Year in Review 2012: Obsessions
Here are the top 10 obsessions that, as ranked by their search volume and percentage spike compared with 2011 on Yahoo!.
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The regular season is now somehow halfway over.
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We asked chefs for the best boxed cornbread mix — and one was the clear winner
Short-cut alert! We asked professional cooks for their favorite storebought mix and the pan they love to bake it in.
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North Carolina loses 4th straight game after inexplicably allowing a 68-yard TD run with 16 seconds to go
Georgia Tech appeared to simply be going for a first down. Instead, the Yellow Jackets came away with a 41-34 win.
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Elon Musk unveils the Robovan: the biggest surprise from Tesla's We, Robot event
Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of Tesla's Robovan on Thursday night during the company's We, Robot event in Los Angeles. The Robovan will be an electric, autonomous vehicle roughly the size of a bus, designed for transporting people around high density areas. "We're going to make this, and it's going to look like that," said Musk on Thursday night as the Robovan rolled towards center stage.
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The bull market is 2 years old. Here's where Wall Street thinks stocks go next.
Wall Street strategists believe there could be further gains ahead for the S&P 500 as the bull market enters its third year.
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Fidelity says data breach exposed personal data of 77,000 customers
Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest asset managers, has confirmed that over 77,000 customers had personal information compromised during an August data breach, including Social Security numbers and driver's licenses. The Boston, Massachusetts-based investment firm said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Wednesday that an unnamed third party accessed information from its systems between August 17 and August 19 "using two customer accounts that they had recently established.” “We detected this activity on August 19 and immediately took steps to terminate the access,” Fidelity said in a letter sent to those affected, adding that the incident did not involve any access to customers’ Fidelity accounts.
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Oregon WR Traeshon Holden ejected for spitting on Ohio State player
Holden had a 32-yard catch before he was tossed.
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College Football Playoff Picture: Here's what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 6
There's a lot of movement in this week's playoff picture after a chaotic Week 6.
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SpaceX will attempt historic catch of returning Starship booster on Sunday
Starship is ready to fly again — and for the first time, SpaceX is going to try to bring the booster back to the launch site to catch it with a pair of oversized "chopsticks." SpaceX will launch the mammoth Starship on Sunday in a launch window that opens at 5 AM PST (7 AM local time) from the company’s Starbase site in southeast Texas. This flight, which will be the fifth in the Starship development program, is coming a little sooner than expected: the Federal Aviation Administration had previously said that it did not anticipate issuing a modified launch license for this test before late November.
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Mets vs. Dodgers NLCS preview: Key matchup, how each team wins and series prediction
Shohei Ohtani and Francisco Lindor are sure to put on a show starting in Game 1 on Sunday.
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The Pac-12 is now scrambling after UNLV said no thanks ... and college football is better off for it
It's better to have six relatively healthy non-power conferences than further separation.
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Braves fire hitting coach Kevin Seitzer after 10 seasons, dismiss 2 other coaches
After a disappointing season, the Atlanta Braves are replacing their longtime hitting coaches.
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Tesla stock sinks as 'toothless' robotaxi disappoints
Tesla stock sank after its robotaxi debut disappointed investors.
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Kirby Smart says he didn't realize he pushed Mississippi State QB on sideline late in Georgia's win
Smart said he was trying to get defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann's attention.
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Shohei Ohtani is showing a different side of himself in his first year in Dodger blue
Playing in his first MLB postseason, the Dodgers' superstar is embracing the big moments and letting his emotions out.
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Biden's grade on the economy jumps to an A
The Biden economy is settling into a stable holding pattern just as Kamala Harris is trying to woo skeptical voters.
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Heisman odds: After a chaotic Week 6, the top two favorites are both non-QBs
Ashton Jeanty is averaging over 10 yards a carry and has rushed for over 1,000 yards over his first five games.
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No. 3 Oregon beats No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 as time runs out on the Buckeyes' last drive
Will Howard slid to the ground too late.
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Penn State's Tyler Warren snaps the ball and catches a TD pass on the same play vs. USC
Warren started and ended the play with his hands on the football.
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Matchy-matchy! These are the best lounge sets to shop on Amazon this fall
We even found a set that looks just like Oprah's favorite loungewear!