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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Shooting at Sikh temple: 7 dead, including suspected gunman, police say Republicans slam Sen. Reid over Romney tax claim Romney wants 'something dramatic' to aid economy 'Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A' draws kissing activists Romney attacks Obama in Indiana Obama embraces health care law after court ruling Seven dead, including gunman, in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple Space weather and the coming storm The Coming Obama Landslide? Romney Says Obama Lawsuit Blocks Ohio Military Voters Is Social Security still a good deal for workers? How to keep strangers from sitting next to you: a study Fat? We are fit. Get over it, say women athletes Iran warns against foreign intervention in Syria Reince Priebus: Sen. Harry Reid Is a 'Dirty Liar' Zambian miners kill Chinese supervisor over pay NASA counts down to dramatic Mars landing Loughner to plead guilty in Arizona shooting spree Obama spends his 51st birthday on the golf course New study links current events to climate change Vast international child-porn network uncovered Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial NASA braces for "7 minutes of terror" Mars plunge AP source: Loughner would get life in shooting New study ties global warming to recent year heat Kristen Stewart 'Inconsolable,' Staying With Producer Friend (Report) Onion photo of Sears plane about to hit Willis Tower sparks Facebook fury Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up Earth to Mars rover, Curiosity: Have you landed? Obama 'deeply saddened' by shooting at Sikh temple Clint Eastwood endorses Romney's presidential bid Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield More than gay marriage driving Chick-fil-A flap Romney Tells Reid to "Put Up or Shut Up" on Tax Source Key Republicans accuse top Democrat of lying on Romney tax charge Graham Says Reid is 'Lying' About Romney's Taxes Russian female punk band trial hurtles towards verdict Future of Mars Exploration May Ride on NASA's Rover Landing Republicans deliver 'You Didn't Bake This' Obama cake Shooting at Sikh temple: 7 dead, including suspected gunman, police say Sun,5 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT Click on the images for more photos. At least seven people were killed, including the suspected gunman, in a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee on Sunday. According to police, 911 dispatchers received multiple calls from the temple at approximately 10:25 a.m. local time. An officer who responded [...] Full Story Top Republicans slam Sen. Reid over Romney tax claim Sun,5 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT Associated Press - Top Republicans on Sunday accused Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of lying by passing along an anonymous claim that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes for 10 years. Full Story Top Romney wants 'something dramatic' to aid economy Sun,5 Aug 2012 09:15 AM PDT Associated Press - Mitt Romney is calling for "something dramatic" to help the economy recover, but he's not saying exactly what. Full Story Top '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 Romney attacks Obama in Indiana Sat,4 Aug 2012 05:20 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 Obama embraces health care law after court ruling Sun,5 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama, emboldened by the Supreme Court's affirmation of his health care overhaul, is now embracing the law while campaigning for re-election, just as Republican rival Mitt Romney steps back from it. Full Story Top Seven dead, including gunman, in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple Sun,5 Aug 2012 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A gunman killed six people and critically wounded three at a Sikh temple during Sunday services before police shot him dead, and the attack is being treated as domestic terrorism, police said. The gunman opened fire when he entered the kitchen at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in suburban Milwaukee at about 10:30 a.m. CDT (11.30 a.m. EDT) as women were preparing a Sunday meal, witnesses said. They described the shooter as a white man. ... Full Story Top Space weather and the coming storm Sun,5 Aug 2012 02:39 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The delicate threads that hold modern life together are dramatically cut by an unexpected threat from outer space, with disastrous effects. It's the stuff of science fiction usually associated with tales of rogue asteroids on a collision course with earth. But over the next two years, as the sun reaches a peak in its 10-year activity cycle, scientists say there is a heightened risk that a whopping solar storm could knock out the power grids, satellites and communications on which we all rely. ... Full Story Top The Coming Obama Landslide? Fri,3 Aug 2012 07:54 PM PDT The Daily Beast - Finding a path to victory for Romney's is becoming harder every day. Full Story Top Romney Says Obama Lawsuit Blocks Ohio Military Voters Sat,4 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT A new flap in the ongoing battle on voting equality began this week when Mitt Romney accused President Obama's re-election committee of suing to restrict military voting rights in Ohio. And while Romney did not address the issue campaigning in Indiana today,  he called the... Full Story Top Is Social Security still a good deal for workers? Sun,5 Aug 2012 10:28 AM PDT Associated Press - People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. 