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• Groupon CEO says would fire himself if needed
• Romney strategist lauds white, wealthy, middle-class support
• Palestinians, Israelis await symbolic UN resolution Thursday
• Photos: Insect-like creatures found in Spanish cave
• Duke, Duchess of Cambridge visit namesake city
• Romney adviser brags about losing poor, minority voters?
• Down but not out: multiple degrees, experience -- but no job
• Egypt court sentences 8 to death over prophet film
• Photos: Breathtaking entries for NatGeo's 2012 photo contest
• Would you pay $1,200 for a dish of seafood?
• No person got shot, stabbed, slashed, or murdered in NYC Monday
• Plus-sized mannequin offends some
• Elderly man scammed for thousands, kids’ lives threatened
• Ex-NYPD cop reveals how not to get a ticket
• Obama spotlights middle class meets with CEOs on ‘fiscal cliff’
• Palestinians say UN bid is last-ditch peace effort
• 2012 may be in the top 10 hottest years ever, U.N. says
• Big winners share lessons, risks of Powerball win
• Powerball fever sweeps the nation, fuels jackpot
• RG3 on playing football in a political town
• Powerball fever grips country
• Man says prayer group leader told him to kill wife
• Disney, Sears used factory in deadly Bangladesh fire
• President signs whistle-blower bill for U.S. workers
• Tampa socialite fighting back in Petraeus scandal

Groupon CEO says would fire himself if needed Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PST The company has shed four-fifths of its value since its public trading debut as an investor favorite during last year's consumer dotcom IPO boom.

Romney strategist lauds white, wealthy, middle-class support Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:28 PM PST Mitt Romney's former chief strategist Stuart Stevens in an op-ed published on Wednesday touted wealthy, middle-class and white voter support as several of the silver linings to Romney's loss on Nov. 6. In a Washington Post editorial titled, "Mitt Romney: A good man. The right fight," Stevens wrote: On Nov. 6, Romney carried the majority [...]

Palestinians, Israelis await symbolic UN resolution Thursday Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:43 AM PST The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday's U.N. General Assembly resolution to raise the Palestinians' status from a U.N. observer to a nonmember observer state. The measure only requires a majority and is all but certain to pass.

Photos: Insect-like creatures found in Spanish cave Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:21 AM PST Three bizarre-looking springtails, tiny insectlike creatures, have been discovered in a Spanish cave. Springtails are among the most ancient and widespread animals on the planet.(Livescience)

Duke, Duchess of Cambridge visit namesake city Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:03 AM PST Prince William and Kate Middleton have marked another first in their young married life by visiting their namesake city for the first time as a married couple.

Romney adviser brags about losing poor, minority voters? Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:46 AM PST Stuart Stevens wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing that by winning wealthier, whiter voters, Romney secured the moral victory over Obama.

Down but not out: multiple degrees, experience -- but no job Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:29 AM PST Five million Americans are among the long-term unemployed. To see how joblessness hits home, Yahoo News asked people to share their job-hunting stories.

Egypt court sentences 8 to death over prophet film Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world.

Photos: Breathtaking entries for NatGeo's 2012 photo contest Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST

Would you pay $1,200 for a dish of seafood? Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:40 AM PST What would you do if you sat down to try the new restaurant in town and noticed a $1,200 dish on the menu?

No person got shot, stabbed, slashed, or murdered in NYC Monday Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:03 AM PST Police can't remember the last time that happened.

Plus-sized mannequin offends some Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:30 AM PST Reddit Users Sound Off on Obese Mannequins.

Elderly man scammed for thousands, kids’ lives threatened Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:13 AM PST Officials estimate that Americans 65 and older are taken for nearly $3 billion a year. This is one family's story.

Ex-NYPD cop reveals how not to get a ticket Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:57 AM PST By Glenn Ruppel Every driver hates getting a ticket. So when you are pulled over, how do you minimize the damage to your wallet? First, realize the risk of serious danger to the officer is quite real. "Cops get killed on car stops," said Jerry...

Obama spotlights middle class meets with CEOs on ‘fiscal cliff’ Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:39 AM PST The president was to make brief public remarks at the top of a meeting with his cabinet at 3 pm before huddling with senior executives from major American corporations.

