12/30 - One SLOW news day

by mtippett | December 30, 2007 at 09:48 pm

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I'm amazed at the stuff that's making the news today. Here are Yahoo's most popular news stories:

Stranger that fiction: parallel universes beguile science AFP - Sun Dec 30, 5:58 PM ET

PARIS (AFP) - Is the universe -- correction: "our" universe -- no
more than a speck of cosmic dust amid an infinite number of parallel
worlds?
Kids blamed in Christmas Eve theft AP - Fri Dec 28, 10:41 PM ET

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Local police said it was a typical holiday
Grinch tale: A home was broken into on Christmas Eve, and wrapped
presents were stolen off a kitchen table.
Oh, the Things You Find Out Online Dear Margo - Fri Dec 28, 2:00 AM ET

12/28/2007 - DEAR MARGO: I find myself in a predicament that I never
in a million years would have predicted. I am a 25-year-old man who is
married to a beautiful, committed wife. Recently, I was chatting online
and met a guy. He was funny and quick-witted.
LA gang F13 accused of targeting blacks AP - Sun Dec 30, 9:59 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf
of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's
most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their
race, an investigation found.
Bhutto's son, husband to lead her party AP - 41 minutes ago

NAUDERO, Pakistan - Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son — a student
with no political experience — was named symbolic leader of her party
Sunday, while her husband took effective control, extending Pakistan's
most enduring political dynasty.
Third drug company says it faces Iraq 'kickbacks' probe AFP - Sun Dec 30, 5:20 PM ET

LONDON (AFP) - A third pharmaceutical giant said Sunday it is being
investigated by Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over alleged
breaches of the United Nations oil-for-food programme in Saddam
Hussein's Iraq.
Baggage ban on batteries begins AP - Fri Dec 28, 1:25 PM ET

WASHINGTON - To help reduce the risk of fires, air travelers will no
longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage
beginning Jan. 1, the Transportation Department said Friday.
Rain saves Atlanta from drought record AP - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago

ATLANTA - Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday,
assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for
the drought-stricken Atlanta area.
Times Square confetti to carry messages AP - Sun Dec 30, 9:30 AM ET

NEW YORK - Messages and wishes for the new year from people around
the world will float down on the New Year's Eve revelers in Times
Square when the confetti is dropped.
TEEN BOY'S CASUAL NUDITY PERPLEXES LONGTIME NEIGHBOR Dear Abby - Sun Dec 30, 7:57 PM ET

DEAR ABBY: I have lived next door to the "Smiths" for 18 years.
They're nice people. When problems have arisen, they have helped me
out, and I have done the same for them. We're good neighbors and
friends.
Freecycle turns trash to treasure AP - Sat Dec 29, 12:57 PM ET

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - When Laura Gernell heard about a place where
people gave away perfectly good things to strangers — no money changing
hands, no questions asked — she figured it was too good to be true.
He Believes in What?! Dear Margo - Thu Dec 27, 2:00 AM ET

12/27/2007 - DEAR MARGO: My boyfriend, "Matt," and I have been
together a little more than four years. We have a very strong
relationship and have discussed marriage and children, but we both
agree we should wait.
Calif. man saves year's-worth of trash AP - Sun Dec 30, 10:00 PM ET

BERKELEY, Calif. - Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too.
Stone joins hostage-release mission AP - Sun Dec 30, 2:48 PM ET

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia - With its fearsome record of kidnapping and
violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare
group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. The American filmmaker is
jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a
terrorist organization.
Iraq on alert for Saddam anniversary AP - Sun Dec 30, 9:53 PM ET

BAGHDAD - Hundreds of people, including many children, chanted
slogans praising Saddam Hussein on Sunday as they tossed flowers onto
his tomb one year after he was executed.
AP Interview: Edwards on populist theme AP - Sun Dec 30, 6:06 PM ET

CARROLL, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on
Sunday defended his relentless assault on corporations and special
interests, dismissing criticism that his pointed populist message is
too divisive.
Attorney wants Spears deposition soon AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

NEW YORK - The attorney for Kevin Federline says he wants to depose
Britney Spears soon, the latest step in the former couple's ongoing
child-custody battle.
'National Treasure' finds fresh fortune AP - 56 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and
a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note.
Cage's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was the No. 1 movie for a
second weekend with $35.6 million, followed by "Alvin and the
Chipmunks" with $30 million and Smith's "I Am Legend" with $27.5
million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Garner named West Virginian of the Year AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Actress Jennifer Garner has been honored as the 2007 West Virginian of the Year by her hometown newspaper.
R.I.P. to Court TV, hello to truTV AP - Sun Dec 30, 1:26 PM ET

NEW YORK - Court TV, R.I.P. The network that burst into public
consciousness with the O.J. Simpson trial and other big-name courtroom
dramas in the 1990s becomes part of television history Tuesday, renamed
truTV to emphasize its prime-time action programming.
Huckabee stands by 'Christ' comment AP - Sun Dec 30, 5:19 PM ET

DES MOINES, Iowa - Mike Huckabee, a Republican relying on support
from religious conservatives in Thursday's hard-fought presidential
caucuses, on Sunday stood by a decade-old comment in which he said, "I
hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ."
Man leaves $50,000, car to waitress AP - Fri Dec 28, 8:22 PM ET

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - For nearly seven years Melina Salazar did her
best to put on a smile and tend to the every need of her most loyal and
cantankerous customer.
Fish oil capsules pack same omega-3 punch as fish Reuters - Fri Dec 28, 1:44 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fish oil capsules and fatty
fish do an equally good job of enriching the blood and other
body tissues with healthy omega-3 fatty acids, new findings
suggest.
3 Md. dogs enjoy $800,000 inheritance AP - Sat Dec 29, 4:04 PM ET