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A visitor walks through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington. The rescheduled dedication of the newest addition to the National Mall is set. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

Dedication of MLK monument draws memories across the nation

Many Americans, particularly those in the black community, say today’s dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., is an overdue honor for the slain civil-rights leader.

Columbus Dispatch

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President to dedicate MLK memorial in DC

WNYC

Martin Luther King Jr. dedication

CNN

Chance to spot supernova fading fast

Supernova 2011fe is one of the brightest supernovas in the last century and it’s now visible. The supernova will last for more than a decade, but fade out of view for amateur astronomers within a week.

NPR

74 arrested in ‘Occupy’ Times Square

Thousands of anti-corporate protesters marched from New York City’s Financial District to Times Square in a show of force that resulted in 74 arrests, authorities said.

Wall Street Journal

Occupy Wall Street protests continue worldwide

Washington Post

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The latest at Occupy Wall Street

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Occupy Wall Street goes global

TIME

Israel: Debate over prisoner release

The relatives of Israelis killed in Palestinian attacks waged a charged debate over the planned release of militants in a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas for five years.

MSNBC

Iran’s Ahmadinejad denies US assassination claims

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed U.S. accusations that Iranian government agents plotted to kill the Saudi ambassador in the United States.

ABC News

US citizens who’ve plotted terror in America

CNN

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In Gdansk, Poland, Russia‘s Oksana Fadeeva, right, and Lithuanian Ruta Paskauskiene play at the European Table Tennis Championships. (Photo by Alik Keplicz / AP)	Models present creations of Pakistani designer Moona Imran during a show of the Bridal Couture Week in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary / AP)	Volcanic rocks blasted from the Earth some 35 million years ago are seen at the summit of Trimble Knob, an extinct volcano in Virginia. (Photo by Jane Harper / AP)

NATION

Oklahoma Capitol has begun to crumble with no repair money

The state Capitol has been a symbol of Oklahoma‘s history and aspirations since it opened in 1917. Almost a century later, the building reflects Oklahoma’s problems, especially its fiscal hardship.

Tri-City Herald

US to drop plans to keep troops in Iraq

The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline. The decision to pull out fully by January will end more than eight years of involvement in the Iraq war.

CBS News

Fighting the scourge of ‘pill mills’

According to the Centers for Disease Control, one American dies of a drug overdose every 14 minutes, and a rapidly increasing share of those deaths caused by prescription drugs.

CBS News

POLITICS

It may take years to create energy jobs in Perry’s economic plan

Texas Governor Rick Perry says he would kick start economic growth by unleashing the energy industry.

CNN

Why women don’t win Massachusetts

Massachusetts may revel in its liberal reputation, but it has struggled to elect women to statewide office. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren will try to smash the glass ceiling.

The Daily Beast

Camp rakes in big bucks after appointment to supercommittee

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions since his appointment to the deficit-reduction supercommittee.

The Hill

BUSINESS

New Bank of America fees good for consumers and small banks

Bank of America’s decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users has been met with consumer backlash, boycotts, and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions.

Forbes

G-20 finance ministers back big bank capital surcharge

Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s top economies backed a mandatory capital surcharge on big lenders of up to 2.5 percent, which is to be phased in from 2016.

Reuters

European taxpayers’ millions lost by EU-funded regional schemes

Telegraph.co.uk

Apple’s new iPhone, Siri and the future of artificial intelligence

Apple’s new iPhone 4S has met with record sales, topping the release of the iPhone 4 last year. The iPhone 4 debuted with 1.7 million units sold.

Forbes

HEALTH

Gut bacteria may be able to keep statin response in check

Various bacterial-derived bile acids appear to influence the response to statin treatment, researchers found.

MedPage Today

Answer to cystic fibrosis might be found under water

Scientists in Woods Hole and at a Charlestown laboratory are looking under water to treat a disease that robs sufferers of the ability to breathe.

Cape Cod Times

EDUCATION

Teen: Kissing another male cost me my cheerleading post

A 17-year-old senior says he was kicked off the cheerleading squad and suspended because he kissed another male at their high school in Alice, Texas.

MSNBC

Education funds sought by officials to uncover cheating

New York state education officials, in an attempt to boost confidence in test scores, are willing to spend $2.1 million to hunt among millions of students’ tests for evidence of cheating.

Wall Street Journal

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Charlie’s Angels’ canceled: what viewers are saying

ABC finally clipped the wings on its remake of Charlies’s Angels. After blistering reviews and a steady loss in viewership, the news doesn’t come as a surprise to most viewers.

Hollywood Reporter

Eating healthy: Whose choice is it?

With its new happy meal, McDonald’s said it was aiming to help its customers make healthy lifestyle choices. Rising obesity rates are cited for these and other nutritional changes.

NPR

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