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Mexico to evacuate thousands as fierce Hurricane Jimena nears

Emergency workers struggled to evacuate thousands of reluctant slum dwellers as extremely dangerous Hurricane Jimena approached Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula.

Baltimore Sun

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Hurricane briefing

MSNBC

US mulls Afghan strategy

The deaths of four NATO troops have marked the end of the deadliest month in Afghanistan for U.S. forces as the organization's top commander called for a new strategy.

Al Jazeera

Afghan commander calls for new strategy

NPR

Weather helps battling California wildfire

With the air noticeably more humid, and temperatures expected to be slightly cooler, firefighters for the first time expressed guarded optimism about attempts to contain the deadly L.A. fires.

New York Times

Firefighters gain on blaze near Los Angeles

ABC News

Station fire moves toward hillside homes

cbs2.com

California wildfires spread, homes destroyed

NPR

Massachusetts plans interim US Senate pick as election set

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick set in motion a plan to allow him to pick a temporary successor for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy before voters choose someone in a Jan. 19 special election.

Bloomberg

Health care debate exposes regional rift for Democrats

Congress' efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system are plagued by an age-old urban-rural, coasts versus the heartland schism in the Democratic Party.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

Military cancels controversial reporter-rating contract with media firm

The military has canceled a controversial contract with Rendon Group, a D.C.-based media consulting firm, to write assessments of war reporters.

Wired

Justice Dept. to recharge enforcement of civil rights

Attorney General Holder is reshaping the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division by pushing it back into voting rights, housing, employment, bank lending practices and redistricting after the 2010 census.

New York Times

US acquires land for flight 93 memorial

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the government will pay $9.5 million to acquire land so the Flight 93 National Memorial can be built by the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

CBS News

POLITICS

McDonnell defends writings from past

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell moved to distance himself from aspects of a 20-year-old academic paper in which he addressed working women, feminism and homosexuality.

The Roanoke Times

DC power brokers launch effort for federalized voter registration

A bipartisan group of Washington power brokers wants to streamline the voter registration process by centralizing it in the federal government.

The Hill

Obama official disputes Cheney's claims

Former Vice President Dick Cheney had his facts wrong when he blasted Attorney General Eric Holder for launching an investigation into past CIA interrogation techniques, an administration official said.

CNN

White House, Cheney spar

CBS News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

US mounted police units face cuts

Several cities in the United States, struggling with increasing budget constraints caused by the recession are looking for ways to cut costs.

BBC

Holding onto your money tightly may choke off happiness

Ultrafrugal people are likely to have money in the bank and be in good financial position, which should contribute to their happiness. But that death grip on their dollars can detract from it.

Philadelphia Inquirer

The Grapes of Wrath revisited: retracing Steinbeck's footsteps

Steinbeck based his story of the Joads' experiences on the real accounts of those living at the Weedpatch camp, built by the federal government as a place of shelter and protection for desperate migrants.

Guardian

For some hard-pressed, a campsite is home

Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Astronomers find coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth

No human is thought to have ever been there but it is expected to yield images of the heavens three times sharper than any ever taken from the ground.

ScienceDaily

Judge issues dismissal of convictions in MySpace hoax

A judge has thrown out convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in an Internet hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who committed suicide.

MSNBC

British plan to tackle asteroids

A team of British scientists are developing plans for a spacecraft that could stop large asteroids from destroying the Earth.

BBC

SPORTS

Dodgers acquire slugger Jim Thome, pitcher Jon Garland

The National League-leading Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired veteran slugger Jim Thome and pitcher Jon Garland, the team said.

Reuters

Gymnast Liukin says she won't be at October worlds

Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin said she has withdrawn her name from consideration for the USA Gymnastics team that will compete at the world gymnastics championships in London.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Dunbar opens with complete new look

Even seniors didn't recognize Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore after a two-year, $28 million renovation that transformed the worn interior into one better able to support students.

Baltimore Sun

Bionic brain chips could be key to overcoming paralysis

An experiment performed last year was the first demonstration of a new treatment that might one day cure paralysis, which is typically caused by a broken connection in the spinal cord.

New Scientist

UH faculty honored for excellence in undergraduate teaching

The University of Hawaii has selected seven faculty members from campuses across the university system as the recipients of the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

University of Hawaii News

WORLD

Poland ceremonies mark WWII start

Leaders from Russia and Germany are among those expected at ceremonies in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.

BBC

Poland marks start of World War II

Reuters

Iran protester killed in prison

An Iranian news agency says a young man arrested during post-election protests died after being beaten, and not from meningitis as police had first claimed.

BBC

BUSINESS

Walmart launches online marketplace

Walmart Stores said it will launch an online marketplace with nearly 1 million items available through a number of retailers.

CNBC

US stocks finish lower

U.S. stocks closed lower, with the selling on Wall Street trimming a sixth straight monthly gain for the S&P 500 index on the final day of August.

BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists stumble in ongoing climate fight

Environmentalists are making slow progress adapting a movement built for other goals into a political hammer, pushing a complex proposal through a skeptical Senate.

CBS News

Open-pit California mine digs in for "green" gold rush

The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre hole in the ground at the edge of California's high desert.

Environmental News Network

As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, global shortage looms

Worldwide demand for rare earth metals is expected to exceed supply by some 40,000 tons annually in several years unless major new production sources are developed.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Transgender Vt. teen wants genderless bathrooms in school

A transgender teenager is lending his voice to a movement in Vermont to require the state's middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms.

USA TODAY

Back to school: algebra, the birthplace and graveyard for many in math

Algebra is so important that the National Mathematics Advisory Council, appointed by the President, called it a "demonstrable gateway to later achievement."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HEALTH

Preventive care savings recast

Preventive services may reduce health care costs, but probably not to the degree President Barack Obama and other Democrats have said, according to a newly published study.

Concord Monitor

Prostate cancer screening: prelude to unnecessary treatment?

One million American men since 1986 have been treated for prostate tumors that may never have killed them or even caused symptoms, according to a new study by Dartmouth College.

Forbes

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Eagle bodies, parts for Indian rites are collected, sent from Colorado morgue

For some Americans, practicing their religion requires a federal permit and a long wait for a controlled substance — eagle parts.

Denver Post

Mormons become victims in $50 million scam to sell gold bullion

Like victims of other get-rich scams, Tri Energy’s investors had something in common. Many were Mormons and born-again Christians who shared dreams and prayers on nightly conference calls.

Bloomberg

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People look at a sand sculpture in the likeness of an octopus and fish on the beach in Vina del Mar, Chile. (Photo by Santiago Llanquin / AP)

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