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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 'Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A' draws kissing activists Clint Eastwood endorses Romney's presidential bid The White World of Sports: What Gabby Douglas' vault into Olympic history means Will the US Really Experience a Violent Upheaval in 2020? How to keep strangers from sitting next to you: a study University professor to study life after death Obama turns 51; plays golf, will go to Camp David Vast international child-porn network uncovered Long Island man may have faked own drowning to claim life insurance Birds' heads torn off in Australian zoo rampage Retired porn star Jenna Jameson supports Mitt Romney Chick-fil-A Opponents Stage Same-Sex Kiss-In Romney attacks Obama in Indiana Late Sen. Byrd's FBI files reveal CIA leak uproar Crash survivor preaches dangers of texting while driving Could tougher voting laws squelch the youth vote? US to weigh gay relationships in deportation cases Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial Family Reunited With Rare Cat Pregnant FloridaTeen Disappears Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo Farmer Crushes 7 Police Cars With Tractor How Romney's Tax Plan Could Raise Middle-Class Taxes Jobs report has something for both Obama and Romney China blames West for failure on Syrian crisis Getting a reprieve: Young illegal immigrants see first signs of Obama's deferred action program Romney aide slams the press, Senate majority leader plays the press: The dumbest political quotes of the week 5 Mars Myths and Misconceptions Obama spends his 51st birthday on the golf course North Korea's Key to Olympic Medals: Refrigerators For Winners, Labor Camp Threat for Losers Mitt Romney Tells Harry Reid to 'Put Up or Shut Up' on Tax Return Accusation Kenyans must 'come together' for fair vote: Clinton Obama, after jobs figures, hits Republicans on taxes Obama pays tribute to US Olympic team New study ties global warming to recent year heat Iran tests short-range missile with new guidance system Republicans deliver 'You Didn't Bake This' Obama cake Oklahoma crews battle expanding wildfires in torrid conditions Vt. police: Man angry about arrest used tractor like monster truck to crush 7 cop vehicles "Atrocious" outfits horrify London style tsars 'Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A' draws kissing activists Sat,4 Aug 2012 09:47 AM PDT Click on the images for more photos. Scores of same-sex couples celebrated "National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A" by kissing each other outside some of the fast-food chain's 1,600 stores on Friday night in protest of Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's controversial public comments against same-sex marriage. And like Wednesday's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" organized by Cathy's [...] Full Story Top Clint Eastwood endorses Romney's presidential bid Fri,3 Aug 2012 07:04 PM PDT Associated Press - Clint Eastwood just made Mitt Romney's day. Full Story Top The White World of Sports: What Gabby Douglas' vault into Olympic history means Fri,3 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT Late last night, minutes after NBC aired the much-anticipated cuticle-picker that was the Olympic women's all-around gymnastics finals—hours after the event actually took place, of course –the director cut from an on-floor interview with gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas to a broadcast booth somewhere nearby. In it sat longtime NBC commentator and sports journalism veteran Bob Costas, his primetime-friendly, man-child hairdo in perfect position. Full Story Top Will the US Really Experience a Violent Upheaval in 2020? Fri,3 Aug 2012 09:23 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Circa 1870, the North fought the South in the Civil War. Half a century later, around 1920, worker unrest, racial tensions and anti-Communist sentiment caused another nationwide upsurge of violence. Then, 50 years later, the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement triggered a third peak in violent political, social and racial conflict. Fifty years after that will be 2020. If history continues to repeat itself, we can expect a violent upheaval in the United States in a few years. Full Story Top How to keep strangers from sitting next to you: a study Fri,3 Aug 2012 04:19 PM PDT A new study offers some helpful hints on navigating our "culture of social isolation in public places," better known as, how to keep people from sitting next to you on the plane, bus or train. Yale University's Esther Kim spent three years traveling thousands of miles across U.S. bus systems to compile her observations. "I [...] Full Story Top University professor to study life