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Today's Most Popular News: US to warn Americans to be vigilant in Europe 20 Mexican tourists missing after Acapulco kidnap Druids recognized as religion for first time in UK Finding history: Web, vets help unearth war wrecks 20 kidnapped in Mexican resort city of Acapulco CNN fires host Rick Sanchez over controversial remarks Beet it: To exercise longer, try beetroot juice Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? Psychiatric experts assess parental alienation Obama promotes clean energy; GOP hits Dem spending Singer Bruno Mars facing cocaine charge in Vegas DC rally shows support for struggling Democrats Free speech cases at top of Supreme Court's agenda Housekeeper fracas mars California governor debate San Francisco considers banning Happy Meals toys CNN's Sanchez fired after calling Stewart a bigot 9/11 conspiracy theories rife in Muslim world Peru: Tourist plane crashes near famed Nazca Lines Did UFOs Disarm Nuclear Weapons? And If So, Why? Rutgers honors late student at homecoming game US to warn Americans to be vigilant in Europe Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:44 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration will warn U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, providing updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats, American and European officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. Full Story Top 20 Mexican tourists missing after Acapulco kidnap Sat, 2 Oct 2010 02:22 pm PDT AFP - A heavily armed gang kidnapped about 20 Mexican tourists in the beach resort city of Acapulco earlier this week and their whereabouts are still unknown, police said Saturday. Full Story Top Druids recognized as religion for first time in UK Sat, 2 Oct 2010 12:52 pm PDT AP - Druids have been worshipping the sun and earth for thousands of years in Europe, but now they can say they're practicing an officially recognized religion. Full Story Top Finding history: Web, vets help unearth war wrecks Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:35 am PDT AP - Justin Taylan boots up his laptop computer in the climate-controlled comfort of a cafe and clicks on photographs of a World War II airplane lying in pieces amid a steamy jungle on the other side of the world. Full Story Top 20 kidnapped in Mexican resort city of Acapulco Sat, 2 Oct 2010 08:07 pm PDT AP - Gunmen kidnapped 20 men who were traveling together in Mexico's Pacific coast resort city of Acapulco, authorities said Saturday. Full Story Top CNN fires host Rick Sanchez over controversial remarks Fri, 1 Oct 2010 03:17 pm PDT The Upshot - CNN host Rick Sanchez came under fire Friday after making controversial remarks the previous day on a satellite radio show. Sanchez called out Comedy Central host Jon Stewart as a "bigot" for mocking him, and complained that Jews — like Stewart — don't face discrimination. He also suggested that CNN, and perhaps the media industry [...] Full Story Top Beet it: To exercise longer, try beetroot juice Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:10 am PDT AP - When Chris Carver ran an ultra-marathon in Scotland last year, which challenges athletes to run as far as possible within 24 hours, he ran 140 miles (225 kilometers). Full Story Top Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end? Sat, 2 Oct 2010 01:01 pm PDT AP - Softening his tone, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a humanitarian appeal on Saturday urging Muslim governments to do more to help Pakistan's flood victims and expressing worry about climate change. It was his second purported audiotape in as many days. Full Story Top Psychiatric experts assess parental alienation Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:38 pm PDT AP - The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders — whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child's relationship with one estranged parent can be poisoned by the other. Full Story Top Obama promotes clean energy; GOP hits Dem spending Sat, 2 Oct 2010 08:04 pm PDT AP - Wind, solar and other clean energy technologies produce jobs and are essential for the country's environment and economy, President Barack Obama said in promoting his administration's efforts. Full Story Top Singer Bruno Mars facing cocaine charge in Vegas Fri, 1 Oct 2010 05:00 pm PDT AP - Bruno Mars, singer of the hit R&B song "Just the Way You Are," faces a felony cocaine charge stemming from his arrest after a performance at a Las Vegas nightclub last month. Full Story Top DC rally shows support for struggling Democrats Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:44 pm PDT AP - Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched by the thousands Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill. Full Story Top Free speech cases at top of Supreme Court's agenda Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:45 pm PDT AP - First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court's docket as it begins a new term with a new justice and three women on the bench for the first time. Full Story Top Housekeeper fracas mars California governor debate Sat, 2 Oct 2010 06:23 pm PDT Reuters - California's first Spanish-language debate in the race for governor turned into an angry exchange on Saturday when Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown traded charges of lies and deception over the case of an illegal immigrant who used to work for Whitman. Full Story Top San Francisco considers banning Happy Meals toys Sat, 2 Oct 2010 01:16 pm PDT AP - San Francisco has a long history of bold public health and environmental stances, going after everything from plastic bags in grocery stores to cigarettes to sugary drinks. Full Story Top CNN's Sanchez fired after calling Stewart a bigot Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:10 am PDT AP - CNN fired news anchor Rick Sanchez on Friday, a day after he called Jon Stewart a bigot in a radio show interview where he also questioned whether Jews should be considered a minority. Full Story Top 9/11 conspiracy theories rife in Muslim world Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:09 am PDT AP - About a week ago, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared to the United Nations that most people in the world believe the United States was behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story Top Peru: Tourist plane crashes near famed Nazca Lines Sat, 2 Oct 2010 07:02 pm PDT AP - A small plane carrying British tourists crashed near the famed Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing all six people on board, police said. Full Story Top Did UFOs Disarm Nuclear Weapons? And If So, Why? Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:50 am PDT LiveScience.com - At an unusual press conference recently held in Washington, D.C., a UFO author and a half-dozen or so former U.S. military airmen asserted that "The U.S. Air Force is lying about the national security implications of unidentified aerial objects at nuclear bases and we can prove it." They claim that since 1948, extraterrestrials in spaceships have not only been visiting Earth but hovering over British and American nuclear missile sites and temporarily deactivating the weapons. Full Story Top Rutgers honors late student at homecoming game Sat, 2 Oct 2010 10:45 pm PDT AP - Rutgers University paid a public tribute Saturday at a football game to a student who committed suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online. Full Story Top

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