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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Romney roars back with two big wins Romney boosts delegate lead with double victory Gingrich targeting 'Super Tuesday' states to make his comeback 7 accused in $375 million Medicare fraud scheme Interpol says 25 suspected Anonymous hackers arrested Coach who chased Ohio shooter doesn't feel like a hero Could take 5 years to get 6 percent unemployment Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe to retire Dow closes above 13,000 for the first time since the 2008 crisis U.N.: More than 7,500 killed in Syria since start of revolt 9/11 victims' remains were mixed with medical waste, put in landfill 3 missing after Coast Guard helicopter crash in Alabama Obama lays out detention rules for al Qaeda suspects Virginia repeals one-a-month limit on handgun purchases Wyoming narrowly defeats measure to prepare for apocalypse Ohio school shooter chose his victims at random Obama throws jab, implies Romney is shoveling 'you-know-what' Doctors: don't push young ballplayers too much U.S. sees 'more of the same' from new N.Korea leader Police demote Arizona cop over Obama image on t-shirt Tim Hortons feels heat from animal rights group Romney roars back with two big wins Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:03 PM PST The Ticket - Mitt Romney secured an important win Tuesday night over Rick Santorum in Michigan in addition to handily winning Arizona ahead of Super Tuesday. Full Story Top Romney boosts delegate lead with double victory Tue,28 Feb 2012 11:02 PM PST Associated Press - Romney added to his lead in the race for convention delegates with wins in Arizona and Michigan. Full Story Top Gingrich targeting 'Super Tuesday' states to make his comeback Tue,28 Feb 2012 07:13 PM PST Associated Press - Trying to mount another comeback, Gingrich skipped tonight's primaries to make a stand in the South. Full Story Top 7 accused in $375 million Medicare fraud scheme Tue,28 Feb 2012 04:58 PM PST Associated Press - A Texas doctor has been charged with running a massive health fraud care scheme with thousands of fraudulent patients and intermediaries allegedly offering cash, food stamps or free groceries, to bilk Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $375 million. Full Story Top Interpol says 25 suspected Anonymous hackers arrested Tue,28 Feb 2012 11:16 PM PST Associated Press - Interpol said that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America. Full Story Top Coach who chased Ohio shooter doesn't feel like a hero Tue,28 Feb 2012 07:19 PM PST Reuters - No one in Chardon was surprised that 6-feet, 2-inch, 300 pound Coach Frank Hall disregarded his own safety to protect the kids. Full Story Top Could take 5 years to get 6 percent unemployment Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:16 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is "frustratingly slow" and it could take four to five years to ratchet the unemployment rate down to about 6 percent, from more than 8 percent now, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday. The recovery is held back by the housing market and Europe's debt crisis among other headwinds, but monetary policy is now appropriately positioned to eventually achieve this "maximum employment" level, said Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto. ... Full Story Top Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe to retire Tue,28 Feb 2012 02:21 PM PST ABC News - Two sources tell ABC News that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine will not stand for re-election this fall. Snowe, one of the handful of moderates left in the Senate, is reportedly tired of the gridlock that has paralyzed Congress. Full Story Top Dow closes above 13,000 for the first time since the 2008 crisis Tue,28 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST Associated Press - The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half. Full Story Top U.N.: More than 7,500 killed in Syria since start of revolt Tue,28 Feb 2012 07:36 PM PST Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could be classified as a war criminal, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt. At least 25 people were killed in the shelling of opposition strongholds by Syrian forces on Tuesday, activists said. In Homs alone, opposition groups said hundreds of civilians had been killed or wounded in the 24-day-old assault. ... Full Story Top 9/11 victims' remains were mixed with medical waste, put in landfill Tue,28 Feb 2012 01:41 PM PST The Envoy - The remains of some of the victims of the 9/11 hijacking of flight No. 93 that went down over Shanksville, Pennsylvania, were incinerated, mixed with medical waste, and placed in a landfill, according to a gruesome new Pentagon report. Issued by an independent commission chaired by retired Gen. John Abizaid, the report looks into allegations [...] Full Story Top 3 missing after Coast Guard helicopter crash in Alabama Tue,28 Feb 2012 08:24 PM PST Associated Press - The U.S. Coast Guard says three people are missing and one person has been rescued after one of its helicopters crashed in Mobile Bay