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In this file photo, a Border Patrol agent inspects a vehicle passing through a checkpoint in Amado, Ariz., about 30 miles from the border with Mexico. (Photo by Jae C. Hong / AP)

Electronic cigarettes: a safer 'smoke' or another bad habit?

It looks like a cigarette, and provides the same nicotine buzz, but the electronic cigarette is a far cry from traditional smokes: This battery-powered gadget is practically carcinogen-free.

ABC News

German economy sees 'record' growth in 2nd quarter

The German economy grew by 2.2 percent in the three months to the end of June, its fastest quarterly growth in more than 20 years, official figures show.

BBC

East. Europe's export-led recovery

Bloomberg

Obama signs $600M border security bill

President Barack Obama signed into law a $600 million border security plan that will put 1,000 more Border Patrol agents and additional equipment on the Mexican border.

Houston Chronicle

The border fence rises in the Southwest

TIME

Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio on border insecurity

CNN

Waters to address ethics charges

After staying off the radar and away from television cameras and reporters camped outside her office, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., will address ethics charges with reporters on Capitol Hill.

ABC News

Waters proclaims innocence on ethics charges

CNN

Auto sales boost weak retail sector

A busy month for car dealerships and higher gas prices lifted overall retail sales 0.4 percent last month.

San Francisco Chronicle

GM IPO filing pushed to early next week

MSNBC

NATION

Retail sales tepid, inflation at 40-year low

Retail sales rebounded in July but showed hints of lingering economic softness, as did inflation data showing underlying price pressures stuck at their lowest level since the 1960s.

Reuters

Debate over red light cameras intensifies

Red light cameras have become popular because they supposedly reduce accidents at intersections while generating revenue for cash-strapped municipalities.

ABC News

Calif. appeals court asked to block start of gay weddings

The sponsors of California's gay marriage ban have asked an appeals court to stop a federal judge's order allowing same-sex weddings to begin.

NPR

POLITICS

Tea party offers ground-level view

The tea party erupted in made-for-YouTube confrontations at congressional town hall meetings on the pending health care overhaul. Now, the movement's supporters seem less rowdy.

USA TODAY

Sen. Bingaman: No bills before Nov.

Senator Jeff Bingaman said that he doubts Congress will pass any major legislation before Election Day, including a paired-back energy bill focused on responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Politico

Jurors reach verdict in Blago case

Jurors in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial told a judge they have reached agreement on two counts but have been unable to reach agreement on some counts.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists test Australia's Moreton Bay as a possible coral 'lifeboat'

An international team of scientists has been exploring Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible "lifeboat" to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef at risk of extermination under climate change.

ScienceDaily

Climate legislation is needed

Climate-change legislation to force reductions in greenhouse gases is a necessary ingredient to the widespread deployment of a process to store carbon pollution from coal plants.

Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Government to release for-profit schools' student loan debt data

The government plans to release student loan repayment rates for for-profit schools, identifying institutions by name, as part of efforts to tighten scrutiny of federal student aid.

Reuters

Mental health problems in colleges rise

Some mental health problems, including moderate and severe depression, are more common among college students today than in the past, according to a study that looked back 12 years.

WebMD

Top 10 controversial psychiatric disorders

LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Atheist sues for grant refund

An atheist is suing administrators of a cross in southern Illinois to return a $20,000 state grant toward its restoration, saying it was "blatantly unconstitutional" to spend taxpayer money on a Christian symbol.

Seattle Times

Land conservation as spiritual activity

Deals to buy religious land, or its development rights, are being made with the help of conservationists from Washington to Colorado and New Jersey.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Invasive bullfrogs done in by flash floods

Scientists surveying native tree frogs and invasive bullfrogs in the mountain arroyos of Mexico were surprised to find that the bullfrogs are blindsided by powerful tropical cyclones that hit the region.

Discovery News

Wireless tire pressure monitoring systems in cars may compromise privacy

New wireless technologies in cars may compromise a driver's privacy and pose a security threat, warn researchers at Rutgers University.

ScienceDaily

Online fraudsters increasingly skilled at hacking bank accounts

As more Americans do their banking via the Internet and smart phones, the U.S. has become an increasingly attractive target for the cyber criminals, who do large "phishing" schemes until they find a ripe account.

PBS

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Iran's pawns

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Steve Kornacki):

What Carter-bashing tells us about Bush-bashing

(Salon)

War Room

Column (David Harsanyi):

Who's the radical?

