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The USS Blue Ridge LCC19 is at anchor for Ulchi Freedom Guardian, a joint military exercise between South Korea and the U.S., in a naval port in Busan, South Korea. South Korean and U.S. troops launched a fresh round of military drills despite North Korea's warning that it would retaliate. (Photo by Newsis / AP)

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Calif. leads in clean energy, but challenges loom

California has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to renewable power and the state's clean energy business is flourishing, but goals may be unreachable.

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Global warming measure could suspend other landmark environmental rules

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CBS News

Pakistan floods continue on rain forecasts, further delaying aid distribution

Authorities battling Pakistan floods have forecast heavy monsoon rains and exceptionally high levels for the Indus River at two dams in the Sindh Province.

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Christian Science Monitor

South Korea, US troops launch war games despite threat

South Korean and U.S. troops launched a fresh round of military drills despite North Korea's warning that it would retaliate for the exercises which Pyongyang considers rehearsal for invasion.

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Houston Chronicle

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South Korea calls for unity tax

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Bloomberg

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China surpasses Japan as No. 2 economy

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Washington Post

Israel to reject preconditions

On the eve of a breakthrough in the peace process, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is remaining firm in his position that no preconditions should be set for direct talks with the Palestinians.

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In Jerusalem, a barrier comes down

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Aging inmates straining prison systems

A national surge in elderly inmates whose medical expenses are straining cash-strapped states have officials looking for solutions, including early release.

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Detroit News

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Few 'pill mill' doctors sent to prison

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Houston Chronicle

NATION

Craigslist killer dies of apparent suicide

An autopsy is scheduled in the death of Philip Markoff, who died of an apparent suicide while facing charges in a killing tied to the Craigslist Web site.

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CNN

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'Craigslist killing' suspect likely suicide

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Gulf oil spill adds facet to Katrina recovery

In New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, recovery has become three-pronged: recovery from Hurricane Katrina, recovery from the economic recession and recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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USA TODAY

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Shrimpers launch Gulf season with oily unease

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CBS News

Do Obama's comments make the mosque an election issue?

There's no doubt that President Obama's comments about a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City have drawn major attention. The question is whether it will linger through the elections.

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USA TODAY

Lawmakers take sides on mosque

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POLITICS

Report: too much money going to state court races

A study being released documents an arms race that's escalating among business groups, trial lawyers and unions. They're all competing to raise money to put their favorite candidates on the bench.

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NPR

NTSB investigation into Stevens crash moving forward

A pilot who was flying in about the same area as the plane that crashed and killed Sen. Ted Stevens, gave safety investigators what they call their best idea so far of what the weather was like.

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Anchorage Daily News

John McCain, JD Hayworth pulling no punches in Ariz. race

The all-out battle between Sen. John McCain and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth in this year's Republican primary looks like it will stay bitter to the bitter end.

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Arizona Republic

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Tea Party at Arizona-Mexico border wall

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Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Earth Day group, James Cameron to plant 1 million trees

Earth Day Network is enlisting groups in 15 countries to plant 1 million trees this year with "Avatar" movie director James Cameron and Twentieth Century Fox.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Slide show: Green energy

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The Nation

Fly fishers serving as transports for noxious little invaders

The felt-soled boots of anglers, ideal for keeping their footing on river rocks, turn out also to be ideal transportation for unwanted organisms like "rock snot." So fishermen are slowly giving them up.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Computers driving hospital of the future

Hospitals and doctor networks are investing millions in technology, a push being made by the federal government. Electronic medical records systems have proven to cut errors and coordinate care.

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Detroit Free Press

Meat grown in vats by 2050?

Leading scientists say meat grown in vats may be necessary to feed 9 billion people expected to be alive by middle of century.

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Guardian

SPORTS

A gender divide in the sport of the mind

Everyone witnessed a true chess master in Irina Krush, an International Master of the game. She stormed through the Women's U.S. Chess Championship without a loss.

