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Today's Blogs - Yahoo! News: Sesame Street 2.0: Bert and Ernie come to life with an augmented reality playset U.S. serviceman who leaked info to Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Obama rebukes Santorum on education 'snob' charge, points to policy on community colleges, worker training Amazing time-lapse video captures the night sky Judge strips Twitter user of anonymity following violent threats against a candidate At a Santorum business breakfast, it's social issues–not the economy–that fire up the crowd Michael Douglas films anti-insider trading video for FBI (Video) The slaying of two U.S. officers in Afghanistan won't affect the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 2014, says White House Crossover voter threat in Michigan? Officials say they're unconcerned White House wants nothing to do with NYPD's spying on American Muslims 5 Hot New Smartphones from Mobile World Congress 2012 On the economy, personal background, not policy, is the biggest difference between Romney and Santorum: Character Sketch WikiLeaks publishes intelligence firm Stratfor's hacked emails, but analysts question their value Rupert Murdoch: Debut of Sun on Sunday sold 3.3 million copies Obama welcomes construction of southern part of Keystone Pipeline Adolf Hitler's long-lost collection of paintings discovered 8-year-old girl will solve your everyday problems for a small price President Obama makes a push to boost education funding and praises Joey Hudy's extreme marshmallow cannon Show us your primary: Yahoo! News wants your photos Gay Marine's homecoming kiss goes viral Buzzfeed hires Michael Hastings, author of explosive McChrystal profile, to cover Obama Banker's Insulting Waitress Tip Incites Class Warfare Between the 1% and the 99% As gas prices rise, Republican candidates step up the attacks on Obama's energy policy Jeremy Lin ties tabloid record with 20th straight appearance on Newsday sports cover Putin assassination plot foiled, Russian spy service says, though timing of revelation questioned Long, volatile race tests Mitt Romney's enthusiasm: 'It's a very grueling process,' aide says Muslims and Arab Americans in Michigan aren't getting attention from Republican presidential candidates Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, braces for recall election, proclaims controversial law is working What to watch for Monday in politics Gloria Allred accidentally reveals her 380-person press list Rick Santorum to receive Secret Service protection Republican leaders are eager to get to race against Obama Bloomberg Businessweek gives Mitt Romney Bruce Springsteen's rear Photos: Rick Santorum's Daytona 500 racer Rick Santorum talks faith, freedom and fish in Michigan Medical team livetweets beating-heart surgery for the first time Contraception debate divides swing voters, according to new Gallup poll Watch a helicopter get destroyed by physics without even leaving the ground Obama on Assad: 'It is time for that regime to move on' New IAEA report shows Iran expands nuclear enrichment at Natanz Sesame Street 2.0: Bert and Ernie come to life with an augmented reality playset Mon,27 Feb 2012 06:48 PM PST Technology News Blog - Sesame Street may be a classic kids show that generations of kids have enjoyed, but it's about to take a high tech turn that your children would love. In the video above, you can see a demonstration of a Sesame Street augmented … Continue reading → Full Story Top U.S. serviceman who leaked info to Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Mon,27 Feb 2012 06:11 PM PST Technology News Blog - Is U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning a hero for leaking classified government information to WikiLeaks, or is he a criminal? While public opinion is divided, that hasn't stopped the international community from nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. In 2010, … Continue reading → Full Story Top Obama rebukes Santorum on education 'snob' charge, points to policy on community colleges, worker training Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:56 PM PST The Ticket - The White House on Monday rolled out a "no-drama" response to Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum's charge that Barack Obama is a "snob" intent on pushing "everybody in America" to go to college. By the superheated standards of recent election-year Republican attacks on the president — they've called him a socialist waging war on organized [...] Full Story Top Amazing time-lapse video captures the night sky Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST The Upshot - Temporal Distortion from Randy Halverson on Vimeo Think you've seen the night sky? Not like this. Photographer Randy Halverson took months (when the weather was clear) to shoot the stars overhead of the White River in central South Dakota, Arches National Park in Utah, Canyon of the Ancients area of Colorado, and Madison, Wisconsin. He put [...] Full Story Top Judge strips Twitter user of anonymity following violent threats against a candidate Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:16 PM PST Technology News Blog - Anyone who's followed political discussion on Facebook or Twitter can tell you that it's easy for political rhetoric to get real heated, real fast. But things got a little too hot to handle when a Twitter user, identified only as "Mr. X," … Continue reading → Full Story Top At a Santorum business breakfast, it's social issues–not the economy–that fire up the crowd Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:38 PM PST The Ticket - LIVONIA, Mich. -- Rick Santorum began a morning speech here Monday in front of what initially appeared to be a sleepy group