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All rights reservedWed, 20 Mar 2013 01:58:18 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-heads-israel-amid-low-expectations-005157680.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xt.B8hKEkSYgZ4oFGXrodw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T005157Z_1_CBRE92J02ET00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington" border="0" /></a>The president hopes to reset his often fraught relations with both the Israelis and Palestinians.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-heads-israel-amid-low-expectations-005157680.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 01:58:18 -0400Reutersobama-heads-israel-amid-low-expectations-005157680<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-heads-israel-amid-low-expectations-005157680.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xt.B8hKEkSYgZ4oFGXrodw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T005157Z_1_CBRE92J02ET00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington" border="0" /></a>The president hopes to reset his often fraught relations with both the Israelis and Palestinians.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-korean-banks-media-report-network-crash-062049414.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T5EI8X9kucNH99kOc74YTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T073226Z_1_CBRE92J0GUS00_RTROPTP_2_SHINHAN-RESULT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A pedestrian walks past a branch office of Shinhan Bank in central Seoul" align="left" title="A pedestrian walks past a branch office of Shinhan Bank in central Seoul" border="0" /></a>The cause wasn&#039;t immediately clear, but speculation centered on a North Korean cyberattack.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/south-korean-banks-media-report-network-crash-062049414.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 03:14:51 -0400Associated Presssouth-korean-banks-media-report-network-crash-062049414<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-korean-banks-media-report-network-crash-062049414.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T5EI8X9kucNH99kOc74YTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T073226Z_1_CBRE92J0GUS00_RTROPTP_2_SHINHAN-RESULT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A pedestrian walks past a branch office of Shinhan Bank in central Seoul" align="left" title="A pedestrian walks past a branch office of Shinhan Bank in central Seoul" border="0" /></a>The cause wasn&#039;t immediately clear, but speculation centered on a North Korean cyberattack.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/seventeen-workers-trapped-underground-polish-mine-001913250--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vk8u4yXaij91xkoUrWk45A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T071027Z_2_CBRE92J09YI00_RTROPTP_2_POLAND-MINE-COLLAPSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Rudna copper mine in Polkowice" align="left" title="File photo of Rudna copper mine in Polkowice" border="0" /></a>All 19 miners were pulled out safely after a small earthquake trapped them.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/seventeen-workers-trapped-underground-polish-mine-001913250--finance.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 03:10:27 -0400Reutersseventeen-workers-trapped-underground-polish-mine-001913250--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/seventeen-workers-trapped-underground-polish-mine-001913250--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vk8u4yXaij91xkoUrWk45A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T071027Z_2_CBRE92J09YI00_RTROPTP_2_POLAND-MINE-COLLAPSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Rudna copper mine in Polkowice" align="left" title="File photo of Rudna copper mine in Polkowice" border="0" /></a>All 19 miners were pulled out safely after a small earthquake trapped them.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-bans-60-mm-mortar-round-deaths-235659090--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l2Zxtm_nZNU_fw8UOeG7AQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/03d8e9a96eb69d092c0f6a706700ad4c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bunkers are seen at the Hawthorne Army Depot on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, where seven Marines were killed and several others seriously injured in a training accident Monday night, about 150 miles southeast of Reno in Nevada&#039;s high desert. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)" align="left" title="Bunkers are seen at the Hawthorne Army Depot on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, where seven Marines were killed and several others seriously injured in a training accident Monday night, about 150 miles southeast of Reno in Nevada&#039;s high desert. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)" border="0" /></a>A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines during training in the Nevada desert.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-bans-60-mm-mortar-round-deaths-235659090--politics.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 23:23:04 -0400Associated Presspentagon-bans-60-mm-mortar-round-deaths-235659090--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-bans-60-mm-mortar-round-deaths-235659090--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l2Zxtm_nZNU_fw8UOeG7AQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/03d8e9a96eb69d092c0f6a706700ad4c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bunkers are seen at the Hawthorne Army Depot on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, where seven Marines were killed and several others seriously injured in a training accident Monday night, about 150 miles southeast of Reno in Nevada&#039;s high desert. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)" align="left" title="Bunkers are seen at the Hawthorne Army Depot on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, where seven Marines were killed and several others seriously injured in a training accident Monday night, about 150 miles southeast of Reno in Nevada&#039;s high desert. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)" border="0" /></a>A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines during training in the Nevada desert.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sanford-advances-gop-runoff-house-race-sc-010803908--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ssBc_6XUS6SoI1PqNU2_xA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/59db987c6da798092c0f6a706700e23d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks with reporters on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at a polling place in Charleston, S.C. Sanford, trying to make a political comeback, is one of 16 Republicans running Tuesday in the GOP primary in a special election to fill South Carolina&#039;s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)." align="left" title="Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks with reporters on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at a polling place in Charleston, S.C. Sanford, trying to make a political comeback, is one of 16 Republicans running Tuesday in the GOP primary in a special election to fill South Carolina&#039;s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)." border="0" /></a>Disgraced ex-Gov. Mark Sanford advances in the GOP contest for an open House seat.