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Lithuanian officials open new inquiry into secret CIA prisons

Twice in the past three years, the Lithuanian Parliament reports that the CIA secretly imprisoned Al-Qaida leaders in this Baltic country.

Boston Globe

'Elite' club conceals CIA 'torture' cells

ABC News

More than 200 people rescued in floods in Cumbria town

About 200 people have been rescued by the emergency services from the town of Cockermouth, as floods hit Cumbria in UK.

BBC

Hundreds rescued from flooded Cockermouth

YouTube

Senate health care bill faces crucial first vote

The Senate is expected to vote on whether to take up its version of sweeping health legislation. Majority leader, Harry Reid, refused to say whether he had the 60 votes to clear that procedural hurdle.

New York Times

5 questions that could decide the fate of health reform

Christian Science Monitor

Reid: Bill will save lives and money

YouTube

Mammogram debate portends challenges of health care reform

The furor over a federal panel’s recommendation against mammograms for most women in their 40s shows the obstacles the U.S. may face trimming costs in a $2.5 trillion health system.

Bloomberg

GOP uses mammogram study to attack health reform bill

NPR

Students arrested after 32 percent tuition hike sparks protests

Authorities arrested dozens of angry students at the University of California-Davis campus after they refused to vacate the school's administration building in protest of a tuition hike.

CNN

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New York Times

NATION

Review of air defense to thwart terror from the skies

The commander of military forces protecting North America has ordered a review of the costly air defenses intended to prevent another 9/11-style attack.

MSNBC

US advisory panel warns of rampant Chinese spying

U.S. congressional advisory panel said that Chinese spies are stealing American secrets to use in building Beijing's military and economic strength.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Reid announces Saturday test vote

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the first key test vote on his $848 billion health care bill will be taken.

Politico

Giuliani to run for Senate, White House

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next year — but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News.

NY Daily News

Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Retailers love shopping clubs, but beware of overspending

While the private clubs can save sale shoppers a lot of time, they also can be risky temptations for those on a budget or prone to overshopping.

USA TODAY

Oprah Winfrey to leave talk show in 2011

Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey's Harpo production house, announced that the media mogul will step off the "Oprah" set in September 2011.

ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cracked corn: Scientists solve maize's complex genetic maze

The corn genome has been mapped by more than 150 dedicated researchers. It's the most complicated plant genome to be deciphered and promises to increase the efficiency of the crop itself.

Scientific American

Scientists unveil ancient crocodile fossils

Paleontologists unveiled fossils of five ancient crocodile species that lived with and, in some cases, hunted down and ate up dinosaurs that roamed what is now Africa's Sahara Desert.

Chicago Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Anglican leader defends faith as Vatican welcomes his members

Archbishop Williams delivered a strong defense of Anglicanism, including its commitment to female priests. The Archbishop also called for clarity on the future of Catholic-Anglican dialogue.

New York Times

As Haggard returns, questions linger

After disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard decided to start holding prayer meetings at his Colorado home, advisers and observers, perhaps not surprisingly, reacted with disappointment.

Religion News Service

EDUCATION

Gates Foundation gives $335M to improve teacher effectiveness

Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality.

San Francisco Chronicle

University of Calif. students protest 32 percent tuition increase

Angry students at the University of California, Davis, refused to vacate the school's administration building in protest over a 32-percent tuition hike instituted by the California Board of Regents.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Job-seeking Tennesseans with disabilities find helping hand

Tennesseans find help with an on-going disability employment awareness campaign, which also urges workers with disabilities not to give up on job searches.

Public News Service

All in step as tiny twins prove to be against-the-odds winners

The neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner was inspired to do a little ''chicken dance'' when brain scans revealed that her team's surgery on the Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna had been a success.

Sydney Morning Herald

WORLD

Al-Qaida using English to push message

Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.

CBS News

Obama: Iran faces fresh nuclear sanctions within weeks

President Barack Obama used a speech in Seoul, South Korea to warn that Iran must meet a deadline for complying with international demands else it would face unspecified "consequences."

Guardian

Syria suspected of concealing nuclear activity

WTOP

BUSINESS

Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria

Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.

CNN

'Fat for cosmetics' murder suspects arrested in Peru

Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life

Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish, which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons.

Reuters

Islam's green initiative

Under the newly found coalition toward eco-commitment and a Muslim Seven Year Plan, Medina, Islam’s second most important city after Mecca, is to serve as a model green city.

Environmental News Network

SPORTS

Knicks' answer: 'No time frame' on whether to sign Iverson

New York Knicks President Donnie Walsh said there was "no time frame" on a decision on whether to sign free-agent guard Allen Iverson, 34.

USA TODAY

Knicks consider adding Iverson

ESPN

US, Cuba practice softball diplomacy

A metaphorical timeout has been in place between the U.S. and Cuba for nearly 50 years. But a group of Americans flew to Havana this week for a series of games aiming to bolster ties.

CNN

US debates lifting Cuba travel ban

Al Jazeera

HEALTH

Popcorn and soda equal to three quarter pounders, study finds

A medium popcorn and soft drink at an American cinema is the caloric equivalent of three McDonald's quarter pounder hamburgers topped with a dozen scoops of butter, according to a new study.

Telegraph.co.uk

Stocking up on meds saves money

Buying prescription drugs in bulk reduces costs for both patients and their insurers, researchers say.

MedPage Today

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