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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: 'Scream' fetches record at auction Clinton urges China to protect human rights Hunting warlords: The fight for justice Tragedy strikes San Diego Chargers again News Corp. board backs embattled Rupert Murdoch Canadian on death row in U.S. seeks clemency No explanation for mysterious death of British spy Cleveland won't renew Occupy group's permit Amazon jumping into the original TV programming business Is Gingrich the tepid Romney endorsement champion? Vote now! BP's $7.8 billion Gulf spill pact wins initial court approval Gingrich's online alter-egos shut down after he suspends his campaign 13 charged in hazing death of Fla. band member Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf loses 5 more partners In Arkansas, 2 women claim discarded lotto ticket Court rejects torture-related case against Bush lawyer MIT, Harvard link up with free online courses Bachmann endorses Richard Mourdock in Ind. Senate race Trayvon Martin shooter called Mexicans 'wanna be thugs' Is Kate Upton too sexy for YouTube? Mensa welcomes 2-year-old into its ranks, second toddler this year Ashton Kutcher's 'Pop Chips' video hits nerves on race 'Scream' fetches record at auction Wed,2 May 2012 07:52 PM PDT Associated Press - One of the art world's most recognizable images — Edvard Munch's "The Scream" — sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City. Full Story Top Clinton urges China to protect human rights Wed,2 May 2012 07:34 PM PDT Associated Press - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cautioned China to protect human rights Thursday, in remarks that rejected Beijing's criticism of the U.S. for getting involved in the case of a blind dissident whose fate overshadowed the opening of annual talks between the powerful countries. Full Story Top Hunting warlords: The fight for justice Wed,2 May 2012 06:04 PM PDT Around the World - After a six year legal battle, former Liberian president Charles Taylor became the first head of state to be convicted of war crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands. Those who lived under his rule- suffering through acts of murder and slavery- celebrated the verdict. But critics of [...] Full Story Top Tragedy strikes San Diego Chargers again Wed,2 May 2012 07:39 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - Once again the phones started to ring, former San Diego Chargers from the franchise's lone Super Bowl team calling each other and digesting the news that another one of them was gone. With word that Junior Seau died Wednesday, the number of Chargers who played in the Super Bowl on Jan. 29, 1995, and are now dead, is eight. Full Story Top News Corp. board backs embattled Rupert Murdoch Wed,2 May 2012 02:03 PM PDT The Cutline - A day after the Parliament committee investigating phone-hacking declared Rupert Murdoch "not fit" to lead a major media company, News Corp.'s board of directors announced on Wednesday its full vote of "confidence" in their chairman and chief executive. Here's News Corp.'s full statement: The Board of Directors of News Corporation met today and announced its [...] Full Story Top Canadian on death row in U.S. seeks clemency Wed,2 May 2012 06:12 PM PDT Associated Press - The family of a Canadian on death row in the United States tearfully pleaded with the Montana Parole Board on Wednesday to give him clemency, saying he has changed and deserves to live. Equally emotional relatives of two Blackfeet cousins killed by Ronald A. Smith argued the "scum of the earth" criminal should be put to death. Full Story Top No explanation for mysterious death of British spy Wed,2 May 2012 11:51 AM PDT ABC News - The long-awaited coroner's verdict into the mysterious death of a British spy has found that he was probably killed by another person, but has failed to determine how and why he died. The naked body of Gareth Williams was found curled up inside a locked... Full Story Top Cleveland won't renew Occupy group's permit Wed,2 May 2012 06:33 PM PDT Associated Press - Occupy protesters must ask serious questions about their open-arms policy in light of charges brought against five members accused of trying to blow up an Ohio bridge, a top Cleveland official said Wednesday. Full Story Top Amazon jumping into the original TV programming business Wed,2 May 2012 01:56 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Netflix and Hulu are about to have some company in their efforts to create original TV series for their streaming video customers — a very big company. Amazon, best known for its retail business and ebook readers, has announced plans to create its own … Continue reading → Full Story Top Is Gingrich the tepid Romney endorsement champion? Vote now! Wed,2 May 2012 03:03 PM PDT The Ticket - We're pitting Gingrich against Daniels for the crown. Vote below on whose voice of support for Romney sounds less genuine. Results will be announced Friday. Full Story Top BP's $7.8 billion Gulf spill pact wins initial court approval Wed,2 May 2012 06:16 PM PDT Reuters - BP Plc won preliminary court approval of an estimated $7.8 billion settlement to resolve more than 100,000 claims by individuals and businesses stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The accord comprises two agreements, including one that covers economic and property claims and one covering medical claims. In separate