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sanford-advances-gop-runoff-house-race-sc-010803908--election.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 23:06:23 -0400Associated Presssanford-advances-gop-runoff-house-race-sc-010803908--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sanford-advances-gop-runoff-house-race-sc-010803908--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ssBc_6XUS6SoI1PqNU2_xA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/59db987c6da798092c0f6a706700e23d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks with reporters on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at a polling place in Charleston, S.C. Sanford, trying to make a political comeback, is one of 16 Republicans running Tuesday in the GOP primary in a special election to fill South Carolina&#039;s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)." align="left" title="Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks with reporters on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at a polling place in Charleston, S.C. Sanford, trying to make a political comeback, is one of 16 Republicans running Tuesday in the GOP primary in a special election to fill South Carolina&#039;s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)." border="0" /></a>Disgraced ex-Gov. Mark Sanford advances in the GOP contest for an open House seat.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria-155448430--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8P7gpH69inemq2m2gXeDTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1f4fe84b6d6e97092c0f6a706700b6e2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)" align="left" title="Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)" border="0" /></a>U.S. commander says NATO is working on contingency plans for possible military action.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria-155448430--politics.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 23:30:10 -0400Associated Presscommander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria-155448430--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria-155448430--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8P7gpH69inemq2m2gXeDTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1f4fe84b6d6e97092c0f6a706700b6e2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)" align="left" title="Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)" border="0" /></a>U.S. commander says NATO is working on contingency plans for possible military action.</p><br clear="all"/>NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African arm said it had beheaded a French hostage in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali, Mauritania's ANI news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a commander for the group. In what ANI reported was a telephone call to the agency, which has close links to Islamist militants, the commander said Philippe Verdon had been beheaded on March 10 "in response to the French military intervention in the north of Mali", ANI reported. Verdon was one of two French hostages kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Hombori in November 2011. ...http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-africa-says-beheads-french-hostage-agency-063322668.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 02:45:58 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-africa-says-beheads-french-hostage-agency-063322668<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-nuke-sale-fear-recent-nkorea-test-110422435.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ykAfPeWtdKe74T5c3pEiEg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f6ac1556b848e092c0f6a706700ec83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A North Korean soldier, left, looks at the southern side through binoculars as South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington&#039;s commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" align="left" title="A North Korean soldier, left, looks at the southern side through binoculars as South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington&#039;s commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>North Korea&#039;s nuclear test last month wasn&#039;t just a show of defiance and national pride; it also is advertising.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-nuke-sale-fear-recent-nkorea-test-110422435.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:10:53 -0400Associated Pressrenewed-nuke-sale-fear-recent-nkorea-test-110422435<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-nuke-sale-fear-recent-nkorea-test-110422435.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ykAfPeWtdKe74T5c3pEiEg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5f6ac1556b848e092c0f6a706700ec83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A North Korean soldier, left, looks at the southern side through binoculars as South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington&#039;s commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" align="left" title="A North Korean soldier, left, looks at the southern side through binoculars as South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington&#039;s commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>North Korea&#039;s nuclear test last month wasn&#039;t just a show of defiance and national pride; it also is advertising.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK (AP) ? A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.http://news.yahoo.com/health-officials-1-50-school-kids-autism-040223285.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:49:32 -0400Associated Presshealth-officials-1-50-school-kids-autism-040223285<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rare-chinese-bowl-3-tag-sale-sells-2-015206904.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i0cuX_Atqvrqvh.zjwSEug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d602101f8912a0092c0f6a706700bae6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by Sotheby?s Auction House in New York shows a 1,000-year-old Chinese ?Ding? bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The bowl, purchased from a tag sale for no more than three dollars, was sold by Sotheby?s for more than $2.22 million during the opening session of Sotheby&#039;s fine Chinese ceramics and works of art auction Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Sotheby?s Auction House)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by Sotheby?s Auction House in New York shows a 1,000-year-old Chinese ?Ding? bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The bowl, purchased from a tag sale for no more than three dollars, was sold by Sotheby?s for more than $2.22 million during the opening session of Sotheby&#039;s fine Chinese ceramics and works of art auction Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Sotheby?s Auction House)" border="0" /></a>A rare Chinese bowl bought at a tag sale for $3 has sold at a New York auction for more than $2.22 million.