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Long road for Afghanistan's security forces

Control of the most dangerous region of Afghanistan for foreign troops is being handed over from British to U.S. forces, but Afghan soldiers are being trained to take on the same kind of challenges in the future.

BBC

Farm workers: take our jobs, please!

Facing growing anti-immigrant rhetoric, migrant workers are often accused of stealing jobs from Americans. A farmer's union is challenging Americans to take their labor-intensive, low-paying farm jobs.

CNNMoney

Immigration raids pinpoint illegals

Birmingham Star

BP makes progress in oil capture system

BP is making progress on removing a device capturing oil from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, as it makes way for a more efficient collection system.

BusinessWeek

BP cuts payments to 40,000, La. official says

CBS News

Saving nature's unborn from Gulf oil disaster

CNN

70,000 turtle eggs being moved far from oil

YouTube

Liberals analyze their Obama 'despair'

Already disappointed with President Barack Obama's ability to deliver on campaign promises, liberals now contemplate a slowing economic recovery and a good chance of Republican gains in November.

Politico

Criticism of Obama's agenda

Reuters

Synthetic marijuana spurs bans in many states due to effects

Missouri is the nation's eighth state this year to ban K2, which has sent users to emergency rooms across the country complaining of everything from elevated heart rates to paranoia and hallucinations.

New York Times

NATION

More private planes are being repossessed during recession

The recession isn't just stripping the middle class of their possessions; the wealthy are losing out, too. Ken Cage, who specializes in repossessing private planes, recovered two jets worth a combined $7.1 million.

ABC News

Ariz. immigration law raises political storm

Conservatives say the lawsuit against Arizona's immigration law is a ploy for Democrats to anchor Latino support. Liberals say the lawsuit is critical to stop a "Jose Crow" era against Hispanics.

Christian Science Monitor

Report: Audits mark immigration crackdown

Reuters

Cost of passports to increase

People will have to act soon if they want to avoid paying increased fees for passports. A new passport will cost $135, up from the current price of $100. The cost to renew a passport will jump from $75 to $110.

El Paso Times

POLITICS

Obama's Israel policy could loom large as midterm election issue

As the Obama administration tries to mend its strained ties with Israel, strategists say U.S. policy on the Jewish state could influence several battleground House and Senate races this fall.

The Hill

Special election cleared to fill Byrd's seat

West Virginia voters may hold a special election to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd after the state's top lawyer said that "the people's right to vote" trumps an unclear election law.

ABC News

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Byrd replacement could come soon

FOX News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space probe has close encounter with giant asteroid

A space probe has had a close encounter with the largest asteroid ever to be visited by a spacecraft in an attempt to answer questions about what the asteroid is made up of.

Telegraph.co.uk

Researchers use robot to determine how human strangers develop trust

What can a wide-eyed, talking robot teach us about trust? A lot, according to Northeastern psychology professor David DeSteno.

ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Minn. girl, Sri Lankan guy still turn heads

With more than two million couples getting married in the U.S., NPR takes a look at the way the institution of marriage has changed in the last 50 years.

NPR

Nana, get off my Facebook

Research has found tech-savvy older Kiwis are flocking to networking sites in greater numbers than other age groups.

New Zealand Herald

HEALTH

Patients who monitor blood pressure at home tend to have better results

According to a new trial, patients with high blood pressure who are trained to check it at home tend to experience a more significant fall in the malady.

Medical News Today

Could a $1.50 joint doom Prop. 19 in Calif.?

Legalizing recreational marijuana use would make the drug a lot cheaper and would drive up consumption, according to a new study. This could doom Prop. 19.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican reports $5.1 million deficit on communication expenses

The Vatican reported a budget deficit of $5.1 million as expenses to fund its radio station and other media projects more than offset revenue from investments and donations.

Bloomberg

Church brings N.M. village together

Hundreds of parishioners gathered to plaster the thick walls of the San Francisco de Asis Church with a fresh coat of mud so that the community's symbol of faith will be able to weather another year.

MSNBC

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GOOD NEWS

Would-be police officer to donate a kidney to an ailing former professor

Tricia Wadell got the news from an e-mail prayer request: her former criminal-justice professor needed a kidney transplant. They weren't close friends, but she knew he had four young daughters.

Kansas City Star

Lifting World Cup is boyhood dream of Van Bronckhorst

As a veteran with only one more game left in his legs, Netherlands captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst wants to live the boyhood dream of tens of millions of kids: lifting the World Cup.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Victims buried as Bosnia marks Srebrenica anniversary

Hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica massacre are being buried at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the atrocity in the Bosnian town.

BBC

Massacre memorial to rebuke UN

NPR

In pictures: Srebrenica burials

BBC

New photos show smiling Fidel Castro out in public

New pictures of Fidel Castro show the former leader venturing out to meet with workers at a Cuban scientific think tank — the first to show him in public since he got sick four years ago.

NPR

Fidel Castro in pictures

Yahoo! News

BUSINESS

Bank of America says $10.7 billion of trades wrongly classified

Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. bank by assets, said it wrongly classified $10.7 billion of short-term repurchase and lending transactions as sales.

Bloomberg

Finish in sight for financial overhaul

San Francisco Chronicle

Retail sales in US probably fell for 2nd month as economy moderated

Retail sales in the U.S. fell in June for a second month and industrial production cooled, signs the expansion will moderate in the second half, economists said.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

US farmers can't meet booming corn demand from ethanol makers

Exporters, livestock feeders and ethanol makers are going through the U.S. corn stockpile faster than farmers can grow the crops, the government said.

Environmental News Network

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Corn supplies decrease on lower production

agweb.com

Weed-whacking goats will work for food

Quiet summer weekends are often muddled by the sound of lawn mowers. In Los Angeles, an old-fashioned method of ground control provides an alternative soundtrack.

NPR

EDUCATION

Calif. schools seek Hollywood deals to raise cash

In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a nontraditional source for some extra cash — Hollywood.

Seattle Times

New Jersey to charge for summer school

Local school districts in New Jersey would be allowed to charge for remedial summer classes under a bill suggested by Glassboro school officials.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SPORTS

38-year-old legs don't betray Armstrong

France's Sylvain Chavanel won the seventh stage of the Tour de France and regained the overall lead. The race entered the mountains and the major title contenders finished together.

NBCSports

Phillies score 6 in 9th, win on Howard's walk-off homer

Greg Dobbs sparked the ninth-inning rally with a three-run homer. Cody Ransom sent the Phillies and their stay-to-the-end fans into a delirious frenzy with a two-run shot that brought them back from a 7-1 deficit.

CBSSports

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