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President Barack Obama introduces Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, to members of the American delegation at the Kremlin, in Moscow (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP)

Obama, Medvedev agree to nuclear reductions

President Obama and Russian President Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third.

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama 'confident' Russia talks will be productive

The Hill

Obama family arrives in Moscow

MSNBC

Ex-defense Secretary McNamara dies

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, a key architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, has died at age 93.

TIME

China: 140 killed in riots in west

Tensions between ethnic Muslims and China's Han majority in the Xinjiang region erupted in riots that killed 140 people and injured 828, marking the deadliest unrest to hit the volatile area in decades.

Examiner

Internet, Twitter blocked after ethnic riot

PC World

China's Xinjiang hit by violence

BBC

Recession adds 6 percent to ranks of global poor: UN

The global recession has pushed up to 90 million more people into extreme poverty, the United Nations said, warning a reduction in aid could cause more hunger.

Reuters

Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan

A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to emerge from bankruptcy.

Houston Chronicle

Chrysler names directors to new board

NPR

GM's days may still be numbered

MarketWatch

NATION

State taxes burn tourists

Taxes on travel are soaring as states and cities target the wallets of tourists and business travelers for new revenue.

USA TODAY

Holiday fireworks accidents kill 5 workers

Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked the remote village of Ocracoke on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

NPR

POLITICS

What is Sarah Palin's next step?

As Palin prepares to step down, she pushes back on critics but offers no hints of her future.

ABC News

FBI spokesman: We're not investigating Palin

CNN

Biden: Administration 'misread' economy

In an interviw, Vice President Joe Biden said that although the Administration relied on forecasts in crafting its economic stimulus package, it erred in its assumption about the unemployment rate.

U.S. News & World Report

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Rumer Willis books '90210' gig

Rumer Willis, the daughter of Hollywood stars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, has landed a guest role on the teen drama "90210." She has previously appeared on TV's "Medium" and "CSI: New York."

UPI

Jackson's doc mum on anesthesia

The lawyer for the doctor at Michael Jackson's home the day he died says he did not give OxyContin or Demerol that day, but wouldn't say the same about the powerful anesthesia found at the singer's home.

FOX News

Jackson family to delay naming will executor

Google News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Marc Andreessen launches VC firm

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen has teamed up with long-time partner Ben Horowitz to launch an investment firm that will focus on technology startups.

InformationWeek

Even cockroaches get fat on bad food

Cockroaches may be tiny enough to slip through the smallest of cracks but, just like humans, these eternal pests can get fat on an unhealthy diet.

LiveScience

ENVIRONMENT

Kagame to address London Business Forum on climate change

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is in London to deliver an address on the impacts of climate change and global policies to manage them at the World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment.

allAfrica.com

Climate change shrinks sheep

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to researchers. Scientists say milder winters are helping smaller sheep to survive.

BruDirect

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Historic Bible pages put online

About 800 pages of the earliest surviving Christian Bible have been recovered and put on the Internet.

BBC

Terror awareness campaign for imams

As part of the Saudi government's national strategy to fight terrorism, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance has launched an awareness campaign for imams and preachers.

SahilOnline

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GOOD NEWS

Costa Rica: the 'happiest and greenest'

Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group.

ABC Science

Banking on volunteers

Charities hope Obama's "United We Serve" program — a campaign encouraging volunteerism in education, health, energy and environment — will inspire Angelenos to give more of themselves.

LA Daily News

WORLD

North Korean ship turns back

A North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons technology was forced to return home without delivering its cargo due to international pressure from U.N. sanctions, the U.S. Navy said.

Bloomberg

Honduras thwarts Zelaya's return

The military has foiled an attempt by Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president of Honduras, to return to his country, as clashes between his supporters and security forces led to at least two deaths.

Al Jazeera

Deadly clash at Honduran airport

BBC

BUSINESS

Despite economic slump, manufacturers are still innovating

U.S. manufacturers have taken a beating in the current downturn. Outside of housing and finance, it is hard to think of an industry that has suffered more.

CNBC

Stocks slide on economic fears

Stocks tumbled, as weakness in overseas markets and tumbling oil prices added to concerns about the length of the recession.

CNNMoney

Earnings drop worldwide as job losses hurt consumer spending

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Study suggests caffeine may prevent Alzheimer's symptoms

Researchers have linked caffeine with memory impairment reversal in mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

AHN

Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters

Vegetarians are 12 percent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Supreme Court ruling gives priority to special education

A Supreme Court ruling that forced an Oregon school district to reimburse parents of a special-needs student for private tuition opens doors for students in other states, education officials say.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Education chief asks teachers to consider merit pay

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged teachers to consider linking their salaries to student achievement during his speech at the National Education Association's annual meeting.

San Diego Union-Tribune

SPORTS

Autopsy for slain NFL star Steve McNair

Autopsies were being performed on the bodies of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a female friend who were found shot to death in a Nashville apartment, police said.

Reuters

The latest on the McNair investigation

ESPN

Federer triumphs in another epic

Forget that asterisk on Roger Federer's 15th Grand Slam triumph. Even Rafael Nadal couldn't have topped this.

ESPN

Federer: amazing shot around the post

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