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Men wearing Aztec costumes perform during in Mexico City. Several languages and dialects in Mexico are dying out, such as the Aztec dialect of Nahuatl, spoken only by a few elderly residents. Nahuatl is on the list of languages worldwide facing extinction. (Photo by Miguel Tovar / AP)

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Languages are dying off world wide

Some linguists believe languages are disappearing at a rate of two a month. Half of the remaining 7,000 or so languages may be gone in 100 years, replaced by other dominating languages.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Texting ‘may help save world’s languages’

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Herald Sun

Google tries to take on Facebook again with new social network

Google has tried several times, without much success, to take on Facebook and master social networking. Now it is making its biggest effort yet.

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Google goes all-in with social networking

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San Francisco Chronicle

Testing for radiation in New Mexico

The wildfire that surrounds the nuclear lab in Los Alamos, N.M., has grown causing concerns about the smoke, and prompting the Environmental Protection Agency to check for radiation levels.

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ABC News

Fire chief: Los Alamos lab safe from fire

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This Just In

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Satellite photos: fire and smoke in the US

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NASA

Greece to vote on austerity bill

Greek police clashed with protesters trying to block the way into parliament as signs grew that the government would succeed in passing a sweeping austerity plan demanded by international creditors.

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BBC

Live from Greece

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(Guardian)

News Blog

A new report outlines a cure for the nation’s ailing parks

America’s national parks are threatened by unchecked human development, voracious invasive species and climate change. The government has failed to protect them, according to a newly-released report.

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Salt Lake Tribune

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6 new natural landmarks named

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National Geographic

NATION

New generation of ‘DREAMers’ go public

A journalist‘s recent disclosure that he’s an illegal resident has highlighted a growing number of activists “coming out,” effectively sending a pointed message to authorities: Come and get me.

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NPR

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Both sides square off as Senate hearing weighs DREAM Act

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Houston Chronicle

Grocery store rids itself of packaging

That environmentally friendly canvas shopping bag you proudly lug to the grocery store is about to get a lot more full, if you shop in Austin, Texas.

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ABC News

The fading era of big solar: Will budget woes swamp the industry?

The solar boom is being driven chiefly by U.S. Treasury grants which have helped fill the gap created by the evaporation of private capital after the recession.

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TIME

POLITICS

Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s husband got $137,000 in Medicaid funds

While Rep. Michelle Bachmann has forcefully denounced the swelling of “welfare rolls,” the mental health clinic run by her husband has been collecting annual Medicaid payments totaling over $137,000.

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MSNBC

Breakthrough on trade could clear the way for vote

The Senate Finance Committee will take up three stalled free trade agreements after chairman Max Baucus said agreement was reached on extending a program that helps U.S. workers displaced by foreign trade.

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Forbes

BUSINESS

Ditch your 401(k) for vodka, habaneros?

A growing number of investors are losing faith, emptying some or all of their traditional retirement funds and reinvesting their money into “alternative investments.”

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CNNMoney

Why reduce your 401(k) contributions?

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Financial Finesse

Homebuyer reality check: Buyer’s market

Although lower prices encourage true bargain hunters to look for deals, they can also scare off homebuyers. And, between the two, anxiety is winning.

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San Francisco Examiner

Housing prices 64 percent below peak

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The Rundown

EDUCATION

When the boss is in a tricky spot, what’s a general counsel for a university to do?

General counsels who learn of potential wrongdoing by high-ranking college officials find themselves in a delicate position. Who should be told? When does attorney-client privilege apply?

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Chronicle of Higher Education

Philadelphia schools post test-score gains for 9th straight year

Philadelphia schoolchildren’s state test scores are up for the ninth straight year, according to preliminary data released by the Philadelphia School District.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

HEALTH

Coffee may ward off Alzheimer’s

It’s likely that complex factors influence the development of Alzheimer’s, a disease degrading a person’s memory, personality and language skills. But scientists have found clues to halt its development.

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Benefit of mammograms are even greater than thought

The longest-running breast cancer screening study ever conducted has shown that regular mammograms prevent deaths from breast cancer, and that the number of lives saved increases over time.

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Reuters

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Breast cancer patients are outraged debate

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CBS News

SPORTS

Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes 4

Longtime Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars goalie Ed Belfour was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on his first try. He will enter the Hall with Doug Gilmour, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mark Howe.

