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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: First half of 2012 was hottest on record U.S. military buries airmen killed in 1965 crash Today's top photos Romney: Cabinet won't be 'filled with academics and politicians' Jordanian politician throws shoe, pulls gun on live TV Obama: Romney should be an 'open book' Boeing lands first blow in tense air show battle Ethics investigation penetrates competitive Nev. Senate race Norway intervenes to avert oil industry closure Judge dismisses Armstrong's suit to block doping charges Charlie Rangel's challenger concedes—again Feds offer $1M reward for alleged 'Fast and Furious' killers LoJack for terrorists? Democrats cast GOP as 'out of touch' using Romney donor's quote Japan farm paid $10 million for I'll Have Another Amazon warehouse worker stole $160,000 in electronics Hope Solo tests positive for prohibited substance, gets public warning First half of 2012 was hottest on record Mon,9 Jul 2012 02:49 PM PDT In what should come as no surprise to anyone living in the United States in the last month or so, the first half of 2012 was officially the hottest ever recorded. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), January-June period was "the warmest first half of any [...] Full Story Top U.S. military buries airmen killed in 1965 crash Mon,9 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT Associated Press - Ever since Sherrie Hassenger's husband went missing with five other U.S. airmen over Laos in 1965, her purpose has been to wish and to hope he would come home. When those men's remains were buried in a single casket Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, she said, some of that purpose was taken away. Full Story Top Today's top photos Mon,9 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT A Bosnian Muslim man cries near coffins prepared for a mass burial at the Memorial Center in Potocari, near Srebrenica July 9, 2012. The bodies of 520 recently identified victims of the Srebrenica massacre will be buried on July 11, the anniversary of the massacre when Bosnian Serb forces commanded by Ratko Mladic slaughtered 8,000 Muslim men and boys and buried them in mass graves, in Europe's worst massacre since World War Two. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA CIVIL UNREST POLITICS - Tags: ANNIVERSARY POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Full Story Top Romney: Cabinet won't be 'filled with academics and politicians' Mon,9 Jul 2012 07:12 PM PDT Mitt Romney still isn't talking about his search for a vice presidential running mate, but he offered some hints in a radio interview Monday about how he would staff his potential White House. In an interview with conservative radio host Michael Medved, Romney said his potential Cabinet would be made up of people who have [...] Full Story Top Jordanian politician throws shoe, pulls gun on live TV Mon,9 Jul 2012 03:13 PM PDT Talk about must-see TV. In Jordan, a furious TV debate turned into a YouTube moment when a member of parliament threw a shoe and pulled a gun on his rival. The scene has been replayed on the Web more than 110,000 times, and counting. Luckily, nobody was hurt, although the gun-drawing parliamentarian, identified by the [...] Full Story Top Obama: Romney should be an 'open book' Mon,9 Jul 2012 06:16 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Monday that Mitt Romney should disclose more of his personal financial information. Obama's appeal, delivered in an interview with New Hampshire's WMUR, came after weeks of Democratic attacks on the Republican standard-bearer for parking money overseas, including in a Swiss bank account. "What's important, if you are running for president, is [...] Full Story Top Boeing lands first blow in tense air show battle Mon,9 Jul 2012 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. planemaker Boeing landed the first blow at this week's Farnborough Airshow, winning an order worth up to $7.2 billion from U.S. Air Lease Corp, as a market share battle with its European rival Airbus plays out. Flamboyant leasing entrepreneur and ALC founder Steven Udvar-Hazy marked the deal by ringing the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange by satellite - underscoring the joy ride recently felt by many aerospace firms in the face of recession. ... Full Story Top Ethics investigation penetrates competitive Nev. Senate race Mon,9 Jul 2012 03:22 PM PDT The House Ethics Committee voted unanimously Monday to form a subcommittee to investigate Nevada Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley, who is locked in a tough race for Senate this year. The committee-- comprised of 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans--made just one reference to the substance of their investigation (in typical fashion for their press releases.) The [...] Full Story Top Norway intervenes to avert oil industry closure Mon,9 Jul 2012 05:57 PM PDT Reuters - Norway's government ordered on Monday a last-minute settlement in a dispute between striking oil workers and employers in a move to alleviate market fears over a full closure of its oil industry and a steep cut in Europe's supplies. The strike over pensions had kept crude prices on the boil with analysts expecting far quicker action by the government to stop the oil industry from locking out all offshore staff from their workplaces from midnight (2200 GMT) on Monday. Oil markets breathed a sigh of relief on news of the intervention and crude prices dropped in early Asian ... Full Story Top Judge dismisses Armstrong's suit to block doping charges Mon,9 Jul 2012 04:33 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - A federal judge has dismissed Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, but says the cyclist can refile it within 20 days. Full Story Top Charlie Rangel's challenger concedes—again Mon,9 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT Rangel victory take two. Nearly two weeks after being declared the winner of his Democratic primary in New York, but then having that thrown into doubt by a large number of outstanding votes, Charlie Rangel appears to have really, really won this time. Rangel challenger Adriano Espaillat on Monday conceded for the second time to [...] Full Story Top Feds offer $1M reward for alleged 'Fast and Furious' killers Mon,9 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT ABC News - Justice Department officials today offered $1 million for the capture of the five Mexican "border bandits" who killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry with an ATF-sourced weapon in the mountains south of Tucson. Full Story Top LoJack for terrorists? Mon,9 Jul 2012 11:34 AM PDT ABC News - An accused terrorist was re-arrested for repeatedly getting too close to London's Olympic Park thanks to a GPS monitoring device that British authorities have used in special cases to track terror suspects who may pose a risk but cannot be prosecuted, local authorities said Sunday.... Full Story Top Democrats cast GOP as 'out of touch' using Romney donor's quote Mon,9 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT Democrats aiming to cast Mitt Romney and Republicans as out of touch with average Americans are seizing on comments an unnamed GOP donor made to a reporter outside a Romney campaign fundraiser in the Hamptons on Sunday suggesting "common people" don't understand what's at stake in the upcoming election. "I don't think the common person [...] Full Story Top Japan farm paid $10 million for I'll Have Another Mon,9 Jul 2012 04:33 PM PDT Associated Press - The owner of I'll Have Another says he sold his Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner to a farm in Japan for $10 million, a price that far exceeded any amount he was offered in the United States. Full Story Top Amazon warehouse worker stole $160,000 in electronics Mon,9 Jul 2012 02:42 PM PDT An Amazon employee stole more than $160,000 in merchandise from the company's distribution center in Cayce, South Carolina, earlier this spring. Todd Anthony Cofield, Jr. turned himself in to the authorities last Thursday after allegedly taking 726 iPod touch players … Continue reading → Full Story Top Hope Solo tests positive for prohibited substance, gets public warning Mon,9 Jul 2012 04:35 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - The day before the U.S. women's soccer team departs for its Olympic training camp in England, goalkeeper Hope Solo has accepted a public warning from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Full Story Top

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