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News: First five cities getting Sprint 4G LTE coverage in July HBO Go streaming app comes to the Kindle Fire New York City mayor proposes creating an internet wall of shame for bad drivers The fast-paced frenzy of a low-tech Supreme Court Here's yolk on your face Poland celebrates summer solstice with 15,000 lanterns President Obama to tour Colorado wildfires Parties prepare for Eric Holder showdown Thursday Fired Philly area teacher with controversial blog sues district Texas 'stand your ground' shooter headed to prison Google Glasses' price tag announced, first models to ship in 2013 Mexican doctors remove 33-pound tumor from 2-year-old boy Tennessee man returns $13,000 in cash he found on trash can (VIDEO) Google announces the Nexus Q, a new social streaming media player Google reveals pint-sized Nexus 7 tablet for just $199 Excel Shortcuts You Probably Didn't Know 65 percent of Americans say Obama better suited to handle alien invasion than Romney Rebel gunmen storm Syrian TV station, killing 7; Assad: We are at 'war' Unemployed man who saved toddler from oncoming subway train in Brooklyn gets a job Mitt Romney to loan his biggest fan a new truck Colorado wildfires: 32,000 evacuated as blaze jumps perimeter near Colorado Springs House GOP leaders expected to meet on student loan rates, plus more to watch for Wednesday in politics Obama leads Romney in three key states, poll shows 'Student loans have basically ruined my life': Yahoo News readers tell their stories Incumbents Rangel, Hatch win primary elections Pinta Island tortoises go extinct with Lonesome George's passing Apple quietly stops touting the fact that it has a virus-free platform Remembering Nora Ephron, prolific writer and filmmaker Texas man gets left behind during family road trip 80 Teddy Ruxpin dolls transmit feelings from the Internet (VIDEO) Democrats move convention kickoff event amid rumors of lackluster fundraising Rob Portman: zombie hunter Watch Garry Kasparov defeat Alan Turing in chess, 58 years after Turing's death Amanpour in Egypt: What Morsi Means for Women, Israel and the U.S. Don't Miss Video of the Day: Barack Obama sings Justin Bieber's Boyfriend Dad charged with assault for tossing McDonald's fries at stepdaughter Obama doesn't like your favorite baseball team (unless it's the White Sox) Deal reached in Senate to keep student loan interest rate low Detective faulted George Zimmerman for not avoiding confrontation with Trayvon Martin Claire McCaskill to skip Democratic National Convention First five cities getting Sprint 4G LTE coverage in July Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:08 PM PDT We probably don't need to sell you on 4G data coverage. After all, being able to grab data on your mobile device at blazing speed is the type of thing that sells itself. And for those of you in Atlanta, Dallas, … Continue reading → Full Story Top HBO Go streaming app comes to the Kindle Fire Wed,27 Jun 2012 05:44 PM PDT You already stream shows and movies on your Kindle Fire via Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant Video, but if you're an HBO fan, you'll love the newest addition to the tiny tablet's arsenal of streaming apps: HBO Go. Starting today, you can … Continue reading → Full Story Top New York City mayor proposes creating an internet wall of shame for bad drivers Wed,27 Jun 2012 05:40 PM PDT By now, all of us know the pain of buying a technology that almost immediately became obsolete. That's precisely the position New York City finds itself in: After installing 40 red light cameras to help catch traffic violators, state legislators recently ruled … Continue reading → Full Story Top The fast-paced frenzy of a low-tech Supreme Court Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:12 PM PDT By Nick Judd Journalists covering the Supreme Court's health care decision on Thursday are gearing up for the fast-paced nature of a low-tech Court. With a ban on cameras in the courtroom and a prohibition against cell phone use in the room where opinions are handed out, journalists will be scrambling to relay the verdict [...] Full Story Top Here's yolk on your face Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:06 PM PDT Two competitors sit on opposite sides of a table. They look nervous. And they should. Each has a one-in-six chance of being "eliminated" in a most icky way. [Video: 80 Teddy Ruxpin dolls transmit feelings from the Internet] A crowd looks on. Like spectators at a gladiator pit, they demand excitement. They get it! One [...] Full Story Top Poland celebrates summer solstice with 15,000 lanterns Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:45 PM PDT To celebrate the shortest night of the year, crowds descended on the Polish city of Poznan to release 15,000 gleaming lanterns into the night sky. The candle-lit balloons, which floated overhead, cast a magical glow over the city--giving meaning to what organizers on Facebook called the "most romantic night in Poland." The event for St. [...] Full Story Top President Obama to tour Colorado wildfires Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:25 PM PDT President Obama will tour wildfire-ravaged Colorado on Friday, the White