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NPR

Off-road racer rolls truck, killing 8

Hundreds of thrill-seeking fans watched in horror as one racer rolled his truck into spectators, sending bodies flying on a section of track that had no guardrails or anything else to keep the crowd back.

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Past race videos show spectators dangerously close to racing vehicles

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LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

21st century homesteading

People all across the country and region are keeping bees and raising chickens, gardening and canning.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Teen drama overload? Blame biology

Today's teens feel free to and do act out. Just ask a parent of a teen, they'll likely complain about rudeness, ill manners and constant criticism.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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The case against commercial cannabis

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The Atlantic

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Will Israel attack Iran when the rest of the world won't?

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Star Tribune

Slater's behavior humorous, wrong

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News Herald

Column (Lloyd Billingsley):

Self-esteem movement was utopian hucksterism

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San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Mike Reiss):

Tom Brady's fingers are not a concern to coach Bill Belichick

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(ESPN)

Column (Howard Fineman):

Borderline dumb

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Newsweek

Column (Michael Daly):

Blocking the ground zero mosque is just what the terrorists want

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GOOD NEWS

Being only child 'no barrier to friendship'

A U.S. study of more than 13,000 11- to 18-year-olds found "only children" were chosen as school friends just as often as peers who had brothers and sisters.

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BBC

Free health exams help out about 220 homeless kids

With the help of private donors, volunteers and grants, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless provided eye, dental and hearing exams for 220 children who are currently without a place to call home.

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Denver Post

WORLD

Petraeus: Progress will take time

Progress in Afghanistan only began this spring and needs time to take root, Army Gen. David Petraeus said in comments that were aimed at shoring up American support for the war.

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CBS News

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Robert Gates says US Afghanistan exit on course

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BBC

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Petraeus on 'Meet the Press'

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MSNBC

Performing animals mistreated in China, says report

Bears riding motorcycles, tigers jumping through flaming hoops and pigs leaping off diving boards. Just some of the "entertainment" that can be seen at circuses, zoos and safari parks in China.

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CNN

Kenya referendum: how groups came together to prevent violence

Ahead of the historic Kenya referendum, observers warned of a recurrence of the ethnic violence that killed more than 1,300 after the 2007 presidential vote. But many helped make sure that did not happen.

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Russia ban on grain export begins

Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops.

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BBC

Jobless millions signal death of the American dream for many

The headline jobless figure of 9.5 percent is bad enough but does not begin to convey the problem as it fails to measure those who have stopped looking for work.

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Guardian

China overtakes Japan as No. 2 economy

Japan lost its place as the world's No. 2 economy to China in the second quarter as receding global growth sapped momentum and stunted a shaky recovery.

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ABC News

HEALTH

Disparity marks child obesity trends

Childhood overweight and obesity rates have started to stabilize or decline for most ethnic groups, although not for black or American Indian girls, according to a population-based study.

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Tackling cancer among poor doesn't have to be expensive

The growing burden of cancer in developing countries could be reduced without expensive drugs and equipment, but it requires a global effort similar to the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Teen sex in committed relationships not bad for school performance

A provocative new study has found that teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those who don't have sex.

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Budgets tight, school supplies lists go beyond glue sticks

Schools across the country are beginning the new school year with shrinking budgets and outsized demands for basic supplies. Retailers are cashing in by expanding the back-to-school category like never before.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

What would Jesus tweet?

Religious groups are trying to harness the power of social media, from a church using Facebook to attract new members to a priest uploading podcasts of sermons and a rabbi sparking blog debates.

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Detroit Free Press

Abandonment of a formal church part of a national trend

What began as a slow drift from denominations in the 1950s and 1960s has become so widespread that as many as 20 percent of American adults see themselves as "spiritual but not religious."

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Florida Times-Union

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Ariz. governor outlaws ethnic studies in public school districts

A bill to ban ethnic studies in Arizona schools was signed by Gov. Jan Brewer, cheering critics who called such classes divisive and alarming others who saw it as a law targeting Latinos.

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Strollers walk through central Athens. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris / AP)

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