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Canon releases new camera that can capture the beauty of space
Tue,3 Apr 2012 08:54 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Many expensive DSLR cameras aren't optimized to shoot great photos of the heavens, especially of the night sky, right out of the box. Astrophotographers, photographers who mainly take pictures of astronomical objects, usually have to learn how to tweak their camera settings … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Just Show Me: 3 free photo editing apps for your Android phone
Tue,3 Apr 2012 08:44 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 3 great apps to help you edit your photos right on … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

[Video] Romney's speech in Wisconsin: 'We won a great victory tonight'
Tue,3 Apr 2012 08:10 PM PDT
The Ticket - Speaking from Milwaukee after sweeping Tuesday's three-state primary, Mitt Romney delivered a now-familiar victory speech: criticizing President Obama and casting himself as the Republican party's general election candidate. "We won a great victory tonight," Romney said. He then segued into attack mode. "Take a look at the [gas] prices and ask yourself: Four more years of that?" [...] Full Story 		Top

[Video] Rick Santorum speech after Wisconsin loss: 'It's halftime'
Tue,3 Apr 2012 08:04 PM PDT
The Ticket - Rick Santorum failed to win any of Tuesday's primary contests, further hurting his already slim chances at the Republican presidential nomination. Santorum took the stage in Mars, Penn. after the Maryland and D.C. races were declared to reiterate that he has no intention of stepping aside. "It's halftime," he said, saying approximately half the delegates [...] Full Story 		Top

If Rick Santorum were a balloon, he would look like this
Tue,3 Apr 2012 07:31 PM PDT
The Ticket - MARS, Penn. -- A few hundred people showed up for Rick Santorum's home state campaign kick-off here Tuesday night, including Harold Shaver, who arrived with a human-sized balloon that bears a striking resemblance to the former Pennsylvania senator. Shaver, who owns Kahuna Balloona & Co, spent two hours and used dozens of balloons to create [...] Full Story 		Top

Mitt Romney wins Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C. primaries
Tue,3 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT
The Ticket - Following expected primary victories over Rick Santorum in Maryland and D.C. Tuesday night, Mitt Romney won the biggest prize of the evening in Wisconsin, earning a significant number of delegates and bolstering his frontrunner status. Romney's victory speech before a rally in Milwaukee, Wisc., had the tone of a general election address: he focused on [...] Full Story 		Top

This week's Odd News video
Tue,3 Apr 2012 04:20 PM PDT
The Sideshow - This week's Odd News lead story is about UK mother, Danielle Young, and the recently released ultrasound image of her 5 million-to-one pregnancy. Young has a rare condition known as uterus didelphys, or double uterus, and became pregnant with twins, one in each womb. Researchers have said that historically there are fewer than a hundred [...] Full Story 		Top

Watch this flying car navigate the streets and the skies
Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Inventors, innovators, engineers, and everyone in between have been working to make the flying car dream a reality for many years now. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, a Dutch company was able to successfully build and test its flying car … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

'FantasySCOTUS,' a Supreme Court fantasy league, has players split over health care mandate
Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:36 PM PDT
The Lookout - On Monday, President Barack Obama joined the swirl of speculation surrounding the Supreme Court's health care deliberations by predicting the Court will uphold his signature law. "Ultimately, I'm confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of [...] Full Story 		Top

1940 US Census now available for free online, but it's not your only option
Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:35 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - The internet age has made a wealth of information available to anyone with a working connection, and being able to move backward in time through detailed records offers the chance to see our family trees in a whole knew way. … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Tornadoes in Dallas: Twisters touch down, tractor-trailers tossed (VIDEO)
Tue,3 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT
The Lookout - At least two tornadoes touched down near Dallas on Tuesday. The National Weather Service declared a tornado emergency for Dallas-Fort Worth, as warning sirens echoed throughout the downtown area. The weather service issued tornado warnings for dozens of counties in the area. Reports of massive damage across North Texas were rampant, as local television news [...] Full Story 		Top

