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A convoy of Russian troops drives towards the Abkhazian border in Zugdidi, western Georgia. Russia started to withdraw its forces from Georgia, but earlier Russian troops started to dig new positions around the Black Sea port of Poti, which is 20 miles south of Abkhazia and lies well outside the security zone, where Russian peacekeeping forces are allowed to stay. (Photo by Bela Szandelszky / AP)

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US: Russia not complying with cease-fire

Russia declared its withdrawal complete but some platoons were still dug in near Gori and others were patrolling the port city of Poti on the Black Sea.

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International Herald Tribune

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Russian troop pullback

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CNN

Life is good in my Nairobi slum, says Barack Obama's younger brother

The muddy lanes and rickety shacks of Huruma slum are known for their poverty, disease and outbreaks of gang violence — but for Barack Obama’s half-brother it is the place he calls home.

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Times Online

Obama picks Biden for VP

Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Del. to be his vice presidential running mate, balancing his ticket with a congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.

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Biden: the pros and the cons

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TIME

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Fight, falters fill Biden's life

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ABC News

7 Florida deaths blamed on Fay

Seven deaths in Florida were blamed on Tropical Storm Fay, which was slowly moving westward toward the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said.

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CNN

UK economy comes to a standstill

UK economic growth ground to a halt between April and June, according to the latest official figures.

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BBC

Despite Love Canal's lessons, schoolchildren are still at risk

Thirty years ago this summer, America learned the name Love Canal. The working-class Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons of chemical waste became a synonym for environmental disaster.

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NATION

Drinking age debate spreading

The college presidents said they wanted a national debate on the 21-year-old drinking age. They got it.

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TIME

Agency defends computer system

The National Counterterrorism Center is disputing charges that the computer system that compiles information on terrorists from government agencies is ineffective.

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CNN

NASA reports rocket explosion on Wallops Island

A 53-foot rocket carrying two NASA experiments exploded 27 seconds after lift off on at its rocket launch site located on its Wallops Island Facility at the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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iTWire

POLITICS

Obama winning women voters, but margin slimmest among boomers

Although surveys show the presidential race could be a squeaker, Barack Obama is winning women 51 to 39 percent.

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U.S. News & World Report

McCain and Obama, both well-to-do, try to connect on the economy

An exchange over which candidate has better housing highlights how the two continue to search for ways to talk to voters about money troubles.

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International Herald Tribune

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Ready, set, cyber war!

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MSNBC

BUSINESS

Sweet times for Web network for women

Brian and Lisa Sugar are the husband and wife team responsible for founding sugarinc.com, a network of channels focused on specific topics that are of interest to women ages 18 to 44.

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San Jose Mercury News

US stocks gain on speculation Lehman Brothers may be acquired

U.S. stocks advanced on speculation a purchase of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. would end the worst slump by financial shares since at least 1962.

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Bloomberg

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Stocks jump on falling oil prices

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ENVIRONMENT

Taste makes waste

The world grows more than enough food to sustain the global population, but half of that food is wasted and half of the water used in food production is wasted too.

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Grist

Polar bears found swimming miles from Alaskan coast

An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water — with one at least 60 miles from shore.

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Environmental News Network

EDUCATION

MBA moms most likely to opt out

According to a survey by UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, a high percentage of women who've obtained their MBAs are now stay-at-home moms compared to women who've obtained medical degrees.

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BusinessWeek

Harvard reclaims top spot on 'U.S. News & World Report' list

Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the "U.S. News & World Report" college rankings.

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MSNBC

Special section:

Best colleges 2009

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U.S. News & World Report

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Harvard crowned no. 1

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HEALTH

Running from depression?

New research clarifies the link between exercise and depression.

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FDA allows irradiation of some produce

The government will allow food producers to zap fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with enough radiation to kill illness-causing micro-organisms like E. coli and salmonella.

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GOOD NEWS

Argentine dog saves abandoned baby

An eight-year-old dog has touched the hearts of Argentines by saving the life of an abandoned baby, placing him safely alongside her own new puppies.

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BBC

Cleanup begins in Fla.

Flood-stricken homeowners got an encouraging sign: Muddy brown water lines began appearing on the sides of homes, a clue floodwaters were receding.

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Yahoo! News

WORLD

Terror arrests link to PM threat

The arrests of three men over terror offenses are linked to an investigation into threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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BBC

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Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Algeria attacks

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International Herald Tribune

Among the Madrid crash survivors, courage and sheer luck

The catastrophe in which a Spanair flight exploded spared 19 passengers, making them into the miraculous escapees of a disaster that took 153 other lives.

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International Herald Tribune

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Aftermath of plane crash

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BBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Academy to salute Japan's Kurosawa

Here's yet another P.O.V. on director Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon": The landmark pic has been digitally remastered and will screen as part of a three-month showcase of the Japanese director's works.

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Variety

A tribute to the Coen brothers

The Coens' latest, "Burn After Reading," premieres at the Venice Film Festival next week. Geoffrey Macnab pays tribute to a pair of genre-defying, subversive mavericks.

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London Independent

SPORTS

Fueled by quick start, Team USA beats Argentina to advance to final

The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team has advanced to its first major gold-medal game in eight years after a 101-81 victory over Argentina.

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CBS News

SN's team previews: No. 3 USC

The Trojans are absolutely the team to beat in the Pac-10, but that's the only reasonable use of hyperbole given the quarterback situation and a tough early schedule.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in South America

An ancient tar pit exposed when Venezuelan oil workers laid a pipeline has yielded a rich trove of fossils, including a type of saber-toothed cat that had never been found before in South America.

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FCC proposes ban on some microphones

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its products.

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Yahoo! News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Young evangelical backs out of convention prayer

It was a coup for Democrats: An emerging young evangelical voice, a registered Republican no less, accepted their invitation to deliver a prayer at next week's Democratic National Convention.

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Yahoo! News

Catholic group calls for more women in Mass texts

A letter was sent from Ohio to Vatican City this month with a message for Pope Benedict XVI backed by thousands of women from around the world.

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Religion News Service

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

One-horned deer looks like a unicorn

A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said.

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Coffins of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan are seen during a funeral ceremony at Les Invalides, in Paris. Ten French soldiers were killed and 21 injured in a fierce Taliban ambush and firefight in mountains about 30 miles east of Kabul. (Photo by Jacques Brinon / AP)

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