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Senate Democrats, from left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., emerge from a closed door caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington as lawmakers help finalize the debt deal agreed on by Republicans and Democrats. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

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Getting bin Laden

Shortly after 11 o’clock on the night of May 1, two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters lifted off from Jalalabad Air Field, in Afghanistan, and embarked on a mission into Pakistan to kill bin Laden.

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Utah study on the experiences of gay Mormons

Nearly 1,000 people are sharing their experiences with researchers at Utah State University, where an online study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Mormons is under way.

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Salt Lake Tribune

House passes debt ceiling increase

The House of Representatives voted on a deal to raise the government’s debt ceiling and prevent a first-ever U.S. default. The vote was 269-161.

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NPR

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Triple-A rating of US still in doubt

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The Age

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Live coverage of debt crisis

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Reuters

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Is the debt deal right for the country?

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MSNBC

Insurers must cover birth control with no copays: Health and Human Services

Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.

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San Francisco Chronicle

40 year mystery of the greatest skyjacking

After hijacking an airplane and extorting $200,000 from the FBI, D.B. Cooper coolly made his escape via parachute. Forty years on, is America’s most elusive fugitive finally in sight?

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Telegraph.co.uk

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‘Credible’ lead in D.B. Cooper hijacking case, says FBI

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CBS News

NATION

Community colleges step in to fill ‘skills gap’ to increase employability

There are plenty of job openings out there. Problem is that there aren’t enough Americans trained to do them. Community colleges and companies are hoping to change that.

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CNNMoney

Crimes against LGBT community are up, despite social gains

Violent crimes, including murder, increased against people identifying themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, an advocacy group reports.

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USA TODAY

Undergoing therapy to change sexual orientation can be harmful

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FBI says it has a ‘credible lead’ in D.B. Cooper hijacking case

The FBI says it has a “credible” lead in the D.B. Cooper case involving the 1971 hijacking of a passenger jet over Washington state and the suspect’s legendary parachute escape.

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Salt Lake Tribune

POLITICS

‘Conscience clause’ in health rules

The Obama administration is proposing to exempt “religious employers” from rules that would require health plans to cover all FDA-approved contraception and birth control.

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Politico

A troubled gun sting confirms US role in Mexico’s violence

A broad array of Mexicans says the scandal simply underscores the ease with which brutal crime gangs obtain large quantities of assault weapons from U.S. gun shops near the border.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Overseas job assignments get a haircut

Some corporations are taking a new approach to the overseas assignment. They have begun to send employees abroad to work on projects to see how they work and adapt outside their comfort zones.

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CNNMoney

Factory growth slows and casts shadow on economy

Manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, a troubling development for the faltering economy.

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Reuters

Greenblatt outlines vision for NBC

NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt pledged to engineer a turnaround at NBC, backed by a flurry of new development deals he announced, including pacts with Greg Daniels, Will Ferrell and Sean Hayes.

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Variety

ENVIRONMENT

Glacier National Park to be devoid of glaciers by 2020

In the 19th century, there were 150 glaciers in Glacier National Park, and now there are just 25. By 2020, even those will be gone, says Daniel Fagre, coordinator of climate change and glacial geology studies.

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Grist

Rainforest plant developed ‘sonar dish’ to attract pollinating bats

Researchers have discovered that a rainforest vine, pollinated by bats, has evolved dish-shaped leaves with such echoes that nectar-feeding bats can find its flowers faster by echolocation.

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ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

At 30, MTV hasn’t lost its sexy edge — or shock factor

Turning 30 usually signifies that a person has hit a certain maturity level and has reached full adulthood. But that doesn’t really apply to MTV, which celebrates its 30th birthday on Aug. 1.

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MTV at 30: How it changed youth culture

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‘Star Trek’ captains join forces in new William Shatner documentary

The new documentary “The Captains,” written and directed by William Shatner, ”Star Trek“ Captain James T. Kirk, aired to a packed crowd on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.

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SPACE.com

Internet archivist seeks to collect 1 of every book written

Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NC appeals court rules against county in prayer lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision that declared the use of prayer to open North Carolina’s Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meetings unconstitutional.

