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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Report: Obama authorizes secret support for Syrian rebels Postal service to default on health care benefits Judge: Peterson murder trial in jeopardy Toyota recalls about 760,000 RAV4s Pro-Obama super PAC plans $30 million ad buy in the fall Professor's email reveals chilling shooting plot Maryland man who called himself 'joker' charged Video: Will the world's hunger for sushi cause tuna extinction? Chick-fil-A supporters turn out in droves for 'Appreciation Day' Congress approves new sanctions on Iran House passes bill extending tax rates for all income levels Tennessee candidates engage in anti-Islam contest Bridge collapse anniversary: How safe are drivers now? General Assembly to ask Syria's Assad to step down Rubio bill would make Olympic prize money tax-exempt 3 workers hurt in explosion at closed Colo. school Hospital visits of Batman impersonator canceled after shooting Report: Obama authorizes secret support for Syrian rebels Wed,1 Aug 2012 06:04 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said. Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad. This and other developments signal a shift toward growing, albeit still circumscribed, support for Assad's armed opponents - a shift that intensified following last month's failure of the U.N. ... Full Story Top Postal service to default on health care benefits Wed,1 Aug 2012 03:12 PM PDT Congress is sitting idly by Wednesday as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to default on $5.5 billion in retiree health care payments. The postal service confirmed in a statement Monday that it would default on its payment to the U.S. Treasury due at midnight on Wednesday. It is also prepared to default on a $5.6 [...] Full Story Top Judge: Peterson murder trial in jeopardy Wed,1 Aug 2012 04:04 PM PDT Associated Press - A visibly angry judge said Wednesday he will consider declaring a mistrial at Drew Peterson's murder trial after a second major blunder by prosecutors in as many days, once again illustrating how the high-profile case has been beset by problems from the outset. Full Story Top Toyota recalls about 760,000 RAV4s Wed,1 Aug 2012 05:07 PM PDT Yahoo! Finance - Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it is recalling about 760,000 Toyota RAV4 utility vehicles and 18,000 Lexus HS 250h hybrid vehicles in the United States to correct a defect in rear suspension. Full Story Top Pro-Obama super PAC plans $30 million ad buy in the fall Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT The main super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's re-election bid, Priorities USA Action, has reserved $30 million in fall air time in six states, Yahoo News has confirmed. The size of the ad buy indicates that the group, which has reported raising $20.7 million since it was founded by former White House aides in 2011, [...] Full Story Top Professor's email reveals chilling shooting plot Wed,1 Aug 2012 05:19 PM PDT Associated Press - Rainer Reinscheid was into his second bottle of wine when he wrote a chilling email titled, "a good plan," detailing how he wanted to get revenge on the people he blamed for his son's suicide. Full Story Top Maryland man who called himself 'joker' charged Wed,1 Aug 2012 07:27 PM PDT Associated Press - A Maryland man accused of referring to himself as "a joker" and threatening to shoot up his workplace, raising alarms after Colorado's mass shooting a week earlier, is facing charges of misdemeanor telephone misuse, prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Top Video: Will the world's hunger for sushi cause tuna extinction? Wed,1 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT It's no secret that Americans loves sushi. What used to be a delicacy savored on special occasions has become a new kind of fast food, available in cafeterias and grocery stores, even baseball stadiums. Our fear of eating raw fish has fully subsided and we now consume so much fish that if we're not careful [...] Full Story Top Chick-fil-A supporters turn out in droves for 'Appreciation Day' Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT After several weeks of protests and mayoral catcalls stemming from Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's controversial public comments against same-sex marriage, supporters of the fast-food chain--and traditional marriage--turned out in droves on Wednesday, jamming many of Chick-fil-A's 1,600 U.S. stores. And protesters, for the most part, stayed away. In Englewood, Colo., an overcapacity lunch crowd spilled [...] Full Story Top Congress approves new sanctions on Iran Wed,1 Aug 2012 05:41 PM PDT Associated Press - Congress voted Wednesday to slap sanctions on Iran's energy, shipping and financial industries, convinced that increasing the economic pressure on Tehran will derail its suspected nuclear weapons program. Full Story Top House passes bill extending tax rates for all income levels Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a bill passed by the Senate that would extend current income tax rates to families earning less than $250,000 per year, and then approved a separate bill extending the rates for all income levels. Nineteen Democrats joined Republicans in voting against the Senate plan before the Republican bill [...] Full Story Top Tennessee candidates engage in anti-Islam contest Wed,1 Aug 2012 06:42 PM PDT Reuters - An argument over who is more opposed to the Islamic faith and the construction of a mosque near Nashville has become an unlikely issue in a nasty Tennessee Republican congressional primary to be decided on Thursday. Freshman Republican Representative Diane Black is challenged by Lou Ann Zelenik, who lost to Black in a primary to represent the rural district two years ago by less than 300 votes. ... Full Story Top Bridge collapse anniversary: How safe are drivers now? Wed,1 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT ABC News - Five years ago today more than 100 cars were traveling over a bridge on I-35W during a Minneapolis rush hour when it suddenly collapsed, dropping cars from the interstate into the 15-foot-deep Mississippi River below, trapping many passengers inside. Full Story Top General Assembly to ask Syria's Assad to step down Wed,1 Aug 2012 06:56 PM PDT Associated Press - Arab countries pushed ahead Wednesday with a symbolic U.N. General Assembly resolution that tells Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign and turn over power to a transitional government. It also demands that the Syrian army stop its shelling and helicopter attacks and withdraw to its barracks. A vote is set for Friday morning. Full Story Top Rubio bill would make Olympic prize money tax-exempt Wed,1 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill Wednesday that would exempt Americans competing in the Olympic Games from paying taxes on the prize money from their victory. Athletes are awarded a $25,000 honorarium for first place, $15,000 for second and $10,000 for third, but under Rubio's bill, the money would not be subject to taxes [...] Full Story Top 3 workers hurt in explosion at closed Colo. school Wed,1 Aug 2012 05:56 PM PDT Associated Press - Two construction workers and a school district employee were injured Wednesday when an explosion caused a roof to partially collapse at a middle school east of Boulder. Full Story Top Hospital visits of Batman impersonator canceled after shooting Wed,1 Aug 2012 02:11 PM PDT It seemed like a perfectly nice thing to do: Man dresses up as Batman and visits children's hospitals. That is, until the Aurora, Colorado, shootings. Lenny Robinson, of Maryland, dresses up as Batman. He has a custom-made bat suit and a replica of the Batmobile, which he had planned to take on a cross-country tour [...] Full Story Top

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