House announced Wednesday afternoon. The president called Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach to express his concern, thank the state's firefighters and reiterate his support of the use of federal resources in battling the fires, the White House said. White House [...] Full Story Top Parties prepare for Eric Holder showdown Thursday Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT Following yet another failed attempt at compromise Tuesday evening between the Justice Department and Republican lawmakers, House Speaker John Boehner confirmed Wednesday that a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress will proceed Thursday as scheduled. "We'd really rather not be here," Boehner told reporters. "We'd really rather have the attorney [...] Full Story Top Fired Philly area teacher with controversial blog sues district Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT Natalie Munroe, a teacher at Central Bucks East High School in Doylestown, Pa., was fired Tuesday night after a long controversy over the content of her foul-mouthed, tell-all blog, "Where are we going & why are we in this hand basket." In it, the honors English teacher complained of "disengaged, lazy students" and of feckless faculty [...] Full Story Top Texas 'stand your ground' shooter headed to prison Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:07 PM PDT A Texas man convicted of shooting and killing his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over loud music received a 40-year prison sentence on Wednesday. Raul Rodriguez, 47, faced a minimum of five years and a maximum of life in prison.  He claimed he shot schoolteacher Kelly Danaher in self-defense under Texas' version of the "stand [...] Full Story Top Google Glasses' price tag announced, first models to ship in 2013 Wed,27 Jun 2012 01:55 PM PDT Since news of Google Glass, the web search giant's wearable computer experiment, broke earlier this year, those of us at Tecca have been anxiously awaiting more details. And finally, today, precious details came via the 2012 Google I/O media conference and an … Continue reading → Full Story Top Mexican doctors remove 33-pound tumor from 2-year-old boy Wed,27 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT Mexican doctors successfully removed a tumor from a young patient who weighed less than the tumor itself. Two-year-old Jesus Rodriguez weighed just 26 pounds at the time of his surgery. The tumor, externally attached to his body, weighed 33 pounds. Dr. Gustavo Hernandez says the benign tumor was the first one ever removed by Mexican [...] Full Story Top Tennessee man returns $13,000 in cash he found on trash can (VIDEO) Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:20 AM PDT When Kenneth Allen picked up the paper bag sitting atop a trash can outside a Tennessee convenience store, he found two things: A bottle of cologne and nearly $13,000 in cash. "It never crossed my mind to take it, because that's not the right thing to do," Allen told local affiliate Fox4KC about the $12,764.73 [...] Full Story Top Google announces the Nexus Q, a new social streaming media player Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT Move over Google TV — there's a new set-top Google media player in town. Meet the spherical Nexus Q, introduced at today's Google I/O 2012 media event. Set to retail for $299, the Nexus Q is a cloud-based multimedia device. It will … Continue reading → Full Story Top Google reveals pint-sized Nexus 7 tablet for just $199 Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT Google revealed its long-rumored device today — a 7-inch Nexus tablet running Android's newest operating system flavor, 4.1 Jelly Bean. The pint-sized slate — which the company showed off at its annual Google I/O keynote event — is manufactured by Asus, … Continue reading → Full Story Top Excel Shortcuts You Probably Didn't Know Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:37 AM PDT Microsoft Excel is an incredibly powerful spreadsheet program that millions of people use.  It's got so many tools in it that even experts don't always know all the shortcuts. But just knowing a few tricks can vastly speed up — and simplify — your workflow. Note: Different versions of Excel may have different commands, so [...] Full Story Top 65 percent of Americans say Obama better suited to handle alien invasion than Romney Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT In the event that Bill Pullman isn't available, two-thirds of respondents to a new survey say that President Barack Obama would be better suited to handle an alien invasion than presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. "We wanted the pulse on people's opinions," said Brad Dancer, senior vice president of research and digital media for [...] Full Story Top Rebel gunmen storm Syrian TV station, killing 7; Assad: We are at 'war' Wed,27 Jun 2012 09:40 AM PDT Rebel gunmen stormed Syria's pro-government television station on Wednesday, killing at least seven employees just hours after President Bashar Assad declared that the country is at war. The dawn attack on Al-Ikhbariya television's offices was "one of the boldest attacks yet on a symbol of the authoritarian state," Reuters