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The eight-year, $676 million Springfield Interchange construction project, designed to untangle one of the worst bottlenecks on the East Coast — where Interstate 95 merges with the Capital Beltway, is seen on its complete form in Springfield, Va. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

The future of I-95

When Interstate 95 was being built 50 years ago, high-speed roadways and high-tech cars were a fantasy of things to come. In some ways, that fantastical dream has become reality.

NPR

Tropical storm Earl makes landfall in Nova Scotia after passing Nantucket

Tropical Storm Earl raced across Nova Scotia, nearing the end of its march up the Atlantic coast, after making landfall near the community of Western Head.

Bloomberg

North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Earl

ABC News

Hurricane Earl brings only good waves for surfers and beautiful weather

NY Daily News

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface

Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.

Houston Chronicle

Public invited to share ideas on spill response

Anchorage Daily News

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Disaster in the Gulf

CBS News

Tests of political wind

Ten key races will indicate whether the nation stays the course or Republicans are swept in.

Houston Chronicle

Democrats mobilize to thwart the GOP 'tsunami'

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Interactive 2010 election map

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Restaurants try to score with fantasy football players

Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime.

USA TODAY

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A decorated cow makes its way back to a farm in Au near Lofer, in the Austrian province of Salzburg. (Photo by Kerstin Joensson / AP)	Hot air balloons participating in the international Montgolfiade ballooning event fly over a forested area in Warstein, Germany. (Photo by Frank Augstein / AP)	Gael Monfils of France returns the ball to Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (Photo by Kathy Willens / AP)

NATION

For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other before it

American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the U.S. ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring trouble.

Philadelphia Inquirer

30 mosques in 30 days

TIME

Muslims fight 'Islamophobia' with PSA

ABC News

On employment, US now ranks worse than similar nations

U.S. unemployment remains at historically high levels. Another reminder of that came when the government reported the unemployment rate had risen another tenth of a percentage point to 9.6 percent.

NPR

POLITICS

What a tea party looks like in Europe

Marine Le Pen is moving her father’s rabble-rousing, far-right party away from the fringe, and redefining French politics in the process.

Newsweek

Waning support for Congressional Dems, Obama, health care law

As the fall campaign begins in earnest over Labor Day weekend, dissatisfaction with the nation's direction is higher and support for the party in power lower than it was in previous tumultuous midterms.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Should cars warn when there's a child inside on hot days?

Safety advocates are urging Congress and regulators to force carmakers to install warning systems that would prevent distracted parents from leaving children in cars, preventing heatstroke deaths.

ABC News

Off-the-shelf lasers could ward off attacks on military helicopters

A newly developed broad-spectrum laser mounted on choppers could effectively dazzle shoulder-launched antiaircraft weapons in flight, and prevent them from finding and destroying their targets.

Scientific American

EDUCATION

More parents 'redshirting' kindergartners

As schools start back into session, some parents of young children face a difficult question: Send their little ones to kindergarten as soon as they become age-eligible, or hold them back?

LiveScience

Appeals court blocks school drug tests

In a ruling by California's chief justice nominee, a state appeals court has barred a school district from drug testing all students involved in after school activities.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Eating healthier comes with a price for families

The reasons fresh fruits and vegetables are so pricey compared with processed foods is a complicated stew.

Denver Post

Hair provides link between chronic stress and heart attack

Researchers have provided the first direct evidence, from hair, that chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks.

ScienceDaily

Soldiers return to face a new enemy

Though thousands of soldiers are diagnosed with PTSD, many more suffer without treatment. Among the treated, doctors are finding another problem called traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican decries stoning in Iran adultery case as 'brutal'

The Vatican raised the possibility of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.

USA TODAY

Daylong religious event held to protest gay marriage, abortion

Thousands of Christian conservatives spent 12 hours praying and fasting in front of California's state Capitol at a gathering organizers described as spiritual repentance "when there is no hope for a nation."

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit raises dogs for the blind

The nonprofit, Guide Dog Foundation, trains puppies to become perfect companions for the blind.

NY Daily News

Young blood by the pint

As overall donations decrease, teens are helping to keep the blood supply fresh. The Red Cross has had 14,215 donations from 16-year-olds since October.

Columbus Dispatch

WORLD

Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'

Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence.

BBC

Israel agreed to honor Olmert concessions