarship Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:32 PM PDT Reuters - Five years after his arrest, a former crack cocaine dealer is an honors student at Rutgers University, and learned this week that he won a $30,000 Truman Scholarship. Full Story Top Texas jury slaps $195 million penalty on TaxMasters Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PDT Reuters - A Texas jury voted to slap $195 million in civil penalties on Friday against the tax advisory firm TaxMasters and its CEO Patrick Cox, who were accused by the state of defrauding consumers. Houston-based TaxMasters became a household name due to commercials featuring Cox, who promised consumers his firm could walk them through audits, settle tax disputes and recover property seized by the IRS. It gained more dubious recognition in 2010, when Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit saying some of the company's claims were false. ... Full Story Top Dead stars: GPS for future astronauts? Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:12 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Navigating through the stars is a pain. There's no Google Maps, and GPS is worthless once you've left the Earth's atmosphere. But some clever scientists may have found a solution to allow a spacecraft to pinpoint its location with stunning accuracy... by … Continue reading → Full Story Top Video: Palm-sized Star Trek tech may be closer than you think Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:03 PM PDT The Future Is Now - In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used by Kirk, Spock, and various red-shirted crew members to make detailed scans of unfamiliar planets and even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sick bay to diagnose intergalactic patients, and in engineering to find which part of the warp core is [...] Full Story Top Startup offers 1GB of free wireless data, hopes you'll buy more Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:54 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Sick of paying out the nose for wireless data? Well, one enterprising startup may have an option for you. Full Story Top Where did April Fools' Day come from? Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:25 PM PDT The Sideshow - Consider yourself warned. Sunday is April Fools' Day, a day when you are encouraged to pull pranks on loved ones, co-workers, casual acquaintances, and even that one guy at the bus stop. Full Story Top Harry the baby pygmy hippo wows with adorable pics Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:52 PM PDT The Sideshow - Meet Harry the hippo, a baby pygmy so small the average person could carry him around with ease. Harry, named after Britain's Prince Harry, was born last week at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in South Africa, the Star reports. His handlers are being forced to hand-rear Harry after his mother Hilda refused to feed him. [...] Full Story Top

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