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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Trayvon Martin shooting: no grand jury for Zimmerman 10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Daughter UFO or hoax? Aerial video over South Korea stirs speculation Angry ex-girlfriend goes ballistic, rips off man's scrotum Senator calls Obama 'stupid' on Twitter Fidel Castro mocks Obama over 'guayabera' diplomacy Queen Elizabeth II grants Camilla new honor Doomsday shelters line Kansas missile silo George Zimmerman launches website for donations via PayPal for legal, living expenses South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test It's already been a very record-breaking hot year Dogs of the Titanic: a Dozen Aboard, Three Survived Two Men Arrested, Facebook Clues in Tulsa Shooting Spree Team Obama Skewers Romney on Tax Fairness Romney to Address NRA Weeks After Revealing He's a Gun Owner For second time in three weeks, a CNN reporter says 'n*gger' on live TV [VIDEO] US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf Autopsy: Whitney Houston found scarred, high, scalded, missing teeth British Boy Finds Live Hand Grenade on Easter Egg Hunt Autism Linked to Maternal Obesity Arizona lawmakers to review cyberbullying bill over free speech concerns Birth control pioneer says fight had personal cost Rick Santorum's Closing Window for Graceful Exit of GOP Race Five Spooky Titanic Stories China's Gravity-Defying Economy: How Hard Will It Fall? Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records New GSA Video Puts GSA in Issa's Crosshairs Maryland Lottery says Mega Millions winning ticket claimed Study: Homophobes May Be Hidden Homosexuals White House Easter Egg Roll: Hopping with history US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions 'The Hipster Games': 'Hunger Games' video spoof goes viral Know how to hack a video game console? The U.S. Navy wants you! Obama Helps the Muslim Brotherhood's War on Egyptian Women North Korea readies longer range rocket; Japan, South Korea wary Prosecutor rules out grand jury in Trayvon Martin case Tulsa shooting suspects Jake England and Alvin Watts held on $9.16 million bond each Jesus vs. Scientists: Who's Better at Miracles? Titanic Reenactment Sets Sail on Exact Route a Century Later Tulsa Shooting Suspects Booked for Murder, Bond Set at $9.1 Million Each Trayvon Martin shooting: no grand jury for Zimmerman Mon,9 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT The Lookout - Florida state attorney Angela Corey, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, said on Monday that the case will not go to a grand jury. The decision does not rule out the possibility that George Zimmerman, Martin's shooter, could be arrested. The grand jury had been set to meet Tuesday [...] Full Story Top 10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Daughter Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:19 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - A 10-year-old Colombian girl gave birth to a healthy baby girl, making her one of the youngest mothers ever. The unnamed girl from Manaure, a town in the Colombian Department of La Guajira, arrived at the hospital in tears and "enormous pain" from the contractions,... Full Story Top UFO or hoax? Aerial video over South Korea stirs speculation Mon,9 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT The Sideshow - A new video has surfaced that some claim shows a saucer-shaped UFO zooming past the window of a passenger airplane flying over Seoul, South Korea. In the video, the unidentified passenger is filming the otherwise uneventful view from the plane's window. Suddenly he makes a startled sound as the white saucer-like image comes into view. [...] Full Story Top Angry ex-girlfriend goes ballistic, rips off man's scrotum Fri,6 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Talk about a ball buster. Full Story Top Senator calls Obama 'stupid' on Twitter Mon,9 Apr 2012 02:05 AM PDT The Lookout - A veteran Republican senator set off a Twitter firestorm over the weekend by calling President Obama "stupid" for his recent comments on the Supreme Court health care case. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote: "Constituents askd why i am not outraged at PresO attack on supreme court independence. Bcause Am ppl r not stupid as [...] Full Story Top Fidel Castro mocks Obama over 'guayabera' diplomacy Mon,9 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT AFP - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has mocked the idea that US President Barack Obama could wear a "guayabera" shirt at an upcoming Americas summit in Colombia, while opposing Cuba's presence at the event. Full Story Top Queen Elizabeth II grants Camilla new honor Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:34 AM PDT Associated Press - Queen Elizabeth II has appointed the Duchess of Cornwall to the highest female rank in the Royal Victorian Order, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Full Story Top Doomsday shelters line Kansas missile silo Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:52 PM PDT AFP - Tucked deep beneath the Kansas prairie, luxury condos are being built into the shaft of an abandoned missile silo to service anxious -- and wealthy -- people preparing for doomsday. Full Story Top George Zimmerman launches website for donations via PayPal for legal, living expenses Mon,9 Apr 2012 03:37 PM PDT The Cutline - Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman has apparently launched a website—TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com—to relay a message thanking his supporters, and to collect donations via PayPal for his living and defense expenses. The site had been down intermittently on Monday afternoon. "I am the real George Zimmerman," a message on the site begins. "On Sunday February 26th, I was [...] Full Story Top South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:03 