mardi 5 février 2013

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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Magazine aims to capitalize on ‘mindfulness’ movement

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:51 PM PST

Mindful"Being mindful" is being embraced by top companies like Target, Google and Facebook.


Driving the world’s smallest car, aka 'hybrid death trap'

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:34 PM PST

If you've ever wondered how much further auto manufacturers could go with economy vehicles like the Smart Car, you may have found your answer. Or, at least found a good laugh. On the new season of Top Gear, host Jeremy Clarkson pokes fun at the micro car craze by test-driving what he calls the "world's [...]

Armstrong will not be prosecuted for doping

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:18 PM PST

Lance Armstrong takes part in a special session regarding cancer in the developing world during the Clinton Global Initiative in New YorkThe cyclist's admission won't change prosecutors' decision to spare him of criminal charges.


Skier Lindsey Vonn tears ligaments in super-G crash

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:01 PM PST

Lindsey VonnLindsey Vonn sustained tears to the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament in her right knee in a crash during the world championships.


Video: Skier Lindsey Vonn hospitalized after 'dreadful' crash

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 11:45 AM PST

United States' Lindsey Vonn is airlifted after crashing during the women's super-G course, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Tuesday, Feb.5, 2013. Lindsey Vonn has been helicoptered to hospital from the Alpine skiing world championships after crashing and apparently hurting her right knee in the super-G race. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)Lindsey Vonn (USA), crowned world champion in the discipline in Val d'Isere four years ago, tumbled down the Streciher piste and seriously hurt her right knee in a Super-G race taking place nearly four hours behind schedule.


Photos: Ravens Super Bowl parade

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 11:28 AM PST

Photos: Ravens Super Bowl paradeBaltimore Ravens fans blow horns during a victory ceremony at City Hall Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 in Baltimore. The Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers in NFL football's Super Bowl XLVII 34-31 on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Boehner: This is about getting it right

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 10:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2013, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, flanked by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month by persuading fellow Republicans to pick their fights with Democrats more strategically. His rebound helped the government avoid a potential default on financial obligations. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)An overhaul of immigration laws will take time, says the House Speaker.


Scientists develop printer that can create living stem cells

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 10:40 AM PST

3D-Printed Human Embryonic Stem Cells Created for First TimeImagine if you could take living cells, load them into a printer, and squirt out a 3D tissue that could develop into a kidney or a heart.


Michael Dell betting his fortune on private turnaround

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 10:07 AM PST

Michael Dell Chairman and CEO of Dell Inc arrives for the launch event of Windows 8 operating system in New YorkThe founder gave up control of the computer company that bears his name - an experiment that went poorly and ended relatively quickly.


Obama to request short-term budget delay

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 09:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday afternoon a request for a short-term budget package to avoid automatic cuts known as the sequester. A White House official said given that Congress appears unlikely to pass a balanced budget by the March 1 deadline, the president will ask Congress to pass a spending cut and tax [...]

Family of Ala. hostage 'ecstatic' after boy's release

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 09:34 AM PST

Ala. hostage rescuedFive-year-old Ethan was rescued Monday after being held hostage for nearly a week.


Droves of users taking 'Facebook vacations'

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 09:17 AM PST

Taking a break from Facebook? You're not alone. More than 60 percent of adult Facebook users say they have taken a voluntary break from the social media site, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. And 27 percent of users say they plan to spend [...]

Memo justifies killing Americans abroad if tied to al-Qaida

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 09:00 AM PST

Justice Dept. memo lays out legal case for drone strikesThe Justice Dept. document says it is lawful to target citizens if they pose an "imminent" threat.


Ark. couple wins Lottery twice ... in one weekend

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 08:44 AM PST

An Arkansas couple struck gold twice after winning $1 million and $50,000 jackpots, both of them during this past weekend.

Skier Lindsay Vonn suffers nasty crash in Austria

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 08:27 AM PST

Vonn of the U.S. clears a gate during the giant slalom race at the women's Alpine skiing World Cup in St. MoritzThe four-time World Cup champion was racing in the World Alpine Skiing Championships.


Photos: The face King Richard III revealed

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 08:12 AM PST

Photos: The face King Richard III revealedA facial reconstruction of King Richard III is displayed at a news conference in central London February 5, 2013. The reconstruction is based on a CT scan of human remains found in a council car park in Leicester which are believed to belong to the last of the Plantagenet monarchs of Britain who was killed at the battle of Bosworth in 1485. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ROYALS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Chris Christie trades fat jokes with Letterman

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 07:55 AM PST

Chris Christie and David Letterman Talk Fat JokesThe New Jersey Gov. ate a donut and poked fun at himself on the "Late Show."


Fans vote on name for Budweiser Clydesdale foal

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 07:39 AM PST

A young Clydesdale foal walks around the feet of her mother at Warm Springs Ranch Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Boonville, Mo. The foal, born Jan, 16, 2013 at the ranch, is the star of a Budweiser commercial set to air during Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)A social media contest came up with a winning moniker for the Super Bowl star: Hope.


Dell going private in $24.4 billion deal

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 07:06 AM PST

A man wipes logo of Dell IT firm at CeBIT exhibition centre in HannoverThe buyout is the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers.


Leaked memo shows rationale for killing Qaida-linked Americans

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 06:48 AM PST

FILE - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. A Justice Department document says it is legal for the government to kill U.S. citizens abroad if it believes they are senior al-Qaida leaders continually engaged in operations aimed at killing Americans. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File) ** MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES **The 16-page document says it is lawful to target citizens if they pose an "imminent" threat of violent attack.


Baby Boomers living longer, but not healthier

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 06:15 AM PST

Men and women born between 1946 and 1964 were more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Documents show worries about power outage before Super Bowl

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 05:58 AM PST

Documents: Worries about outage before Super BowlSuperdome officials rushed to replace equipment ahead of the big game.


Ron Paul's puzzling critique of murdered SEAL Chris Kyle

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 05:42 AM PST

Ron Paul doesn't mince words on Twitter, it seems.In 140 characters, the newly retired congressman reminds us why he — and maybe his son — won't top the GOP presidential ticket


Gay marriage divides the Prime Minister's party in the U.K.

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 05:09 AM PST

Britain's PM Cameron attends a news conference after a meeting at the Royal Hotel in MonroviaLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to see his ruling Conservative party split in two on Tuesday over his government's plans to legalise gay marriage, a move critics say is not a priority for the public and unnecessarily divisive. Although parliament is likely to vote to give the draft law initial approval, up to half of Cameron's 303 Conservative MPs, including some Cabinet ministers, are expected to vote against it on what they say are moral and religious grounds. ...


Gen. McChrystal on 'Zero Dark Thirty' and al Qaeda's future

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 04:53 AM PST

Gen. Stanley McChrystal on His Career, Rise of Al Qaeda in AfricaRetired General Stanley McChrystal's military career came to an abrupt end in 2010 over a "Rolling Stone" article.


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