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Most popular news on 27 August 2009 |
Surviving the dreaded tarmac delay
AP - You're tired, hungry, have a cranky baby on your lap and all you want to do is get off the plane, but you can't because it's been on the tarmac for hours waiting to take off.
A torch extinguished: Ted Kennedy dead at 77
AP - The greatest heights eluded Ted Kennedy over a lifetime of achievement and pain. No presidency. No universal health care, chief among his causes.
CDC leery of estimates about swine flu's toll
AP - Government health officials are urging people not to panic over estimates of 90,000 people dying from swine flu this fall. "Everything we've seen in the U.S. and everything we've seen around the world suggests we won't see that kind of number if the virus doesn't change," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star
AP - Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet.
Papa John's founder pays $250K for beloved Camaro
AP - With the help of a $250,000 reward, the founder of the Papa John's pizza chain has finally reunited with the muscle car he sold years ago to help keep his family's business afloat.
NYC's 'skinniest' house has fat price tag: $2.7M
AP - It's 9 1/2 feet wide and 42 feet long and is billed as the narrowest house in New York City. But there's nothing small about its asking price: $2.7 million.
Ted Kennedy: Family senator, patriarch, dead at 77
AP - In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy's fellow lawmakers asked whether he had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation's capital. No, the Massachusetts senator said with a shake of his head, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.
'Survivor' winner still in jail after hearing
AP - A lawyer for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her client is not released soon from a Massachusetts county jail.
Analysis: Afghan summer brings reversals
AP - It's been a summer of setbacks in Afghanistan — with rising casualties, a divisive election and growing public doubts about the war in the United States and among key allies.
Car matching Ryan's last ride is at sister's condo
AP - A silver PT Cruiser matching the description of the vehicle seen dropping off reality TV actor and murder suspect Ryan Jenkins at a motel is parked at his half-sister's condominium in Vancouver.
Russia admits mystery ship may have had suspect cargo
AFP - Top Russian officials on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that a ship hijacked in the Baltic Sea might have been carrying a suspicious cargo, deepening the mystery around its seizure.
Slain model's missing car found in West Hollywood
AP - A white Mercedes-Benz found in a parking lot in West Hollywood belonged to an ex-model whose brutal slaying prompted an international manhunt for a former reality TV contestant wanted in the murder, police said Wednesday.
Kennedy to have Boston funeral, Arlington burial
AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body and members of his family will travel for at least two hours from his Cape Cod home to Boston, where he will lie in repose for two days before his funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
China moves to cut use of executed inmates' organs
AP - China has launched a national organ donation system to try to reduce its dependence on body parts harvested from executed prisoners, who make up the majority of donors, state media reported Wednesday.
Annie Leibovitz, photographer of stars, faces ruin
Nosy Friend Takes Self-Guided Tour Through Woman's Purse
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Some friends and I shared a vacation house last month. While I was out hiking, a supposed friend, "Lynette," rummaged through my purse (which had been stashed in a closet) and made a non-emergency phone call on my cell. She didn't tell me about it. I found out on my own.
Mexico's new drug use law worries US police
AP - Mexico now has one of the world's most liberal laws for drug users after eliminating jail time for small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and even heroin, LSD and methamphetamine.
Should a Muslim Mother Be Caned for Drinking a Beer?
Time.com - The possible caning of a Muslim woman for drinking beer tests Malaysia's image
Teenager Needs Help Dodging Questions About His Dating Life
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I'm a 16-year-old male high school sophomore in what I think is a pretty common predicament. A lot of my friends have had sex, and some are having it pretty regularly. Abby, I've never even kissed a girl!
LAPD looking for 3 suspects in Lohan burglary
AP - Police are looking for three suspects in the burglary of Lindsay Lohan's home.
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