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A real estate group's report says sales of previously occupied homes rose 3.6 percent from May to June, the third consecutive monthly increase and a sign that a housing recovery is under way in much of the country. (Photo by Reed Saxon / AP)

US existing home sales rise, fueling recovery hopes

U.S. existing home sales notched their third monthly rise in a sign that the housing industry is slowly healing, but new jobless claims rose last week in a move distorted by unusual seasonal layoffs.

Reuters

Existing home sales up 3.6 percent

Forbes

North Korea 'has no friends left'

Speaking at an Asia-Pacific security forum in Phuket, Thailand, Hillary Clinton said the North's only option was to heed the demands of the international community and return to disarmament talks.

Al Jazeera

Senate Dems push health care to September

Senate Democratic leaders made it official that health reform will have to wait until the fall to be considered by Congress’ upper chamber.

The Hill

Obama forges ahead with health care push

CNN

Obama defends health care reform

YouTube

A view from Comic Con

Every summer, Comic Con brings together thousands of colorful and costumed fans for four days of pop-culture indulgence.

ABC News

Arrest of black Harvard scholar stirs debate; officer says he won't apologize

A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home says he followed procedure and is disappointed by the national debate triggered by the incident.

Baltimore Sun

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Gates case: Is Obama right?

NPR

Obama on Gates' arrest

ABC News

NATION

Sotomayor gains one GOP vote and loses another one

A key conservative Republican announced his support for Judge Sonia Sotomayor while another said he'd vote against her.

USA TODAY

Federal minimum wage to increase

The federal minimum wage in America will rise by 70 cents to $7.25 an hour, the third rise since 2007.

Economist

Minimum wage hike spurs optimism and debate

NPR

POLITICS

New tax? Drive more, pay more money

A $16.5 million study, funded by Congress, is looking at changing the tax structure for drivers by eliminating the per-gallon gasoline tax and replacing it with one based solely on how far a driver travels.

ABC News

TMT: too much Twitter?

If the medium is the message, then what's the message when politicians use 140-character tweets to talk about their state's dire economic circumstances or ethics charges?

Yahoo! News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Taco Bell chihuahua dies

With her oversized ears and pointy little snout, Gidget, the Taco Bell chihuahua, suffered a stroke and died at the age of 15.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Recession works way into pop culture

The new HBO series “Hung” premiered this summer with scenes of abandoned Detroit factories and a voiceover lamenting how the city has gone to seed.

MSNBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

This article will self-destruct: Tool is developed to make online data vanish

The University of Washington has developed a way for electronic communications such as e-mail, Facebook posts and chat messages to automatically self-destruct.

ScienceDaily

Microsoft finalizes Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 code

Microsoft has finalized the code for its Windows 7 client OS and Windows Server 2008 R2, sending both products to manufacturing on schedule.

PC World

ENVIRONMENT

Huge oil, natural gas reserve found in California may be biggest in decades

Occidental Petroleum Corp. says it has discovered oil and natural gas in a Kern County field that may represent the biggest find in California in more than 35 years.

Houston Chronicle

EU to ban inefficient fridges and TVs in global-warming battle

The European Union is to ban the sale of inefficient TVs, fridges and electric motors as early as next July in a bid to save energy and fight global warming.

Earth Times

HEALTH

Mice made from mouse skin cells

Two separate teams of Chinese researchers are reporting the same stem cell advance which resulted in baby mice derived from mouse skin cells.

WebMD

Obesity rates slowing among children

Although the prevalence of obesity among young, low-income children is still high, nearly 15 percent, it may have leveled off in the last five years, CDC researchers say.

MedPage Today

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

The Arab world: waking from its sleep

Economist

Column:

Turn economic setback into opportunity

Christian Science Monitor

Blog:

Obama improving US image abroad

USA TODAY

Column (James Bamford):

The NSA is still listening to you

Salon.com

Editorial:

A spike in homeless families

Christian Science Monitor

Blog (Caitlin McDevitt):

President backs millionaire tax

Slate

Column (John Bersia):

Shah era offers insight on Iran's future

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Merlene Davis):

Harvard incident a failure to communicate

Lexington Herald-Leader

Column (Dan Rodricks):

Cronkite was right about this 'war,' too

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Women's center reaches out to inform communities about domestic violence

Women's Crisis Support/Defensa de Mujeres won a $20,000 grant to educate underserved communities about the group's services.

San Jose Mercury News

Gates Foundation increases funding, defends AIDS initiative in India

Bill Gates announced a new contribution of $80 million to Avahan, an initiative the Gates Foundation launched in 2003 for HIV prevention programs in India.

Seattle Times

WORLD

More troops will die in Afghanistan, says Joe Biden

More British and American troops will die in Afghanistan, but the war against the Taliban is in the national interests of both countries, according to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Guardian

Bin Laden son reported killed

U.S. officials believe Saad bin Laden — a son of Osama bin Laden — has been killed by an American missile in Pakistan.

NPR

BUSINESS

Ford posts profit after restructuring

Ford Motor Co. posted a $2.3 billion quarterly net profit, mainly due to debt restructuring, and said it was on track to at least break even in 2011, sending its shares up more than 9 percent.

Reuters

Stocks extend gains after home sales report

Seattle Times

Amazon buys Zappos.com

Seattle-based Amazon.com said that it is acquiring online shoe retailer Zappos.com, in a deal that is worth approximately $807 million in Amazon common stock.

Northwest Innovation

Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos

YouTube

EDUCATION

Calif. budget deal cuts $5.9 billion

As California lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal to close the state’s $26.3 billion budget gap, public schools are likely to be stung by a new $5.9 billion spending cut.

Education Week

School districts paint dark picture of 'sexting' danger

As district officials get ready for the coming school year, their planning includes measures to combat "sexting," the provocative teen practice of sending racy photographs and video to friends.

EducationNews.org

SPORTS

Phelps has unfinished business

With 14 Olympic and 17 world championship gold medals already in his possession, it is hard to imagine what Michael Phelps might have left to accomplish in a pool.

Reuters

Armstrong announces next year's team

Lance Armstrong is forming a new cycling team that will compete in next year's Tour de France.

Sports Illustrated

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Church of England offers combined wedding, baptism

The Church of England is offering couples a two-for-one service — marriage for them and baptisms for their children.

CBS News

Peaceful protest against Oregon Senate bill banning religious freedom in schools

An interfaith group will hold a peaceful protest to draw attention to a law that could have, but ultimately failed to, allow teachers religious freedom on the job.

Salem News

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