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An Iraqi policeman stands guard at the site of a bombing in Baghdad. A string of attacks targeting Iraqi security forces left many people dead and scores wounded, police and hospital officials said. (Photo by Karim Kadim / AP)

AAA predicts Labor Day travel boost, but expects shorter trips

The auto club expects 34.4 million people to travel at least 50 miles from home between Sept. 2 and Sept. 6. That's up nearly 10 percent from 2009.

USA TODAY

Blog:

Seattle a top vacation destination for Labor Day weekend

(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The Big Blog

Tropical depression 7 forecast to be a hurricane with northward track

Tropical depression 7 is expected to become Tropical Storm Earl. Under the initial forecast, the system would curve north on a path similar to Hurricane Danielle.

Baltimore Sun

Special section:

Hurricane Danielle and tropical depression 7

The Weather Channel

Dozens dead in attacks against Iraqi forces

A series of deadly attacks have rocked Iraq, leaving more than 30 people dead and scores more wounded.

Al Jazeera

Iraq bombings

BBC

Hot weather fuels fires in Ore., Idaho

The wind-whipped fire burned through the college town of Ashland, Oregon. Hot, dry weather also helped fires spread in Idaho and Southern California, where homes were evacuated.

CBS News

Probe continues into 72 bodies found near US border

The bodies of the 58 men and 14 women were found about 14 miles from the town of San Fernando, near the border with Texas.

Kansas City Star

Facebook's Places: how to use it and protect your privacy

Services based on your location are popular in Silicon Valley and New York City. But for many people, these services remain odd tools on your smart phone.

San Jose Mercury News

NATION

Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases

The Department of Homeland Security is moving to dismiss pending immigration cases filed against suspected illegal immigrants who have no serious criminal records, according to several sources.

Houston Chronicle

Groups demand end to 'de facto amnesty'

Washington Independent

Border deaths in Ariz. may break record

Los Angeles Times

Credit card debt drops, lowest in 8 years

The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year's second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy.

San Francisco Chronicle

Online rants carry big legal risks

Bloggers have free speech rights, but they increasingly are being sued over trash talk that defames or threatens people.

Star Tribune

POLITICS

McCain defeats primary challenger

Sen. John McCain routed conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth in the Republican primary in what could be the final campaign for the former GOP presidential nominee.

U.S. News & World Report

US says flood donations will come if Pakistan spends transparently

Pakistan will have to demonstrate it can spend relief funds transparently and well if it wants more help in rebuilding after its massive floods, the U.S. aid chief said.

Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

Google makes bold move to battle Skype

Google announced that it will allow users to make phone calls over the Internet through its Gmail service, encroaching on territory that has thus far been dominated by Skype.

CNNMoney

US durable goods orders show sign of cooling economy

Orders for U.S. durable goods increased less than forecast, a sign that one of the few remaining bright spots in the economy is cooling.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Cryogenic coral 'seed bank' will save endangered reefs

Warming waters, overfishing, ocean acidification, pollution — the threat to the world's precious coral reefs are many. But Smithsonian researcher Mary Hagedorn has a plan to save endangered corals.

Discovery News

Solar power: brighter investment outlook

Energy standards requiring U.S. utilities to use solar power could drive growth for companies ranging from inverter makers to installation financiers.

BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The Indian tribe that took on a mining giant – and won

The tribal people of the Niyamgiri Hills in eastern India said they considered the mountain their god. They said they would fight before seeing the mountain destroyed, and they won their battle.

The Independent

Review: If English was good enough for Jesus Christ ...

For Robert Alter, author of many works on Hebrew and comparative literature, studying the Tanach itself is a no-brainer. What is truly fascinating is the influence of the King James Version of the Bible.

Forward

SPORTS

Cancer makes event even more meaningful for Rose

Brigham Young University men’s basketball coach Dave Rose has always given his time to assist fundraising for cancer research, but it’s taken on new meaning over the last 14 months.

