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Today's Most Popular News: NATO strike kills Gadhafi's son but leader escapes Thyroid Drugs May Raise Fracture Risk in Elderly Alien Giant Tortoise Helps Restore Ecosystem Obama mocks Trump's presidential ambitions Obama Administration Responsible for Record Gas Prices Buffett admits error, says Sokol events inexcusable Files suggest elder Obama forced to leave Harvard Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world Obama keeps up push to end gas, oil tax breaks Royal wedding mysteries, solved Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South St. Peter's jammed for John Paul II beatification Watch the British royal wedding Mayor orders flood-threatened Ill. city evacuated BYU researchers hope twins unlock AIDS mysteries Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon parents of twins Militants kill 6 in Afghan attacks Police discover hidden arsenal in Ciudad Juarez Donald Trump in Vegas: 'Our leaders are stupid' Pa. girl, 10, charged with murder in death of baby NATO strike kills Gadhafi's son but leader escapes Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:33 pm PDT AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi escaped a NATO missile strike in Tripoli on Saturday, but his youngest son and three grandchildren under the age of 12 were killed, a government spokesman said. Full Story Top Thyroid Drugs May Raise Fracture Risk in Elderly Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many seniors may be at increased risk for fractures because they take "excessive" doses of drugs used to treat thyroid problems, a new study says. Full Story Top Alien Giant Tortoise Helps Restore Ecosystem Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:30 am PDT LiveScience.com - Rather than wreaking havoc on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean -- as alien species can sometimes do -- a giant tortoise appears to be helping to restore the native ecosystem.  Full Story Top Obama mocks Trump's presidential ambitions Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:21 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama exacted his revenge Saturday after weeks of attacks from his would-be Republican challenger Donald Trump, joking that the billionaire businessman could bring change to the White House, transforming it from a stately mansion into a tacky casino with a whirlpool in the garden. Full Story Top Obama Administration Responsible for Record Gas Prices Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:19 am PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The oil industry is enjoying record profits as the price for a barrel of oil soars to more than $110. Chevron posted its profit numbers for the first quarter. The numbers were tough to stomach. Chevron reported earnings of $6.2 billion ($3.09 per share -- diluted) for the first quarter 2011, compared with $4.6 billion ($2.27 per share -- diluted) in the 2010 first quarter. Full Story Top Buffett admits error, says Sokol events inexcusable Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:38 pm PDT Reuters - Warren Buffett said he was wrong not to press David Sokol about purchases of Lubrizol Corp stock while his former top lieutenant was pitching the chemicals company as a possible takeover target for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Full Story Top Files suggest elder Obama forced to leave Harvard Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:09 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's father was forced to leave Harvard University before completing his Ph.D. in economics because the school was concerned about his personal life and finances, according to newly public immigration records. Full Story Top Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:55 pm PDT AP - Consumer technology companies reporting financial results this week are looking like rowboats bobbing in the wake of Apple Inc.'s supertanker. Full Story Top Obama keeps up push to end gas, oil tax breaks Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:33 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama says oil companies are profiting from rising pump prices and he wants Congress to end $4 billion in annual tax breaks for the oil and gas industry. Full Story Top Royal wedding mysteries, solved Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:21 am PDT The New Royals - Why didn't Prince William watch his bride walk down the aisle? Who was that little girl covering her ears and frowning while the newlyweds kissed on the balcony? Where can I get those gorgeous earrings Kate wore to her wedding? The last remaining mysteries of the royal wedding are solved, right here at Shine. Who [...] Full Story Top Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:48 pm PDT AP - Tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they're well-fed and warm at night, whether by refilling blood pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris. Full Story Top St. Peter's jammed for John Paul II beatification Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:42 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims jammed St. Peter's Square and the streets around it early Sunday for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, a joyful celebration aimed at giving a morale boost to a church scarred by the priestly sex abuse scandal. Full Story Top Watch the British royal wedding Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:16 am PDT The New Royals - Live video of every moment of the royal wedding courtesy of ABC News, hosted by Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters. Full Story Top Mayor orders flood-threatened Ill. city evacuated Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:17 pm PDT AP - The mayor of a small southern Illinois city threatened by two swollen rivers ordered all residents to leave by midnight Saturday because a "sand boil," an area where river water was seeping up through the ground behind the levee, had become dangerously large. Full Story Top BYU researchers hope twins unlock AIDS mysteries Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:25 pm PDT AP - Researchers at Brigham Young University are trying to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the virus that causes AIDS with a trio of studies addressing unusual cases involving a set of twins, a failed vaccine and a protein "stop sign." Full Story Top Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon parents of twins Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:21 pm PDT AP - Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their third anniversary with another milestone — becoming parents to a baby girl and boy. Full Story Top Militants kill 6 in Afghan attacks Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:47 pm PDT AP - Militants staged attacks in two Afghan provinces, killing six people, including a district council member and two policemen on Sunday, the first day of the Taliban's announced spring offensive, said government officials. Full Story Top Police discover hidden arsenal in Ciudad Juarez Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:07 pm PDT AP - Mexican federal police said Saturday they discovered a basement arsenal hidden behind the mirrors of a home gym that included three anti-aircraft guns, dozens of grenades, a grenade launcher, AK-47s and other high-powered weapons. Full Story Top Donald Trump in Vegas: 'Our leaders are stupid' Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:24 pm PDT AP - Real estate developer and TV showman Donald Trump fueled speculation that he'll enter the 2012 White House race, assuring a crowd of supporters at a Las Vegas casino that he is seriously weighing a presidential run in a speech laced with the F-word. Full Story Top Pa. girl, 10, charged with murder in death of baby Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:45 am PDT AP - A 10-year-old central Pennsylvania girl who allegedly caused a baby's death by violently shaking him and throwing him into a crib was charged with third-degree murder. Full Story Top

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