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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: What now? Why the next 10 days are the most critical of the GOP campaign Yahoo! readers rate the debate: '$10,000 is more than some people make in a year' Artist Finds New Hidden Images in Mona Lisa Painting Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury Iran says it will not return US drone Analysis: Newt Gingrich survives first big night of attacks US proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico Democrats encouraged about Obama in 2012 Fact Checking the Debate in Iowa Is iPad 3 Worth Waiting For? Northeast states cut heating aid to poor Rick Perry's ad moves the Web Cat's 26 toes help boost Milwaukee animal shelter Officials: Calif. parents asked man to beat child Mo. officials: Ex-deputy shot ex-wife, boyfriend Pennsylvania priest arrested, accused of possessing child porn Strong quake shakes from Mexico City to Acapulco SKorea to allow 2 more Christmas trees near border VIDEO: Mitt Romney offers Rick Perry a $10,000 bet on debate stage Newt Gingrich 'Ignorant,' 'Racist' Say Palestinians Jetliner with engine out lands safely in Colorado Public retirement ages come under greater scrutiny Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about US Muslims Calif. senator threatens boycott over Lowe's ads New Jersey 'Map' Goes Viral Alec Baldwin apologizes to himself on 'SNL' Oakland toddler in rap video shooting dies New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest Va. Tech gunman called quiet; went to small school Airport search complaints prompt calls for on-site advocates Kansas tea party illustration draws racism claims Noriega flown home to be punished once again Arizona girl attacked by police dog at school Black Friday Pepper Sprayer Elizabeth Macias Threatens to Sue Walmart Virginia Woman Arrested for Allegedly Raising Money With Fake Cancer Coroner names 3 of 5 killed in Vegas chopper crash Famed estate back on the market for $12 million See-Through Tablets in 2012? Wisconsin and Michigan Battle It Out Over Who Gets to be The Mitten State Long-term jobless eye bleak future as benefits end What now? Why the next 10 days are the most critical of the GOP campaign Sat,10 Dec 2011 09:32 PM PST The Ticket - Six months ago, political junkies were deriding this year's Republican presidential race as one of the slowest and least exciting nomination battles in recent memory. Mitt Romney looked hard to beat. Newt Gingrich's campaign appeared all but dead. And several key Republicans whom many party insiders had begged to run—including Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels, Mike [...] Full Story Top Yahoo! readers rate the debate: '$10,000 is more than some people make in a year' Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:48 PM PST The Ticket - For the Republican candidates' debate in Iowa on Saturday night, Yahoo News posed real-time questions to those watching the event live stream to gauge their feelings about candidates' responses to moderators (and each other), and solicited comments on a live blog of the event. Here are the key takeaways from our audience feedback, along with [...] Full Story Top Artist Finds New Hidden Images in Mona Lisa Painting Wed,7 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending! An artist in New York has found a series of hidden images in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the "Mona Lisa." Artist Ron Piccirillo says that if you turn the painting sideways, you can see an outline of a lion, an ape, and a buffalo around [...] Full Story Top Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury Thu,8 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST The Sideshow - Is a giant, cloaked spaceship orbiting around Mercury? That's been the speculation from some corners after a camera on board NASA's STEREO spacecraft caught a wave of electronically charged material shooting out from the sun and hitting Mercury. Theorists have seized on the images captured from the "coronal mass ejection" (CME) last week as suggestive of alien [...] Full Story Top Iran says it will not return US drone Sun,11 Dec 2011 12:06 PM PST AP - Iran will not return a U.S. surveillance drone captured by its armed forces, a senior commander of the country's elite Revolutionary Guard said Sunday. Full Story Top Analysis: Newt Gingrich survives first big night of attacks Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:04 PM PST The Ticket - In his first debate Saturday as the polling Republican frontrunner, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich bore the brunt of the attacks from every contender on the stage on a host of issues. But after two hours of attacks in the forum, co-sponsored by Yahoo News, ABC News and the Des Moines Register, he appeared to [...] Full Story Top US proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico Sun,11 Dec 2011 02:04 PM PST AP - The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence. Full Story Top Democrats encouraged about Obama in 2012 Sun,11 Dec 2011 10:57 PM PST AP - After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama's political prospects in 2012. They cite his tougher, more populist tone and what they view as a chaotic primary fight among Republicans. Full Story Top Fact Checking the Debate in Iowa Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:42 PM PST ABC News - Fact or Fiction Number 1 - We'll lose 1.6 million jobs over five years under the affordable healthcare act. ABC News' Amy Bingham reports: GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann came out swinging at the ABC News Iowa debate Saturday night, but rather than taking a jab... Full Story Top Is iPad 3 Worth Waiting For? Wed,7 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST Upgrade Your Life - Tablets are shaping up to be THE big-ticket gift item this year.  