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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Romney: I'll build that pipeline even 'if I have to do it myself' Secret Service ousts 3 more, W.H. rebukes Palin Zimmerman apologizes, gets $150K bail Polo tycoon ordered to pay $46M to parents of manslaughter victim After 4-month surge, gas prices start falling Norwegian gunman describes hunting down teenagers French election outcome could complicate Afghanistan policy Disney studio chief quits after 'John Carter' bomb Young twins accused of elaborate stock hoax Pakistani plane carrying 127 crashes amid storm Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth Oil spill anniversary marked by somber stats Orrin Hatch banks on Finance chairmanship ahead of Utah primary Tepid Romney endorsement bracket comes down to a face-off Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed? This piece of royal cake could set you back thousands 4/20: A day for marijuana $1 million for a penny; one of world's rarest coins sold at auction Wind turbine blimp aims to replace diesel generators Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last Romney: I'll build that pipeline even 'if I have to do it myself' Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:59 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney vowed Friday that, if elected president, he would build the controversial Keystone Pipeline linking oil deposits in Canada to refineries on the Texas gulf coast. Full Story Top Secret Service ousts 3 more, W.H. rebukes Palin Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT The Ticket - The Secret Service prostitute scandal reportedly claimed at least three more scalps at the agency as of Friday, as the White House accused Republican critics like Sarah Palin of trying to use the controversy as a political weapon against President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Zimmerman apologizes, gets $150K bail Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT The Lookout - Accused Florida murderer George Zimmerman will be allowed to go free on bond after a dramatic two-hour hearing, where he took the stand and apologized for gunning down Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old. "I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son." Full Story Top Polo tycoon ordered to pay $46M to parents of manslaughter victim Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT The Upshot - John Goodman (not the actor) has been ordered to pay $46 million to the parents of a 23-year-old man, Scott Wilson, whom Goodman killed while driving under the influence. The case made headlines because Goodman, the founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, attempted to avoid paying the settlement by legally adopting his 42-year-old [...] Full Story Top After 4-month surge, gas prices start falling Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:52 PM PDT Associated Press - The worst appears to be over. Gasoline prices are going down. Full Story Top Norwegian gunman describes hunting down teenagers Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:22 PM PDT Associated Press - Norwegians who lost loved ones on Utoya island relived the horror Friday as far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described in harrowing detail how he gunned down teenagers as they fled in panic or froze before him, paralyzed with fear. Full Story Top French election outcome could complicate Afghanistan policy Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT The Ticket - The White House said Friday it was "monitoring" the outcome of France's elections, the results of which could pose fresh challenges for President Barack Obama on issues like the war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Disney studio chief quits after 'John Carter' bomb Fri,20 Apr 2012 05:07 PM PDT Associated Press - Disney movie studio boss Rich Ross stepped down on Friday, taking the fall for at least a couple of over-budgeted bombs as Hollywood shies away from taking risks on big blockbusters. Full Story Top Young twins accused of elaborate stock hoax Fri,20 Apr 2012 05:54 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - U.S. investors thought they were buying access to a stock-picking robot named "Marl." Instead, they paid millions to teenage twin brothers in England who now face civil fraud charges for an alleged penny-stock swindle. Full Story Top Pakistani plane carrying 127 crashes amid storm Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:22 PM PDT Associated Press - Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad's main airport. Full Story Top Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT The Sideshow - An Indian boy who was separated from his family in 1986 has reunited with his mother — thanks to Google Earth's satellite images. Full Story Top Oil spill anniversary marked by somber stats Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:52 AM PDT The Sideshow - Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the massive BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. While the FDA says the local fish are safe to eat, several new reports suggest that local wildlife and the overall environment continue to suffer from damaging effects of what many consider the largest environmental disaster in U.S. [...] Full Story Top Orrin Hatch banks on Finance chairmanship ahead of Utah primary Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:14 PM PDT The Ticket - SALT LAKE CITY—Did you hear Sen. Orrin Hatch could be the next Senate Finance Committee chairman? Delegates in Utah sure have. The potential for Hatch, a 36-year Senate veteran, to rise from ranking Republican to chairman of his committee if Republicans win the Senate this fall is the major message the Utah senator is impressing [...] Full Story Top Tepid Romney endorsement bracket comes down to a face-off Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT The Ticket - Several hours after endorsing Mitt Romney for president recently, outgoing Indiana governor Mitch Daniels told the Indianapolis Star he disapproved of Romney's "slash-and-burn"-style of campaigning and said the former governor needed to make his campaign more constructive. "You have to campaign to govern, not just to win," he said. So many politicians have offered Romney [...] Full Story Top Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed? Fri,20 Apr 2012 08:40 AM PDT The Signal - Anyone who commutes in to New York from New Jersey knows that the smallest glitch can throw the entire rail system into chaos, delaying 1,300 trains worth of people. Many argue that there is an urgent need for a new rail link between the two states, but viable plans to build such a thing have yet [...] Full Story Top This piece of royal cake could set you back thousands Fri,20 Apr 2012 10:58 AM PDT Technology News Blog - Most bakeries wouldn't dare to sell a year-old slice of wedding cake, let alone sell it for hundreds of dollars. But when that piece of cake is from a royal wedding, all bets are off. PFC Auctions, a boutique auction house in … Continue reading → Full Story Top 4/20: A day for marijuana Fri,20 Apr 2012 10:06 AM PDT The Upshot - For marijuana users, 4/20 is code for the day to openly celebrate the illegal drug. Full Story Top $1 million for a penny; one of world's rarest coins sold at auction Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:17 AM PDT The Sideshow - One of the first pennies ever produced by the U.S. Mint was put up for auction Thursday night and reportedly sold for more than $1 million. Bids for the 1792 Silver Center penny reached $1.15 million Thursday night, according to Heritage Auctions, which conducted the sale. The U.S. Mint itself was founded in April, 1792. [...] Full Story Top Wind turbine blimp aims to replace diesel generators Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:06 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Look, up in the sky! It's a bird… it's a plane… it's a… wind turbine? Altaeros Energies, a Massachusetts-based company formed by MIT and Harvard grads, has aimed high — literally — in its quest to deliver power to remote, off-the-grid locations, creating … Continue reading → Full Story Top Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:23 PM PDT The Sideshow - New research from Public Policy Polling finds that Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., are America's most favorably viewed cities. Conversely, Detroit is the nation's least favorably viewed city. The report found that 57 percent of respondents in the poll view Seattle favorably, compared with 14 percent who view it unfavorably. Similarly, Portland has a favorability [...] Full Story Top

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