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Ernie Adams paddles his pirogue to his house in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee in the town of Jean Lafitte, La. Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts knocked out power to thousands in south Louisiana and Mississippi and prompted evacuations in bayou towns. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

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On location: Minneapolis Rock City Of ‘Purple Rain’

From the opening scenes of “Purple Rain,” as Prince performs on the stage of the cavernous First Avenue nightclub, it‘s clear that the city of Minneapolis is going to be a character of its own.

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NPR

Small businesses find opportunities at ailing St. Louis Mall

Vanessa Slaughter knows that many folks in St. Louis, Mo., have given up on the local Jamestown Mall. But whatever the skeptics say, she hasn’t stopped believing in the shopping center.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tropical storm Lee soaks southeast US

Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from tropical storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in south Louisiana and Mississippi and prompted evacuations in bayou towns.

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New Orleans mayor warns residents to stay alert for Lee

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Reuters

Lee cuts Gulf oil and gas output

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FuelFix

Hurricane tracker

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The Weather Channel

NATO: Man with al-Qaida links killed

Afghan and coalition forces operating in Afghanistan killed Sabar Lal Melma, an insurgent leader with links to al-Qaida and who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay, officials said.

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CNN

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Key drug cartel figure killed in northern Mexico

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CBS News

When magazines go indie

While a small and dedicated do-it-yourself zine culture has been publishing for decades, zines haven’t enjoyed this much popularity in 20 years.

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TIME

NATION

10-year Pearl Harbor anniversary reflects 1950s US

As the nation prepares for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, a look at how Americans marked the same milestone for Pearl Harbor shows that the way people commemorate says a lot about their times.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Ground Zero’s new shape is finally starting to emerge

When President Barack Obama will lead remembrance ceremonies at the site, he and the relatives of the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, will for the first time see and feel what at last is emerging from Ground Zero.

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The Independent

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9/11: Freedom Tower continues to rise and alter New York’s skyline

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Telegraph.co.uk

Ruling on damages may be pivotal in BP oil spill case

A key court ruling in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation could change the landscape in the massive case, either encouraging more plaintiffs to sue, or spurring the parties to make a deal.

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Reuters

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Halliburton: BP hid info that might have prevented spill

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

A hot issue on the presidential campaign trail: theology

Campaigners are desperate to find language generic enough for a broad constituency that also conveys an unshakable faith.

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Houston Chronicle

Democrat’s bill would require debt supercommittee to prioritize job creation

A leading House Democrat introduced legislation requiring the newly formed debt supercommittee to prioritize job creation as it seeks more than $1 trillion in deficit reduction.

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The Hill

Investigators probe White House role in massive energy loan

House investigators said they have uncovered evidence that White House officials became involved in a $535 million loan guarantee to the now-failed California solar company Solyndra.

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RealClearPolitics

BUSINESS

Farmers connect with local customers through social media

Many agriculturists have been typing with their thumbs on social media platforms while standing between rows of cornstalks in an effort to connect with consumers.

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USA TODAY

Scanning 2.4 billion eyes, India tries to connect poor to growth

Using the same powerful technology that transformed the country’s private economy, the Indian government is creating a vast identity database that it hopes will help relieve chronic inequality.

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Jobs numbers paint ‘very gloomy’ picture for all

President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on jobs, and his task will be even more challenging after the monthly government jobs report.

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NPR

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Job seekers join the military as last resort

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CBS News

HEALTH

Japan’s high life expectancy holds lessons for the West

Japan takes justifiable pride in having the longest life expectancy in the world, partly because of a successful universal healthcare system, according to a report.

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Fewer baby boys are receiving circumcision, CDC says

The number of baby boys which are getting circumcised in hospitals has dropped slightly in the past decade, health experts said.

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MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican denies all claims of abuse cover-up in Ireland

The Vatican has issued a tough rebuttal of a report claiming it told priests in Ireland to keep quiet about sexual abuse and described criticism by the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, as “unfounded.”

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Space debris: Time to clean up the sky

The U.S. National Research Council’s report on space debris is not the first of its kind. A wide range of space agencies and intergovernmental organizations has taken a bite out of this issue down the years.

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BBC

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Space photos

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SPACE.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (James C. Coyne, Ph.D.):

Virtual trauma caused by television coverage of 9/11?

