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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Could a missing word doom a key part of Obamacare? Zimmerman interview a double-edged sword? London Eye lights up and more top photos CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate in U.S. Syrian borders in rebel hands, battles in Damascus Israel softens response to bus bombing, with eye to Iran talks Microsoft posts first quarterly loss as a public company Ladies of Florida retirement village pucker up for the president New planet, smaller than Earth, found orbiting distant star First military base same-sex wedding held Lawmakers call for more Iran officials to be blacklisted Water-only café opens to flood of criticism in New York City Photos: Clowns make annual pilgrimage in Mexico Sunscreen clothes: Do they work? Military: Troops can wear uniforms in gay pride parade Mom arrested for hacking school computers to change grades Businessman buys Texas town, renames it 'Bikinis' Video: Five volunteers withstand a 1957 nuclear bomb test Aspiring 'Papas' turn out for Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest Could a missing word doom a key part of Obamacare? Thu,19 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT States could dodge a key part of the health care reform law because of a little-noticed mistake in the lengthy bill, according to a white paper by conservative health care experts Michael Cannon and Jonathan Adler. A missing word in the law's definition of a health insurance exchange could prevent the federal government from [...] Full Story Top Zimmerman interview a double-edged sword? Thu,19 Jul 2012 02:01 PM PDT ABC News - George Zimmerman's television interview in which he said had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial. Full Story Top London Eye lights up and more top photos Thu,19 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT A woman watches as The EDF Energy London Eye is lit up on July 19, 2012 in London, England. The giant ferris wheel will be lit up with different coloured lights to reflect Tweets posted about the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Full Story Top CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate in U.S. Thu,19 Jul 2012 04:09 PM PDT Associated Press - The U.S. appears headed for its worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades, with the number of cases rising at an epidemic rate that experts say may reflect a problem with the effectiveness of the vaccine. Full Story Top Syrian borders in rebel hands, battles in Damascus Thu,19 Jul 2012 06:38 PM PDT Reuters - Rebels seized control of sections of Syria's international borders and torched the main police headquarters in the heart of old Damascus, advancing relentlessly after the assassination of President Bashar al-Assad's closest lieutenants. The battle for parts of the capital raged into the early hours of Friday, with corpses piled in the streets. In some neighborhoods, residents said there were signs the government's presence was diminishing. ... Full Story Top Israel softens response to bus bombing, with eye to Iran talks Thu,19 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - After a pointing a finger at Iran and promising a harsh retaliation for a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today revised his accusation and toned down his threats for revenge. Full Story Top Microsoft posts first quarterly loss as a public company Thu,19 Jul 2012 04:23 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held up better than expected in the face of stagnant computer sales. Full Story Top Ladies of Florida retirement village pucker up for the president Thu,19 Jul 2012 05:20 PM PDT The next time President Barack Obama needs to feel some love, the lips of the ladies from the Century Village retirement community in South Florida will be ready to greet him. The president was met by about 700 mostly elderly and excited supporters here Thursday, where a row of grannies [...] Full Story Top New planet, smaller than Earth, found orbiting distant star Thu,19 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT ABC News - Thirty-three light-years away, in the constellation Leo the lion, astronomers say they have found a world considerably smaller than Earth, orbiting a dim red-dwarf star. Full Story Top First military base same-sex wedding held Thu,19 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT ABC News - Two men became the first same-sex couple to marry on a military base when they held their wedding ceremony last month at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Tech Sgt. Erwynn Umali and his partner, Will Behrens, married June 23 on the base where Umali,... Full Story Top Lawmakers call for more Iran officials to be blacklisted Thu,19 Jul 2012 12:48 PM PDT Reuters - The United States should blacklist 65 Iranian officials, following the lead of the European Union which has already sanctioned them for human rights abuses, a group of U.S. senators told President Barack Obama on Thursday. The letter, signed by Republican senators Mark Kirk and Jon Kyl, and Senator Joseph Lieberman, an independent, is the latest push by members of the U.S. Congress to try to urge the administration to take a harder line on Tehran. ... Full Story Top Water-only café opens to flood of criticism in New York City Thu,19 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT A water-only café serving filtered New York City tap water is facing a wave of criticism for its overpriced, artisanal H20. Molecule, which recently opened in Manhattan's East Village, charges $2.50 per 16-ounce glass of water treated with its custom-built, $25,000 purifier. It's "a cocktail bar for water enthusiasts," the Wall Street Journal said in [...] Full Story Top Photos: Clowns make annual pilgrimage in Mexico Wed,18 Jul 2012 03:06 PM PDT Clowns attend a mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City July 18, 2012. Hundreds of clowns took part in the annual pilgrimage event, to thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for helping them find work through the year, according to local media. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) Full Story Top Sunscreen clothes: Do they work? Thu,19 Jul 2012 05:21 PM PDT ABC News - It's America's hottest of summers, but do you really need more than sunscreen and a hat to protect yourself from the rays? Full Story Top Military: Troops can wear uniforms in gay pride parade Thu,19 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT Associated Press - The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history. Full Story Top Mom arrested for hacking school computers to change grades Thu,19 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT ABC News - A Pennsylvania mom faces six felony charges for allegedly hacking into her children's school computer to change their grades and read school officials' emails. Full Story Top Businessman buys Texas town, renames it 'Bikinis' Thu,19 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT If you like ordering burgers and beer from women dressed in bikinis, there's now a town just for you. Literally. Self-described "breastaurateur" Doug Guller has purchased an unincorporated ghost town in Texas and renamed it "Bikinis" after his Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill franchise. "Bikinis, TX will be a world class destination and I am [...] Full Story Top Video: Five volunteers withstand a 1957 nuclear bomb test Thu,19 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT Though we know a lot about how dangerous nuclear radiation is today, back in the earliest days of the Atomic Age, people were simply oblivious to the cancer risks. Ignorance is really the only excuse for this July 1957 footage … Continue reading → Full Story Top Aspiring 'Papas' turn out for Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest Thu,19 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT About 125 bearded men from across the world have descended on Key West, Florida, this week for the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. The contest is focused on Hemingway's "Papa" phase during the later years of his life when he lived in Key West. The contest is broken up into two preliminary rounds, held on [...] Full Story Top

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