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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., tells reporters that he and other Republican senators want to bypass the holiday recess to stay in Washington and work on the debt crisis during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

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NASA is now aiming for Jupiter, Mars and the Moon

Things are positively hopping at the Kennedy Space Center. A brand-new Mars rover, named Curiosity, arrived at Cape Canaveral to be prepared for its launch.

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TIME

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Space station’s brush with space junk highlights growing threat

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SPACE.com

Greek parliament passes austerity bill

Greece’s lawmakers approved a key austerity bill, paving the way for the country to get its next vital bailout loans that will prevent it from defaulting on its debts next month.

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Salt Lake Tribune

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Greek parliament passes austerity plan

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Reuters

Obama urges deal on debt ceiling talks

President Barack Obama said that both Republicans and Democrats need to “take on their sacred cows and do tough things” in order to reach an agreement.

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CNN

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Boehner: Obama ‘sorely mistaken’ on tax hike

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The Hill

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Obama: Economy won’t be solved overnight

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CBS News

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Obama tells lawmakers: Stop ‘playing games’

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NPR

FDA panel: Avastin not effective treatment for breast cancer

A panel of cancer experts has ruled for a second time that Avastin, the best-selling cancer drug in the world, should no longer be used in breast cancer patients.

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MSNBC

Avastin tests FDA’s ability to say no

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Shots

Bank of America to pay $8.5B in housing crash settlement

Bank of America Corp. said that it will pay $8.5 billion to settle claims from investors that lost money on mortgage-backed securities, which could influence other major banks to settle mortgage claims.

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MSNBC

NATION

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

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Wildfire Burns in NM

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Dozens of Ark. chicken processing plant workers hospitalized

Five workers exposed to chlorine gas at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant are in intensive care and about 50 others remain hospitalized after an accident, the company said.

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Houston Chronicle

Cost of US wars since 9/11? At least $3.7 trillion, study finds

When President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America’s wars. The final bill could be much higher, a study finds.

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POLITICS

Obama gay marriage stance a nod to 2012 election battlegrounds

Gay pride month celebrations hit the White House as President Barack Obama welcomes some of his gay and lesbian supporters and renews his commitment to helping them.

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ABC News

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

BUSINESS

Toyota to recall 82,200 vehicles in the US

Toyota Motor Corp., said it will recall about 82,200 hybrid SUVs in the U.S. due to computer boards with possible faulty wiring.

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MSN Money

Final Federal Reserve debit card draft less costly to banks

The Federal Reserve is set to provide relief to banks when it votes to adopt controversial debit card rules that are set to shift billions of dollars in revenue from financial institutions to merchants.

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MarketWatch

EDUCATION

States target early years to reach 3rd grade reading goals

In a bid to help more students read proficiently in third grade, new laws and initiatives springing up around the country require educators to step up their efforts.

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Some teachers feel forced out by budget cuts during slow economy

The Walkers have seen their district deal with many changes over the years: from rapid population growth to economic crisis and far-reaching education reforms.

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HEALTH

What is beauty and who has it?

Can beauty be defined by age, gender, color, body shape or size? And if so, who gets to decide?

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CNN

Ovarian cancer breakthrough found in enzyme

The discovery that a cellular enzyme switches on a gene that makes ovarian cancer cells resist the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs, is being heralded as a significant breakthrough.

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Medical News Today

Snacking clue to obesity epidemic

A team from the University of North Carolina analysed data from the 70s, 80s, 90s and the last decade. The conclusion: Snacking and super sizing are two of the dieter’s worst enemies.

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BBC

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UNC study shows Americans eat more, snack more — weigh more

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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

Shocker more about Tsonga than Federer

Today’s quarterfinal shocker on Centre Court was a combination of Roger Federer losing some fire and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga getting in the zone.

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Sports Illustrated

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I’m against gay marriage — and straight marriage too

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The debt ceiling hostage vote is systemic risk

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3rd ‘Transformers’ is processed moon pie

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NPR

Violent-games ruling

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Which chance to take?

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Somalia: What is it like to be kidnapped?

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BBC

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Overruled

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USA TODAY

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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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GOOD NEWS

Nevada doctor part of effort to eliminate surgical errors

Dr. Rudy Manthei, president and CEO of the Henderson Center in Nevada, has analyzed the procedures at his clinic, and his staff was able to improve site marking for procedures and the time out protocol.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

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

WORLD

Fresh clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

More than 1,000 were injured as police fired tear gas at thousands frustrated by slow pace of change since the start of Egypt’s revolution.

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Al Jazeera

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

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hitchcockian crows recognize unkind humans, study finds

The common crow knows when you‘re out to get him — and he’s likely to teach his friends and family to watch out for you, a new study finds.

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LiveScience

DNA tests unravel a tortoise mystery

The desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, has been suffering serious identity problems. Luckily, Professor Robert Murphy’s team of scientists used forensic tactics to unravel the mystery.

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Earth Times

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists thrilled by over 1000 new species in Papua New Guinea

A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1000 new species that have been recently found in Papua New Guinea, the environment group WWF said.

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NEWS.com.au

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New species found in New Guinea

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National Geographic

Germany to substantially increase geothermal feed-in tariffs

Germany wants to do for geothermal energy what it has done for wind, solar photovoltaics, and biogas by raising its payment for geothermally generated electricity in 2012.

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Grist

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

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Learning about anti-semitism and the American college campus

The controversy over the axing of Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Initiative for Studying Antisemitism (to be replaced by a new faculty-based research program) has generated much heat, but little light.

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Forward

Pope Benedict tweets

Using new media to spread his message and keep his followers informed, the Pope has sent out his first ever tweet.

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CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cool factor lures young, artsy to Detroit

Detroit, city of 100,719 vacant parcels and three Starbucks, has discovered its marketing niche: land of the young, daring and bohemian.

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Detroit News

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

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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Photo of the Day

A worker is dwarfed by the structure of “Supertrees” in Singapore. These “Supertrees” are vertical gardens, and are part of the government’s efforts to bring their national gardens into the city center. (Photo by Wong Maye-E / AP)

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