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Simone Nicole Sneed works at her computer in Latham, N.Y. On this day, Sneed has been a brand ambassador for a telephone company, a back-up singer in a local theater, a freelance grant writer and a psychic in a scavenger hunt — all jobs she found online. (Photo by Tim Roske / AP)

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Online hiring halls rely on labor pool

In a nation desperate for jobs and hopeful that small firms will fill the role of doing most of the new hiring, sites such as oDesk and Guru.com create a global labor pool for any sort of computer-based task.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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What you get from a $14/hour overseas worker

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CNNMoney

How WikiLeaks keeps its funding secret

WikiLeaks, which argues the cause of openness in leaking classified documents, has set up an elaborate global financial network to protect a big secret of its own — its funding.

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Wall Street Journal

Pakistan seeks loan restructuring after floods‎

Officials from Pakistan have held talks with the International Monetary Fund to discuss its $11 billion loan package in the wake of the devastating floods.

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BBC

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Donations for Pakistan approach $10M

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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The aftermath of Pakistan's floods

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TIME

New credit card restrictions take effect

New rules, designed to protect credit card users from "unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees," went into effect as a result of the Credit Card Act of 2009.

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CNN

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Credit cards

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MSNBC

Candidates hunting for votes with guns

Jesse Kelly, a Republican candidate from Arizona, is wielding an assault rifle in his political ads. Russ Carnahan, a Democratic congressman from Missouri, is pictured in a newspaper pointing a pistol at a target.

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NPR

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'Straw' gun buyers leave a bloody trail

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Star Tribune

NATION

Rallies over mosque near ground zero

Hundreds of impassioned demonstrators — all waving American flags, but separated into two groups by police — descended on the site of the proposed mosque near ground zero.

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ABC News

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Middle East passions quiet over showdown

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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In controversial mosque, young Muslims pray for understanding

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TIME

FDA investigates farms tied to salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added 40 illnesses to the estimated 1,300 that have occurred already in the salmonella outbreak that forced the recall of half a billion eggs.

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USA TODAY

Special section:

Food poisoning health center

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WebMD

Era of homes generating wealth is over, analysts say

Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield wealth-generating rewards.

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POLITICS

Middle East peace talks raise stakes higher for President Obama

President Barack Obama's decision to restart Middle East peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians creates a big opportunity for him, but also huge risk, experts on the region say.

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USA TODAY

McCain poised for primary win over Hayworth in Ariz. Senate race

Once labeled a vulnerable incumbent, John McCain, the four-term Arizona Republican is the clear front-runner against challenger J.D. Hayworth.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Growth concerns support dollar

The dollar index, a gauge of the greenback's performance against a basket of major currencies, was softer at 82.92 but not far from the high of 83.30.

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CNBC

BYD dealers quitting on high inventory

Dealers are leaving the sales network of Chinese carmaker BYD Co. Ltd. because of sluggish sales, local media reported, a new setback for the high-flyer backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett.

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Reuters

Travel sites get boost from hotels

Priceline, Orbitz and Expedia are thriving as consumers shrug off a weak economy to hunt down bargains.

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BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Green living in communes and eco-villages on the rise

Shared eco-friendly living is becoming increasingly popular in places that range from communes to co-housing, eco-villages or intentional communities.

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USA TODAY

Hidden toxins: Beware these summer dangers for children, pets

Your potatoes can be deadly if you’re not careful. The same goes for the leaves on those beautiful, tart rhubarb stalks, and that amaretto flavoring in your morning coffee.

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Lawrence Journal-World

HEALTH

Poll: Americans confused about health care reform bill

Millions of Americans are waiting for health care reform legislation, previously signed into law by President Barack Obama, to take effect. But many of them are not sure what it will do for them.

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Reuters

Birth control pills are not always good

Bayer HealthCare is coming out with a brand new pill. The new launch coincides with growing problems for Bayer's last new contraceptive, Yaz.

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NPR

Drugs protect monkeys from Ebola, US study finds

U.S. government researchers working to find ways to treat the highly deadly Ebola virus said a new approach from AVI BioPharma Inc. saved monkeys after they were infected.

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Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Renovated church gets new life as Brooklyn Arts Center

About three months ago, carpenters began the process of preserving, renovating and building what the new owner envisions as a multi-purpose event center for weddings, galas, conferences, concerts and festivals.

