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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:31 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Mississippi's last abortion clinic stays open — for now Jesse Jackson Jr. being treated for 'mood disorder' Srebrenica memorial and more photos of the day Five Dems side with GOP to repeal health care law Crop technology helps limit corn losses in drought Abuse-proof prescription painkillers may spur heroin habit Electric rates not falling along with fuel costs Why is 'The Star Spangled Banner' so hard to sing? Sorrow in Srebrenica: Bosnians bury 520 victims Obama spokesman: Iran won't play helpful role in Syria crisis Texas man finds stolen car 42 years later Scientist names marine parasite after Bob Marley U.S. cracks down on 'world's largest' medical marijuana dispensary Obama camp: Mitt Romney is 'scared' of Venezuela's Chavez Paterno family blasts Sandusky Penn State probe Raccoon attack sends woman to hospital Rep: Chenoweth injured on set of 'The Good Wife' Mississippi's last abortion clinic stays open — for now Wed,11 Jul 2012 05:02 PM PDT Associated Press - A federal judge on Wednesday continued to block a state law that threatens to shut down Mississippi's only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for women to get the procedure in the state. Full Story Top Jesse Jackson Jr. being treated for 'mood disorder' Wed,11 Jul 2012 03:19 PM PDT Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s doctor announced Wednesday that the Illinois Democrat has been absent from Congress in order to receive treatment for a mood disorder. "The Congressman is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder," Jackson's physician said in a statement provided to Yahoo News via the congressman's congressional [...] Full Story Top Srebrenica memorial and more photos of the day Wed,11 Jul 2012 11:41 AM PDT People attend a ceremony for the victims of the Srebrenica massacre in the old part of Ljubljana, July 11, 2012. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic (SLOVENIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) Full Story Top Five Dems side with GOP to repeal health care law Wed,11 Jul 2012 01:18 PM PDT Five House Democrats Wednesday bucked their party and voted with Republicans to repeal Obamacare. The vote, 244 to 185 with no Republicans voting against a repeal, was mostly symbolic, given that House Republicans have orchestrated at least 30 prior votes to fully or partially kill or defund the president's health care law. All passing efforts have [...] Full Story Top Crop technology helps limit corn losses in drought Wed,11 Jul 2012 04:15 PM PDT Associated Press - For months, Illinois farmer David Kellerman held out hope for rain, even as the worst drought in nearly 25 years spread across the country. Full Story Top Abuse-proof prescription painkillers may spur heroin habit Wed,11 Jul 2012 06:51 AM PDT ABC News - The move by drug companies to make abuse-proof prescription painkillers may be inadvertently promoting heroin use, a new study found. Full Story Top Electric rates not falling along with fuel costs Wed,11 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT Associated Press - A plunge in the price of natural gas has made it cheaper for utilities to produce electricity. But the savings aren't translating to lower rates for customers. Instead, U.S. electricity prices are going up. Full Story Top Why is 'The Star Spangled Banner' so hard to sing? Wed,11 Jul 2012 11:50 AM PDT ABC News - Is our national anthem just too hard to sing?Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become an honored tradition at major sporting events across the country, but its high-pitched notes and seemingly difficult lyrics have made for some priceless flubs.Superstars from Christina Aguilera to Michael Bolton have had trouble with the song.Michael Dean, chair of the department of music and director of vocal studies at UCLA, has trained various talent on how to sing the national anthem, from opera singers, to pop singers, to amateur vocalists. ... Full Story Top Sorrow in Srebrenica: Bosnians bury 520 victims Wed,11 Jul 2012 02:44 PM PDT Associated Press - The pain that seared Srebrenica 17 years ago burned fresh Wednesday as tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims came to bury their dead in the town whose name is now synonymous with genocide. Full Story Top Obama spokesman: Iran won't play helpful role in Syria crisis Wed,11 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT The White House poured cold water Wednesday on international mediator Kofi Annan's plan to involve Iran in efforts to end the violence in Syria, where the government's 16-month crackdown on the opposition has left an estimated 17,000 dead. "We reject that it's likely that Iran could play a constructive role," press secretary Jay Carney told [...] Full Story Top Texas man finds stolen car 42 years later Wed,11 Jul 2012 01:30 PM PDT ABC News - Bob Russell could not be blamed for losing hope that he would reunite with his 1967 Austin-Healey. Stolen outside his Philadelphia apartment 42 years ago, the British roadster seemed a lost cause. Full Story Top Scientist names marine parasite after Bob Marley Wed,11 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT Associated Press - A tiny blood-sucking parasite that infests fish on Caribbean coral reefs has been named after Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley. Full Story Top U.S. cracks down on 'world's largest' medical marijuana dispensary Wed,11 Jul 2012 07:13 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, as part of a crackdown by U.S. authorities on California's massive cannabis trade. The lawsuits, filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, seek forfeiture of two properties where Harborside Health Center operates, said Melinda Haag, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California. ... Full Story Top Obama camp: Mitt Romney is 'scared' of Venezuela's Chavez Wed,11 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT President Barack Obama's reelection campaign mocked Mitt Romney late Wednesday as being "scared" of Venezuela's anti-American President Hugo Chavez "like he's ten feet tall," the latest rhetorical broadside in an escalating war of words. "Hugo Chavez has become increasingly marginalized and his influence has waned," Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said in a statement. "It's [...] Full Story Top Paterno family blasts Sandusky Penn State probe Wed,11 Jul 2012 05:11 PM PDT ABC News - The family of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and lawyers representing the school's former president are lashing out at the internal investigation into how the university handled child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky. Full Story Top Raccoon attack sends woman to hospital Wed,11 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT ABC News - A Washington state woman suffered 16 puncture wounds and over 100 lacerations after being attacked by a pack of raccoons. Twenty-eight-year-old Michaela Lee was jogging on a trail near her Lakewood home when her dog spotted two raccoons and chased them up a tree. "I... Full Story Top Rep: Chenoweth injured on set of 'The Good Wife' Wed,11 Jul 2012 04:40 PM PDT Associated Press - Kristin Chenoweth has been taken to the hospital after suffering an injury on the set of the CBS drama "The Good Wife." Full Story Top

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