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This undated photo shows folk singer Woody Guthrie playing his guitar and singing. Guthrie, known for the anthem “This Land is Your Land” and his songs about the poor and downtrodden, is remembered mostly as a musician, composer and singer, but was also a literary figure and an artist. (Photo by File / AP)

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Woody Guthrie still inspires, 100 years on from his birth

The songs of the father of protest, Woody Guthrie, live on in the music of Dylan and Springsteen. But his radical approach to life provides an even greater legacy.

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Guardian

How a drought changed agriculture in Texas forever

In Texas, there is still the drought against which all other droughts are measured: the seven-year dry spell in the 1950s.

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NPR

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From ‘fresh’ fruit to just fruit in farm bill

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Shoe custody sinks slipper into heart

It’s time to turn your divorce lawyer’s attention to this question: when marriage fails, who gets custody of the shoes?

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The Age

Polls close in 1st Libyan election in over 40 years

As the polls closed in the first Libyan election in over 40 years, jubilation erupted — even as its leaders faced a turbulent road ahead.

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Daily Beast

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Libya election: high turnout in historic vote

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BBC

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Libyans celebrate free vote despite violence

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Reuters

California senate approves spending on high-speed trains

California lawmakers approved funding of a $68 billion high-speed passenger rail line down the spine of the most populous U.S. state, even as polls show waning public support.

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Bloomberg

California votes to move forward with high-speed rail

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(The Hill)

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Billions of dollars approved for California high-speed rail

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KCRA

Mali braced for military intervention

West African nations are considering imminent military intervention in Mali amid growing fears that the country is about to become what one expert has dubbed “the next Somalia.”

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Guardian

NATION

US temp workers’ numbers climbing

The hiring of temporary employees traditionally augurs the addition of permanent staff. As employers grow more confident, they convert contingent workers to staffers.

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USA TODAY

Huge swaths of US swelter amid prolonged outages, new storms

The forecast for the weekend called for more record-breaking heat across the Midwest and into the eastern U.S., the National Weather Service said.

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Reuters

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Torrid heat: 4,500 record highs and counting

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The Weather Channel

Zimmerman released after posting bail

George Zimmerman was released from jail one day after a Florida judge set his bail at $1 million.

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CNN

POLITICS

Republicans hold ‘Super Saturday’ to energize voters

Thousands of Republican volunteers braved scorching temperatures to knock on doors and canvass voters as the party staged its first “Super Saturday” blitz to energize supporters.

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Reuters

Boehner: I can’t make you love Mitt

When John Boehner endorsed Mitt Romney for president in April, he pledged to do “everything I can to help him win,” expect make voters “fall in love” with the candidate.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Broken America: towns reeling from financial ruin

First came the U.S. sub-prime mortgage meltdown and now entire towns are declaring bankruptcy. Some experts say the financial trend can be avoided through fiscal reform.

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The Independent

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As US economy steadies, bank closings become rarer

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Kansas City Star

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How unemployment has dragged on

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Planet Money (NPR)

The next big thing in the car industry isn’t a car

Two top-level product planners at two major automakers must be looking at the same data: They both say that there’s a big potential market for small pickup trucks.

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USA TODAY

Dollar versus euro: dollar gains most

The dollar climbed the most since September against the euro as investors sought refuge after U.S. job growth fell short of forecasts and the European economy still faces risks.

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Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Applications displayed for i3

The U.S. Department of Education has announced 124 i3 Development pre-applicants who are invited to apply for a share of the $150 million 2012 Investing in Innovation fund.

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EducationNews.org

Finland rethinks factory-style school buildings for student success

Education watchers have dissected Finland’s educational leadership on international tests from every angle. But a new traveling exhibit suggests one more: that the buildings support achievement.

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HEALTH

Sport supplements facing ban

The Australian Department of Health has proposed classifying DMAA — a stimulant found in pre-workout products — as a schedule 9 drug, putting it in a similar category as heroin and cocaine.

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The Age

Psych study: People who lack control are more likely to be superstitious

Doctor Katharine Greenaway’s study shows that losing control profoundly affects people’s psychological behavior by causing them to change their beliefs and orientation toward others.

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Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Little Free Library promotes community

Starting with a lone outpost in Hudson, Wis., the Little Free Library movement has snowballed into a feel-good phenomenon for literacy.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Seventeen magazine: We celebrate all shapes and sizes

Top editor of Seventeen magazine, Ann Shoket, has promised to leave body shapes alone, reserving Photoshop for the stray hair, clothing wrinkle, errant bra strap or zit.

