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• Conclave to elect next pope opens amid uncertainty
• NYC soda ban overturned, but many businesses had already complied
• Senate Dems unveil government funding bill
• Maine town won't require every household to own a gun
• Judge OKs 'truth serum' for Colo. shooting suspect
• Photos: Mapping Mars in the Utah desert
• Capriles, Maduro at each other's throats in Venezuela election race
• Same-sex marriage linked to longer lives
• N. Korea's Kim visits front-line troops amid tension
• Man sought in grandparents' deaths in Wash. state
• Military plane crashes in Washington state, three crew dead
• Financial info on celebs, officials leaked online
• Former champion reclaims lead in Iditarod
• Dad hacks 'Donkey Kong' so daughter can play as girl
• Palin's new book eyes religion at the holidays
• Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills five: NATO
• Jury gets case in Ohio's Craigslist murder trial
• Owner says vehicle in deadly Ohio crash was stolen
• Falkland Islanders vote overwhelmingly to keep British rule
• Palestinian militants likely killed Gaza baby, the U.N. says
• No fish tale: Seven-foot alligator gets a prosthetic tail

Conclave to elect next pope opens amid uncertainty Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:14 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid significant upheaval and uncertainty in the church.

NYC soda ban overturned, but many businesses had already complied Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:26 PM PDT NEW YORK--Last month, Brother Jimmy's, a popular barbecue chain with five locations in New York City, ordered 1,000 new pint glasses to replace the 24-ounce containers that had been used to serve soft drinks to its customers. The new glasses, distributed throughout its locations over the weekend, had been purchased to help the restaurant comply [...]

Senate Dems unveil government funding bill Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats and Republicans Monday night released a catchall government funding bill

Maine town won't require every household to own a gun Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:26 PM PDT Voters in a small Maine town unanimously rejected a proposal that would have required every household to own a firearm and ammunition.

Judge OKs 'truth serum' for Colo. shooting suspect Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:55 PM PDT It could help determine James Holmes' mental state if he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.

Photos: Mapping Mars in the Utah desert Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:07 AM PDT Members of Crew 125 EuroMoonMars B mission collect geologic samples for study at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert March 2, 2013. The MDRS aims to investigate the feasibility of a human exploration of Mars and uses the Utah desert's Mars-like terrain to simulate working conditions on the red planet. Scientists, students and enthusiasts work together developing field tactics and studying the terrain. All outdoor exploration is done wearing simulated spacesuits and carrying air supply packs and crews live together in a small communication base with limited amounts of electricity, food, oxygen and water. Everything needed to survive must be produced, fixed and replaced on site. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 21 OF 31 FOR PACKAGE 'MARS IN THE DESERT' SEARCH 'JIM MARS' FOR ALL IMAGES

Capriles, Maduro at each other's throats in Venezuela election race Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:59 PM PDT Presidential candidates Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles have begun Venezuela's election race with scathing personal attacks ...

Same-sex marriage linked to longer lives Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:40 PM PDT Since the advent of same-sex marriage in Denmark, married gay men and women have seen their death rates drop, a new study finds.

N. Korea's Kim visits front-line troops amid tension Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:58 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's young leader urged front-line troops to be on "maximum alert" for a potential war as a state-run newspaper said Pyongyang had carried out a threat to cancel the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.

Man sought in grandparents' deaths in Wash. state Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:49 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities are searching the Northwest for a man accused of killing his Seattle-area grandparents, who had just picked him up after his release from a Washington state prison, hosted a party in his honor and offered him a room in their home for the night.

Military plane crashes in Washington state, three crew dead Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:34 PM PDT By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - A military plane assigned to a Washington state Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island crashed on Monday morning during a routine training flight, killing all three crew members on board, Navy officials said. The plane, a Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler, a twin-engine electronic warfare aircraft, went down sometime before 8:45 a.m. local time in Lincoln County in eastern Washington state, base spokesman Mike Welding said. "It was flying out there. I don't know exactly what it was doing," Welding said. "Everything is really preliminary at this point. ...

Financial info on celebs, officials leaked online Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:44 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities and celebrities were grappling Monday with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top government officials and stars such as Jay-Z and Mel Gibson.

Former champion reclaims lead in Iditarod Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:58 PM PDT NOME, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's famous 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has come down to a furiously contested sprint among veterans, with one seasoned musher grabbing the lead from another Monday and several others within striking distance.

Dad hacks 'Donkey Kong' so daughter can play as girl Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:03 PM PDT Developer Mike Mika put in lot of work to make his 3-year-old happy.

Palin's new book eyes religion at the holidays Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:26 PM PDT According to the publisher, it will advocate "reserving Jesus Christ in Christmas."

Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills five: NATO Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:25 PM PDT Five members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were killed.

Jury gets case in Ohio's Craigslist murder trial Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:58 PM PDT AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The murder case against a self-styled street preacher accused of killing three men he lured with Craigslist job offers went to the jury on Monday after the prosecution asked jurors to use common sense and return a guilty verdict.

Owner says vehicle in deadly Ohio crash was stolen Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:50 PM PDT Investigators are piecing together why eight teens were crammed into an SUV before it flipped.

Falkland Islanders vote overwhelmingly to keep British rule Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:26 PM PDT By Marcos Brindicci and Juan Bustamante STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum aimed at winning global sympathy as Argentina intensifies its sovereignty claim, results showed on Monday. The official count showed 99.8 percent of islanders voted in favor of remaining a British Overseas Territory in the two-day referendum, which was rejected by Argentina as a meaningless publicity stunt. Only three "no" votes were cast. ...

Palestinian militants likely killed Gaza baby, the U.N. says Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:59 PM PDT The report challenges the widely believed story behind a stirring image.

No fish tale: Seven-foot alligator gets a prosthetic tail Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:27 PM PDT Most people would not go out of their way to make a 7-foot-long alligator a more efficient swimmer. But a team of researchers in Arizona are doing just that, having attached a prosthetic tail to the back of an alligator to help the creature live a more normal life. "The fact he doesn't try to [...]

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