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An Egyptian shouts slogans as he stands over what was a concrete wall built around a building housing the Israeli embassy a day after it was demolished by Egyptian activists in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Amr Nabil / AP)

Terror threat spurs tighter NYC security

Authorities in New York and New Jersey increased security after reports of a credible, uncorroborated threat that terrorists may be plotting an attack in the city around the Sept. 11 anniversary.

Bloomberg

How the ear distinguishes sweet sounds from sour notes

A mathematical model suggests that pleasant harmonies cause neurons to fire in regular patterns whereas discordant notes stimulate messier neuron activity, a team of biophysicists reports.

Science

Israeli envoy flees Cairo after attack on embassy

Israel flew its ambassador home after protesters stormed its embassy in Cairo, plunging Egypt’s ruling army deeper into its worst diplomatic crisis, the ousting of Hosni Mubarak.

Msnbc.com

Israel: Egypt Embassy attack is ‘blow’ to ties

USA TODAY

Egyptian security forces clash with protesters

BBC

Deal reached to avert FAA shutdown

House and Senate leaders have reached a deal that averts a looming shutdown of federal highway and aviation programs, a key GOP lawmaker said.

NPR

2 terror suspects may be US citizens

At least two of the three men involved in a possible al-Qaida plot for the 10th anniversary of 9/11 are believed to be U.S. citizens or have U.S. traveling documents, government officials said.

NPR

NY, DC chase vague clues in unconfirmed terrorist threat

San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Obama declares state of emergency in wildfire-ravaged Texas

President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Texas, making federal funding available to those affected by wildfires in Bastrop County.

CNN

Susquehanna recedes in Pa., NY

As the Susquehanna River and its tributaries in Pennsylvania and New York receded, tens of thousands of people forced from their homes imagined the devastation that awaited them.

NPR

9/11: 10 YEARS LATER

9/11 crash spared and transformed small Pa. town

Before the Sept. 11 attacks, the arrival of a car with out-of-state license plates was all it took to capture the attention of residents in Shanksville, a close-knit rural community in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Reuters

What took so long? Why the World Trade Center still isn’t finished

In the lower part of Manhattan, the World Trade Center — 16 acres of planned office buildings, subway stations, commuter-railway lines and a memorial museum and plaza — still hasn’t been rebuilt.

TIME

Americans ready to fly flags on the anniversary for 9/11

Many Americans are hoping that as the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 arrives, Old Glory will be in her glory.

Telegram & Gazette

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Obama proclaims National Days of Prayer and Remembrance

(CNN)

Political ticker

POLITICS

Slipping Bachmann seeks jolt for fall campaign trail

Republican Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign fell just as quickly as it rose. Now, she’s looking to Iowa, at the expense of other early voting states, to get back on track.

Msnbc.com

Poll shocker: GOP up for Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat

Republicans are poised for a dramatic upset in next week’s special election for a New York City congressional seat, according to a new poll.

Politico

EDUCATION

Obama plan would aid 2-year colleges

The $450 billion jobs plan that President Obama unveiled Thursday night would provide $5 billion in funds to build and renovate facilities and other infrastructure at community colleges and tribal colleges.

Inside Higher Ed

Mich. Senate leader supports ‘right to teach’; MEA leader fires back

Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville says he favors a “right to teach” law under which educators could not be required to form a union as a condition of employment.

Detroit News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

For churches today, the word is ‘big’

Outreach Magazine is out today with its latest downloadable lists of the nation’s top 100 largest Protestant churches and top 100 fastest-growing churches.

USA TODAY

Chaput installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia’s Archdiocese

Accompanied by prayer, a pealing pipe organ, applause and laughter, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput was installed as the new head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Memorial chapel’s new vision at issue

Bishop Mascherino — a formal title he got after he joined an offshoot of the Catholic church not recognized by the Vatican — may have envisioned the chapel as a shrine, but it has become more than that.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ENVIRONMENT

Judge approves settlements on endangered species

A federal judge approved a pair of sweeping settlements that require the government to consider endangered species protections for more than 800 animal and plant species.

San Francisco Chronicle

Oldest shark nursery found

Several 230-million-year-old teeth and egg capsules uncovered at a fossil site in southwestern Kyrgyzstan suggest hundreds of young sharks once congregated in a shallow lake.

National Geographic

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10 great places to swim with sharks

(USA TODAY)

Travel

Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Happy homecoming: Soldier surprises daughters at school assembly

What started as a routine school assembly ended with smiles, hugs and tears as two sisters were reunited with their father in a surprise homecoming from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Detroit News

Teen mom stayed in school, for good

Pregnant and frightened at age 15, Bayza Weeks was told that her school, DeLaSalle High, believed in her. She did the rest.

Star Tribune

WORLD

Gadhafi forces resist Bani Walid attack

Pro-Gadhafi forces in Libya have been putting up fierce resistance in Bani Walid, one of four towns still controlled by loyalist fighters.

BBC

Ferry sinks off Tanzania

A ferry carrying more than 500 passengers from Zanzibar to Pemba Island off the east African country of Tanzania has capsized, and scores of people are missing.

Msnbc.com

BUSINESS

G-7 finance chiefs vow to support banks

Group of Seven finance chiefs vowed to support banks and buoy slowing economic growth as Europe’s debt crisis roiled financial markets and threatened a global recession.

Bloomberg

Amazon: No Calif. tax collection ’til 2012

Amazon has struck a deal with lawmakers that will give the company one more year before it must start collecting sales tax on purchases made in California.

CNNMoney

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Supercomputer may predict revolution

Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events in a manner similar to weather forecasting.

BBC

Microsoft online services hit by failure

Millions of Microsoft users were left unable to access some online services overnight because of a major service failure.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Michael J. Fox’s ‘Back to the Future’ shoes go up for auction

Nike has released 1,500 pairs of Nike Air Mags, the futuristic shoes Michael J. Fox (as the beloved Marty McFly) wore in Back to the Future II as he tried to fit in in the year 2015.

People

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Dear Nike: Here’s how you make a self-tying shoe from (Back to) the Future

Adele achieves the biggest jump to No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100’s 53-year history that wasn’t spurred by the release of a single.

Billboard

HEALTH

A drink a day linked to healthy aging

Women who consume moderate amounts of alcohol in middle age are somewhat more likely than teetotalers to be in good physical and mental health in old age, new research finds.

USA TODAY

Alcohol survey for pregnant women

Herald Sun

National forests can provide public health benefits, US study finds

Each year, more than 170 million people visit national forests for recreation. And the physical activity associated with these visits burns 290 billion food calories.

ScienceDaily

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Free National Park Days 2011: no admission fee

Huffington Post

SPORTS

Andy Roddick, John Isner both lose

Rafael Nadal compiled a 22-0 edge in forehand winners and broke six times against Andy Roddick, winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the fourth consecutive year.

ESPN

Angels 2, Yankees 1

Pinch-hitter Maicer Izturis drove home pinch-runner Jeremy Moore with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as Los Angeles rallied to beat New York.

San Francisco Chronicle

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