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An aerial view shows an island farm trapped by floodwaters in southern Pakistan. Cholera has surfaced in flood-ravaged northwest of Pakistan, adding to the misery as a fresh surge of floodwater threatens previously spared southern cities. (Photo by Khalid Tanveer / AP)

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Waterborne diseases threaten Pakistan flood victims

Waterborne diseases have compounded the miseries of flood-ravaged Pakistan, where humanitarian workers confirmed the first case of cholera.

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Disease spreads in Pakistan crisis

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Al Jazeera

Economic fears rise as disappointing figures pile up

The U.S. economy and stock market ended one of the grimmer weeks of the year, as disappointing retail sales combined with other dismal data to heightened fears that the nation's recovery is stalling.

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Obama ‘not commenting on wisdom’ of mosque

President Barack Obama said that in defending the right of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero, he was “not commenting on the wisdom” of the project.

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CNN

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Obama hedges on mosque endorsement

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New York Daily News

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Obama on mosque near Ground Zero

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ABC News

Jazz singer-activist Abbey Lincoln dies

Friend and filmmaker Carol Friedman confirmed that Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died in New York at age 80.

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MSNBC

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NPR

Scientists hack into cars' computers

Researchers have shown that cars' onboard computers can be vulnerable to hackers. Cars remain safe, they say, but the studies show flaws need to be addressed.

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

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

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Obama vows to restore Gulf Coast

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Reuters

Nursing crisis: jobs outnumber nurses

Despite a U.S. unemployment rate approaching 10 percent, the nation faces a looming nursing shortage, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

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ABC News

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

POLITICS

Democrats pledge to use Social Security against GOP

Democrats pledged to not only keep Social Security in place, but use the historic program against Republicans ahead of the midterm election.

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CNN

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

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

Green programs reduce water bills

Water customers might invest upward of $5 million a year in Yosemite National Park’s environment to help save money on water-treatment costs.

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San Francisco Examiner

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

Professors wary of new controversial law

The first of its kind in the nation, the new law requires all public universities to provide an array of free information on their websites about courses, professors and the cost of attending school.

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ABC News

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

State officials fear deep cuts for public schools

The state Board of Education has agreed to slice 10 percent from its upcoming budget as requested by Gov. Jim Gibbons, but members fear the cuts will be much deeper.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Newly found fault caused Haiti quake

The first sign the Enriquillo fault may not be to blame in the Haiti quake came when geologists didn't find surface disturbances. Data points to a new, unknown fault.

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Yahoo! News

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

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

The secret of happiness in economic gloom: family, friends and environment

A growing school of thought believes that we have actually gained something from the years of economic gloom; that we are starting to value our friends, homes and the world we live in.

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The Independent

Natalie Merchant gives master class

Merchant has taken time out from her trio of Bay Area performances to give a kind of "master class" for high school kids at 826 Valencia Street.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Copyright bill needs changes

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The Star

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Why Starbucks will win the Wi-Fi wars

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'This is Africa' indeed, now how can we help?

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Orlando Sentinel

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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

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

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GOOD NEWS

NH woman hopes necklace helps others

Vanessa Underwood, a 55-year-old woman from Plaistow, N.H. is working with two local jewelers to create what she calls the "Hope Necklace" — a piece of jewelry designed to inspire others.

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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

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

WORLD

Secret assault on terrorism widens

In roughly a dozen countries, the U.S. has significantly increased operations, pursuing the enemy using drones and commandos, paying contractors to spy and training local operatives to chase terrorists.

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Suspected US missiles kill 12 in Pakistan

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USA TODAY

Bomb injures 3 children in N. Ireland

Police in Northern Ireland said "it was an absolute miracle" that three children were not more seriously injured in a bomb explosion in County Armagh.

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CNN

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

BUSINESS

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

Can using a BlackBerry away from work be considered overtime?

A lawsuit in Chicago contends employees should be compensated for using the devices to work after hours.

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NPR

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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Austerity or stimulus?

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Economist

HEALTH

Troubled childhood linked to higher possibility of heart disease as adult

Troubled childhoods can lead to a host of health problems in adulthood, with heart disease as a prime possibility, suggests new research.

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USA TODAY

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

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

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Backlash feared as Muslim holiday falls near 9/11 anniversary

The lunar calendar is creating a potential for misunderstandings or worse in a year when American Muslims are confronting a spike in assaults on their faith and protests against new mosques.

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Star Tribune

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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SPORTS

Francisco Rodriguez speaks to media

New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez apologized and said he'll undergo anger-management counseling following an altercation with his girlfriend's father after a loss to Colorado.

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ESPN

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

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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