during a training mission. Full Story Top Obama lays out detention rules for al Qaeda suspects Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:09 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued a policy directive on Tuesday making clear that not all al Qaeda suspects would be held in U.S. military custody, fleshing out exceptions allowed under a sweeping defense bill that sought to have the Pentagon prosecute most suspects. Under the directive, al Qaeda suspects arrested by U.S. law enforcement for waging attacks against American interests would not necessarily be held by the Pentagon under several scenarios, including if foreign governments refuse to hand them over to U.S. military control. ... Full Story Top Virginia repeals one-a-month limit on handgun purchases Tue,28 Feb 2012 07:30 PM PST Reuters - PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia repealed a one-per-month limit on handgun purchases on Tuesday, less than five years after a mentally-deranged student used handguns to massacre 32 people at Virginia Tech University in the worst single act of gun violence in U.S. history. Governor Bob McDonnell, who is high on the list of possible 2012 Republican vice presidential candidates, signed the controversial legislation into law. The limit had been on the books since 1993, when it was enacted in an effort to curb gun-smuggling operations. ... Full Story Top Wyoming narrowly defeats measure to prepare for apocalypse Tue,28 Feb 2012 05:31 PM PST Reuters - CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - In a sign of rising consumer confidence prevailing over go-it-alone pessimism in the Cowboy State, Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly defeated a "doomsday bill" to help the state prepare for a total collapse of the U.S. government and economy. The bill, rejected on a 30-27 vote by the state House of Representatives, would have allocated $16,000 for a panel of legislators and emergency managers to study various measures, including a new state-issued currency, for handling a range of apocalyptic scenarios. ... Full Story Top Ohio school shooter chose his victims at random Tue,28 Feb 2012 01:47 PM PST Associated Press - The teenage suspect in an Ohio school shooting that killed three students and wounded two didn't know his victims and chose them randomly, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Full Story Top Obama throws jab, implies Romney is shoveling 'you-know-what' Tue,28 Feb 2012 09:16 AM PST ABC News - Obama aggressively defends the auto industry bailout and his presidency in general, harshly criticizing Mitt Romney. Full Story Top Doctors: don't push young ballplayers too much Tue,28 Feb 2012 05:10 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Baseball and softball are some of the safest sports for children to play, but parents and coaches should make sure young players are properly trained and keep from pushing them too hard, according to new guidelines from U.S. pediatricians. The American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, said in the journal Pediatrics that one of the biggest risks is that kids are stressing their arms too often and learning new skills before their bodies are ready for them. "Moderation is key here. ... Full Story Top U.S. sees 'more of the same' from new N.Korea leader Tue,28 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New North Korean leader Kim Jung-un looks unlikely to depart from the nuclear brinkmanship, threats to his region and repression of his father and grandfather, the top U.S. military commander for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday. "He's a Kim, and he's surrounded by an uncle and Kim Jong-il's sister and others that I think are guiding his actions," said Admiral Robert Willard, head of U.S. Pacific Command. "So in that sense, we would expect ... more of the same. The strategy has been successful through two generations," he told a U.S. ... Full Story Top Police demote Arizona cop over Obama image on t-shirt Tue,28 Feb 2012 06:15 PM PST Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona police sergeant who posted a photo on his Facebook account showing youths with guns posing with an apparently bullet-ridden t-shirt with a picture of President Obama on it has been demoted, authorities said on Tuesday. Patrick Shearer, a 25-year-veteran of the Peoria, Arizona, police department, will be dropped in rank to officer and receive a two-week unpaid suspension for the incident that sparked a U.S. Secret Service investigation, Police Chief Roy Minter said. ... Full Story Top Tim Hortons feels heat from animal rights group Tue,28 Feb 2012 03:15 PM PST Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee shop chain looking to make deeper inroads south of the border, is under mounting pressure by animal rights activists to assure that its U.S. pork and egg suppliers adopt more humane practices. The Humane Society of America said on Tuesday it will propose a shareholder vote in May on whether the chain should work to stop the practice of confining hens in cages and sows in gestation crates. ... Full Story Top

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