PM PDT Associated Press - Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials. Full Story Top It's already been a very record-breaking hot year Mon,9 Apr 2012 05:54 AM PDT Associated Press - It's been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren't just broken, they were deep-fried. Full Story Top Dogs of the Titanic: a Dozen Aboard, Three Survived Mon,9 Apr 2012 09:31 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - April 15, 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the ship touted as unsinkable, during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, en route to New York. Much research has been done on the passengers, crew, and the ship itself over the years. But little has been reported about one group of passengers -- the dogs of the Titanic. Many think of their pets as part of the family, and it's evident that that sentiment was as true 100 years ago as it is today. Full Story Top Two Men Arrested, Facebook Clues in Tulsa Shooting Spree Sun,8 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT ABC News - One Suspect's Father Was Fatally Shot Almost Exactly Two Years Ago Full Story Top Team Obama Skewers Romney on Tax Fairness Mon,9 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - As part of a weeklong campaign around the Buffett Rule, President Obama's re-election team is making Mitt Romney the face of income tax inequality. On a conference call with reporters Monday, top Obama surrogates blasted the Republican candidate for keeping years of tax returns secret, using... Full Story Top Romney to Address NRA Weeks After Revealing He's a Gun Owner Mon,9 Apr 2012 07:17 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Mitt Romney will address the National Rifle Association's annual meeting later this week, a speech that comes at a crucial time for the candidate who is working to appeal to the conservative base of his party as he inches closer to clinching the Republican nomination.... Full Story Top For second time in three weeks, a CNN reporter says 'n*gger' on live TV [VIDEO] Sun,8 Apr 2012 11:04 PM PDT The Daily Caller - During Sunday's broadcast of "CNN Newsroom," correspondent Susan Candiotti — the reporter covering the recent shootings of five black men in Tulsa, Okla. — used a racial slur on live television. Full Story Top US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf Mon,9 Apr 2012 08:39 AM PDT Associated Press - The U.S. Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program. Full Story Top Autopsy: Whitney Houston found scarred, high, scalded, missing teeth Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:04 PM PDT The Daily Caller - The London tabloid The Sun reported Sunday that the final autopsy report of legendary singer Whitney Houston has revealed a cocktail of illicit drugs, 11 missing teeth, a weakened coronary artery and "skin slippage" where scalding water burned her body as she lay in the bathtub where she died. Full Story Top British Boy Finds Live Hand Grenade on Easter Egg Hunt Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:25 AM PDT Good Morning America - A 3-year-old British boy on an Easter egg hunt Saturday morning discovered a live hand grenade. The device was on the side of a busy road next to the field where families were conducting their Easter ritual in Holford, Somerset. According to reports in the... Full Story Top Autism Linked to Maternal Obesity Fri,6 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT Good Morning America - Kids Born to Obese Moms More Likely to Have Developmental Disorders Full Story Top Arizona lawmakers to review cyberbullying bill over free speech concerns Mon,9 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT The Lookout - Members of the Arizona House and Senate will review a recently passed anti-cyberstalking bill after critics raised concerns that it's so broad it could authorize arrests for online "trolls" who write mean comments on social media and news sites. State Rep. Chad Campbell, a co-sponsor of the bill, told Yahoo News that lawmakers are trying [...] Full Story Top Birth control pioneer says fight had personal cost Mon,9 Apr 2012 01:28 PM PDT Associated Press - Taunts of "baby killer" and "butcher" still echo in Bill Baird's ears, nearly five decades after he began fighting for birth control and abortion rights. Full Story Top Rick Santorum's Closing Window for Graceful Exit of GOP Race Sun,8 Apr 2012 05:12 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Analysis by Rick Klein Leave it to Newt Gingrich, back in his role as strategist rather than candidate, to state the obvious reality of Mitt Romney's commanding position in the Republican presidential race. "You have to be realistic," Gingrich said today on "Fox News Sunday.... Full Story Top Five Spooky Titanic Stories Fri,6 Apr 2012 04:26 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - April 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. And while the story of the doomed luxury ship has been in the headlines for the past century, there are also stories of another kind: Ghost stories. Check out these spooky facts about the Titanic. Full Story Top China's Gravity-Defying Economy: How Hard Will It Fall? Mon,9 Apr 2012 03:24 AM PDT Time.com - As China's high-octane economy shifts into lower gear, virtually everyone agrees that the double-digit, super-charged boom years are drawing to a close. Speculation over the possibility of a so-called "hard landing" for the country flourishes with each boom and bust cycle, only to die down as China's growth revs up again. This time, however, both external and internal factors -- including global conditions, domestic politics and financial trends -- are reinforcing the downturn. Many experts warn that without some painful reforms, there will be worse trouble to come. Full Story Top Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records Mon,9 Apr 2012 08:45 AM PDT Associated Press - It has