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Today's Most Popular News: Words "viral" and "epic" consigned to college trash Expedia stops selling American Airlines tickets One-third of 9-month-olds already obese or overweight Fossilized Bird Brains May Yield Secret of First Flights Schwarzenegger's next act: return to LA, go green Christians, police clash after Egypt church bomb Catastrophic Australian floods claim first victim 7th person dies after New Year's Eve tornadoes Solar Eclipse and Meteor Shower to Launch 2011 Skywatching Season DC-bound plane loses radio contact, pilot erred Rave at LA Sports Arena draws thousands; 17 hurt Deputy, suspect dead in Ohio trailer park standoff Spending showdowns will test new Congress leaders Japan population shrinks by record in 2010 Some Hotmail users report missing e-mails New Orleans moves to get rid of last FEMA trailers SKorean activists rally against NKorea near border Beijing launches car quota to counter gridlock Don't Depend on iPhone Clock's Alarm Tomorrow [UPDATED] Russian passenger jet explodes; 3 dead, 43 injured Words "viral" and "epic" consigned to college trash Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:38 am PST Reuters - This story might be epic, and could even go viral, but not if Lake Superior State University has anything to do with it. Just sayin.' Full Story Top Expedia stops selling American Airlines tickets Sat, 1 Jan 2011 11:45 am PST AP - Expedia Inc. has stopped selling tickets on American Airlines flights, the latest twist in a simmering pricing dispute between American and travel websites. 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 Fossilized Bird Brains May Yield Secret of First Flights Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:15 am PST LiveScience.com - Overwhelming evidence suggests birds evolved from dinosaurs some 150 million years ago, but one of the missing pieces to the evolutionary puzzle is how such birds took to the air. Full Story Top Schwarzenegger's next act: return to LA, go green Sat, 1 Jan 2011 12:09 pm PST AP - The Terminator always said he'd be back. Full Story Top Christians, police clash after Egypt church bomb Sat, 1 Jan 2011 04:11 pm PST AP - Christians clashed with Egyptian police in the northern city of Alexandria on Saturday, furious over an apparent suicide bombing against worshippers leaving a New Year's Mass at a church that killed at least 21 people. It was the worst violence against the country's Christian minority in a decade. Full Story Top Catastrophic Australian floods claim first victim Sat, 1 Jan 2011 11:15 pm PST AFP - Devastating floods in northeastern Australia claimed their first victim Sunday, with the body of a missing woman recovered as the surging waters continued to rise and a fresh storm loomed. Full Story Top 7th person dies after New Year's Eve tornadoes Sat, 1 Jan 2011 08:54 pm PST AP - Shaken residents spent New Year's Day sifting through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes that touched down in several states on the last day of 2010, killing seven people and injuring dozens of others. Full Story Top Solar Eclipse and Meteor Shower to Launch 2011 Skywatching Season Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:45 pm PST SPACE.com - The year 2011 promises to be a dazzling one for skywatchers, and it hits the ground running with a partial solar eclipse and meteor shower. Full Story Top DC-bound plane loses radio contact, pilot erred Sat, 1 Jan 2011 03:32 pm PST AP - A passenger plane briefly lost radio contact with air traffic controllers when the pilot turned to the wrong frequency as he approached Washington, leading to the scrambling of fighter jets and the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, federal officials said Saturday. Full Story Top Rave at LA Sports Arena draws thousands; 17 hurt Sat, 1 Jan 2011 11:30 am PST AP - Authorities say 17 people were hospitalized after a New Year's Eve rave at the Los Angeles Sports Arena that drew thousands of partyers and a heavy police presence. Full Story Top Deputy, suspect dead in Ohio trailer park standoff Sat, 1 Jan 2011 07:33 pm PST AP - A sheriff's deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a trailer park was shot dead Saturday, and the shooting suspect was killed after a gun battle with police, authorities said. A police officer was wounded. Full Story Top Spending showdowns will test new Congress leaders Sat, 1 Jan 2011 04:08 pm PST AP - Two early showdowns on spending and debt will signal whether the new Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions or whether it's destined for gridlock and brinkmanship that could threaten the nation's economic health. Full Story Top Japan population shrinks by record in 2010 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:45 pm PST AP - Japan's population fell by a record amount last year as the number of deaths climbed to an all-time high in the quickly aging country, the government said Saturday. Full Story Top Some Hotmail users report missing e-mails Sat, 1 Jan 2011 02:56 pm PST AP - Some users of Microsoft Hotmail are starting off the new year scrambling to get back e-mails of old. A chorus of frantic users has posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum that all of their messages have disappeared. 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 SKorean activists rally against NKorea near border Sat, 1 Jan 2011 10:38 pm PST AP - South Korean activists have rallied against North Korea near the heavily fortified border, burning placards with the images of North Korean leaders. Full Story Top Beijing launches car quota to counter gridlock Sat, 1 Jan 2011 06:07 pm PST AP - For thousands of hopeful commuters in China's capital, 2011 started with a click, not a bang. Full Story Top Don't Depend on iPhone Clock's Alarm Tomorrow [UPDATED] Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:56 am PST Mashable - Many of us like to use the iPhone as an alarm clock, but if you're thinking about setting a one-off alarm to wake you up tomorrow morning (January 2, 2011), don't do it. Full Story Top Russian passenger jet explodes; 3 dead, 43 injured Sat, 1 Jan 2011 04:21 pm PST AP - A Russian passenger jet carrying 124 people caught fire as it taxied down a snowy runway in Siberia and then exploded Saturday, killing three people and injuring 43, including six who were badly burned, officials said. Full Story Top

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