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MSNBC

Sweltering days of Ramadan to test Muslims’ devotion

It’s an annual challenge of patience and self-restraint, but this year the month of Ramadan has loomed under a scorching sun of intimidation.

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Houston Chronicle

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Unrest in Middle East, Africa cast pall over Ramadan for Muslims

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CNN

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Islam at a glance

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BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Rate this article: What’s wrong with the culture of critique

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Wired

Blog (Nate Silver):

The fine print on the debt deal

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FiveThirtyEight

Column (Jerry Large):

After Norway attack: How to embrace lots of cultures?

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Column (Charles Krauthammer):

Until it wins another house, GOP shouldn’t try to govern

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Paul Krugman):

The president surrenders

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Deal not pretty, but beats alternative

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USA TODAY

Column (Mitch Albom):

Beach Boys prove summer is forever

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Detroit Free Press

Benefits outweigh birth control costs

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Star Tribune

Blog (Rebecca MacKinnon):

Our Web freedom at the mercy of tech giants

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TEDTalk Tuesdays

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GOOD NEWS

Blind surfers get opportunity to hang 10

Some teens have limited sight and others live in a world of total darkness, unable even to sense light. All are getting an opportunity that once would have seemed unthinkable.

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ABC News

Children of terrorist victims bond at summer camp

Project Common Bond is a summer camp in Middleburg, Va., that brings together relatives of 9/11 victims as well as youths from around the world who have been scarred by terrorism.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New gallery 71 POP gives emerging artists space to make their mark

Detroit is being rebuilt piece by piece — an independent store here, a coffee shop there, lofts here and there.

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Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Deadly Syrian crackdown continues

Syrian activists say at least eight people have been killed after government forces launched fresh attacks in several cities. Six people were reported killed in Hama amid shelling by army tanks.

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Al Jazeera

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Syria’s Assad embarks on path of no return

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MSNBC

Somalia famine: African Union calls ‘pledging summit’

The African Union has announced it is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia’s drought.

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BBC

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Instability in Somalia hampers efforts to aid famine ‘tragedy’

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YouTube

Iranian woman pardons assailant

A woman blinded with acid in Iran has pardoned her attacker, a man who was scheduled to lose his sight in an "eye for an eye” punishment.

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Understanding orca culture

Orcas have evolved complex culture. They communicate with distinctive calls and whistles, can live over 60 years and they stay in tightknit matrilineal groups.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Elliptical galaxies are not dead

Initial results from research carried out call into question the current model of the formation of galaxies.

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ScienceDaily

Researchers work out social security from Facebook Face-ID

A study into the face recognition tools used in social media websites has highlighted the alarming ease with which private information can be exploited.

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TechEye.net

HEALTH

Rise in asthma risk linked to exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy

Children whose mothers had the highest daily exposure levels to electromagnetic fields may have three times the risk of developing asthma, a study says.

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Bloomberg

Prenatal omega-3 fatty acid supplements may cut babies’ colds

When women take a supplement of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy, their babies have fewer cold symptoms and shorter illnesses, new research indicates.

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HealthDay

Living kidney donors push for better data on risks

Lisa Giles, a Lake Forest businesswoman, said no one told her that surgeons would stop blood flow to her adrenal gland during the five-hour operation in Cleveland.

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SPORTS

Buchholz could miss rest of season

Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz could miss the remainder of the season because of his continuing lower back issues. He has not pitched since June 16.

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Randy Moss, 34, to hang up cleats

Future Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss has decided to retire rather than continue playing. “After weighing his options and contemplating offers, he‘s decided to retire,” said Moss’ agent, Joel Segal.

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Rural doctor shortage prompts opening of medical school

A Kansas college hopes young doctors will be more willing to practice in small towns if they go to a medical school in a rural area.

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Reuters

Changes to GED testing spur worry

Virginia’s Race to GED program has increased the number of successful test-takers by 50 percent. Education officials worry that GED testing changes will curb that progress.

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Virginian-Pilot

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Strength training has multiple benefits for older people

Strength training may reduce depression, give older people better cognitive function, boost good cholesterol and more, a new study shows.

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Two boys run at the high end fashion section at a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Kamran Jebreili / AP)

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