Denver Post

Blog (Jonathan Lynn):

Can export bans be challenged at the World Trade Organization?

(Reuters)

Global News Journal

Column (Victor Davis Hanson):

Obama: fighting the yuppie factor

National Review

Column (Ryan Grim and Lucia Graves):

'Global weirding': extreme climate of the summer

Huffington Post

Editorial:

The meter's running

Columbus Dispatch

Column (Marc Kilmer):

Alcohol tax increase: Haven't we been here before?

Baltimore Sun

Column (Nancy Rudner):

Hands off Social Security

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial:

Jobs bill: It’s too small

Salt Lake Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Israel 1st in soliciting organ donations

Among countries that do organ transplants, Israel is in first place for identifying nearly every possible lower-brain-dead person whose relatives should be asked to donate the person’s organs.

Jerusalem Post

Event celebrates Samoan culture

A parade and performances mark Samoan Heritage Week at Keehi Lagoon Park in Honolulu, Hawaii. About 30,000 people were expected at the ceremonies.

Hawaii Star Advertiser

America's most beautiful house

Fallingwater, Wright's 1937 pièce de résistance, is a relatively small vacation house in the woods, just more than 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

CNET News

WORLD

Pakistan vows to keep fighting militants alongside floods

Pakistan's army is playing the leading role in rescue efforts after the worst floods in decades, but it will not divert forces from the battle against Islamist militants, military officials said.

MSNBC

US Marines, copters reach Pakistan

CBS News

Iran nuclear plant launch beckons

Russia says it will undertake a key step towards starting up a reactor at Iran's first nuclear power station. However, it is not known when the reactor will be fully operational.

BBC

More floods hit China’s Gansu as landslide deaths exceed 1,000

Torrential rains killed at least 10 people in the city of Longnan in western China’s Gansu province as the death toll from an earlier landslide in the region rose to more than 1,000.

BusinessWeek

BUSINESS

Seeking to cool air conditioning costs

The air-conditioning industry is starting to feel the heat, not just from the scorching temperatures being felt around the world. Consumers are fuming from inefficient products and summer electric bills.

National Geographic

GM, Ford profits show dealers healthy

U.S. car-dealership closures are easing, with only 258 stores lost in the first half of the year, and U.S. automakers have a “good number” of dealers as sales climb, retail consulting firm Urban Science said.

Bloomberg

GM takes twists and turns

Reuters

High-end home sales getting boost from low 'jumbo' rates

While record-low mortgage rates aren't spurring regular home sales, the high end of the housing market is getting a boost from the decline in so-called jumbo rates — mortgages of $417,000 and above.

CNBC

HEALTH

New gel could speed wound healing

For years, Connie McPherson had debilitating leg ulcers. Despite repeated treatments, nothing helped. Then last year, she took part in a trial for a new gel aimed at chronic wounds.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Outlets should offer free statins with junk food say UK researchers

Imagine this: order a cheeseburger and fries, and pick up a free cholesterol-busting statin tablet. That's what a group of U.K. researchers suggest you should be able to do at fast food outlets.

Medical News Today

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Wife had a quiet life with 'Granddad Bandit' suspected in bank robberies

Patsy Mara doesn't doubt the man the FBI calls the "Granddad Bandit," suspected in a string of bank robberies across the country, is her husband.

Philadelphia Inquirer

'Cathy' comic strip comes to an end

Millions of women are likely screaming, "AAACK!" Newspaper comic strip "Cathy," which told of the the character's struggles with body image and work/life balance, is retiring after 34 years.

ABC News

Edinburgh Fringe feels the 'Glee' effect

One of the most popular new shows on television is having a profound effect on this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Shows like "West End Glee Club" and the "Singalong Glee Club" have been selling out.

BBC

SPORTS

Matt Kuchar's 67 grabs PGA lead

Matt Kuchar, the former U.S. Amateur champ who has surged into the top 10 on the PGA Tour in recent months, has the lead through 18 holes of the fog-delayed PGA Championship.

ESPN

Merriman tweets he signed tender

Shawne Merriman tweeted that he's signed his contract tender with the San Diego Chargers. He had been staying away from training camp because he wanted assurances he won't be traded.

Sports Illustrated

Oakland Raiders' offense looks familiar

The Raiders have kept new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson under tight wraps since he was hired, shielding him from the media and keeping mum on his philosophy for the upcoming season.

San Jose Mercury News

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