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Pilot Jimmy Leeward taxis his P-51 Mustang for takeoff prior to the ill fated flight at the Reno Air show in Reno Nevada. The World War II-era fighter plane flown by Jimmy Leeward plunged into the edge of the grandstands during the popular air race creating a horrific scene strewn with smoking debris. (Photo by Ward Howes / AP)

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Obama’s approval rating at all-time low

As concerns about the struggling U.S. economy grow, a new CBS News/New York poll finds that President Obama’s overall approval rating has dropped to 43 percent.

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CBS News

Obama aide: GOP polls lower than we do

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Uncanny valley: Will we ever learn to live with artificial humans?

Pop blogs and a magazine cover story introduced Aimi Eguchi as a new member of the Japanese band AKB48. But there was something strange about this new girl: She was computer generated.

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ABC News

Nevada: Investigators look into air show crash

Federal investigators arrived here at the site of a deadly accident, which killed at least two people, including the pilot, and injured dozens of spectators.

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‘A wonderful pilot, not a risk taker’

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Deaths in US airshow crash

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Al Jazeera

Why some men earn less than they did 40 years ago

The government’s annual poverty and income report revealed that the earnings of male workers in the middle of the income ladder are lower today than they were almost 40 years ago.

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NPR

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US sees drop in crime despite economy

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Scientists discover 12 new frog species

Years of combing tropical mountain forests have paid off for a team of Indian scientists which have discovered 12 new frog species, along with three others thought to have been extinct.

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Denver Post

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Meowing night frog, other new species found

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National Geographic

NATION

Obama says ‘Pass this jobs bill.’ But what’s actually in the bill?

There’s a lot in President Obama’s 200-page bill for Congress and the public to chew over. Here’s a look at the main points in Obama’s American Jobs Act.

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Christian Science Monitor

States struggle for financing for roads

The Hoover Dam, one of the world’s great engineering feats, is marred by roads with traffic which are so jammed along the Nevada-Arizona border that it tells a different story.

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Yahoo! News

Davis-Monthan air force base put on lockdown in scare

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was locked down while authorities from multiple agencies scoured the sprawling base for a suspected gunman.

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Arizona Republic

POLITICS

Kara Kennedy, senator’s daughter, dies of heart attack

Kara Kennedy, the oldest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, died at a Washington-area health club, her brother said. She was 51.

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Politico

GOP presidential calendar threatened by rogue states

In the final days before states submit their primary plans to the Republican National Committee, the GOP is worried that rogue states could wreak havoc on the 2012 presidential nominations.

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Politico

Congress puts on smiley face in bid to curry public favor

Since returning from their summer recess earlier this month, lawmakers have heeded the strong message from an infuriated public: Stop squabbling, fix the economy and act like adults.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

UBS trading losses fuel push for split banking activities

As regulators try to find out how a single trader could rack up $2 billion in losses, analysts and politicians say the losses reinforce the idea of splitting retail banks from their investment arms.

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Forbes

Blame for 2010 Gulf blast, spill will be decided by trial judge

Which companies share the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and will have to pay for it will be decided in a non-jury trial, a federal judge in New Orleans said.

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BusinessWeek

GM, UAW agree on new 4-year contract

General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers agreed on a new four-year contract without the public acrimony or strikes that have plagued the talks in the past.

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ABC News

SPORTS

Mayweather puts legacy on the line against Ortiz

Though it may not be the matchup many had hoped would revive boxing to the prominence it once held, an upcoming event could alter the legacy of one of the sport’s most decorated champions.

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Miami Herald

Bolt, Blake blaze to world-leading times

Usain Bolt ran the fastest time in the world this year on his way to 100 meters victory in the final Diamond League meeting. The Jamaican clocked 9.76 seconds in Brussels, 0.02 quicker than the previous best.

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ESPN

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2011 Diamond League Brussels: Usain Bolt runs WL in 100m

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An apple a day may keep a stroke at bay

Eating white-fleshed fruits like apples and pears is associated with a significant dip in stroke risk, finds a new study by Dutch researchers.

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TIME

Huge defunct satellite falling to Earth faster than expected

NASA has refined the forecast for the anticipated death plunge of a giant satellite, with the space agency now predicting the 6 1/2-ton climate probe will plummet to Earth around Sept. 23.

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SPACE.com

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Where could UARS satellite debris fall?

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Space

New Intel chip improves CPU efficiency

Researchers at Intel debuted an experimental processor at the company’s developer forum this week which could be used to make devices with significantly lower energy consumption.

