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News: Just Show Me: How to use multiple web browser tabs on your iPad Watch 5 NASA rockets take to the night sky to paint the clouds white Spike Lee apologizes for George Zimmerman address tweet Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs: What $500 million can buy It might be 'snowing microbes' on one of Saturn's moons Spike Lee retweet with wrong Zimmerman address sparks outrage and fear Ticks season is coming: They'll bug you this spring Google adds a new way to creep on yourself with Account Activity Man saws off own foot to continue receiving unemployment benefits Apple: Battery charging bug is intentional in iPads and iPhones Scalia mocks health care law 'Cornhusker Kickback' provision—that no longer exists Supreme Court health care law oral arguments, Wednesday afternoon [AUDIO] Computer Virus: How to Remove It Dad makes 12-year-old son hold 'I'm a thief' sign on street corner President Obama joins Pinterest and users debate the first family's chili recipe Ralph Reed: Gingrich has 'earned the right' to stay in GOP primary How Gingrich could still wreak havoc on the Republican convention Microsoft joins Google in the race to speed up the web Twitter unhappy over Justice Kennedy's outsized influence in health care arguments Incredible Sand Flea robot can clear a 30-foot building and keep right on going Fireworks factory explodes in Thailand (VIDEO) Mega Millions reaches record $476 million jackpot Supreme Court divided on whether Obama health care ruling must be all-or-nothing Supreme Court health care law oral arguments, Wednesday [AUDIO] Santorum losing ground to Romney in Pennsylvania From hot mics to Etch A Sketches—gaffes on the trail aren't telling us much this year: Character Sketch Trayvon Martin shooting: Debate over photos escalates Bobby Rush's hoodie gets him tossed from House floor (VIDEO) Iran nuclear talks set to resume, diplomats say George H.W. Bush to formally endorse Romney in GOP primary Arlen Specter gets tangled up in blue humor JetBlue CEO on pilot's mid-air meltdown: 'It started medical–but clearly more than that' Obamacare gets final day in court, Gingrich scales back, plus more to look for Wednesday in politics Gingrich cuts staff for lean march to convention Obama pulls out front of Romney and Santorum in key states, a Quinnipiac University Poll shows Romney jokes about Santorum on 'The Tonight Show' Just Show Me: How to split your iPad keyboard SAT cheating targeted in new rules for students School expels student for swearing on Twitter during non-school hours Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on Economy: 'Far Too Early to Declare Victory' Just Show Me: How to use multiple web browser tabs on your iPad Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:58 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to use more than one tab to surf while on … Continue reading → Full Story Top Watch 5 NASA rockets take to the night sky to paint the clouds white Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:49 PM PDT Technology News Blog - NASA's five Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX) rockets finally launched yesterday after suffering a series of delays. Unfavorable weather conditions forced the ATREX project officials to keep pushing back the launch that was originally supposed to happen on March 15. All … Continue reading → Full Story Top Spike Lee apologizes for George Zimmerman address tweet Wed,28 Mar 2012 06:55 PM PDT The Cutline - Spike Lee apologized on Wednesday for retweeting a tweet thought to contain Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman's address that turned out to be an elderly couple's residence. Lee wrote: I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address. It Was A Mistake. Please Leave The McClain's In Peace. Justice In Court Lee retweeted [...] Full Story Top Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs: What $500 million can buy Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:31 PM PDT The Upshot - What would you do with $500 million? A lot of people are probably daydreaming about that this week, after the Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to an estimated $500 million for the next drawing at 11 p.m. ET on Friday. The odds of winning the half-billion dollar jackpot were estimated at about 1 in 176 [...] Full Story Top It might be 'snowing microbes' on one of Saturn's moons Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:18 PM PDT The Sideshow - A NASA scientist says there's a good chance of finding extraterrestrial life inhabiting one of Saturn's tiny orbiting moons. "More than 90 jets of all sizes near Enceladus's south pole are spraying water vapor, icy particles, and organic compounds all over the place," says Carolyn Porco, an award-winning planetary scientist and leader of the Imaging [...] Full Story Top Spike Lee retweet with wrong Zimmerman address sparks outrage and fear Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:14 PM PDT The Cutline - Spike Lee's retweet of a tweet thought to contain the address of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman has resulted in a firestorm of criticism—in part, because the address was wrong. The Sanford, Fla., address contained in the director's retweet actually belongs to an elderly couple who the Smoking Gun reports are "now living in fear [...] Full Story Top Ticks season is