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News: Computer Virus: How to Remove It Boat sinks, Texas man survives 30 hours in Gulf Trayvon Martin shooting: Debate over photos escalates Bobby Rush's hoodie gets him tossed from House floor (VIDEO) Video of Ecstatic Dog Welcoming Soldier Home Goes Viral Prominent Pakistani acid victim commits suicide Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman Pic de Bugarach: French commune home to 20,000 'doomsday cultists' awaiting alien salvation Scalia mocks health care law 'Cornhusker Kickback' provision—that no longer exists Ticks season is coming: They'll bug you this spring Mega Millions reaches record $476 million jackpot Man saws off own foot to continue receiving unemployment benefits George Zimmerman's lawyer abruptly cancels interview with Lawrence O'Donnell (VIDEO) Dad makes 12-year-old son hold 'I'm a thief' sign on street corner Trayvon Martin Investigator Wanted Manslaughter Charge Obama pulls out front of Romney and Santorum in key states, a Quinnipiac University Poll shows Americans angry with Obama over gas prices Mega Millions Jackpot Now $476 Million After Numbers 9, 19, 34, 44, 51, Mega Ball 24 Produce No Winner Twitter unhappy over Justice Kennedy's outsized influence in health care arguments Hero JetBlue Passenger Put Unruly Pilot in Chokehold From hot mics to Etch A Sketches—gaffes on the trail aren't telling us much this year: Character Sketch Andrea Yates Could Be Released From Psychiatric Hospital to Attend Church Lawmaker chastised for wearing hoodie in House Supreme Court divided on whether Obama health care ruling must be all-or-nothing Obama OKs Oil Exploration Along Atlantic Coast, But Not Drilling Passenger attacks crew on NC-to-Florida flight Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand Arlen Specter Made the Grossest Romney Analogy Yet Spike Lee apologizes for George Zimmerman address tweet Russell Simmons rips Geraldo's hoodie apology to Trayvon Martin supporters JetBlue CEO on pilot's mid-air meltdown: 'It started medical–but clearly more than that' Democratic lawmakers blast police in teen killing Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law Spike Lee retweet with wrong Zimmerman address sparks outrage and fear Arlen Specter gets tangled up in blue humor "What does a pope do?" Fidel Castro asks Benedict Too Much Sitting Can Kill You, Study Suggests Trayvon Martin shooting: New details emerge from Twitter account, witness testimony Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse, rape: HRW Texas man executed for 10-month-old boy's death 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 Boat sinks, Texas man survives 30 hours in Gulf Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:03 PM PDT Associated Press - For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Ed Coen treaded water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked. 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 Video of Ecstatic Dog Welcoming Soldier Home Goes Viral Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:06 PM PDT Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending The unconditional love of a pet stands out as being some of the most affectionate love there is. A video of a soldier being greeted by his dog is going viral, because the boxer is so thrilled to see his owner, he cannot contain his excitement. [...] Full Story Top Prominent Pakistani acid victim commits suicide Wed,28 Mar 2012 02:55 PM PDT Associated Press - Pakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younus had endured more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and body when she finally decided life was no longer worth living. Full Story Top Trayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman Wed,28 Mar 2012 12:41 PM PDT Good Morning America - Trayvon Martin's Girlfriend Says Cops Haven't Asked Her About Key Phone Call Full Story Top Pic de Bugarach: French commune home to 20,000 'doomsday cultists' awaiting alien salvation Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:09 PM PDT The Sideshow - An estimated 20,000 New Age believers who say the "upside down" mountain is home to aliens who will rescue them from an impending apocalypse have saturated a small French commune near the foot of the picturesque Pic de Bugarach. The Independent reports the growing flock, whom locals refer to as "esoterics," believe the world will [...] 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 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 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 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 George Zimmerman's lawyer abruptly cancels interview with Lawrence O'Donnell (VIDEO) Tue,27 Mar 2012 08:05 AM PDT The Cutline - After making the rounds on the morning show circuit, George Zimmerman's lawyer, Craig Sonner, was supposed to appear on Lawrence O'Donnell's primetime show on Monday night. But according to MSNBC, Sonner walked out of a remote Orlando studio shortly before the segment, leaving O'Donnell in the lurch. After a rant about the cancellation ("He wasn't [...] 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 Trayvon Martin Investigator Wanted Manslaughter Charge Tue,27 Mar 2012 08:18 AM PDT Good Morning America - Prosecutor Blocked the Charge, Fearing Not Enough Evidence for Conviction 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 Americans angry with Obama over gas prices Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Tuesday. Sixty-eight percent disapprove and 24 percent approve of how Obama is responding to price increases that have become one of the biggest issues in the 2012 presidential campaign. In the past month, U.S. fuel prices have jumped about $0.30 per gallon to about $3. ... Full Story Top Mega Millions Jackpot Now $476 Million After Numbers 9, 19, 34, 44, 51, Mega Ball 24 Produce No Winner Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:34 PM PDT Good Morning America - Tuesday Night's Drawing Did Not Produce a Winner, Officials Said 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 Hero JetBlue Passenger Put Unruly Pilot in Chokehold Tue,27 Mar 2012 10:57 AM PDT Good Morning America - A Flight From New York to Las Vegas Was Diverted to Texas by an Disruptive Pilot 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 Andrea Yates Could Be Released From Psychiatric Hospital to Attend Church Wed,28 Mar 2012 09:52 AM PDT Good Morning America - Houston Mom Drowned Her Five Children in 2001 Full Story Top Lawmaker chastised for wearing hoodie in House Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:05 PM PDT Associated Press - Rep. Bobby Rush has donned a hoodie during a speech on the House floor deploring the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, receiving a reprimand for violating rules on wearing hats in the House chamber. 