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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 'What?' Confused 911 caller outs NYPD spying in NJ Obama campaign not worried over 'you didn't build that' attacks—but fighting back anyway 5½ years for Ore. woman who got $2.1M bogus refund Eagle Scouts return medals over organization's anti-gay stance Accused Colorado gunman sent notebook to psychiatrist: report Boston mayor's letter to Chick-fil-A: Stay out of Boston! In wake of tragedy, lawyers step in: Colorado shooting survivor plans suit, says publicist James Holmes Bought Rifle After Failing Oral Exam at University of Colorado Unrest in Calif. city after police shootings Record Greenland Ice Melt Happened in Days Elton John: George W. Bush taught me a lesson Best Way to Get Rid of Rotten Sponge Smell Colorado shooting victim's brain condition helped her survive, pastor says Ron Paul's 'Audit the Fed' bill passes the House Protest over California police shooting turns violent, 24 arrested Katherine Jackson Home Site of 'Scuffle' Between Family Members 'Medical Center' star Chad Everett dies at 75 Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Completes 17-Mile Dive James Holmes' Goofy Behavior Sign of Psychosis or Faking It, Expert Says SeaWorld Near-Fatal Whale Attack Video Released LA City Council votes to ban marijuana shops Women Who Survived Theater Shooting Grieve for Hero Boyfriends NASA: Strange and sudden massive melt in Greenland North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un Gets Married Obama hits out personally at Romney ads on 'you didn't build that' Iran nuclear energy facility hit with malware that plays AC/DC at full volume Romney: Gun laws won't 'make all bad things go away' Crowds flock to Virgin 'miracle' tree in New Jersey 'Sister Wives' family challenges Utah bigamy law New York's Proposed Cap on Soda Size Gets People Fizzing VIDEO: Woman Screams at Hubby's Highway Accident Prank NYPD Officer Talks Suicidal Man From His Hometown Down From Bridge Romney: Obama has 'diminished American leadership' around the world Ariz. sheriff faces his own words in civil lawsuit Arizona sheriff denies targeting illegal immigrants by skin color The End of Print for Newsweek Is on Barry Diller's Horizon Obama widens his lead in polls. So why does it feel like he's in trouble? Oprah Winfrey Receives Criticism Over Show About India Health care repeal would widen deficit by $109 billion, says CBO White House: Families' taxes could go up $1,600 'What?' Confused 911 caller outs NYPD spying in NJ Wed,25 Jul 2012 05:18 AM PDT Associated Press - It's an audiotape the New York Police Department hoped you would never hear. Full Story Top Obama campaign not worried over 'you didn't build that' attacks—but fighting back anyway Wed,25 Jul 2012 09:24 AM PDT President Barack Obama is personally leading an all-out counterattack against the Republican assault over his "you didn't build that" remark, hitting back in his stump speech and in a new television ad as the Democratic National Committee launches a state-by-state response. But that's not because he's worried about the Republican offensive, top strategist David Axelrod [...] Full Story Top 5½ years for Ore. woman who got $2.1M bogus refund Tue,24 Jul 2012 09:05 PM PDT Associated Press - A 25-year-old woman who duped the state of Oregon into giving her a $2.1 million tax refund pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison. Full Story Top Eagle Scouts return medals over organization's anti-gay stance Tue,24 Jul 2012 11:45 AM PDT The Boy Scouts of America's stance of not allowing openly gay people to serve as troop leaders or members has inspired several Eagle Scouts to return their hard-earned medals and renounce their membership. Boing Boing writer Maggie Koerth-Baker first posted a story about how her husband, Christopher Baker, a former Eagle Scout, returned his medal [...] Full Story Top Accused Colorado gunman sent notebook to psychiatrist: report Wed,25 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - AURORA, Colorado (Reuters) - The man accused in the movie house massacre at a Denver-area screening of the new "Batman" film mailed a notebook detailing his plans to a psychiatrist at his university before the attack, Fox News reported on Wednesday, as the first funeral was held for one of the 12 people killed. The package allegedly sent by 24-year-old James Eagan Holmes remained unopened in a mailroom at the University of Colorado, for as long as a week before its discovery on Monday, FoxNews.com reported, citing a law enforcement source. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. ... Full Story Top Boston mayor's letter to Chick-fil-A: Stay out of Boston! Wed,25 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT On the heels of Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's controversial public comments against same-sex marriage, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino fired off a letter to Cathy, urging him to abandon plans to expand the fast food chain to his city. "In recent days you said Chick-fil-A opposes same-sex marriage and said the generation that supports it has [...] Full Story Top In wake of tragedy, lawyers step in: Colorado shooting survivor plans suit, says publicist Wed,25 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT Torrence Brown Jr., one of the Aurora movie shooting survivors, is planning on suing the theater, confirmed his family's publicist on Wednesday. "We're going to make sure whoever is accountable is going to take responsibility for this tragedy," Cassandra Williams of Wet PR said. She said that Brown, who was friends with 18-year-old AJ Boik, one [...] Full Story Top James Holmes Bought Rifle After Failing Oral Exam at University of Colorado Wed,25 Jul 2012 12:42 AM PDT Good Morning America - Three Days Later, He Dropped Out of the Program Full Story Top Unrest in Calif. city after police