of about 300 business leaders. For more than half of his talk, the audience, who was sitting at round tables eating breakfast while the former senator spoke, stared at him without making a [...] Full Story Top Michael Douglas films anti-insider trading video for FBI (Video) Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:29 PM PST The Sideshow - Actor Michael Douglas has filmed a new public service announcement for the FBI that plays on his character Gordon Gekko from the film "Wall Street." In 1987, Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of the fictional Gekko. Douglas and writer-director Oliver Stone constructed the villainous Gekko character as a cautionary tale of the excesses [...] Full Story Top The slaying of two U.S. officers in Afghanistan won't affect the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 2014, says White House Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST The Ticket - The White House on Monday deplored the killings of two U.S. officers inside a supposedly secure Afghan government buildings as "tragic, and horrific, and indefensible," but said the slayings would not affect the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by 2014. "No, I don't think it will," spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, when asked whether [...] Full Story Top Crossover voter threat in Michigan? Officials say they're unconcerned Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST The Ticket - As the state of Michigan prepares for Tuesday's presidential primary, questions remain about whether Democrats could skew the results via crossover voting Full Story Top White House wants nothing to do with NYPD's spying on American Muslims Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST The Ticket - The White House is distancing itself from a sweeping New York Police Department surveillance program of American Muslims that reportedly includes spying on entire neighborhoods and infiltrating Muslim student groups at area universities. "This is not an administration program or a White House program; this is the New York Police Department," spokesman Jay Carney told [...] Full Story Top 5 Hot New Smartphones from Mobile World Congress 2012 Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:21 PM PST Technology News Blog - Smartphones are exploding onto the scene this week at Mobile World Congress, a veritable smorgasbord of hot new mobile technology in Barcelona. While keeping phones that don't start with "i" straight is never an easy task, we've collected some highlights … Continue reading → Full Story Top On the economy, personal background, not policy, is the biggest difference between Romney and Santorum: Character Sketch Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:47 AM PST The Ticket - LIVONIA, Mich. -- Making an economic pitch to a Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Monday morning, Rick Santorum said proudly and, yes, oddly: "This is a tax plan that isn't conforming to any school of economics. America has its own destiny. We don't fit into any school." Continuing a stream-of-consciousness riff on his proposal to [...] Full Story Top WikiLeaks publishes intelligence firm Stratfor's hacked emails, but analysts question their value Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST The Envoy - On Monday, the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began to publish some five million alleged emails and internal documents obtained from the Texas-based private intelligence firm Stratfor. Hackers supposedly seized the firm's internal emails  in December. But despite WikiLeaks' breathless announcement of its latest data dump, many analysts question why the private firm's internal emails were of [...] Full Story Top Rupert Murdoch: Debut of Sun on Sunday sold 3.3 million copies Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:02 AM PST The Cutline - The Sun on Sunday, Rupert Murdoch's latest entrant in the cutthroat world of U.K. newspaper publishing,  sold more than 3.2 million copies of its first edition. "Amazing!" Murdoch, the chairman of News Corporation, wrote on Twitter. "The Sun confirmed sale of 3,260,000 copies yesterday. Thanks all readers and advertisers. Sorry if sold out--more next time." [...] Full Story Top Obama welcomes construction of southern part of Keystone Pipeline Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST The Ticket - Under fire from Republicans over high gas prices, President Barack Obama on Monday cheered news that the Canadian company hoping to build the Keystone XL Pipeline to carry oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico would press ahead with a US-only segment of that controversial project. "The president welcomes today's news," spokesman Jay Carney said. [...] Full Story Top Adolf Hitler's long-lost collection of paintings discovered Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST The Sideshow - A Czech historian has discovered a long-lost collection of paintings belonging to Adolf Hitler. The Telegraph reports that the unearthed works of art include a "massive" painting entitled "Memories of Stalingrad." Even though the battle of Stalingrad was one of the German army's most brutal defeats in World War II, the painting is said to [...] Full Story Top 8-year-old girl will solve your everyday problems for a small price Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:21 AM PST Technology News Blog - Eve Hobsbawm from London is a life coach like no other — she's only eight years old. While most kids her age make money by selling cookies or doing chores, she solves everyday problems mostly for adults who need to see through … Continue reading → Full Story Top President Obama makes a push to boost education