Spokesman-Review

Greg Camarillo traded to Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings acquired Miami Dolphins wide receiver Greg Camarillo in a trade for cornerback Benny Sapp.

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Susan L. Solomon):

Science shoved aside in stem cell ruling

AOL News

Column (David Prentice):

A stem cell victory for patients by freeing up funding

AOL News

Editorial:

Find a way to resume stem cell research

Detroit Free Press

Column (Deldelp Medina):

Without death penalty, we'd have funds to treat mental illness

San Jose Mercury News

Column (Karen Heller):

Celebrate being rude

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Cindy Krischer Goodman):

Gen X faces unique challenge in Gen Y

Kansas City Star

Blog (Andrew Leonard):

Dodd vs. Warren shows that government is broken

(Salon)

How the World Works

Column (Amr Hamzawy):

5 ways Arab governments resist democracy

U.S. News & World Report

Site edited by: Jameson O'Neal, Ashley Nawn, Rachel Barrus, Sanaz Ariya and Catherine Lux.

GOOD NEWS

Group collecting memories of philanthropists Dan, Ada Rice

Some visitors have memories of Danada before it became a forest preserve. The Equestrian Center and Friends of Danada, a volunteer group, are urging members of the public to share those memories.

Daily Herald

Peace Corps veterans recall the power of a clarion call

If you doubt the impact of a single voice uttering a single sentence, talk to Peace Corps volunteers who set off to help the world in the late 1960s.

Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Carter in North Korea to free prisoner

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met North Korea’s nominal head of state after touching down in Pyongyang for a private visit to win the release of an American jailed in the reclusive state.

Toronto Sun

Chile braces for a long mine rescue

Through a skinny borehole from the surface, the 33 miners trapped more than 2,000 feet below the parched earth have gotten a gel-like substance to keep them alive, tiny lights to illuminate the darkness.

New York Times

Hearing trapped miners brings relief

Guardian

Why is Britain braced for a mackerel war?

Britain is said to be bracing itself for a rerun of its Cod Wars with Iceland — except this time the fish being fought over is mackerel. Yet, until recently, few were interested in a fish regarded as unclean.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dogs and mice could be trained as roving 'biosensors,' study says

"Biosensor" dogs and mice could be dispatched to airports and other public spaces to sniff out avian influenza and other pathogens. The key is the animals' keen ability to smell poo.

Popular Science

YouTube goes upscale at Guggenheim

YouTube will fill the cylindrical atrium of New York's Guggenheim Museum with video installations that may feature anthropomorphic sneakers and avatars from a virtual world.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Mo. schools take on cyber-bullying

A new Missouri law is pushing the anti-bullying effort off campus, placing schools in the midst of the gray area on how to handle student online activities.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fewer Americans back President Obama’s education programs

Support for President Barack Obama’s education agenda is slipping, according to a poll of attitudes toward public schooling.

Education Week

HEALTH

Katrina children are still suffering

A startling number of children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems, a new study found.

Detroit Free Press

Special section:

5 years later

USA TODAY

Virus link to chronic fatigue gives hope to sufferers seeking a cure

Scientists have found further links between a virus and chronic fatigue syndrome, a study says.

Sydney Morning Herald

Causes of fatigue and sleepiness and how to fight them

WebMD

New evidence that cranberry juice fights urinary tract infections

Scientists have reported new scientific evidence on the effectiveness of that old folk remedy — cranberry juice — for urinary tract infections.

Medical News Today

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

New game lets players kill US troops

By allowing players to assume the role of Taliban fighters killing U.S. troops, Electronic Arts may have crossed the line with its latest first-person shooter game.

San Jose Mercury News

Murals painted with brotherly love

Colorful murals painted by locals are transforming Philadelphia's neighborhoods into art museums.

NPR

Web scam hits iTunes and Paypal users

Accounts linked to iTunes and Paypal have been targeted in a scam with a number of users complaining that they have been cleaned out.

BBC

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