after death Fri,3 Aug 2012 04:17 PM PDT Pop quiz: Does life exist after death? A University of California, Riverside philosophy professor, John Martin Fischer, has been awarded a three-year, $5 million grant by the John Templeton Foundation to study just this topic—and yes, students can take his class. Fischer noted in an email to Yahoo News, "Both I and my post-doc, Benjamin [...] Full Story Top Obama turns 51; plays golf, will go to Camp David Sat,4 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday Saturday with a round of golf and plans for a quiet weekend at Camp David, taking a break from campaigning three months before Election Day. Full Story Top Vast international child-porn network uncovered Sat,4 Aug 2012 07:45 AM PDT Associated Press - The men came from different walks of life on two continents: a children's puppeteer in Florida, a hotel manager in Massachusetts, an emergency medical technician in Kansas, a day care worker in the Netherlands. In all, 43 men have been arrested over the past two years in a horrific, far-flung child porn network that unraveled like a sweater with a single loose thread. Full Story Top Long Island man may have faked own drowning to claim life insurance Fri,3 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT An aggrieved New York woman has told police that her husband faked his own drowning to collect on a life insurance policy and to abandon his marriage. "This is a terrible nightmare that I just want to wake up from,'' 43-year-old Evana Roth told the New York Post. "Why did he do this? I think [...] Full Story Top Birds' heads torn off in Australian zoo rampage Fri,3 Aug 2012 10:30 PM PDT AFP - Nine birds, including an endangered swift parrot, had their heads smashed in or ripped off and more than 60 animals were missing on Saturday after vandals went on the rampage at an Australian zoo. Full Story Top Retired porn star Jenna Jameson supports Mitt Romney Fri,3 Aug 2012 07:37 AM PDT Retired adult film actress Jenna Jameson voiced support for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a strip club Thursday, CBS San Francisco reports: "I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office," Jameson said while sipping champagne in a VIP room at Gold Club in the city's South of Market neighborhood. "When [...] Full Story Top Chick-fil-A Opponents Stage Same-Sex Kiss-In Fri,3 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Gay Rights Activists Chose Kisses And Hugs Over Chicken and Nuggs. Full Story Top Romney attacks Obama in Indiana Sat,4 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT Associated Press - Mitt Romney attacked what he calls "an extraordinary series of policy failures" from President Barack Obama, but said Saturday that America is "poised to take off economically." Full Story Top Late Sen. Byrd's FBI files reveal CIA leak uproar Sat,4 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT Associated Press - U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd obtained secret FBI documents about the civil rights movement that were leaked by the CIA and triggered an angry confrontation between the two agencies in the 1960s, according to newly released FBI records. Full Story Top Crash survivor preaches dangers of texting while driving Fri,3 Aug 2012 06:26 AM PDT Chance Bothe knows firsthand the dangers of texting and driving. The Texas man typed this message to a friend while driving home from college earlier this year, "I need to quit texting because I could die in a car accident and then how would you feel ..." A few seconds later, Bothe's pickup veered off [...] Full Story Top Could tougher voting laws squelch the youth vote? Sat,4 Aug 2012 10:14 AM PDT Associated Press - Gone are the days when young voters weren't taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 margin. Full Story Top US to weigh gay relationships in deportation cases Fri,3 Aug 2012 02:52 PM PDT Associated Press - Amid pressure from Democratic lawmakers, Homeland Security officials reiterated Friday that a foreigner's longstanding same-sex relationship with a U.S. citizen could help stave off the threat of deportation. Full Story Top Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial Sat,4 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT Associated Press - A grandson of ex-U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims. Full Story Top Family Reunited With Rare Cat Fri,3 Aug 2012 04:41 AM PDT A Chicago family that lost their rare cat while vacationing in San Diego, Calif., has been found and returned to the family. The Foscos said a family from the La Jolla section of San Diego found their cat, Ivy, on July 29, about three miles... Full Story Top Pregnant FloridaTeen Disappears Sat,4 Aug 2012 04:39 AM PDT A pregnant Florida teenager has disappeared after telling her mother she was stepping outside to tell the father of her unborn baby that an ultrasound indicated the baby was a girl. Morgan Martin, 17, disappeared July 25 in St. Petersburg, Fla.  