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 Fat? We are fit. Get over it, say women athletes Sun,5 Aug 2012 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - American weightlifter Holley Mangold tips the scales at 346 pounds (157 kilograms) and she is proud of being the heaviest woman at the London Olympics. Mangold, 22, who competed in the women's 75 kilogram-plus division, is one of growing number of women athletes speaking out at their frustration with the public scrutiny of their body size and image rather than their fitness and skills. ... Full Story Top Iran warns against foreign intervention in Syria Sun,5 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran warned against foreign intervention in Syria on Sunday and said the conflict there could engulf Israel, Iranian media said. Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani accused the United States and regional countries he did not name of providing military support to rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran. Syria has accused Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of backing rebels in Syria and fuelling violence there. ... Full Story Top Reince Priebus: Sen. Harry Reid Is a 'Dirty Liar' Sun,5 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT ABC News - Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus called Sen. Harry Reid a "dirty liar" this morning on "This Week" for accusing presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney of not paying taxes. Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader of Nevada, said in an interview with the Huffington... Full Story Top Zambian miners kill Chinese supervisor over pay Sun,5 Aug 2012 03:01 AM PDT Reuters - LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian miners killed a Chinese supervisor and seriously wounded another on Saturday in a pay dispute at the Collum coal mine, labour minister Fackson Shamenda said on Sunday. Chinese companies have invested more than $1 billion in copper-rich Zambia but animosity towards them is growing as Zambian workers accuse firms of abuses and underpaying. Workers at the Collum mine, situated 325km (200 miles) south of the capital, attacked the Chinese men demanding wage rises in line with those stipulated by the government in July. ... Full Story Top NASA counts down to dramatic Mars landing Sun,5 Aug 2012 07:46 PM PDT AFP - With a mixture of tense nerves and confidence, NASA counted down to the landing of its largest ever robotic rover on Mars, where it will search for signs that life may once have existed. Full Story Top Loughner to plead guilty in Arizona shooting spree Sat,4 Aug 2012 09:22 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jared Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and wounding then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, is set to plead guilty in a Tucson court on Tuesday, a person familiar with the case said. The source confirmed that the federal government believed Loughner was now competent to stand trial and will argue that in court on Tuesday. Loughner is willing to change his plea to guilty at the previously scheduled hearing, the source said. ... 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 New study links current events to climate change Sat,4 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT Associated Press - The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare that it can't be anything but man-made global warming, says a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist. Full Story Top Vast international child-porn network uncovered Sat,4 Aug 2012 07:21 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 Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse Sun,5 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT Associated Press - Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse Scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators. Full Story Top Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial Sat,4 Aug 2012 09:34 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 NASA braces for "7 minutes of terror" Mars plunge Sun,5 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT Associated Press - NASA's most high-tech Mars rover on Sunday zeroed in on the red planet where it will attempt a tricky celestial gymnastics routine during a "seven minutes of terror" plummet through the atmosphere. Full Story Top AP source: Loughner would get life in shooting Sun,5 Aug 2012 12:15 AM PDT Associated Press - A possible plea deal in the deadly Tucson shootings that wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords would send Jared Lee Loughner to prison for the rest of his life, a person familiar with the case said Saturday. 