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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Mitt Romney's net worth revealed Afghan shooting suspect faces new charges Diamond jubilee prep and other top photos Clinton declines comment on China espionage case Weak jobs report: Let the fingerpointing begin Md. man accused of cannibalism ranted on Facebook Canadian porn star killer's victim identified Leon Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific Johan Santana pitches first no-hitter in Mets' history Report: Big Ben to get official name change Stocks suffer worst day in 2012, erasing gains for the year 911 callers report fight in face-chewing attack Zimmerman's bond revoked, has 48 hours to surrender Super PACs are a man's world: Few donations are from women Wal-Mart chairman: Integrity 'is our business' Mitt Romney won't tell Donald Trump to dial it down Why 'idiot' humans are the best cyber weapon The real story behind the Hatfields and the McCoys The Facebook effect: Is social media losing its mojo? Mitt Romney's net worth revealed Fri,1 Jun 2012 04:09 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Presumptive GOP candidate Mitt Romney is worth as much as $250 million, according to the candidate's personal financial disclosure filed today with the Federal Election Commission. While the forms indicate that the candidate could be worth anywhere between $83 and $255 million, a campaign aide... Full Story Top Afghan shooting suspect faces new charges Fri,1 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Army prosecutors have dropped one of the 17 murder charges against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales for his alleged shooting rampage against Afghan civilians this past March.  Prosecutors also have added charges that he used alcohol and steroids during his deployment to Afghanistan.   During the pre-dawn hours... Full Story Top Diamond jubilee prep and other top photos Fri,1 Jun 2012 07:33 PM PDT New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana hugs catcher Josh Thole (L), as teammates rush onto the field, after throwing a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals in their MLB National League game at CitiField in New York, June 1, 2012. It was the first no-hitter in the history of the New York Mets. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) Full Story Top Clinton declines comment on China espionage case Fri,1 Jun 2012 01:47 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declined to comment on Friday on the arrest of a Chinese state security official suspected of spying for the United States, saying only that the two countries continued to cooperate on many issues. The official, an aide to a vice minister in China's security ministry, was detained early this year and accused of passing information to the United States for several years on China's overseas espionage activities, three sources earlier told Reuters. ... Full Story Top Weak jobs report: Let the fingerpointing begin Fri,1 Jun 2012 12:06 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday put the blame for a weaker-than-expected May jobs report on Congress, saying lawmakers' inaction has stymied economic recovery. "Right now, Congress should pass a bill to prevent more layoffs," Obama told an audience gathered at Honeywell's Golden Valley, Minn., facility, which the president had earlier toured. Obama said Congress has not [...] Full Story Top Md. man accused of cannibalism ranted on Facebook Fri,1 Jun 2012 06:48 PM PDT Associated Press - The college student suspected of killing and eating parts of a man staying at his home ranted months ago about "mass human sacrifices" on Facebook, one of several details that emerged Friday in the second gruesome case of alleged cannibalism in the U.S. in a week. Full Story Top Canadian porn star killer's victim identified Fri,1 Jun 2012 11:48 AM PDT ABC News - Authorities have identified the victim of a brutal videotaped murder that was discovered after the victim's body parts were mailed to Canadian government offices by a suspected porn star who is the focus of an international manhunt. Full Story Top Leon Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific Fri,1 Jun 2012 06:12 PM PDT Associated Press - The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there as part of a new strategy to increase U.S. presence in Asia, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday. Full Story Top Johan Santana pitches first no-hitter in Mets' history Fri,1 Jun 2012 07:43 PM PDT Associated Press - Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in New York Mets' history, helped by an umpire's missed call and an outstanding catch in left field in an 8-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Full Story Top Report: Big Ben to get official name change Fri,1 Jun 2012 04:27 PM PDT AFP - Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said Friday. Full Story Top Stocks suffer worst day in 2012, erasing gains for the year Fri,1 Jun 2012 01:18 PM PDT ABC News - After a dismal May jobs report, U.S. stocks had their worst day in 2012, erasing the gains for the year and touching lows for a number of benchmarks. The S&P 500 index fell nearly 2.5 percent to 1,278 as the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell over 2.8... Full Story Top 911 callers report fight in face-chewing attack Fri,1 Jun 2012 07:37 PM PDT Associated Press - Several people called 911 after seeing events related to the vicious attack of a 65-year-old homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off along a busy Miami highway, according to recordings released by authorities Friday. Full Story Top Zimmerman's bond revoked, has 48 hours to surrender Fri,1 Jun 2012 12:01 PM PDT A Florida judge has revoked the bond of George Zimmerman, the volunteer neighborhood watchman accused of killing teen Trayvon Martin, on the grounds that Zimmerman misled the court about his finances. During Zimmerman's bail hearing in April, his family testified they had limited funds, prosecutors said on [...] Full Story Top Super PACs are a man's world: Few donations are from women Fri,1 Jun 2012 02:05 PM PDT About 80 percent of the money raised by super PACs looking to influence elections so far this year have come from men, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money in politics. And of the remaining 20 percent donated by women, half of it came from one person. CBS News reports: According to [...] Full Story Top Wal-Mart chairman: Integrity 'is our business' Fri,1 Jun 2012 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc executives told shareholders they would not stand for unethical behavior at the world's largest retailer, whose shares have soared to 12-year highs as strong results more than offset concerns about bribery allegations. Friday's annual shareholders meeting was the first time that Chairman Rob Walton, a son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, publicly addressed the issue of possible bribery in Mexico. ... Full Story Top Mitt Romney won't tell Donald Trump to dial it down Fri,1 Jun 2012 11:58 AM PDT ABC News - Nobody wants to tell Donald Trump what to do or say, and that includes the presumptive Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney. In an interview this afternoon with CNBC, Romney declined again to condemn Trump's remarks throughout the week that claimed President Obama was not,... Full Story Top Why 'idiot' humans are the best cyber weapon Fri,1 Jun 2012 12:29 PM PDT ABC News - For the second time in as many years, computer security experts have hailed the discovery of a new cyber weapon as one that could change the face of cyber warfare forever. Flame, publicly disclosed earlier this week and found in dozens of computers in Iran... Full Story Top The real story behind the Hatfields and the McCoys Fri,1 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT The History Channel made its own history with "Hatfields & McCoys." The miniseries drew the biggest audience ever for a nonsports event—twice. More than a century later, the storied feud is as much about American mythology as it is a tale of Appalachian blood vengeance. The saga came on the heels of the divisive Civil [...] Full Story Top The Facebook effect: Is social media losing its mojo? Fri,1 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT As the Facebook stock has turned leaden, so has the atmosphere around all social media. Full Story Top

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