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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:38 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: TV legend Dick Clark dies at 82 Secret Service ousts 3 members from agency GSA scandal is just a drop in the Buffett Mel Gibson rage recording in Costa Rica Romney: Obama is 'in over his head' on the economy Nurse accused in baby abduction had miscarried Small Illinois town's comptroller accused of stealing millions Buffett cancer diagnosis: The real question facing investors Airport stripper says he was 'nude but not lewd' Is James Cameron launching an asteroid mining company? Escort says Secret Service agent offered her just $30 for sex Apple wants trial on e-book price-fixing: lawyer Judge quits Trayvon Martin case Obama: 'I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth' Brigade that posed with dead bodies showed signs of trouble Bloomberg moves toward ban on smoking in apartments Romney tied with Obama in new poll, but likability is an issue Reporter has 'unnecessary' procedure to frame abortion debate Video: Dad snags foul ball while holding daughter Video: Does this teen have the perfect movie trailer voice? TV legend Dick Clark dies at 82 Wed,18 Apr 2012 02:11 PM PDT Yahoo! TV - Dick Clark died earlier today. The famed TV producer was 82. Paul Shefrin, a rep for the entertainment legend, told ABC News his client suffered a "massive heart attack." Full Story Top Secret Service ousts 3 members from agency Wed,18 Apr 2012 03:14 PM PDT The Ticket - The Secret Service announced late Wednesday that three of its personnel connected to the Colombia prostitute scandal -- two supervisors and one agent -- will leave the agency while eight more remain under investigation over the controversy. Full Story Top GSA scandal is just a drop in the Buffett Wed,18 Apr 2012 02:10 PM PDT The Ticket - Right now, Washington is roiled by two budget conflicts of vastly different scale. Full Story Top Mel Gibson rage recording in Costa Rica Wed,18 Apr 2012 07:00 PM PDT Yahoo! Movies - Mel Gibson shouted terrifying epithets at his houseguests during a rampage at his home in Costa Rica in December, according to a recording obtained by TheWrap. Full Story Top Romney: Obama is 'in over his head' on the economy Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:37 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama is "in over his head and swimming in the wrong direction" when it comes to the nation's economy and that his policies are "putting in peril" America's future. Full Story Top Nurse accused in baby abduction had miscarried Wed,18 Apr 2012 05:44 PM PDT Associated Press - Verna McClain told her fiance she had given birth to their child. But after she suffered a miscarriage, authorities said, she went looking for another baby to present to him. Full Story Top Small Illinois town's comptroller accused of stealing millions Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:08 PM PDT The Lookout - The chief financial officer of Dixon, Ill., has been put on unpaid leave after she was arrested by FBI agents and charged with defrauding the city of $3.2 million and misappropriating another $30 million in city funds. Full Story Top Buffett cancer diagnosis: The real question facing investors Wed,18 Apr 2012 06:22 PM PDT Breakout - Y! Finance - The trading world trembled after the bell yesterday with the disclosure that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett has stage 1 prostate cancer. Full Story Top Airport stripper says he was 'nude but not lewd' Wed,18 Apr 2012 06:22 PM PDT Associated Press - A high-tech worker who stripped naked at Portland International Airport as a protest against airport security screeners said Wednesday he was being "nude but not lewd," and characterized his act of defiance as protected political speech. Full Story Top Is James Cameron launching an asteroid mining company? Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:47 PM PDT The Sideshow - A new company called Planetary Resources held its official launch today promising a new venture that would merge "space exploration and natural resources," while adding "trillions" of dollars to the global GDP. Full Story Top Escort says Secret Service agent offered her just $30 for sex Wed,18 Apr 2012 12:03 PM PDT The Ticket - The New York Times has what appears to be the first interview with an escort involved in the Colombia prostitution scandal that's rocked the Secret Service. Full Story Top Apple wants trial on e-book price-fixing: lawyer Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations that it conspired with publishers to raise prices of electronic books, a lawyer for the Silicon Valley giant said in court on Wednesday. Two publishers took a similar stance in the first hearing in Manhattan federal court since the anti-trust division of the Department of Justice last week accused Apple and five publishers of colluding to break up Amazon.com's low-cost dominance of the digital book market. ... Full Story Top Judge quits Trayvon Martin case Wed,18 Apr 2012 05:22 PM PDT Associated Press - The judge presiding over the Trayvon Martin shooting case on removed herself Wednesday after the attorney for defendant George Zimmerman argued she had a possible conflict of interest that related to her husband. Full Story Top Obama: 'I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth' Wed,18 Apr 2012 12:24 PM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama took a hard-to-miss shot at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday, declaring "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth" as he defended his economic policies in Ohio. Full Story Top Brigade that posed with dead bodies showed signs of trouble Wed,18 Apr 2012 11:29 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Col. Brian Drinkwine had an inkling of trouble even before his 4th brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division left for Afghanistan. Full Story Top Bloomberg moves toward ban on smoking in apartments Wed,18 Apr 2012 01:24 PM PDT The Upshot - New York City residents who are still smokers are an unloved bunch in the Big Apple. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made it his mission to ban cigarettes from public places, including restaurants, bars, parks, beaches, and even Times Square. And if hizzoner has his way, apartments will be his next smoke-free target. To be clear, [...] Full Story Top Romney tied with Obama in new poll, but likability is an issue Wed,18 Apr 2012 07:55 AM PDT The Ticket - The latest series of polls comes with warning signs for Romney. Although he's competitive with Obama, many polls also show that voters don't like the ex-governor very much. Full Story Top Reporter has 'unnecessary' procedure to frame abortion debate Wed,18 Apr 2012 08:59 AM PDT The Cutline - Plenty of pundits on both sides of the ideological aisle have weighed in on the country's ongoing abortion debate and the transvaginal ultrasound mandates passed by several states--what some people argue is part of the GOP's so-called "War on Women." Full Story Top Video: Dad snags foul ball while holding daughter Wed,18 Apr 2012 04:47 PM PDT Good Morning America - San Francisco Giants fan catches ball one-handed. Full Story Top Video: Does this teen have the perfect movie trailer voice? Wed,18 Apr 2012 04:42 PM PDT Good Morning America - Jake Foushee rivals "Voiceover King" Don LaFontaine in mock movie trailer. Full Story Top

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