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- How to extend your smartphone's battery life
- Judge rules against Arizona sheriff in immigrant stops
- Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services
- Trump drops Republican Party registration in NY
- Three U.S. citizens killed in Mexico attacks
- Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands
- GOP: Gingrich, Perry will not be on Va. Ballot
- In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war"
- Arizona coma patient now speaking, walking
- Father's Christmas miracle: US girl returned
- Congressman apologizes for criticizing Michelle Obama's 'large posterior'
- 16 most-anticipated tech products of 2012
- Obamas spending low-key Christmas Eve in Hawaii
- Abandoned Mystery 'Baby Noel' Miraculously Survives
- Student leaves $172,000 violin on Philly-bound bus
- Naked man jumps from ambulance, dies on CA freeway
- Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter
- Republican Gingrich out of Virginia primary election
- A Drone For Your Home
- Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
- Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin
- Indonesia girl back with family after 2004 tsunami
- Mexico seizes 229 tons of precursor chemicals
- California soldier shot at his homecoming party
- Obama campaign seeks to raise $60 million in 4th quarter
- Corporations gear up for major U.S. tax battle
- Obama, wife thank US troops in Christmas address
- Russia test-fires two new nuclear missiles
- The Incredible Shrinking Sarah Palin
- 7th person alleges abuse by Philly columnist
- Gingrich attacks Va. for keeping him off ballot
- What the TV ads in Iowa tell us about the 2012 Republican candidates: Gone in 30 seconds
- Kim Jong-Il's son hailed as 'supreme commander'
- Kim son called 'supreme leader' of NKorea military
- Lost last month, blind dog gets home for Christmas
- Asus sued by toy robot maker for naming its tablet Transformer Prime
- Robert De Niro, wife welcome baby girl
- NORAD Santa trackers having record holiday
- Obama Says 'No' to House Speaker, and That's a Big Mistake
- Police: Music dispute leads to stabbing in Miami
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How to extend your smartphone's battery life
Fri,23 Dec 2011 04:38 PM PST
Today in Tech - No matter what type of smartphone you have, the device can serve as your MP3 player, digital camera, gaming system, and even your TV while you're out and about — as long as you have battery power. If it seems like smarter … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Judge rules against Arizona sheriff in immigrant stops
Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:42 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday barred high profile Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio from detaining people simply for being in the country illegally, in a ruling that faulted the local lawman for enforcing federal immigration law. The 40-page written opinion by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow came on the same day he issued legal sanctions against Arpaio over destroyed documents. The decisions come as a further blow for the controversial sheriff, who already has faced rebukes from the U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security. ...
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Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services
Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:09 PM PST
Reuters -  CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a recent shift at a Chicago emergency department, Dr. William Sullivan treated a newly homeless patient who was threatening to kill himself. "He had been homeless for about two weeks. He hadn't showered or eaten a lot. He asked if we had a meal tray," said Sullivan, a physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago and a past president of the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians. Sullivan said the man kept repeating that he wanted to kill himself. "It seemed almost as if he was interested in being admitted. ...
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Three U.S. citizens killed in Mexico attacks
Sat,24 Dec 2011 12:43 AM PST
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three U.S. citizens were among those killed when gunmen attacked buses in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, said a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday. The three were traveling for the holidays when they and several other passengers on the bus were killed by gunmen on Thursday, according to the U.S. official and local media. The incident was one of several that day in which gunmen attacked busses in the eastern state, a major oil export hub that has lately become a flashpoint for drug gang violence. ... Full Story | Top |
Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands
Sat,24 Dec 2011 06:10 PM PST
Associated Press -  Tens of thousands of Russians jammed a Moscow avenue Saturday to demand free elections and an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, in the largest show of public outrage since the protests 20 years ago that brought down the Soviet Union. Gone was the political apathy of recent years as many shouted "We are the Power!"
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GOP: Gingrich, Perry will not be on Va. Ballot
Sat,24 Dec 2011 04:48 AM PST
Associated Press -  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry have failed to qualify for Virginia's March 6 Republican primary, a setback in their bids for the Republican presidential nomination.
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In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war"
Fri,23 Dec 2011 05:56 AM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a "coming race war in our big cities" and of a "federal-homosexual cover-up" to play down the impact of AIDS. The eight-page letter, which appears to carry Paul's signature at the end, also warns that the U.S. government's redesign of currency to include different colors - a move aimed at thwarting counterfeiters - actually was part of a plot to allow the government to track Americans using the "new money. ...
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Father's Christmas miracle: US girl returned
Sat,24 Dec 2011 12:33 PM PST
AFP - For the first time since his ex-wife spirited their daughter away to Japan nearly four years ago, a Wisconsin doctor was able to tuck his little girl into bed after a bitter court battle that brought her home just in time for Christmas. Full Story | Top |
Congressman apologizes for criticizing Michelle Obama's 'large posterior'
Thu,22 Dec 2011 10:39 AM PST
The Ticket - A Republican congressman from Wisconsin has offered a personal apology to First Lady Michelle Obama after he was overheard at an airport lounge criticizing her "large posterior." Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner was overheard loudly complaining on the phone in the Delta Lounge at Reagan National Airport outside Washington about Obama's healthy food initiative. According to Fishbowl [...] Full Story | Top |
Abandoned Mystery 'Baby Noel' Miraculously Survives
Sat,24 Dec 2011 04:44 AM PST
ABC News Blogs -  In what appears to be a Christmas miracle, a five-hour old baby girl abandoned in a cardboard box on a Philadelphia sidewalk was discovered and rescued after almost being mistaken for trash. Today, the baby dubbed "Baby Noel" by police and nurses is in stable...
