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Exchange rates are shown at a foreign currency exchange shop. World markets slid and the euro hovered near four-year lows against the dollar after Germany announced new curbs on traders in attempt to prevent the continent's debt crisis from getting out of control. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris / AP)

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Oil spill oozes into mouth of Mississippi marshes

The spectacle many feared finally began unfolding as gooey, rust-colored oil washed into the marshes at the mouth of the Mississippi for the first time, stoking public anger with both BP and the government.

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CBS News

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Conflict of interest worries raised in spill tests

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Oil spill size could save BP millions

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Oil slick reaches stream toward Fla.

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Disabled athletes defy an unaccommodating city

Russia’s Paralympic team has come to dominate high-level international competitions over the years, even as the fortunes of Russia’s main national team have steadily declined.

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German lawmakers back $1 trillion euro aid package

German lawmakers backed a $1 trillion safety net to stabilize the euro, but world stocks slid further on fears Europe's debt crisis and tougher financial regulation will choke economic recovery.

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Reuters

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Investors flee the markets

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Globeandmail.com

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Crisis fuels rise in violence

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Spiegel International

Jobless claims jump by 25,000

New claims for state jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week for the first time since early April, suggesting the labor market recovery has hit a speed bump.

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Stocks tumble on euro crisis, jobless claims

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PBS

Scientists detect ovarian cancer earlier

Researchers demonstrated a promising new way to detect ovarian cancer early, a long-sought tool in the battle against the disease known as "the silent killer."

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Houston Chronicle

Study: uninsured vs. insured

A family with private health insurance is just as likely to use the emergency room as people without insurance.

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USA TODAY

NATION

Top intelligence adviser resigns

President Barack Obama's top intelligence adviser, Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, announced his resignation. His office oversees 17 agencies of the U.S. intelligence community.

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CNN

Obama to raise fuel standards

President Obama decided to use his power to order tougher fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, accelerating the fight against climate change.

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POLITICS

Senate passes Wall Street regulation bill

The legislation passed by the Senate would reshape the U.S. financial industry and its regulators with a sweep unseen since the aftermath of the Great Depression.

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BusinessWeek

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Key amendments to bill

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Sweeping financial overhaul passed

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NPR

Prominent businesswomen lead the pack in 2010 elections

Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina and Linda McMahon are three women shaking things up in the 2010 elections.

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San Jose Mercury News

Paul tries to defuse controversy over discriminatory remarks

Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky labored to explain remarks suggesting businesses be allowed to deny service to blacks without fear of federal interference.

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HEALTH

Women who drink 6 coffees a day may have smaller babies

Pregnant women who drink six cups of coffee every day may have smaller babies than women who consume less caffeine, according to a Dutch study.

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Reuters

Tobacco may help from catching the flu

Cigarettes kill more than four million people a year, but a cousin of the tobacco plant could help protect the rest of us from a major flu pandemic.

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Popular Science

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yoga can improve sleep for cancer survivors

Yoga classes can help cancer survivors who have sleeping problems after they've finished treatment rest easy.

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USA TODAY

Scientists reach milestone on way to artificial life

Scientists are reporting that they have made a living cell from DNA that was originally synthesized in a lab. The result is an important, and some would say troubling step on the road to creating life in the lab.

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NPR

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Q-and-A: synthetic life

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ENVIRONMENT

Geoengineering doesn't work as well as natural processes

Blooms of algae created by pumping nutrients into the ocean can suck up at least ten times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than was previously thought.

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Environmental News Network

EPA to BP: Use a less toxic clean-up

Citing worries about a fragile coastal environment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency gave BP 24 hours to select a less toxic chemical than the one that it is now using to break up crude oil.

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Scientist: BP's oil spill estimates improbable

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NPR

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Oil washing up on marshes

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National Geographic

SPORTS

Lance Armstrong injured in cycling crash, hours after denying doping allegations

Cyclist Lance Armstrong denied allegations by his former teammate Floyd Landis that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong was later involved in a crash during the race and taken to a hospital.

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Armstrong says he has nothing to hide

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ESPN

A very good day for Jason Day at Nelson

Jason Day was thinking about withdrawing from the Byron Nelson Championship. He ended up toughing it out, and "it was probably a good idea," he said with a smile.

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GOOD NEWS

$325 million funding initiative for high-performing charter schools

JPMorgan Chase announced a $325 million initiative to support the growth of high-performing U.S. charter schools in today’s challenging credit environment.

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PNNOnline

More help bound for Haiti

A container packed with medical equipment and relief supplies left Maine, bound for a hospital in Haiti to treat survivors of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

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Portland Press Herald

WORLD

Cyclone Laila hits Indian coast

Heavy rains and fierce winds battered India's south-eastern coast as Cyclone Laila hit shore, disrupting transport and toppling power and communication lines.

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Earth Times

Taliban in secret talks at mystery location in Maldives

The Taliban are holding secret unofficial talks at an undisclosed location in the Maldives, officials said in a statement confirming the meeting.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Calif. institute formed to certify safety of consumer products

California's crackdown on harmful materials in consumer products is gaining a new tool: a nonprofit institute that plans to help manufacturers come up with safer alternatives.

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Wall Street Journal

Toyota to acquire stake in Tesla Motors

Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest automaker, is acquiring a $50 million stake in Tesla Motors Inc. and will develop electric vehicles with the California company.

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BusinessWeek

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San Jose Mercury News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Wherefore art thou Juliet?

The "Juliet Club," a 15-strong group of secretaries, responds to the 6,000 letters that arrive each year, seeking advice from Miss Capulet on everything from first kisses to abortion and adultery.

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Times Online

Police: Thief steals Picasso, Matisse from Paris museum

A lone thief stole five paintings worth a total of half a billion euros, including works by Picasso and Matisse, in a brazen overnight heist from a Paris modern art museum, police and prosecutors said.

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Star Tribune

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Art theft in Paris

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Guardian

EDUCATION

Oxford students who take socially useful jobs could get free tuition

Students at Oxford could be exempt from fees if they later go into "socially useful" jobs, under a blueprint to be considered by the university.

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The Independent

Detroit Public School students at bottom of national test

Detroit Public Schools fourth- and eighth-graders performed worst in the nation on a national reading test according to new results.

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Detroit News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

'Marxist' Dalai Lama criticizes capitalism

The Dalai Lama has criticized capitalism calling himself a Marxist, on a four day trip to New York. The Tibetan spiritual leader said Marxism has "moral ethics, whereas capitalism is only how to make profits."

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Telegraph.co.uk

Ministry reaches homeless by listening

Raleigh ministry Love Wins works with the homeless by listening and sharing. Yes, the ministry does offer food, but as volunteers will tell you, the real ministry happens long after the food is gone.

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Raleigh News & Observer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Obesity 'often set before age of 2'

The "tipping point" that sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs before the age of two, study says.

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BBC

Photo of the Day

A villager holds an umbrella made of palm leaves as he returns home under dark clouds on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout / AP)

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