Morgan's mother said the... Full Story Top Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo Sat,4 Aug 2012 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's forces used artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to pound rebel positions in Syria's biggest city, witnesses said, in a battle that could determine the outcome of the 17-month uprising. After U.N. Security Council paralysis on Syria forced peace envoy Kofi Annan to resign last week, and with his ceasefire plan a distant memory, rebels were battered on Saturday by the onslaught they had expected in Aleppo and the capital Damascus. ... Full Story Top Farmer Crushes 7 Police Cars With Tractor Fri,3 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT Police in Vermont in hot pursuit of a suspect were without wheels when their quarry, an irate farmer with a tractor, allegedly crushed nearly half the department's fleet of vehicles. Orleans County police say 34-year-old Roger Pion, of Newport, Vt., drove a red tractor over... Full Story Top How Romney's Tax Plan Could Raise Middle-Class Taxes Fri,3 Aug 2012 10:05 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Mitt Romney's campaign is hitting back against a study released this week showing the GOP candidate's tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class while slashing the tax burden for millionaires, calling the report "biased" and "a joke." The study was developed by the... Full Story Top Jobs report has something for both Obama and Romney Fri,3 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - With higher-than-expected job creation in July, President Obama avoided a major blow in Friday's unemployment report. But the rise in the jobless rate to 8.3 percent, up from 8.2 percent, mitigated the positive news – and handed campaign fodder to Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Full Story Top China blames West for failure on Syrian crisis Sat,4 Aug 2012 04:33 AM PDT Associated Press - China said Saturday that the West should be blamed for obstructing a diplomatic and political solution to Syria's crisis because it advocated regime change, dismissing criticism by the United States and others that China and Russia have hindered peace efforts. Full Story Top Getting a reprieve: Young illegal immigrants see first signs of Obama's deferred action program Fri,3 Aug 2012 06:09 AM PDT A month ago, Gabriela Tepe was almost out of hope. An immigration appeals court told the 21-year-old Oklahoma State University student that she and her 20-year-old brother, Angel, would need to leave the country by July 3 or face deportation. The siblings, who have lived in Oklahoma City since they were 4 and 2 years [...] Full Story Top Romney aide slams the press, Senate majority leader plays the press: The dumbest political quotes of the week Fri,3 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT The Daily Caller - Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below! Full Story Top 5 Mars Myths and Misconceptions Fri,3 Aug 2012 09:31 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Earth's neighbor Mars is perhaps the most-studied planet beside our own in the solar system, with two robot rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the surface since 2004. Full Story Top Obama spends his 51st birthday on the golf course Sat,4 Aug 2012 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday on Saturday with a round of golf, then helicoptered to the Camp David presidential retreat for a quiet evening off the campaign trail. Obama, an avid golfer, played with colleagues and friends at the Andrews Air Force Base in hot, muggy weather conditions before taking Marine One to Maryland's Catoctin Mountains in the afternoon. The White House did not release details of the president's evening plans or share the menu for the birthday meal he was expected to share with wife, Michelle. ... Full Story Top North Korea's Key to Olympic Medals: Refrigerators For Winners, Labor Camp Threat for Losers Fri,3 Aug 2012 03:54 AM PDT ABC News - North Korea's Olympic athletes are thrilling their countrymen with surprising success in winning medals and they are attributing their success to their Dear Leader Kim Jong Un.But others, including former North Korean athletes who have defected, suggest the success of the country's small contingent of athletes at the games may be the result of a policy of training them from a very young age at specialized schools, backed up by rewards like cars and refrigerators for winners and the threat of labor camps for losers. ... Full Story Top Mitt Romney Tells Harry Reid to 'Put Up or Shut