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Somali insurgents with alleged links to al-Qaida looted U.N. compounds in southern Somalia and announced they will ban three U.N. agencies from operating in insurgent-controlled areas. (Photo by Mohamed Sheikh Nor / AP)

UN chief slams looting of UN offices in Somalia

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the looting of U.N. offices by hardline Shebab militiamen in two Somali towns but said the world body would continue helping the lawless country.

Google News

White House delays report on closing Guantánamo detention center

A key task force set up to help close the terror detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been granted an additional six months to study policy options to complete the shutdown.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama misses deadline

Reuters

Iran's 'pursuit of nuclear weapons will not advance its security'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is prepared to bolster the defense of its Gulf allies if Iran develops a nuclear weapons program.

BBC

Obama woos Dems on his health plan

President Barack Obama chastised opponents of his health care overhaul as political opportunists, and then hauled balky Democrats into his office to twist their arms.

NY Daily News

'Comparative effectiveness' in health care

NPR

Senate doctors create show on health care

McClatchy

Pakistan objects to expansion in Afghanistan war

Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance when thousands of new American forces are arriving in the region.

MSNBC

Airlines: economy's ticking time bomb?

While some parts of the economy are showing signs of recovery, the airline industry looks headed for a turbulent ride, ending with at least one major carrier possibly going out of business.

ABC News

Continental Airlines hits more turbulence

The Star-Ledger

Autos, banks spend $20M lobbying

Auto companies and eight of the country’s biggest banks that received tens of billions of dollars in federal bailout money spent more than $20 million on lobbying lawmakers in the first half of this year.

The Hill

NATION

California budget cuts into health care

Deep cuts in government services including health care, prisons and local government assistance are the likely results of the budget deal struck between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers.

Christian Science Monitor

Gates police confrontation ends with charge dropped

Police in Cambridge, Mass., dropped a disorderly conduct charge against Harvard University African-American studies professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Bloomberg

Gates arrest resonates through black America

NPR

POLITICS

Senate clash over concealed guns

Gun control and gun rights advocates are heading for another clash with a Senate vote on a measure that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry those hidden weapons into other states.

Forbes

Carrying concealed guns

CBS News

Ethics investigator rules against Palin

An independent investigator has found evidence that Gov. Sarah Palin may have violated ethics laws, trading on her position as she sought money for lawyer fees.

Associated Press

BUSINESS

Apple bucks recession with some of best financial results in its history

After spending recent months fighting off questions about the health of chief executive Steve Jobs, iPod maker Apple shrugged off its critics by announcing some of the best financial results in its history.

Guardian

Bernanke and the dollar

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has a major problem on his hands. He is doing his best to try and save the economy from slipping further into recession.

CNNMoney

'Confident' Fed can curb inflation

YouTube

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

White House goes a little bit country

Continuing a series on arts education, 120 middle and high school music students learned about music and song writing from some of country music's best award-winning performers.

Las Vegas Sun

'The Beatles: Rock Band' video announces 15 new tracks

The debut of "The Beatles: Rock Band" is still over a month away, but early glimpses of the video game suggest another wave of Fab Four hysteria can’t be far off.

Rolling Stone

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

President convinces Congress to scrap additional F-22 order

The F-22 Raptor stealth fighter was designed to defeat any threat it might face but an even tougher fighter shot down seven of the planes before they even got off the assembly line.

Popular Science

F-22 Raptor takeoff and landing

YouTube

MLB tests DNA to detect frauds

Confronted with cases of identity and age falsification by Latin American baseball prospects, Major League Baseball is conducting genetic testing on some promising young players and their parents.

Austin American-Statesman

ENVIRONMENT

Winter heat threatens California's crops, says study

California's abundant harvest of fruits and nuts is threatened by warmer winters, UC Davis scientists warn in a new report.

San Francisco Chronicle

Interview:

Environmentalist Bill McKibben

Minivan News

Lebanon's grotto among finalists in natural wonders of the world

Lebanon's Jeita Grotto was registered among the 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, Lebanese media said.

Earth Times

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GOOD NEWS

Running gets homeless residents on track emotionally, physically

'Back on My Feet' uses running to help the homeless become self-sufficient, creating teams that run together to reach goals ranging from finishing a 3-mile run to a half or full marathon.

USA TODAY

Tyler Perry gives the gift of Disney World to Philadelphia campers

Perry announced that he was sending the Creative Steps campers, each with a guardian, on an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Pakistan to address electricity crisis

Parliament member Hanif Abbasi has urged the Pakistan government to address the ongoing electricity emergency.

Online-International News Network

Pakistan power cuts spark riots

Reuters

Japan PM urges voters to reject change

Prime Minister Taro Aso, who dissolved the powerful lower house of Japan's parliament, launched his party's electoral fight with a familiar refrain: Reject change.

Google News

HEALTH

Hard times for young adults

Already the least likely of any age group to have coverage, adults in their 20s face brutal job searches and more time uninsured because of the recession. Nearly 30 percent were uninsured in 2007.

Seattle Times

Stimulus will provide $220 million for health care training

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said that $220 million in federal stimulus funds will be disbursed to programs across the country to train workers in health care and other high-growth industries.

Kansas City Star

Genetic variation and survival advantage in African-Americans with HIV

From the start of the HIV epidemic, it appeared that some of the people who were infected with the virus were able to ward off the fatal effects of the disease longer than others.

ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

More teachers getting low marks

The percentage of New York teachers rated "unsatisfactory" nearly doubled this year compared to three years ago, possibly putting them on the road to getting fired.

NY Daily News

New GI Bill takes battle out of higher ed

Approximately 460,000 veterans are expected to tap into the most extensive veterans educational program since the GI Bill was signed into law in 1944.

Detroit News

SPORTS

Armstrong says he could pass Contador

Lance Armstrong mustered one of his strongest showings at this Tour de France, a dazzling burst of acceleration that allowed him to keep second place.

Baltimore Sun

Agent: Nash re-ups with Suns

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash has notified the Phoenix Suns that he is accepting their two-year extension offer worth $22 million.

ESPN

NBA summer leagues launch new talent

USA TODAY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Russian pupils to learn religion, ethics

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a project to require students to take religion or secular ethics in the wake of turbulence following the collapse of the officially atheist Soviet Union.

Houston Chronicle

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Parochial school teachers can't claim bias

The Wisconsin Supreme Court says religious school teachers are not protected by the state's anti-discrimination laws.

WKBT.com

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