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Firefighters set a backfire to fight the Wallow Fire along highway 260 near Eagar, Ariz. A spot fire at the edge of a larger blaze prompted the few residents left in Eagar and the neighboring community of Springerville to flee. (Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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40 years ago, B.B. King rocked Cook County jail

People who love the blues say the jailhouse recording “B.B. King Live in Cook County Jail” is one the best live albums ever. Even Rolling Stone magazine listed it as one of the Top 500 albums of all time.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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‘The Thrill is Gone’ — B.B. King live in Cook County Jail

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NATO faces ‘dim future,’ Pentagon chief warns in a valedictory speech

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates blasts “two-tiered” alliance of those willing to wage war and those only interested in “talking” and peacekeeping.

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Guardian

Arizona firefighters ‘making gains’ on fire

Firefighters in the U.S. state of Arizona have begun slowly to wrest control of a huge wildfire that has scorched an area bigger than Los Angeles.

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BBC

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Ariz. wildfire blamed on ‘too many trees’

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LiveScience

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Ariz. wildfires get help from weather

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CBS News

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Arizona Republic

Syrian army targets town near Turkish border in wake of ‘massacre’

The Syrian army began a military operation in a restive town near the Turkish border, state television said, as the country braced for more violent protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Another slain Syrian teen allegedly tortured

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CNN

Live from Syria

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(Al Jazeera)

Syria Live Blog

Tropical disease buzzes back into US

Tropical diseases like dengue fever sound as if they belong in faraway places. But in the past several years, some have begun showing up in the continental U.S.

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NPR

NATION

Alabama governor signs tough new immigration law

Alabama’s governor has signed a tough illegal immigration legislation, requiring police to check the status of anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally when stopped for another reason.

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CNN

401(k) fees can shave from nest egg

Millions of Americans save for retirement by using 401(k) accounts, employer-based retirement plans. But most of those plans have fees and hidden expenses.

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NPR

American police draw fire at the border

A shootout on the Rio Grande between U.S. Border Patrol agents, Texas Rangers and Mexican drug runners left at least three of the drug traffickers wounded, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Do more on jobs, Dems tell Obama

Senior Senate Democrats are growing frustrated by what they see as President Obama’s passivity on the economy, and are beginning to discuss a large infrastructure package funded by tax increases.

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The Hill

Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid in question as top aides resign

The entire high command of Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign resigned, a stunning mass exodus that left his bid for the Republican nomination in tatters.

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Detroit Free Press

BUSINESS

The audacity of the independent donut

So what on earth would possess someone to open a little, independent doughnut shop in the land of Krispy Kreme?

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CNN

Why immigrants are good for economy

A new Brookings Institution report provides important new data and evidence on the role of immigration and immigrants across U.S. metros.

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The Atlantic

Mortgage debt is down, Americans’ net worth up, but analysts call gains fragile

An increase in household net worth appears to be improving the financial condition of American families, but slowly. That’s the message from a report released by the Federal Reserve.

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Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Dispute exposes tensions over charters’ role in cities

A fight over educational equity in New York City has all the hallmarks of a classic New York story: an angry union, parent demonstrations and a lawsuit.

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The (revised) Bakersfield case study

Facing steep budget cuts, California State University at Bakersfield laid off four math instructors and moved two developmental math courses to a fully online format with, at first, disastrous results.

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Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

Health care survey: Employers may cut plans after 2014

Employees can kiss goodbye employer-provided health coverage, at least as it exists today. That’s the message of a survey of 1,300 employers just released by McKinsey & Co.

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ABC News

Nicotine may help lead to new drugs for weight loss

Smoking cigarettes has long been used as a way to shed pounds. Now scientists have discovered how the habit suppresses appetite.

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Bloomberg

Study claims 2 sugary drinks a day can dull taste buds

Research suggests regular consumption of sugary beverages dulls sensitivity and causes cravings for high-calorie food.

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Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Respect the Holy Spirit in church life, theologian says

Maureen A. Tilley, professor of theology at Fordham University, opened the 66th annual gathering of The Catholic Theological Society of America, asking: “What does it mean to be Holy?”

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National Catholic Reporter

US Appeals Court: Schools can ban worship

The Bronx Household of Faith is at the center of a debate over whether churches have a constitutional right to meet in public schools.

