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Today's Most Popular News: Aussie student finds universe's 'missing mass' Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops Osama raid avenged CIA deaths, a secret until now Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult Air France crash sparks pilot mystery After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast Lockheed says thwarted "tenacious" cyber attack Married couples in less than half of US households Scott brothers capture Civil War in 'Gettysburg' Gil Scott-Heron, a godfather of rap, dies in NYC Dams power down in the largest US dam removal Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab spring Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 14 Joplin official lowers tornado death toll to 139 The Fast Fix: Is Sarah Palin back? Villagers say Mladic arrest a surprise Venomous Spiders Spin Weightless Webs in Space Thousands turn out for Australian 'SlutWalk' Aussie student finds universe's 'missing mass' Fri, 27 May 2011 01:01 am PDT AFP - A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break. Full Story Top Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack Sat, 28 May 2011 08:58 pm PDT AP - Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday. Full Story Top Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops Fri, 27 May 2011 12:32 pm PDT Reuters - The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year. Full Story Top Osama raid avenged CIA deaths, a secret until now Sat, 28 May 2011 09:21 pm PDT AP - For a small cadre of CIA veterans, the death of Osama bin Laden was more than just a national moment of relief and closure. It was also a measure of payback, a settling of a score for a pair of deaths, the details of which have remained a secret for 13 years. Full Story Top Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult Fri, 27 May 2011 12:50 pm PDT AP - Thai authorities said Friday they arrested an American citizen on charges he insulted the country's monarchy, in part by posting a link on his blog four years ago to a banned book about the Southeast Asian nation's ailing king. Full Story Top Air France crash sparks pilot mystery Fri, 27 May 2011 01:56 pm PDT Reuters - A French airliner plunged out of control for four minutes before crashing into the Atlantic in 2009, investigators said, in a report raising questions about how crew handled a "stall alarm" blaring out in the cabin. Full Story Top After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza Sat, 28 May 2011 01:14 pm PDT AP - Egypt lifted a 4-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, greatly easing travel restrictions on the 1.5 million residents of the Palestinian territory in a move that bolstered the Hamas government while dealing a setback to Israel's attempts to isolate the militant group. Full Story Top Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast Fri, 27 May 2011 04:57 pm PDT AP - Archaeologists recovered the first anchor from what's believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship off the North Carolina coast Friday, a move that might change plans about how to save the rest of the almost 300-year-old artifacts from the central part of the ship. Full Story Top Lockheed says thwarted "tenacious" cyber attack Sat, 28 May 2011 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - Lockheed Martin Corp., the U.S. government's top information technology provider, said on Saturday it had thwarted "a significant and tenacious attack" on its information systems network a week ago but was still working to restore employee access. Full Story Top Married couples in less than half of US households Sat, 28 May 2011 03:23 pm PDT AP - Three mornings a week, when Becky Leung gets ready for work, her boyfriend is just getting home from his overnight job. When her mother drops hints about her twin sister's marriage, she laughs it off. And when she thinks about getting married herself, she worries first about her career. Full Story Top Scott brothers capture Civil War in 'Gettysburg' Sat, 28 May 2011 01:57 pm PDT AP - Within the first five minutes of the History channel documentary "Gettysburg," a Union soldier splits open the skull of a Confederate with his rifle stock. Blood erupts from the battle wounds, splattering the camera's lens. Full Story Top Gil Scott-Heron, a godfather of rap, dies in NYC Sat, 28 May 2011 05:18 pm PDT AP - Long before Public Enemy urged the need to "Fight the Power" or N.W.A. offered a crude rebuke of the police, Gil-Scott Heron was articulating the rage and the disillusionment of the black masses through song and spoken word. Full Story Top Dams power down in the largest US dam removal Sat, 28 May 2011 02:55 pm PDT AP - The Elwha River on Washington's Olympic Peninsula once teemed with legendary salmon runs before two towering concrete dams built nearly a century ago cut off fish access to upstream habitat, diminished their runs and altered the ecosystem. Full Story Top Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab spring Sat, 28 May 2011 11:08 am PDT AP - Holding out Poland's transformation to democracy as a model for the world, President Barack Obama on Saturday exhorted Western allies and the American public alike to extend their support, energy and vision to those now reaching for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. Full Story Top Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 14 Sat, 28 May 2011 11:38 pm PDT AP - An Afghan official says a NATO airstrike has killed 14 people — all women and children — and wounded six in the volatile southwest Helmand province. Full Story Top Joplin official lowers tornado death toll to 139 Sat, 28 May 2011 07:39 pm PDT AP - The numbers look increasingly bleak for families hoping for the best after a monster tornado that devastated the town of Joplin, as the city has raised the death toll to at least 139 and state officials say 100 people are still missing. Full Story Top The Fast Fix: Is Sarah Palin back? Fri, 27 May 2011 06:19 am PDT The Fast Fix - Is Sarah Palin returning to the national spotlight for a run at the GOP 2012 presidential nomination? Sarah Palin is back. Maybe. The former Alaska governor had largely disappeared from the national political radar over the last few months. But, she's made plenty of headlines lately. She's embarking on a bus tour over Memorial Day [...] Full Story Top Villagers say Mladic arrest a surprise Sat, 28 May 2011 03:22 pm PDT AP - It's hard to keep a secret in this leafy village in northern Serbia — and that's what makes war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic's arrest such a surprise. Full Story Top Venomous Spiders Spin Weightless Webs in Space Sat, 28 May 2011 10:30 pm PDT SPACE.com - They say that pretty much everyone on Earth is never more than a few yards from a spider at any time. And now the same goes for astronauts in space, too. Full Story Top Thousands turn out for Australian 'SlutWalk' Sat, 28 May 2011 12:17 pm PDT AFP - Thousands of people turned out for Australia's first "SlutWalk" on Saturday, organisers said, protesting for women to be able to wear whatever they like without fear of being sexually assaulted. Full Story Top

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