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Captain Vatroslav Garbin stands near his commercial oyster boat while on standby with the vessels of opportunity program in Empire, La. Garbin signed a contract to participate in the program, but he has yet to be called to assist. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / AP)

Money management a difficult lesson for NFL's rookie class

As they begin life in the NFL, rookies also ponder sobering fine print that tempers the allure of becoming rich and famous. They could also wind up broke.

USA TODAY

2010 NFL training camp dates, locations

ESPN

Beirut talks seek to defuse tension

Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah have held talks with Lebanese leaders in Beirut in an effort to quell rising tensions in the country.

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal

Asia Times Online

'Static kill' of oil well to be delayed

The point man for the Gulf spill says there's been a delay in a procedure that will help stop the leak for good. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said debris found at the well's bottom must be fished out.

CBS News

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National Geographic

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CNN

In ironic twist, Iran detained US hikers critical of Israel and America

Iran arrested a trio of passionate young Americans who espouse some of the same causes as Iran itself, particularly taking a stand against the U.S. and Israel.

Christian Science Monitor

Funny or Die website changing comedy

How many comedy writers does it take to make a Hollywood star laugh? A half-dozen staffers for the comedy website Funny or Die are taking a stab at it.

TIME

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Corn is exposed on the stalk before harvesting at a farm near Coy, Ark. (Photo by Danny Johnston / AP)	A female Amur leopard cub looks out of a bucket while it is weighed, in a zoo in Leipzig, Eastern Germany. (Photo by DDP / Sebastian Willnow / AP)	Japan's Ai Miyazato plays out of a bunker during the Women's British Open, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England. (Photo by Tim Hales / AP)

NATION

The 'dangerous' border: actually one of America's safest places

The fact is, despite the murderous mayhem raging across the border in Mexico, the U.S. side, from San Diego to Brownsville, Texas, is one of the nation's safest corridors.

TIME

US Senate passes legislation for tougher airline safety measures

The U.S. Senate approved and sent to the White House legislation that toughens airline pilot training requirements and aims to reduce pilot fatigue.

Reuters

Blog:

Congress OKs new aviation safety rules

(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Aerospace News

POLITICS

House to take up offshore drilling reform

The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the BP oil spill.

Reuters

Blog:

House Dems roll the dice on oil spill law

(The Hill)

E2 Wire

Ariz. will appeal ruling on immigration law, governor says

Arizona sought an expedited hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco to reinstate provisions requiring police to determine the immigration status of people stopped for questioning.

Bloomberg

Parts of Ariz.'s immigration law still breed confusion

Arizona Republic

Obama making sales pitch for auto bailouts to skeptical voters

President Barack Obama flies to the heart of the U.S. auto industry on a mission to convince taxpayers that their investment in the bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC will bring a return.

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Cities, websites and hotels at odds over ability to collect taxes

The legal argument about whether a city is now simply able to collect taxes that it said it was already owed, or whether it's imposing a new tax altogether — has taken place in courtrooms all across the country.

NPR

Imports slow 2nd-quarter growth

Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment increased imports at the fastest pace since the first quarter of 1984.

Reuters

Disney to sell Miramax for $660 million

The Walt Disney Co. said that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending the company's association with the studio.

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Natural disaster victims identified fast with new global database

Rapid identification of multiple victims or missing persons in natural disasters and in police work is being examined by Interpol.

Environment News Service

Chernobyl zone's decline in biodiversity

The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl has revealed that mammals are declining in the exclusion zone surrounding the nuclear power plant.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Evangelical leaders Pan Quran burn plan

Evangelical leaders blasted a Gainesville, Florida church's plans to burn Qur'ans on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Christianity Today

Catholic pilgrims must pay to attend 2 pope events in UK

Pilgrims will have to pay as much as $39 to attend one of the two public events in England to be led by Pope Benedict XVI.

USA TODAY

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

US a spicier nation (literally) since 1970s

The consumption of spices in the United States has grown almost three times as fast as the population over the past several decades. Much of the growth is attributed to the changing demographics.

NPR

Sound of Hollywood going virtual

Software engineers are working on a system that would replace the traditional effects of the so-called Foley artists with the omnipresent computer.

Telegraph.co.uk

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The 'tipping point' of American debt

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60 years after rejection, college grants degree to 1st black applicant

Missouri State’s first black applicant will receive the university’s first-ever honorary bachelor’s degree.

MSNBC

Mother and daughter closer 3 years after bridge disaster

For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand. What she remembers most from the bridge collapse is the choice her mother made.

CNN

Scouts out in force for Jamboree

Onis Lentz of Merced, Calif., remembers receiving his Cub Scout pin in 1939 right after his father signed him up for what he calls "the greatest youth organization in the world."

USA TODAY

WORLD

Pakistan flood death toll rises