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The east Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev is seen behind a section of Israel‘s separation barrier. Israel’s government says it has approved the construction of 238 homes in Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, ending an unofficial freeze on new building there. (Photo by Tara Todras-Whitehill / AP)

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Robots are stealing US jobs

Forget the recession, immigration and the mortgage industry collapse — in the loss of American jobs, robots are to blame. If automation is the future, less-educated Americans could be left in the dust.

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PC World

Huge fine for CVS in crystal meth scandal

The largest retail chemist in the US has agreed to pay a record civil fine after the government said its shops had served as a key link in drug trafficking chains in California and possibly elsewhere.

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The Independent

Palestinians weigh alternatives to talks

The Palestinians will study alternatives to peace talks with Israel, after Israel started to build new houses on war-won land Palestinians seek for their state.

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USA TODAY

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Israeli settlements: where, when and why

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Christian Science Monitor

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Milestones in peace planning

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MSNBC

Bernanke weighs risk of new action

The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, went further in outlining the risks the central bank was prepared to take by pumping more money into the recovery.

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Next move: What will boost the economy?

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WikiLeaks may release more documents

The Pentagon is bracing for the possible release of as many as 400,000 potentially explosive secret military documents on the U.S.-Iraq war by WikiLeaks.

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CBS News

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WikiLeaks fears downgraded

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The Age

NATION

US to enforce marijuana laws

The U.S. government will “vigorously enforce” federal laws against marijuana even if California votes to legalize pot, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

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Justice Dept. opposes Prop. 19

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KCBS

Outsourcing wave grows

Although some U.S. firms are bringing overseas work back home, evidence is growing that companies are moving more jobs than ever to China and other countries.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Obama urges end to tax breaks that reward moving jobs overseas

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Chicago Sun-Times

POLITICS

What’s at stake in 2010 governors’ races

While the political world is fixated on the battle for control of Congress, 37 states are also electing governors, and the Republican tide is running high in these races as well.

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NPR

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Obama looks to rally base for Mass. governor

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ABC News

Democrats abandon House progressives

Grasping to keep control of Congress, Democratic leaders are turning their backs on staunch supporters in the House and propping up stronger candidates who have routinely defied them on major issues.

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Salon

HEALTH

FDA approves Botox to treat migraines

Federal health officials approved Botox for migraine headaches, giving drugmaker Allergan clearance to market its drug to patients with a history of the condition.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Obesity costs higher than thought

New research suggests the nation’s weight problem may be having twice the impact on medical spending as previously estimated.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

BUSINESS

News Corp. pulls Fox from Cablevision

Cablevision said in a statement that Fox failed to negotiate in good faith and called the decision to remove the programming “a black eye for broadcast television in America.”

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Bloomberg

Apple’s earnings showcase 1-2 punch

Apple should affirm that the iPad tablet computer is selling well despite a shaky consumer market, while the iPhone continues to fend off a strong challenge from rival Google Inc.

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ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Skin damage possible from laptop

Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit.

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Houston Chronicle

Huge space tourism expansion close

Hundreds of travelers have signed up and been trained to be the first paying passengers aboard Virgin Galactic’s trips to suborbital space — 62 miles above Earth.

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CNN

SPORTS

Duke hangs 4th banner

Duke threw one last party to celebrate last season’s national championship. Then the Blue Devils went to work on trying to win another one.

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USA TODAY

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Midnight Madness begins

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ESPN

Texas beats Nebraska

Garrett Gilbert ran for two touchdowns and Texas’ defense shut down Taylor Martinez to lead the Longhorns to a 20-13 upset of No. 5 Nebraska.

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Court protects gay soldiers

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Hartford Courant

O’s magic wanes

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Psychologists and torture

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Harper’s

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Amy Goodman: British novelist knows about real wars, too

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Gouging welfare recipients

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San Francisco Chronicle

Christie’s tunnel vision

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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The 21st century classroom

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Slate

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Health reform’s legal challenge lacks any merit

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AOL News

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The sad romance of cutting and burning

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GOOD NEWS

Donors push Africa’s war on malaria

In recent years, malaria’s profile has risen among celebrities and high-spending philanthropists. Malaria strikes a chord because it seems so easily prevented.

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San Francisco Chronicle

‘The Hokey Pokey Project’ is a unique form of community service

A mom’s simple goal — to make people smile and teach her kids to do likewise — inspires a colorful public art project.

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Star Tribune

‘School Pride’ gives Cheryl Hines an education about schools

Cheryl Hines spent her summer at several schools, but the star of HBO‘s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” wasn’t sitting at a desk. She was cleaning up run-down schools.

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USA TODAY

WORLD

Iran releases American

Iran set free an American businessman jailed in Tehran on suspicion of ties to an allegedly violent opposition group.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

French rally over pension reform

A million or more marched in cities across France in the latest protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension reform.

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Reuters

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Thousands take to French streets

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BBC

New Hitler exhibit causes a stir

The German Historical Museum in Berlin has opened the first major exhibition on the dictator since 1945. The idea of a high-profile show dedicated to the leader has many Germans worried.

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TIME

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1st Hitler exhibit opens in Germany

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Meditation reduces depression, fatigue, anxiety in MS patients

A new Swiss study reports that a form of meditation known as mindfulness may help patients with multiple sclerosis.

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USA TODAY

20 churches to close under plan to restructure Twin Cities archdiocese

More than 20 churches will close and dozens more will share pastors in a bold restructuring of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis that was announced to priests and some parish staff.

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ENVIRONMENT

EU clashes with Greenland over international stewardship of Arctic

The European Union has clashed with Greenland and other Arctic nations over their perceived failure to ensure wider international stewardship of the far north.

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Guardian

Wind power without the blades

Noise, inadvertent bird kills and even the way wind turbines look have made installing them difficult. A design firm has an alternative concept that ditches blades in favor of stalks.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists discover new species in one of the deepest ocean trenches

Scientists investigating one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches — previously thought to be devoid of fish — have discovered an entirely new species.

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ScienceDaily

What makes humans special

Humans share 98 percent of genes with chimps, yet human behaviors reach levels of complexity unseen in any other part of the animal world.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Union leader backs school change

In “Waiting for Superman,” the new education documentary, the union leader Randi Weingarten is portrayed, in the words of Variety, as “a foaming satanic beast.”

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‘Waiting for Superman’ trailer

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Preparing professors to teach

Administrators say teaching certificates not only give students an edge in the job market, but also teach the skills Ph.D. candidates need to be effective teachers — and faculty need to be lifelong learners.

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Inside Higher Ed

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Stem cells reverse blindness by burns

Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells.

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Houston Chronicle

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An Acehnese woman sits at a Muslim headscarf shop in a market in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. (Photo by Heri Juanda / AP)

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