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Why having a sister makes you kinder

New research shows that having a sister makes you a kinder person. The study has found that adolescents with sisters feel less lonely and fearful.

ABC News

Jobless claims in US unexpectedly climb

More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment insurance, indicating employers kept cutting staff.

Bloomberg

Top Biden aide on jobs

MarketWatch

Ban on Prop 8 not out of the woods yet

While a federal judge has ruled that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the fight's not over yet. Defendants and plaintiffs must respond to the judge's temporary stay.

NY Daily News

President Obama's beliefs meet his policy

Washington Post

Hundreds rally in support of Prop 8 ruling

YouTube

Special section:

Where same-sex couples can marry

CBC News

Iran defiant in nuclear documents

As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran's envoys to top international officials suggest major progress is unlikely.

Houston Chronicle

NonSTARTer? Obama's troubled nuclear treaty

TIME

The Gulf oil spill's cost comes into focus

In the Gulf, the footprint the spill leaves on the regional economy, the environment and the mental health of those closest to the disaster is likely to be felt for many years.

USA TODAY

NATION

World War II camp could illuminate dark period in US

Congress is taking steps that could bring Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming into the national parks system.

USA TODAY

Washington, DC poor eligible for discount on medical marijuana

No one should be too poor to buy pot if they live in Washington, at least if the marijuana is for a medical condition. That's the conclusion of a new medical marijuana law enacted in the nation's capital.

NPR

McChrystal reporter barred from being embedded with US troops

The journalist whose article in Rolling Stone magazine led to the sacking of General Stanley McChrystal has been barred from being embedded with U.S. troops next month.

Guardian

POLITICS

Senate to confirm Kagan as fourth woman

The Senate is set to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee, Elena Kagan, whose addition to the court will mark the first time three female justices have served concurrently.

TIME

Senate clears way for aid to states

The Senate cleared the last major hurdle to approving a $26 billion aid package for cash-strapped states that is expected to keep teachers from being laid off and sustain medical care for the poor.

South Florida Sun Sentinel

BUSINESS

Mortgage rates hit another low

Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record, offering the most attractive opportunity in decades for those who qualify to refinance or buy a home.

USA TODAY

School shopping adds up

After last year's belt-tightening, families are expected to spend a little more on their children's back-to-school needs, especially during sales-tax holiday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

States' tax holiday irresponsible, critics say

NPR

Signs of US recovery push stocks higher

The Toronto stock market was higher as data showing evidence of weak but better-than-expected growth in U.S. private sector employment and the American service sector fuelled enthusiasm.

The Star

ENVIRONMENT

Can Brazil become the world's first environmental superpower?

Brazil would not be the first nation to become rich from its resources — but its challenge is to compete economically without destroying its environment.

Guardian

Climate models and warming

Researchers have developed a new model that specifies the maximum volumes of carbon dioxide that humans may emit and remain below the increased climate warming of 2 degrees Celsius.

Environmental News Network

EDUCATION

Students turn to 'recovery' programs

In high schools all over the country, thousands of students who failed high school courses are getting a second chance.

EducationNews.org

For-profit colleges misled students, witnesses say

For-profit college recruiters pressured students to sign up for courses and lied about the cost of programs to boost enrollment, witnesses said at a U.S. Senate hearing.

Bloomberg

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Song-and-dance man Nigel Lythgoe returning to 'Idol'

Expect more than just new judges on the 10th season of American Idol this winter. Everything from the semifinals to performance production values may be up for discussion.

USA TODAY

Online movie campaigns: Time to see the bigger picture

Film distributors are using Twitter, Facebook and other technologies to draw audiences into cinemas — and it's working, says Daniel Bettridge.

The Independent

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mainstream Islamic organizations share al-Qaida ideology

Many apparently mainstream Muslim groups have the same ideology as violent Islamists, according to a secret report from the think tank Quilliam.

Telegraph.co.uk

Greek priest right at home with soccer fans

Many soccer fans follow the sport religiously, and Father Christos Mitsios is no exception. The Greek Orthodox priest has become a mainstay in the hardcore section at Thessaloniki matches.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Jackie Gingrich Cushman):

News or noise

Creators Syndicate

Blog (Michael Barthel):

Mosque episode should be Abe Foxman's Waterloo

(Salon)

War Room

Column (Victor Hanson):

Illogical immigration

RealClearPolitics

Column (Dahlia Lithwick):

A brilliant ruling

Slate

Column (Sara Haji):

Tell Target to stop supporting anti-LGBT bigotry

The Nation

Column (David Holahan):

Fuming at the DMV

Hartford Courant

Column (Peter Metcalf):

Outdoor recreation a long-term economic boon

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial:

Debunking class-size myth

Orlando Sentinel

Column (Daniel Indiviglio):

Who would want to buy Barnes & Noble?

The Atlantic

Column (Steve Kornacki):

An awful argument for replacing Biden with Hillary

Salon

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GOOD NEWS

UK woman with 4 transplanted organs gets her MD

The first woman in the United Kingdom to have all her major organs transplanted has now signed on to a lifetime of hospital visits — but this time as the doctor.

ABC News

40 billionaires pledge to give away half their wealth

Forty wealthy families have joined Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Special section:

Gates-Buffet giving pledge

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

WORLD

Suicide bomber kills 6 Afghan police

A suicide bomber targeted a joint convoy of Afghan and NATO-led forces in northern Afghanistan, killing at least six police, an official said.

Reuters

Tired of war, thousands of Iraqis want to go to US

Over 4.7 million Iraqis have left Iraq since 2003, in what the United Nations refugee agency calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the Middle East since millions of Palestinians were displaced in 1948.

MSNBC

South Korea begins massive military drill

South Korea has launched its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises, the military says, despite warnings of retaliation from the North.

BBC

HEALTH

Too much pregnancy weight gain raises child’s obesity risk

Women who put on too many pounds during pregnancy are at risk of having a baby with a high birth weight, which may increase the child’s risk for long-term obesity, researchers report.

WebMD

Cholesterol genes 'may help treatment'

Ninety-five different genes have been identified by an international group of experts which affect cholesterol levels in the blood.

BBC

Thought-controlled prosthetic limb system to be tested on humans

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to manage the testing of the system on human subjects.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google and Verizon are said to be 'near deal to end net neutrality'

The internet giants Google and Verizon are reportedly close to a deal that could bring an end to "net neutrality," allowing the telecoms company to prioritize the speed in which it delivers content to users.

Guardian

Feds admit storing body scan images

Agencies have defended body scanning by insisting that images will be discarded after they're viewed. The Transportation Security Administration claimed "scanned images cannot be stored or recorded."

CNET News

Size isn't everything: the big brain myth

One group of researchers has scrutinised the primate archaeological record and concluded that the human brain has evolved just as would be expected for a primate of our size.

New Scientist

SPORTS

Shaq signs with Celtics

Shaquille O'Neal, the 7 foot 1, 325 pound center in the twilight of a brilliant career, is coming to the Eastern Conference champions, hoping to add to his four NBA titles.

CBS News

Yankees' Alex Rodriguez finally joins 600 home run club

A-Rod joined the exclusive club, belting his historic home run against Shaun Marcum of the Blue Jays in the first inning as a raucous Yankee Stadium crowd saluted him with a standing ovation.

NY Daily News

A-Rod's milestone homers

ESPN

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