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• 44 things the 44th president should say in his inaugural speech
• 30 hostages reported killed in Algeria assault
• 'Reprehensible': Christie blasts NRA ad with Obama daughters
• Website sells fake Facebook girlfriends
• House Republicans talk strategy at secretive retreat
• Cameras aapture falling snowflakes in 3D
• Tsunami debris rolling in with the tide on Hawaii beaches
• In rural America, some sheriffs vow to defy Obama on gun control
• Boeing plans to continue producing Dreamliners
• Next space station crew faces out-of-this-world final exams
• Parents petition for control of failing Los Angeles school
• Adult-film execs warn of 'dangerous' impact of condom law
• Video: Rescued pit bull puppies get a new leash on life
• Can Obama end the long fight over gun-violence research?
• Happy Birthday, Michelle Obama
• Fox News Channel re-ups with Karl Rove
• FBI gives ACLU documents they requested, but there's a catch
• Australian Open, Day 4: British teen stuns No. 9 seed Kvitova
• Man killed after dog jumps into van, hits the gas
• Photos: Golden Globes red carpet, toddler-sized
• Photos: 'Sworn Virgins' of Albania live as men

44 things the 44th president should say in his inaugural speech Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:42 PM PST As Obama's second inauguration approaches, Yahoo! News compiled 44 things contributors and readers want to hear in his speech.

30 hostages reported killed in Algeria assault Posted: 17 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST The Algerian government said its troops had been forced to act due to the "diehard" attitude of the captors.

'Reprehensible': Christie blasts NRA ad with Obama daughters Posted: 17 Jan 2013 03:01 PM PST Blunt-speaking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, thought to be eyeing a 2016 run for the Republican presidential nomination, blasted an NRA ad that mentions President Barack Obama's daughters as "reprehensible" and warned it "demeans" the powerful gun-rights group. "To talk about the president's children, or any public officer's children, who have—not by their own choice, [...]

Website sells fake Facebook girlfriends Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:38 PM PST A Brazilian website has apparently identified a niche for potential profit. Their product? Fake Facebook girlfriends.

House Republicans talk strategy at secretive retreat Posted: 17 Jan 2013 03:18 PM PST A heavy drizzle is falling on the wooded golf course here at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa, where House Republicans are hidden away this week for a notably secretive retreat.

Cameras aapture falling snowflakes in 3D Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:54 PM PST A gadget that can snap photos of individual snowflakes in freefall could lead to more accurate weather predictions.

Tsunami debris rolling in with the tide on Hawaii beaches Posted: 17 Jan 2013 03:49 PM PST Oyster buoys and refrigerator parts set adrift by the 2011 Japan tsunami are now rolling in with the tide on Hawaii's beaches, a new field survey reveals.

In rural America, some sheriffs vow to defy Obama on gun control Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:31 PM PST A vocal contingent of rural lawmen and red-state lawmakers say they won't go along with any new federal crackdowns on the ability of law-abiding Americans' to own guns, and that they'll even side with residents against federal authority in any gun seizure cases resulting from looming gun-control measures.

Boeing plans to continue producing Dreamliners Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:29 PM PST Boeing plans to keep building its flagship jetliner while engineers try to solve battery problems that have grounded most of the 787 fleet.

Next space station crew faces out-of-this-world final exams Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:55 PM PST An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are preparing to join the crew of the International Space Station in March, but before they blast off, they'll have to face the thing all students dread: final exams.

Parents petition for control of failing Los Angeles school Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:48 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Parents seeking to take control of a failing Los Angeles elementary school delivered hundreds of petitions to the nation's second-largest school system on Thursday, invoking the California's controversial "parent trigger" law to force change. Parents representing 68 percent of the school's students signed on to the petition, well over the 50 percent level required to set in motion a process that could ultimately see the 24th Street Elementary School turned into a privately managed charter, organizers of the effort said. ...

Adult-film execs warn of 'dangerous' impact of condom law Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:19 PM PST Executives said that if the gov't can assert control over how how they shoot their movies, it could intervene in other Hollywood projects.

Video: Rescued pit bull puppies get a new leash on life Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:05 PM PST It's not easy being a pit bull in Southern California. In fact, it can be downright awful. 200 pit bulls are euthanized everyday in Los Angeles County alone. But one family of pit bulls is getting a new lease on life via a rescue operation known as New Leash on Life. The Newhall, California-based company [...]

Can Obama end the long fight over gun-violence research? Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST As part of his 23 executive actions addressing gun violence, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must begin researching the causes of that violence. "We don't benefit from ignorance," Obama said at the White House. "We don't benefit from not knowing the science of this epidemic [...]

Happy Birthday, Michelle Obama Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST Before the inaugural festivities get underway, the Obama family celebrates another important milestone: the first lady's birthday. Michelle Obama turns 49 today.

Fox News Channel re-ups with Karl Rove Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:37 PM PST Two months after Rove openly flayed the network on TV during the election, Fox announced a new multi-year deal with the former adviser to George W. Bush.

FBI gives ACLU documents they requested, but there's a catch Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:43 PM PST The FBI and the American Civil Liberties Union seem to have very different interpretations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). As surfaced by the website Arstechnica, the FBI recently complied with a request from the civil rights organization—sort of. The ACLU had filed the FOIA request back in July. (It had first heard of [...]

Australian Open, Day 4: British teen stuns No. 9 seed Kvitova Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST On a day that can only be described as scorching in Melbourne on Thursday, one match seemed to stand out ahead of the others. That was the No. 9 seeded Petra Kvitova taking on 18-year-old Laura Robson. The British rising star made it to the fourth round at the U.S. Open last year and has shown some signs that she's ready to take the next step, and her play in the second round at Rod Laver showed just that.

Man killed after dog jumps into van, hits the gas Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:20 PM PST We've all seen tragic headlines about a man being killed by his best friend. But this sad story out of the Sunshine State is truly bizarre: James Campbell died after his dog jumped into his van and landed on the vehicle's accelerator. The Associated Press reports that Campbell, 68, has just returned home with Iris [...]

Photos: Golden Globes red carpet, toddler-sized Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:09 PM PST Move over Hollywood. These toddlers are taking over the red carpet, recreating some of the looks worn by A-listers at the 2013 Golden Globes. ToddleWood photographer, Tricia Messeroux, watched the awards show Sunday night, and chose the looks for the pint-sized superstar shoot with designer, Andrea Pitter.

Photos: 'Sworn Virgins' of Albania live as men Posted: 16 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST Haki

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