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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Special Report: A little house of secrets on the Great Plains Inflatable Shark Among 300 New Species Discovered in Philippines Does video show UFO over UK? A disturbing trend: Neo-Nazi codes No 'him' or 'her'; preschool fights gender bias FACT CHECK: Bachmann bomblets raising eyebrows How to relieve eye fatigue caused by your computer screen Homeowners’ association tells veteran to remove flagpole Gabrielle Giffords makes public appearance Fabulous patio dining in Atlanta UFOs seen in London skies: viral video spotlight LA sheriff warns of cocaine additive reactions Norma Lyon, Iowa fair's 'butter cow lady,' dies Myanmar deports Michelle Yeoh after Suu Kyi movie Actress Yeoh blacklisted, deported from Myanmar Tom Petty reportedly wants Bachmann to stop using ‘American Girl’ Protesters clash with riot police in Athens strike NM blaze threatening nuclear lab, sparking fires Hidden treasure found under Nepalese palace Asian 'megapest' is chomping up US orchards Bachmann admits John Wayne flub, but still insists John Quincy Adams was a Founding Father Glenn Beck and family encounter hostility in NYC Israeli innovators build new 'Silicon Valley' Out of work for a while? Tell us your story America's First Zero-Packaging Grocery Store to Open in Austin Asteroid Buzzes Through Twitter, Michele Bachmann’s Mix-Up, and Twitter Sides With Supreme Court on Video Games Woman survives 100-foot plunge off Buffalo bridge How the West May Flood: Winter's Long, Long Reach Fed official: Biggest banks put ‘future of capitalism’ at risk Spring buying boosts home prices in 13 US cities Worst drought in 60 years hitting Horn of Africa: U.N. Jewish groups ask Vatican to punish Polish priest Why Blagojevich Didn't Beat the Charges This Time Suicide bombers attack landmark hotel in Afghan capital Newsweek cover imagines Diana at age 50 Seattle police leave rifle unattended on cruiser Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire Dictator dossier: As exile options dwindle, deposed leaders fight to hold on Debris narrowly misses International Space Station Wis. Supreme Court argument leads to investigation Special Report: A little house of secrets on the Great Plains Tue,28 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - SHELL GAMES: A Reuters Investigation Full Story1 Top Inflatable Shark Among 300 New Species Discovered in Philippines Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT LiveScience.com - A treasure trove of hundreds of new species may have been discovered in the Philippines, including a bizarre sea star that feeds exclusively on sunken driftwood and a deep-sea, shrimp-eating shark that swells up to scare off other predators. Full Story1 Top Does video show UFO over UK? Tue,28 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT The Lookout - Does the video above show a UFO "mothership" and a fleet of spacecraft hovering in the sky over London, England? It certainly seems to be sparking interest. Since being posted on YouTube Friday, it's been viewed more than 835,000 times. The video, taken by a pedestrian on a London street, shows three shining circular dots [...] Full Story1 Top A disturbing trend: Neo-Nazi codes Tue,28 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT The Upshot - The swastika, unmistakable symbol of Nazi power, has been banned in Germany for some time. However, neo-Nazis are finding ways around that law, initiating alternate graphics and codes to promote their Hitler-inspired beliefs. A new brochure titled "Hide and Seek," featured in German news magazine Der Spiegel, explains the troubling trend. Of course, the symbols [...] 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 FACT CHECK: Bachmann bomblets raising eyebrows Tue,28 Jun 2011 09:24 AM PDT AP - Michele Bachmann's claim that she has "never gotten a penny" from a family farm that's been subsidized by the government is at odds with her financial disclosure statements. They show tens of thousands in personal income from the operation. Full Story1 Top How to relieve eye fatigue caused by your computer screen Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:37 AM PDT Technology News Blog - After finishing up a hard day's work, many of us come home bleary-eyed with a raging headache â€" but we don't have to. In this digitally-inclined era, most people spend the lion's share of a work day online, parked in … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top Homeowners’ association tells veteran to remove flagpole Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT The Lookout - Vietnam and Korean War veteran Fred Quigley is in a battle with a developer over his wish to fly an American flag on a 14-foot flagpole outside of his home in Macedonia, Ohio. Joe Migliorini, a partner in the development company's firm and the head of the homeowners' association for the retirement community in which [...] Full Story1 Top Gabrielle Giffords makes public appearance Tue,28 Jun 2011 06:13 AM PDT The Ticket - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appeared at a public event last night for the first time since being shot in the head in a Jan. 8 attack in her home district of Tucson, Ariz. The Arizona Democrat entered the auditorium at Space Center Houston to a standing ovation, ABC News reports, where her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, [...] Full Story1 Top Fabulous patio dining in Atlanta Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:04 AM PDT News - Local Atlanta - By Collin Kelley, AtlantaINtown Warm weather has settled in and that means the patios and Intown eateries are abuzz with diners enjoying a cocktail, cool salad or other summer meal. We asked our regular contributors â€" and our staff â€" … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top UFOs seen in London skies: viral video spotlight Tue,28 Jun 2011 03:43 AM PDT AFP Relax News - A video purportedly showing a "UFO mothership" and a "fleet" of alien spacecraft has gone viral on YouTube on June 28, two days after it was uploaded.  