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Today's Most Popular News: Fla. Woman Dies of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Army Planning for 4 More Years in Iraq Gonzo Journalist's Sendoff Set for Sat. Tax credit worth up to $3,400 adds incentive to buying hybrid Severe Allergies Bring Back-to-School Dangers Oldest Active-Duty Navy SEAL Retires Third-generation Iraqi looks after Abraham's birthplace Diversification Helps Spammer Make Fortune U.S. Retains Controversial Trucker Rule Miller Beer Holds 150th Anniversary Bash Little Leaguer Fans Record 18 Batters Video games linked to aggression in boys Northwest Jet Blows 4 Tires in Detroit Indian Fry Bread Sparks Health Debate Concern Grows Over Prison Islam Converts Slain Pa. Woman's Ex-Boyfriend Arrested Fugitive alligator becomes local folk hero San Francisco Shuns Retired USS Iowa Ex-child actor, wife, charged in second murder Bush invokes Sept 11 to defend Iraq war Fla. Woman Dies of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:52 pm PDT AP - A 45-year-old Jacksonville woman has died from flesh-eating bacteria that she contracted while riding a personal watercraft on the St. Johns River, officials said. Full Story Top Army Planning for 4 More Years in Iraq Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:53 pm PDT AP - The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq — well over 100,000 — for four more years, the Army's top general said Saturday. Full Story Top Gonzo Journalist's Sendoff Set for Sat. Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:39 am PDT AP - Firework shells carrying the sealed ashes of "gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson arrived in an armored truck at his mountain home as final preparations were being made for his star-studded farewell. Full Story Top Tax credit worth up to $3,400 adds incentive to buying hybrid Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:59 pm PDT AFP - WASHINGTON - Drivers who are seeking to beat rising gas prices by buying hybrid vehicles could save more money if they're patient. Full Story Top Severe Allergies Bring Back-to-School Dangers Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:02 pm PDT HealthDay - SATURDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- As kids head back to school, experts are urging that parents of children with allergies inform teachers and other school staff about anaphylaxis -- a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction triggered by allergens. Full Story Top Oldest Active-Duty Navy SEAL Retires Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:52 pm PDT AP - The oldest Navy SEAL in uniform has retired at age 60 after a career that included a tour in Vietnam, 24 years in the reserves and a return to active duty to help reorganize the reserves. Full Story Top Third-generation Iraqi looks after Abraham's birthplace Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:01 pm PDT AFP - Dhia Mhesen rattles off fact after fact about this ancient mud brick city, the site of a giant ziggurat and the reputed birthplace of Abraham -- the prophet revered by Judaism, Christianity and Islam alike. Full Story Top Diversification Helps Spammer Make Fortune Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:38 pm PDT AP - Christopher Smith's neighbors didn't know exactly what he did for a living. But they knew well that he liked to collect expensive cars and set off fireworks at all hours. Full Story Top U.S. Retains Controversial Trucker Rule Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:16 am PDT AP - Truckers can still spend six days on the road during the week and drive for 11 hours at a time, thanks to a rule the Bush administration decided to leave intact even though truckers and safety advocates say it's unsafe. Full Story Top Miller Beer Holds 150th Anniversary Bash Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:47 pm PDT AP - When it's Miller Time, Miller Brewing knows how to party. The nation's second-largest and oldest major brewer threw a 150th birthday bash Saturday with more than 100 descendants of the Miller family attending. Full Story Top Little Leaguer Fans Record 18 Batters Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:40 pm PDT AP - Kalen is most definitely spelled with a "K." Kalen Pimentel tied a Little League World Series record for a regulation, six-inning game with 18 strikeouts to lead Rancho Bueno Vista of Vista, Calif., to a 7-2 victory over Owensboro (Ky.) Southern in the Little League World Series on Saturday. Full Story Top Video games linked to aggression in boys Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:12 pm PDT Reuters - Most studies done on violence and video games support the conclusion that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior in children and adolescents, especially boys, researchers said on Friday. Full Story Top Northwest Jet Blows 4 Tires in Detroit Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:11 pm PDT AP - Four tires blew out on a Northwest Airlines jet while it was landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Saturday, the first day of a mechanics strike at the airline. Full Story Top Indian Fry Bread Sparks Health Debate Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:23 pm PDT AP - When you first see it, plopped down on a paper plate in all its caloric bliss, the round, doughy treat is so appealing, so alluring it's hard to believe this wondrous sight can cause anything but delight. Full Story Top Concern Grows Over Prison Islam Converts Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:19 am PDT AP - Recent arrests have focused attention on a potential terrorism danger that federal officials have been warning about — that inmates in state prison systems are particularly susceptible to radical Islamist ideology. Full Story Top Slain Pa. Woman's Ex-Boyfriend Arrested Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:26 pm PDT AP - Police discovered the remains of a missing pregnant woman and quickly arrested the father of her unborn child Saturday, ending an exhaustive, monthlong search. Full Story Top Fugitive alligator becomes local folk hero Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:44 am PDT Reuters - More than a week after a man-sized alligator stunned authorities by surfacing in a murky Los Angeles lake, the fugitive reptile has already become a folk hero in the gritty neighborhood where he continues to outwit wranglers and elude capture. Full Story Top San Francisco Shuns Retired USS Iowa Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:54 pm PDT AP - The USS Iowa joined in battles from World War II to Korea to the Persian Gulf. It carried President Franklin Roosevelt home from the Teheran conference of allied leaders, and four decades later, suffered one of the nation's most deadly military accidents. Full Story Top Ex-child actor, wife, charged in second murder Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:38 pm PDT Reuters - A former child actor already facing trial for hijacking a yacht and throwing the owners overboard, bound to the anchor, has been charged in a second murder, prosecutors said on Friday. Full Story Top Bush invokes Sept 11 to defend Iraq war Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:10 pm PDT Reuters - President George W. Bush launched a counter-offensive against growing public discontent over Iraq on Saturday, when he defended the war as a way of protecting Americans from another September 11 attack, a message he will reinforce when he takes to the road next week. Full Story Top

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