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Protesters rally against Russia's military incursion into neighboring Georgia near the Russian Mission to the United Nations in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow / AP)

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Chavez's ex-wife running as opposition mayor of Venezuelan city

Hugo Chavez has left a trail of defeated men in his wake as Venezuela's socialist president. Now his ex-wife and former first lady has emerged as what Venezuelans like to call "the pebble in his shoe."

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McClatchy Newspapers

BA, American and Iberia sign deal

British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia SA said they have signed a revenue-sharing deal that will see the trio set prices together and share seat capacity.

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American Airlines fined $7.1 million for safety violations

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Largest US carrier accused of safety, drug-testing violations

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Musician Joan Jett performs with her band, the Blackhearts, as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles / AP)	Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama walks down the steps with children and friends at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Alex Brandon / AP)	Momir Bojic drives his oak-covered Volkswagen in downtown Banja Luka, Serbia. Bojic, 50, took a year to coat his old Beetle with the wood. (Photo by Radivoje Pavicic / AP)

NATION

US cities plan to bring back streetcars

Cincinnati and at least 40 other cities are exploring streetcar plans to spur economic development, ease traffic congestion and draw people back from the suburbs.

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International Herald Tribune

Highway crashes drop to 10-year low

Traffic deaths in the United States declined last year, reaching the lowest level in more than a decade, the government reported.

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POLITICS

Obama, McCain aim for faith vote at forum

Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain target religious voters as guests of a forum hosted by evangelist Rick Warren.

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BBC

Deal: Clinton's name will be placed in nomination at dems convention

A deal will allow Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at next week's Democratic nominating convention.

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ABC News

McCain says 'maybe' to selecting an abortion-rights veep

John McCain is seriously considering selecting a running mate who supports abortion rights.

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LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Poof! ‘Harry Potter’ flick bumped to summer 2009

Warner Bros. Pictures announced that it has moved back the release date of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' to Summer 2009.

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MarketWatch

Should 'Mein Kampf' be un-banned?

Eighty-three years after "Mein Kampf" was first published, some Germans argue it should be made available again in order to drain it of whatever power it might still have.

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TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists test for water pollution by 'listening' to water plants

Scientists in Israel have discovered a new way to test for water pollution by "listening" to what the plants growing in water have to say.

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Environmental News Network

Scientists: Ocean dead zones on the rise at startling rate

Dead zones where fish and marine life can no longer survive are spreading across the world's oceans at an alarming rate as oxygen vanishes from coastal waters, scientists reported.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Cement from CO2: a possible concrete cure for global warming

A new technique could transform cement from a source of climate-changing greenhouse gases into a means to remove carbon dioxide them from the air.

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Scientific American

HEALTH

Teen drug use linked to 'problem parents'

Parents who fail to monitor their school-age children's activities and leave prescription drugs within easy reach play a major contributing role in teen drug abuse, according to a new survey.

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WebMD

When does an infant's life end?

Doctors are locked in debate over a new approach to infant heart transplants, in which surgeons remove the organs of babies before they are declared brain dead.

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ABC News

Giving birth at home popular once more

Old-school, non-hospital birthing is back in style, with well-read women forsaking obstetricians for midwives and epidurals for warm baths.

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Time

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

After 25 years, a Vatican mystery is back in the headlines

It’s now been 25 years since the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old girl and Vatican citizen, whose fate has become one of the Vatican mysteries.

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National Catholic Reporter

Vatican directive: "Yahweh" inappropriate for liturgical use

The Vatican has ruled that the name of God, commonly rendered as "Yahweh," should not be pronounced in the Catholic liturgy.

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Catholic World News

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GOOD NEWS

Iraqi child with massive tumor saved by liquor tycoon

A two-year-old Iraqi child who has a 12-pound tumor came to Jordan for surgery financed by a most unlikely source: an 85-year-old liquor tycoon on the other side of the world.

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CNN

Muslim charity accreditation program helps accountability and transparency

With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, two organizations have joined forces to help raise the bar on accountability and transparency for Muslim charities in the U.S.

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The Nonprofit Times

WORLD

Pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide blasts

A suicide bomber attacked Shiite pilgrims as they traveled to a festival, killing 18 people and wounding 75, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

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CNN

US-Libya compensation deal sealed

The U.S. and Libya are set to renew diplomatic relations after signing a deal to compensate all victims of bombings involving the two countries.

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BBC

BUSINESS

Consumer prices up, job market softens

U.S. inflation hit a 17-year high last month, underscoring the pressure on Americans who face soaring gasoline and food costs while their job prospects dim and incomes shrink.

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Reuters

Global pessimism about the economy

In Europe, the Bank of England offered a pessimistic outlook for the rest of the year, saying that it expected inflation to hit 5 percent. And in Asia, Japan appears to be flirting with a recession.

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International Herald Tribune

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Eurozone economy contracts for the first time in its decade-long existence

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Forbes

US stocks rise on bank rally

U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three days after a trade group loosened restrictions on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help revive the mortgage industry.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Team USA gets a taste of redemption against Greece

There were no more exhibitions, no more Chinas or Angolas on the schedule. Training camp officially came to an end for Team USA as it faced an actual Olympic medal contender in Greece.

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TIME

Selig says 'confidence is growing,' but hedges on official OK

Major league ballparks are being wired for instant replay, and commissioner Bud Selig said his "confidence is growing" that the technology to assist umpires will be ready soon.

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ESPN

Yang Wei takes men's gymnastics gold

Denied in Sydney and disappointed in Athens, he is finally an Olympic champion after winning the men's gymnastics all-around. It wasn't close, either.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Men's individual gymnastics finals

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EDUCATION

America's best colleges 2008

Forbes.com inaugurates its first ranking of America's Best Colleges, an annual list.

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Forbes

Stuck in Syria, Iraqi students get a crack at college in the US

Fifteen Iraqi students are on their way to the United States to join the class of 2012 at colleges and universities that have waived tuition to help them become Iraq's future architects, teachers, psychologists.

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Christian Science Monitor

Going green registers with colleges

Students arriving on campus this month are seeing green — and not just from the money they're spending on tuition.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Shuttle's final flight to Hubble

Coming October 2008: Last shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Space

Tech giants scramble for bigger piece of growing online ad market

IDC research predicts that U.S. Internet ad revenue will double from $25.5 billion in 2007 to $51.1 billion in 2012. Expect big players to step into the revenue stream.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Are some people mosquito magnets?

Why do some people wind up covered in mosquito welts and others bite-free? Body chemistry may be the key.

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A two-month-old beluga whale calf briefly surfaces for air while swimming at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver. (Photo by Darryl Dyck / AP)

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