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• Obama and GOP have 'great conversation'
• Former Scout Bill Gates says lift the gay ban
• Live: We're at Samsung’s Galaxy S IV smartphone event
• Pope Francis promises good relations with Jews
• More moving in than out of NYC
• Turnaround expert tapped to bring Detroit back from the brink
• $917M in unclaimed tax refunds about to expire
• 106-year-old woman gets her high school diploma
• Feinstein, Cruz debate assault weapons ban
• U.S. troops in Afghanistan on alert for attacks
• White House launches 'Being Biden' audio series
• S&P nears record high; Dow extends winning streak
• Suspect detained in attacks on U.S. outposts in Benghazi
• What's in a name? How Francis bucked tradition
• Obama offers congratulations to China's new president
• Chavez may not be embalmed for eternity after all
• Skydiver survives jump after chutes fail to open
• 'I Survived CPAC': The best swag from the conservative confab
• What’s the outlook for a budget deal?
• Florida struggles to save manatees from deadly algae
• Ancient birds may have sported four wings
• Study: Monkeys reject food from humans who act selfishly
• Japanese politician banned for wearing mask to meetings
• Walker: In loving memory of the Google Reader
• Cuts put 'public safety at risk,' say high court justices
• 'Ratters' are watching you through your webcam
• Gov't admits thousands of illegal immigrants released from jails
• Senate panel approves assault weapons ban

Obama and GOP have 'great conversation' Posted: 14 Mar 2013 01:18 PM PDT The president and senators talked about the budget and tax reform.

Former Scout Bill Gates says lift the gay ban Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:36 PM PDT Billionaire Bill Gates thinks it's time for the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban on gay leaders and members.

Live: We're at Samsung’s Galaxy S IV smartphone event Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:44 PM PDT Join reporters and editors from Yahoo! and ABC News as we cover Samsung's Unpacked event live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=1c1c7c69c0" mce_href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=1c1c7c69c0" >Samsung UNPACKED</a>

Pope Francis promises good relations with Jews Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:32 PM PDT He noted Catholics have worked together with Jews since the Second Vatican Council.

More moving in than out of NYC Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:58 PM PDT For the first time in 60 years, people are migrating to the nation's biggest city.

Turnaround expert tapped to bring Detroit back from the brink Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:04 PM PDT New emergency manager Kevyn Orr has broad powers to control city spending.

$917M in unclaimed tax refunds about to expire Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:10 PM PDT Nearly 1 million people who failed to file 2009 returns are owed money.

106-year-old woman gets her high school diploma Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:28 PM PDT For some, learning is a lifelong profession. But one Ohio woman took it to an entirely new level, when the 106-year-old was awarded her high school diploma.

Feinstein, Cruz debate assault weapons ban Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:41 PM PDT The assault weapons ban passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday in a vote along party lines–-but not without a fight. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, and gun control advocate, had a fierce clash with newcomer Ted Cruz, a freshman senator from Texas. The two had a tense debate that caught the interest of [...]

U.S. troops in Afghanistan on alert for attacks Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:37 PM PDT President Karzai has made a series of anti-American statements recently.

White House launches 'Being Biden' audio series Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:23 PM PDT Ever wonder what goes through the vice president's head?

S&P nears record high; Dow extends winning streak Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:45 AM PDT The S&P 500 index is just five points away from the peak it reached in 2007.

Suspect detained in attacks on U.S. outposts in Benghazi Posted: 14 Mar 2013 01:17 PM PDT Libyan authorities have detained a man investigators believe could be an important witness or suspect in the attacks on U.S. outposts in Benghazi, Libya last September

What's in a name? How Francis bucked tradition Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:52 AM PDT The new pope is only the second man since 913 A.D. to take an as-yet unused name.

Obama offers congratulations to China's new president Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:54 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday offered his congratulations to new Chinese President Xi Jinping after he was formally elected to the post and told him that Washington looked forward to working with the leadership team in Beijing, the White House said. "This is a very important relationship and an important series of issues that we deal with on a regular basis," White House spokesman Jay Carney said when asked whether Obama used the phone call to discuss U.S. cyber security concerns. Carney declined to cite specifics. ...

Chavez may not be embalmed for eternity after all Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:32 AM PDT Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5, was larger than life. But he may not be preserved in death. Officials are now saying the embalming process may not have been started soon enough to conserve the body, NBC News is reporting. The South American communist leader died last week after a two-year battle [...]

Skydiver survives jump after chutes fail to open Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT A seasoned skydiver in Northern California was attempting a complex stunt after jumping from about 8,000 feet when both of his parachutes failed and he went into a three-minute spin, hitting the ground at 30 mph but surviving with minor injuries.

'I Survived CPAC': The best swag from the conservative confab Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:36 AM PDT Welcome to the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference, the most prominent confab of right-wing activists.

What’s the outlook for a budget deal? Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:32 AM PDT The president has expressed pessimism that a bargain can be reached.

Florida struggles to save manatees from deadly algae Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:38 AM PDT The so-called Red Tide algae bloom has killed 181 manatees this year.

Ancient birds may have sported four wings Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PDT More than 100 million years ago, birds living in what is now China sported wings on their legs, a new study of fossils suggests.

Study: Monkeys reject food from humans who act selfishly Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT A group of monkeys has been found to show a selective form of behavior once thought limited to homo sapiens, in which the primates reject humans they observe engaging in selfish behavior. The study, published in Nature Communications, explains: "We find that the monkeys accept food less frequently from those who persistently reject another's requests [...]

Japanese politician banned for wearing mask to meetings Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:51 AM PDT A Japanese wrestler-turned-politician has been banned from city council meetings after refusing to remove his Lucha Libre-style wrestling mask. The UK's Daily Telegraph reports that Skull Reaper A-ji, a member of the Oita city council in southern Japan, was told that wearing a full face mask was not befitting a member of the council. In [...]

Walker: In loving memory of the Google Reader Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:21 AM PDT The now-shuttered RSS reader let users collect feeds from blogs and other sites.

Cuts put 'public safety at risk,' say high court justices Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:41 AM PDT Budget cuts will eventually reduce funding levels for the federal judiciary by nearly $350 million.

'Ratters' are watching you through your webcam Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:22 AM PDT From hundreds of miles away, a man sits at his monitor watching an unsuspecting woman use her computer, undress and go to sleep. She has no idea she's being watched. The remote attacker has installed software to control her webcam. What's worse, he's recording all of her actions and posting those videos on YouTube or [...]

Gov't admits thousands of illegal immigrants released from jails Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of denials, the Obama administration acknowledged Thursday that it had, in fact, released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from immigration jails due to budget concerns during three weeks in February. Four of the most serious offenders have been put back in detention.

Senate panel approves assault weapons ban Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:09 AM PDT The Judiciary Committee approves the measure by a party-line vote.

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