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• Romney: I’ll build that pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’
• Secret Service ousts 3 more, W.H. rebukes Palin
• Zimmerman apologizes, could be released soon
• French election outcome could complicate Afghanistan policy
• Pakistani plane carrying 127 crashes amid storm
• Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth
• Oil spill anniversary marked by somber stats
• Analysis: Assad foes doubt Syria truce but have few options
• First Gitmo detainees in more than a year transferred
• Etan Patz may have disappeared just steps from home
• Orrin Hatch banks on Finance chairmanship ahead of Utah primary
• Tepid Romney endorsement bracket comes down to a face-off
• Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed?
• Twenty years on, L.A. riot flashpoint a grim tableau
• This piece of royal cake could set you back thousands
• 4/20: A day for marijuana
• $1 million for a penny; one of world’s rarest coins sold at auction
• San Francisco restaurant known for 'rudest waiter' closing
• Wind turbine blimp aims to replace diesel generators
• Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last

Romney: I’ll build that pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’ Posted: Mitt Romney vowed Friday that, if elected president, he would build the controversial Keystone Pipeline linking oil deposits in Canada to refineries on the Texas gulf coast.

Secret Service ousts 3 more, W.H. rebukes Palin Posted: The Secret Service prostitute scandal reportedly claimed at least three more scalps at the agency as of Friday, as the White House accused Republican critics like Sarah Palin of trying to use the controversy as a political weapon against President Barack Obama.

Zimmerman apologizes, could be released soon Posted: Accused Florida murderer George Zimmerman will be allowed to go free on bond after a dramatic two-hour hearing, where he took the stand and apologized for gunning down Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old. "I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son."

French election outcome could complicate Afghanistan policy Posted: The White House said Friday it was "monitoring" the outcome of France's elections, the results of which could pose fresh challenges for President Barack Obama on issues like the war in Afghanistan.

Pakistani plane carrying 127 crashes amid storm Posted: Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad's main airport.

Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth Posted: An Indian boy who was separated from his family in 1986 has reunited with his mother — thanks to Google Earth's satellite images.

Oil spill anniversary marked by somber stats Posted: Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the massive BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. While the FDA says the local fish are safe to eat, several new reports suggest that local wildlife and the overall environment continue to suffer from damaging effects of what many consider the largest environmental disaster in U.S. [...]

Analysis: Assad foes doubt Syria truce but have few options Posted: Barely had the first U.N. ceasefire monitors set foot on Syrian soil this week than Bashar al-Assad's enemies were discussing punitive measures against the Syrian president.

First Gitmo detainees in more than a year transferred Posted: Two Uighur detainees were released from the detainee center at Guantanamo Bay Thursday, the first detainees transferred from the facility in more than a year.

Etan Patz may have disappeared just steps from home Posted: Authorities began the first full day of digging for new evidence in the Etan Patz case following the startling discovery that the missing child may never have made it off his own New York City block.

Orrin Hatch banks on Finance chairmanship ahead of Utah primary Posted: SALT LAKE CITY—Did you hear Sen. Orrin Hatch could be the next Senate Finance Committee chairman? Delegates in Utah sure have. The potential for Hatch, a 36-year Senate veteran, to rise from ranking Republican to chairman of his committee if Republicans win the Senate this fall is the major message the Utah senator is impressing [...]

Tepid Romney endorsement bracket comes down to a face-off Posted: Several hours after endorsing Mitt Romney for president recently, outgoing Indiana governor Mitch Daniels told the Indianapolis Star he disapproved of Romney's "slash-and-burn"-style of campaigning and said the former governor needed to make his campaign more constructive. "You have to campaign to govern, not just to win," he said. So many politicians have offered Romney [...]

Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed? Posted: Anyone who commutes in to New York from New Jersey knows that the smallest glitch can throw the entire rail system into chaos, delaying 1,300 trains worth of people. Many argue that there is an urgent need for a new rail link between the two states, but viable plans to build such a thing have yet [...]

Twenty years on, L.A. riot flashpoint a grim tableau Posted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty years ago, at the intersection of Florence and Normandie in south Los Angeles, a mostly black mob, enraged at the acquittal of four Los Angeles policemen in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, dragged white truck driver Reginald Denny from his cab and beat him unconscious while news helicopters hovered overhead. The gory images helped incite six days of fires and looting throughout the city that led to 53 deaths and an estimated $1 billion in property damage. ...

This piece of royal cake could set you back thousands Posted: Most bakeries wouldn't dare to sell a year-old slice of wedding cake, let alone sell it for hundreds of dollars. But when that piece of cake is from a royal wedding, all bets are off. PFC Auctions, a boutique auction house in … Continue reading →

4/20: A day for marijuana Posted: For marijuana users, 4/20 is code for the day to openly celebrate the illegal drug.

$1 million for a penny; one of world’s rarest coins sold at auction Posted: One of the first pennies ever produced by the U.S. Mint was put up for auction Thursday night and reportedly sold for more than $1 million. Bids for the 1792 Silver Center penny reached $1.15 million Thursday night, according to Heritage Auctions, which conducted the sale. The U.S. Mint itself was founded in April, 1792. [...]

San Francisco restaurant known for 'rudest waiter' closing Posted: A 100-year-old Chinese restaurant in San Francisco known for having "the world's rudest waiter" is shutting its doors.

Wind turbine blimp aims to replace diesel generators Posted: Look, up in the sky! It's a bird… it's a plane… it's a… wind turbine? Altaeros Energies, a Massachusetts-based company formed by MIT and Harvard grads, has aimed high — literally — in its quest to deliver power to remote, off-the-grid locations, creating … Continue reading →

Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last Posted: New research from Public Policy Polling finds that Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., are America's most favorably viewed cities. Conversely, Detroit is the nation's least favorably viewed city. The report found that 57 percent of respondents in the poll view Seattle favorably, compared with 14 percent who view it unfavorably. Similarly, Portland has a favorability [...]

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