said. "I heard a small explosion [...] Full Story Top Unemployed man who saved toddler from oncoming subway train in Brooklyn gets a job Wed,27 Jun 2012 07:36 AM PDT An unemployed Brooklyn man who was hailed as a "superhero without a cape"—or a job—after he rescued a 9-month-old boy from an oncoming subway train on Tuesday now has a job. Delroy Simmonds, 30, was hired as a maintenance worker at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to the Daily News. "We read the story [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney to loan his biggest fan a new truck Wed,27 Jun 2012 07:02 AM PDT Perhaps no one has logged more miles supporting Mitt Romney's 2012 bid than Jim Wilson, a 70-year-old retired insurance salesman from Virginia whose beat-up 1998 GMC pickup decorated with American flags and massive "Romney for President" signs has been a ubiquitous presence outside campaign events for months. Last Wednesday, Wilson's truck caught fire along a [...] Full Story Top Colorado wildfires: 32,000 evacuated as blaze jumps perimeter near Colorado Springs Wed,27 Jun 2012 05:46 AM PDT A fast-moving wildfire near Colorado Springs forced as many as 32,000 residents to be evacuated on Tuesday, as the blaze—fueled by 65 mph winds—jumped a perimeter set by firefighters trying desperately to contain it. The Waldo Canyon fire—which was first spotted Saturday near Pikes Peak—doubled in size overnight to more than 24 square miles, according [...] Full Story Top House GOP leaders expected to meet on student loan rates, plus more to watch for Wednesday in politics Wed,27 Jun 2012 04:15 AM PDT There's a "calm before the storm" mood in Washington in anticipation of the Supreme Court releasing its health care ruling on Thursday and a contempt vote in the House against Attorney General Eric Holder on the same day. Speaking of Holder, White House officials and House Republican staff members met Tuesday but failed to reach [...] Full Story Top Obama leads Romney in three key states, poll shows Wed,27 Jun 2012 04:04 AM PDT President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in the three critical swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Wednesday shows. The poll shows Obama with a tight 4-point edge in Florida, a healthy 9 points in Ohio and 6 points in Pennsylvania. That's a change from a Quinnipiac University [...] Full Story Top 'Student loans have basically ruined my life': Yahoo News readers tell their stories Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:53 AM PDT Ah, the summer after graduation. With rented caps and gowns returned, most graduates are hitting the pavement to look for work, or trying to ace that final internship in the hopes that they'll be hired on. But even for those who find employment, there likely remains nagging bit of unfinished business: student loans. According to [...] Full Story Top Incumbents Rangel, Hatch win primary elections Tue,26 Jun 2012 08:18 PM PDT Two very different congressmen—New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel and Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch—avoided the fate of other incumbents around the country and effectively won re-election Tuesday night despite strong primary challenges in their respective states. While Hatch had for some time appeared a shoo-in for re-election, Rangel's fate was far less certain. But [...] Full Story Top Pinta Island tortoises go extinct with Lonesome George's passing Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:05 PM PDT Lonesome George, the only known Pinta Island tortoise in existence, passed away on June 24 at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands. Scientists have tried to find George the perfect mate since he was discovered in 1971 in order … Continue reading → Full Story Top Apple quietly stops touting the fact that it has a virus-free platform Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:49 PM PDT It's been one of the key selling points of Macs for years: Computers made by Apple simply don't get viruses, right? Well, unfortunately, recent computer virus outbreaks (yes, that's outbreaks with an "S") have proven Macs to be vulnerable, and as a result, … Continue reading → Full Story Top Remembering Nora Ephron, prolific writer and filmmaker Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:23 PM PDT Nora Ephron, the pioneering author, screenwriter and filmmaker behind several blockbuster romantic comedies, including "Sleepless in Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally," died on Thursday after a long, largely private battle with leukemia. She was 71. News of her death—first reported by her friend and columnist Liz Smith in a prematurely posted eulogy on the [...] Full Story Top Texas man gets left behind during family road trip Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:11 PM PDT A Texas man found himself stranded in the middle of Tennessee during a road trip with his family. And he got out of the jam only after using Facebook to track down the van that had left him behind. The van was carrying his two children and was more than 100 miles away. "Somebody had [...] Full Story Top 80 Teddy Ruxpin dolls transmit feelings from the Internet (VIDEO) Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:22 PM PDT After watching this video, your memories of Teddy Ruxpin may never be the same. Artist Sean Hathaway has created an interactive multimedia installation using 1980s talking dolls to "effectively take the emotional temperature of the Internet." Teddy Ruxpin was a phenomenon of the 1980s. The animatronic bear dolls were the top-selling toy of 1985 and [...] Full Story Top Democrats move convention kickoff event amid rumors of lackluster fundraising Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:15 PM PDT Fundraising shortfall or right on track? That's the question raised by a Bloomberg story reporting that the Democratic Party is $27 million behind its funding goal to underwrite September's National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Apparently, this budget deficit may have prompted Democrats to cancel a convention kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor [...] Full Story Top Rob Portman: zombie hunter Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:57 PM PDT In the war on drugs, it's Rob Portman 1, flesh-eating zombies 0. Following a recent string of attacks around the country involving people who ingested the synthetic drug known as "bath salts" and then attacked victims and ate their flesh, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman introduced an amendment to a Senate FDA bill that would implement [...] Full Story Top Watch Garry Kasparov defeat Alan Turing in chess, 58 years after Turing's death Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:42 PM PDT Grandfather of the computer Alan Turing celebrated his 100th birthday this weekend — or at least he would have, had he not committed suicide in 1954 after being chemically castrated by England. (Sorry for the downer.) To celebrate the anniversary of … Continue reading → Full Story Top Amanpour in Egypt: What Morsi Means for Women, Israel and the U.S. Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT For the first time in Egypt's existence, Mohammed Morsi has become not only the country's first freely elected president, but also the first Islamic head of state in an Arab country. It's a joyous moment as Egyptians take to the streets to celebrate, but the work to restore democracy is far from over as a [...] Full Story Top Don't Miss Video of the Day: Barack Obama sings Justin Bieber's Boyfriend Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:35 PM PDT The fandom of Justin Bieber is pretty hard to escape, especially if you have kids or spend any time at all on the internet. And while most of J. Bieb's songs make us cringe, we think we've finally discovered the way … Continue reading → Full Story Top Dad charged with assault for tossing McDonald's fries at stepdaughter Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT James Hackett, 26, is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly throwing an order of "hot and oily" McDonald's french fries at his 11-year-old stepdaughter, according to a Lowell, Massachusetts, police report posted on The Smoking Gun. Interestingly, the report states that the unnamed girl was not harmed in the incident but states the action [...] Full Story Top Obama doesn't like your favorite baseball team (unless it's the White Sox) Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT President Barack Obama will fly Air Force One to your hometown, he'll praise your local politicians, visit your favorite diner, sample your local fare, kiss your baby and (ahem) he'll take your donations—but he isn't going to pretend to like your baseball team, America. Not unless your team is the Chicago White Sox. That was [...] Full Story Top Deal reached in Senate to keep student loan interest rate low Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:43 PM PDT Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate say they have reached a deal to continue subsidizing student loans with an interest rate of 3.4 percent instead of allowing it to return to the normal rate of 6.8 percent. The extension would cost about $6 billion over the next year, but it would save costs for [...] Full Story Top Detective faulted George Zimmerman for not avoiding confrontation with Trayvon Martin Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:31 PM PDT [Updated at 4:45 p.m. ET] Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman missed two opportunities to try to peacefully approach Trayvon Martin before he fatally shot the unarmed teenager, according to an investigator's report released Tuesday. "The encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman, if Zimmerman had remained in his vehicle and [...] Full Story Top Claire McCaskill to skip Democratic National Convention Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:20 PM PDT Sen. Claire McCaskill, vulnerable in her re-election bid, reportedly joined a growing faction of Democrats begging off this summer's Democratic National Convention. The Missouri senator made the decision Tuesday to skip the national convention, which takes place Sept. 3-6, Pema Levy first reported for Talking Points Memo. The convention is where President Barack Obama will [...] Full Story Top

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