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A strip mall still sits abandoned on Highway 90 in New Orleans, La., five years after Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

Older social-media users flocking to Facebook, Twitter

While younger people are the majority on social-media sites, the number of users over 50 is the fastest growing, a survey says.

CNN

1st Hurricane Danielle, then tropical storm Earl. Next, Fiona?

The tropical Atlantic has seen the formation of Hurricane Danielle and tropical storm Earl. Now, the National Hurricane Center in Miami is monitoring a new system of tropical thunderstorms off the African coast as well.

Christian Science Monitor

3 storms swirl in the Atlantic

MSNBC

After Katrina, Gulf Coast is still vulnerable

Since Hurricane Katrina slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast, breaching levees and flooding New Orleans, one thing hasn't changed: Louisiana is still sinking at a rate that's only going to quicken.

Discovery News

Brown says not giving context was 'fatal mistake' during Katrina

CNN

Hurricane Katrina: a NASA video retrospective

NASA

Bank self-dealing catalyzed crisis

A ProPublica analysis shows the extent to which banks bought their own products and created fake demand.

ProPublica

2nd quarter GDP revised down

ABC News

Fed ready to act as recovery stalls

Reuters

Egg recalls change how we eat — briefly

It’s too soon to predict whether the egg recall will affect Americans’ buying habits over the long term, but if the reactions to past recalls are any indicator, dietary changes will be short-lived.

MSNBC

NATION

Baby bust: US birth rate hits historic low

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

Orlando Sentinel

Court allows GPS on cars without warrant

Law enforcement officers may secretly place a GPS device on a person's car without seeking a warrant from a judge, according to a recent court ruling in California.

CNN

American imprisoned in N. Korea returns to US

Looking gaunt but relieved, an American freed after being jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang in the company of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

MSNBC

North Korea frees American

CNN

POLITICS

NJ Gov. Christie fires schools chief over federal aid gaffe

Gov. Christie announced he had fired state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler after the commissioner apparently provided inaccurate information regarding the state's Race to the Top application.

Philadelphia Inquirer

GOP plans wave of White House probes

President Barack Obama needs no incentive to go all out for Democrats. Republicans are planning many committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority.

Politico

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mars e-mail a hoax: no '2 moons'

An e-mail promising sky-watchers a view of "two moons" has astronomers seeing red, as scientists try to counter a seemingly unending Mars hoax.

National Geographic

Electricity out of thin air could be the next big power source

Researchers have solved a mystery about how electricity forms in the atmosphere, and in doing so may have found a way to pull electricity right out of the air.

Popular Science

SPORTS

Strasburg has 'significant tear'; Tommy John surgery likely

Stephen Strasburg has a torn elbow ligament and most likely needs Tommy John surgery, bringing the pitcher's promising rookie season to an abrupt end.

Sports Illustrated

Pujols hits 400th home run

At 30 years 222 days, Pujols became the third-youngest player to reach 400 homers. Alex Rodriguez hit No. 400 at 29 years 316 days, and Ken Griffey Jr. reached the benchmark at 30 years 141 days.

New York Times

ENVIRONMENT

Coal-ash dumps polluting water

A newly released study finds that 39 sites in 21 states where coal-fired power plants dump their coal ash are contaminating water with toxic metals — such as arsenic — more extensively than previously estimated.

San Francisco Chronicle

Climate-control failures increase coal trading

Bloomberg

HEALTH

High-fat diets treat absence epilepsy

Two types of high-fat diets can reduce and, in some cases, completely eliminate seizures in children with a common seizure disorder known as absence epilepsy.

Medical News Today

Flu season: what to know to stay healthy

As a new flu season dawns and students head back to school, the latest vaccine protects against three strains of flu expected to circulate, including the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.

U.S. News & World Report

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GOOD NEWS

Toddler implanted with artificial lung

Toddler Owen Stark of Eldon, Mo., has become the youngest person in the world to receive an artificial lung, thanks in part to a device called the NovaLung.

ABC News

Deaf find their voices via mobile wireless video and apps

Wireless gadgets have changed the way nearly everyone communicates, but the deaf have benefited more than others.

Scientific American

WORLD

Iraq 7 years later: Was the war worth it?

Democracy is alive in Iraq. Yet many Iraqis are not pleased with life. Unemployment is 35 percent. Electricity is spotty. Terrorist bombings continue.

USA TODAY

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Poll: Americans think Iraq war a mistake

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Political Hotsheet

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Iraq timeline

BBC

Rebels reach peace deal in Qatar

Yemen's government and northern rebels have agreed to bolster a fragile truce and start political dialogue to end a civil war that has raged on and off since 2004.

Reuters

DR Congo killings 'may be genocide'

The BBC has seen a draft U.N. report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide.

BBC

Fertile land could ignite ethnic conflict in Congo

Guardian

BUSINESS

For panel, clear details on BP's structure are still out of reach

Federal investigators became visibly annoyed as BP executives were unwilling or unable to provide a clear picture of the company's hierarchy.

Seattle Times

Gulf Coast wearied by oil spill

MSNBC

Divided beef industry to meet with feds

Farmers and ranchers from across the country have a rare opportunity to meet with federal officials and air long-standing concerns over the beef business.

Denver Post

American Airlines hit with biggest fine

Federal aviation regulators slapped American Airlines with the largest fine in history, charging that the carrier made thousands of unsafe flights.

CNNMoney

EDUCATION

Job hunt for foreign students toughens

U.S. visa curbs on immigrants with special skills in science, math or technology are a widening problem that’s long been a sore point for chief executives of the U.S. technology industry.

Bloomberg

You've been pre-approved

If former students whose academic records qualify them for an associate degree were awarded the credential retroactively, then the number of associate degrees would increase by at least 12 percent.

Inside Higher Ed

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

The director who ignored Hollywood

Jean-Luc Godard, the legendary French film director, controversialist and self-styled intellectual has responded to news that he is to receive an honorary Oscar with the weariest of Gallic shrugs.

The Independent

The questionable Frida Kahlo paintings

A new book cataloging a collection of Frida Kahlo's possessions has grabbed the art world's attention. When it comes to forgery scandals, this is the grandma of them all.

Newsweek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NY's Mayor Bloomberg defends mosque

Mayor Mike took to "The Daily Show" last night and held his own with Jon Stewart and again defended the Park51 project.

NBC New York

2nd molestation charge hits Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese

A second man has sued the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese, alleging he was molested by a priest sent to work in California after facing similar accusations in his native Ireland.

San Francisco Chronicle

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