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 Obama OKs Oil Exploration Along Atlantic Coast, But Not Drilling Wed,28 Mar 2012 10:12 AM PDT ABC News - The Obama administration today endorsed new oil and gas exploration along the Atlantic Coast, setting the stage for possible future drilling lease sales. The announcement by the Interior Department sets into motion what will be at least a five year environmental survey to determine whether... Full Story Top Passenger attacks crew on NC-to-Florida flight Wed,28 Mar 2012 01:56 PM PDT Associated Press - A female passenger aboard a US Airways flight from Charlotte to Fort Myers, Fla., was arrested after attacking crew members before being wrestled to the floor by an off-duty deputy aboard the flight, an arrest report released Wednesday said. Full Story Top Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:10 PM PDT Associated Press - From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like "Justice for Trayvon" to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of an unarmed black teenager killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer is quickly turning into an Internet-fueled brand. Full Story Top Arlen Specter Made the Grossest Romney Analogy Yet Wed,28 Mar 2012 06:32 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Mitt Romney should be glad to be compared to an Etch A Sketch at this point: On Wednesday Sen. Arlen Specter kicked the bar way up (or rather, down) in the insulting imagery department by comparing the candidate to a "pornographic movie queen." Because he changes positions so often, you see. 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 Russell Simmons rips Geraldo's hoodie apology to Trayvon Martin supporters Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:50 PM PDT The Lookout - Geraldo Rivera offered something of an apology on Tuesday for controversial comments he made last week about the hooded sweatshirt Trayvon Martin was wearing when the unarmed 17-year-old was shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla., last month. Rivera's statement was posted to his Facebook page: I apologize to anyone offended [...] 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 Democratic lawmakers blast police in teen killing Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday blasted police handling of a racially charged case in which a neighborhood watch volunteer shot dead an unarmed black teenager in Florida, accusing local law enforcement officials of botching the investigation. The lawmakers, speaking at a congressional forum attended by the parents of the slain teenager, called for the immediate arrest of 28-year-old George Zimmerman, the white Hispanic who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26 in what Zimmerman said was self-defense. ... Full Story Top Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law Wed,28 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the Supreme Court to save President Barack Obama's healthcare law, capping three days of historic arguments that left it unclear how the nine justices would rule. Having peppered lawyers for and against the law with questions for more than six hours over the three days, the justices withdrew to their chambers to begin up to three months of deliberation expected to yield a decision by late June. ... 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 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 "What does a pope do?" Fidel Castro asks Benedict Wed,28 Mar 2012 03:33 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age in a brief meeting on Wednesday and then Castro popped the question: so what do you do? The two world figures chatted for about 30 minutes at the Vatican embassy in Havana near the end of the pope's three-day visit to Cuba, where he called for greater freedom and a bigger role for the Catholic Church in the communist-led nation. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said Benedict, 84, and Castro, 85, had an "exchange of ideas" in a "very cordial" atmosphere. ... Full Story Top Too Much Sitting Can Kill You, Study Suggests Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:27 AM PDT HealthDay - For better health, try standing up more, a new study suggests. Those who spend 11 or more hours a day sitting are 40 percent more likely to die over the next three years regardless of how physically active they are otherwise, researchers say. Full Story Top Trayvon Martin shooting: New details emerge from Twitter account, witness testimony Mon,26 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PDT The Cutline - As George Zimmerman's supporters work to stem the rising tide of public outrage aimed at the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin last month, a new picture of the victim—culled from the 17-year-old's Twitter account and witness testimony leaked from local law enforcement—has emerged. "With a single punch," the Orlando Sentinel, [...] Full Story Top Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse, rape: HRW Tue,27 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - For Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver by an abusive husband, may land them in jail while their abusers walk free, Human Rights Watch said. Running away is considered a "moral crime" for women in Afghanistan while some rape victims are also imprisoned, because sex outside marriage - even when the woman is forced - is considered adultery, another "moral crime". ... Full Story Top Texas man executed for 10-month-old boy's death Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:54 PM PDT Associated Press - A convicted child sex offender was executed Wednesday for the beating death of a 10-month-old boy he was baby-sitting at a home in Dallas. Full Story Top

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