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• House GOP to Obama: Scrap Vegas, let's work on student loans
• Nothing to see here, White House says of Wis. recall rout
• DEA raids Puerto Rico airport in drug-smuggling sting
• Lawmakers vow to investigate ‘alarming and unacceptable’ leaks
• Emboldened conservatives to gather in Chicago after Wis. victory
• Shuttle Enterprise arrives at NYC's Intrepid
• Unions, Dems renew Citizens United criticism after recall
• Ray Bradbury, beloved science fiction author, dies
• No more Bush tax cuts: Obama won't budge
• For online organizers, Wisconsin recall a scrimmage for Nov.
• 66-foot dock washes ashore in Oregon, could be from Japan
• ‘Doggonit’: Senator’s cell phone rings during floor speech
• British royal family worth more than $1 billion, report says
• Twitter simplifies its bird logo
• Donut cops sniff out frauds in fast food restaurants
• Photos: Rare color photos mark D-Day anniversary
• Barrett slapped in face after conceding recall to Walker
• NASA provides rare images of transit of Venus
• Daredevil sets new world record with amazing wingsuit jump
• Surprising tools that slow down browsing

House GOP to Obama: Scrap Vegas, let's work on student loans Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT The top Republican House leaders, Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to cancel a planned speech on education in Las Vegas in favor of working with them to keep rates on a popular kind of student loans from doubling come July 1. "With all of the great [...]

Nothing to see here, White House says of Wis. recall rout Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:38 PM PDT Click image to see more photos (AP Photo) The debate over what President Barack Obama did — or didn't do — for Wisconsin Democrats is dead. Long live the debate over what the Republican romp there does for the embattled incumbent in November. White House spokesman Jay Carney on Wednesday pointed to exit polls to [...]

DEA raids Puerto Rico airport in drug-smuggling sting Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT Federal agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a large raid in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, arresting at least 33 people suspected of smuggling 14 tons of cocaine and heroin on commercial flights from San Juan to Miami, New York, Newark and Boston over more than a decade. At least 22 people--including baggage handlers [...]

Lawmakers vow to investigate ‘alarming and unacceptable’ leaks Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:26 PM PDT President Barack Obama's administration faced escalating pressure Wednesday over a wave of news reports detailing sensitive national security operations, as the leaders of Congress's intelligence committees vowed to investigate whether vital secrets were improperly leaked. In a rare and sharply worded joint statement, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein and Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss as well as [...]

Emboldened conservatives to gather in Chicago after Wis. victory Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:16 PM PDT Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory Tuesday in the state's recall election arrived at an opportune time for Midwestern Republicans, who on Friday will meet 125 miles southeast of the Wisconsin capital for a day-long gathering of more than 2,000 conservative activists. The American Conservative Union, known for organizing CPAC, the largest annual meeting of conservatives [...]

Shuttle Enterprise arrives at NYC's Intrepid Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:39 PM PDT The Space Shuttle Enterprise, is lifted onto the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on the retired USS Intrepid Aircraft carrier in New York, June 6, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Unions, Dems renew Citizens United criticism after recall Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:19 PM PDT Union groups and their supporters spent much of Wednesday castigating billionaire donors, Citizens United and corporate power in the wake of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory over the effort to recall him from office. "Texas billionaires" and "multinational corporations" can "spend unlimited money to sway an election," American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial [...]

Ray Bradbury, beloved science fiction author, dies Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:41 AM PDT Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451 and other beloved science fiction novels, died Wednesday at the age of 91.

No more Bush tax cuts: Obama won't budge Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT The White House coped with the fall-out from comments by Bill Clinton claiming the cuts should be extended.

For online organizers, Wisconsin recall a scrimmage for Nov. Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:06 PM PDT Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has many factors to thank for his victory in Tuesday's recall election. His supporters raised $7.50 for every dollar in Democrat Tom Barrett's campaign coffers and outspent Barrett's supporters in advertising. But one of the most striking things about his victory is that Republican grassroots activists used the web to mobilize a [...]

66-foot dock washes ashore in Oregon, could be from Japan Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:51 AM PDT A massive, 66-foot concrete dock mysteriously washed up on the Oregon shore this week. And officials are trying to figure out if the floating structure had traveled all the way from Japan after the March 2011 tsunami. Local affiliate KATU reports that the dock has a placard with Japanese writing that they are attempting to [...]

‘Doggonit’: Senator’s cell phone rings during floor speech Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, famous for his colorful posts on Twitter, forgot to silence his cell phone Wednesday before giving a speech on the Senate floor: Via BuzzFeed.

British royal family worth more than $1 billion, report says Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:29 AM PDT The top members of the British royal family are worth more than $1 billion, with Queen Elizabeth II topping the list at $510 million, according to a recent report. That tops soccer star David Beckham's net worth, reported to be $260 million. And is more than the [...]

Twitter simplifies its bird logo Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT Twitter announced on Wednesday that it has eliminated all text, bubbled typefaces and the lowercase "t" versions of the company's logos, unveiling a simplified silhouette of "Larry," the bird (inspired by NBA Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird) that has long served as its symbol. "From now on, this bird will be the universally recognizable symbol of Twitter," [...]

Donut cops sniff out frauds in fast food restaurants Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT A cop walks into a donut shop. Far from a fat-cop joke, that sentence could be the beginning of the end for a Dunkin' Donuts shop owner who tried to swap out DD-brand munchkins for a cheaper alternative.

Photos: Rare color photos mark D-Day anniversary Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Barrett slapped in face after conceding recall to Walker Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:56 AM PDT Barrett was hit by a supporter angry over the timing of his concession speech.

NASA provides rare images of transit of Venus Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:48 AM PDT Sky-watchers  gathered across the country Tuesday to witness the planet Venus float across the face of the sun — but chances are they didn't see it like this.

Daredevil sets new world record with amazing wingsuit jump Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending. In May, Russian BASE jumper Valery Rozov pulled off one of the most impressive ways to reach the bottom of a mountain while simultaneously breaking a world record. Rozov leaped from the top of the 4 mile high summit of Shivling, a mountain in the [...]

Surprising tools that slow down browsing Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:16 AM PDT When you first got your computer, you practically flew around the Internet. But if loading websites now takes forever, some simple housekeeping can help you speed up your browsing. So let's roll up our sleeves and get going. First, think of your browser as a bike; the more baggage you load onto it, the slower [...]

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