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Today's Most Popular News: After 378 years, NH family farm goes up for sale 1962 glass could be Corning's next bonanza seller Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit Getting fit but staying fat won't help blood pressure Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic Alicia Keys weds producer Swizz Beatz Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska Fox gets front-row seat in White House press room Comic book buff selling rare copy of Batman No. 1 23 injured in Texas balcony collapse As spending by wealthy weakens, so does economy Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case Rabid dogs roam holiday hotspot, kill at least 78 Dennis Rodman unhurt when Land Rover flips in Fla. Chelsea Clinton turns to Vera Wang for 2 gowns Thailand's Red Shirts stage new protest in Bangkok Suicide car bomb kills 5 kids in south Afghanistan Inmate who said he'd kill more linked to 2nd death After 378 years, NH family farm goes up for sale Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:25 pm PDT AP - In 1632, John Tuttle arrived from England to a settlement near the Maine-New Hampshire border, using a small land grant from King Charles I to start a farm. Full Story Top 1962 glass could be Corning's next bonanza seller Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:14 am PDT AP - An ultra-strong glass that has been looking for a purpose since its invention in 1962 is poised to become a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Corning Inc. Full Story Top Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:30 pm PDT AP - Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago. Full Story Top UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:14 pm PDT AP - The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub. Full Story Top Getting fit but staying fat won't help blood pressure Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:54 pm PDT Reuters - If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to a healthy level, a U.S. study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are. Full Story Top Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:16 pm PDT AP - A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Full Story Top Alicia Keys weds producer Swizz Beatz Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:17 pm PDT AP - Call her Mrs. Beatz. Alicia Keys has married producer Swizz Beatz (Swiss Beats), with whom she is expecting her first child. Full Story Top Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:43 pm PDT AP - A large airplane crashed in Alaska on Sunday and burst into a deadly fireball that sparked a forest fire at Denali National Park, officials said. Full Story Top Fox gets front-row seat in White House press room Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:29 pm PDT AP - Fox News Channel has been granted a much-coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room. Full Story Top Comic book buff selling rare copy of Batman No. 1 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:04 pm PDT AP - A longtime Alaska comic book buff is selling one of the gems in his vast collection, a rare copy of Batman No. 1 published 70 years ago. Full Story Top 23 injured in Texas balcony collapse Sun, 1 Aug 2010 03:17 pm PDT AP - The second-floor balcony of a condominium in central Texas collapsed during a party, sending 23 people to the hospital. Full Story Top As spending by wealthy weakens, so does economy Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:09 am PDT AP - Wealthy Americans aren't spending so freely anymore. And the rest of us are feeling the squeeze. Full Story Top Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:09 pm PDT AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said. Full Story Top Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:26 pm PDT AP - The U.S. military has a plan to attack Iran, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday, although he thinks a military strike is probably a bad idea. Full Story Top Rabid dogs roam holiday hotspot, kill at least 78 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:00 pm PDT AP - Putu Valentino Rosiadi should have started third grade this month. But instead of buying a new school uniform and notebooks, his father mournfully cradles a black-and-white photo. Full Story Top Dennis Rodman unhurt when Land Rover flips in Fla. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:15 pm PDT AP - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman walked away unhurt after riding in an SUV that flipped over on an interstate in South Florida. Full Story Top Chelsea Clinton turns to Vera Wang for 2 gowns Sun, 1 Aug 2010 03:57 pm PDT AP - Chelsea Clinton needed two gowns by Vera Wang for her elaborate wedding to Marc Mezvinksy - one for the ceremony and one for the party. Full Story Top Thailand's Red Shirts stage new protest in Bangkok Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:54 pm PDT AP - Several hundred Red Shirt protesters defied a state of emergency in the Thai capital to stage a symbolic protest, with hundreds of people sprawling on the ground and chanting, "People died here!" Full Story Top Suicide car bomb kills 5 kids in south Afghanistan Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:19 pm PDT AP - A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police truck bringing a southern Afghan official to work early Monday, killing five children nearby, officials said. Full Story Top Inmate who said he'd kill more linked to 2nd death Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:41 am PDT AP - A Virginia inmate who warned prosecutors he would kill again if not given the death penalty for strangling his cellmate was involved in the death of another inmate, authorities said. Full Story Top

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