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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
Obama Leaves God out of Thanksgiving Speech, Riles Critics
Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:30 AM PST
ABC News - Should Have Mentioned God, Critics Say Full Story
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How much crazier can Black Friday get?
Sat,26 Nov 2011 07:47 PM PST
AP - Pepper-sprayed customers, smash-and-grab looters and bloody scenes in the shopping aisles. How did Black Friday devolve into this? Full Story
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Iran threatens to hit Turkey if US, Israel attack
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:55 AM PST
AP - Iran will target NATO's missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic, a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday. Full Story
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Kansas governor tattles on teen's rude tweet
Fri,25 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST
AFP - The governor of Kansas faced an online trashing Friday for tattling on a teenaged girl who sent out a critical tweet during a visit to the state capitol. Full Story
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Violence, pepper spray mars Black Friday shopping
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:29 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A shopper pepper-sprayed other bargain hunters and robbers shot at customers to steal their Black Friday purchases, marring the start of the U.S. holiday shopping season, according to authorities. Up to 20 people were injured after a woman used pepper spray at a Walmart in Los Angeles to get an edge on her competitors. In a second incident, off-duty officers in North Carolina used pepper spray to subdue rowdy shoppers waiting for electronics. ... Full Story
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NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops
Sat,26 Nov 2011 08:22 PM PST
AP - Pakistan has blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and demanded Washington vacate a base used by American drones after coalition aircraft allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops at two posts along a mountainous frontier that serves as a safe haven for militants. Full Story
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TV Specs That Aren't Worth Paying For
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:25 PM PST
Upgrade Your Life - Almost every year, TV manufacturers have touted some shiny new technology as the reason you need to buy a new set: flat screens, HDTV, plasmas, LCDs, 3D TV… but all of these are now old news. Practically the only trick stores have left is to reduce the price. This makes it an ideal year to [...] Full Story
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Safeway Security Guard Fired After Interrogating Girl; Company Faced Criticism for Similar Incident
Fri,25 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PST
ABC News - ABC News' Suzan Clarke and Alyssa Newcomb report: Safeway has fired the security guard who interrogated a 4-year-old girl for alleged shoplifting after he saw her eat from a bag of apricots and put the bag back on the shelf. The girl's father apparently hadn't noticed what... Full Story
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Russian anchor off air for finger gesture in Obama story
Thu,24 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PST
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A famous Russian TV anchor has been taken off the air for making an obscene gesture after mentioning U.S. President Barack Obama in a live newscast, the channel said on Thursday. Tatiana Limanova, an award-winning journalist and host of a news show on the REN-TV private channel, waved her middle finger when presenting a story about the APEC summit in the United States, a moment after mentioning Obama. The video went viral on the internet, with many viewers speculating the gesture had been meant to insult the U.S. ... Full Story
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Alleged LA-area pepper-spraying shopper surrenders
Sat,26 Nov 2011 08:57 AM PST
AP - A woman who allegedly fired pepper spray at other customers during a Black Friday sale has surrendered to authorities, Los Angeles police said Saturday. Full Story
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NASA launches super-size rover to Mars: 'Go, Go!'
Sat,26 Nov 2011 05:08 PM PST
AP - A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8½-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet. Full Story
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Pakistan: 24 troops dead in NATO helicopter attack
Sat,26 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST
AP - Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. Full Story
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Longshot Republican candidate mulls third-party run
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:30 AM PST
AFP - Disgruntled former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson says he is considering leaving the Republican slate and running as a third-party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Full Story
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Black Friday pepper spray suspect surrenders in LA
Sat,26 Nov 2011 11:39 AM PST
AP - A woman suspected of showering Black Friday shoppers with pepper spray surrendered to authorities but was released pending further investigation after she refused to discuss the incident, police said Saturday. Full Story
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Pope: sex abuse 'scourge' for all society
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:19 AM PST
AP - Pope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts to confront the problem. Full Story
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Newt Gingrich pushes back against opponents who claim he supports 'amnesty' for illegal immigrants
Fri,25 Nov 2011 04:43 PM PST
The Ticket - NAPLES, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pushed back against opponents who accused him him of supporting "amnesty" for illegal immigrants based on comments he made at a recent debate in Washington, DC, on immigration reform. Gingrich fielded criticism this week after arguing that some illegal immigrants with close ties to their community should not [...] Full Story
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Pakistan demands US vacate suspected drone base
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:39 AM PST
AP - The Pakistani government has demanded the U.S. vacate an air base within 15 days that the CIA is suspected of using for unmanned drones. Full Story
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Obama pops into bookstore, backs small businesses
Sat,26 Nov 2011 12:18 PM PST
