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Yahoo! News: The Newsroom
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Ready, set … jump (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Aaron Evans of Milwaukee takes the fight or flight response to new heights --pun intended. The 23-year-old gymnast currently holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest jump over three moving cars. Let that sink in for a minute: Instead …
2011-11-10, 10:39:27
Slideshow: LIFE 75 years (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - In the pages of a special commemorative bookâthe best of LIFE, from all sources, going back to 1936 and looking forward to tomorrow.
2011-11-07, 12:48:46
Fly like an eagle (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Birds of a feather may flock together, but a Russian paraglider found out the hard way that humans are not welcome when they do. Vladimir Tsar'kov was paragliding in the Himalayas when two eagles decided to flock together and attack …
2011-11-03, 02:40:31
Did you cut your hair? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Kids will be kids, the saying goes, but what about overzealous school principals? Twelve-year-old Sheldon Williams went to school one day with a sharp new haircut and went home with permanent marker all over his head. Apparently, Sheldon's haircut had …
2011-11-02, 07:36:12
Turkey earthquake: How to help (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - On Sunday, October 23, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the eastern region of Turkey, toppling buildings and killing more than 250 people. Thousands of others were injured and left without shelter. Below are organizations that are working on relief and …
2011-10-24, 03:26:00
Don’t try this at home (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Spider-Man has nothing on a thrifty Chinese woman named Ma Jei. Recently, Ma Jei decided she wanted to take a tour of a nearby tourist attraction, Zhonghau Castle, in eastern China. To avoid paying the $3.90 admission fee (there's a …
2011-10-14, 07:57:00
A whale of a tale (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Man may have crawled out of the primordial ooze, but whales crawling out of the ocean? British officials may have thought that when they came upon a 33-foot-long sei whale in a grassy Yorkshire field. The nearest body of water …
2011-10-06, 02:13:31
It’s not easy being orange (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Kermit may find it hard to be green, but he might want to Snappy the crocodile before he starts feeling too sorry for himself. Snappy, a resident of a wildlife park in Australia, decided to take a bite out of …
2011-10-05, 04:46:54
Slideshow: LIFE watches TV (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - On the 60th anniversary of color television sets being made available to the public, LIFE.com celebrates the real national pastime: watching TV.
2011-09-29, 12:42:43
LIFE slideshow: Druids: Mystery, faith, myth (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - In early October, 2010, the ancient pagan tradition of Druidry was, for the first time, formally classed as a religion in Britain.
2011-09-23, 10:48:07
Attack of the snails! (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Francophiles rejoice! One Florida town is experiencing an explosion in its snail population, in numbers that will make a sous chef's mouth water. Giant African snails in Coral Gables are doing the one thing that they don't do slowly: reproduce. …
2011-09-22, 05:36:46
Presidents Bush, Clinton and Speaker Boehner come together in support of Flight 93 memorial (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Two former presidents and the current Speaker of the House are putting party differences aside to help make sure some of the bravest heroes of the 9/11 attacks receive the tribute they deserve. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Rep. …
2011-09-20, 09:50:57
You say potato, I say stinky gray blobs (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Along with ruined homes and massive flooding, turns out Hurricane Irene left a few presents in her wake: Beaches covered in mysterious, stinky, gray blobs. The blobs were found on several Virginia beaches (and no, they weren't tourists), confounding the …
2011-09-15, 04:08:09
The better to hear you with, my dear (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - The wolf from Red Riding Hood has nothing on a pooch named Harbor: Each of the black-and-tan coonhound's floppy ears is at least a foot long. His left ear measures in at 12.25 inches, while the right is 13.5 inches …
2011-09-07, 09:19:24
Is that a turtle in your pants, or … ? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Earlier this year, in a feat of extreme packing, a man was arrested at a Thai airport trying to smuggle a baby bear, two leopards, two panthers and a couple of baby monkeys in his luggage. But here in the …
2011-09-01, 05:20:14
Hurricane Irene interactive: East Coast braces for impact (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - A large and powerful Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph roared through the Bahamas and is now making its way toward the eastern seaboard. Millions of people from North Carolina to New England are bracing for Hurricane Irene, …
2011-08-25, 03:05:35
Can you see me now? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - If you've ever been frustrated by airport gate agents who ignore you, misunderstand you or generally make your life miserable before you even get on the plane, then don't fly through Orly Airport in Paris. The airport is currently testing …
2011-08-25, 04:30:47
People react after magnitude 5.8 quake rocks East Coast (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocked the East Coast, one of the most powerful ever recorded in that region, prompting evacuations at the Pentagon, White House and Capitol. The tremors, which were felt as far north as Rhode Island and New …
2011-08-23, 02:10:24
Former President Bill Clinton celebrates his 65th birthday (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Bill Clinton sure knows how to ring in another year. The former president, who turns 65 today, will be celebrating his birthday with a special concert at the Hollywood Bowl on October 15. His spokespeople told Yahoo! News, the charity …
2011-08-19, 12:33:52
Foreign tongue (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Ever heard of a frenectomy? And no, it's not a procedure to remove your Facebook friends. Or enemies. It's a surgical procedure to lengthen your tongue by cutting ... OK, you probably don't want to know the details, but a …
2011-08-18, 03:59:58