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Christianity Today

Columns And Op-Ed

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New York City starting to reclaim its ruins

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CNN

Science fiction becomes real as researchers reveal discoveries

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Why the media is always wrong about the value of a college degree

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The New Republic

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Alex Pareene):

Sarah Palin remembers her bus tour with a stirring 3-minute film

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War Room

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The party of righteous indignation

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Creators Syndicate

The unemployment trap

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The New Republic

Audio (Michel Martin):

Experts debate Congress’ authority over health insurance

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GOOD NEWS

History’s gems

Reindeer teeth, ostrich feathers, a camel shoe and sand from the Sinai Desert were among the many unusual items displayed at the History Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., around the time it was founded in 1921.

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Study: Benefits of preschool pay off well into adulthood

Preschool has surprisingly enduring benefits lasting well into adulthood, according to one of the biggest, longest follow-up studies of its kind.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Cancer teenager makes bucket list

Alice Pyne, of England, created an Internet blog called “Alice’s Bucket List,” which became an Internet hit with Twitter followers.

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The Independent

How a 15-year-old cancer fighter became on online phenomenon

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WORLD

Are Pakistan’s armed forces facing an enemy within?

Pakistan’s armed forces are vital U.S. allies and also guardians of a stockpile of nuclear weapons. But have al-Qaida and other militant groups wormed into Pakistan’s military?

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NPR

German minister denies US request for execution drugs

Dozens of U.S. states have been facing shortages of a drug necessary in lethal injections administered to death row prisoners. Germany has refused a U.S. request to help.

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Spiegel International

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Capital punishment

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BBC

US resumes airstrikes in Yemen

The U.S. and Yemen are taking on Islamic militants on land and from the air amid fears that al-Qaida is exploiting the political chaos and leadership vacuum engulfing the country.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A renewable energy generator for all types of weather

Green power may no longer be as fickle as the weather, thanks to a device that can generate electricity in any conditions — be it sun, wind or rain.

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Huge magnetic bubbles may churn at solar system’s edge

The edge of the solar system is a turbulent place, filled with a roiling sea of huge magnetic bubbles, new research suggests. The find shakes up prevailing views of the solar system’s outer reaches.

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SPACE.com

Special section:

Voyager: an interstellar journey

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NASA

ENVIRONMENT

Thinning snows in Rockies tied to global warming

The snowpack in the Rocky Mountains has been gradually thinning over much of the past century, and a new study attributes much of that to global warming.

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NPR

Climate change drying out Western US as snows melt

A paper, published online in ScienceExpress, confirms that the Rockies’ snow-pack reservoir is disappearing — at a rate that is unprecedented over the last 800 years.

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Earth Times

Salvinia sneaks its way to Texas waters smothering aquatic ecosystems

Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park, Texas, is the latest battleground in Texas’ long, costly war against giant salvinia, a phenomenally fast-growing, easily spread, invasive aquatic plant.

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Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

In the shadow of Michael Baze: horse racing’s addiction problem

The list of jocks who’ve won Triple Crown races and also fought addiction is both lengthy and illustrious.

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TIME

Will other NBA teams start to follow the Heat‘s ‘big 3’ model?

Miami Heat President Pat Riley sold free agents Lebron James and Chris Bosh on the plan: Make a few million dollars less, and join Dwayne Wade in Miami to chase NBA championships.

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USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

King Arthur and Camelot: Why the cultural fascination?

For a man who may or may not have wandered Britain some 1,500 years ago, King Arthur retains the enviable knack of making his regal presence felt.

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BBC

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King Arthur

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National Geographic

Findings on King Tut’s tomb suggest hasty burial

Mysterious brown spots covering the surfaces of King Tut’s tomb have long puzzled scientists. Now a new study reveals ancient microbes left these blemishes.

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LiveScience

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

‘Girl Talk’ youth program counters school bullying with mentoring

As a teen, Haley Kilpatrick felt the sting of school bullying herself. She started the youth program “Girl Talk” in Atlanta to stand up to it.

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Christian Science Monitor

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A man pushes his cart as rain clouds hover over the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India. (Photo by Anupam Nath / AP)

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