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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.

MedPage Today

Longevity study shows a sad fate for some Southern US women

Seattle Times

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.

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.

CBC News

New Orleans mayor warns residents to stay alert for Lee

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Lee cuts Gulf oil and gas output

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Hurricane tracker

The Weather Channel

Mass rallies revive Israel protest

An estimated 500,000 people took to the streets of coastal Tel Aviv, by far the largest demonstration in the social protest movement that has swept the country.

Al Jazeera

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.

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.

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.

The Independent

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

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.

Reuters

Halliburton: BP hid info that might have prevented spill

Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Congress returns unpopular, divided

Congress returns to work this coming week, divided over measures to create jobs and scorned by the nation it was elected to help lead.

Kansas City Star

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President Barack Obama calls on Congress to fund transportation

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

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.

Houston Chronicle

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.

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.

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.

New York Times

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.

NPR

Job seekers join the military as last resort

CBS News

HEALTH

FDA cooking up helpful new nutrition facts label

Uncle Sam wants you to know more about what you’re eating. The Food and Drug Administration is revising the nutrition facts label to give consumers more useful information and to combat obesity.

BusinessWeek

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.

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.”

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.

BBC

Space photos

SPACE.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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American officials enjoy lives without shame

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Virtual trauma caused by television coverage of 9/11?

(Psychology Today)

The Skeptical Sleuth

Column (Gil Spencer):

A new milestone in ‘civil rights’ history

Daily Times

Column (Carol Iaciofano):

Office as second home

Boston Herald

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Gadhafi’s location

Plain Dealer

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

Forbes

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Huntsman is a break from GOP bombast

Concord Monitor

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Zerocovery

The Atlantic

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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.

ScienceDaily

Yoga shows some benefit for diabetes

Gentle yoga classes may help people with Type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and control their blood sugar, a small study suggests.

Khaleej Times

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.

Salt Lake Tribune

WORLD

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.

CNN

Key drug cartel figure killed in northern Mexico

CBS News

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.

Denver Post

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More killed in religious clashes

(NPR)

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.

BBC

Libya celebrates post-Gadhafi soccer win over Mozambique

ESPN

Close CIA ties to Gadhafi spy unit revealed

New York Times

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.

Houston Chronicle

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

LiveScience

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.

NPR

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.

Sports Network

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.

CBS News

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