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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Canada Post strike: Residents ask if they really need a postman NY Gov. Cuomo signs gay marriage law NY gay marriages can begin as early as end of July Upgrade Your Life: Wait, don’t upgrade Wedding plans bloom as NY legalizes gay marriage Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died Gay marriage backers: NY vote has national impact Experts: National impact from New York marriage law AP-GfK Poll: People divided on looming debt crisis Mobster's run almost textbook case of evasion Brady Bunch mom got crabs in affair with NY mayor Some celebrity quotes on NY's new gay marriage law Jermaine Jackson honors his late brother Conservatives limit consumer, rights lawsuits The creepiest trees on Earth Generous residents help neighbors in flooded Minot Mob boss brought back to Boston; will he sing? Water filling 2,500 homes in Minot as river rises House rebukes Obama but won't halt funds for Libya Lawmakers harden positions on taxes, spending Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show NY birthplace of gay rights movement fetes new law Ill penguin stranded in NZ is offered a lift home Brazen hacker group LulzSec says it's disbanding Story of a raid: US night operations anger Afghans Woman wakes up at her own funeral, dies from shock Billy the Kid tintype up for auction in Denver AP Enterprise: Pharmacy robberies sweeping US Pop artist Ruscha channels Kerouac in latest work NATO says hit military targets in Libya's Brega Biden warns GOP on debt ceiling talks Japan’s Newest Pop Star Isn’t Real, Justin Bieber Fans Out For Blood, and the FBI Embraces Social Media Ind. move to cut Planned Parenthood funds blocked Car bomb outside Afghan clinic kills at least 35 Sportsmen monitor gas drilling in Marcellus Shale While US talks withdrawal, Afghan corruption soars Suicide car bomber kills 35 at Afghan clinic Illinois governor signs election law favoring Democrats Apple releases iOS 5 beta 2, wireless sync enabled Israelis confess to Auschwitz memorial theft Canada Post strike: Residents ask if they really need a postman Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:12 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - When Canadian letter carriers went on strike three weeks ago they hoped to force the national postal service, Canada Post, to back down from a cost-cutting proposal to dramatically reduce wages. Full Story1 Top NY Gov. Cuomo signs gay marriage law Sat,25 Jun 2011 04:47 AM PDT AP - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed New York's gay marriage bill, starting what is expected to be a crush of gay weddings starting in 30 days. Full Story1 Top NY gay marriages can begin as early as end of July Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT AP - After days of contentious negotiations and last-minute reversals by two Republican senators, New York became the sixth and largest state in the country to legalize gay marriage, breathing life into the national gay rights movement that had stalled over a nearly identical bill here two years ago. Full Story1 Top Upgrade Your Life: Wait, don’t upgrade Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:01 AM PDT Upgrade Your Life - New gadgets always seem better than the old ones, but sometimes it's best to stick with last year's model. In this week's episode of Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News' Becky Worley shows us some old gadgets to hold on to, and new stuff to hold off on! Stand Alone GPS Navigators vs. GPS Smartphone Apps [...] Full Story1 Top Wedding plans bloom as NY legalizes gay marriage Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:46 PM PDT AP - As the news flashed around the globe that New York state had legalized gay marriage, New York fashion designer Malcolm Harris didn't waste any time. He dashed off a Twitter message to his boyfriend of nine years: "'Will you marry me?" Full Story1 Top Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:22 PM PDT AP - The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives. Full Story1 Top Gay marriage backers: NY vote has national impact Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:43 PM PDT AP - Many obstacles still lie ahead for supporters of same-sex marriage, and eventually they will need Congress or the Supreme Court to embrace their goal. For the moment, though, they are jubilantly channeling the lyrics of "New York, New York." Full Story1 Top Experts: National impact from New York marriage law Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:53 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - When New York became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, following a grueling overtime session in the state Legislature on Friday, it immediately transformed the national debate over the issue, legal experts said. Full Story1 Top AP-GfK Poll: People divided on looming debt crisis Sat,25 Jun 2011 04:36 PM PDT AP - Americans seem not to have awakened to the fast-looming debt crisis that could summon a new recession, imperil their stock market investments and shatter faith in the world's most powerful