'Oaksterdam University' pot-growing school raided by DEA agents (with expired tags)
Tue,3 Apr 2012 12:45 PM PDT
The Sideshow - U.S. marshals on Monday, along with federal agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Internal Revenue Service, raided a Bay Area medical marijuana training facility known as "Oaksterdam University." The university, in Oakland, Calif., offers training classes to people seeking to become legal medical marijuana providers under California state law. "Clearly, they're trying to [...] Full Story 		Top

Romney spends election day handing out free sandwiches
Tue,3 Apr 2012 11:57 AM PDT
The Ticket - WAUKESHA, Wis.—As voters here headed to the polls, Mitt Romney spent at least part of election day handing out free sub sandwiches to supporters, urging them to turn out on his behalf in this crucial winner-take-all primary state. Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan spent about 20 minutes behind the counter at Cousins Subs, a local [...] Full Story 		Top

Firefighters donate Mega Millions winnings to ailing fellow fireman
Tue,3 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT
The Sideshow - Five Albuquerque Station Eight firefighters who won a $10,000 share of the Mega Millions jackpot last week have decided to donate an unspecified part of their winnings to fellow fireman Vince Cordova, who is suffering from a life-threatening tumor. "We decided to get tickets ten minutes before the sales closed," said Capt. Jed Hyland told [...] Full Story 		Top

George Pataki wins bracket with most tepid Romney endorsement
Tue,3 Apr 2012 11:07 AM PDT
The Ticket - The thousands of Yahoo! readers who played our Mitt Romney tepid endorsement bracket have spoken: Former New York Gov. George Pataki has given the most lackluster nod of support this election cycle. Pataki, by starting out his endorsement with the ringing words "He has a number of problems," edged out co-finalist Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, [...] Full Story 		Top

Trayvon Martin police report reveals Zimmerman was 'bleeding from the nose and back of head'
Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:56 AM PDT
The Lookout - A partially redacted police report detailing the initial investigation in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin has surfaced. Reuters reporter Matthew Keys first posted scanned copies of the report to his Twitter account. As the Chicago Tribune noted, the report contains details that conflict with several rumors surrounding the case. The report states [...] Full Story 		Top

Rock out in a vintage 1969 yellow submarine with guitar signed by a Beatle
Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT
Technology News Blog - If you're envious of the Titanic director James Cameron's recent dive to the ocean's deepest depths, perhaps scooping up this vintage literal yellow submarine in auction could quell a bit of that appetite for marine adventure. The sub went up for auction … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

iPhone sales higher than all other smartphones combined
Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:32 AM PDT
Technology News Blog - Sure, we all know the Apple iPhone is popular. It seems like everyone and their mother has one. So this news may come as no surprise: The Apple iPhone continues to crush the competition. According to market analyst Mike Walkley, "iPhones … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Obama assails Ryan budget as 'thinly veiled social Darwinism'
Tue,3 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT
The Ticket - President Obama on Tuesday denounced the House Republicans' recently-revealed budget plan, saying it would hurt America's working families and seniors. Tuesday's speech was the president's most thorough and direct public reaction to the plan House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled March 20. The president, speaking at an Associated Press luncheon attended by editors and publishers, chided [...] Full Story 		Top

The parable of the blue cup: What Nancy Pelosi says is the problem with Democrats
Tue,3 Apr 2012 09:21 AM PDT
The Ticket - So, I asked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in an interview the other night, what could keep the Democrats from retaking the House of Representatives in November? She pointed to a cup on the table between us. "When the Republican leadership tells its members, 'there is a blue cup on the table,' every Republican repeats, [...] Full Story 		Top

Mitt Romney seeking donations for general election, setting up joint fundraising with RNC
Tue,3 Apr 2012 09:02 AM PDT
The Ticket - MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Mitt Romney has not yet officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination, but he's not wasting any time in amassing the campaign money he'll need to take on President Barack Obama in the fall. A senior Romney aide, who declined to be quoted on the record, confirms the former Massachusetts governor has started to raise [...] Full Story 		Top

