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Today's Most Popular News: The Stig's ID is 'Top Gear' secret no more ‘Don’t tread on me’ flags start disputes around the country Ohio restricting Puerto Rican birth certificates CEO layoff leaders also led in pay in '09: study Noted anti-global-warming scientist reverses course CAPITAL CULTURE: Obamas dish on daughters' doings Big Ten splits up Michigan and Ohio State Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel Are you prepared for emergencies? Have a plan, just in case Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining Sept. 2 celebrated as ode to `Beverly Hills 90210' Chinese villagers forced to change untypable name French railway faces criticism in US for WWII role Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? Hilton banned from Wynn resorts after Vegas arrest New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Ferrari recalls 1,250 sports cars after some catch fire Ellis Island immigrants' oral histories go online China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers Son of boxing promoter Arum missing in Cascades The Stig's ID is 'Top Gear' secret no more Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:01 am PDT AP - The opaque visor of one of Britain's most famous helmets has been lifted. Full Story Top ‘Don’t tread on me’ flags start disputes around the country Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:02 pm PDT The Upshot - An Arizona man is in trouble with his homeowners' association over flying the Gadsden flag, which features a coiled rattlesnake and the words "Don't Tread on Me." The flag has been adopted by members of the tea party movement for its association with the American Revolution, but Andy McDonel tells the New York Times that [...] Full Story Top Ohio restricting Puerto Rican birth certificates Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:24 pm PDT AP - Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he'd been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid. Full Story Top CEO layoff leaders also led in pay in '09: study Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:04 pm PDT Reuters - As U.S. companies shed millions of workers during the recession, the CEOs who laid off the most people brought home pay that was significantly higher than that of their peers, a study released on Thursday found. Full Story Top Noted anti-global-warming scientist reverses course Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:17 am PDT The Upshot - With scientific data piling up showing that the world has reached its hottest-ever point in recorded history, global-warming skeptics are facing a high-profile defection from their ranks. Bjorn Lomborg, author of the influential tract "The Skeptical Environmentalist," has reversed course on the urgency of global warming, and is now calling for action on "a challenge [...] Full Story Top CAPITAL CULTURE: Obamas dish on daughters' doings Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:04 am PDT AP - Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is 9, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop. Full Story Top Big Ten splits up Michigan and Ohio State Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:23 pm PDT AP - Any Michigan man will tell you, there is nothing quite like beating Ohio State. Every Buckeye agrees, a win over that team from up North is priority No. 1. Full Story Top Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. Full Story Top Are you prepared for emergencies? Have a plan, just in case Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:39 am PDT The Starting Point - The Starting Point is a preview of the stories we expect to cover today and a snapshot of the news that occurred overnight. Full Story Top Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades — decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and increased U.S. enforcement that has made it harder to sneak across the border. Full Story Top Sept. 2 celebrated as ode to `Beverly Hills 90210' Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:22 pm PDT AP - OMG, it's like one of those freaky Mayan calendar things or something. Full Story Top Chinese villagers forced to change untypable name Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:11 am PDT Reuters - Villagers in eastern China has been forced by the country's unbending bureaucracy to change their family name as the character is so rare it cannot be typed. Full Story Top French railway faces criticism in US for WWII role Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:12 pm PDT AP - The French national railway's hope to bid on the first high-speed tracks in the United States is running into resistance from Holocaust survivors because of the company's role in transporting Jews to Nazi death camps. Full Story Top Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. Full Story Top Hilton banned from Wynn resorts after Vegas arrest Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:49 pm PDT AP - Paris Hilton was banned Wednesday from two Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, and her boyfriend was dismissed as a nightclub partner following their arrests in a vehicle that police said reeked of marijuana. Full Story Top New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:27 pm PDT AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. Full Story Top Ferrari recalls 1,250 sports cars after some catch fire Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:10 pm PDT AFP - Italian automaker Ferrari announced Wednesday it had recalled all versions of its model 458 Italia sports car produced before July 2010 after four of them caught fire. Full Story Top Ellis Island immigrants' oral histories go online Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:03 pm PDT AP - Lawrence Meinwald's voice starts shaking when he recalls the first time he saw the Statue of Liberty. Full Story Top China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:59 pm PDT AP - China wants people who buy new cell phone numbers to register their personal details, joining many European and Asian countries in curbing the anonymous use of mobile technology. Full Story Top Son of boxing promoter Arum missing in Cascades Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:15 pm PDT AP - Nearly two dozen mountaineers and park rangers are searching for the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, who's been missing since a weekend camping trip in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. Full Story Top

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