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Today's Most Popular News: South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab History suggests time is right to buy Dow stocks China's CCTV news report was 'Top Gun' scene ElBaradei urges U.S. to abandon Mubarak Face of Mideast unrest: young and hungry for jobs Close Call for King Tut: The Break-In at Cairo's Prized Museum WikiLeaks founder warns of huge leak as last resort 25 arrested at California conservative meeting US set to fly thousands of Americans from Egypt Despite China's might, US factories maintain edge Anonymous Internet Users Help Egypt Communicate Man arrested with explosives at Michigan mosque Senator moves to ban drug sold under bath salts guise Over 99 pct in Southern Sudan vote for secession Souvenir condoms rolled out for UK royal wedding Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army Winter weather headed for Dallas-Fort Worth area Nicotine study opens path for anti-smoking drug Costa Rica: Network used fishermen to ship cocaine Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:00 am PST Reuters - In a small laboratory on an upper floor of the basic science building at the Medical University of South Carolina, Vladimir Mironov, M.D., Ph.D., has been working for a decade to grow meat. Full Story Top History suggests time is right to buy Dow stocks Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:08 am PST AP - Are you too late to the rally? Full Story Top China's CCTV news report was 'Top Gun' scene Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:47 pm PST AFP - China's state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force manoeuvres in a national newscast was taken from the 1980s Hollywood film "Top Gun". Full Story Top ElBaradei urges U.S. to abandon Mubarak Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:31 pm PST Reuters - Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei put pressure on the United States on Sunday to support calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, saying "life support to the dictator" must end. Full Story Top Face of Mideast unrest: young and hungry for jobs Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:27 pm PST AP - Just days before fleeing Tunisia, the embattled leader went on national television to promise 300,000 new jobs over two years. Full Story Top Close Call for King Tut: The Break-In at Cairo's Prized Museum Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:45 am PST Time.com - Most of the thieves were dazzled by the souvenir shop but a few got close to some of the Egyptian Museum's greatest treasures Full Story Top WikiLeaks founder warns of huge leak as last resort Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:14 pm PST AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday detailed a plan to release a deluge of secret documents should the whistleblower website be permanently shut down. Full Story Top 25 arrested at California conservative meeting Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:33 pm PST AP - Twenty-five people were arrested for trespassing Sunday as hundreds protested outside a strategy session of conservative political donors at a resort near Palm Springs, authorities said. Full Story Top US set to fly thousands of Americans from Egypt Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:09 pm PST AP - The State Department is prepared to evacuate thousands of U.S. citizens from Egypt on chartered planes, but is relying largely on friends and families in the U.S. to relay that information to stranded Americans. Full Story Top Despite China's might, US factories maintain edge Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:02 pm PST AP - U.S. factories are closing. American manufacturing jobs are reappearing overseas. China's industrial might is growing each year. Full Story Top Anonymous Internet Users Help Egypt Communicate Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:56 pm PST Huffington Post - "Internet not working, police cars burning," sent out one Egyptian. "Today marks a great day for Egypt," sent out another. Full Story Top Man arrested with explosives at Michigan mosque Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:12 pm PST AP - A 63-year-old Southern California man who was traveling with explosives in his vehicle with the intention of blowing up one of the nation's largest mosques where mourners had gathered for a funeral was arrested in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan authorities said Sunday. Full Story Top Senator moves to ban drug sold under bath salts guise Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:15 pm PST Reuters - Two drugs that produce a "meth-like" high and are being sold under the guise of "bath salts" would be banned as federally controlled substances under a bill unveiled on Sunday by Senator Charles Schumer. Full Story Top Over 99 pct in Southern Sudan vote for secession Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:09 am PST AP - Southern Sudan's referendum commission said Sunday that more than 99 percent of voters in the south opted to secede from the country's north in a vote held earlier this month. Full Story Top Souvenir condoms rolled out for UK royal wedding Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:08 pm PST AFP - While Britain has a public holiday to celebrate Prince William's wedding, one company is taking the party one step further with souvenir condoms that urge lovers to "lie back and think of England". Full Story Top Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:15 pm PST Reuters - Egyptian protesters were camped out in central Cairo on Monday and vowed to stay until they had toppled President Hosni Mubarak, whose fate appeared to hang on the military as pressure mounted from the street and abroad. Full Story Top Winter weather headed for Dallas-Fort Worth area Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:11 am PST The Dallas Local - **Updated at 10:30 p.m. CT ** Jason Sickles, Yahoo! Dallas Editor It looks like our guests from Pittsburgh and Green Bay are bringing a big dose of winter weather with them. Super Bowl week will start off just fine, with … Full Story Top Nicotine study opens path for anti-smoking drug Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:25 pm PST AFP - Scientists have pinpointed a source of nicotine craving in the brain, opening up a new path towards drug treatments to help smokers kick their habit, according to a study released Sunday. Full Story Top Costa Rica: Network used fishermen to ship cocaine Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:51 pm PST AP - Costa Rican authorities say they have dismantled a cocaine smuggling network that used fishing vessels to ship drugs from Ecuador and Colombia through Central America and into Mexico. Full Story Top Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:01 pm PST AP - Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night. Fighter jets streaked low overhead and police returned to the capital's streets — high-profile displays of authority over a situation spiraling out of control. Full Story Top

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