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School lunches to be healthier

The $4.5 billion Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act approved in the Senate would improve the nutritional quality of the school lunches.

ABC News

Extreme weather on the rise

Floods in Pakistan match predictions of extremes caused by global warming even though it is impossible to blame mankind for single severe weather events, scientists say.

Reuters

Hundreds missing in China landslide

NPR

Pakistan floods sweep south

BBC

Stay until job is done, American majority says

A TIPP/Monitor poll finds that a majority of Americans says the Afghanistan war is still important but lacks clarity about the goal.

Christian Science Monitor

Afghanistan ambush: inside the deadly ambush on aid workers

ABC News

Taliban admit killing aid workers

AOL News

Pentagon looks to cut billions from defense budget

The U.S. Defense Department plans to shed one of its 10 major military commands as Defense Secretary Robert Gates tries to pare billions of dollars from the Pentagon's operating budget.

CBS News

Calif. Rep. Maxine Waters accused of 3 ethics violations

The House ethics committee has charged Calif. Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters with three counts of ethics wrongdoing, including charges that she accepted special favors for a family member.

USA TODAY

Charges filed against Rep. Waters

YouTube

NATION

Students spared in deportation increase

The Obama administration, while deporting a record number of immigrants convicted of crimes, is sparing one group of illegal immigrants from expulsion: students who came to the U.S. when they were children.

New York Times

Special section:

Immigration

CNN

In illegal immigration debate, to hire or not?

NPR

BP, US agree on spill compensation fund

The U.S. completed negotiations with BP PLC over the company’s agreement to establish a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Justice Department.

Bloomberg

BP oil spill costs pass $6B mark

BBC

Seeking tourists, many states try to recast their image

The "Pure Michigan" campaign is a prime example of state "branding," the process by which a state plants a readily identifiable notion of itself in the national imagination.

USA TODAY

Cash-starved states saturate gambling market

Star Tribune

POLITICS

House members hurry to pass jobs bill

House members are giving up a couple of days reconnecting with folks in their districts to pass a jobs bill that Democrats say is crucial to the nation's well-being.

TIME

Caught in America's legal black hole

Guantanamo still holds 176 detainees, and one of them is about to stand trial — in a test of President Barack Obama's resolve to embrace the rule of law.

The Independent

Dems fear more of same after Obama visit

President Barack Obama arrives in Texas for what political professionals call a "bag drag." The term refers to his purpose for being in the state: raising money.

Houston Chronicle

Obama confronts tough sell on trail

MSNBC

HEALTH

More US girls starting puberty early

Girls in the United States are entering puberty at earlier ages than they have in the past, a new study reports.

CNN

Fido's food could be making kids sick

Fido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food.

CBS2 News

EDUCATION

Schools spend millions on tutors with mixed track record

School districts across Texas are paying tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for private tutoring that has a mixed track record of improving student test scores.

EducationNews.org

Science lovers thrive as researchers

Students who enjoy science classes might not know all the career options and might not have role models in the field, but that doesn't mean they aren't full of potential.

Columbus Dispatch

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Attractive women ignored for certain jobs

Good looks can kill a woman's chances of snaring jobs considered "masculine," according to a study by the University of Colorado Denver Business School.

Reuters

Hard times at world's longest yardsale

The 'World's Longest Yardsale,' an event that stretches 675 miles from Hudson, Mich., all the way to Gadsen, Ala., could not have come at a better time.

TIME

Auto makers to re-image minivan

The man behind the wheel of a minivan stuffed with children is probably doing more to announce his virility to the world than his Porsche-driving brethren.

Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

No Americans in men's tennis top 10

The top 10 of ATP Tour tennis rankings lack an American player for the first time since they started in 1973. Andy Roddick was the last American man to win a Grand Slam, at the 2003 U.S. Open.

Bloomberg

Tina Thompson sets WNBA record

Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson scored 23 points to become the WNBA's all-time scoring leader.

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Family reunites 3 decades after 'deaths'

Karen Cason and Scott Black's nearly lifelong separation from their mother ended in July when a friend helped them find her.

AOL News

Teens discover joy of aviation at Worcester Regional Airport

Joshua was one of eight teens to participate in the first Aviation Discovery Weekend at Worcester Regional Airport, and he finished the two-day camp more informed and more excited about flying.

Telegram & Gazette

WORLD

Indonesia deals blow to militant Islam with arrest of radical cleric Bashir

In the past, Abu Bakar Bashir has been put on trial for giving spiritual guidance to jihadist movements. But his latest detention is based on alleged material support to a terrorist group.

Christian Science Monitor

Netanyahu accuses Turkey of ignoring Gaza flotilla warnings

Israel's prime minister tells a state-appointed inquiry that the raid on a Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists died was conducted in self-defense.

Guardian

What Netanyahu will only answer in private about the Gaza flotilla raid

Haaretz

BUSINESS

Metalworkers in Kansas City, Mo. make waves around the world

During a difficult time in much of the construction industry, Kansas City’s A. Zahner Co. has prospered like never before fabricating metal building materials for the world’s top architects.

Kansas City Star

Back to school, not excessive shopping

For retailers, back-to-school is the second most important selling season of the year. But early reports this year are not especially encouraging. Retail sales figures for July were weaker than expected.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Craigslist accused of promoting 'prostitution'

Online marketplace Craigslist is under mounting pressure over the "adult services" section of its site.

BBC

1st robot able to develop and show emotions is unveiled

Nao, developed by a European research team, models the first years of life and can form bonds with the people he meets.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Artificial dead zones help scientists

Predicting the spread of dead zones on the seafloor could get easier if scientists know what to look for in marine life behavior.

LiveScience

Global hunt for 'extinct' species of frogs

A frog hunt like no other is about to begin, as conservationists scour the world for species thought to be extinct but which may just be hanging on.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

New mosques face hostility far from ground zero

Muslims trying to build mosques in the nation's heartland, far from the heated fight over plans for a mosque near the WTC site, are running into opponents even more hostile and aggressive.

CBS News

Atheist Robert Wilson gives NY catholic schools $5.6 million

Retired hedge fund titan Robert W. Wilson lost his faith in God years ago, yet he believes in Catholic schools and gave $5.6 million to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Bloomberg

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