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Star-News

NY archbishop saddened by suspected bias attacks on Hispanics

Archbishop Timothy Dolan told parishioners during Mass that he was saddened by a spate of suspected anti-Hispanic attacks that has left some Latin American immigrants fearing for their safety.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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4 reasons why Americans aren't giving for Pakistan flood relief

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The Atlantic

Column (Esther J. Cepeda):

Latinos making baseball better

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Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Glenn Greenwald):

The 'mosque' debate is not a 'distraction'

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Salon

Column (Laura Gottlieb):

Funding healthy society helps cure health care

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (MJ Rosenberg):

Iran bomb 'not imminent'

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Al Jazeera

Tighten limits on cash

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Appoint, not elect, Mich. judges

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Detroit Free Press

Column (David Ignatius):

Obama needs a Clinton

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Indianapolis Star

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GOOD NEWS

Unbreakable bond: 2 friends share life, look at death with grace

After traveling the world together, two women who have filled the roles of daughter and sister in each other's hearts say they plan to end their journey side by side in Oak Grove Cemetery.

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Toddler walks 2 blocks to reach medical help for her father

Alesaundra Tafoya's parents have been teaching their daughter about safety in their Northern California community, pointing out such safe havens as fire stations if she ever finds herself in trouble.

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CNN

WORLD

Gunman, 8 hostages killed in Manila

Philippine police shot and killed a sacked former policeman who was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists aboard a bus in downtown Manila and TV images showed some hostages leaving the vehicle alive.

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Reuters

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Hostages escape after Philippines bus hijack

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BBC

Trapped Chilean miners get supplies

Rescue workers in Chile say they have sent the first supplies of water and food to 33 miners who have been trapped underground for 17 days.

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BusinessWeek

Petraeus says Taliban momentum halted in key areas

The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says the momentum built up by the Taliban has been reversed in the south of the country and capital, Kabul.

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BBC

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US pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists to study the Titanic wreck

An A-list of maritime scientists is scheduled to set sail from Newfoundland, Canada, on an unprecedented mission to "virtually" raise the world’s most fabled shipwreck.

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Globeandmail.com

Alien hunters 'should look for artificial intelligence,' astronomer says

A senior astronomer has said that the hunt for alien life should take into account alien "sentient machines." He says that the odds favor detecting such alien AI rather than "biological" life.

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BBC

Crying serves a purpose

Humans seem to be the only species that shed tears for emotional reasons, and scientists say crying probably conferred some benefit.

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NPR

EDUCATION

LA unveils $578M school, costliest in US

The K-12 complex to house 4,200 students has raised eyebrows across the country as the creme de la creme of "Taj Mahal" schools, $100 million-plus campuses boasting architectural panache.

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Yahoo! News

Home-schoolers go mainstream

An estimated 2.3 million people in the U.S. are now home schooling their children, a number that has increased substantially, according to the National Home Education Research Institute.

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Detroit Free Press

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Home schooling gaining popularity in Texas

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Houston Chronicle

What will school districts do when the federal money runs out?

Experts speaking at an Education Commission of the States conference suggested schools start planning for when the cash runs out by sharing services and combining their purchasing power.

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EducationNews.org

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Social groups help you live longer

Social relationships increase our chances of a longer life by 50 percent, according to a recent study by a pair of Brigham Young University professors.

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AOL News

Anne Frank tree falls over in heavy rain

The monumental chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis was toppled by wind and heavy rain.

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MSNBC

Oldest US farm to be sold

The owners of the country's oldest family farm are getting out. And while America's small farms are vanishing acre by acre, this historic spread will have a better fate, a reporter says.

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CBS News

SPORTS

Favre takes sampling of snaps in loss

The veteran quarterback, making his first start of the preseason in game two, again found himself being treated like a rag doll by a blitzing linebacker.

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Star Tribune

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What mattered in loss to 49ers

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YouTube

Lou Piniella of Chicago Cubs retires

The leader of the Chicago Cubs decided to step down after the game against the Atlanta Braves, and Chicago quickly named third base coach Mike Quade manager for the remaining 38 games of the season.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Giving a voice to the voiceless in India

Over the last four years, slim, starkly told memoirs have become a body of work. They’ve given a voice to women who are used to being voiceless, a face to women who are usually invisible in today’s India.

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A bee sucks nectar from a sunflower which stands on a field in front of the "Wilder Kaiser" mountain in Ellmau, Austrian province of Tyrol. (Photo by Kerstin Joensson / AP)

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