coming: They'll bug you this spring Wed,28 Mar 2012 02:33 PM PDT The Upshot - Because of the extra-mild winter this year, the early spring could bring an unwelcome guest: the tick. Be warned: The warmer weather is good news for people and pets who want to be outside, but beware of an uptick of the hard-to-detect pest. The basic reason is that the eggs will hatch sooner. "Eggs are [...] Full Story Top Google adds a new way to creep on yourself with Account Activity Wed,28 Mar 2012 02:32 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Google has a stash of data on you a mile high, but that doesn't mean that you can't pry into it too. Now that the search giant has rolled user data across its myriad products into one big pile, it's willing … Continue reading → Full Story Top Man saws off own foot to continue receiving unemployment benefits Wed,28 Mar 2012 02:12 PM PDT The Sideshow - It sounds like the plot of a boring "Saw" film, but it's apparently all-too-real. An unemployed Austrian man cut off his own foot with a mitre saw so he could continue receiving jobless benefits. Hans Url, a 56-year-old from Mitterlabill, then took the foot and cooked it in the oven so doctors could not reattach [...] Full Story Top Apple: Battery charging bug is intentional in iPads and iPhones Wed,28 Mar 2012 02:00 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Recently, Tecca reported that when your new iPad display shows it's at 100% power, the battery may still be charging. Apple is responding to the report, saying that it's not a bug, it's a feature. When your iPad says that it's powered … Continue reading → Full Story Top Scalia mocks health care law 'Cornhusker Kickback' provision—that no longer exists Wed,28 Mar 2012 01:51 PM PDT The Ticket - Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia suggested on Wednesday that the Supreme Court could strike the "Cornhusker Kickback" from President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul without having to invalidate the whole law. He was right, in a way: The notorious provision isn't in the law. The "Cornhusker Kickback" was the derogatory nickname of one of several [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court health care law oral arguments, Wednesday afternoon [AUDIO] Wed,28 Mar 2012 01:14 PM PDT The Ticket - The Supreme Court finished more than six hours of oral arguments over the last three days. In the last session, the lawyers discussed whether or not to strike down the Medicaid part of the law, which would expand the health care program for the poor. U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli also ended by asking the [...] Full Story Top Computer Virus: How to Remove It Wed,28 Mar 2012 12:54 PM PDT Upgrade Your Life - Ughhhh! If your PC has ever been infected - or worse, if it's infected right now - you're probably groaning. Yes it's a pain, but the good news is: you can remove viruses yourself, for free. STEP 1:  Back Up Documents, Photos and Videos. Save your important data to an external drive. Be sure to [...] Full Story Top Dad makes 12-year-old son hold 'I'm a thief' sign on street corner Wed,28 Mar 2012 12:44 PM PDT The Sideshow - Twelve-year-old Jose Gonzalez isn't having much fun on his spring break. But his father hopes it will be a week the Denver-area youth will never forget. The Denver Post reports that after Joseph Gonzalez found out that Jose had stolen $100 from a cousin's wallet, he forced his son to stand on a downtown street [...] Full Story Top President Obama joins Pinterest and users debate the first family's chili recipe Wed,28 Mar 2012 12:14 PM PDT The Ticket - He's already on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Foursquare. Now President Barack Obama has joined Pinterest, too. The pinner-in-chief's Pinterest page went live on the fast-growing social network late Tuesday. So far, the president's Pinterest—which is being maintained by his 2012 re-election campaign—has 49 "pins," including links to photos (first dog Bo seems to enjoy the [...] Full Story Top Ralph Reed: Gingrich has 'earned the right' to stay in GOP primary Wed,28 Mar 2012 12:04 PM PDT The Ticket - Facing money woes and little chance of catching Mitt Romney in the delegate race, Newt Gingrich is facing increasing pressure from some Republicans to end his GOP nomination bid. But not everybody is asking Gingrich to exit the race. In an interview with Yahoo News, Ralph Reed, a longtime Republican operative who has worked with [...] Full Story Top How Gingrich could still wreak havoc on the Republican convention Wed,28 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PDT The Ticket - Until Mitt Romney secures 1,144 delegates, Newt Gingrich's aspiration to win the Republican nomination still has a fighting chance—it's a long shot—but there's still a tiny chance. Gingrich has acknowledged that it would be impossible for him to win a majority of the delegates through the traditional primary process, and he has shifted his strategy [...] Full Story Top Microsoft joins Google in the race to speed up the web Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:58 AM PDT Technology News Blog - The Internet Engineering Task Force is meeting this week to discuss the future of the internet, and ways to make it faster and more responsive. If Microsoft has anything to say about it, that future will involve the replacement of the familiar … Continue reading → Full Story Top