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rare-chinese-bowl-3-tag-sale-sells-2-015206904.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:52:06 -0400Associated Pressrare-chinese-bowl-3-tag-sale-sells-2-015206904<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rare-chinese-bowl-3-tag-sale-sells-2-015206904.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i0cuX_Atqvrqvh.zjwSEug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d602101f8912a0092c0f6a706700bae6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by Sotheby?s Auction House in New York shows a 1,000-year-old Chinese ?Ding? bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The bowl, purchased from a tag sale for no more than three dollars, was sold by Sotheby?s for more than $2.22 million during the opening session of Sotheby&#039;s fine Chinese ceramics and works of art auction Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Sotheby?s Auction House)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by Sotheby?s Auction House in New York shows a 1,000-year-old Chinese ?Ding? bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The bowl, purchased from a tag sale for no more than three dollars, was sold by Sotheby?s for more than $2.22 million during the opening session of Sotheby&#039;s fine Chinese ceramics and works of art auction Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Sotheby?s Auction House)" border="0" /></a>A rare Chinese bowl bought at a tag sale for $3 has sold at a New York auction for more than $2.22 million.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snow-socked-northeast-spring-seems-far-away-195437483.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RMi6O7en4UKr5qRBwnRXCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/170ad7176d6b97092c0f6a706700a53c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jeffrey Colon carries his shovel across a bridge to help friends shovel out during a winter storm in Lawrence, Mass. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Winter went out with a blast in the Northeast on Tuesday, snow and sleet delaying the start of school in some areas and making the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts. The nasty weather led some schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut to close, adding a few more snow days to school calendars. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)" align="left" title="Jeffrey Colon carries his shovel across a bridge to help friends shovel out during a winter storm in Lawrence, Mass. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Winter went out with a blast in the Northeast on Tuesday, snow and sleet delaying the start of school in some areas and making the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts. The nasty weather led some schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut to close, adding a few more snow days to school calendars. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)" border="0" /></a>Snow and sleet blasted the Northeast on the last full day of winter Tuesday, closing schools and turning roads into a slick mess.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/snow-socked-northeast-spring-seems-far-away-195437483.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:19:05 -0400Associated Presssnow-socked-northeast-spring-seems-far-away-195437483<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snow-socked-northeast-spring-seems-far-away-195437483.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RMi6O7en4UKr5qRBwnRXCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/170ad7176d6b97092c0f6a706700a53c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jeffrey Colon carries his shovel across a bridge to help friends shovel out during a winter storm in Lawrence, Mass. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Winter went out with a blast in the Northeast on Tuesday, snow and sleet delaying the start of school in some areas and making the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts. The nasty weather led some schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut to close, adding a few more snow days to school calendars. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)" align="left" title="Jeffrey Colon carries his shovel across a bridge to help friends shovel out during a winter storm in Lawrence, Mass. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Winter went out with a blast in the Northeast on Tuesday, snow and sleet delaying the start of school in some areas and making the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts. The nasty weather led some schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut to close, adding a few more snow days to school calendars. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)" border="0" /></a>Snow and sleet blasted the Northeast on the last full day of winter Tuesday, closing schools and turning roads into a slick mess.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-woman-75-convicted-murdering-grandson-213643314.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ohZzw1oOTKwpHc1mSj9AQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/962d0c996ec59d092c0f6a7067006e33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Sandra Layne testifies in the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich. The 75-year-old Detroit-area woman was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, for shooting her 17-year-old grandson six times during an argument last spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)" align="left" title="In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Sandra Layne testifies in the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich. The 75-year-old Detroit-area woman was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, for shooting her 17-year-old grandson six times during an argument last spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)" border="0" /></a>A 75-year-old woman was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for killing her teenage grandson last spring in her Detroit-area home, after jurors rejected her claim that she shot him six times in self-defense.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mich-woman-75-convicted-murdering-grandson-213643314.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 23:30:07 -0400Associated Pressmich-woman-75-convicted-murdering-grandson-213643314<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-woman-75-convicted-murdering-grandson-213643314.