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Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter
Sat,24 Dec 2011 03:22 PM PST
Associated Press -  Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday's "superficial glitter" to discover its true meaning.
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Republican Gingrich out of Virginia primary election
Sat,24 Dec 2011 09:23 AM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has failed to meet the requirements to be in the presidential primary election in Virginia, where he resides, the state's Republican Party said. Gingrich had been leading in a poll of Virginia voters and a spokesman for the former speaker of the House of Representatives defiantly pledged to run a write-in campaign for the March 6 vote. However, Virginia does not permit write-ins in primary elections, according to the state code. ...
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A Drone For Your Home
Thu,22 Dec 2011 02:41 PM PST
This Could Be Big - Looking for a last minute gift before the holidays can be a daunting task, but if you're shopping for someone with an interest in espionage we can help you out. The AR Drone from French company Parrot is a remote control quadracopter (meaning it has four spinning blades) equipped with cameras built into the belly [...] Full Story | Top |
Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:25 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a year of fierce partisan combat over taxes and spending that will resume in January and play heavily in the 2012 elections. The Senate and the House of Representatives, by voice votes in chambers nearly emptied for the holidays, passed a $33 billion (21 billion pounds) bill to keep the payroll tax rate at 4.2 percent through February. It had been scheduled to increase on January 1 to 6.2 percent. Obama swiftly signed the bill. ...
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Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin
Sat,24 Dec 2011 08:16 AM PST
Reuters -  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting protesters called Saturday for a disputed parliamentary election to be rerun and an end to Vladimir Putin's rule, increasing pressure on the Russian leader as he tries to win back the presidency. The protesters shouted "Russia without Putin" and "New elections, New elections" as one speaker after another called for an end to Putin's 12-year domination of the country at the second big opposition rally in two weeks in central Moscow. "Do you want Putin to return to the presidency?" novelist Boris Akunin asked from a large stage. ...
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Mexico seizes 229 tons of precursor chemicals
Fri,23 Dec 2011 07:22 PM PST
Associated Press - Mexico said Friday that it seized 229 metric tons of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine, the third such huge seizure this month at the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, all of which were bound for a port in Guatemala. Full Story | Top |
Obama campaign seeks to raise $60 million in 4th quarter
Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:11 PM PST
Reuters -  CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign set a goal of raising $60 million in the fourth quarter of the year to benefit the Democratic incumbent's re-election and the Democratic National Committee, a campaign official said on Saturday. Obama's campaign, together with the Democratic National Committee, had raised roughly $155 million through the end of September. If it reaches its goal for the fourth quarter, the campaign will surpass $200 million in fundraising for 2011. ...
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Corporations gear up for major U.S. tax battle
Sat,24 Dec 2011 04:20 AM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huge U.S. corporations are forming lobbying groups to try to influence what could become the hottest congressional debate over comprehensive tax reform in a generation. The newest organization calls itself the Tax Reform Coalition. Backed by companies including American Express Co and Xerox Corp, it filed paperwork with Congress this week to register as a lobbying group. The coalition's registration suggests it will have a broad portfolio, lobbying on "issues related to corporate tax reform," but no one involved would answer questions on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama, wife thank US troops in Christmas address
Sat,24 Dec 2011 03:35 AM PST
AFP -  US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Saturday thanked US troops and their families for their sacrifice and service to the country as they wished all Americans happy Christmas holidays.
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Russia test-fires two new nuclear missiles
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:25 PM PST
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia successfully tested on Friday its two new Bulava intercontinental missiles, which experienced several failures in the past. The Defence Ministry said the 12-meter-long Bulava, or Mace, which Moscow aims to make the cornerstone of its nuclear arsenal, was fired from a submarine in the Arctic White Sea and hit the target, a designated polygon, on Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. "The launch was carried out from (the submarine in) submerged position in the White Sea," ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov was quoted by state-run RIA news agency as saying. ... Full Story | Top |
The Incredible Shrinking Sarah Palin
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST
The Atlantic Wire - What has Sarah Palin been doing while no one was watching? A year ago, Palin's every tweet -- even retweet -- was worldwide news. But since she decided not the run for president, the press has become mostly bored with her. What has she been doing with her vacation from media scrutiny? Mostly still working out her grudges from the 2008 campaign. ... Full Story | Top |
Gingrich attacks Va. for keeping him off ballot
Sat,24 Dec 2011 10:21 AM PST
Associated Press -  Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's campaign attacked Virginia's GOP primary election system on Saturday for keeping him off the state's March 6 Super Tuesday ballot. It was a significant setback for a candidate who has surged in popularity but struggled to organize his campaign.
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What the TV ads in Iowa tell us about the 2012 Republican candidates: Gone in 30 seconds
Fri,23 Dec 2011 05:57 AM PST
The Ticket - By Seth Stevenson The biggest surprise in the Republican presidential campaign in Iowa has been the relative sluggishness—until this week—of the TV propaganda battle. "The Iowa ads started later this year than last time around," Ken Goldstein, the president of Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group, told Yahoo News. "Things are only starting to heat [...] Full Story | Top |
Kim son called 'supreme leader' of NKorea military
Sat,24 Dec 2011 05:32 PM PST
Associated Press -  North Korea hailed Kim Jong Il's son as "supreme leader" of the 1.2-million strong military, ramping up its campaign to install the young man as the nation's next leader even as the mourning for his father continued a week after his death.
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Obama Says 'No' to House Speaker, and That's a Big Mistake
Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:10 PM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | The Speaker of the House should have slammed the phone down on Thursday when President Barack Obama told him "no" to his request to consider an alternative. Since when has Washington become so dysfunctional that political leaders are no longer willing to even listen to opposing viewpoints? Full Story | Top |
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