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Workers hand out relief goods at a tent camp for people displaced by floods near Nowshera, northwest Pakistan. A case of the waterborne disease cholera has been confirmed in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest, and aid workers expect there to be more, the U.N. said. (Photo by Aaron Favila / AP)

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Freshmen crowd campus residence halls

Colleges are expecting record numbers of freshmen this fall. While this thrills administrators, it raises one small problem: there isn't room for everyone.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Best colleges 2010

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U.S. News & World Report

Pentagon pleads with Wikileaks not to release more files

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell says the release of additional files will be even more damaging to national security and the war effort than the thousands already published.

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Telegraph.co.uk

6 million flood victims still need aid in Pakistan

U.N. aid agencies have provided assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of Pakistan's floods, but relief operations have yet to reach an estimated 6 million people.

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Reuters

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Cholera case confirmed in Pakistan

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CBS News

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Lack of clean water in Pakistan

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YouTube

Obama slammed, praised for stance on NYC mosque

President Barack Obama was compared to George Washington and castigated as uncaring after defending plans to create a mosque two blocks from ground zero.

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MSNBC

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Obama makes clear support for mosque

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NPR

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Obama: Muslim's right to build mosque

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YouTube

Arguments are good for your health

A little arguing now and then is good for you, if done for the right reasons, a new study suggests. When people experience tension with someone else, sidestepping confrontation could be bad for their health.

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LiveScience

NATION

More illegal immigrants getting licenses

Three states — Washington, New Mexico and Utah — allow illegal immigrants to get licenses because their laws do not require proof of citizenship or legal residency.

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NPR

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Border security plan adds 1,000 agents

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Houston Chronicle

Obama family visits Gulf Coast to try to boost area’s economy

President Barack Obama and his family are making a trip to Florida’s Gulf coast for a trip that’s part business and part pleasure, as his administration hopes to provide the region with an economic boost.

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Bloomberg

Consumers' credit scores soar

Consumers have tightened their belts to the point where they could take on a lot more debt. But they don't.

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Reuters

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Illinois bank fails; total reaches 110

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Austerity or stimulus?

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Economist

POLITICS

Mich. lawmaker overcomes odds to eye Capitol Hill

State Sen. Hansen Clarke, the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 13th Congressional District, won the primary by targeting tax dollars to impoverished neighborhoods like the one he grew up in.

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NPR

Democrats consider more food stamp cuts to fund child nutrition bill

The House will soon consider an $8 billion child nutrition bill. The Senate passed a smaller version of the legislation that is paid for by trimming the program that pays for food stamps.

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The Hill

At courthouse ex-gov waits out verdict

How did former Gov. Rod Blagojevich deal with the stress of waiting all afternoon at the courthouse to see if the jury rendered a final verdict in his corruption trial? He played a trivia game in the cafeteria.

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Chicago Sun-Times

ENVIRONMENT

Is Norway's Øya leading the way to green?

Many music festivals promote an environmentally friendly ethos but their carbon footprints often tell another story. Norway's Øya festival is showing how things can be done differently.

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BBC

Researchers alter cow diets

Scientists are experimenting with sophisticated diets to reduce harmful pollutants that emerge from, ahem, both ends of the cow.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

Did the department drop the ball?

The Government Accountability Office’s “secret shopper” investigation of recruiting practices at colleges was a mixed blessing for the U.S. Department of Education.

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Inside Higher Ed

Grading curves away from homework

In a break with tradition, many teachers no longer grade homework. They prefer to calculate a student's grade point average based on in-class performance, saying homework shows effort more than brains.

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EducationNews.org

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The next 10 years of astronomy: exo-earths and dark energy

According to a sweeping survey, the future of astronomy is an amped-up search for exoplanets and a greater understanding of how the universe formed and evolved.

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Popular Science

Cadaver-sniffing device could find Hoffa

A new detector could finally answer the question of whether the body of former Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried under the west end zone of Giants Stadium.

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SPORTS

Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone inducted into NBA Hall of Fame

Scottie Pippen and Karl Malone were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Ill., recognized as individuals and as part of the Dream Team.

