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Today's Most Popular News: A perfect cup of coffee? One-third of 9-month-olds already obese or overweight Polar bears destroy BBC documentary cameras Jamestown unearths 400-year-old pipes for patrons Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 21 dead Iconic face of Rosie the Riveter poster dies NKorea warns war will bring "nuclear holocaust" Mexico cites breakdown in La Familia cartel US dollar seen rising in 2011 after rough 2010 San Francisco to host 2013 America's Cup New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. Fireworks in Sydney, ball drop in NY ring in 2011 New Orleans moves to get rid of last FEMA trailers Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew Tiger Woods still the game's biggest earner despite 2010 woes Skype could be designated illegal in China Minimum wage earners in 7 states getting raises Australia floods larger than France strand 200,000 Plane, helicopter collide in Virginia, 2 killed A perfect cup of coffee? Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:34 pm PST Weekend Edition - Does the perfect cup of coffee exist? Only your nose knows. Among coffee connoisseurs, perfection is often defined as coffee that tastes as good as it smells. The experts at Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea say these simple tips can help … Full Story Top One-third of 9-month-olds already obese or overweight Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:25 am PST LiveScience.com - The path toward obesity starts at a young age - even before babies transition to a solid diet, according to a new study. Full Story Top Polar bears destroy BBC documentary cameras Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:51 am PST The Lookout - BBC documentary cameras are no match, it turns out, for the destructive curiosity of your average polar bear. Producers of the BBC show "Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice" thought they could outwit their documentary subjects on the Arctic islands of Svalbard by concealing weather-resistant high-tech cameras inside casings that mimicked the look of ice [...] Full Story Top Jamestown unearths 400-year-old pipes for patrons Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:41 am PST AP - Archeologists at Jamestown have unearthed a trove of tobacco pipes personalized for a who's who of early 17th century colonial and British elites, underscoring the importance of tobacco to North America's first permanent English settlement. Full Story Top Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:33 pm PST AP - Every time his kids cough, Dave Hisey's mind starts to race. Is it cancer? Is it coming back? His oldest daughter, diagnosed with leukemia nearly five years ago when she was 13, is in remission. His 12-year-old son has another year of chemotherapy for a different type of leukemia. And his 9-year-old daughter is scared she'll be next. Full Story Top Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 21 dead Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:27 pm PST AP - A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least 21 people, officials said. Full Story Top Iconic face of Rosie the Riveter poster dies Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:23 pm PST AFP - A Michigan factory worker used as the unwitting model for the wartime Rosie the Riveter poster whose inspirational "We Can Do It!" message became an icon of the feminist movement has died. Full Story Top NKorea warns war will bring "nuclear holocaust" Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:37 pm PST AP - North Korea welcomed the new year Saturday with a push for better ties with rival South Korea, warning that war "will bring nothing but a nuclear holocaust." Full Story Top Mexico cites breakdown in La Familia cartel Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:04 pm PST AP - Mexico's federal police said Friday that the once-fearsome La Familia drug cartel has been "completely dismembered" and has broken down into small groups that commit robberies to pay their members. Full Story Top US dollar seen rising in 2011 after rough 2010 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:42 pm PST AP - Never mind the lackluster economy, the huge trade deficit or the government's piles of debt: The U.S. dollar is still expected to outperform most of the world's major currencies next year. Full Story Top San Francisco to host 2013 America's Cup Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:29 pm PST Reuters - San Francisco will be the site of the 2013 America's Cup, officials said on Friday, with a Silicon Valley billionaire giving the "City by the Bay" its first chance to host sailing's biggest event. Full Story Top New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:39 pm PST AP - Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasters said storms could hit along a stretch from near Chicago to New Orleans later in the evening as New Year's Eve celebrations begin. Full Story Top Fireworks in Sydney, ball drop in NY ring in 2011 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:23 pm PST AP - Nearly a million revelers crowded New York's Times Square to witness the traditional dazzling ball drop, fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbor and communist Vietnam held a rare Western-style countdown to the new year as the world ushered in 2011. Full Story Top New Orleans moves to get rid of last FEMA trailers Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:29 am PST AP - The era of the FEMA trailer — a symbol of the prolonged rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina — might be drawing to a close in New Orleans. Full Story Top Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:29 pm PST AP - In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea. Full Story Top Tiger Woods still the game's biggest earner despite 2010 woes Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST Reuters - Tiger Woods has once again ended a calendar year as golf's top earner, despite suffering a pay cut of $48 million after losing his swing and his marriage and failing to win a single tournament. Full Story Top Skype could be designated illegal in China Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:16 pm PST Reuters - The popular Internet telephone service Skype could be dealt a major setback in one of the world's largest markets as the Chinese government cracks down on what it called illegal Internet telephone providers. Full Story Top Minimum wage earners in 7 states getting raises Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:02 am PST AP - It will be a happier New Year for nearly 650,000 workers earning minimum wage. They're getting small raises in seven states that tie their salaries to the cost of living. Full Story Top Australia floods larger than France strand 200,000 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:32 am PST AP - Military aircraft dropped supplies to towns cut off by floods in northeastern Australia as the prime minister promised new assistance Friday to the 200,000 people affected by waters covering an area larger than France and Germany combined. Full Story Top Plane, helicopter collide in Virginia, 2 killed Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:34 pm PST AP - A small aircraft collided with a medical helicopter in the air Friday afternoon in rural western Virginia, killing two people on the plane, federal aviation officials said. Full Story Top

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