Yahoo! News: Business News
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Europe bond yields to keep stocks spellbound (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. investors came to the Thanksgiving holiday table on Thursday mostly thankful that the week was a short one, or losses could have been larger.
2011-11-25, 08:09:08
Germany, France plan quick new Stability Pact: report (Reuters)
Reuters - France and Germany are planning a quick new pact on budget discipline that might persuade the European Central Bank to ramp up its government bond purchases, Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday.
2011-11-27, 06:43:04
Retailers look to keep Black Friday momentum going (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. retailers moved from the frenzied start of the holiday shopping season to the next phase on Saturday, hoping to avoid a drop after Black Friday and keep the momentum going during a fitful economic recovery.
2011-11-26, 05:35:05
Small firms get help after Black Friday hangover (Reuters)
Reuters - Tired of suffocating crowds and seemingly never-ending lines? On Saturday, retailers want you to think small.
2011-11-26, 06:14:30
Two BSkyB shareholders to vote against Murdoch at AGM: reports (Reuters)
Reuters - Two top 10 shareholders in BSkyB will vote against James Murdoch remaining as chairman of the company at its AGM on Tuesday, according to newspaper reports on Sunday.
2011-11-27, 07:32:37
Occupy Wall Street plans benefit album for itself (AP)
AP - Occupy Wall Street has a benefit album planned with Jackson Browne, Third Eye Blind, Crosby & Nash, Devo, Lucinda Williams and even some of those drummers who kept an incessant beat at Manhattan's Zuccotti Park.
2011-11-23, 03:05:02
Black Friday draws crowds, but spending in doubt (Reuters)
Reuters - Retailers were hoping for more shoppers like Shawn Elzia as the annual Black Friday bargain stampede marked the unofficial start of what is widely expected to be a middling holiday shopping season.
2011-11-25, 03:40:22
Lukoil's Q3 profit drops 20 pct to $2.2 billion (AP)
AP - Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil said Friday that its third-quarter profit dropped 20 percent because of higher taxes and a slump in the ruble.
2011-11-25, 04:57:10
Spanish savings bank directors suspected of fraud (AP)
AP - A Spanish savings bank has fired two directors and is investigating two former executives for allegedly syphoning off euro20 million ($26.5 million) into secret pension funds, the bank said Saturday.
2011-11-26, 09:20:42
U.S. credit raters set back on First Amendment: judge (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge has said credit ratings are not always protected opinion under the First Amendment, a defeat for credit rating agencies in a lawsuit brought by investors who lost money on mortgage-backed securities.
2011-11-25, 02:13:49
France's ruling party denies role in DSK downfall (Reuters)
Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party dismissed allegations on Saturday of a political plot to bring down disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, following an investigative report by a U.S. journalist.

Black Friday sales up 7 pct; retailers look ahead (AP)
AP - The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to the most recent survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise of door-buster savings.

Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance (AP)
AP - Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance
2011-11-23, 12:51:24
Brazil oil company reports small offshore gas leak (AP)
AP - Brazil's state-controlled oil company says it detected and later contained a small gas leak on one of its oil platforms off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
2011-11-26, 11:50:05
Chicago exchanges: Tax breaks needed to stay put (AP)
AP - John Schneider's work is all shouts and hand gestures. Get him on the phone and you'll strain to hear over the barks and cries of his fellow commodities traders in the corn pit at the Chicago Board of Trade.
2011-11-25, 02:53:56
Toyota aims to bring fun back with 86 sports car (Reuters)
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) unveiled a highly anticipated sports car that it hopes will trigger the rebirth of the company as a maker of fun cars that it hasn't been in years.
2011-11-27, 05:06:23

Yahoo! News: Movie News
Movie News
Unseen Jackson film valued at $6-8 million goes unsold (Reuters)
Reuters - Previously unseen footage of Michael Jackson's 1993 Dangerous tour, which had been expected to fetch 4-5 million pounds ($6.2-7.8 million) failed to sell at auction in Britain on Saturday.
2011-11-26, 01:55:47
'A Simple Life' big winner at Taiwan film festival (AP)
AP - Hong Kong's Ann Hui has won the best director award for her movie A Simple Life at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival.

