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• Adopted Russian boy rejected by U.S. mother adjusts in foster care
• Obama to Iran: It’s your move
• Romney views himself as friend to gun owners
• Judge in Zimmerman case discloses ties to CNN analyst
• Obama’s North Korea policy ‘absolutely not’ a failure
• Tulsa shooting suspects face murder, hate crime charges
• Departure of Best Buy CEO sparks speculation
• White House: Obama paid lower tax rate than his secretary
• Beyoncé pens open letter praising Michelle Obama
• Tim Tebow says football comes after faith and family
• Bus driver flees with cop hanging on to his windshield wipers
• Report: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged
• Rise of atheism in America: Why many are leaving religion
• Mother charged in fire deaths of 4 children in N.Y.
• Rare Bay Bridge lightning strike captured on camera
• West pushes U.N. Syria vote despite Russian criticism
• Nazis get their own lobbyist on Capitol Hill
• Holocaust violins play again
• Real-life Batcave: $6 million garage features an RV elevator
• Android users targeted with fake Angry Birds malware apps

Adopted Russian boy rejected by U.S. mother adjusts in foster care Posted: Artyom Saleviev remains traumatized after being sent back to Russia by his American mother.

Obama to Iran: It’s your move Posted: The White House signaled a willingness to consider giving Tehran economic incentives—but only after the regime takes "concrete steps" toward freezing its suspect nuclear program.

Romney views himself as friend to gun owners Posted: If you're searching for photo ops of Mitt Romney in blaze orange hunting gear, stop looking. Romney has dropped efforts to brand himself an avid hunter this campaign cycle after being famously ridiculed for portraying himself as one during the 2008 race. But he hasn't stopped positioning himself as a friend to gun owners as [...]

Judge in Zimmerman case discloses ties to CNN analyst Posted: A Florida judge in the George Zimmerman case said in a surprise hearing on Friday that her husband has ties to a CNN legal analyst and commentator. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Judge Jessica Recksiedler disclosed that her husband works for the law firm of Mark NeJame, a prominent Orlando attorney, in the five-minute hearing [...]

Obama’s North Korea policy ‘absolutely not’ a failure Posted: The White House denied Friday that North Korea's rocket launch showed that President Barack Obama's efforts to engage the isolated country's secretive Stalinist regime had been a failure. "Absolutely not," Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, told reporters aboard Air Force One as Obama headed from Washington to Florida, on his way [...]

Tulsa shooting suspects face murder, hate crime charges Posted: Two men accused of going on a shooting spree that terrorized Tulsa's predominantly black north side face murder and hate crime charges, prosecutors said Friday in an announcement praised by community leaders who had called for swift action by authorities.

Departure of Best Buy CEO sparks speculation Posted: Best Buy's CEO Brian Dunn resigned this week after the retailer's board launched an investigation into his "personal conduct." The 28-year Best Buy veteran joins a list of big-name CEOs who stepped down or were fired after getting into trouble for their actions outside of the corner office. The alleged offenses — and the punishments — have varied widely from lying to cheating.

White House: Obama paid lower tax rate than his secretary Posted: President Barack Obama's secretary paid taxes at a higher rate than he did in 2011 despite having a "substantially lower income," the White House said Friday, casting the disparity as an argument for Congress to adopt the so-called "Buffett Rule." [Related: Your Top Tax Questions Answered] "The president's secretary pays a slightly higher rate this [...]

Beyoncé pens open letter praising Michelle Obama Posted: Amid the political controversy over Hilary Rosen's comments on Ann Romney's status as a stay-at-home mom, Michelle Obama thanked Beyoncé on Friday for an open letter in which the music superstar praised the first lady's mothering skills and declared her "the ULTIMATE example of a truly strong African American woman." "@Beyonce Thank you for the [...]

Tim Tebow says football comes after faith and family Posted: The former Denver Broncos quarterback who was traded to the New York Jets last month told "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts that he's looking forward to working and playing with his new teammates.

Bus driver flees with cop hanging on to his windshield wipers Posted: It may have only been a routine traffic stop on an ordinary day near Hanoi—but Nguyen Manh Phan wouldn't let his man get away, as this article written in Vietnamese describes.

Report: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged Posted: After seven years together and six children, it looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finally ready to take the plunge! Pitt's manager, Cynthia Pett-Dante confirmed the news to USA Today. "Yes, it's confirmed. It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time. Brad designed the ring."

Rise of atheism in America: Why many are leaving religion Posted: The number of disbelievers is growing, but they remain America's least trusted minority. Why?

Mother charged in fire deaths of 4 children in N.Y. Posted: A mother who was rescued from a house fire that killed four of her children was charged Friday with setting the fire, but authorities would say little about how or why.

Rare Bay Bridge lightning strike captured on camera Posted: Phil McGrew (Flickr) The San Francisco Bay Area has been buffeted by bad weather lately, and as a rare thunder storm rumbled through, photographer Phil McGrew thought to set up his camera and snapped rare sight: Eight bolts of lightning hitting the Bay Bridge. The San Francisco currency trader, who took up photography two years ago, [...]

West pushes U.N. Syria vote despite Russian criticism Posted: Western powers brushed aside Russian criticism of a U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution authorizing an advance team of U.N. observers to monitor Syria's fragile ceasefire and said on Friday they hoped to put it to a vote this weekend. The U.N. missions of Britain, France and Germany said the U.S.-drafted resolution was co-sponsored by Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Morocco, the sole Arab nation on the council. The draft, obtained by Reuters, calls for the initial deployment of up to 30 unarmed U.N. observers to Syria in line with a request by U.N. ...

Nazis get their own lobbyist on Capitol Hill Posted: The American Nazi Party has apparently registered its own lobbyist on Capitol Hill, 2008 National Socialist Movement presidential candidate John Taylor Bowles. U.S. News found the PDF document— which shows that Bowles registered with the Clerk of the House as a lobbyist on Tuesday—on LegisStorm. According to the form filled out by Bowles, he registered [...]

Holocaust violins play again Posted: What did the Holocaust sound like? For many who came to the death camps, it sounded of violins. The exhibit of 18 stringed instruments from the Holocaust, "Violins of Hope," is now on display at University of North Carolina, Charlotte: College of Arts + Architecture. Israeli violin maker Amnon  Weinstein, who lost relatives in the [...]

Real-life Batcave: $6 million garage features an RV elevator Posted: When software mogul Tom Gonzalez sold his company and bought a luxurious estate on Lake Tahoe, he needed a place to keep his massive collection of cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

Android users targeted with fake Angry Birds malware apps Posted: The Angry Birds franchise is beyond massive, and with an animated series, movie tie-ins, and hundreds of millions of downloads, it's one of the prime targets for counterfeit app makers.

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