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President Barack Obama introduces Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, who, in high school, broke the points record in women's basketball for her state, during a Ramadan celebration at the White House. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

Obama celebrates Ramadan with dinner at the White House

President Obama hosted a Ramadan dinner at the White House, celebrating the American Muslim community as one "of extraordinary dynamism and diversity."

RealClearPolitics

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The mind behind Obama's Ramadan dinner: George W. Bush

U.S. News & World Report

Free flu shots aim to slow pandemic in New York, Los Angeles and Boston

New York, Los Angeles and Boston are spearheading a drive to distribute 195 million doses of swine flu vaccine, aiming to slow the speed of the world’s fastest-moving pandemic.

Bloomberg

Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes near Java, Indonesia

A magnitude-7 earthquake struck near Java in Indonesia. The quake hit 120 miles south-southeast of Jakarta at a depth of about 30 miles, prompting evacuations of buildings in the capital.

Bloomberg

15 dead as earthquake strikes Indonesia

CNN

Hurricane Jimena weakens

Hurricane Jimena weakened to a Category 2 storm and brushed past many of the resort towns on the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula without making landfall.

CBC News

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Could Jimena put out California’s wildfires?

Christian Science Monitor

Jimena's winds slam Baja resort

Reuters

1st candidate steps up for Kennedy seat

Attorney General Martha Coakley of Massachusetts became the first candidate to begin the formal process to run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward M. Kennedy.

New York Times

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1st candidate moves to take Kennedy's seat

CBS News

NATION

California fire tornadoes spread flames

California wildfires consumed even more territory, but for the first time in a week of losing ground to the flames firefighters expressed optimism that their efforts were having an effect.

ABC News

Fierce California fires tear into tattered budget

Reuters

In pictures: California inferno

BBC

US use of private contractors hits record high

In Afghanistan, the U.S. military is relying on private contractors to an extent unprecedented in American history.

Christian Science Monitor

Most Americans oppose troops in Afghanistan

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Pelosi will let Rangel hold post despite latest allegations

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will let Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., keep his chairmanship despite his failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets on federal disclosure forms.

The Hill

'Making Home Affordable' program hasn't helped enough, some say

Six months into the program, only 6 percent of the 4 million eligible homeowners have gotten help. A lot more say they've been frustrated with the runaround they've been getting from lenders.

CNN

Kennedy's legacy of legislative success

During his 46 years as a senator, Ted Kennedy helped craft legislation that profoundly reformed everything from the country's racial makeup to the federal government's role in education.

U.S. News & World Report

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Miss India beauty pageant for transgenders

About 150 beauties with a difference will congregate in Chennai, India, when the city hosts the first Miss India contest for transgenders in December.

Times of India

Academy Awards changes voting method for 'best picture' Oscar

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced a change in the voting procedure for the best picture Oscar.

Monsters and Critics

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft show 'faster' Windows 7

Intel and Microsoft say the Windows 7 operating system will give "better battery life and quicker boot times."

BBC

Monkeys don’t go for music — unless it’s made for them

When music was composed based on the pitch, tone and tempo of tamarin calls, it was discovered that the species-specific music significantly affected monkey behavior and emotional response.

Wired

Gmail users suffer through outage

Most Gmail users were unable to get to their accounts as an outage struck the Google e-mail service. Google says service has returned to normal for most users.

CNET News

EDUCATION

Stanford poll: Obama sways public on controversial education issues

At the height of his popularity, President Obama could significantly sway public opinion on three controversial education issues: charter schools, merit pay and vouchers, a new study has found.

San Jose Mercury 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

SPORTS

Rockies down Mets, take Wild Card lead

Jorge De La Rosa halted the Rockies' season-worst losing streak at five games and put the team back atop the National League Wild Card race with an 8-3 victory at Coors Field before 26,190.

MLB.com

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

Kahn: Rubio not ready to jump to NBA

After saying all summer long that his preference was to play in the NBA, Ricky Rubio apparently got a case of cold feet at the last minute.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

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

Iran has 'updated nuclear package'

Iran has "prepared an updated nuclear package" and is ready to hold talks with world powers, the country's state-run Press TV reported.

CNN

Iran’s nuclear threat ‘hyped,’ atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei says

Times Online

Pinochet purges arrests ordered

A Chilean judge has issued arrest warrants for 129 people for allegedly helping purge the critics of former ruler General Augusto Pinochet.

BBC

Lockerbie paper trail leads to England's PM Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown was accused of double dealing after an official document emerged claiming that Libya was told that he wanted the Lockerbie bomber to die a free man.

Times Online

Pan Am paperwork goes public

CBS News

BUSINESS

BP says it's made 'giant' oil discovery

BP said it's made a giant oil discovery, at its Tiber Prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The well, located 250 miles southeast of Houston, found oil in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs.

FOX News

Wall Street stumbles into September

Markets tumbled as investors took a big step back at the start of what is typically a rough month, betting that stocks have risen too far too fast without any underlying support.

CNNMoney

Stocks tumble from worry about banks

Baltimore Sun

Auto sales hit 15-month high

Droves of U.S. consumers, propelled by cash-for-clunkers vouchers up to $4,500, helped drive August auto sales to their best performance in 15 months.

Detroit Free Press

Asian automakers get over half US auto sales

Channel NewsAsia

ENVIRONMENT

Hunting for methane

Scientists believe that human-driven climate change has already contributed to the melting of frozen Arctic tundra, which may decrease the release of carbon dioxide and methane inside that tundra.

Emagazine

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

HEALTH

Surgery tweets: New way to keep family in the loop

From anesthesia to the recovery room, 70-year-old Monna Cleary's children followed her surgery — 140 characters or less at a time.

MSNBC

Alcohol a motivator for exercise?

People who drink alcoholic beverages on a regular basis may be more likely than teetotalers to exercise — and the more they drink, the more likely they are to work out, a new study shows.

WebMD

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Popular NIV Bible to undergo update

The revised NIV will be released in 2011, the 400th anniversary of the King James Version. The new Bible will replace both a 1984 NIV translation and a 2002 edition, known as Today's NIV.

Tennessean

Was an anti-abortion bishop too vocal for the Vatican?

Controversial Scranton, Pa., Bishop Joseph Martino stunned longtime church-watchers with an announcement of his resignation.

TIME

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