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• White House launches 'Being Biden' audio series
• White House launches 'Being Biden' audio series
• Ancient birds may have sported four wings
• Obama offers congratulations to China's new president
• Skydiver survives jump after chutes fail to open
• Walker: In loving memory of the Google Reader
• Japanese politician banned for wearing mask to meetings
• Florida struggles to save manatees hit by deadly algae
• What's in a name? How Francis bucked tradition
• Acrobat falls through net at Moscow circus
• Another bad ‘Dream’ for a Carnival cruise
• Senate committee OKs Democratic assault weapons ban
• What might change under Francis
• Former POW McCain urges Vietnam reforms
• Jobless claims decline for third straight week
• Another Carnival cruise ship encounters problems
• Cops kill suspect in deadly N.Y. rampage
• Coordinated blasts kill at least 21 in center of Iraq capital
• Cambodia regime members escape justice—by dying
• Michigan to announce takeover of Detroit finances
• Physicists say they have found a Higgs boson
• Standoff with suspected gunman in deadly NY attacks
• Papal election stirs Argentina's 'dirty war' past
• Thursday in politics: CPAC convenes, Obama back on the Hill
• Can new supermarkets curb obesity in cities?

White House launches 'Being Biden' audio series Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:44 PM PDT Ever wonder what goes through the vice president's head?

White House launches 'Being Biden' audio series Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:28 PM PDT Ever wonder what goes through Vice President Joe Biden's head?

Ancient birds may have sported four wings Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:11 PM PDT More than 100 million years ago, birds living in what is now China sported wings on their legs, a new study of fossils suggests.

Obama offers congratulations to China's new president Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday offered his congratulations to new Chinese President Xi Jinping after he was formally elected to the post and told him that Washington looked forward to working with the leadership team in Beijing, the White House said. "This is a very important relationship and an important series of issues that we deal with on a regular basis," White House spokesman Jay Carney said when asked whether Obama used the phone call to discuss U.S. cyber security concerns. Carney declined to cite specifics. ...

Skydiver survives jump after chutes fail to open Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:29 AM PDT A seasoned skydiver in Northern California was attempting a complex stunt after jumping from about 8,000 feet when both of his parachutes failed and he went into a three-minute spin, hitting the ground at 30 mph but surviving with minor injuries.

Walker: In loving memory of the Google Reader Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:24 AM PDT The now-shuttered RSS reader let users collect feeds from blogs and other sites.

Japanese politician banned for wearing mask to meetings Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:07 AM PDT A Japanese wrestler-turned-politician has been banned from city council meetings after refusing to remove his Lucha Libre-style wrestling mask. The UK's Daily Telegraph reports that Skull Reaper A-ji, a member of the Oita city council in southern Japan, was told that wearing a full face mask was not befitting a member of the council. In [...]

Florida struggles to save manatees hit by deadly algae Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:51 AM PDT The so-called Red Tide algae bloom has killed a total of 181 manatees so far this year.

What's in a name? How Francis bucked tradition Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:17 AM PDT The new pope is only the second man since 913 A.D. to take an as-yet unused name.

Acrobat falls through net at Moscow circus Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:30 AM PDT The Kenyan performer suffers severe injuries including a fractured vertebra.

Another bad ‘Dream’ for a Carnival cruise Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:14 AM PDT Not again. A month after Carnival cruise ship Triumph limped to port in Mobile, Ala., another one of the cruise line's ships is reporting equipment problems. Multiple passengers aboard the Carnival Dream, currently docked in port in Philipsburg, St. Maarten, contacted news outlets complaining of power outages, overflowing toilets and limited communication from cruise officials. [...]

Senate committee OKs Democratic assault weapons ban Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate committee OKs Democratic assault weapons ban, which faces tough fight in full Senate.

What might change under Francis Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:43 AM PDT There are high hopes he'll bring radical changes to the church.

Former POW McCain urges Vietnam reforms Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:11 AM PDT The Republican senator from Arizona cheers improved relations with the former U.S. foe.

Jobless claims decline for third straight week Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:54 AM PDT It's the latest indication the labor market recovery is gaining traction.

Another Carnival cruise ship encounters problems Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:21 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A month after a Carnival cruise ship was stranded for five days in the Gulf of Mexico, another of its cruise ships is reporting equipment problems in the Caribbean.

Cops kill suspect in deadly N.Y. rampage Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:05 AM PDT Kurt Myers, 64, was holed up in a building after killing four people, police say.

Coordinated blasts kill at least 21 in center of Iraq capital Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:34 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Co-ordinated blasts in the heart of the Iraqi capital Baghdad killed at least 21 people on Thursday, near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where several Western embassies are located, police and medics said. The explosions, which also wounded at least 50, took place in the Alawi district, close to the ministries of justice, foreign affairs and other government offices. Iraq's security has come under growing strain as the sectarian conflict in neighboring Syria reignites Iraq's own combustible Sunni-Shi'ite mix. ...

Cambodia regime members escape justice—by dying Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:03 AM PDT An ex-Khmer Rouge foreign minister's death fuels calls to expedite proceedings.

Michigan to announce takeover of Detroit finances Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT Gov. Rick Snyder will put a corporate bankruptcy lawyer in charge.

Physicists say they have found a Higgs boson Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:32 AM PDT The major discovery will help explain why the universe is the way it is.

Standoff with suspected gunman in deadly NY attacks Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:01 AM PDT The shootings shatter the peace in two small villages northwest of New York City.

Papal election stirs Argentina's 'dirty war' past Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:46 AM PDT Pope Francis, like most other Argentines, failed to openly confront the 1976-1983 military junta.

Thursday in politics: CPAC convenes, Obama back on the Hill Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:30 AM PDT The Conservative Political Action Conference, commonly referred to as CPAC, opens its three-day conference Thursday at National Harbor, Md., and, as Yahoo News reporter Chris Moody notes, the list of speakers is high profile. The lineup includes Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan and former Florida [...]

Can new supermarkets curb obesity in cities? Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:45 AM PDT Subsidizing markets is one way policy makers are trying to battle high obesity rates.

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