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Associated Press

The lost endings to ‘The Great Gatsby’

Scholars and family members of F. Scott Fitzgerald dropped a bombshell on the literary world, revealing 47 endings to the “The Great Gatsby.”

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Slate

Columns And Op-Ed

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Cleverer game can only spring from a smartened-up media

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How Obama can really hurt the GOP

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Daily Beast

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Low rates, high hopes

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Townhall.com

Column (Larry Tye):

Has America finally outgrown Superman?

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Tim Samuels):

Let’s call a truce in the battle of the sexes

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The Independent

Column (Marcus Padley):

Oh, for a grammar-phone: I bet they can’t even spell it now!

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Sydney Morning Herald

Column (Eli Dourado):

UN: Hands off the Internet

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Column (Zoe Williams):

Why women love ‘50 Shades of Grey’

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Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Junior Auxiliary teams with library to inspire early literacy skills

A public library in Mississippi provides free stimulating units loaded with more than 55 educational, interactive software activities geared toward children ages 2-10.

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The Dispatch

How an abandoned Walmart became an award-winning public library

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Brow Beat

Son of an anti-Nazi hero uses family estate to nurture democracy

Helmuth Caspar von Moltke is determined to see to it that his childhood home in Poland, laden with personal memories and important history, be used to promote a peaceful, united Europe.

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Christian Science Monitor

Summer learning takes root in Baltimore

School hasn’t closed for about 30 Baltimore City middle school students. They arrive with enthusiasm for a shorter and laid-back school day that enhances their academic and athletic skills.

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WORLD

Over 100 die in Russia as floods and landslides hit Krasnodar region

Torrential rains dropped nearly a foot of water in the Black Sea region of Krasnodar, southern Russia, causing heavy flooding that killed at least 103 people.

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Guardian

Time running out for Russia trade bill

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Afghanistan ‘major non-Nato ally’ of US

Afghanistan is designated the latest “major non-Nato ally” for the U.S., announced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, allowing it to buy advanced U.S. weaponry.

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BBC

Special section:

Afghanistan: the way forward

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CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Science calls bluff on poker face

Poker players rely on a special region of the brain, as well as a poker face, when deciding whether to bluff or call, according to new research.

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The Age

Swirling currents fuel huge blooms in North Atlantic

The North Atlantic is currently bursting with color as blooms of microscopic plants erupt on the surface of the chilly sea. But these expanses of plankton wouldn’t be possible without swirling currents.

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Msnbc.com

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Earth from space: phytoplankton spring bloom

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YouTube

Could the Internet really shut down?

Thousands of users around the world are likely to lose Internet access thanks to a virus called DNS Changer — how bad could things get?

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Telegraph.co.uk

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic sea ice continues summer retreat

A rapid decline for Arctic sea ice extent briefly hit daily record lows in June, led by extensive ice loss in the Bering, Kara and Beaufort Seas, as well as Hudson and Baffin Bay.

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Environmental News Network

Profitable palm oil leaves the Asian environment poor

While an initial public offering has been a boon for the company’s coffers, conservationists say the palm oil industry has been a damaging curse for the environment.

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Leontine T.C. Kelly dies at 92

Leontine T.C. Kelly became the first black woman bishop in a major Christian denomination when the United Methodist Church elevated her to the position in 1984. She has died at age 92.

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Los Angeles Times

Buddhist relics worth millions seized

Pakistani police seized a large number of ancient Buddhist sculptures that smugglers were attempting to spirit out of the country and sell for millions of dollars on the international antiquities market.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Pressure on to end draft exemption for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox

One of the earliest decisions the Zionist leaders of the new state of Israel made was to help preserve the exclusion of pious students from military service. Now, the public wants to end the exemption.

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Reuters

SPORTS

Serena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon title

Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title, and 14th major championship, by beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

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CBSSports

Ray Allen going to Miami Heat, leaving Boston Celtics after 5 seasons

Ray Allen lingered on the court to congratulate the Miami Heat after his Boston Celtics lost to the team in the Eastern Conference finals. Now, the Heat will officially welcome Allen to their club.

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ABC News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

USDA: Increased food aid kept national hunger rate steady

Despite the bad economy, the number of Americans who struggled to get enough to eat did not grow last year, and in some cases declined, according to new government data.

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NPR

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Spanish bullfighter Roberto Armendariz kneels in front of a bull during a horseback bullfight in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos / AP)

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