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Today's Most Popular News: Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead' Officials: Escaped pet python strangled Fla. child Major military operation under way in Afghanistan States without budgets as key deadline passes Palin story sparks GOP family feud Feds could seize Calif. parks if closed by budget 12 hospitalized in connection with E. coli in beef New class of black hole could explain cosmic leviathans Federal agents to join probe into Jackson's death What Supersonic Looks Like 'Endless' supply of music in Jackson's vaults At least 14 bodies found in Mexico mass grave New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost World's Largest Commercial Satellite Launched to Space Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris Most Americans believe Jackson coverage excessive Eclipse Start Date Comes Into View Flight diverted after passenger undresses in seat California declares fiscal emergency over budget Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:05 pm PDT AP - Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest. Full Story Top Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead' Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:23 pm PDT AP - When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours. Full Story Top Officials: Escaped pet python strangled Fla. child Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:32 pm PDT AP - A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaiunna Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at about 10 a.m., Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said. Full Story Top Major military operation under way in Afghanistan Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:35 pm PDT AP - Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages of southern Afghanistan Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country. Full Story Top States without budgets as key deadline passes Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:31 pm PDT AP - States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services. Full Story Top Palin story sparks GOP family feud Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:06 pm PDT Politico - A hard-hitting piece on Sarah Palin in the new Vanity Fair has touched off a blistering exchange of insults among high-profile Republicans over last year’s GOP ticket – tearing open fresh wounds about leaks surrounding Palin and revealing for the first time some of the internal wars that paralyzed the campaign in its final days. Full Story Top Feds could seize Calif. parks if closed by budget Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:01 pm PDT AP - California officials said Wednesday they are trying to avert the federal government's threat to seize six parks that could be closed to help reduce the state's ballooning budget deficit. Full Story Top 12 hospitalized in connection with E. coli in beef Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:35 pm PDT AP - At least 12 people, two of them suffering kidney failure, have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of having sickened people in nine states, federal health officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top New class of black hole could explain cosmic leviathans Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:12 am PDT AFP - Astronomers on Wednesday said they had identified an intermediate class of black hole that could explain how supermassive, light-sucking monsters develop in the heart of galaxies. Full Story Top Federal agents to join probe into Jackson's death Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:35 pm PDT AP - The investigation into Michael Jackson's death deepened late Wednesday with word that federal authorities will step in to help local police take a look at Jackson's doctors and his medications. Full Story Top What Supersonic Looks Like Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:35 am PDT LiveScience.com - The breaking of the sound barrier is not just an audible phenomenon. As a new picture from the U.S. military shows, Mach 1 can be quite visual. Full Story Top 'Endless' supply of music in Jackson's vaults Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:52 pm PDT AP - Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died — music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come. Full Story Top At least 14 bodies found in Mexico mass grave Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:28 pm PDT AP - Police said Wednesday that they have uncovered a mass grave in central Mexico with the remains of 14 or 15 people believed to have been executed by the Zetas drug gang. Full Story Top New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:29 pm PDT AP - Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a government-run insurance option and an annual fee on employers who do not offer coverage to their workers. Full Story Top World's Largest Commercial Satellite Launched to Space Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:01 pm PDT SPACE.com - PARIS - The largest commercial satellite ever built - the massive TerreStar-1 - launched into space on Wednesday, riding a European-built rocket into orbit. Full Story Top Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:57 pm PDT AP - A French government plane carrying the young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash arrived Thursday at a Paris airport from Comoros. Full Story Top Most Americans believe Jackson coverage excessive Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:24 pm PDT AFP - Nearly two out of three Americans believe the media gave too much coverage to the death of Michael Jackson and just three percent think it was too little, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Full Story Top Eclipse Start Date Comes Into View Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:27 pm PDT E! Online - Had Summit made the start date of Eclipse any sooner, Bella Swan may have been in danger of sporting a decidedly unflattering mullet for her third round of Edward Cullen-swooning. Full Story Top Flight diverted after passenger undresses in seat Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:36 pm PDT AP - A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday. Full Story Top California declares fiscal emergency over budget Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:28 pm PDT Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to tackle a budget gap that has raised the prospect of drastic measures to keep the state working. Full Story Top

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