Full Story1 Top LA sheriff warns of cocaine additive reactions Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:55 PM PDT AP - Cocaine cut with a livestock de-worming medication is causing severe skin reactions in drug users, authorities warned Monday. Full Story1 Top Norma Lyon, Iowa fair's 'butter cow lady,' dies Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:11 PM PDT AP - Norma "Duffy" Lyon, whose life-size butter sculptures of cows, Elvis and even Jesus and his disciples delighted Iowa state fairgoers for nearly half a century, has died. She was 81. Full Story1 Top Myanmar deports Michelle Yeoh after Suu Kyi movie Tue,28 Jun 2011 08:28 AM PDT AP - The military-backed government of Myanmar has deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who stars as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie, officials said Tuesday. Full Story1 Top Actress Yeoh blacklisted, deported from Myanmar Tue,28 Jun 2011 01:58 AM PDT Reuters - YANGON (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar have deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh who plans to play pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming film, an immigration official said Tuesday. Full Story1 Top Tom Petty reportedly wants Bachmann to stop using ‘American Girl’ Tue,28 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT The Ticket - It's not a campaign if a rock star doesn't get mad about a politician using their music without permission. Following in the steps of David Byrne v. Charlie Crist and other legendary artist versus candidate smack downs, Tom Petty is reportedly preparing to take legal action against Michele Bachmann's campaign, after she played his 1977 [...] Full Story1 Top Protesters clash with riot police in Athens strike Tue,28 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT AP - Riot police fired tear gas at youths hurling rocks near the Greek finance ministry Tuesday, trying to quell the anger unleashed by a general strike as parliament debated new cost-cutting measures. Full Story1 Top NM blaze threatening nuclear lab, sparking fires Tue,28 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT AP - Firefighters worked through the night and into Tuesday hoping to put out spot fires erupting ahead of a wildfire in the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. Full Story1 Top Hidden treasure found under Nepalese palace Tue,28 Jun 2011 07:41 AM PDT AFP - Workers renovating a former royal palace in the Nepalese capital have discovered a huge stash of gold and silver ornaments weighing more than 300 kilograms (661 pounds), the government said Tuesday. Full Story1 Top Asian 'megapest' is chomping up US orchards Tue,28 Jun 2011 12:27 AM PDT AFP - A stink bug from Asia is chomping up US vegetable fields, orchards and vineyards, causing experts to scramble through an arsenal of weapons to try and halt this stealthy, smelly predator. Full Story1 Top Bachmann admits John Wayne flub, but still insists John Quincy Adams was a Founding Father Tue,28 Jun 2011 07:11 AM PDT The Ticket - Michele Bachmann acknowledged Tuesday that she misspoke when she claimed yesterday that actor John Wayne was from her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. But the 2012 GOP hopeful refused to dial back on another one of her notable gaffes: Her claim that the nation's Founding Fathers "worked tirelessly to end slavery." In an interview with ABC's [...] Full Story1 Top Glenn Beck and family encounter hostility in NYC Tue,28 Jun 2011 03:48 PM PDT The Daily Caller - When Glenn Beck ventured out with his wife and daughter to catch a Hitchcock flick in New York City’s Bryant Park, the event “turned into a hostile free-for-all,” according to his Web site. Full Story1 Top Israeli innovators build new 'Silicon Valley' Tue,28 Jun 2011 03:08 PM PDT AFP - With a concentration of start-ups just behind that of Silicon Valley and an impressive pool of engineers, Israel is becoming the new standard for high-tech, with a unique business model. Full Story1 Top Out of work for a while? Tell us your story Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:24 AM PDT The Lookout - It's no secret that this country is enduring an unemployment crisis. But what's especially troubling about today's jobless scene is that the United States is actually in the midst of a *long-term* unemployment crisis. Of the nearly 14 million Americans who are officially jobless, more than 6 million have been out of work for more [...] Full Story1 Top America's First Zero-Packaging Grocery Store to Open in Austin Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:54 AM PDT Time.com - Ever feel a pang of guilt throwing away glass