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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Jellyfish-like organisms shut down California power plant Sharpton, Martins urge peace on riot anniversary Live: Yahoo! Sports coverage of NFL draft 6 things you should know about U.S. immigration Campaigning for the 'cool' vote Amazon's streak of Fire ignites shares Edwards trial: Highlights (and lowlights) from the first week U.S.: Mexico seized 68,000 guns from U.S. since 2006 A day of worldwide eating mapped in terms of healthiness Space station crew to return to Earth Friday House ignores veto threat, passes cybersecurity bill Why Cameron's space plans flew but Gingrich's flopped Jobs planned real-life Willy Wonka tour of Apple facilities Soldier and dog's reunion video a Web hit Photo captures bear falling safely from tree after tranquilized by police Woman allegedly calls in bomb threat over $14 electric bill Man willing to change his name to be able to attend an Apple event Watch: Frog relaxes, world goes wild Apple's next big thing: an employee-only cafeteria Expert's school teaches survival with high and low tech tools Jellyfish-like organisms shut down California power plant Thu,26 Apr 2012 12:56 PM PDT ABC News - The workers of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant received a very slimy surprise this week when they discovered hoards of jellyfish-like creatures clinging to the structure, leading to the shutdown of the plant. The organisms, called salp, are small sea creatures with a consistency ... Full Story Top Sharpton, Martins urge peace on riot anniversary Thu,26 Apr 2012 03:27 PM PDT The Lookout - Civil rights activist Al Sharpton tells Yahoo News that he and Trayvon Martin's parents are urging peace at events to mark the 20th anniversary of the deadly race riots that engulfed Los Angeles following the 1992 Rodney King verdict. The group is addressing a church Thursday night. "Twenty years ago I came out here after [...] Full Story Top Live: Yahoo! Sports coverage of NFL draft Thu,26 Apr 2012 06:13 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - Watch pro football's big night on Yahoo! Sports live, and learn how the rest of the picks are unfolding Full Story Top 6 things you should know about U.S. immigration Thu,26 Apr 2012 03:52 PM PDT Trending Now - The U.S. Supreme Court's hearing on Arizona's SB1070 comes at a time when illegal immigration from Mexico has fallen. Full Story Top Campaigning for the 'cool' vote Thu,26 Apr 2012 01:02 PM PDT Power Players - The Bottom Line President Barack Obama may be hipper than Mitt Romney but will it make a difference on election day? That's the question we are tackling today on The Bottom Line. Here's why we're doing it.  It was that Obama slow-jam on Jimmy Fallon. It's buzzing around everywhere. It got boffo ratings, went viral [...] Full Story Top Amazon's streak of Fire ignites shares Thu,26 Apr 2012 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - Amazon.com Inc's quarterly results beat Wall Street's most bullish expectations as heavy spending by the world's largest Internet retailer began to pay off through sales of more digital products on its new Kindle Fire tablet. Full Story Top Edwards trial: Highlights (and lowlights) from the first week Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:37 PM PDT The Ticket - The John Edwards criminal conspiracy trial continues Friday in Greensboro, N.C., with Cheri Young, the wife of former Edwards aide Andrew Young, expected to take the witness stand. Young, the prosecution's star witness, dominated the first week of testimony, describing in elaborate detail how he was instructed to hide Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter, a [...] Full Story Top U.S.: Mexico seized 68,000 guns from U.S. since 2006 Thu,26 Apr 2012 07:00 PM PDT Associated Press - The government said Thursday that 68,000 guns recovered by Mexican authorities in the past five years have been traced back to the United States. Full Story Top A day of worldwide eating mapped in terms of healthiness Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:44 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Do you typically eat healthier in the morning than the evening? A new interactive map created using app data suggests that's the general trend, especially in the United States. Full Story Top Space station crew to return to Earth Friday Thu,26 Apr 2012 03:04 PM PDT SPACE.com - Three astronauts are set to leave the International Space Station early Friday morning (April 27) to return home after living in space for nearly half a year. Full Story Top House ignores veto threat, passes cybersecurity bill Thu,26 Apr 2012 03:56 PM PDT Associated Press - The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies. Full Story Top Why Cameron's space plans flew but Gingrich's flopped Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:43 PM PDT Yahoo! News - Poor Newt Gingrich! The very same week the news broke that he plans to formally end his campaign for the presidency, the former House speaker got a second kick in the teeth when the Internet fell in love with an asteroid-mining plan put forward by James Cameron and the Google guys. The very same Internet that ridiculed Gingrich for his promise to build a permanent moon base by 2020. Full Story Top Jobs planned real-life Willy Wonka tour of Apple facilities Thu,26 Apr 2012 01:19 PM PDT Technology News Blog - The new biography Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success contains a lot of interesting new facts about computer pioneer Steve Jobs. Sure, you may already know that the FBI had a massive file on the Apple CEO detailing his sub-par college … Continue reading → Full Story Top Soldier and dog's reunion video a Web hit Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:09 PM PDT The Upshot - How do you say "welcome home" in dog? We're pretty sure this Great Dane Emmitt, nicknamed "Thunderpaws," got his super-excited message across. The overgrown pooch was reuniting with his dad, Trevor Chowder, who was returning from deployment in Afghanistan after spending nine months apart. The loving giant, who is normally not allowed to jump up [...] Full Story Top Photo captures bear falling safely from tree after tranquilized by police Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:15 PM PDT The Sideshow - In a truly memorable photo, a bear can be seen falling from a tree after being tranquilized by police in Colorado. The young bear, estimated to weigh between 150 and 200 pounds, had wandered onto the University of Colorado at Boulder campus and climbed into a tree, according to the CU Independent, which captured the [...] Full Story Top Woman allegedly calls in bomb threat over $14 electric bill Thu,26 Apr 2012 01:56 PM PDT The Sideshow - Deidra Reed is facing a felony charge after allegedly threatening to blow up Oklahoma Gas & Electric over a $14 utility bill. "I remember flipping out, but I don't really remember what was said," Reed told local TV affiliate News9. According to an OG&E employee who has agreed to testify against her, Reed reportedly called [...] Full Story Top Man willing to change his name to be able to attend an Apple event Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:48 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Have a ticket to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) this June 11 that you're just not going to be able to use? Well, there's a man in San Francisco who wants to take that ticket off your hands — a man … Continue reading → Full Story Top Watch: Frog relaxes, world goes wild Thu,26 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT The Sideshow - Frogs have a reputation for being kinetic creatures. Hoping from lily pad to lily pad, searching for flies. But sometimes, an amphibian just needs to relax. [ Related: Purina Animal All Stars ] Take this at-ease froggy, for example. She was caught on video while sitting on the edge of a deck, long legs hanging [...] Full Story Top Apple's next big thing: an employee-only cafeteria Thu,26 Apr 2012 05:21 PM PDT The Lookout - The latest big project for high-tech innovator Apple may very well be called the iCafeteria. The world's largest technology company is planning to build a 21,468-square-foot eatery exclusively for Apple employees. It will be closed to the public. The idea behind the building is to create a space where workers can talk shop without fear [...] Full Story Top Expert's school teaches survival with high and low tech tools Thu,26 Apr 2012 03:55 PM PDT The Future Is Now - If you want to learn survival skills, be it low or high tech, Reggie Bennett is the man. Friendly and unassuming, at first glance you may not realize that he is the quintessential survivalist. But with U.S. military training that taught him how to brave some of the globe's harshest conditions, and his time spent [...] Full Story Top

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