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Today's Most Popular News: Body of Las Vegas woman found in clutter at home Glenn Beck compares ABC report to Nazi propaganda Cuba eases property laws, could open door to golf The 'new Dubai'? Libya open for business Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. law Scary gaffe adds to week of airline mishaps Justice Dept signs off on United-Continental deal Mars As Big as Full Moon Tonight? All a Hoax Two car bombs explode in northern Mexico but no casualties Florida woman decapitated; boyfriend arrested Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing PC industry's woes could mean bargains this fall Venezuela pol raffles breast implants for campaign Austria reports 2 cases of superbug gene Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally Federal contractor charged with leaking secrets Mars hoax scares up searches Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport Body of Las Vegas woman found in clutter at home Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:36 pm PDT AP - A four-month search for a missing Las Vegas woman came to a ghastly end this week when her husband found her corpse in their home amid a labyrinth of squalor that had been impassable even to search dogs. Full Story Top Glenn Beck compares ABC report to Nazi propaganda Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:43 pm PDT The Upshot - Glenn Beck apparently doesn't buy into the adage that all press is good press. On Friday, the conservative host described a "Good Morning America" segment on the Lincoln Memorial rally he's holding Saturday — on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" address at the same site — as a [...] Full Story Top Cuba eases property laws, could open door to golf Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:02 pm PDT AP - Cuba has begun allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years, a step toward a future that could be filled with golf courses ringed by luxury villas, beachfront timeshares and vacation homes for well-heeled tourists. Full Story Top The 'new Dubai'? Libya open for business Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:35 am PDT AP - In the outskirts of this city, Libya's second largest, row after row of sand-colored concrete apartment blocks and villas are sprouting from the desert. Hundreds of kilometers away, construction cranes dot the Mediterranean skyline of the capital, Tripoli. Full Story Top Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. law Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:57 pm PDT AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state's controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations' human rights commissioner. Full Story Top Scary gaffe adds to week of airline mishaps Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:41 am PDT The Upshot - In the middle of an otherwise-peaceful British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong on Tuesday, a terrifying announcement blasted over the speakers. The automated message warned the 275 passengers to brace themselves, because the plane was about to crash into the sea. "We all thought we were going to die," one passenger said. Flight [...] Full Story Top Justice Dept signs off on United-Continental deal Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:38 pm PDT AP - The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world's largest airline. Full Story Top Mars As Big as Full Moon Tonight? All a Hoax Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:45 am PDT LiveScience.com - In case you haven't heard: Mars will be as big as the full moon tonight. Or so goes the e-mail that's circulating the internet. It's all a hoax, however, one that's been perpetrated every year since 2003. Full Story Top Two car bombs explode in northern Mexico but no casualties Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:25 pm PDT Reuters - Two car bombs exploded in northern Mexico early on Friday, the latest attack in an area where several days earlier marines found the bodies of 72 people gunned down in the country's escalating drug war. Full Story Top Florida woman decapitated; boyfriend arrested Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:24 pm PDT AP - Authorities are saying a 48-year-old north Florida woman was decapitated and dismembered, and her boyfriend has been charged with murder in her death. Full Story Top Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:55 pm PDT AP - Their families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway. Full Story Top Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:58 am PDT AP - Doctors were shocked when they looked into a woman's uterus searching for an orange-size tumor but found something that resembled a giant rock instead. Full Story Top Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:54 pm PDT Reuters - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy. Full Story Top PC industry's woes could mean bargains this fall Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:13 pm PDT AP - If you're looking for bargains on personal computers, bad news from the industry could be good for your pocketbook. Full Story Top Venezuela pol raffles breast implants for campaign Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:37 pm PDT AP - A Venezuelan politician is holding an unusual raffle to raise campaign cash. The grand prize: breast implants. For a little under $6 a ticket, donors get the chance to win the pricey operation free of charge. Full Story Top Austria reports 2 cases of superbug gene Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:27 am PDT AP - Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that allows bacteria to become a superbug. Full Story Top Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - On the eve of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial, a blogger's assertion that parts of the nation's capital should be avoided touched off accusations of racism and a sharp response by angry city leaders. Full Story Top Federal contractor charged with leaking secrets Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:41 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration on Friday accused an analyst who worked at the State Department of leaking top secret information about North Korea to a reporter. Full Story Top Mars hoax scares up searches Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:54 pm PDT The Newsroom - There's an email making the rounds that claims that on the night of August 27 (that's tonight), the planet Mars will appear as large as the moon. Sounds sweet, but hold up. Before you invite your friends over for a rooftop viewing, we have some bad news: Full Story Top Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:00 pm PDT AP - Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden alongside a stuffed toy tiger in the suitcase of a woman flying from Thailand to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. Full Story Top

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