AP - President Barack Obama has pitched in to help small businesses get into the holiday shopping season. Full Story
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US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth
Sat,26 Nov 2011 12:08 PM PST
AP - After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang. Full Story
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Friends Rally Around Karen Perry, Mom Who Lost Kids in Arizona Plane Crash
Fri,25 Nov 2011 01:36 PM PST
ABC News - Karen Perry Is a Pilot, Delta Flight Attendant Full Story
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$50,000 Reward For Missing Mom Only Good Through Weekend
Sat,26 Nov 2011 07:08 AM PST
Good Morning America - 'If You Know Something, You Know It,' Missing Woman's Mom Says Full Story
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Suspected Craigslist Toll Now at 3 Dead, 1 Wounded
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST
ABC News - Timothy Kern Has Been Identified as the Latest Victim Full Story
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Missing SD student turns up at NY Occupy protest
Sat,26 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST
AP - Aaron Schmidt seemed to have disappeared. The University of South Dakota freshman wasn't responding to emails or cellphone messages, and his family hadn't heard from him in days. It wasn't until police were called that a clue turned up: a credit card purchase for a bus ticket to New York City. Full Story
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Real life slaying horrifies Shakespeare town
Fri,25 Nov 2011 05:29 PM PST
AP - In this storybook Southern Oregon town, murder is commonplace on the stages of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where sword fights are carefully choreographed entertainment, and the blood that spurts is fake. Full Story
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Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case
Sat,26 Nov 2011 06:19 AM PST
AP - Conservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it's Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out. Full Story
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Frederik Meijer, Meijer Inc. founder, dead at 91
Sat,26 Nov 2011 08:03 AM PST
AP - Frederik Meijer, who built the regional retail powerhouse Meijer Inc. while nurturing his lifelong love of the arts, died late Friday at a hospital in western Michigan. He was 91. Full Story
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New bodies could bring Ohio Craigslist toll to 3
Fri,25 Nov 2011 08:12 PM PST
AP - The discoveries of two new bodies could bring to three the death toll from a Craigslist ad that police say lured victims into a lethal robbery scheme. Full Story
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Endangered baby gorilla born at Chicago zoo dies
Fri,25 Nov 2011 08:16 PM PST
AP - A preliminary exam shows that an endangered baby gorilla born nine days ago at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo died of head trauma. Full Story
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Mayor: Occupy LA must leave City Hall camp Monday
Sat,26 Nov 2011 01:39 AM PST
AP - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave a lengthy tribute to Occupy LA protesters on Friday before telling them they must leave their encampment on the lawn of City Hall by 12:01 a.m. Monday, citing public health and safety concerns. Full Story
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NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
Sat,26 Nov 2011 08:34 AM PST
AP - After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side. Full Story
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Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012
Sat,26 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST
AP - U.S. Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the U.S. view that Afghan forces are capable of leading the fight against a battered but not yet beaten insurgency in the country's southwestern reaches, American military officers say. Full Story
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Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid
Sat,26 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST
Reuters - YAKKAGHUND, Pakistan (Reuters) - NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis. Pakistan shut down NATO supply routes into Afghanistan - used for sending in nearly half of the alliance's land shipments - in retaliation for the worst such incident since Islamabad uneasily allied itself with Washington following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. ... Full Story
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Israel threatens to cut off power, water to Gaza
Sat,26 Nov 2011 10:53 AM PST
AFP - Israel warned on Saturday that it would cut the supply of water and electricity to the Gaza Strip if rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas form a unity government. Full Story
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Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012
Thu,24 Nov 2011 04:55 PM PST
AP - Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin site. Full Story
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Black Friday sales up 7 pct; retailers look ahead
Sat,26 Nov 2011 03:05 PM PST
AP - The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to the most recent survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise of door-buster savings. Full Story
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Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:28 AM PST
AP - A woman trying to improve her chance to buy cheap electronics at a Walmart in a wealthy suburb spewed pepper spray on a crowd of shoppers and 20 people suffered minor injuries, police said Friday. Full Story
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Florida Inmate Drops Pounds in Exchange for Early Release
Fri,25 Nov 2011 07:39 AM PST
ABC News - George McCovery Lost 25 Pounds on Judge's 'Lose-a-Pound, Gain-a-Day' Plan Full Story
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Battery fires prompt govt probe of Chevy Volt
Fri,25 Nov 2011 07:26 PM PST
AP - New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday. Full Story
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Ex-N.Y. Mafia boss found dead by river in Canada
Fri,25 Nov 2011 05:59 AM PST
AP - The body of an alleged Mafia boss, who U.S. authorities said once led New York's notorious Bonanno crime family, was fished out from a river north of Montreal on Thursday. Full Story
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Gun issue represents tough politics for Obama
Fri,25 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST
AP - They are fuzzy about some issues but the Republican presidential candidates leave little doubt about where they stand on gun rights. Full Story
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