Zimmerman neighbor on robberies by 'young black men' before Trayvon shooting: 'If you plant corn, you get corn'
Tue,3 Apr 2012 07:56 AM PDT
The Cutline - George Zimmerman's Sanford, Fla., neighbor, said the neighborhood watchman protected his residence from a potential burglary several weeks before the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Frank Taaffe, a former neighborhood watch captain, told CNN's "Starting Point" that his house was in the process of being robbed on Feb. 2, but Zimmerman called Sanford police, who thwarted [...] Full Story 		Top

How Fiverr.com is changing the creative economy $5 at a time
Tue,3 Apr 2012 07:04 AM PDT
The Sideshow - The website Fiverr poses two immediate questions for its community of users: What would you do for $5 and what would you pay someone else to do for $5? And with a rapidly growing base of 600,000 service gigs, the answers to both appear nearly limitless. "When we looked at what was out there, we [...] Full Story 		Top

Oakland shooting: Oikos gunman lined up victims and 'started shooting,' police say
Tue,3 Apr 2012 06:48 AM PDT
The Lookout - Monday's shooting at California's Oikos University left at least seven people dead, and more details are emerging as to the suspect's motive. One Goh, the 43-year-old suspected male shooter and former nursing student at the school, was upset with a female administrator for dismissing him, which led to the shooting spree, Oakland Police Chief Howard [...] Full Story 		Top

Sarah Palin on 'Today': Mitt Romney should not be afraid to go 'rogue' with VP choice
Tue,3 Apr 2012 05:36 AM PDT
The Ticket - If Sarah Palin hopes to keep her name—and the Palin brand—in the GOP discussion ahead of the Republican Convention in August, she is doing a pretty good job of it. Before her co-hosting duties on the "Today" show on Tuesday, Palin sat down with Matt Lauer for an interview to discuss the Republican presidential race. [...] Full Story 		Top

Mitt Romney gets personal on the campaign trail in hopes of connecting with voters
Tue,3 Apr 2012 04:31 AM PDT
The Ticket - GREEN BAY, Wis.—Mitt Romney seemed to know almost immediately that he had picked the wrong person to call on at a town hall meeting here. Standing up with a sheet of paper in one hand and a video camera in the other, the young man nervously told Romney that he had concerns about his religion. [...] Full Story 		Top

Wisconsin primary, Obama on GOP budget, plus more to watch for Tuesday in politics
Tue,3 Apr 2012 04:05 AM PDT
The Ticket - Wisconsin, the District of Columbia and Maryland are holding Republican presidential primaries Tuesday. Mitt Romney, no doubt, is hoping this is the tipping point in the GOP race for the nomination, but Rick Santorum, his No. 1 challenger, has vowed to stay on no matter what the outcome is. In fact, he has said a [...] Full Story 		Top

Rick Santorum's spring break: A week of beer, bowling, brats and bocce ball
Tue,3 Apr 2012 02:31 AM PDT
The Ticket - MILWAUKEE -- Rick Santorum, wearing red-and-blue bowling shoes and his gray sweater vest, leans forward and focuses his gaze on the last remaining pin at the end of the lane. As the speakers overhead blast Jessie J's "Domino" -- I'm feelin' sexy and free! Like glitter's raining down on me! -- Santorum takes three wide [...] Full Story 		Top