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ESPN

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Hall of Fame class of 2011

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USA TODAY

Sharapova, Kvitova join Lisicki in Wimbledon semifinals

For exactly one hour of excellence, Maria Sharapova played — and sounded — exactly the way she did when she was a teenager, when it seemed nothing could stop her.

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Sports Illustrated

Columns And Op-Ed

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Turning privacy threats into opportunities

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Al Jazeera

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My summer vacation

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Thomas Sowell):

Is democracy viable?

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Creators Syndicate

Column (Bryan Gardiner):

Internet IDs are a terrible idea

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Popular Science

Blog (Harold Pollack):

Blagojevich — good riddance to him

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(The New Republic)

Protecting kids from violent video games is parents’ responsibility

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San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Jules Boykoff):

Why the insurance industry gets climate change

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(Guardian)

Comment is Free

Column (John Doyle):

Eye candy or earnest analysis: taking women’s sports coverage seriously

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Globeandmail.com

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GOOD NEWS

After 80 rejections, inventor comes up with a winner

Some collect stamps, but George Weiss tinkers. For the past 50 years, Weiss has spent much of his free time dreaming up new inventions and building them.

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Minds, machines merge to offer new hope for overcoming impairments

Scientists are creating a new generation of artificial body parts to help people with disabilities see, walk, swim, grip and run.

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PBS

GM Foundation gives Detroit’s College for Creative Studies $2.5M donation

The General Motors Foundation is donating $2.5 million to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit to strengthen a longstanding commitment to the world’s leading educator of automotive designers.

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Detroit News

WORLD

Ex-Israeli spy chief’s comments on Iran spark controversy

As head of Israel’s spy agency, Meir Dagan has been credited with raising the prestige of the agency. So it came as a shock to many when he talked about one of the most sensitive issues: Iran.

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NPR

Attack on hotel in Kabul ends with deaths of 7 Taliban, 11 others

Seven Taliban attacked Kabul’s Hotel Inter-Continental in a brazen operation. The attack ended with their deaths and those of 11 other people some six hours after it began, police said.

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CNN

New Zealand recovery team enters mine after a 7-month wait

After a frustrating seven-month wait for grieving families, a recovery team has entered New Zealand’s doomed Pike River, taking the first step in a much anticipated recovery operation.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Recovery team enters Pike River mine

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3news.co.nz

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

It’s ‘Tau Day’ on the Internet

On the Internet, anything can be the basis for a holiday — even a number. And now, just when you thought the math holiday season was over, it’s time for Tau Day!

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CNN

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What Tau sounds like

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YouTube

NASA: Space station crew seeks safety from debris in ‘lifeboat’

The six-person crew of the International Space Station was forced to take shelter in a “lifeboat” when space debris came dangerously close to the orbiter.

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ENVIRONMENT

Closed-source crops

An unprecedented monopoly on food seeds is taking root, particularly in developed countries, that may decide farming’s success or failure in an era of wrenching climate change.

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Conservation Magazine

UN food boss brings street cred to new job

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The Global Exchange

National Climatic Data Center: Extreme weather is a product of climate change

Scientists at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., have been following the patterns of recent natural disasters and predict that extreme weather will become far more common.

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Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Facing a faith’s glass ceiling: Trailblazing female rabbi is losing her job

Charni Flame Selch is in rare company. She’s the only female senior rabbi in Conservative Judaism in Minnesota — and at least three other surrounding states.

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Star Tribune

Abercrombie & Fitch sued over hijab

A Muslim woman has sued Abercrombie & Fitch, claiming that the clothing retailer fired her when she refused to remove her religious headscarf while working.

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San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Buying art that you can’t take home

Are the collectors who spend thousands on conceptual works crazy — or on the cutting edge?

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Newsweek

Retirees at work

Officially, almost all of us will stop working by our mid-sixties, and those of us lucky enough to have pensions will be able to draw them. However, the reality is likely to be rather different.

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BBC

Recipe for safe food: clean, cook, chill and separate

A new government campaign launched just before the barbecue-heavy Fourth of July hopes to remind home chefs to use food safety precautions.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Proficiency eludes US students on science, according to report

Most American students are not performing at a level deemed “proficient,” according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is also known as “the nation’s report card.”

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A model covered in glittery makeup poses during a creative design contest at the China 2011 Hair and Beauty exhibition in Beijing. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

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