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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Is cinema-phobia taking hold? Protest over Calif. police shooting turns violent Slideshow: Today's top photos Senate passes Democratic tax plan, likely to fail in House White House: Attack on Syrian city shows Assad's 'depravity' 'Plain Jane Bandit' goes on bank robbery spree Mom condemns violence in wake of police shooting James Holmes may have sent shooting plans to school Man refuses to leave jail, gets sent back to prison What's inside Kim Jong Un's wedding registry? Iowa State Fair vendor offering double bacon corn dogs New paint could help soldiers clean up after chemical attacks Life-size bigfoot replica up for auction on eBay Boston mayor's letter to Chick-fil-A: Stay out of Boston! Lawsuits begin in wake of shooting Is cinema-phobia taking hold? Wed,25 Jul 2012 07:43 PM PDT ABC News - When Emilie Yount was in her 20s, she used to spend five days a week huddled in Chicago movie theater seats, "banging out" film reviews and blogs for publications like Reel Reviews and TribecaFilm.com. Being alone in a darkened theater with hundreds of strangers facing the same direction never fazed her. Full Story Top Protest over Calif. police shooting turns violent Wed,25 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT 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 Slideshow: Today's top photos Wed,25 Jul 2012 10:16 AM PDT Jonathan Horton of the U.S. attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 25, 2012. This photo was taken using multiple exposures . REUTERS/Mike Blake (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPORT GYMNASTICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Full Story Top Senate passes Democratic tax plan, likely to fail in House Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:25 PM PDT Democrats and Republicans conducted an exercise in political theater Wednesday by holding Senate votes on their competing tax proposals, even though both appeared destined for failure. The Democratic bill--which extends tax cuts through 2013 for all individuals except those who jointly earn over $250,000, passed in the Democratic-controlled Senate by a vote of 51 to [...] Full Story Top White House: Attack on Syrian city shows Assad's 'depravity' Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT The White House accused Syria's Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday of unleashing helicopters, airplanes, and tanks on civilians in the city of Aleppo, calling the assault evidence of his willingness to sink to "the depths of depravity." Press secretary Jay Carney, speaking aboard Air Force One, confirmed that Syria's ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and [...] Full Story Top 'Plain Jane Bandit' goes on bank robbery spree Wed,25 Jul 2012 07:45 PM PDT ABC News - A bank robber known as the "Plain Jane Bandit" is believed to have hit six Los Angeles area banks in recent weeks, including four in a 24 hour period. During the robberies, the woman uses written and verbal demands, and says  an accomplice is waiting... Full Story Top Mom condemns violence in wake of police shooting Wed,25 Jul 2012 04:04 PM PDT Associated Press - The mother of an unarmed man who was shot by Anaheim police officers has condemned violent protests against the killing, saying Wednesday she did not want them to become her son's legacy. Full Story Top James Holmes may have sent shooting plans to school Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT ABC News - Accused movie theater shooter James Holmes may have mailed a notebook to his school detailing his plans to carry out a massacre, sources say. Full Story Top Man refuses to leave jail, gets sent back to prison Wed,25 Jul 2012 06:28 PM PDT Rodney Dwayne Valentine had just been granted his freedom from the Rockingham County jail in northern North Carolina on Saturday morning. But when Valentine refused to leave the prison, police arrested him for trespassing and sent him back to his cell. The News & Record of Greensboro reports that Valentine, 37, reportedly refused to leave [...] Full Story Top What's inside Kim Jong Un's wedding registry? Wed,25 Jul 2012 05:13 PM PDT There are wedding bells in Pyongyang. Breaking with his father's tradition, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has a wife, Ri Sol Ju, and the 24 million North Korean residents have a first lady for the first time in a generation. Full Story Top Iowa State Fair vendor offering double bacon corn dogs Wed,25 Jul 2012 04:46 PM PDT When this year's Iowa State Fair rolls around on August 9, there will be a new headline-grabbing snack on the menu: double bacon corn dogs. As the Des Moines Register notes, "that deep-fried butter thing is sooo last year." But a vendor named Campbell's Concessions has stepped in to fill the void. "We've been at [...] Full Story Top New paint could help soldiers clean up after chemical attacks Wed,25 Jul 2012 06:34 PM PDT The possible use of chemical weapons in war is something no one in the military wants to think about, but if the worst does happens they need effective ways to deal with the fallout. Troops can remove their uniforms and … Continue reading → Full Story Top Life-size bigfoot replica up for auction on eBay Wed,25 Jul 2012 02:06 PM PDT Conclusive evidence that bigfoot exists has eluded cryptozoologists for decades. But if you're willing to fork over a colossal wad of cash, you could have your own close encounter with sasquatch — or at least a suitable facsimile — in … Continue reading → 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 Lawsuits begin in wake of shooting 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

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