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Detroit Free Press

Giants look to break Padres' spell

The Padres are in first place, leading the division by 3 1/2 games with the Giants in second. Who will the next winner of the National League West crown be?

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MLB.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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'Good ol' boys' in Warren's way?

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Politico

Column (Mark Shields):

Desperately needed now: genuine humor

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Creators Syndicate

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How will Obama reshuffle his national-security team?

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TIME

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Why video games are good

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Truthdig

Column (Troy Patterson):

Against cupcakes: The lap dog of baked goods inspires 3 new shows

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Slate

Blog (Mark Knoller):

How many 'top priority' issues does Obama have?

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Political Hotsheet

Column (Neil Steinberg):

Political fund-raising down to an art form

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Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Scott Maxwell):

Zealots give religion a bad name

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Orlando Sentinel

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GOOD NEWS

Teacher finds joy in helping students succeed

Danielle Waring says, "With quite a lot of help from my family and my doctors, a dash of sarcasm, a huge dose of pure manic will and a whole lot of humor, I did indeed become a teacher."

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Danbury News Times

Medium and message hold steady for unique Amish paper

While many newspapers are struggling, one weekly paper continues to thrive, as it has for 120 years. Its writers gathered at the paper's headquarters in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to hone their journalism skills.

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NPR

WORLD

China calls national day of mourning for mudslide victims

Flags will be lowered to half-mast Sunday across China and at the nation's embassies and consulates around the world to mourn the victims of deadly mudslides in northwestern Gansu province.

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CNN

Russia says it will begin fueling Iranian nuclear plant

Russia's nuclear agency said that it will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant, launching the facility despite Iran's defiance of international demand to halt uranium enrichment.

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NPR

BUSINESS

Protesters denounce Google plan for '2-tier internet'

Around 100 people have rallied outside Google's California offices to protest against controversial proposals to alter how data is treated over the web.

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BBC

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Oracle sues Google

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San Francisco Chronicle

Treasury 10-year yields fall to 16-month low on Fed plans to buy US debt

Treasury 10-year yields dropped to a 16-month low as the Federal Reserve said it would resume buying government debt to bolster a faltering economic recovery.

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Bloomberg

HEALTH

Vivid dreams improve memory

Vivid dreams can improve our memories and make us better problem solvers. Dream-filled sleep can improve information recall and also help us make links between facts when we wake, a study indicates.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Study finds higher asthma risk among adolescents taking paracetamol

Taking a common over-the-counter painkiller may increase the risk of asthma and related conditions in young people, reports a new study.

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Guardian

Hate fish? Can't eat vegetables? Doctors study picky eaters

Scientists at Duke University in North Carolina are compiling the first global registry of "picky eaters" in the hope of discovering why some people have trouble with food.

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BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Couples who pray together, stay together, study says

Couples who share religious practices tend to be happier than those who don’t, according to a new study.

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Episcopal bishop seeks allies overseas

Jefferts Schori recently wrapped up a whirlwind tour of six Anglican provinces — all of them English-speaking — where she defended her church's acceptance of gay bishops and same-sex unions.

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Beliefnet

Scientist lives as an Inuit for a year

A British anthropologist is staying with a small community in Greenland in an attempt to document its dying language and traditions.

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CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

8-year-old painting prodigy is new art star

He's Britain's most talked-about young artist. His paintings fetch hefty sums and there's a long waiting list for his eagerly anticipated new works.

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ABC News

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Kieron Williamson

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KieronWilliamson.com

No reason to fear Friday the 13th

Friggatriskaidekaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th, is not warranted, studies show. But researchers do note some effects — such as lower economic productivity and stock market losses.

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Christian Science Monitor

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The 13 weirdest Friday the 13th superstitions

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Huffington Post

Birth order affects smarts, personality

Birth order typically creates sibling rivalry, but a new study suggests it also has an impact on personality and intelligence.

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CBS News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Runaway star zooms away from nursery

A massive runaway star has been spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope racing away from its stellar nursery after being kicked out by some of its much heftier stellar siblings.

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MSNBC

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Singaporean torch bearer and sailor Darren Choy runs toward the Youth Olympics Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympics Games in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E / AP)

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