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Today's Most Popular News: Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Stonehenge skeleton came from Mediterranean US scientists find potentially habitable planet near Earth 2 known dead, 12 missing after storm soaks Jamaica Northern Lights hit 100-year low point Kids with ADHD more likely to have missing DNA Tour champion Contador tests positive, suspended Whitman denies she knew housekeeper was illegal NJ student secretly taped having sex kills himself 13 Mad Scientist Devices You Can Build from Home Pastor accuser: Sex encounters on church grounds New mammogram study stirs debate for women in 40s Phelps v. Snyder: Supreme Court Case Tackles Hate Speech Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash Congress punts tough choice until after election Caterpillar to install factory in China: company Comic Greg Giraldo dies at age 44 Shorter work hours are approved for rookie doctors Terror plot in Europe prompted drone strikes 30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in north Mexico Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:23 pm PDT AP - Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right. Full Story Top Stonehenge skeleton came from Mediterranean Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:41 pm PDT AP - LONDON — A wealthy young teenager buried near Britain's mysterious Stonehenge monument came from the Mediterranean hundreds of miles away, scientists said Wednesday, proof of the site's importance as a travel destination in prehistoric times. Full Story Top US scientists find potentially habitable planet near Earth Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:07 pm PDT AFP - US astronomers said Wednesday they have discovered an Earth-sized planet that they think might be habitable, orbiting a nearby star, and believe there could be many more planets like it in space. Full Story Top 2 known dead, 12 missing after storm soaks Jamaica Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:27 pm PDT AP - Tropical Storm Nicole caused flooding and mudslides across Jamaica on Wednesday, leaving two confirmed dead and at least 12 more missing, even as the drenching system moved north and dissipated over the Florida straits. Full Story Top Northern Lights hit 100-year low point Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:40 am PDT AFP - The Northern Lights have petered out during the second half of this decade, becoming rarer than at any other time in more than a century, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said Tuesday. Full Story Top Kids with ADHD more likely to have missing DNA Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:20 pm PDT AP - Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children — the first evidence that the disorder is genetic, a new study says. Full Story Top Tour champion Contador tests positive, suspended Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:04 pm PDT AP - Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain tested positive for a banned stimulant while winning this year's race and has been suspended by cycling's governing body. Full Story Top Whitman denies she knew housekeeper was illegal Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:49 pm PDT AP - California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman employed an illegal immigrant Mexican housekeeper for years even though the federal government alerted her in 2003 to the maid's dubious legal status, the worker and her attorney claimed. Full Story Top NJ student secretly taped having sex kills himself Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:03 pm PDT AP - A college student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his dorm room and broadcast it over the Internet. Full Story Top 13 Mad Scientist Devices You Can Build from Home Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:50 am PDT associatedcontent - In countless movies, the daring main character of most science-fiction and action movies always seems to be opposite a mad scientist, equipped with an array of horrifyingly awesome inventions to maim, kill, or look pretty. Now you too can have the experience of building and enjoying the use of 13 (and more) horrifyingly awesome inventions of your own. Full Story Top Pastor accuser: Sex encounters on church grounds Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:27 pm PDT AP - One of four men accusing megachurch Bishop Eddie Long of coercing them into inappropriate sexual relationships said in a TV interview that aired Wednesday that he and the pastor would have encounters before and after worship services on church grounds. Full Story Top New mammogram study stirs debate for women in 40s Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:29 pm PDT AP - A new study from Sweden is stirring fresh debate over whether women in their 40s should get mammograms. It suggests that the breast cancer screening test can lower the risk of dying of the disease by 26 percent or more in this age group. Full Story Top Phelps v. Snyder: Supreme Court Case Tackles Hate Speech Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:05 pm PDT Time.com - No one would deny that the Westboro Baptist Church's protests of soldiers' funerals are offensive and hateful. But that's precisely why the Supreme Court should rule they are protected speech Full Story Top Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:37 am PDT AP - Once a backwater in the world of oceanographic research, the Gulf of Mexico has suddenly become the site of a scientific gold rush, all because of the BP oil spill. Full Story Top Congress punts tough choice until after election Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:25 pm PDT AP - A deeply unpopular Congress is bolting for the campaign trail without finishing its most basic job — approving a budget for the government year that begins on Friday. Lawmakers also are postponing a major fight over taxes, two embarrassing ethics cases and other political hot potatoes until angry and frustrated voters render their verdict in the Nov. 2 elections. Full Story Top Caterpillar to install factory in China: company Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:01 am PDT AFP - Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment, will build a factory in China to produce mini hydraulic excavators, the company said in a statement. Full Story Top Comic Greg Giraldo dies at age 44 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:44 pm PDT Reuters - Comedian Greg Giraldo died on Wednesday at age 44, five days after being hospitalized for what celebrity media reported was a prescription drug overdose. Full Story Top Shorter work hours are approved for rookie doctors Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:55 pm PDT AP - Rookie doctors will be getting shorter work shifts, along with stricter supervision, but a medical student group said Wednesday that the changes don't do enough to protect sleep-deprived residents and their patients. Full Story Top Terror plot in Europe prompted drone strikes Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:23 pm PDT AP - Police increased their guard around Buckingham Palace and other landmarks Wednesday as security officials monitored what they described as a fledgling terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees or other attacks on Britain, France or Germany. Full Story Top 30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in north Mexico Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:36 pm PDT AP - Mexican marines captured 30 suspected Gulf cartel members and seized an arsenal of weapons during two days of raids in a northern border state torn by drug gang battles, officials announced Wednesday. Full Story Top

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