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Today's Most Popular News: The Bitter Side of Diet Soda: Strokes UN Council slaps sanctions on Libya's Gadhafi 'Monster' Solar Storm Erupts On the Sun Facts overshadowed in debate over union bill Domestic violence rages in NZ quake aftermath Protesters across US decry Wis. anti-union efforts North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US Obama says Gadhafi's time is up as Libya's leader Ohio man runs a commercial to propose to his girlfriend Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin Armed pro-Gadhafi gangs roll in Libyan capital Govs to feds: Avoid causing states any more pain Wash. couple rescued after 4 days trapped in snow With $38 billion cash, Warren Buffett looking for deals Tainted IV fluid kills 12 pregnant women in India Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere `Last Airbender' rules Razzies as worst picture Bangladesh dog lovers protest brutal culling Hawaii board OKs plan for giant telescope Christian medical plans get pass from health law The Bitter Side of Diet Soda: Strokes Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:01 pm PST LiveScience.com - Drinking diet soda is associated with a 50-percent increase in stroke risk, according to a study presented earlier this month at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles. Full Story Top UN Council slaps sanctions on Libya's Gadhafi Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:58 pm PST AP - The U.N. Security Council moved as a powerful bloc Saturday to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's deadly crackdown on protesters, slapping sanctions on him, his children and top associates. Full Story Top 'Monster' Solar Storm Erupts On the Sun Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:00 am PST SPACE.com - The sun unleashed a powerful flare Thursday (Feb.24) that – while not the strongest solar storm ever seen – let loose a massive wave of magnetic plasma in a dazzling display. Full Story Top Facts overshadowed in debate over union bill Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:04 pm PST AP - The facts have been overshadowed by rhetoric at the Wisconsin Capitol, where protesters and politicians have been engaged in a tense standoff over the governor's proposal to strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights. Full Story Top Domestic violence rages in NZ quake aftermath Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:06 pm PST AFP - With nerves frayed by months of tremors that peaked in a horrifying earthquake this week, Christchurch residents are lashing out against those they need the most. Full Story Top Protesters across US decry Wis. anti-union efforts Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:33 pm PST AP - Rallies were held across the country Saturday to support thousands of protesters holding steady at the Wisconsin Capitol in their fight against Republican-backed legislation aimed at weakening unions. Full Story Top North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:39 pm PST AP - North Korea threatened Sunday to attack South Korea and the United States, as the allies prepared to start annual joint military drills — maneuvers Pyongyang says are a rehearsal for an invasion. Full Story Top Obama says Gadhafi's time is up as Libya's leader Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:38 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama dropped the careful condemnation, threats of consequences and the reminders to Moammar Gadhafi's regime about its responsibility to avoid violence. In their place he delivered a more forceful message to the Libyan leader: Leave. Full Story Top Ohio man runs a commercial to propose to his girlfriend Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:33 am PST The Lookout - It's getting harder out there for a guy who wants to raise big public fanfare around his marriage proposal. In the media-saturated American scene, you see proposals turning up in newspaper ads, skywriting appeals and--of course--the venerable stadium Jumbotron. So how does a lovestruck beau make his offer really stand out?  Why, he asks his [...] Full Story Top Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:03 pm PST Reuters - A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang the national anthem and called for the defeat of a Wisconsin plan to curb public sector unions that has galvanized opposition from the American labor movement. Full Story Top Armed pro-Gadhafi gangs roll in Libyan capital Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:54 pm PST AP - The embattled Libyan regime passed out guns to civilian supporters, set up checkpoints Saturday and sent armed patrols roving the terrorized capital to try to maintain control of Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold and quash dissent as rebels consolidate control elsewhere in the North African nation. Full Story Top Govs to feds: Avoid causing states any more pain Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:51 pm PST AP - Their states on the brink of financial catastrophe, governors pleaded Saturday for the divided federal government to avoid doing anything that would hamper the tenuous economic recovery back home. Full Story Top Wash. couple rescued after 4 days trapped in snow Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:28 pm PST AP - John and Patricia Norvell kept thinking someone would come help them as they sat trapped for four days on a secluded, forest road near Mount St. Helens with only jelly beans to eat and snow for water. Full Story Top With $38 billion cash, Warren Buffett looking for deals Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:45 pm PST Reuters - Warren Buffett is looking for acquisitions as an outlet to deploy his $38 billion cash pile, the legendary investor said in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday. Full Story Top Tainted IV fluid kills 12 pregnant women in India Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:04 am PST AP - Contaminated intravenous fluid is suspected in the deaths of 12 pregnant women at a government hospital in northwestern India, police and health authorities said Friday. Full Story Top Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:25 am PST AP - You may not want to eat genetically engineered foods. Chances are, you are eating them anyway. Full Story Top `Last Airbender' rules Razzies as worst picture Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:39 pm PST AP - The action fantasy "The Last Airbender" — about people who can command fire, air, water and earth — now controls something else: the Razzie awards for Hollywood's worst film achievements of 2010. Full Story Top Bangladesh dog lovers protest brutal culling Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:37 pm PST AFP - Scores of dog lovers shouting "Don't kill, sterilise" marched through Dhaka on Saturday to protest Bangladesh's brutal canine culling, which involves breaking the animals' necks. Full Story Top Hawaii board OKs plan for giant telescope Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:18 pm PST AP - Hawaii has moved a step closer to the construction of the world's largest telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea. Full Story Top Christian medical plans get pass from health law Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:12 am PST AP - The brain tumor came back. An ugly mass growing in plain view threatened Karen Niles' remaining eye. She needed more surgery. Full Story Top

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