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The Skeptical Sleuth

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A new milestone in ‘civil rights’ history

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Office as second home

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Gadhafi’s location

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Plain Dealer

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Goldman Sachs: More than a travesty of a mockery of a sham

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Forbes

Huntsman is a break from GOP bombast

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Concord Monitor

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Zerocovery

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The Atlantic

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Facts and myths in the WikiLeaks/Guardian saga

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Salon

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GOOD NEWS

Discovery suggests way to block fetal brain damage

Recent research may help scientists and physicians find new ways to address the numerous developmental disorders that can arise when fetuses are deprived of oxygen in the womb.

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ScienceDaily

Poodle credited with West Jordan, Utah, fire rescue

A mother and two children made it out of their burning Utah house before firefighters arrived, but her 19-year-old son was still inside. It was the family’s dog who led emergency responders to the man.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Special Olympics planning Columbia training center

A $1 million donation from St. Louis-based Centene Corp. has launched a campaign to build a training facility for the group Special Olympics Missouri.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Over 20 dead due to religious rioting in central Nigeria

Religious rioting in the troubled central Nigeria city of Jos has killed at least 21 people, as authorities seem to be unable to curb the rising violence.

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Denver Post

More killed in religious clashes

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The two-way

Libya National Transitional Council set for Tripoli move

Libya’s interim authorities are set to move to Tripoli from their stronghold of Benghazi, officials say. The authorities have urged anti-Gadhafi gunmen patrolling Tripoli to go home, as they try to restore normality.

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BBC

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Libya celebrates post-Gadhafi soccer win over Mozambique

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ESPN

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Close CIA ties to Gadhafi spy unit revealed

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UN report causes expulsion of Israeli diplomats in Turkey ‎

Turkey has expelled Israel’s ambassador and suspended all military agreements over its refusal to apologize for last year’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

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BBC

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UN chief urges Turkey and Israel to fix ties

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Al Jazeera

EDUCATION

Declining enrollment common in Michigan schools

Rural school districts in Michigan put a premium on teachers certified in more than one subject, an effort to keep academic programs alive despite shrinking staffs and student counts.

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Houston Chronicle

Cutting back on Kazakh

In the wake of 9/11, the Education Department increased spending on foreign language programs. A decade later, those programs face elimination on campuses after deep federal budget cuts.

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Inside Higher Ed

Feds warn colleges: Handle sexual assault reports properly

The Obama administration is taking a tougher stance on how colleges handle reports of sexual assault on campus. But some say the administration is taking things too far.

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Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fossil provides clues to evolution of Ice Age giants

The extinction of Ice Age giants has been widely studied, but much less is known about their origins and how they adapted in a cold environment.

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ScienceDaily

Glowing, blinking bacteria reveal how cells synchronize biological clocks

To better understand how organisms respond to light, biologists and bioengineers at UC San Diego created a model biological system consisting of glowing, blinking E. coli bacteria.

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ScienceDaily

New genetic circuit detects cancerous cells and forces them to commit suicide

A new DNA-based logic circuit can sense the signs of cancer, compute that a cell is cancerous and then cause it to self-destruct, researchers say.

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Popular Science

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

DC’s new Superman is modern, cynical

DC Comics is restarting its Superman comics to match the current era. This month‘s new, milestone issue is scrapping the old goody-two-shoes Superman for a hero who isn’t afraid to break the law.

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LiveScience

Outrage over rhyming ‘diet’ picture book for kids

Messages of good health and self-esteem for girls aren‘t hard to come by in kid lit, so what’s with the attention for a not-yet-published rhyming picture book about obese, unhappy 14-year-old Maggie?

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Detroit Free Press

SPORTS

Depleted Yanks rally late to beat Toronto

Robinson Cano’s two-run double put the Yankees ahead in a three-run seventh inning, lifting New York to a 6-4 victory over Toronto.

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Sharapova upset in US Open 3rd round by Pennetta

Maria Sharapova is out of the U.S. Open, having been upset in the third round by Flavia Pennetta.

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CBS News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Why speed dating rarely works

Speed dating presents individuals with such an unnatural number of choices that people either usually avoid making selections or choose the wrong person.

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Photo of the Day

Members of U.S. Army’s Task Force Lift “Dust Off”, Charlie Company 1-71 Aviation Regiment are seen through netting at Forward Operating Base Edi, located in southern Afghanistan. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

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