been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records were not just broken, they were deep-fried. Full Story Top New GSA Video Puts GSA in Issa's Crosshairs Mon,9 Apr 2012 08:43 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - The House committee on Oversight and Government Reform released yet another new video clip today from the U.S. General Services Administration's big-spending conference in Las Vegas, extending the embarrassing episode for the agency and the Obama administration. In the newly surfaced clip, which is titled "POTUS [President of... Full Story Top Maryland Lottery says Mega Millions winning ticket claimed Mon,9 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Maryland winner of a share of the record U.S. $656 million Mega Millions lottery has come forward, the Maryland Lottery said on Monday. Maryland Lottery Director Stephen Martino plans to hold a news conference on Tuesday morning to provide details about the winning ticket, according to a statement. Lottery officials have said that three winning tickets were purchased, one in Kansas, one in Illinois, and one in Maryland. ... Full Story Top Study: Homophobes May Be Hidden Homosexuals Mon,9 Apr 2012 01:20 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Homophobes should consider a little self-reflection, suggests a new study finding those individuals who are most hostile toward gays and hold strong anti-gay views may themselves have same-sex desires, albeit undercover ones. Full Story Top White House Easter Egg Roll: Hopping with history Mon,9 Apr 2012 03:17 AM PDT Power Players - Political Punch It is a scene of colorful chaos at the White House today, as more than 35,000 kids and parents descend on the south lawn for the annual Easter Egg Roll. The event will  bring in the very latest figures from children's fiction, education, and entertainment -- everyone from Elmo to Julianne Moore --  but [...] Full Story Top US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:15 AM PDT Associated Press - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program. Full Story Top 'The Hipster Games': 'Hunger Games' video spoof goes viral Sun,8 Apr 2012 01:38 PM PDT The Sideshow - "The Hunger Games," the film that topped the U.S. box office for the third weekend in a row with $33.5 million, has inspired plenty of parodies. But this one—pitting hipsters from Portland, Austin, Brooklyn, Oakland and Silver Lake, Calif., in a dystopian fight to the death—may be the best. [ Video: Sketchy and Yahoo! Comedy [...] Full Story Top Know how to hack a video game console? The U.S. Navy wants you! Mon,9 Apr 2012 09:34 AM PDT Technology News Blog - For players just looking to have a good time when gaming online, hackers are a major nuisance. But regardless of how frustrating playing against someone with an unfair advantage can be, the practice of game console hacking has apparently caught the … Continue reading → Full Story Top Obama Helps the Muslim Brotherhood's War on Egyptian Women Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama has hit upon a re-election strategy, according to Reuters, by wooing working women and accusing Republicans of waging a "war on women." Yet Obama is hosting the Muslim Brotherhood at the White House, according to AFP. Full Story Top North Korea readies longer range rocket; Japan, South Korea wary Mon,9 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - CHOLSAN, North Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley in its remote northwest this week that will showcase the reclusive state's ability to fire a missile with the capacity to hit the continental United States. Pyongyang says the rocket, to be launched this week, will only carry a weather satellite, but South Korea and the United States say it is a test of a ballistic missile. And although the risk of it veering off course is low, guidance remains its weakest point. ... Full Story Top Prosecutor rules out grand jury in Trayvon Martin case Mon,9 Apr 2012 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin on Monday ruled out using a grand jury in the case, meaning her office alone will decide whether to charge shooter George Zimmerman with a crime. The case has captured national attention because of race and Florida's controversial self-defense laws, prompting demonstrations across the country including one on Monday that temporarily shut down the Sanford Police Department in the town where the shooting took place. ... Full Story Top Tulsa shooting suspects Jake England and Alvin Watts held on $9.16 million bond each Mon,9 Apr 2012 08:19 AM PDT The Lookout - A Tulsa, Oklahoma, judge has ordered that Jake England and Alvin Watts—the two men arrested in connection with Friday's shooting spree that left three dead and two wounded—each be held on a $9.16 million bond. The pair have been charged with three counts of murder and two counts of shooting with intent to kill. They [...] Full Story Top Jesus vs. Scientists: Who's Better at Miracles? Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:12 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Much scientific progress has been made in the 2,000 years since Jesus Christ walked the Earth. In all this time, have scientists managed to replicate his miracles, or does the Son of God still have an edge? Full Story Top Titanic Reenactment Sets Sail on Exact Route a Century Later Mon,9 Apr 2012 08:54 AM PDT Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending With the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic just days away on April 15, people are coming up with unique ways to commemorate the event. In fact, a cruise in its honor is setting sail in a voyage to the North Atlantic site [...] Full Story Top Tulsa Shooting Suspects Booked for Murder, Bond Set at $9.1 Million Each Mon,9 Apr 2012 07:57 AM PDT Good Morning America - Jake England and Alvin Watts Were Each Charged With First-Degree Murder Counts Full Story Top

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