Twitter unhappy over Justice Kennedy's outsized influence in health care arguments Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:57 AM PDT The Signal - As the Supreme Court concludes oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, we're tuning our Twitter Machine to health care subjects to see what's striking a nerve in social media outlets. On Tuesday, our trend detection software turned up significant interest in Justice Anthony Kennedy, widely perceived to be the swing vote on the politically [...] Full Story Top Incredible Sand Flea robot can clear a 30-foot building and keep right on going Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:52 AM PDT Technology News Blog - These days, robots come in all shapes and sizes: From man-sized cyborgs capable of getting you a cup of coffee to tiny bots capable of mimicking something as small as a hummingbird. A pint-sized bot called the Sand Flea by Boston Dynamics resides … Continue reading → Full Story Top Fireworks factory explodes in Thailand (VIDEO) Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:15 AM PDT The Sideshow - A fire at a fireworks factory in Saraburi, Thailand, on Tuesday produced loud explosions and a dramatic video (above) but no injuries or fatalities, authorities there said. According to CNN, two warehouses owned by Pacific Pyro Co. were damaged in the blaze, which occurred after work hours. According to London's Telegraph, police evacuated residents in [...] Full Story Top Mega Millions reaches record $476 million jackpot Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:02 AM PDT The Sideshow - The multi-state Mega Millions lottery climbed to a record $476 million jackpot heading into this Friday's drawing. The jackpot went up yet again after no one picked the correct six winning numbers in Tuesday's draw. Several contestants came close on Tuesday, with the AP reporting that 47 players matched 5 of the 6 numbers. Each [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court divided on whether Obama health care ruling must be all-or-nothing Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT The Ticket - The Supreme Court justices appeared sharply divided Wednesday over whether they would have to kill President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul outright if they decree that the measure requiring individuals to have insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional. "If the individual mandate is unconstitutional, then the rest of the act cannot stand," the lawyer opposing the [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court health care law oral arguments, Wednesday [AUDIO] Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:53 AM PDT The Ticket - On the final day of arguments, the court considered two issues: whether the rest of the health care law could stand without the individual mandate, and the legality of the law's expansion of the Medicaid program. You can listen to the arguments below, and download the audio at the court's website. Read Yahoo! News' full coverage of [...] Full Story Top Santorum losing ground to Romney in Pennsylvania Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:51 AM PDT The Ticket - Could Pennsylvania be the end of the road for Rick Santorum's presidential bid? A new Franklin & Marshall College poll of likely Republican voters in Pennsylvania finds Santorum has lost major ground to Mitt Romney in his home state. The two are now statistically tied ahead of the state's Apr. 24 primary. Santorum leads Romney [...] Full Story Top From hot mics to Etch A Sketches—gaffes on the trail aren't telling us much this year: Character Sketch Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:08 AM PDT The Ticket - Last Saturday, in a little-noticed event fraught with cosmic significance, Etch A Sketch became the first children's plaything ever to inspire a question on a presidential primary exit poll. (Had there been exit polls in 1968, Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew might have been linked with the board game "Risk.") In Louisiana, a surprising 39 [...] Full Story Top Trayvon Martin shooting: Debate over photos escalates Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:51 AM PDT The Cutline - First it was the hoodie. Now photographs used in the media's coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing are the subject of widespread debate, as supporters of both the slain 17-year-old African-American and the shooter, George Zimmerman, say selectivity by some news outlets in which photos they use is proof of bias. "Since the controversy began," [...] Full Story Top Bobby Rush's hoodie gets him tossed from House floor (VIDEO) Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:31 AM PDT The Ticket - Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush, a Democratic Congressman, was ordered to leave the House chamber on Wednesday because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt in honor of Trayvon Martin. Rush began a speech wearing a suit jacket, removing it to reveal a hoodie underneath. "Racial profiling has to stop," Rush said. "Just because someone wears a [...] Full Story Top Iran nuclear talks set to resume, diplomats say Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:26 AM PDT The Envoy - Major powers are set to resume high-stakes negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program starting on April 13th or 14th, diplomats