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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Police video may be used as evidence in Trayvon Martin case $540M lottery has states anticipating tax jackpot 'Dude, it's beef!': Governors tour 'pink slime' plant Apple, Foxconn to revamp China work conditions AP sources: Ryan expected to endorse Romney Photos: Riots erupt in Spain protests GOP ad plays with audio from Supreme Court hearing North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports Can Obama win by losing in court? Romney donor founded company that produces 'pink slime' Stranded man survives 10 days on snow; friend dies George H.W. Bush to Romney rivals: Know 'when to fold 'em' Google to open online tablet store: report U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees Spike Lee settles with elderly couple after retweeting wrong address New CEO at IBM revives Augusta all-male membership debate House approves Paul Ryan's $3.53 trillion budget plan Chelsea Clinton to Sandra Fluke: I get it Canada to pull the penny from circulation Dine just like the passengers of the doomed Titanic for $12,000 Romney confirms secret meeting with Gingrich last week Police video may be used as evidence in Trayvon Martin case Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:30 PM PDT ABC News - The surveillance tape of George Zimmerman made barely half an hour after the shooting, could be used as evidence, if Zimmerman is brought up on charges, sources tell ABC News. Full Story Top $540M lottery has states anticipating tax jackpot Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:54 PM PDT Associated Press - Some state governments struggling through lean times know a hometown winner would bring a tax bonanza. Full Story Top 'Dude, it's beef!': Governors tour 'pink slime' plant Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:29 AM PDT ABC News - Governors from three meat-producing states today defended the company that makes lean finely textured beef, which has been nicknamed "pink slime," after a walk through the company's plant accompanied by ABC News. Full Story Top Apple, Foxconn to revamp China work conditions Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:19 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc and its China partner agreed to improve wages and working conditions at factories accused of being sweatshops, a move that could set a new higher-cost benchmark for other Western users of Chinese labor. Full Story Top AP sources: Ryan expected to endorse Romney Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:45 PM PDT Associated Press - The House Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, is expected to endorse Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Full Story Top Photos: Riots erupt in Spain protests Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:28 PM PDT A policeman watches a container burn during a general strike in central Barcelona March 29, 2012. Spanish workers staged a general strike on Thursday to protest against labour reforms which the government declared "unstoppable" but many ignored the action, fearing for their jobs in a country with the EU's highest unemployment rate. REUTERS/Carlos Ruano (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST POLITICS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Full Story Top GOP ad plays with audio from Supreme Court hearing Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:43 PM PDT Associated Press - A website ad from the Republican National Committee edits audio from this week's Supreme Court hearing on the health care law to exaggerate Solicitor General Donald Verrilli's struggle to find the words to defend President Barack Obama's initiative. Full Story Top North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday believed to be part of a test to upgrade capabilities, said news reports published on Friday, quoting South Korean military officials. Full Story Top Can Obama win by losing in court? Thu,29 Mar 2012 11:57 AM PDT Power Players - In the midst of an historic battle over health care at the Supreme Court, on the Bottom Line this week we're taking a look at the potential fallout for the presidential campaign. Full Story Top Romney donor founded company that produces 'pink slime' Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:15 PM PDT The Ticket - The founder of the main manufacturer of "pink slime," the ammonia-treated beef byproduct that's the focus of a national controversy, has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to groups supporting Mitt Romney's presidential ambitions, Politico reports. According to the Washington Post, Eldon Roth and his wife, Regina, cut checks totaling $190,000 to several Romney state-level [...] Full Story Top Stranded man survives 10 days on snow; friend dies Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:23 PM PDT Associated Press - A 76-year-old diabetic Colorado man survived 10 days in the remote Nevada desert by melting snow and using skills he learned as a Boy Scout, but a friend who was with him and ventured away to get help died. Full Story Top George H.W. Bush to Romney rivals: Know 'when to fold 'em' Thu,29 Mar 2012 04:03 PM PDT ABC News - Channeling Kenny Rogers, former President George W. Bush officially endorsed Mitt Romney and advised Romney's remaining opponents that they've got to know "when to fold 'em." Full Story Top Google to open online tablet store: report Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - Google Inc is planning to open an online store to sell tablet PCs directly to consumers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Full Story Top U.S. may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration has signaled a willingness to accept less-stringent controls on former Taliban leaders as part of a deal to kick-start Afghan peace talks, U.S. officials said. Full Story Top Spike Lee settles with elderly couple after retweeting wrong address Thu,29 Mar 2012 07:37 PM PDT Associated Press - An elderly couple has reached a settlement with Spike Lee after being forced to leave their home because the director helped spread a tweet listing their address as that of the man who shot Trayvon Martin. Full Story Top New CEO at IBM revives Augusta all-male membership debate Thu,29 Mar 2012 08:45 PM PDT Associated Press - The appointment of a new chief executive at IBM has revived the debate over Augusta National's all-male membership just one week before the Masters. Full Story Top House approves Paul Ryan's $3.53 trillion budget plan Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PDT The Ticket - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3.53 trillion budget proposal that would reduce spending by more than $5 trillion over 10 years. Full Story Top Chelsea Clinton to Sandra Fluke: I get it Thu,29 Mar 2012 01:39 PM PDT The Upshot - Rush Limbaugh has done a lot of things over the course of his career, but female bonding would probably not be on the list. Full Story Top Canada to pull the penny from circulation Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:15 PM PDT The Sideshow - The Canadian government announced that it plans to pull the penny from circulation at the end of 2012, saying it's more expensive for to produce than its actual currency value. Full Story Top Dine just like the passengers of the doomed Titanic for $12,000 Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:31 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Want to get a taste of what it felt like being on the Titanic, sans the part where it sunk into the ocean? A restaurant in Houston is offering what it calls the Titanic Experience: a 10-course meal comprised of similar dishes … Continue reading → Full Story Top Romney confirms secret meeting with Gingrich last week Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:59 PM PDT ABC News - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney confirmed reports that he and Newt Gingrich met secretly in New Orleans the day before the Louisiana primary. But Romney played down the importance of the meeting. Full Story Top

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