Palestinians say UN bid is last-ditch peace effort Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:23 AM PST A Palestinian spokeswoman says a bid to seek U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine in Israeli-occupied lands is a last-ditch attempt to rescue the troubled Mideast peace efforts.

2012 may be in the top 10 hottest years ever, U.N. says Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:07 AM PST Despite early cooling from La Nina, 2012 is on track to become one of the top 10 hottest years on record, with the U.S. experiencing extreme warmth and Arctic Sea ice shrinking to its lowest extent, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday.

Big winners share lessons, risks of Powerball win Posted: 28 Nov 2012 05:15 AM PST So you just won the $500 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history. Now what?

Powerball fever sweeps the nation, fuels jackpot Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:58 AM PST Officials expect to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute today.

RG3 on playing football in a political town Posted: 28 Nov 2012 02:44 AM PST The Berlin Wall had already fallen by the time Robert Griffin III was born. Today, the son of two Army sergeants has grown into one of the most hyped young football stars on the national scene.

Powerball fever grips country Posted: 28 Nov 2012 02:28 AM PST Felicia Ross shows off what she hopes will be the winning Powerball tickets at a convenience store, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. The powerball jackpot is up over $500 million for Wednesday's drawing. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Man says prayer group leader told him to kill wife Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:46 AM PST Less than three months after he stood as a groomsman in the wedding of two friends he had known since college in Texas, Micah Moore walked into a suburban Kansas City police department and unloaded a dark secret.

Disney, Sears used factory in deadly Bangladesh fire Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:57 PM PST Clothing and order books found at a Bangladeshi factory where a fire killed 112 people show that it was making clothing for Disney, Wal-Mart, Sears and other Western brands.

President signs whistle-blower bill for U.S. workers Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:19 PM PST President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday that affords greater protection to federal employees who expose fraud, waste and abuse in government operations.

Tampa socialite fighting back in Petraeus scandal Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:02 PM PST A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as her attorneys released emails, telephone recordings and other material that they say show she never tried to exploit her friendship with Petraeus.

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• Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site
• Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes
• W.H. blasts GOP 'obsession' with Rice
• Photo album of human history launched into space
• South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title
• Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA
• GOP senators 'troubled' after Rice meeting
• Family offering $1,000 reward for lost kangaroo
• 24 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats
• Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list
• GOP senators 'significantly troubled' after Rice meeting
• Insurgent attacks kill 21, wound dozens in Iraq
• Obama, GOP take fiscal cliff sales pitch on the road
• Obama, GOP launch fiscal cliff campaign blitz
• Consumer confidence hits four-year high
• Down but not out: ‘Looking for a job has been my full-time job’
• Australian beach turns blood red, forcing swimmers to flee
• Chinese paper celebrates Kim Jong Un on being named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by The Onion
• November consumer confidence hits more than four-year high
• Wikileaks GI to argue his detention merits release
• Sex tape used to bribe Chinese official goes viral
• UN to vote Thursday on raising Palestinian status
• On sale: All things Romney 2012
• British adventurer visits all 201 countries without flying
• Online sales jump on Cyber Monday, eBay shines

Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST Several rocks taken from humankind's first lunar landing have been unearthed once again, with the moon rocks this time turning up in a Minnesota storage area. The Star Tribune reports that the pebble sized rock samples collected by the Apollo II voyage in 1969 and somehow ended up in a government storage area in St. [...]

Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PST Major earthquakes might set off incredibly slow earthquakes thousands of miles away, new research suggests.

W.H. blasts GOP 'obsession' with Rice Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PST The U.N. ambassador failed to assuage her top Republican critics in a closed-door meeting with them today.

Photo album of human history launched into space Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PST A disc containing 100 photographs representing modern human history was affixed to the exterior of the newly lofted EchoStar XVI satellite.

South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:50 AM PST Kelley, the woman who helped bring down David Petraeus, allegedly tried to "peddle influence" and profit off business deals, a top South Korean official says.

Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:33 AM PST A Texas scientist claims to have sequenced the DNA of the Sasquatch, a creature whose very existence is mysterious to many and purely mythological to most. "Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples," Dr. Melba S. Ketchum of Nacogdoches, [...]