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 Kristen Stewart 'Inconsolable,' Staying With Producer Friend (Report) Sat,4 Aug 2012 04:12 PM PDT Access Hollywood - Kristen Stewart may be taking a cue from Robert Pattinson, hiding out at a Hollywood friend's house. According to a report, the actress has been staying with pal Giovanni Agnelli (who produced her 2010 film, "Welcome to the Rileys") after leaving the Los Angeles home she shared with Robert. Full Story Top Onion photo of Sears plane about to hit Willis Tower sparks Facebook fury Sun,5 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT The Onion, America's finest satirical newspaper, was heralded for its coverage of 9/11, publishing its now-classic Sept. 11, 2001 issue--two weeks after the terror attacks--that was both funny and cathartic. But a photo illustration of a Sears-branded plane approaching Chicago's Willis Tower from an Onion video ("Sears Extremists Fly Plane Into Willis Tower") published last [...] Full Story Top Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up Sun,5 Aug 2012 12:56 PM PDT Associated Press - Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. Full Story Top Earth to Mars rover, Curiosity: Have you landed? Fri,3 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT Tune in to the Yahoo! live-stream on Sunday, August 5, at 10:31 p.m. PT or 1:31 a.m. ET. On Sunday night, millions of miles away, a nail-biter of a landing will be executed—or not—on Mars. The Mars rover, Curiosity, which has been traveling to the distant planet for the past eight-and-a-half months, will land on [...] Full Story Top Obama 'deeply saddened' by shooting at Sikh temple Sun,5 Aug 2012 03:37 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama said Sunday that he and first lady Michelle Obama are "deeply saddened" by the killing of at least six people Sunday at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and promised his administration will provide "whatever support is necessary" to those investigating the shooting. 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 Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield Sun,5 Aug 2012 04:17 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a U.S.-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other regional enemies, a senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday. The new "Block 4" generation of guided interceptor rockets, radars and technologies for synchronizing Arrow with U.S. systems was being installed in deployed Israeli batteries, a process that would take several weeks, the official said. ... Full Story Top More than gay marriage driving Chick-fil-A flap Fri,3 Aug 2012 03:45 PM PDT Associated Press - When President Barack Obama said same-sex couples should have the right to marry, it was national news for a few days before the presidential campaign and the country went back to business as usual. Full Story Top Romney Tells Reid to "Put Up or Shut Up" on Tax Source Fri,3 Aug 2012 09:43 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday strongly denied claims by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that he had not paid his taxes for several years in a row. Romney, speaking in front of supporters at McCandless Trucking in North Las Vegas, Nev., answered press questions about Reid's remarks, saying that he had "paid taxes every year -- a lot of taxes," and that Reid needed "to put up or shut up" regarding the sources behind his claims, as quoted by the Washington Post. Full Story Top Key Republicans accuse top Democrat of lying on Romney tax charge Sun,5 Aug 2012 10:28 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential campaign's war of words turned increasingly bitter on Sunday with two influential Republicans accusing the top Senate Democrat of lying when he said their party's presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, had not paid income taxes for 10 years. Reince Priebus, the Republican Party's national chairman, called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "a dirty liar" for his accusation, based on a source that Reid has not named. ... Full Story Top Graham Says Reid is 'Lying' About Romney's Taxes Sun,5 Aug 2012 09:56 AM PDT National Journal - Senator Lindsey Graham. R-S.C., called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., a liar on Sunday for comments Reid has made about Mitt Romney's taxes."I think he's lying about his statement of knowing something about Romney," Graham said on CNN's State of the Union.Reid has said he heard from a source that the former Massachusetts Governor paid no taxes over the past 10 years, an allegation that has caught fire in the past week as Romney's taxes, and his refusal to release more than two years of documentation, return to the center of the election. ... Full Story Top Russian female punk band trial hurtles towards verdict Sun,5 Aug 2012 05:02 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three young women from the punk band Pussy Riot could face sentence this week in a trial over their "protest prayer" in a church that has transfixed Russia and opened President Vladimir Putin to new accusations of a crackdown on dissent. The first week of hearings divided the mainly Russian Orthodox country. Some believers want tough sentences but many others are calling for leniency, even though few approve of the unsanctioned performance at the altar of Moscow's main church. ... Full Story Top Future of Mars Exploration May Ride on NASA's Rover Landing Sat,4 Aug 2012 08:05 PM PDT SPACE.com - PASADENA, Calif. – The excitement, tension and anxiety is palpable here as NASA's huge Mars rover Curiosity nears its daring dive onto the Red Planet.  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

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