funding and praises Joey Hudy's extreme marshmallow cannon Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:07 AM PST The Ticket - President Barack Obama pleaded with the nation's governors on Tuesday to boost education funding — for the sake of  young people like a teenage builder of an "Extreme Marshmallow Cannon" who clearly left a mark at the White House the other week. Speaking to the National Governors Association, Obama invoked Joey Hudy's pressurized air cannon [...] Full Story Top Show us your primary: Yahoo! News wants your photos Mon,27 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST The Ticket - The battle for the Republican GOP presidential nomination is approaching a critical showdown Tuesday in Michigan and Arizona, and we want to see how it looks on the ground to Yahoo! News readers. Send your photos of campaign rallies, yard signs, door fliers, or even your friend (or dog!) sporting a campaign button to: showthecandidates@yahoo.com. [...] Full Story Top Gay Marine's homecoming kiss goes viral Mon,27 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST The Lookout - Five months after the military's ban on openly gay service expired, a photo of a young gay Marine's homecoming kiss has gone viral. Nearly 15,000 people have liked the picture on Facebook, which was posted in a group for gay Marines on Saturday. The Marine, Brandon Morgan, posted a response on his Facebook wall according [...] Full Story Top Buzzfeed hires Michael Hastings, author of explosive McChrystal profile, to cover Obama Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:51 AM PST The Ticket - Michael Hastings, the freelance writer and author whose explosive 2010 profile General Stanley McChrystal for Rolling Stone ("The Runaway General") sparked a firestorm of controversy and led to McChrystal's resignation, will join Buzzfeed to cover President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Hastings, who is moving from Vermont to New York for the job, will begin on April [...] Full Story Top Banker's Insulting Waitress Tip Incites Class Warfare Between the 1% and the 99% Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:46 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending. Just when you may have thought the ongoing battle between the 99% and the 1% was dying down, it may have been reignited. A wealthy banker left a $1.33 tip on a $133 lunch at the True Food Kitchen restaurant in Newport Beach, California. To add [...] Full Story Top As gas prices rise, Republican candidates step up the attacks on Obama's energy policy Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:17 AM PST The Ticket - ALLEN PARK, Mich -- Newt Gingrich this weekend issued a special thank you shout-out to President Obama for recently making a nationally-televised speech on America's energy policy, which Gingrich believes merely increased Americans' concerns over high gas prices. "I want to thank the president for the timing," the former House Speaker and presidential candidate said Saturday [...] Full Story Top Jeremy Lin ties tabloid record with 20th straight appearance on Newsday sports cover Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:50 AM PST The Cutline - Jeremy Lin has tied a New York tabloid record, appearing on the back cover of Newsday on Monday--the 20th consecutive day the new NBA sensation been featured in some form on the Long Island-based newspaper's sports front. That ties Tiger Woods' 20-day New York Post front page streak in 2009, after the golf star admitted [...] Full Story Top Putin assassination plot foiled, Russian spy service says, though timing of revelation questioned Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:50 AM PST The Envoy - Russia's security services say they've foiled a plot by Chechen separatists to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to Russian media reports on Monday. The alleged hit job revelation comes a week ahead of Russian presidential elections that Putin is expected to easily win. Two suspects, reportedly acting under the leadership of Chechen warlord Doku [...] Full Story Top Long, volatile race tests Mitt Romney's enthusiasm: 'It's a very grueling process,' aide says Mon,27 Feb 2012 07:39 AM PST The Ticket - KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Mitt Romney has long been criticized for being stiff on the campaign stump. But on Friday night, a different Romney showed up at a town hall on the campus of Western Michigan University. Addressing a crowd of a few hundred people, the candidate was loose, jovial and genuinely funny—the man, those closest to him say, [...] Full Story Top Muslims and Arab Americans in Michigan aren't getting attention from Republican presidential candidates Mon,27 Feb 2012 05:45 AM PST The Ticket - DEARBORN, Mich.--A light snow was falling outside the largest mosque in the country, the Islamic Center of America, as the parking lot filled with worshipers at Friday prayers. Outside, four people passed out flyers in support of Ron Paul, which included Arabic and English translations of Paul's campaign message. "Ron Paul's Plan to Restore America," the [...] Full Story Top Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, braces for recall election, proclaims controversial law is working Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:04 AM PST The Ticket - Scott Walker, the Republican governor of Wisconsin who is battling an effort to recall him from office, told Yahoo News that his controversial law that ended many collective bargaining rights for public-sector employees and sparked protests from labor unions and their allies one year ago is accomplishing his goal. "You've literally had tens of millions of [...] Full Story Top What to watch for