GOP senators 'troubled' after Rice meeting Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST The U.N ambassador's attempt to make nice today with her harshest critics seems to have backfired.

Family offering $1,000 reward for lost kangaroo Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:00 AM PST An Oklahoma family has lost its pet kangaroo and they're hoping a $1,000 reward will ensure the safe return of their beloved Lucy Sparkles.

24 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:43 AM PST Authorities in Tennessee are investigating bomb threats that forced the evacuation of 24 courthouses across the state, including the federal building in downtown Memphis.

Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PST Congratulations, Mitt Romney. After a stunning election loss, millions of dollars spent and an exhaustive campaign, GQ Magazine has named you one of the Least Influential People of 2012. From the magazine: Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up [...]

GOP senators 'significantly troubled' after Rice meeting Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:12 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on Tuesday failed to win over her harshest Republican critics in the U.S. Senate who are threatening to block her nomination if President Barack Obama chooses her for Secretary of State or another top post in his second-term Cabinet. Rice met for about an hour behind closed doors at the U.S. Capitol with Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte. They have openly criticized her for initial comments after the September 11 attack on the U.S. ...

Insurgent attacks kill 21, wound dozens in Iraq Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST Shiite mosques in Baghdad were main targets, along with a city claimed by squabbling ethnic groups in a disputed northern region.

Obama, GOP take fiscal cliff sales pitch on the road Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:20 AM PST President Barack Obama is ramping up efforts to win over Americans — and pressure Congress — on the fiscal cliff, with events at the White House and on the road to argue for the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts chiefly benefiting the rich. The response from his chief Republican foes? On Tuesday morning, Republican Senate [...]

Obama, GOP launch fiscal cliff campaign blitz Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:04 AM PST Policymakers Plan Campaign-Style Ads, Events on Tax Cuts

Consumer confidence hits four-year high Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:46 AM PST Americans are growing more optimistic because they see the job market getting improving, the Conference Board said.

Down but not out: ‘Looking for a job has been my full-time job’ Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:12 AM PST 12.3 million Americans are jobless, and 5 million are long-term unemployed. Yahoo! talked to several people about what unemployment is truly like.

Australian beach turns blood red, forcing swimmers to flee Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:56 AM PST Blood red water has stained several Australian beaches, making the popular surf spots resemble something out of a horror movie.

Chinese paper celebrates Kim Jong Un on being named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by The Onion Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:39 AM PST The accompanying 55-page slideshow includes images of Kim in varying degrees of sexiness--riding a horse, posing with military leaders, aiming a rifle, riding a horse and, uh, riding a horse.

November consumer confidence hits more than four-year high Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:23 AM PST Consumer confidence rose to a four-and-a-half-year high in November as consumers became more optimistic about the outlook for the economy, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.

Wikileaks GI to argue his detention merits release Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:06 AM PST An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he was already punished enough when he was locked up alone in a small cell and forced to sleep naked for several nights.

Sex tape used to bribe Chinese official goes viral Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:49 AM PST A 5-year-old sex tape of an 18-year-old woman allegedly hired by developers to sleep with a city official is causing yet another scandal for China's ruling Communists in the city formerly led by fallen politician Bo Xilai.

UN to vote Thursday on raising Palestinian status Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:33 AM PST The Palestinians said the U.N. General Assembly will vote Thursday afternoon on a resolution raising their status at the United Nations from an observer to a nonmember observer state, a move they believe is an important step toward a two-state solution with Israel.

On sale: All things Romney 2012 Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:16 AM PST What's a retailer to do with merchandise branded to support a failed presidential candidate? Put it on clearance.

British adventurer visits all 201 countries without flying Posted: 27 Nov 2012 05:43 AM PST Graham Hughes as used buses, boats, taxis, trains, and his own two feet – but never an airplane – to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days, spending an average of less than $100 a week.

Online sales jump on Cyber Monday, eBay shines Posted: 27 Nov 2012 05:22 AM PST E-commerce retailers' shares went higher and the good numbers suggest strong growth in the holiday shopping season is continuing for now.

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