Tilda Swinton dives again into dark emotional waters (Reuters)
Reuters - By now, it's certainly no surprise that Tilda Swinton has turned in another riveting performance in a dark and difficult movie; from Orlando to I Am Love, that's what she does, with occasional detours to play the white witch in the Narnia films and win an Oscar as a corporate lawyer in Michael Clayton.
2011-11-25, 04:52:37
Ben Whishaw to play Q in new Bond film Skyfall (Reuters)
Reuters - British actor Ben Whishaw will reprise the character of high-tech weapons specialist Q in the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall, a role previously played by actors Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese, media outlets reported on Friday.
2011-11-25, 03:52:28
Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies (AP)
AP - A silent film has critics shouting their praises in its opening weekend. The black-and-white The Artist was the best-reviewed new movie of the crowded Thanksgiving holiday.

Happy Feet Two flop leads to 600 layoffs: report (Reuters)
Reuters - As a result of the poor box-office performance of Happy Feet Two, 600 of the 700 employees at the digital production studio behind the animated movie reportedly have received their walking papers.
2011-11-25, 01:52:49
A Separation, Anatolia win top Asian Pacific Screen Awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Two Oscar foreign-language contenders, Iran's A Separation and Turkey's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, were the big winners at Thursday's Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which took place in Queensland, Australia.
2011-11-25, 01:37:57
In The Artist, silence is golden (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Jean Dujardin won this year's best actor award at the Cannes film festival for playing a man who hardly says a word, but not because his character couldn't speak. In fact, he says quite a lot.
2011-11-25, 12:26:06
Michelle Williams talks Marilyn, Matilda and musicals (Reuters)
Reuters - Michelle Williams takes on the iconic role of Marilyn Monroe in the indie film My Week with Marilyn. Currently in theaters, the film is based on Colin Clark's book of the same name and chronicles his time spent working with Monroe while she was in England shooting the romantic comedy The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956.
2011-11-25, 08:00:50
Polish Oscar winner makes first film about Lech Walesa (Reuters)
Reuters - Lech Walesa will finally see his life made into a movie, more than three decades after the shipyard electrician launched the Solidarity union that helped topple communism in Eastern Europe.
2011-11-24, 01:17:13
Netflix app offers smart redesign; now compatible with all Android tablets (Appolicious)
Appolicious - It’s taken a while, but the Netflix Android app is finally compatible with all Android tablets, according to the company’s website.
2011-11-15, 02:33:00
Idaho filmmaker's project about man cleared by DNA (AP)
AP - An Idaho-based filmmaker hopes to raise $25,000 for a documentary about the first person freed from death row by DNA evidence.
2011-11-24, 11:58:58
JK Rowling: UK press left me feeling under siege (AP)
AP - Writer J.K. Rowling and actress Sienna Miller gave a London courtroom a vivid picture on Thursday of the anxiety, anger and fear produced by living in the glare of Britain's tabloid media, describing how press intrusion made them feel like prisoners in their own homes.

Oscar-winning director starts film on Lech Walesa (AP)
AP - Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda said Thursday that his new film on former Polish president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa will be his greatest challenge in 55 years as a director.

Khodorkovsky hopes to see documentary on his fate (AP)
AP - Jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has expressed hope of seeing a documentary about his conflict with the Kremlin that has premiered in Moscow.
2011-11-24, 12:01:54
Weinstein desires to become recognized film brand (AP)
AP - While Harvey Weinstein has no plans to roar like the MGM lion before each of his movies, the Oscar-winning producer wants to turn the film studio bearing his family's name into a recognizable brand. His wish list includes branding on par with Facebook's F, Twitter's T and Apple's, well, apple.

'G.I. Joe 2' crew member killed during filming (AP)
AP - A crew member working on the film G.I. Joe 2: Retalition has been killed on the set in New Orleans in what the studio is calling an unusual accident.
2011-11-23, 03:12:15
Faye Dunaway gives up NYC apt. after landlord sues (AP)
AP - Faye Dunaway is moving on from a fight with a landlord over a New York City apartment — by moving out.

Book Talk: Frazier returns to home state for third novel (Reuters)
Reuters - Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain was a bestselling and critical phenomenon in 1996 and later became an Academy Award-winning movie, which is not bad considering it was the 46-year-old's debut.
2011-11-24, 05:45:40
British Indie Film Awards tap Ralph Fiennes, Kenneth Branagh (Reuters)
Reuters - British actor-directors Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh will be honored at the British Independent Film Awards next month for their contribution to movies.
2011-11-23, 08:08:43

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