bottles, plastic containers, and loads of other completely reusable packaging materials? If that's you, then the zero-waste grocery store in.gredients coming to Austin, Texas will be your new favorite store. Full Story1 Top Asteroid Buzzes Through Twitter, Michele Bachmann’s Mix-Up, and Twitter Sides With Supreme Court on Video Games Tue,28 Jun 2011 09:10 AM PDT Trending Now - The twittersphere is abuzz over a school bus-sized asteroid that came within 7,500 miles of Earth yesterday, zooming even below some satellites. Noted science, technology, and news outlets on Twitter sensationalized the event with tweets about the asteroid being a "near miss" and "close shave" that "buzzed earth." But there was no need to watch [...] Full Story1 Top Woman survives 100-foot plunge off Buffalo bridge Tue,28 Jun 2011 05:58 AM PDT AP - Authorities say a woman apparently trying to commit suicide has survived a 100-foot plunge off the Buffalo, N.Y., bridge linking the U.S. and Canada. Full Story1 Top How the West May Flood: Winter's Long, Long Reach Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:02 AM PDT Time.com - First came the Mississippi. Then the Missouri. Now the nation's West waits as the mountain snowpack perches at 300% more than average and flood watches blanket the region. Full Story1 Top Fed official: Biggest banks put ‘future of capitalism’ at risk Tue,28 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT The Lookout - Are Wall Street mega-banks so powerful and sprawling that they threaten our entire capitalist system? That's the claim being made by one top Federal Reserve official. In a speech at New York University Monday (pdf), Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Kansas City Fed, argued that the biggest and most complex banks are "fundamentally inconsistent [...] Full Story1 Top Spring buying boosts home prices in 13 US cities Tue,28 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT AP - Home prices in most major U.S. cities are rising for the first time in eight months, boosted by an annual wave of spring buying. Analysts cautioned that the increases may be temporary and don't signal a rebound for the depressed home market. Full Story1 Top Worst drought in 60 years hitting Horn of Africa: U.N. Tue,28 Jun 2011 04:58 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Full Story1 Top Jewish groups ask Vatican to punish Polish priest Tue,28 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT AP - International Jewish groups have called on the Vatican to sanction a prominent Polish priest who they say uses his media empire to foment anti-Semitism. Full Story1 Top Why Blagojevich Didn't Beat the Charges This Time Mon,27 Jun 2011 04:26 PM PDT Time.com - Two weeks ago, as the prosecution made its final points in hiscorruption trial, a pale Rod Blagojevich listened nervously as his wife,Patti looked on, sullen and indignant, from the bench, the arms of herbrother around her. It was as if they could feel what was coming. Full Story1 Top Suicide bombers attack landmark hotel in Afghan capital Tue,28 Jun 2011 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Up to seven Taliban fighters, including suicide bombers, attacked a hotel frequented by Westerners in the Afghan capital late on Tuesday, Afghan officials said, before NATO helicopters killed the last three insurgents in a final rooftop battle. Full Story1 Top Newsweek cover imagines Diana at age 50 Tue,28 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT AP - The latest Newsweek cover contains a ghostly sight: a computer-generated image of a stylish Princess Diana walking with Kate Middleton. Full Story1 Top Seattle police leave rifle unattended on cruiser Tue,28 Jun 2011 04:06 PM PDT AP - A Seattle police spokesman says the department is embarrassed after officers left a police rifle unattended on a patrol car outside a busy downtown area. Spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb says the department has launched an investigation. Full Story1 Top Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire Tue,28 Jun 2011 10:27 PM PDT AP - A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site from flames and monitor the air for radiation. Full Story1 Top Dictator dossier: As exile options dwindle, deposed leaders fight to hold on Tue,28 Jun 2011 11:50 AM PDT The Envoy - Henchmen for Libya's Moammar Gadhafi on Monday dismissed arrest warrants issued against him by the international war crimes court as inconsequential with little near-term prospect of being carried out. But such confidence in a future without punitive measures is perhaps no more than posturing on the part of despots. Amid the turbulence of Arab Spring [...] Full Story1 Top Debris narrowly misses International Space Station Tue,28 Jun 2011 03:40 PM PDT AFP - A piece of space debris narrowly missed the International Space Station on Tuesday in a rare incident that forced the six-member crew to scramble to their rescue craft, space agency officials said. Full Story1 Top Wis. Supreme Court argument leads to investigation Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:36 PM PDT AP - A fight between Wisconsin's divided Supreme Court justices led Monday to a criminal investigation and calls from the governor and others to resolve long-standing differences and restore public confidence in the institution. Full Story1 Top

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