said Tuesday. The talks will probably take place in Turkey, although they cautioned discussions were still continuing. "We're not going to get involved in a silly back and forth over venue," one American official [...] Full Story Top George H.W. Bush to formally endorse Romney in GOP primary Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:18 AM PDT The Ticket - Former President George H.W. Bush will formally endorse Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican nomination. As the Associated Press' Kasie Hunt was first to report, the two will appear together in Houston on Thursday. Bush's endorsement isn't a huge surprise—in part because the former president already sort of backed the former Massachusetts governor's 2012 bid. [...] Full Story Top Arlen Specter gets tangled up in blue humor Wed,28 Mar 2012 08:09 AM PDT The Sideshow - Something has gotten former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter fired up; and it's not just what he sees as political extremism from his one-time colleagues in the Republican Party. Specter, who switched parties to become a Democrat shortly before leaving office, has been out promoting his new memoir, "Life Among the Cannibals." But it's his off-color [...] Full Story Top JetBlue CEO on pilot's mid-air meltdown: 'It started medical–but clearly more than that' Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:53 AM PDT The Lookout - JetBlue CEO Dave Barger spoke out on Wednesday, a day after one of the airline's captains had a mid-air meltdown, causing a flight from New York to Las Vegas to be diverted to Amarillo, Texas. "It was a tough event to say the least as it was unfolding yesterday," Barger said in an interview on [...] Full Story Top Obamacare gets final day in court, Gingrich scales back, plus more to look for Wednesday in politics Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:37 AM PDT The Ticket - Obamacare faces its final day in court Wednesday. At 10 a.m. EDT, the Supreme Court will hear 90 minutes of arguments on what happens to the rest of the law if the court strikes down the individual mandate. Then, at 1 p.m. EDT, the justices will hear an hour of arguments on whether the expansion [...] Full Story Top Gingrich cuts staff for lean march to convention Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:03 AM PDT The Ticket - Newt Gingrich plans to continue what he says will be a campaign that won't end until the Republican convention in August, but he'll be making that journey with a much leaner staff. Key aides are stepping down, Yahoo News has learned, and multiple news outlets report that only two-thirds of his staff will press on [...] Full Story Top Obama pulls out front of Romney and Santorum in key states, a Quinnipiac University Poll shows Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:57 AM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama has pulled out front of Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in Florida and Ohio, a Quinnipiac University Poll out Wednesday shows, while Pennsylvania remains too close to call. Here's what the numbers show about the three battleground states: Florida: Obama tops Romney 49 — 42 percent, and he beats Santorum 50 — [...] Full Story Top Romney jokes about Santorum on 'The Tonight Show' Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:39 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney joked in an interview with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno that he wouldn't mind picking David Letterman as his vice presidential running mate. But he wasn't nearly as kind to Rick Santorum, using the phrase "press secretary" when asked to describe his GOP rival during a word association game. Still, in an appearance [...] Full Story Top Just Show Me: How to split your iPad keyboard Tue,27 Mar 2012 05:12 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to split the keyboard on your iPad. … Continue reading → Full Story Top SAT cheating targeted in new rules for students Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:50 PM PDT The Upshot - New security measures to prevent cheating on the SAT and ACT college entrance exams were announced Tuesday, including a requirement that students submit a photo of themselves when they sign up for the tests. The measures are in response to a massive cheating scandal on Long Island last year, which is why the improved rules [...] Full Story Top School expels student for swearing on Twitter during non-school hours Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PDT Technology News Blog - From Facebook communications to tweets, you're no doubt already aware that nothing you do online is truly private. But should you have a reasonable expectation that your superiors aren't actively spying on you? That's the question a lot of people … Continue reading → Full Story Top Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on Economy: 'Far Too Early to Declare Victory' Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:40 PM PDT Newsmakers - The U.S. economy is "stronger and more stable" than it was a year ago and the financial stress in Europe is easing, but many challenges remain including adding more jobs for the long-term unemployed and getting the housing market back on track, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in an ABC News interview Tuesday. Full Story Top

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