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A family grieves for their relative killed in a mortar attack in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. At least three mortars hit the residential neighborhood of Mashtal, on the eastern side of the Tigris River, killing 13 civilians and wounding 14 others, police said. (Photo by Karim Kadim / AP)

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Police ID 8 still missing after Minn. bridge collapse

As investigators probed what caused the interstate bridge collapse, Minneapolis police issued a statement naming the eight people — including a 2-year-old girl — still missing in the murky waters.

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CNN

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Bush views bridge wreckage as officials seek cause

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Bloomberg

Has Libya really reformed?

Once the quintessential "rogue state," Libya is now doing its best to shed an enduring reputation as a sponsor of terror and reintegrate into the international community.

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TIME

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U.S. kills al-Qaida leader

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BBC

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Video shows Al-Qaida member saying U.S. embassies prime targets

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CNN

Iraq's national power grid nears collapse

Iraq's power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging power stations from the grid, officials said.

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Deadly mortars hit fuel station

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Reuters

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Iraq faces alarming humanitarian crisis

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BBC

South Asia grapples with death, disease from flooding

Nothing tests the mettle of government in South Asia more than a fierce monsoon, as unusually heavy rains across South Asia showed, leaving a trail of death and ruin and raising the risk of disease.

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International Herald Tribune

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South Asia flood death toll rising

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CNN

NATION

2,000 left homeless by Russian quake

About 2,000 people in a Russian fishing town have moved into temporary tent camps after a powerful quake hit near Sakhalin Island, killing two people and injuring 12, officials said.

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Pravda

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Quake rocks russian town

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CBS News

Israel launches Gaza air raid

At least two people have been killed and 15 others injured in an Israeli air raid on two vehicles in the Gaza Strip, ambulance crews and local residents said.

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Al Jazeera

U.N. Darfur force 'will be too weak'

United Nations officials in Sudan fear that the hasty plan to send a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force to Darfur, approved by the Security Council last week, will backfire because its mandate is too weak.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Key Darfur rebel chief boycotts talks

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Observer

POLITICS

Pakistan, Iraq jolt Republican debate

Republican 2008 White House hopefuls waded into the debate over Pakistan's failure to crush al-Qaida, and insisted on victory in Iraq.

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NEWS.com.au

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Iowa GOP debate

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ABC News

House approves foreign wiretap bill

The House voted to expand the government's abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States.

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Forbes

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Government agents look for leaker on warrantless wiretaps

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Newsweek

BUSINESS

Chinese officials say Fisher-Price taint isolated incident

China leapt to the defense of its products after Mattel Inc. of the United States said it was recalling 1.5 million Chinese-made toys worldwide because their paint may contain too much lead.

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Another troubled U.S. mortgage lender is closing

American Home Mortgage Investment, the troubled mortgage lender, was due to close, making it the latest company to fail this year as loans made to home buyers go bad.

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International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

A-Rod socks No. 500

The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, 32, became the youngest player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.

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Sports Illustrated

Lions sign wide receiver Calvin Johnson

The Lions signed wide receiver Calvin Johnson to a six-year contract, making him the highest-paid player in Lions history, according to a report on NFL.com.

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Detroit Free Press

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Johnson signs 6-year-deal with Lions

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ESPN

HEALTH

Abstinence programs don't cut HIV risk

Programs that stress sexual abstinence have had no impact on HIV infection rates in the U.S., according to a new research review. But an abstinence education expert says the study is flawed.

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WebMD

Early interferon treatment delays MS

Early treatment with the drug interferon slows the progression of multiple sclerosis in people with the first symptoms of the disease and reduces impairment, a study shows.

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Health Day

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Interferon lowers MS progression

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Insider Medicine

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope praises late leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Pope Benedict XVI praised the late leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church for his efforts to overcome divisions among Christians.

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International Herald Tribune

Pentagon: Hold on, Christian soldiers!

A Pentagon report says one of its former chaplains and several generals inappropriately loaned the prestige of their positions to make a fundraising film for the so-called Christian Embassy.

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GOOD NEWS

'Star Wars' actor completes 15,000 mile charity challenge

It was a trek featuring some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth, but two men on motorbikes have finally reached their journey's end.

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Riding to raise awareness

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Reuters

Australian Aborigine wins payout for stolen childhood

An Aborigine man was awarded £220,000 after removal from his childhood family led to lifelong depression.

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Guardian

NATION

2 Rider University officials charged in freshman's death

Two Rider University officials, including the dean of students, and three students were indicted in the death of a freshman after a drinking binge at a campus fraternity house.

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Dean charged with hazing

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CBS News

Soldier gets 110 years in rape-slay case

A soldier convicted for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager was sentenced to 110 years in prison, the longest of four soldiers found guilty in the case.

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ABC News

Cops: editor's killer confesses

A 19-year-old handyman at Your Black Muslim Bakery admitted to police that he ambushed and killed Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey, investigators said.

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Oakland Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Shrinking Lake Superior also heating up

Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, has been shrinking for years—and now it appears to be getting hotter.

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National Geographic

King Coal's crown is losing some luster

Because of its link to carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas causing global warming, coal sometimes seems like the Rodney Dangerfield of energy sources: it gets no respect.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Prized Australian painting not really a van Gogh

A painting attributed to Vincent van Gogh for more than 70 years was said to be a fake, after art experts found it was probably painted by one his peers.

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Globeandmail.com

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Van Gogh master 'a fake'

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Reuters

Anthony working with wife in harmony

Marc Anthony had plenty of warning about the dangers of starring opposite his wife, Jennifer Lopez, in the story of a troubled couple from salsa's golden era.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Spacecraft blasts off on mission to Mars

Phoenix, the latest NASA mission to Mars, is due to land on the icy surface of the Red Planet's north pole.

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Scotsman

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Science reporter Peter Spotts talks about why the latest Mars mission is worth paying attention to.

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Christian Science Monitor

California OKs voting machines

California counties will be able to use their electronic voting systems, subject to tough new security conditions and other restrictions, Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced.

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San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Loan scams ensnare parents, students

Students and parents figuring out how to pay for college should add one more item to their list of things to worry about — scams.

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U.S. News & World Report

Long Island man inspires national program for math students

James Simons watched each year as America's students fell further behind in math and science. Finally, in 2004, he acted.

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Newsday

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Diabetes complications rising in kids

Once called adult-onset diabetes, Type 2 diabetes is increasing among children and teens, as are the life-threatening complications that come with the disease, a review of the research suggests.

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The Delta rocket carrying the Phoenix Mars Lander blasts off from its pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Photo by Terry Renna / AP)

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