Fifteen percent of respondents to a ChangeWave survey said they want one. Top on the tablet wish list is the iPad 2, with 65% of respondents voting for it over the next contender, the Amazon Kindle Fire. What's more, analyst Gartner Inc. predicts [...] Full Story Top Northeast states cut heating aid to poor Sun,11 Dec 2011 05:56 PM PST AP - Mary Power is 92 and worried about surviving another frigid New England winter because deep cuts in federal home heating assistance benefits mean she probably can't afford enough heating oil to stay warm. Full Story Top Rick Perry's ad moves the Web Fri,9 Dec 2011 11:48 AM PST The Upshot - Rick Perry's latest ad has divided his campaign and gone viral on the Web. The TV spot shows Rick Perry wearing a jacket that could have been swiped from the "Brokeback Mountain" set (as former "Star Trek" star and gay activist George Takei has pointed out), as the candidate criticizes Obama for reversing the ban on [...] Full Story Top Cat's 26 toes help boost Milwaukee animal shelter Fri,9 Dec 2011 08:30 AM PST AP - In a reversal of fortunes, a once-unwanted cat has come to the rescue of an animal shelter in need of a new home. Full Story Top Officials: Calif. parents asked man to beat child Sat,10 Dec 2011 12:56 PM PST AP - An Irvine couple who suspected their 15-year-old son of smoking turned to a man believed to be relied on in their church to violently discipline children, authorities said. Full Story Top Mo. officials: Ex-deputy shot ex-wife, boyfriend Sun,11 Dec 2011 06:28 PM PST AP - A former rural Missouri sheriff's deputy is suspected of killing his ex-wife and her new boyfriend before leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended with a shootout at an upscale hotel hosting a Christmas party for hundreds of doctors, nurses and their families, authorities said Sunday. Full Story Top Pennsylvania priest arrested, accused of possessing child porn Sun,11 Dec 2011 01:19 PM PST Reuters - PITTSBURGH, Pa (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic priest was arrested on charges he viewed child pornography in the rectory of his Pittsburgh-area church, the diocese said on Sunday. The Rev. Bartley Sorensen, 62, pastor of St. John Fisher Church in Churchill, Pennsylvania, was arraigned on charges of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony, according to the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He was being held on Sunday in the Allegheny County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond, jail officials said. ... Full Story Top Strong quake shakes from Mexico City to Acapulco Sun,11 Dec 2011 02:40 AM PST AP - A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck in Mexico's western Guerrero state, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation's capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but there were no reports of widespread damage. Full Story Top SKorea to allow 2 more Christmas trees near border Sun,11 Dec 2011 01:05 AM PST AP - South Korea will allow Christians to light two more Christmas tree-shaped towers near the tense border with North Korea despite strong opposition from Pyongyang, an official said Sunday. Full Story Top VIDEO: Mitt Romney offers Rick Perry a $10,000 bet on debate stage Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:25 PM PST The Ticket - At the Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, Mitt Romney bet Rick Perry $10,000 on stage that he was wrong when Perry said that Romney supported an federal individual mandate to buy health care in his book, No Apology. You can watch the exchange below: Romney's offer soon went viral in the social [...] Full Story Top Newt Gingrich 'Ignorant,' 'Racist' Say Palestinians Sat,10 Dec 2011 03:17 PM PST ABC News - Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has been slammed by Palestinians for telling a Jewish television channel that they are an "invented" people. "These are extremely trivial, demeaning and ridiculous remarks," Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said, according to the Ma'an News Agency . "Even the most... Full Story Top Jetliner with engine out lands safely in Colorado Sun,11 Dec 2011 12:28 PM PST AP - An engine shut down on a United Airlines jetliner Sunday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in western Colorado with 125 passengers and crew on board. Full Story Top Public retirement ages come under greater scrutiny Sat,10 Dec 2011 12:01 PM PST AP - After nearly 40 years in public education, Patrick Godwin spends his retirement days running a horse farm east of Sacramento, Calif., with his daughter. Full Story Top Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about US Muslims Sun,11 Dec 2011 06:56 PM PST AP - A decision by retail giant Lowe's Home Improvement to pull ads from a reality show about American Muslims following protests from an evangelical Christian group has sparked criticism and calls for a boycott against the chain. Full Story Top Calif. senator threatens boycott over Lowe's ads Sun,11 Dec 2011 03:23 PM PST AP - A state senator from Southern California was considering calling for a boycott of Lowe's stores after the home improvement chain pulled its advertising from a reality show about Muslim-Americans. Full Story Top New Jersey 'Map' Goes Viral Fri,9 Dec 2011 09:51 AM PST News - Local Philadelphia - Chris Lipczynski, AroundPhilly This must be