shootings Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:59 AM PDT Associated Press - Family members of a man who died in a weekend police shooting have poured their anger into a civil rights lawsuit against this Southern California city, as public outrage spilled onto the streets in a fourth day of violence. Full Story Top Record Greenland Ice Melt Happened in Days Tue,24 Jul 2012 04:23 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Greenland ice, it seems, can vanish in a flash, with new satellite images showing that over just a few days this month nearly all of the veneer of surface ice atop the island's massive ice sheet had thawed. Full Story Top Elton John: George W. Bush taught me a lesson Tue,24 Jul 2012 09:04 PM PDT Spinners and Winners Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Elton John once called President George W. Bush "the worst thing that ever happened to America." But in an interview with ABC News/Yahoo! Power Players series, Sir Elton offers a different description of Bush: The U.S. President who has done most to fight AIDS. Asked directly [...] Full Story Top Best Way to Get Rid of Rotten Sponge Smell Wed,25 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT Sponges go bad. Regardless of whether it's old or new, a sponge can pick up a funky smell that gets on your hands, the dishes, the counters… YUCK. And while many recommended solutions don't work, there is one that does. Sponge odor is caused by bacteria. Sponges provide a perfect environment for microscopic organisms to [...] Full Story Top Colorado shooting victim's brain condition helped her survive, pastor says Wed,25 Jul 2012 08:09 AM PDT A 22-year-old violinist who was shot in the arm and head during last week's theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., is expected make a full recovery, doctors say, in part because of a brain condition she didn't know she had. [COMPLETE COVERAGE: Colorado theater shooting] Petra Anderson sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including a bullet that entered [...] Full Story Top Ron Paul's 'Audit the Fed' bill passes the House Wed,25 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT At long last, Ron Paul has his day. The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the Texas Republican's bill to increase the transparency of the Federal Reserve. With bipartisan support, the measure passed 327-98. One Republican, Rep. Bob Turner of New York, joined 97 Democrats in voting against it. For Paul, the journey to [...] Full Story Top Protest over California police shooting turns violent, 24 arrested Wed,25 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Police in the Southern California city of Anaheim arrested 24 people overnight after protesters smashed store windows and started fires in anger over the police shooting of an apparently unarmed man. It was the second major clash between police and protesters since Saturday when an officer shot dead a man police said was a gang member in Anaheim, which is home to Disneyland. "I'm here to say that vandalism, arson and other forms of violent protest will simply not be tolerated in our city," Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait told reporters on Wednesday. ... Full Story Top Katherine Jackson Home Site of 'Scuffle' Between Family Members Tue,24 Jul 2012 12:42 AM PDT Good Morning America - Sources Say Janet and Jermaine Jackson Tried to Take Michael Jackson's Kids Away Full Story Top 'Medical Center' star Chad Everett dies at 75 Tue,24 Jul 2012 08:19 PM PDT Associated Press - Chad Everett, the blue-eyed star of the 1970s TV series "Medical Center" who went on to appear in such films and TV shows as "Mulholland Drive" and "Melrose Place," has died. He was 75. Full Story Top Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Completes 17-Mile Dive Wed,25 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT ABC News - Baumgartner Was Given the Go Ahead for His Dive From the Edge of Space Full Story Top James Holmes' Goofy Behavior Sign of Psychosis or Faking It, Expert Says Tue,24 Jul 2012 07:22 AM PDT Good Morning America - James Holmes Used Evidence Bags on His Hands as Puppets After Arrest Full Story Top SeaWorld Near-Fatal Whale Attack Video Released Wed,25 Jul 2012 04:10 AM PDT Good Morning America - If 5,000-Pound Whale Wanted to Kill Trainer, 'She Would Have Killed Him' Full Story Top LA City Council votes to ban marijuana shops Tue,24 Jul 2012 08:27 PM PDT Associated Press - Unable to rein in hundreds of medical pot shops that blossomed around the nation's second-biggest metropolis, the Los Angeles City Council banned them Tuesday until the state's highest court weighs in. Full Story Top Women Who Survived Theater Shooting Grieve for Hero Boyfriends Mon,23 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT Good Morning America - 'Alex Didn't Even Hesitate,' Amanda Lindren Says of Boyfriend Who Saved Her Full Story Top NASA: Strange and sudden massive melt in Greenland Tue,24 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT Associated Press - Nearly all of Greenland's massive ice sheet suddenly started melting a bit this month, a freak event that surprised scientists. Full Story Top North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un Gets Married Wed,25 Jul 2012 06:33 AM PDT ABC News - The Wife of North Korea's Young Leader Is Identified as Ri Sol Ju Full Story Top Obama hits out personally at Romney ads on 'you didn't build that' Tue,24 Jul 2012 02:44 PM PDT In a new campaign ad, President Barack Obama hits back personally at Republican charges that he thinks entrepreneurs don't deserve credit for building their own businesses. Obama's direct-to-the-camera appeal may be a sign that the latest onslaught from his opponents has rattled re-election strategists in Chicago. "Those ads taking my words about small business out [...] Full Story Top Iran nuclear energy facility hit with malware that plays AC/DC at full