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Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, talks with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill in this file photo. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

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.

International Herald Tribune

Russian troop pullback

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.

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.

Google News

Biden: the pros and the cons

TIME

Fight, falters fill Biden's life

ABC News

Fay slowly heads towards Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Fay made its fourth landfall in Florida, moving over the state's central Panhandle on a westward path.

CNN

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.

CNN

Study finds earthquake dangers for NYC

An analysis of recent earthquake activity around New York City has found that many small faults that were believed to be inactive could contribute to a major, disastrous earthquake.

Yahoo! News

NATION

Drinking age debate spreading

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

International Herald Tribune

Ready, set, cyber war!

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.

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.

Bloomberg

Stocks jump on falling oil prices

ABC News

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.

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.

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.

BusinessWeek

Good news for schools is in short supply

For the first time since taking over as superintendent of the Clark County School District in 2005, forget the $9.5 billion capital campaign they had expected to promote.

EducationNews.org

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.

MSNBC

Special section:

Best colleges 2009

U.S. News & World Report

Harvard crowned no. 1

MSNBC

HEALTH

Running from depression?

New research clarifies the link between exercise and depression.

ABC News

Gastric band weight-loss surgery can boost reflux

Gastric banding, a surgical procedure designed to combat obesity, appears to boost the risk for developing or exacerbating symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease.

HealthDay

Successful face transplants performed

Two men have undergone face transplants and have indicated promising results.

Medical News Today

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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.

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.

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.

BBC

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Algeria attacks

International Herald Tribune

UK economy comes to a standstill

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

BBC

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.

International Herald Tribune

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.

Variety

Hollywood classics ignored online

Almost a decade after consumers began legally downloading movies on the Internet, none of the greatest Hollywood titles is yet available for digital purchase or rental.

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.

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.

Sports Illustrated

Olympics

CBS News

Weightlifter expelled for doping

Ukrainian weightlifter Igor Razoronov has been kicked out of the Beijing Olympics, becoming the sixth athlete caught for doping during the games.

CNN

Celtics reach deal with Darius Miles

The Boston Celtics signed forward Darius Miles, who missed the last two NBA seasons because of knee injuries.

Associated Press

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.

HappyNews.com

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.

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.

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.

Religion News Service

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