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ohZzw1oOTKwpHc1mSj9AQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/962d0c996ec59d092c0f6a7067006e33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Sandra Layne testifies in the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich. The 75-year-old Detroit-area woman was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, for shooting her 17-year-old grandson six times during an argument last spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)" align="left" title="In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Sandra Layne testifies in the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich. The 75-year-old Detroit-area woman was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, for shooting her 17-year-old grandson six times during an argument last spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)" border="0" /></a>A 75-year-old woman was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for killing her teenage grandson last spring in her Detroit-area home, after jurors rejected her claim that she shot him six times in self-defense.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peta-seeks-criminal-charges-iditarod-dog-death-200354868.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3_J_qyt3ZByB9itGW1yoqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2bb9520c7742dc082b0f6a706700af03.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Volunteers hang a banner above the burled arch, which serves as the finish line for the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, on Monday, March 11, 2013. The race began March 3 in Willow, Alaska, and some race watchers predict a Tuesday finish. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)" align="left" title="Volunteers hang a banner above the burled arch, which serves as the finish line for the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, on Monday, March 11, 2013. The race began March 3 in Willow, Alaska, and some race watchers predict a Tuesday finish. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)" border="0" /></a>PETA has long criticized the 1,000-mile Alaskan sled race as being cruel.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/peta-seeks-criminal-charges-iditarod-dog-death-200354868.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 19:37:44 -0400Associated Presspeta-seeks-criminal-charges-iditarod-dog-death-200354868<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peta-seeks-criminal-charges-iditarod-dog-death-200354868.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3_J_qyt3ZByB9itGW1yoqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2bb9520c7742dc082b0f6a706700af03.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Volunteers hang a banner above the burled arch, which serves as the finish line for the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, on Monday, March 11, 2013. The race began March 3 in Willow, Alaska, and some race watchers predict a Tuesday finish. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)" align="left" title="Volunteers hang a banner above the burled arch, which serves as the finish line for the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, on Monday, March 11, 2013. The race began March 3 in Willow, Alaska, and some race watchers predict a Tuesday finish. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)" border="0" /></a>PETA has long criticized the 1,000-mile Alaskan sled race as being cruel.</p><br clear="all"/>10 years after the launch of the Iraq War, a number of critics and analysts have been pointing to war?s extravagant financial cost ? to say nothing of its toll on human lives. But a surprising report shows that nearly 150 years after its conclusion, the U.S. government is still paying relatives of Civil War [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/u-still-making-payments-relatives-civil-war-veterans-014627748.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:46:27 -0400blogs/sideshow/u-still-making-payments-relatives-civil-war-veterans-014627748IUPUI was deemed safe four hours after investigating a report of a man with a gun on campus.http://news.yahoo.com/armed-individual-reported-indianapolis-university-campus-184655214.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 18:18:12 -0400Reutersarmed-individual-reported-indianapolis-university-campus-184655214<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/statue-liberty-reopen-independence-day-203122503--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SBC6pO76Y9rrBqDdR1eXZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-19T200315Z_1_CBRE92I1JPH00_RTROPTP_2_STORM-SANDY-LIBERTY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Statue of Liberty is seen from an aerial view after Liberty Island was hit by Hurricane Sandy in New York" align="left" title="The Statue of Liberty is seen from an aerial view after Liberty Island was hit by Hurricane Sandy in New York" border="0" /></a>Superstorm Sandy badly damaged Liberty Island, but spared the iconic landmark.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/statue-liberty-reopen-independence-day-203122503--finance.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:22 -0400blogs/lookout/statue-liberty-reopen-independence-day-203122503--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/statue-liberty-reopen-independence-day-203122503--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SBC6pO76Y9rrBqDdR1eXZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-19T200315Z_1_CBRE92I1JPH00_RTROPTP_2_STORM-SANDY-LIBERTY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Statue of Liberty is seen from an aerial view after Liberty Island was hit by Hurricane Sandy in New York" align="left" title="The Statue of Liberty is seen from an aerial view after Liberty Island was hit by Hurricane Sandy in New York" border="0" /></a>Superstorm Sandy badly damaged Liberty Island, but spared the iconic landmark.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/assault-weapons-ban-dropped-senate-bill-193259307--politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0VD43MXAT7X14NFRvrryDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-13T002503Z_1236119548_GM1E93D0NBU01_RTRMADP_3_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An exhibitor fires a dummy AR-15 style assault weapon at the seventh annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix" align="left" title="An exhibitor fires a dummy AR-15 style assault weapon at the seventh annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix" border="0" /></a>Political observers had suggested there wasn&#039;t support for such a measure.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/assault-weapons-ban-dropped-senate-bill-193259307--politics.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 15:32:59 -0400blogs/ticket/assault-weapons-ban-dropped-senate-bill-193259307--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/assault-weapons-ban-dropped-senate-bill-193259307--politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0VD43MXAT7X14NFRvrryDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-13T002503Z_1236119548_GM1E93D0NBU01_RTRMADP_3_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An exhibitor fires a dummy AR-15 style assault weapon at the seventh annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix" align="left" title="An exhibitor fires a dummy AR-15 style assault weapon at the seventh annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix" border="0" /></a>Political observers had suggested there wasn&#039;t support for such a measure.</p><br clear="all"/>

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