volume Tue,24 Jul 2012 01:38 PM PDT Malware can be a major pain for anyone with a computer or mobile device, as it can lead to security risks like identity theft. But when a virus targets a nuclear facility, the stakes are much much higher. According to … Continue reading → Full Story Top Romney: Gun laws won't 'make all bad things go away' Wed,25 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT LONDON—Mitt Romney suggested new gun control legislation likely wouldn't stop a massacre like last week's movie theater shooting in Colorado, but "changing the heart of the American people" possibly would. Romney made the comment during an interview with NBC's Brian Williams in London, the first stop of the presumptive Republican nominee's seven-day overseas tour. NBC [...] Full Story Top Crowds flock to Virgin 'miracle' tree in New Jersey Wed,25 Jul 2012 12:26 AM PDT AFP - Fervent Catholics in a crime-ridden New Jersey town are flocking to what they say is the miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary's image in a tree trunk. Full Story Top 'Sister Wives' family challenges Utah bigamy law Wed,25 Jul 2012 12:37 PM PDT Associated Press - Kody Brown and his four wives just want to live like any other family — free from the threat of being tossed in prison. Full Story Top New York's Proposed Cap on Soda Size Gets People Fizzing Tue,24 Jul 2012 02:42 PM PDT Good Morning America - Health Experts, Politicians and Soda Supporters Square Off at Public Hearing Full Story Top VIDEO: Woman Screams at Hubby's Highway Accident Prank Tue,24 Jul 2012 07:41 PM PDT Manny Perez is a self-described prankster, and his wife, Sabra, is often the target of his many shenanigans. Video of his latest trick has been viewed more than 1.2 million times since he uploaded it to YouTube on July 21. In the video, Perez, 32, is... Full Story Top NYPD Officer Talks Suicidal Man From His Hometown Down From Bridge Tue,24 Jul 2012 09:41 AM PDT ABC News - Spoke in Native Cantonese to Persuade Man Against Suicide Full Story Top Romney: Obama has 'diminished American leadership' around the world Tue,24 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT LONDON—Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of having "diminished American leadership" around the world with his foreign policy approach and suggested his administration had put the lives of American service members at risk by leaking classified national security details to the media. In a hard-hitting speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, [...] Full Story Top Ariz. sheriff faces his own words in civil lawsuit Wed,25 Jul 2012 12:30 AM PDT Associated Press - When Joe Arpaio, the tough-talking Arizona law enforcement official, found himself in the awkward position of having his own words used against him in a discrimination lawsuit, the usually brash sheriff was unusually quiet. Full Story Top Arizona sheriff denies targeting illegal immigrants by skin color Tue,24 Jul 2012 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Veteran Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, self-described as "America's toughest sheriff," denied on Tuesday that his deputies targeted people because of the color of their skin in a controversial crackdown on illegal immigration. Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, was testifying in a class-action lawsuit that will test whether police can target illegal immigrants without racially profiling Hispanic citizens and legal residents. "I am against anyone racial profiling ... ... Full Story Top The End of Print for Newsweek Is on Barry Diller's Horizon Wed,25 Jul 2012 09:53 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Barry Diller, the chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp which recently acquired sole control of Newsweek, said that a plan to end its print edition is coming as soon as this fall. His comments came in IAC's quarterly earnings call and were first reported in a two-sentence story by Bloomberg News's Sarah Frier ("Newsweek, the 79-year-old magazine, will eventually transition to an online-only publication") and then in a tweet from her colleague Edmund Lee ("Barry Diller says by September-October, plan for digital only Newsweek will be announced"). ... Full Story Top Obama widens his lead in polls. So why does it feel like he's in trouble? Wed,25 Jul 2012 06:42 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, President Obama has widened his lead over rival Mitt Romney. He's now six points ahead (49 to 43 percent nationwide), up from a three-point lead (47 to 44 percent) last month. Full Story Top Oprah Winfrey Receives Criticism Over Show About India Wed,25 Jul 2012 11:36 AM PDT Sometimes controversy is good publicity, and sometimes it isn't. When an episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," a show on Oprah Winfrey's troubled OWN network, highlighting her travels in India aired in the Asian subcontinent, many viewers took offense. The intention of the piece was to "explore the beautiful culture and spirit of the country," according [...] Full Story Top Health care repeal would widen deficit by $109 billion, says CBO Tue,24 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT Repealing the health care law passed in 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court in June would increase the federal deficit by $109 billion over 10 years, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis estimates. The CBO on Tuesday rated the health care repeal bill passed by the House earlier this month and found that "the [...] Full Story Top White House: Families' taxes could go up $1,600 Tue,24 Jul 2012 06:23 AM PDT Associated Press - A standoff with Congress that results in the January expiration of wide-ranging tax cuts would mean 114 million families would see average tax increases of $1,600 next year, the White House says. Full Story Top

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