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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Filibuster broken against Texas abortion bill Haunting photos, unexpected support Harry Reid calls House Republicans ‘crazies’ Supreme Court halts use of key part of voting law Putin: 'Nyet' to US request to turn over Snowden Dem Rep. Markey wins US Senate election in Mass. Obama opens 2nd-term drive against climate change Army to cut brigades at 10 US bases Taliban attack shows militant spirit unbroken Judge in Trayvon Martin case weighs police calls Microsoft to unveil latest Windows adjustments LA Clippers finalize Doc Rivers' move from Boston 10 Things to Know for Wednesday Texas senator filibusters against abortion bill IG: IRS credit cards used for wine, pornography

Filibuster broken against Texas abortion bill  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 09:15 PM PDT Texas' lieutenant governor late Tuesday suspended a senator's filibuster against wide-ranging abortion restrictions, but Democrats moved quickly to appeal the decision and set off a parliamentary fight over the rules. Full Story	Top
Haunting photos, unexpected support  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 02:48 PM PDT Day two of George Zimmerman's murder trial brought forth powerful pieces. Full Story	Top
Harry Reid calls House Republicans ‘crazies’  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 01:44 PM PDT "Wacko birds" are so last season. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a frustrated Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid referred to some House Republicans as "crazies" when asked about the federal immigration bill's chances of passing the Republican-majority House. "The speaker has said, within a period of a little over 24 hours, we're [...] Full Story	Top
Supreme Court halts use of key part of voting law  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 01:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Supreme Court threw out the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, a decision deplored by the White House but cheered by mostly Southern states now free from nearly 50 years of intense federal oversight of their elections. Full Story	Top
Putin: 'Nyet' to US request to turn over Snowden  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 01:52 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Yes, he's at a Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him. Full Story	Top
Dem Rep. Markey wins US Senate election in Mass.  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 08:47 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey defeated Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in a special election on Tuesday for the state's U.S. Senate seat long held by John Kerry, a race that failed to draw the attention that the state's 2010 special Senate election did. Full Story	Top
Obama opens 2nd-term drive against climate change  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 05:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Appealing for courageous action "before it's too late," President Barack Obama launched a major second-term drive Tuesday to combat climate change and secure a safer planet, bypassing Congress as he sought to set a cornerstone of his legacy. Full Story	Top
Army to cut brigades at 10 US bases  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 05:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army will eliminate at least 12 combat brigades, relocate thousands of soldiers and cancel $400 million in construction projects as the first wave of federal budget cuts takes aim at military communities around the country. Full Story	Top
Taliban attack shows militant spirit unbroken  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 08:06 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban attack at the gates of the Afghan presidential palace cast a cold light Tuesday on the course of a war that Washington remains committed to ending. Full Story	Top
Judge in Trayvon Martin case weighs police calls  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 03:20 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Several times in six months, neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman called police to report suspicious characters in the gated townhouse community where he lived. Each time, when asked, he reported that the suspects were black males. Full Story	Top
Microsoft to unveil latest Windows adjustments  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 09:18 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is giving people a peek into Windows 8.1, a free update that promises to address some of the gripes people have with the latest version of the company's flagship operating system. Full Story	Top
LA Clippers finalize Doc Rivers' move from Boston  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 05:19 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — After weeks of negotiations and intrigue, Doc Rivers has officially left the Boston Celtics for the Los Angeles Clippers. Full Story	Top
10 Things to Know for Wednesday  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 06:02 PM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: Full Story	Top
Texas senator filibusters against abortion bill  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 07:54 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that would impose stringent new abortion restrictions across the nation's second-most populous state. Full Story	Top
IG: IRS credit cards used for wine, pornography  Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 02:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Poor oversight by the Internal Revenue Service allowed workers to use agency credit cards to buy wine for an expensive luncheon, dorky swag for managers' meetings and, for one employee, romance novels and diet pills, an agency watchdog said Tuesday. Full Story	Top

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