Just Show Me: 3 free apps for editing photos on your iPhone
Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:16 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you some tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you 3 great apps to help you edit your photos right … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Scientists recreate the sounds of Mars and Venus
Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:09 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Ever dream of visiting Mars or Venus? The actual trip may be outside your power for most of your body (and outside the government's willingness to fund), but thanks to the work of some English researchers, at least your ears can take the … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Hungry Hungry Hippos for The iPad: An April Fools' gag that everybody wants to be real
Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:57 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Every year, ThinkGeek comes up with some of the most far-out (fake) products for April Fools' Day. In the past, several of these fictional items would be met with great enthusiasm by the masses that the retailer of odd devices would … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson makes Titanic director fix the stars in 3D re-release
Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:17 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Movie inaccuracies can really take you out of the moment when you're watching a film. Now that Titanic is getting a major 3D makeover, one of the film's inaccuracies is getting fixed thanks to the efforts of an eagle-eyed astronomy expert. In the … Continue reading → Full Story 		Top

In new ad, Obama campaign plays defense on energy
Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:08 PM PDT
The Ticket - Loath to allow Republicans to dominate the 2012 energy discussion with attacks, President Barack Obama's campaign responded to coordinated Republican attacks on the administration's energy policy with a new campaign ad of its own on Monday, which also takes aim at Mitt Romney. "Why is big oil attacking him? Because he's fighting to end their [...] Full Story 		Top

Oikos shooting: Oakland police use Twitter to alert citizens of gunman
Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:49 PM PDT
The Cutline - People using Twitter to communicate during breaking news events is nothing new. But police using the micro-messaging service to keep the community informed is less common. In the aftermath of Monday's shooting at California's Oikos University, which left at least seven dead and several others wounded, Oakland police used Twitter to alert citizens of the [...] Full Story 		Top

Santorum draws the line in Wisconsin: No cheesehead
Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:03 PM PDT
The Ticket - APPLETON, Wisc. -- He'll eat their cheese. He'll drink their beer. He'll even visit Lambeau Field. And though he's vying for the love of Wisconsinites this week, you won't find Rick Santorum wearing a yellow polyurethane triangle on his head. Santorum declined an offer to don the official cap of the Green Bay Packers here [...] Full Story 		Top

93-year-old Florida woman retires her '64 Mercury after 576,000 miles on the road
Mon,2 Apr 2012 01:40 PM PDT
The Sideshow - These days, most people consider themselves lucky if a new car lasts 5 to 10 years. Make it to 100,000 miles in your vehicle, and the car company might make a commercial about you. That makes 93-year-old Rachel Veitch a notable exception. Veitch is retiring her 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente after more than 576,000 miles [...] Full Story 		Top

GSA head Martha Johnson resigns amid reports of lavish training conference on taxpayers' dime, says Washington Post
Mon,2 Apr 2012 01:29 PM PDT
The Ticket - Martha Johnson, head of the General Services Agency, submitted her resignation to President Obama Monday following reports of excessive spending for a four-day employee training conference, the Washington Post reports. In her letter of resignation, obtained by the newspaper, the Obama appointee said the Agency made "a significant mis-step." "Reports of an internal conference in [...] Full Story 		Top

Markets: Romney will win Wisconsin and Maryland primaries
Mon,2 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT
The Signal - Mitt Romney's odds of winning Wisconsin, which holds its primary alongside Maryland and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, have been very good for about 10 days, according to both the political prediction markets and the major polls. We are very confident that he will win Wisconsin, where his odds currently sit at 96.2 percent. [...] Full Story 		Top

'Scary Guy' with facial tattoos paid $6,500 a day to teach kids to stop bullying
Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:40 PM PDT
The Sideshow - A former tattoo artist who legally changed his name to The Scary Guy is using his persona—and frightening facial ink—to teach schoolkids to stop bullying. Scary, a Minnesota man formerly known as Earl Kauffman, has become an in-demand "bully prevention guru." His mission, according to his website, is "The Total Elimination of Hate, Violence and [...] Full Story 		Top

33 is the happiest age, study says
Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT
The Sideshow - Here's a wildly simple, profoundly interesting question: At what age are you happiest? According to a recent survey, the answer is 33. Friends Reunited, a U.K. website, found that 70 percent of respondents over the age of 40 said they did not find true happiness until they were 33 years old. "[That age] is enough [...] Full Story 		Top


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