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• Slowly but slowly: Triumph inches to shore
• Why slacking off at work may be a good thing
• Cruise ship stops after towline broken
• In drug-tainted waters, even fish get the munchies
• Pistorius Nike ad takes on chilling resonance
• Five surprising facts about Friday's asteroid flyby
• Japanese restaurant fines customers for not finishing meal
• Cruise ship in sight of shore, but hours away from docking
• Join a Yahoo! News Valentine's Day chat on love and dating
• Sprinter's slain girlfriend blessed with brains, beauty
• Photos: A boy and his dog conquer the Web with cute
• What the American-US Airways merger means for you
• It's baaack: Tamagotchi pet reborn as an app
• Reid presses GOP on Hagel with Friday morning vote
• Hagel's Defense Secretary nomination held up by GOP
• Epic pulls song after Lil Wayne lyric offends family of Emmett Till
• Obama's plan for universal preschool
• Pakistan embraces and fears Valentine's Day
• Olympic 'Blade Runner' charged in murder
• Parents of Sandy Hook victims launch #1MillionHearts campaign
• Inspectors see new nuclear centrifuges in Iran, diplomat says
• Utah high school says gay students can receive singing Valentines
• Horsemeat sent to France test positive for animal painkiller
• Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital to buy Heinz for $28 billion
• Mistakes tripped up Dorner's run from police

Slowly but slowly: Triumph inches to shore Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST The disabled ship is in sight of land, but hours away from docking.

Why slacking off at work may be a good thing Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:40 PM PST Bosses who notice an employee's performance drop in one aspect of the job shouldn't immediately think the employee is slacking off, new research shows.

Cruise ship stops after towline broken Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST The crippled cruise ship is in sight of land, but hours away from docking.

In drug-tainted waters, even fish get the munchies Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:07 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — What happens to fish that swim in waters tainted by traces of drugs that people take? When it's an anti-anxiety drug, they become hyper, anti-social and aggressive, a study found. They even get the munchies.

Pistorius Nike ad takes on chilling resonance Posted: 14 Feb 2013 11:33 AM PST It's not the first time the company has used the athleticism-as-weaponry analogy.

Five surprising facts about Friday's asteroid flyby Posted: 14 Feb 2013 11:17 AM PST Resident of Sumatra, Indonesia will get the closest look when it passes by.

Japanese restaurant fines customers for not finishing meal Posted: 14 Feb 2013 10:44 AM PST A restaurant in Japan is fining customers who don't finish their meals. We first saw the story over at Gawker. RocketNews reports that Hachikyo, a seafood restaurant in Sapporo, charges customers who don't finish every last bit of food on their plates. The experience is kind of like being a kid again. But instead of [...]

Cruise ship in sight of shore, but hours away from docking Posted: 14 Feb 2013 10:11 AM PST Tugs are towing the crippled Triumph to a terminal in Mobile, Alabama.

Join a Yahoo! News Valentine's Day chat on love and dating Posted: 14 Feb 2013 09:39 AM PST Special Valentine's Day edition of our midday news conversation! Join Yahoo! News' Chris Wilson and Amy Webb, author of "Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match," to talk about how online matchmaking has opened up new ways to find true love and understand your romantic self. How [...]

Sprinter's slain girlfriend blessed with brains, beauty Posted: 14 Feb 2013 09:22 AM PST Reeva Steenkamp, a model with a law degree, broke the "model stereotype," her publicist says.

Photos: A boy and his dog conquer the Web with cute Posted: 14 Feb 2013 09:06 AM PST Photos of an adorable little boy and his equally adorable French Bulldog are taking the Internet by storm

What the American-US Airways merger means for you Posted: 14 Feb 2013 08:49 AM PST Don't fret, passengers, your frequent-flyer miles are safe. Ticket prices, on the other hand ...

It's baaack: Tamagotchi pet reborn as an app Posted: 14 Feb 2013 08:33 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tamagotchi is re-hatching as an app.

Reid presses GOP on Hagel with Friday morning vote Posted: 14 Feb 2013 08:17 AM PST "In less than two hours, our country will be without a secretary of defense," Reid said.

Hagel's Defense Secretary nomination held up by GOP Posted: 14 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was hoping today would be his last day at the Pentagon. The White House was hoping it would have a new Defense Department secretary by Friday. Not so fast. It now looks like Democrats don't have the votes to get...

Epic pulls song after Lil Wayne lyric offends family of Emmett Till Posted: 14 Feb 2013 07:44 AM PST Wayne's record company is going to "great efforts" to take down a new Future remix leaked over the weekend.

Obama's plan for universal preschool Posted: 14 Feb 2013 07:27 AM PST The president says poor children would have a greater opportunity to succeed.

Pakistan embraces and fears Valentine's Day Posted: 14 Feb 2013 07:12 AM PST Conservatives in Pakistan tacked up posters urging people to boycott the holiday.

Olympic 'Blade Runner' charged in murder Posted: 14 Feb 2013 06:55 AM PST Oscar Pistorius arrested after his girlfriend was shot in his house.

Parents of Sandy Hook victims launch #1MillionHearts campaign Posted: 14 Feb 2013 06:21 AM PST The group is asking supporters to send virtual Valentines on Feb. 14 using a hashtag.

Inspectors see new nuclear centrifuges in Iran, diplomat says Posted: 14 Feb 2013 06:05 AM PST Iran's atomic energy chief said it had started installing a new generation of machines for refining uranium at the Natanz plant.

Utah high school says gay students can receive singing Valentines Posted: 14 Feb 2013 05:48 AM PST The nation is breathing a heavy sigh of relief this Valentine's Day, in light of the announcement that Copper Hills High School on the southwestern fringe of suburban Salt Lake City will allow the exchange of "Singing Valentines" between doting students of the same gender.

Horsemeat sent to France test positive for animal painkiller Posted: 14 Feb 2013 05:32 AM PST Britain's food regulator said it will work with the French authorities to trace the horses.

Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital to buy Heinz for $28 billion Posted: 14 Feb 2013 05:16 AM PST (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc and 3G Capital will buy H.J. Heinz Co for $72.50 a share, or $28 billion including debt, Heinz said on Thursday. The company did not elaborate on what portion would be contributed by Berkshire and what portion would come from 3G. Heinz shares rose 19 percent in premarket trading. (Reporting By Ben Berkowitz; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

Mistakes tripped up Dorner's run from police Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:42 AM PST His final error was letting one of two people he tied up get loose and call police.

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