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Egyptian activists wave their national flag near the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. President Barack Obama has assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. is taking steps to resolve the situation. (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

AP: No sign of US entry for terror plot

USA TODAY

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

Israeli Embassy under attack in Cairo

Guardian

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

Vast support given for grassroots economics group

Membership of the World Economics Association has now exceeded 6,000. Embarrassment among professionals after the global financial crisis of 2008 is one of the primary reasons it launched.

Positive News

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

Corporate taxes: How low can you go?

The idea that America’s 35 percent corporate tax rate is stifling U.S. economic growth is almost an article of faith among some politicians. Very few actually pay taxes on 35 percent of their profits.

NPR

EDUCATION

US Education chief Arne Duncan: Double teacher salaries

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that teachers have been “beaten down for too long” and endorsed “doubling’’ their salaries.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Shift your body, change your mind

Project Welcome Home Troops has been researching a spiritual approach to combat stress using yoga postures and yogic breathing to ease the minds of many troops.

Spirituality & Health

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

Deepak Chopra creates video game

Deepak Chopra will be releasing a video game that promises to “enhance the mind-body connection” through interactive full-body motions and breathing techniques.

Yoga Journal

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

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GOOD NEWS

Army major helps Afghan boy, 6, whose bladder was outside his body

A 6-year-old Afghan boy born with his bladder outside his body has been reunited with the U.S. soldier who arranged for his rare operation in a New Jersey hospital.

Good News Network

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

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

US stocks will continue as a roller-coaster ride

U.S. stocks in the coming week likely will face more of the European-driven volatility that’s bounced the Dow Jones industrial average on a series of triple-digit swings over the past six sessions.

MarketWatch

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

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Can Yahoo escape valley of the dulls?

Carol Bartz has been fired from her role as CEO of Yahoo, but the company itself remains face-to-face with an identity crisis.

TechNewsWorld

Humans are wired to respond to animals

No matter how you feel about animals, a specific part of the brain may be hardwired to rapidly detect critters.

ScienceDaily

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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