economy. Those are among the implications, both sudden and long-lasting, expected to unfold if the U.S. defaults on debt payments for the first time in history. Full Story1 Top Mobster's run almost textbook case of evasion Sat,25 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT AP - Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger did almost everything right in evading capture for 16 years. Full Story1 Top Brady Bunch mom got crabs in affair with NY mayor Sat,25 Jun 2011 10:16 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - This would have made an interesting episode of "The Brady Bunch." Full Story1 Top Some celebrity quotes on NY's new gay marriage law Fri,24 Jun 2011 11:16 PM PDT AP - Some quotes from celebrities reacting to state lawmakers passing and Gov. Andrew Cuomo signing legislation making gay marriage legal in New York: Full Story1 Top Jermaine Jackson honors his late brother Sat,25 Jun 2011 10:54 AM PDT AP - Jermaine Jackson performed a nostalgic tribute concert Friday to his late brother Michael Jackson to mark the second anniversary of the pop star's death as part of the 12th International Indian Film Academy festivities in Toronto. Full Story1 Top Conservatives limit consumer, rights lawsuits Sat,25 Jun 2011 03:36 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court's conservative majority made it harder for people to band together to sue the nation's largest businesses in the two most far-reaching rulings of the term the justices are wrapping up on Monday. Full Story1 Top The creepiest trees on Earth Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:03 PM PDT The Upshot - Environmental Graffiti has assembled this collection of some of the strangest looking trees in nature. CLICK HERE TO SEE CREEPY TREES brothergrimm/environmentalgraffiti.com For the full collection from Environmental Graffiti, click here. Full Story1 Top Generous residents help neighbors in flooded Minot Sat,25 Jun 2011 10:27 PM PDT AP - Chased from their homes by rising floodwaters and bunking with friends, clergymen Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast did what seems to come naturally to folks around here: They hopped into a car and headed for a nearby town to help others evacuate. Full Story1 Top Mob boss brought back to Boston; will he sing? Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT AP - James "Whitey" Bulger's capture could cause a world of trouble inside the FBI. Full Story1 Top Water filling 2,500 homes in Minot as river rises Fri,24 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - The Souris River's full weight hit Minot on Friday, swamping an estimated 2,500 homes as it soared nearly 4 feet in less than a day and overwhelmed the city's levees. City officials said they expected as many as 4,500 homes to be severely damaged by the time the river peaks Saturday. Full Story1 Top House rebukes Obama but won't halt funds for Libya Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT AP - Challenging presidential power, a defiant U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Friday to deny President Barack Obama the authority to wage war against Libya. But Republicans fell short in an effort to actually cut off funds for the operation in a constitutional showdown reflecting both political differences and unease over American involvement. Full Story1 Top Lawmakers harden positions on taxes, spending Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats dug in their heels Friday as President Barack Obama prepared to wade into a divisive debate over taxes and spending aimed at heading off a default on the U.S. government's debt. Full Story1 Top Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:46 PM PDT AP - Jerry Lewis was hospitalized Friday after he was unable to perform at a show in suburban Sydney, but his publicist said he was simply overtired and was released after a few hours. Full Story1 Top NY birthplace of gay rights movement fetes new law Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:30 AM PDT AP - Champagne corks popped, rainbow flags flapped and crowds embraced and danced in the streets of Manhattan's Greenwich Village as New York became the sixth and largest state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage. Full Story1 Top Ill penguin stranded in NZ is offered a lift home Sat,25 Jun 2011 03:57 AM PDT AP - A young emperor penguin stranded in New Zealand has survived two medical procedures and now has an offer of a lift home. Full Story1 Top Brazen hacker group LulzSec says it's disbanding Sat,25 Jun 2011 08:53 PM PDT AP - A publicity-seeking hacker group that has left a trail of sabotaged websites over the last two months, including attacks on law enforcement and releases of private data, said unexpectedly on Saturday it is dissolving itself. Full Story1 Top Story of a raid: US night operations anger Afghans Sat,25 Jun 2011 09:26 AM PDT AP - The American soldiers stormed into the Afghan family's compound in the middle of the night, kicking in doors and shouting. They ordered everyone into the yard, bound their hands, covered their heads and interrogated them for hours before taking away three men who had done nothing