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Worshippers congratulate each other after attending joint Sunni-Shiite prayers in a reopened Sunni mosque in west Baghdad, Iraq. More and more Sunni mosques are being reopened in Baghdad, as authorities hope to encourage members of the displaced Sunni minority to return to their neighborhoods and reverse the sectarian cleansing that drove thousands of people from their homes. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)

Feds raid janitorial service, immigration violations cited

Three top officials of a nationwide cleaning service were charged with fraud and tax crimes as part of a federal investigation that also netted more than 200 illegal immigrants in 17 states.

USA Today

U.S. Soldier gets 100 years for Iraq rape, killing

A U.S. soldier was sentenced to 100 years in prison for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the killing of her family last year.

San Francisco Chronicle

Democrats move to limit Bush's authority

Yahoo! News

Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work.

MSNBC

Cleric in alleged CIA kidnap speaks publicly

An Egyptian cleric said that Egyptian officials tortured him in prison after he was kidnapped in Italy — allegedly by CIA agents — and sent here for interrogation.

MSNBC

U.S. seniors fight off muggers, killing one

A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a band of muggers in eastern Costa Rica, sending two of the assailants fleeing and killing a third.

CNN

NATION

Britain’s Iraq timing awkward for U.S.

As the British announced the beginning of their departure, the White House proclaimed it "basically a good-news story." Yet the decision was doing a good job masquerading as a bad-news story.

Washington Post

Prince Harry gets Iraq call up

CNN

Indonesian ferry fire kills 16

Sixteen people died and 17 were missing after a fire on an Indonesian ferry off Jakarta Bay, with desperate passengers hurling themselves into the sea.

Courier Mail

Blogger gets 4 years for insulting Islam

An Egyptian blogger was sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Islam, the Prophet Muhammad and Egypt's president, sending a chill through fellow Internet writers.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Senate Dems move to limit Iraq mission

Determined to challenge President Bush, Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to limit the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq, effectively revoking the broad authority Congress granted in 2002, officials said.

ABC News

Hillary's Hollywood ending?

When the Hollywood glitterati shifted their support this week from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama, the event marked a sea change in an industry that has long supported the former first lady.

Forbes

Deval: ‘I really screwed up’

Gov. Deval Patrick admitted he "really screwed up" by spending tax dollars on a leased Cadillac and high-end office furniture, but defended the hiring of a $72,000-a-year chief of staff for his wife.

Boston Herald

SPORTS

Former NBA star Dennis Johnson dies

Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championships with the Boston Celtics died Thursday. He was 52.

Sports Illustrated

Wade injures shoulder in loss to Rockets

Just when the Miami Heat were getting back on track, they may have lost the person they can least afford to be without.

Sporting News

Wimbledon agrees to pay women same

After years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure and agreed to pay women players as much as the men at the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament.

MSNBC

HEALTH

FDA orders warning 'guides' for ADHD drugs

Pharmacists will soon begin handing out "medication guides" about cardiovascular and psychiatric problems linked to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs, the FDA announced.

USA Today

Herpes treatment could help keep HIV at bay, study shows

Although it doesn't target HIV directly, a herpes drug may go a long way toward reducing HIV load in women who carry both viruses, a new study shows.

HealthDay

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Australia wants (incandescent) lights out by 2010

Australia looks set to become the first country to phase out incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, as part of its drive to reduce harmful emissions.

International Herald Tribune

Tire-sized calamari rings? Half-ton squid reeled in

A fishing crew has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed, a fisheries official said.

CNN

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Atheist group takes on Bush's faith-based initiative at Supreme Court

Annie Laurie Gaylor speaks with a soft voice, but her message catches attention: Keep God out of government.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Top U.S. Anglican stands fast on gay rights

The head of the U.S. wing of the Anglican church, who supports ordaining gays and allowing blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples, will not soften her views, her aide said.

Globeandmail.com

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GOOD NEWS

'Miracle baby' goes home after extra day in hospital

Parents of one of the world's smallest premature babies got to take her home for the first time since she was delivered last fall.

CNN

Prime Minister, Gates ante millions for AIDS research

Billionaire philanthropist and technology guru Bill Gates and Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a major joint initiative to finance the development of possible AIDS vaccines in Canada.

Canada.com

NATION

Carter says majority in U.S. support views in book

Jimmy Carter defended his new book on the Middle East against sharp criticism from Jewish groups and said a majority of U.S. citizens, including many Jews, supported its main proposals.

Reuters

Lawmaker drops anti-spanking effort

A lawmaker's bid to ban spanking of young children — met with a fierce backlash in California and ridicule across the nation — has died a premature death.

San Jose Mercury

U.S. to exempt kids from new passport rules

Children will be exempt from new rules that require travelers to show passports when entering the U.S. at land or sea borders, the Bush administration has announced.

Yahoo! News

BUSINESS

Microsoft loses $1.5 billion patent case

Microsoft Corp. must pay $1.5 billion in damages to telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA for violating two patents related to digital music, a federal jury has ruled.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HSBC announces departure of 2 top executives at U.S. business

HSBC Holdings, which has warned of higher-than-expected bad loan provisions because of lending trouble in the United States, announced the departure of two of the top executives.

International Herald Tribune

U.S. says new regulations aren't needed for hedge fund

The Bush administration and top financial regulators pledged increased vigilance over hedge funds but stopped short of proposing any new regulations.

Houston Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists duplicate fish sensory organ for submarines

Fish use a row of specialized sensory organs along the sides of their bodies to hunt for prey, alert them of predators and aid in school swimming. Now scientists have developed a lateral line for submaries.

LiveScience

Prestigious computing award goes to a woman for 1st time

One of the most prestigious prizes in computing, the $100,000 Turing Award, went to a woman for the first time in the award's 40-year history.

Newsday

ENVIRONMENT

Judge: Anna Nicole's body goes to daughter's guardian

A judge has ruled that the guardian of Anna Nicole Smith’s infant daughter should get custody of the model’s body.

Detroit Free Press

Spears back in rehab?

An appearance in family court sought by Kevin Federline amid a child custody dispute with Britney Spears was canceled as reports surfaced that she was back in rehab.

ABC News

Marcia Cross' dual delivery

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross and her husband, Tom Mahoney, welcomed fraternal twin girls named Eden and Savannah in Los Angeles, Cross' publicist confirmed.

E! Online

American education thriving ... in Qatar

Five U.S. universities have opened satellite campuses in the Mideast state of Qatar.

Christian Science Monitor

Music companies take crackdown to campuses

College students who faced lawsuits for illegally sharing music over campus computer networks risk being unplugged from the Internet or even suspended over recording industry complaints.

CNN

Photo of the Day

Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin of France, speeds down the course on his way to setting the fastest time, during the training session for the Alpine Ski World Cup men's downhill, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Marco Trovati / AP)

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