a difficult time for New Jersey. You see, in addition to finding out that they're harboring the second most dangerous city in America (for the second year in a row), they've now got a … Continue reading → Full Story Top Alec Baldwin apologizes to himself on 'SNL' Sun,11 Dec 2011 10:23 AM PST AP - Posing as the airline pilot of the flight he was kicked off of, Alec Baldwin apologized to himself on "Saturday Night Live." Full Story Top Oakland toddler in rap video shooting dies Fri,9 Dec 2011 05:10 PM PST AP - A 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head during the filming of a rap music video in Oakland was taken off life support Friday. Full Story Top New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest Sun,11 Dec 2011 11:57 AM PST Reuters - DURBAN (Reuters) - Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming. A package of accords agreed after marathon U.N. talks in South Africa extended the 1997 Kyoto Protocol - the only global pact enforcing carbon cuts - allowing five more years to finalize a wider pact which has so far eluded negotiators. ... Full Story Top Va. Tech gunman called quiet; went to small school Sat,10 Dec 2011 06:12 AM PST AP - The man who authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer was described as a typical college student in many ways, making it difficult to understand why he would commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, target the patrolman before killing himself. Full Story Top Airport search complaints prompt calls for on-site advocates Sun,11 Dec 2011 02:43 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York politicians urged the Transportation Security Administration on Sunday to provide passenger advocates on site at airport screenings after four elderly women complained of intrusive searches by security agents in recent months. Senator Charles Schumer and State Senator Michael Gianaris told Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano and TSA Administrator John Pistole in a letter that an on-site passenger advocate would help strike the right balance between security and protecting vulnerable travelers. ... Full Story Top Kansas tea party illustration draws racism claims Sun,11 Dec 2011 05:26 PM PST AP - A tea party group in Kansas says its depiction of President Barack Obama as a skunk is satire, not racism as the leader of a civil rights group alleges. Full Story Top Noriega flown home to be punished once again Sun,11 Dec 2011 10:03 AM PST AP - Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington to the vilified target of a U.S. invasion. Full Story Top Arizona girl attacked by police dog at school Sat,10 Dec 2011 03:06 PM PST AP - A 15-year-old Arizona high school student is recovering after being bitten by a police dog that somehow got out of a patrol vehicle. Full Story Top Black Friday Pepper Sprayer Elizabeth Macias Threatens to Sue Walmart Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:13 AM PST Good Morning America - Mother Elizabeth Macias Says She Pepper Sprayed to End Attacks on Her Two Teens Full Story Top Virginia Woman Arrested for Allegedly Raising Money With Fake Cancer Sat,10 Dec 2011 09:06 AM PST ABC News Blogs - A woman in Mechanicsville, Va., was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raising money by falsely claiming she had cancer. Martha Nicholas, 42, who claimed she was a four-time cancer patient and participated in multiple community cancer fundraisers, including one for the American Cancer Society, allegedly made up... Full Story Top Coroner names 3 of 5 killed in Vegas chopper crash Sat,10 Dec 2011 06:17 PM PST AP - Medical examiners in Las Vegas are confirming the names of three of the five people killed in a sightseeing helicopter crash near Lake Mead. Full Story Top Famed estate back on the market for $12 million Fri,9 Dec 2011 09:10 AM PST The Chicago Local - By Ian Spula Foreclosed exactly a year ago after a turbulent few years on and off the market, the unrivaled Schweppe Estate is back on the market for a cool $12M, reports Crain's. >> See more photos at Curbed Chicago. … Continue reading → Full Story Top See-Through Tablets in 2012? Thu,8 Dec 2011 06:45 AM PST This Could Be Big - While tablets are at the cutting edge of modern technology, Samsung Mobile Display wants to make the iPad look about as modern as the Ford Model T. This week we got our hands on a Samsung commercial released in Korea for a see-through, flexible tablet that's unlike anything we've ever seen here at This Could [...] Full Story Top Wisconsin and Michigan Battle It Out Over Who Gets to be The Mitten State Thu,8 Dec 2011 09:22 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending! States across America are known for more than just their proper names. In fact many states are given a nickname that often becomes interchangeable in its reference to the state. Well when it comes to which state is most worthy of staking a claim to [...] Full Story Top Long-term jobless eye bleak future as benefits end Sun,11 Dec 2011 03:19 AM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Parks has been out of work for 21 months and his unemployment benefits will run out at the end of the month. At 60, he fears his prospects of getting a job are very slim, even though he has a degree in civil engineering and has vast experience in project management. A similar story is recounted by John Jones, 52, a fellow resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Jones lost his teaching job last July as the Pennsylvania state government tried to close a funding shortfall. ... Full Story Top

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