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Indian children use cardboard eclipse glasses as they prepare to watch the transit of Venus in Allahabad, India. Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes to view the once-in-a-lifetime celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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The transit of Venus

Venus’ silhouette will pass across the face of the sun in a celestial display that will take place for the last time in more than another century.

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The Independent

Venus transit: a last-minute guide

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(Msnbc.com)

Cosmic Log

Congestion is down, but Americans are still wasting 60 hours a year in traffic

The good news for commuters is that traffic congestion in the U.S. decreased by an average of 30 percent last year, according to the annual National Traffic Scorecard conducted by INRIX.

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Msnbc.com

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10 US cities with worst traffic

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Forbes

All eyes on governor’s recall election

Wis. voters will decide whether to throw Gov. Scott Walker out of office in a recall election forced by opponents of Walker’s effort to curb collective bargaining for most unionized government workers.

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Reuters

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Democrats scramble for final push

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Politico

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Recall election: Will Scott Walker survive?

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CBS News

Syria expells foreign diplomats

Syria announced it is expelling diplomats from 11 countries, a week after those nations expelled Syrian officials in response to a massacre and crackdown on the opposition.

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CNN

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Putin, Hu meet on Russia-China partnership

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TIME

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Syria crisis

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BBC

The rebirth of shopping districts

After years of neglect, decline and abandonment, downtowns across the U.S. are poised to come back as major shopping destinations.

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The Atlantic

NATION

Army policy may make it difficult for soldiers to get service dogs

A new policy limiting how soldiers can get service dogs has created a regulatory system that may put the lives of soldiers recovering from physical injuries and mental illness at risk.

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Msnbc.com

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IEDs increase multiple amputations for troops

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USA TODAY

After the housing bust, revisiting homeownership in US

For generations, owning a home has been a key part of the lifestyle most Americans aspire to. But when the mortgage crisis exploded in 2007, it brought down the U.S. housing market considerably.

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NPR

POLITICS

Senate urged to take up pay equity bill

Senators will vote whether to debate the Democratic-sponsored Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would require businesses to show that wage discrepancies between men and women are not based on gender.

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Kansas City Star

Democrats campaign for Paycheck Fairness Act

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(Christian Science Monitor)

DC Decoder

Colorado pot question could affect Obama-Romney race

Voters in this presidential battleground state will not just decide whether to go red or blue this fall, but also green — as in weed or grass.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Fewer Americans identifying with major parties

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Philadelphia Inquirer

BUSINESS

Kia recalls nearly 73,000 Rios for passenger seat air bag problem

Kia Motors America is recalling nearly 73,000 Rio small cars to fix a problem with the front-passenger air bag. The recall affects 2006 to 2008 model years.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Disney to quit taking ads for junk food aimed at kids

The Walt Disney Co. announced that it plans to advertise only healthier foods to kids on its TV channels, radio station and website, making it the first major media company to set the standard.

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USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

China tells US Embassy to stop reporting Beijing pollution

A senior Chinese official demanded that foreign embassies stop issuing air pollution readings, saying it was against the law and diplomatic conventions, in pointed criticism of a closely watched U.S. Embassy index.

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Msnbc.com

The Arctic tundra turns to Arctic forest

As global warming proceeds, the frozen Arctic tundra will turn into forest or grass lands. Shrubs in the tundra have turned into trees, creating patches of forest which might accelerate global warming.

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Environment News Service

EDUCATION

Those who really make the grade

In the U.S., famous faces give graduating students stirring send offs. They all form a peculiarly American educational tradition that, like proms and yearbooks, evoke envy and intrigue in other countries.

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The Independent

Out-of-state colleges recruit more California high school students

California students are increasingly being courted by out-of-state colleges seeking to take advantage of cutbacks and rising tuition at the Golden State’s public universities.

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San Jose Mercury News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Can you really love a forged piece of art?

If a shadow of doubt is cast over an art piece’s provenance, its value rapidly declines. But is there ever a case for cherishing the fake and the forged?

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BBC

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Art that’s not theft, exactly, nor forgery

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A history of ‘real’ zombies

Zombies are all the rage — on television, in movies, books and now in the news. Of course zombies are not new — they were co-opted decades ago by pop culture.

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GOOD NEWS

12-year-old starts recycling business

While some kids make spare change by opening a lemonade stand, Sam Klein spends about 10 hours a week packaging used inkjet cartridges from local businesses to send to the manufacturers.

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Msnbc.com

Doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital save 5-year-old who had tumor

Doctors at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital conducted an 11-hour surgery and saved the life of 5-year-old Gabrielle DiCarlo.

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Slain soldier’s Vietnam letters will be cherished by immediate family

Letters written by an American soldier killed in Vietnam in 1969 were returned too late for his deceased parents and brother to read, but will be cherished by his other family members, his uncle said.

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Msnbc.com

WORLD

Germany weighs up federal Europe plan

Europe appears to be edging towards an ambitious new blueprint for a federalized eurozone after Paris and Brussels threw their weight behind Spain.

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Guardian

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Euro gains for 2nd day on optimism

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BusinessWeek

Record crowds attend Tiananmen vigil

Amid a sea of candles and calls for justice, a record crowd packed six football pitches at an annual vigil held in Hong Kong to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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CNN

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Tiananmen Square, then and now

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The Atlantic

Race riots a problem of biblical proportions in Israel

In Israel, a flood of seemingly biblical proportions has led to ugly race riots by infuriated citizens and to legislation that threatens lengthy prison terms to anyone who assists “infiltrators.”

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Globeandmail.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why raindrops do not kill mosquitoes

Put yourself in a mosquito’s shoes — or rain boots — for a moment and step outside into a downpour of seemingly gigantic raindrops.

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NPR

Were giant bugs eaten out of existence by the 1st birds?

Sure, they provide the soundtrack of spring and are often lovely to look at. But a new study may offer the best reason yet to appreciate birds: the general absence of gigantic insects from our daily lives.

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National Geographic

How women are changing the tech world

An emerging class of early-stage tech startup executives is helping dispel the notion that there isn’t a leading role for them in the male-dominated valley.

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USA TODAY

HEALTH

Who sleeps better at night?

Couples may get health benefits simply from sleeping in the same bed, a burgeoning field of study is showing.

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Wall Street Journal

Taking control of your dreams

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(Smithsonian Magazine)

Innovations

Baby boom squeeze is getting tighter

The immense generation, born between 1946 and 1964, will keep aging. Based on current medical outcomes, most of the people who live beyond age 85 will end up with disabilities that require costly care.

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NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mormons march in Gay Pride Parade to help build bridges

Before the drag queens in heels danced across Main Street, more than 300 members of the LDS Church left Utah Gay Pride Parade spectators in tears.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Vatican denounces nun’s book

The Vatican denounced an American nun for a book that attempted to present a theological rationale for same-sex relationships, masturbation and remarriage after divorce.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SPORTS

NFL to hire replacement officials

The NFL said it will immediately begin to hire and train replacement officials as contract talks with the NFL Referees Association “remain unresolved and the previous CBA has expired.”

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

How to save the Taj Mahal?

A debate rages over preserving the awe-inspiring, 350-year-old monument that now shows signs of distress from pollution and shoddy repairs.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Photo of the Day

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns in his quarterfinal match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament. (Photo by Christophe Ena / AP)

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