rulings on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans said the agreements reached on March 2 were "fair, reasonable, and adequate," had "no obvious deficiencies" and were reached without collusion. ... Full Story Top Gingrich's online alter-egos shut down after he suspends his campaign Wed,2 May 2012 02:53 PM PDT The Ticket - Newt Gingrich has officially suspended his presidential campaign, and, alas, his hilarious fake online alter-egos will dutifully follow him into the abyss. The blog "Newt Judges You," which features scores of pictures of Gingrich condescendingly glaring down the world around him, will stop posting new photos, Yahoo News has learned. Each shot included pitch-perfect tag [...] Full Story Top 13 charged in hazing death of Fla. band member Wed,2 May 2012 05:57 PM PDT Associated Press - Thirteen people were charged Wednesday in one of the biggest college hazing cases ever prosecuted in the U.S., accused in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major who authorities say was mercilessly pummeled by fellow members of the marching band. Full Story Top Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf loses 5 more partners Wed,2 May 2012 05:51 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Five more partners have left Dewey & LeBoeuf, the struggling U.S. law firm coping with partner defections, high debt and a criminal investigation of its former chairman. The latest defections include Ira White, co-chair of Dewey's private equity practice. Jones Day announced on Wednesday it hired White for its New York office. Separately, at least four other partners left Dewey's London office for outfits including Vinson & Elkins and KPMG. Angelo Kakolyris, a spokesman for Dewey, declined to comment. White did not respond to a request for comment. ... Full Story Top In Arkansas, 2 women claim discarded lotto ticket Wed,2 May 2012 05:45 PM PDT Associated Press - When she plucked a winning lottery ticket out of the trash, Sharon Jones' luck changed instantly. The $1 million prize let her pay off debts, give thousands of dollars to her children and buy a gleaming new pickup truck. Full Story Top Court rejects torture-related case against Bush lawyer Wed,2 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that John Yoo, a former legal counsel to the Bush administration, is immune from a lawsuit by an American citizen convicted on terrorism charges who said he was tortured at a military jail in South Carolina. Jose Padilla, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison in 2007, had accused Yoo of helping to formulate policies under which those designated as "enemy combatants" by the U.S. government were interrogated and detained. The San Francisco-based U.S. ... Full Story Top MIT, Harvard link up with free online courses Wed,2 May 2012 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both academic heavyweights and often neighborly rivals, are joining hands in a new partnership to offer courses online and for free. The two schools, located near each other in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are teaming up on an initiative called edX only five months after MIT rolled out MITx, its online learning system which allows students to earn certificates for completing course work from a distance. ... Full Story Top Bachmann endorses Richard Mourdock in Ind. Senate race Wed,2 May 2012 02:03 PM PDT The Ticket - Click image to see more photos. (AP/Charlie Riedel) Michele Bachmann on Wednesday afternoon publicly endorsed Richard Mourdock, the candidate who is running against her colleague, Sen. Dick Lugar, in the Indiana Senate primary which takes place next Tuesday. "I am happy to endorse Richard Mourdock for the U.S. Senate today," the Minnesota congresswoman and former [...] Full Story Top Trayvon Martin shooter called Mexicans 'wanna be thugs' Wed,2 May 2012 11:07 AM PDT The Lookout - George Zimmerman's 2005 MySpace page, unearthed by the Miami Herald on Wednesday, suggests Trayvon Martin's shooter had a history of racial profiling. Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, confirmed that the page--registered under the username "onlytobekingagain"--was real. Full Story Top Is Kate Upton too sexy for YouTube? Wed,2 May 2012 06:59 PM PDT Yahoo! OMG - Donning the very same bikini that she wore on the cover of Sports Illustrated, model Kate Upton heated up the Internet on Tuesday when she appeared in a new viral video directed by famed photographer Terry Richardson. Full Story Top Mensa welcomes 2-year-old into its ranks, second toddler this year Wed,2 May 2012 06:30 PM PDT The Sideshow - Mensa must be looking for young blood: The high-IQ society has for the second time this year welcomed a member who is just two years old. The Victoria Times Colonist reports that Anthony Popa Urria is the youngest Canadian ever admitted into Mensa and has an estimated IQ of 154. The toddler can recite the [...] Full Story Top Ashton Kutcher's 'Pop Chips' video hits nerves on race Wed,2 May 2012 02:01 PM PDT The Sideshow - Ashton Kutcher is well known for his acting career, but he's also a very successful Internet entrepreneur. His Twitter account alone has more than 10 million followers. But a recent attempt at combining the two careers appears to be backfiring in some circles. Kutcher has teamed with the snack food company Pop Chips to launch [...] Full Story Top

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