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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: "Lean gene" ups risk of heart disease and diabetes Obama's signature: Is it real or is it autopenned? Home Depot accused of violating Buy American Act Rare Billy the Kid photograph sold for $2.3 million Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz date, marry quietly Drivers, engineer watched Nev. Amtrak crash unfold Canada Post strike: Residents ask if they really need a postman Romney and Bachmann lead Iowa poll Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims Flood berm collapses at Nebraska nuclear plant Oklahoma murder suspect steals deputy's car, flees Truck company in Nev. train wreck had citations Levees hold as Souris River crests at historic high David Cameron's friend found dead at UK music fest Drivers, engineer watched Amtrak crash unfold Pride parade celebrates passage of gay marriage Michael Jackson 'Thriller' jacket fetches $1.8M APNewsBreak:Truck co. in train wreck had citations U.S. considers 56.2 mpg vehicle fuel standard: report Officials confirm 6 dead in Nevada Amtrak crash Brady Bunch mom got crabs in affair with NY mayor As water ebbs in Minot, thoughts of recovery School bus overturns on I-81 in Pa., injuring 25 Gaddafi's future not up for debate:Libyan government U.S. gas prices dip slightly to near $3.63/gallon Whales, plankton migrate across Northwest Passage Republicans firm on taxes ahead of Obama meeting Bachmann: 2012 bid not 'personal' against Obama Israel begins removing part of West Bank barrier Wallace fires back: ‘I guess the joke is on Jon Stewart’ Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail Venezuela tells foes "stop dreaming" of Chavez death China eyes Canada oil, US's energy nest egg Wrongly pronounced dead woman dies of shock at own funeral Woman wakes up at her own funeral, dies from shock APNewsBreak: Truck co in train wreck had citations Vermont town's blood drive, film draw notice Nigeria: 25 killed in 3 bomb attacks in northeast No 'him' or 'her'; preschool fights gender bias 5 still unaccounted for in Amtrak crash in Nevada "Lean gene" ups risk of heart disease and diabetes Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Being slim may not always lead to a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, scientists said Sunday after they identified a gene linked both to having a lean body and to a higher risk of metabolic diseases. Full Story1 Top Obama's signature: Is it real or is it autopenned? Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:14 PM PDT AP - It's the open secret that nobody in government wants to talk about: That cherished presidential signature that's tucked away in a scrapbook or framed for all to see might never have passed under the president's hand. Full Story1 Top Home Depot accused of violating Buy American Act Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:04 PM PDT AP - The photograph on Home Depot's website shows a line of smiling soldiers unloading a truck stacked with power tools and other company wares. Full Story1 Top Rare Billy the Kid photograph sold for $2.3 million Sun,26 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - The only authenticated photograph of infamous Wild West gunslinger Billy the Kid was auctioned off to Florida billionaire William Koch for an $2.3 million on Saturday night. Full Story1 Top Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz date, marry quietly Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT AP - Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, who play husband and wife in an upcoming film, have taken the roles to heart. Full Story1 Top Drivers, engineer watched Nev. Amtrak crash unfold Sun,26 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT AP - Two truck drivers and a train engineer watched helplessly as a semitrailer skidded the length of a football field before it smashed through crossing gates and into two double-decker cars of an Amtrak train at a highway crossing, killing at least six people. Full Story1 Top 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 Romney and Bachmann lead Iowa poll Sun,26 Jun 2011 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann led a closely watched presidential poll of Iowa Republicans, the state that holds the first contest in the nomination battle. Full Story1 Top Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT AP - Military intelligence officers were scrambling a year ago to collect and analyze the social, economic and tribal ins and outs of each valley and hamlet in Afghanistan. Full Story1 Top Flood berm collapses at Nebraska nuclear plant Sun,26 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT AP - A berm holding the flooded Missouri River back from a Nebraska nuclear power station collapsed early Sunday, but federal regulators said they were monitoring the situation and there was no danger. Full Story1 Top Oklahoma murder suspect steals deputy's car, flees Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:48 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sheriff's deputies in Oklahoma are conducting a manhunt on Sunday after a man accused of murder overpowered guards and escaped from a jail in Purcell in a stolen police car, authorities said. Full Story1 Top Truck company in Nev. train wreck had citations Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:12 PM PDT AP - A Nevada trucking company under scrutiny for a fiery crash with an Amtrak train that left at least six dead has been cited repeatedly by state authorities for crashes, unsafe driving and operating a truck with tires so bald the vehicle had to be taken off the road. Full Story1 Top Levees hold as Souris River crests at historic high Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - MINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - The Souris River crested to historic heights in North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot early on Sunday, but emergency levees held providing respite to officials battling to keep areas dry. Full Story1 Top David Cameron's friend found dead at UK music fest Sun,26 Jun 2011 06:58 AM PDT AP - A close friend of the British prime minister was found dead in a portable toilet at one of the country's leading music festivals Sunday, authorities said. Full Story1 Top Drivers, engineer watched Amtrak crash unfold Sun,26 Jun 2011 03:04 AM PDT AP - Two truck drivers and a train engineer watched helplessly as a semitrailer skidded the length of a football field before it smashed through crossing gates and into two double-decker cars of an Amtrak train at a Nevada highway crossing. Full Story1 Top Pride parade celebrates passage of gay marriage Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT AP - The floats were there, the music and dancing, too â€" all the usual staples of one of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades. But this year, something new joined the spectacle on the streets of New York City: proposals and wedding plans. Full Story1 Top Michael Jackson 'Thriller' jacket fetches $1.8M Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:18 PM PDT AP - A famed black-and-red calfskin jacket that Michael Jackson wore in the classic "Thriller" video has sold at auction for $1.8 million. Full Story1 Top APNewsBreak:Truck co. in train wreck had citations Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:50 PM PDT AP - A Nevada trucking company under scrutiny for a fiery crash with an Amtrak train that left at least six dead has been cited repeatedly by state authorities for crashes, unsafe driving and operating a truck with tires so bald the vehicle had to be taken off the road. Full Story1 Top U.S. considers 56.2 mpg vehicle fuel standard: report Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering requiring all new cars and trucks sold in the United States to get an average of 56.2 miles per gallon by 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Full Story1 Top Officials confirm 6 dead in Nevada Amtrak crash Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT AP - A truck driver tried to stop his big rig before it slammed into the side of an Amtrak passenger car in the Nevada desert, killing him and at least five other people on the train and injuring about 20 others in the fiery crash, authorities said Saturday. 