Monday in politics Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:23 AM PST The Ticket - Monday is the day before the day of the Arizona and Michigan primaries, and the showdown stumping in Michigan between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum will be intense. Romney's schedule includes three rallies, beginning with Rockford at 8:30 a.m. EST, then Albion at 12:45 p.m. EST and Royal Oak at 6:15 p.m. EST. Santorum will [...] Full Story Top Gloria Allred accidentally reveals her 380-person press list Sun,26 Feb 2012 07:36 PM PST The Cutline - Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred attended an Oscar viewing party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunday with Ginger White, the woman who alleges she had a 13-year affair with Herman Cain. Allred alerted media of her party plans in an email, but accidentally copied her personal distribution list instead of blind copying them, so that [...] Full Story Top Rick Santorum to receive Secret Service protection Sun,26 Feb 2012 07:16 PM PST The Ticket - DAVISON, Mich. -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will receive protection from the U.S. Secret Service this week, Yahoo News has confirmed. A source close to the campaign said the Secret Service has assigned a team to the former Pennsylvania senator. They will join him Tuesday in Michigan. Businessman Herman Cain was the first candidate [...] Full Story Top Republican leaders are eager to get to race against Obama Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:28 PM PST The Ticket - WASHINGTON, D.C.--The ongoing race for the Republican presidential nomination appears to be causing heartburn among some party leaders who are eager to start taking on a president who has begun to feel the political benefit of a rehabilitating economy and a divisive GOP primary process. "I definitely would like to see it finished before the [...] Full Story Top Bloomberg Businessweek gives Mitt Romney Bruce Springsteen's rear Sat,25 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST The Cutline - A month after nearly publishing a cover featuring a bloody Mitt Romney, Bloomberg Businessweek finally pulled the trigger--albeit without the blood. The cover of the Feb. 27 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek features an image of Romney, his back turned to the camera. An outstretched arm holds the iconic cover of Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album "Born [...] Full Story Top Photos: Rick Santorum's Daytona 500 racer Sat,25 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST The Ticket - DETROIT, Michigan -- Mitt Romney may have tickets to Sunday's Daytona 500 NASCAR race in Florida, but he'll be watching his rival's name fly down the track. Santorum's presidential campaign is sponsoring Tony Raines' car in Sunday's race. Crew members in Florida spent Saturday preparing the car, and AP photographer Rainier Ehrhardt snapped some early [...] Full Story Top Rick Santorum talks faith, freedom and fish in Michigan Sat,25 Feb 2012 08:16 AM PST The Ticket - WALLED LAKE, Mich. -- At this gathering of the multitudes, they brought more than just five loaves and two fish. "I love the smell of fish on a Friday night!" a jubilant Rick Santorum exclaimed when he stepped into the packed gymnasium of a Catholic school here, where the scent of fried cod, shrimp and [...] Full Story Top Medical team livetweets beating-heart surgery for the first time Fri,24 Feb 2012 04:07 PM PST Technology News Blog - Subjecting Twitter to a play-by-play account of the contents of your lunch is one thing, but a hospital in Houston just took the micro-blogging service to intimate new heights. Tuesday morning, Memorial Hermann Medical Center livetweeted a beating heart double … Continue reading → Full Story Top Contraception debate divides swing voters, according to new Gallup poll Fri,24 Feb 2012 02:59 PM PST The Ticket - The fight over whether religious-based employers should provide birth control coverage as part of their health plans sharply divides Americans, six in ten of whom say they have been following the volatile debate on the issue, according to a new Gallup poll. Overall, 48 percent of Americans say they back religious leaders who object to [...] Full Story Top Watch a helicopter get destroyed by physics without even leaving the ground Fri,24 Feb 2012 02:44 PM PST Technology News Blog - It was the most stunning helicopter accident Para, Brazil has ever seen. And it all happened without the helicopter even leaving the ground. The shocking destruction of the plane was caused by a phenomenon called ground resonance. Like an out-of-balance washing machine, … Continue reading → Full Story Top Obama on Assad: 'It is time for that regime to move on' Fri,24 Feb 2012 02:27 PM PST The Ticket - President Barack Obama vowed Friday to "look for every tool available" to stop Syria's deadly crackdown on opposition to President Bashar al-Assad's regime. "It is important that we not be bystanders during these extraordinary events," he said in the Oval Office as he met with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark. Obama told reporters that [...] Full Story Top New IAEA report shows Iran expands nuclear enrichment at Natanz Fri,24 Feb 2012 01:31 PM PST The Envoy - A new UN atomic watchdog agency report raises concerns about Iran's rapid expansion of enrichment activities, as well as its continued foot-dragging in refusing to answer questions about suspected military dimensions of its nuclear program. But the new assessment also hinted at possible technical problems Iran is experiencing, nuclear experts said. The 11-page report (.pdf), [...] Full Story Top

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