wrong. Full Story1 Top Woman wakes up at her own funeral, dies from shock Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Imagine waking up surrounded by family and friends â€" as they plan to bury you alive. Full Story1 Top Billy the Kid tintype up for auction in Denver Fri,24 Jun 2011 05:35 PM PDT AP - The iconic portrait of Billy the Kid that led to the mistaken belief that the outlaw was lefthanded is going up for sale this weekend. Full Story1 Top AP Enterprise: Pharmacy robberies sweeping US Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT AP - A wave of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States as desperate addicts and ruthless dealers turn to violence to feed the nation's growing hunger for narcotic painkillers. Full Story1 Top Pop artist Ruscha channels Kerouac in latest work Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT AP - Ed Ruscha has spent the last 50 years creating some of the most acclaimed works of the conceptual art movement, and he now reveals he's had a roadmap for much of that time â€" Jack Kerouac's seminal novel "On the Road." Full Story1 Top NATO says hit military targets in Libya's Brega Sat,25 Jun 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO said on Saturday its missiles had hit a site in Libya used by Muammar Gaddafi's forces to stockpile military supplies and vehicles, while Gaddafi's state media said 15 civilians had been killed. Full Story1 Top Biden warns GOP on debt ceiling talks Sat,25 Jun 2011 06:46 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday the Obama administration wouldn't let middle class Americans "carry the whole burden" to break a deadlock over the national debt limit, warning that the Republican approach would only benefit the wealthy. Full Story1 Top Japan’s Newest Pop Star Isn’t Real, Justin Bieber Fans Out For Blood, and the FBI Embraces Social Media Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:49 AM PDT Trending Now - Japan's latest rising pop star also happens to be one of Japan's latest pieces of technology. Aimi Eguchi is the newest member of AKB48, a famous Japanese pop group with 61 members. Eguchi made her debut in a TV commercial last week and is on the fast track to super-stardom. But Eguchi's thousands of fans [...] Full Story1 Top Ind. move to cut Planned Parenthood funds blocked Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:42 PM PDT AP - Indiana is not allowed to cut off Planned Parenthood's public funding for general health services solely because the organization also provides abortions, a federal judge said Friday in blocking parts of the state's tough new abortion law. Full Story1 Top Car bomb outside Afghan clinic kills at least 35 Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:49 AM PDT AP - A suicide bomber blew up his sport utility vehicle outside a small clinic in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, bringing the building down on those inside, Afghan authorities said. At least 35 people were reported killed. Full Story1 Top Sportsmen monitor gas drilling in Marcellus Shale Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:54 AM PDT AP - Fishermen are gearing up and hunters are taking aim at Marcellus Shale gas drilling. Full Story1 Top While US talks withdrawal, Afghan corruption soars Sat,25 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT AP - The farmer picking apples in the outskirts of Kabul must pay the Taliban $33 to ship out each truckload of fruit. The governor sends in armed men to chase workers off job sites if the official bribes aren't paid. Poor neighborhoods never get their U.N.-provided wheat, long since sold on the black market. Full Story1 Top Suicide car bomber kills 35 at Afghan clinic Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:29 AM PDT AP - A suicide car bomber blasted a small clinic Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, causing the building to collapse as mostly women and children lined up for vaccinations, maternity care and other services. At least 35 people were killed in one of the deadliest attacks against civilians this year. Full Story1 Top Illinois governor signs election law favoring Democrats Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Democratic Governor Pat Quinn signed into law on Friday a new congressional district map that could reverse gains Republicans made in the state in 2010 midterm elections. Full Story1 Top Apple releases iOS 5 beta 2, wireless sync enabled Sat,25 Jun 2011 01:29 PM PDT Digital Trends - Apple today released the second beta version of its iOS 5 mobile operating system to its iOS developer website, as well as the second beta of iTunes 10.5, which is needed to test one of iOS 5′s biggest new features: wireless syncing. And so far, the developer’s reviews give the new feature two big thumbs up. Full Story1 Top Israelis confess to Auschwitz memorial theft Sat,25 Jun 2011 01:03 PM PDT AP - An Israeli couple has confessed to stealing objects from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp memorial and have settled for a suspended prison term and a fine, officials said Saturday. Full Story1 Top

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