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Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98: Silent-screen star Anita Page, who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, is dead at 98. ›22:28 7 Sep, Sun

'Towelhead' is week's Can't Miss movie: "Towelhead" finally hits theaters. Also hot this week: Packers and Vikings kick off Monday Night Football; Little Feat tribute album. ›21:17 7 Sep, Sun

Britney makes triumphant return to VMAs: Britney Spears' appearance at the Video Music Awards this year was brief, but she didn't embarrass herself as she did at last year's show. In fact, she came back to win all three of the awards for which she was nominated. ›13:06

Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level: More ominous signs have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes. ›21:55 27 Aug, Wed

Huge ice shelf breaks loose in Canada: A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away in Canada's northern Arctic, another indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday. ›02:48 4 Sep, Thu

Stinkweed tested as future biofuel: Some farmers have agreed to grow the hardy weed called field pennycress a.k.a. stinkweed to help test a potential new source of fuel for the booming biodiesel market. ›14:58 5 Sep, Fri

And the winner for least-wasteful packaging...: A Hewlett-Packard notebook computer that's packaged in a recycled bag rather than a box has won a challenge by retailer Wal-Mart for less wasteful packaging. ›22:53 4 Sep, Thu

Test Pattern: Hurry back, House: The new fall shows are a snooze. Instead, I'm setting my TiVo for a trio of returning programs House, The Office, and My Name Is Earl. ›13:44

Video: Petraeus on Iraq, U.S exit strategy: Sept. 7: Gen. David Petraeus, the man credited with stemming violence in Iraq, will hand over control of U.S. troops as he becomes the head of U.S. Central Command next week. NBCs Tom Aspell sits down with the general for an exclusive interview about the war in Iraq and Americas exit strategy.(Nightly News) ›22:56 7 Sep, Sun

Brazil: Amazon deforestation worsens: Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in a year the first such increase in three years as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials said Saturday. ›22:19 30 Aug, Sat

Russia to hold military exercise with Venezuela: Russia said Monday it will send a naval squadron and anti-submarine patrol planes to Venezuela this year for a joint military exercise in the Caribbean, a deployment that comes amid increasingly tense relations with the United States. ›13:43

Newsweek: Has GOP found its innner feminist?: Can You Say Sexist? If you're a Republican, you'd better learn. The right wing that trashed the women's movement has suddenly finds its inner feminist. ›11:31

More homeowners collect, store rainwater: Tara Hui climbed under her deck, nudged past a cluster of 55-gallon barrels and a roosting chicken, and pointed to a shiny metal gutter spout. ›15:16 5 Sep, Fri

Kennedy plans January return to Senate: Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, will not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress returns from its summer break. He intends to work from his Massachusetts home this fall and return to the Senate in January. ›22:01 7 Sep, Sun

Environmentalists can't corral Palin: Before she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species. ›21:58 4 Sep, Thu

Ron Reagan, son of president, returns to radio: Ron Reagan, son of the late President Ronald Reagan, will broadcast from a studio in Seattle for syndication through Air America Radio. ›22:52 7 Sep, Sun

NYT: Palin's fusion of politics, motherhood: Ever since he was born, Gov. Sarah Palins youngest son, Trig, has had an unexpected effect on her political fortunes. ›08:13

Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Johnny Rotten bugs out in Holland, Posh pushes her perfume, Sam spins records with Lindsay and more ›15:45 2 Sep, Tue

TV preview: Dramas to offer something for everyone: New fall dramas are all over the map. Longing for the good old days of the 1990s? "90210" is calling your zip code. More interested in reliving the mid-1980s? Rev up the engine for the "Knight Rider" remake. ›00:53 5 Sep, Fri

Palin offers first TV interview to ABC: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin plans to sit down later this week for her first television interview since John McCain chose her as his running mate more than a week ago. ›20:45 7 Sep, Sun

Alaska voters decide mining over fish: Alaskans were given an option when voting for an initiative in their primary election: mining or fish. ›23:56 28 Aug, Thu

McCain moves ahead of Obama in new poll: Republican presidential candidate John McCain jumped slightly ahead of rival Democrat Barack Obama among U.S. voters according to a new poll, benefiting from his party's convention and a rousing speech by his vice presidential pick Sarah Palin. ›10:51