Up' on Tax Return Accusation Fri,3 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Mitt Romney has a message for Harry Reid: "put up or shut up." The Senate Majority Leader twice this week has repeated a wildly speculative rumor, that Mitt Romney did not pay any taxes for 10 years. "The word's out that he hasn't paid any... Full Story Top Kenyans must 'come together' for fair vote: Clinton Sat,4 Aug 2012 04:56 PM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Kenyans to work together to ensure free and fair elections next year and avoid a repeat of the deadly post-poll violence seen four years ago. Full Story Top Obama, after jobs figures, hits Republicans on taxes Fri,3 Aug 2012 10:25 AM PDT Fighting to become the first president since World War II to win re-election with unemployment above 8 percent, Barack Obama on Friday acknowledged "more work to do" to boost job growth. The Democrat also accused Republicans of practicing "upside-down economics" that help the wealthy but neglect the middle class. Obama defended his economic record shortly [...] Full Story Top Obama pays tribute to US Olympic team Sat,4 Aug 2012 03:06 AM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama says he is proud of the hard work and sacrifice of the U.S. Olympic team competing at the London Games. Full Story Top New study ties global warming to recent year heat Sat,4 Aug 2012 03:48 PM PDT Associated Press - An analysis by a top government scientist says the extreme heat and drought seen in the U.S., Europe and other regions in recent years must be global warming. Specifically the study by NASA scientist James Hansen blames climate change for last year's drought in Texas and Oklahoma, the 2010 heat wave in Russia and the 2003 European heat wave that led to tens of thousands of deaths. Full Story Top Iran tests short-range missile with new guidance system Sat,4 Aug 2012 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has test-fired a new, more accurate short-range missile capable of striking land and sea targets, it said on Saturday, a show of strength that underscored its ability to hit shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if attacked. Israel has said it is considering military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites if the Islamic Republic does not resolve Western fears it is developing atomic weapons technology, something Tehran denies. Iran says it could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the region if it comes under attack. ... Full Story Top Republicans deliver 'You Didn't Bake This' Obama cake Fri,3 Aug 2012 11:27 AM PDT President Barack Obama's Republican critics are celebrating his birthday, tongue-in-cheek style. On the eve of his 51st birthday, the Republican National Committee delivered this cake on Friday to its Democratic counterpart. "Since President Obama's birthday is tomorrow, we actually wish him a happy 50.99726 years with this 'you didn't bake that' cake," said RNC spokesman [...] Full Story Top Oklahoma crews battle expanding wildfires in torrid conditions Sat,4 Aug 2012 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Fire crews toiled in triple-digit heat around drought-stricken Oklahoma on Saturday to contain at least 15 blazes that have destroyed more than 120 structures and left a small town smoldering. Authorities said they were investigating whether the fire that devastated the town of Luther was deliberately set. Governor Mary Fallin on Saturday toured Luther, where 56 structures were destroyed, and described it as "total devastation." She said she had met with families who had little time to save anything but photos and pets. ... Full Story Top Vt. police: Man angry about arrest used tractor like monster truck to crush 7 cop vehicles Fri,3 Aug 2012 02:30 AM PDT Associated Press - MONTPELIER, Vt. - Working in a stout former bank building with windows closed and air conditioners humming, Orleans County sheriff's deputies didn't know what was happening in their parking lot until a neighbour called 911. Full Story Top "Atrocious" outfits horrify London style tsars Sat,4 Aug 2012 03:50 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Atrocious. At least that's the verdict of one of London's dedicated followers of fashion on the uniforms doled out to over 90,000 staff of the Olympic Games. For the tsars and tsaritsas of British fashion, the outfits -- either a juxtaposition of purple and red on sports jackets or constellations of pink and magenta diamonds on unfitted t-shirts -- are an insult to London's reputation as the hippest city on earth. "Atrocious, artless, cynical," is the way Stephen Bayley, one of Britain's leading voices on style, taste and contemporary design, described the uniforms. ... Full Story Top

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