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 As water ebbs in Minot, thoughts of recovery Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:55 PM PDT AP - The Souris River began a long, slow retreat in Minot on Sunday, leaving behind an arduous rebuilding job for more than 4,000 homeowners and hundreds of business operators, most of whom lack insurance to pay for it. Full Story1 Top School bus overturns on I-81 in Pa., injuring 25 Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:27 PM PDT AP - A school bus transporting children to camp overturned on a rural Pennsylvania interstate Sunday afternoon, injuring more than two dozen people and closing the highway for hours. Full Story1 Top Gaddafi's future not up for debate:Libyan government Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi is the historical choice of the Libyan people and cannot be moved aside, his government said on Sunday, stepping back from earlier statements offering an election on his future role. Full Story1 Top U.S. gas prices dip slightly to near $3.63/gallon Sun,26 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the past two weeks and could ease a bit more in coming weeks due in part to the release of crude oil from the U.S. strategic energy reserve, according to the latest nationwide Lundberg survey. Full Story1 Top Whales, plankton migrate across Northwest Passage Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:24 AM PDT AP - When a 43-foot (13-meter) gray whale was spotted off the Israeli town of Herzliya last year, scientists came to a startling conclusion: it must have wandered across the normally icebound route above Canada, where warm weather had briefly opened a clear channel three years earlier. Full Story1 Top Republicans firm on taxes ahead of Obama meeting Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate's top two Republicans on Sunday stood firm against including tax increases in any deal to raise the debt limit and shrink budget deficits one day before a meeting with President Barack Obama, but said the showdown need not go down to the "11th hour." Full Story1 Top Bachmann: 2012 bid not 'personal' against Obama Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:53 PM PDT AP - Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann said Sunday her bid to unseat President Barack Obama shouldn't be viewed as "anything personal" against the Democrat â€" he's "just wrong" on his policies for America. Full Story1 Top Israel begins removing part of West Bank barrier Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT AP - Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation barrier near a village that has come to symbolize Palestinian opposition to the enclosure, the military said. Full Story1 Top Wallace fires back: ‘I guess the joke is on Jon Stewart’ Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT The Daily Caller - Last week, “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace interviewed Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart. And throughout the week, their exchange was analyzed and criticized, and some even chalked it up as a victory for Stewart because he supposedly exposed Fox News as some sort of tool of the right. Full Story1 Top Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:40 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING, Jun (Reuters) - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, was reunited with his family early on Sunday after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail on subversion charges, but he needed rest and was not ready to speak in public, his wife said. Full Story1 Top Venezuela tells foes "stop dreaming" of Chavez death Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Senior allies of Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez have dismissed reports he is sicker than the government has admitted, telling his enemies to "stop dreaming" of his death. Full Story1 Top China eyes Canada oil, US's energy nest egg Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:18 PM PDT AP - In the northern reaches of Alberta lies a vast reserve of oil that the U.S. views as a pillar of its future energy needs. Full Story1 Top Wrongly pronounced dead woman dies of shock at own funeral Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:38 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Cats are said to have nine lives, but some humans apparently have two â€" at least that’s seems to be the case when you look at the story of Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov. 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 APNewsBreak: Truck co in train wreck had citations Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT AP - A Nevada trucking company under scrutiny for a fiery crash with an Amtrak train that left at least six dead has been cited repeatedly by state authorities for crashes, unsafe driving and operating a truck with tires so bald the vehicle had to be taken off the road. Full Story1 Top Vermont town's blood drive, film draw notice Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:53 AM PDT AP - When documentary filmmaker Art Jones and his five-man crew set out from New York to shoot footage of a blood drive in a small Vermont city, he did it to satisfy an old friend, one of the organizers. Jones figured it might make a nice four-minute film. Full Story1 Top Nigeria: 25 killed in 3 bomb attacks in northeast Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:16 PM PDT AP - Men riding motorcycles threw bombs into outdoor beer gardens Sunday night in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 25 people in attacks bearing striking similarities to others carried out by a radical Islamic sect in the region, police said. Full Story1 Top No 'him' or 'her'; preschool fights gender bias Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT AP - At the "Egalia" preschool, staff avoid using words like "him" or "her" and address the 33 kids as "friends" rather than girls and boys. Full Story1 Top 5 still unaccounted for in Amtrak crash in Nevada Sun,26 Jun 2011 06:52 PM PDT AP - An Amtrak official says there are now five passengers unaccounted for after a fiery crash between a semi-truck and train that killed at least six people and injured about 20 others at a crossing in the Nevada desert. Full Story1 Top

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