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Today's Most Popular News: Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island Analysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skeptics God did not create the universe, says Hawking Report: Blackwater created shell companies Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines 2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson Psychics and Fortune Tellers Being Regulated to Reduce Fraud Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign Workers Fear Savings Won't Last in Retirement Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30 am PDT LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems. Full Story Top Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:11 pm PDT AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. Full Story Top Analysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skeptics Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:58 am PDT AP - The new top commander in Afghanistan is talking up a weapon that has been kept in the shadows for years — special operations missions to kill or capture key insurgents — to try to convince skeptics the war can be won. Full Story Top God did not create the universe, says Hawking Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:08 am PDT Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book. Full Story Top Report: Blackwater created shell companies Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:07 pm PDT AP - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday. Full Story Top Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:20 pm PDT AP - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas. Full Story Top Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:03 am PDT Reuters - A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday. Full Story Top Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:35 pm PDT AP - As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn't forget their sons. Full Story Top 2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:27 pm PDT AP - Maryland health officials have ordered two doctors to stop performing abortions after a woman was critically injured during a procedure last month. Full Story Top Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:39 pm PDT AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol." Full Story Top Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:37 pm PDT AP - Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson and offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Full Story Top Psychics and Fortune Tellers Being Regulated to Reduce Fraud Fri, 3 Sep 2010 04:55 pm PDT Time.com - More communities are trying to crack down on fraudulent practices of seers, fortune tellers and other spiritualists Full Story Top Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:55 pm PDT AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? Full Story Top 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:38 pm PDT AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. Full Story Top Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:18 pm PDT AP - Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work. Full Story Top Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:31 am PDT AP - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe. Full Story Top UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:08 pm PDT AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. Full Story Top Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:21 pm PDT AP - A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "100 percent" effective in helping drug-using truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federally mandated drug tests. Full Story Top Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:40 am PDT The Upshot - While the rest of the political world is preoccupied with the midterm elections, Chicago dentist William DeJean is hatching plans for 2012. He shelled out $5,000 to create an ad encouraging Americans to back a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2012. He says the spot will run in New Orleans, Washington, New York and Los [...] Full Story Top Workers Fear Savings Won't Last in Retirement Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:55 pm PDT U.S. News & World Report - Most workers are worried that their retirement savings won't last the rest of their life. Only 40 percent of current workers say they will have enough money to finance a 25-year of retirement, according to a new Towers Watson survey of 3,099 full time employees in the private sector. Just 62 percent of the survey respondents think their retirement savings will last even 15 years. Full Story Top

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