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31 US troops killed as helicopter goes down A NATO helicopter crashed in Afghanistan killing 31 U.S. special-forces troops and 7 Afghan commandos, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday. Finger pointing follows debt downgrade Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. government debt rating brought indignation from the Obama administration and finger pointing from leading Democrats and Republicans. Debt downgrade: Views from finance world Financial world players offer views on the impact from the United States losing its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday. F-16s intercept pilot, 75, in wood-and-fabric plane Myrtle Rose was just taking a short flight over suburban Chicago when the 75-year-old aviation enthusiast looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 fighter jets. She assumed the military pilots were just slowing down to get a closer look at her antique plane. 'Israeli awakening' follows model of 'Arab spring' Taking advantage of a period of better security in their country, Israelis look inward and protest socioeconomic conditions. Whisked away: Mom sought stolen child for 5 years Loyda Rodriguez Morales felt someone tug at her daughter as she tried to enter her simple home with three young children in tow. She turned to see a woman whisk the 2-year-old away in a waiting taxi. Grizzly bear mauls hiker in Glacier National Park Glacier National Park says a grizzly bear mauled a 50-year-old hiker but the man was able to walk for help. Iran foreign minister says hopes U.S. "hikers" will be freed Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday he hoped two Americans jailed for more than two years on spying charges would be freed, the most positive signal yet that their ordeal may soon end. 'Golden victory'? Islamist forces leave Somali capital Islamist forces pulled out of many of their bases in the Somali capital of Mogadishu overnight, government and rebel spokesmen said Saturday. How high can apes rise on this planet? Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is based on a laughable scientific premise but raises some serious issues about genetic manipulation and "humanness." Fighting Phillies KO Giants for 8th straight win Philadelphia's Shane Victorino and San Francisco's Ramon Ramirez and Eli Whiteside all were ejected after benches cleared in the top of the sixth inning of the Phillies' 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Showing Hama in ruins, Syria says revolt quelled Syria's government showed off TV and still images of burned buildings, bloodshed, and rubble-strewn streets in Hama, the epicenter of anti-regime protests, and claimed Friday it was putting an end to the rebellion in the besieged city. More work ahead to get finances in order: Obama President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Saturday to set aside partisan politics after a fierce debt battle, saying they must work to put America's fiscal house in order and refocus on stimulating its stagnant economy. Powerful typhoon bears down on China's east coast More than 200,000 coastal residents in eastern China have evacuated and thousands of ships were called back to shore Saturday as Typhoon Muifa bore down on the country after battering the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Japan PM regrets nuclear 'myth' at Hiroshima The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the bombing, as the nation fights a different kind of disaster from atomic technology â€" a nuclear plant in a meltdown crisis after being hit by a tsunami. To fall asleep faster, listen to monkeys Forget counting sheep -- many people prefer listening to lions roaring and monkeys calling to help them nod off, according to a new survey.  One in five surveyed said birds twittering and rainforest noises are the most soothing sounds. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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