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Today's Most Popular News: Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Ecuador troops rescue president from rebel cops 'Lost' Letters Reveal Twists in Discovery of Double Helix 'Feds radiating Americans'? Mobile X-ray vans hit US streets Calif. governor's race upended by immigrant maid Stonehenge skeleton came from Mediterranean Giant penguins with no tux? Fossil feathers say so Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials Storms drench much of the East Coast; 5 killed Mullen: Military suicides an ‘emergency’ Study finds first evidence that ADHD is genetic NJ student's suicide illustrates Internet dangers Dozens of NATO oil tankers attacked in Pakistan To Retire Early, Don't Have Kids Medicaid enrollment spikes to 48M in weak economy Fisher-Price recalls more than 11M kid products Obama charges up young voters at concert/rally Stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo dies at 44 J&J admits misleading U.S. Motrin recall NKorea prints photos of heir apparent Kim Jong Un Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:17 am 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 Ecuador troops rescue president from rebel cops Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:32 pm PDT AP - Ecuadorean soldiers firing automatic weapons and concussion grenades rescued President Rafael Correa late Thursday from a hospital where he was trapped most of the day by rebellious police who plunged the country into chaos in a protest over benefit cuts. Full Story Top 'Lost' Letters Reveal Twists in Discovery of Double Helix Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:25 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Rediscovered letters and postcards highlight the fierce competition among scientists who discovered DNA's famous double-helix structure and unraveled the genetic code. Full Story Top 'Feds radiating Americans'? Mobile X-ray vans hit US streets Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:45 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - For many living in a terror-spooked country, it might seem like a great government innovation: Use vans equipped with mobile X-ray units to scan vehicles at major sporting events, or even randomly, for bombs or contraband. Full Story Top Calif. governor's race upended by immigrant maid Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:34 pm PDT AP - Meg Whitman's campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade. 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 Giant penguins with no tux? Fossil feathers say so Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:12 pm PDT AP - Some ancient penguins may have been twice as big as today's Emperor penguin but they lacked the dashing tuxedo. Researchers unearthed remains of a nearly 5-foot-tall penguin that roamed what is now Peru about 36 million years ago, and they also discovered fossilized feathers that show back then, the flightless bird was a more motley mix of reddish-brown and gray. Full Story Top Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:22 pm PDT AP - Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it'll soon become law. Full Story Top Storms drench much of the East Coast; 5 killed Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:32 pm PDT AP - A massive rainstorm drenched the East Coast from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, causing at least five deaths, flooding roads and washing away months of dry weather. Full Story Top Mullen: Military suicides an ‘emergency’ Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:04 am PDT The Upshot - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that the military is facing a suicide crisis. "The emergency issue right now is suicides. We had five suicides in the Army last weekend," he told reporters. Mullen said that the struggle to prevent military suicides will on get tougher as huge [...] Full Story Top Study finds first evidence that ADHD is genetic Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:54 am PDT Reuters - British scientists have found the first direct evidence attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder and say their research could eventually lead to better treatments for the condition. Full Story Top NJ student's suicide illustrates Internet dangers Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:34 pm PDT AP - The shocking suicide of a college student whose sex life was broadcast over the Web illustrates yet again the Internet's alarming potential as a means of tormenting others and raises questions whether young people in the age of Twitter and Facebook can even distinguish public from private. Full Story Top Dozens of NATO oil tankers attacked in Pakistan Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:40 pm PDT AP - Suspected militants in southern Pakistan set ablaze more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel for foreign troops in Afghanistan on Friday, highlighting the vulnerability of the U.S.-led mission a day after Pakistan closed a major border crossing. Full Story Top To Retire Early, Don't Have Kids Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:59 pm PDT U.S. News & World Report - If your dreams include retiring early, you're going to have to save money more quickly than someone who retires at a traditional age. There's a lot of advice out there about how to save more money: Forego a daily latte, give up cable TV, stop eating meals out, and get your books from the library. Sure, you will save a few bucks this way, which will add up over the years. But if you really want to supercharge your retirement savings, think big. Don't have kids. Full Story Top Medicaid enrollment spikes to 48M in weak economy Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:47 pm PDT AP - A record number of Americans signed up for Medicaid last year, as the recession wiped out jobs and workplace health coverage. Full Story Top Fisher-Price recalls more than 11M kid products Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:01 pm PDT AP - Fisher-Price is recalling more than 11 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns. Full Story Top Obama charges up young voters at concert/rally Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:34 pm PDT AP - Grasping for the electric energy that propelled him to the White House, President Barack Obama whipped up young supporters at a rally Thursday night, where the boisterous crowd tried to shout down any talk of an "enthusiasm gap" among Democrats. Full Story Top Stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo dies at 44 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:42 am PDT AP - Greg Giraldo, a stand-up comedian who specialized in rants and insult-filled roasts, has died. He was 44. Full Story Top J&J admits misleading U.S. Motrin recall Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:09 pm PDT Reuters - Already battered by a wave of product recalls, Johnson & Johnson acknowledged on Thursday it had misled consumers and U.S. regulators as it quietly removed its Motrin painkiller from the market. Full Story Top NKorea prints photos of heir apparent Kim Jong Un Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:23 pm PDT AP - North Korea introduced its heir apparent to the world Thursday, a chubby-faced young man with a serious expression, combed back hair cut high and tight on the sides and wearing a communist-style black suit. Full Story Top

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