 Diplomat: UN to vote on Syria peace plan: The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on a much-negotiated resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria on Saturday, a day after government forces reportedly killed more than 200 people in Homs.[MSNBC,just in] |
 3 die in Egypt clashes as anger at riots spills over: Protesters laid siege to Egypt's Interior Ministry on Friday, pushing their protest against the military-led government in a show of anger triggered by the country's worst soccer disaster.[MSNBC,13 hrs ago] |
 Panetta report fuels concerns that Israel will attack Iran: Concerns that Israel will attack Iran escalated when the Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Panetta believes there is a “strong likelihood” that Tel Aviv will launch such an offensive in the spring.[MSNBC,1 day ago] |
| business | 1. | job | 2. | stocks | 3. | apple | 4. | new york sues | 5. | plane crash | 6. | super bowl | 7. | investor | 8. | tax |
 Recovery is gathering speed, jobs data show: The U.S. economy is like a flywheel — it takes a lot to get it going. But once it starts moving, it can pick up speed pretty quickly. Friday’s January jobs report shows it’s accelerating.[MSNBC,11 hrs ago] |
 Where they touch down: Homes of the NFL stars: NFL stars past and present are not exactly hurting when it comes to palatial digs big enough to host the neighbors Super Bowl Sunday. Which one of these guys would you like to score an invite from?[MSNBC,1 day ago] |
 Buzz: Paying your taxes, not paying your bills: This week, we asked Life Inc. readers the hypothetical question: What would you give up in exchange for having someone else pay your bills for a month? The most popular answer: Television. “I gave up TV on my own a year ago.[MSNBC,14 hrs ago] |
| technology | 1. | 2. | hack | 3. | apple | 4. | 5. | crash | 6. | steve appleton | 7. | super bowl | 8. | iphone |
 Your Facebook friends have more friends than you: survey: The average Facebook user gets more from their friends on Facebook than they give to their friends. Why? Because of a segment of "power users," who specialize in different Facebook activities and contribute much more than the typical user does, a Pew survey finds.[MSNBC,15 hrs ago] |
 Hackers: We intercepted FBI, Scotland Yard call: A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, the hacking group known as Anonymous claimed Friday.[MSNBC,11 hrs ago] |
 Apple hires yet another high profile game executive: Robin Burrowes is yet another brand new Apple employee.[MSNBC,9 hrs ago] |
| sports | 1. | patriots | 2. | super bowl | 3. | nfl | 4. | heat | 5. | lance armstrong | 6. | prosecutors | 7. | gronk | 8. | coach |
 Silva: How do Patriots and Giants match up?: Silva: Super Bowl XLVI isn't an exact rematch of Super Bowl XLII when the New York Giants shocked the New England Patriots. But that may be a good thing. What this one lacks in historical significance (no perfect season at stake) it makes up for in offensive firepower and sheer entertainment value, not to intriguing storylines on defense and special teams. So we broke it all down.[MSNBC,5 days ago] |
 4 Super Bowl champs are Hall finalists: Chris Doleman is not one of the four Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who won a Super Bowl. He doesn't believe that should affect his chances of being elected to the shrine.[MSNBC,7 hrs ago] |
 Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants (AP) : New York Giants' Eli Manning throws during practice, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Giants will face the New England Patriots in the NFL football Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)[Yahoo,1:26 hrs ago] |
 Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV (AP) : Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at Stoney's Rockin Country, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)[Yahoo,6 hrs ago] |
 A political tip sheet for the rest of us (AP) : Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Elko, Nev. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)[Yahoo,5 hrs ago] |
 Santorum pushes discredited stroke claim (AP) : Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Hannibal, Mo. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)[Yahoo,5 hrs ago] |
 First fossil of 'vampire' bat fly discovered: A one-of-a-kind fossil shows that so-called bat flies — tiny vampire insects that survive on the blood of bats — have been parasitizing the winged mammals and spreading bat malaria for at least 20 million years, scientists report in a pair of studies Friday.[MSNBC,8 hrs ago] |
 Sandia Labs engineers create 'self-guided' bullet (AP) : In this undated photo provided by Sandia National Laboratories, a time exposure, a light-emitting diode, or LED, attached to a self-guided bullet at Sandia National Laboratories shows a bright path during a nighttime field test. The New Mexico-based Sandia National Laboratories announced Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012 that its engineers have invented a bullet that directs itself to a target like a tiny guided missile and can hit a target more than a mile away. According to Sandia Labs engineers, the bullet twists and turns to guide itself toward a laser-directed point. Officials say it can make up to thirty corrections per second while in the air. (AP Photo/Sandia National Laboratories)[Yahoo,1 day ago] |
 Sex and parenting genes found in mice: Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but how did they get there? Our gender differences might be a function of how our brains react to hormones, a new study on mice suggests.[MSNBC,1 day ago] |
| health | 1. | brain | 2. | planned parenthood | 3. | komen reverses | 4. | medicine | 5. | fda | 6. | alzheimer spreads | 7. | breastfeeding | 8. | lyme disease |
 Supporters grapple with Komen fracas fallout: Fierce controversy over a policy that cut -- then apparently restored -- funding for Planned Parenthood by the Susan G.[MSNBC,6 hrs ago] |
| showbiz | 1. | super bowl | 2. | actor ben gazzara | 3. | demi moore | 4. | black | 5. | harry potter scenes | 6. | daniel radcliffe | 7. | ben gazzara | 8. | kardashian |
 Catch up! 10 hottest entertainment clicks: Don't spend the weekend looking like you never heard of Don Cornelius or "Soul Train" or that you didn't know Madonna was the Super Bowl halftime act.[MSNBC,7 hrs ago] |
 Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY (AP) : FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2011 file photo, actor Ben Gazzara attends The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures awards gala in New York. Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Manhattan after being in hospice care with cancer. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)[Yahoo,just in] |
 Reader: Ashton 'just another dumb man': Reader quotes George Carlin for Demi Moore -- "men are stupid and woman are crazy, and the reason women are crazy is because men are stupid."[MSNBC,12 hrs ago] |
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