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Wired

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Echoes of Jewish back-to-land movement under Utah’s big sky

On September the first settlers arrived at Gunnison train station from Philadelphia. Brown greeted them in Yiddish, and they made their way to the Clarion site, singing Ukrainian folk songs as they went.

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Forward

Orleans United Methodist Church marks 175th year

To celebrate the 175th anniversary of its first sanctuary, the Orleans United Methodist Church is reaching out to the larger Cape community.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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No conflict in Fallin‘s husband’s work

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Mexico murders show how Internet empowers, threatens

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CNN

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Dueling legitimacies in Libya

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Al Jazeera

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For jobs, it’s war

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Lessons with Lego: the EU financial crisis

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Reuters

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An Israel in trouble makes a peace deal more urgent

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Duane Buck and Texas’s fatally flawed death penalty

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GOOD NEWS

Texas rain: ‘Like manna from heaven’

Rain is the only thing that‘s been on anyone’s mind or lips since it started slowly and miraculously falling on a dusty stretch of the Texas Panhandle.

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Fish to be rescued from Texas river

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Houston Chronicle

Clues emerge to explain 1st successful HIV vaccine trial

At a conference in Bangkok scientists reported molecular clues that help to explain the first-ever success of an HIV vaccine trial in humans.

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Nature

Stopping texting while driving, 1 thumb at a time

Noa and her 12-year-old brother, Jacob, designed red thumb bands that are imprinted with “Buckle Ur Phone.” The little bands that fit around your thumb have several meanings, they explained.

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Hartford Courant

WORLD

Exclusive: Haqqanis to follow Taliban on Afghan peace

The Haqqani network, one of the most feared insurgent groups in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the Kabul government and the United States only if the Taliban did, its leader said.

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Reuters

Rising violence in Syria could hurt rebels’ cause

Syria‘s uprising has become more violent in the country’s most restive regions, in what may mark the start of a protracted armed struggle after six months of largely peaceful protests.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Bloody Friday in Syria: 47 killed in regime’s crackdown

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The Two-Way

NTC forces regroup after setback

Anti-Gadhafi forces in Libya are regrouping for fresh attacks on loyalist strongholds after suffering a setback in the town of Bani Walid.

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BBC

HEALTH

UN calls summit on spread of preventable ‘lifestyle’ diseases

World leaders at a meeting of the United Nations will agree to a deal to try to curb the spread of preventable “lifestyle” diseases, amid concern that progress is already being hampered.

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Guardian

Family’s exploration of the genome

Researchers said that by examining the genome of a family, they were able to make unusually specific findings.

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Wall Street Journal

EDUCATION

Nashville revamps music classes for public schools

Nashville city and business leaders want to keep the music playing in public schools in Music City U.S.A. through a new curriculum that will incorporate new musical programs into the classroom.

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Houston Chronicle

Tacoma teachers’ strike: day 4 and it’s back to court

Public opinion has been running in favor of the striking teachers in Tacoma, Wash., except on the issue of teacher reassignments based on seniority. The parties are due back in court.

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Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Loggerhead turtles get more help — but only on West Coast

Loggerhead sea turtles along the West Coast will be listed as “endangered” but those on the East Coast won’t, the Obama administration said in a split decision that muddled environmentalists.

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Msnbc.com

Confusion over clouds in climate debate

Call it the Cloud Wars. In the largely political debate over global warming, the role of clouds in the climate system is a perennial topic of argument.

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LiveScience

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

How to score in your Emmy pool

“Mad Men” is poised to be anointed outstanding drama during the Emmy ceremonies for the fourth time, a feat achieved only by “The West Wing,” “L.A. Law” and “Hill Street Blues.”

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Star Tribune

A new openness for donor kids about their biology

Women inseminated with a donor’s sperm used to be advised to tell no one. But — in a trend that mirrors that of adoption — more parents now do plan to tell such children how they were conceived.

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NPR

Seattle rocks on

Twenty years after the release of Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” a new exhibition, a film and a tribute concert planned for the anniversary make it clear how different things are in Seattle.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Old-time methods yield spring greens straight through the winter

It can be a challenge in many parts of the country to find fresh greens at the farmer’s market. But some farmers have mastered the unusual art of growing greens straight through the winter.

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NPR

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Gingerbread hearts are seen being offered at the famous Bavarian “Oktoberfest” beer festival in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo by Matthias Schrader / AP)

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