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In this photo file, President Barack Obama makes a toast with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP)

Skin color affects ability to empathize

Humans are hardwired to feel another person's pain. But they may feel less innate empathy if the other person's skin color doesn't match their own, a new study suggests.

CNN

Clock ticking on 100,000 teachers' jobs

Senior congressional Democrats and the Obama administration scramble to line up support for $23 billion in federal aid to avert an estimated 100,000 or more school layoffs nationwide.

MSNBC

New security doctrine stresses diplomacy

The Obama administration unveiled a new national security doctrine that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world.

Reuters

DHS: Attempted attacks on US at all-time high

CBS News

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National security strategy recognizes homegrown threats

ABC News

Violence 'linked to US drug market'

It's a paradox that the current spate of blood-letting in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, was provoked by the attempt to extradite a wanted man to the United States.

BBC

Fierce hurricane season predicted

Federal forecasters called for an "active" to "extremely active" hurricane season. They predict anywhere from 14 to 23 named storms to form in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

USA TODAY

Hurricane season could be above average

CNN

NATION

Some recent grads face health care coverage gap

Despite a health care overhaul provision that allows young adults to stay on their parents' health plans until age 26, many 20-somethings and their families are discovering that the coverage varies.

NPR

BP in wait-and-see mode with 'top kill'

BP officials may soon know whether the oil company's latest attempt to cap the runaway leak in the Gulf of Mexico is yielding results.

CNN

White House to suspend oil drilling in Arctic

CBS News

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Houston Chronicle

The Gulf oil spill

New York Times

POLITICS

Ethics office asks for investigation of lobby firm PMA Group's clients

A congressional ethics office asked the Justice Department to review evidence it found suggesting that companies are providing campaign cash to lawmakers for no-bid contracts.

Washington Post

Democrats claim votes are there to nix ‘Don’t ask, don't tell’ policy

Lawmakers and gay-rights activists predicted that both the Senate and House will have enough votes to repeal the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” law.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Europe seeks new levy on banks to create crisis funds

A network of national funds should be introduced so the cost of bank failures are not met by the taxpayer, the EU internal market commissioner has said.

BBC

France, Germany at odds as euro tumbles

Christian Science Monitor

Lehman seeks $5 billion from JPMorgan

Lehman Brothers Holdings and a group of unsecured creditors sued JPMorgan Chase for more than $5 billion, accusing it of siphoning billions of dollars of assets and hastening Lehman’s bankruptcy.

New York Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Gene makes kids more vulnerable to bullying's effects

There’s nothing fair about getting bullied at school. To add insult to injury, a new study finds that bullied kids who happen to have inherited one form of a stress-related gene develop the most emotional problems.

U.S. News & World Report

Copycat behavior in children is universal

Children learn a great deal by imitating adults. A new study finds that imitation appears to be a universal human activity.

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Big energy vs. coal ash regulation

Ever since the Kingston coal ash spill in 2008, which released a billion gallons of toxic waste into a nearby community and river system, the problem of coal ash has been in the national spotlight.

Grist

2nd Iceland volcano issues warning

A second, much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt, scientists have warned.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Colleges prepare for direct lending

Campuses across the country are gearing up to meet the upcoming deadline to revamp student-loan programs, as required in the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Education Week

To aim for the top of the class, aim for a personal best

Students achieve greater academic success by competing with themselves and not with each other, Australian research has found.

Sydney Morning Herald

HEALTH

Tanning beds boost melanoma risk

People who use tanning beds to keep that year-round glow are dramatically increasing their risk for developing melanoma, the deadliest of skin cancers, a new study finds.

HealthDay

Are the rules that determine who can donate blood outdated?

More than 38,000 blood donations are needed daily in the U.S., but only 38 percent of Americans are eligible to donate blood. Of those, only 8 percent actually do.

Scientific American

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GOOD NEWS

City neighborhood touts its greening

A North Philadelphia neighborhood aims at becoming the greenest in the city, and they welcome any neighborhood that wants to challenge them.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Haiti answers help Fla. boy win National Geographic Bee

Knowing a thing or two about Haiti helped Aadith, 13, of Palm Harbor, Fla., win the 22nd annual National Geographic Bee.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Tensions rise at the DMZ between North Korea and South Korea

Two months after the sinking of a South Korean warship, tensions are at the highest level in recent memory. And they're about to go a notch higher.

Christian Science Monitor

Tensions rising

Newsweek

Spanish politicians approve 15 billion euro austerity plan

The Spanish parliament has backed a 15 billion euro ($18.4 billion) austerity package by one vote as the country strives to cut its budget deficit.

BBC

Baghdad's unregulated trade in wildlife is anything but tame

Iraqis can get just about whatever animals they want, whether as pets, novelties or status symbols or for a private zoo.

San Jose Mercury News

Baghdad's trade in wildlife anything but tame

Times of India

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Young adventurer leaves NY career to walk across US

Matt Green is not looking to break a record of any kind. Nor does he want to draw attention to a particular cause. There's just something about the act of walking that makes him really happy.

Baltimore Sun

Walking across America

ValleyCentral.com

Rene Magritte's lost letters

A cache of letters reveals the artist’s humor and imagination, best known for his obsession with hidden symbolism and later converting to surrealism.

Economist

Art Linkletter dies at 97

Art Linkletter, the easygoing, smooth-voiced emcee famed for his long-running hosting gigs of the radio and television shows "People Are Funny," and author of "Kids Say the Darndest Things," has died.

CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NYC bus ads asking 'Leaving Islam?' cause a stir

Ads supposedly meant to help provide resources for Muslims who are fearful of leaving the faith are being called by some a smoke screen for an anti-Muslim agenda.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ore. church, hit by arson, recovers

A congregation in Grand Ronde, Ore., recently dedicated a new church after the old one was destroyed by arsonists.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

US team finalizes World Cup roster

Emerging forwards Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez, once considered long shots, were named to the U.S. World Cup team, while the veteran striker Brian Ching did not make the final 23-man roster.

New York Times

World Cup 2010: finals artwork through the years in pictures

Telegraph.co.uk

Summit of top free agents planned

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade suggested that plans for himself and other major impending free agents could be determined in advance of the NBA negotiating period.

Sun Sentinel

Gay men's blood ban being reconsidered

CNN

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