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Today's Most Popular News: Dubai request for debt 'standstill' raises fear Holiday Sky Treat: Spot the Shuttle and Space Station Iran seizes rights lawyer's Nobel Peace medal Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing Asian stocks tumble amid Dubai fears, dollar slump Experts: Bishops covered up priests' child abuse Man who died in Utah mishap was experienced caver Report: Longtime Yankees voice Sheppard retiring New climate targets may not change daily life much Metal-detector enthusiast unearths $5.5 million in gold Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive Drywall investigation expands into US products U.S. diabetes cases to double, costs triple by 2034 Cable company filmed uninvited White House couple Pig farts spark Australia gas scare In response to "Pox News," "Sesame Street" introduces Spill O'Reilly Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch Scottish terrier takes Best in Show Dubai request for debt 'standstill' raises fear Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:45 pm PST AP - Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills — causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai's reputation as a magnet for international investment. Full Story Top Holiday Sky Treat: Spot the Shuttle and Space Station Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:31 am PST SPACE.com - The space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are separately flying around the Earth until Friday, and they can be seen as a pair of bright lights in the sky at certain times over the next few days. Full Story Top Iran seizes rights lawyer's Nobel Peace medal Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:59 pm PST AP - Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. Full Story Top Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:12 pm PST AP - Brazil's president said Thursday that "gringos" should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich Western nations have caused much more past environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut and burn trees in the world's largest tropical rain forest. Full Story Top Asian stocks tumble amid Dubai fears, dollar slump Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:43 pm PST AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Friday, with Hong Kong and South Korea down about 5 percent, as fears mounted over the fallout from Dubai's massive debt problems and the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen. Full Story Top Experts: Bishops covered up priests' child abuse Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:12 pm PST AP - Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and most fellow clerics turned a blind eye, an investigation ordered by Ireland's government concluded Thursday. Full Story Top Man who died in Utah mishap was experienced caver Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:49 pm PST AP - A medical student who died Thursday after a daylong effort to rescue him 150 feet underground was an outdoors lover and experienced caver who was expecting the birth of his second child next year, officials and family members said. Full Story Top Report: Longtime Yankees voice Sheppard retiring Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:27 pm PST AP - Bob Sheppard has no intentions of returning to his longtime job as the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium, MLB.com reported Thursday. Full Story Top New climate targets may not change daily life much Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:49 pm PST AP - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Full Story Top Metal-detector enthusiast unearths $5.5 million in gold Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:58 am PST Reuters - The largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, unearthed by a metal-detector enthusiast in a farmer's field, has been valued at 3.28 million pounds ($5.5 million) by a committee of experts. Full Story Top Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:46 am PST LiveScience.com - While many Americans feast on turkey and all the fixings today, a new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since 1974. Some 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories a year. Full Story Top Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:50 pm PST AP - A politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in the southern Philippines in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy Friday for the election. Full Story Top Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:28 am PST AFP - The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say. Full Story Top Drywall investigation expands into US products Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:21 pm PST AP - A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. Full Story Top U.S. diabetes cases to double, costs triple by 2034 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:23 pm PST Reuters - By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Full Story Top Cable company filmed uninvited White House couple Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:42 pm PST AP - The couple who crashed a White House state dinner were being filmed that day by a camera crew connected with a reality television program, although none of the filming took place on White House grounds, a spokeswoman for the program's network said Thursday. Full Story Top Pig farts spark Australia gas scare Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:08 am PST AFP - A flatulent pig sparked a gas emergency in southern Australia when a farmer mistook its odours for a leaking pipe, according to officials. Full Story Top In response to "Pox News," "Sesame Street" introduces Spill O'Reilly Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:53 am PST The Newsroom - Earlier this month we reported on a minor controversy that arose after PBS re-aired a two-year-old episode of “Sesame Street” that parodied Fox News. Last night, in an effort to make light of that episode, a Sesame Workshop executive went on Fox News’ “The O'Reilly Factor” to introduce a brand-new muppet: Spill O'Reilly. Full Story Top Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:55 am PST AP - A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified. Full Story Top Scottish terrier takes Best in Show Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:01 pm PST The Newsroom - This story is brought to you courtesy of Philly.com Full Story Top

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