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Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan speaks during a news conference in Switzerland. Annan said he will step down from his role as special envoy for Syria, delivering blistering criticism of world powers’ failure to unite over the country’s escalating violence. (Photo by Martial Trezzini / Keystone / AP)

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Why women live longer than men

The answer to the biological puzzle of why women live longer than men may lie in the tiny “power packs” of the body’s cells, which harbor mutations that are more harmful to men than to women.

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ZeeNews

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DNA clue to women’s longevity found in fruit flies

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Medical News Today

Tobacco companies profit from loophole, market small cigars

After decades of progress toward preventing smoking-related illness and death, public health officials warn about a new trend: smokers who switch to cheaper — but equally dangerous — small cigars.

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USA TODAY

Kofi Annan quits as Syria peace envoy

Frustrated by “finger-pointing” at the U.N. on how to deal with the Syrian uprising, Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria.

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Reuters

Hoping for a ‘soft landing’ in Syria

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BBC

Many Americans die with ‘virtually no financial assets’

Innovative research shows a large divergence in retirement saving outcomes, with the single elderly faring worse than married couples.

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MIT News

Early retirement will impact your social security benefit

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U.S. News & World Report

US-backed study exploited China prisoners

A medical study partially funded by the U.S. government was conducted at detention centers in China that engage in severe violations of human rights.

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Reuters

NATION

How Chick-fil-A turned a sandwich into a gay marriage statement

After two weeks of increasingly wild charges and counter charges, eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich has been dubbed a hate crime, and kissing your same-sex partner in public is a new form of protest.

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Globeandmail.com

San Bernardino files for bankruptcy

A California city filed for bankruptcy, the third in the Golden State to do so in recent weeks, stoking experts’ concerns that other cities could follow suit.

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CNN

POLITICS

US House tax cut vote continues partisan standoff on Capitol Hill

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend tax cuts through 2013 for all income levels, defying a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

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BusinessWeek

‘No vacancy’ on Internet for political ads

The Internet seems endless, but for one key commodity — political advertising — it is about to run out of room, at least on the popular video sites that the campaigns care about most.

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Politico

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Deciding the undecideds is a tough task for Obama, Romney

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Houston Chronicle

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The 2012 campaign spending spree

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Time

House to take up livestock disaster relief bill before recess

The House is taking up legislation to help drought-stricken livestock producers in one of its final acts before adjourning for the August recess.

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Kansas City Star

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Small egg farmers say roomy cages will squeeze their earnings

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Star Tribune

BUSINESS

Jobless claims in the US rise, but more slowly than expected

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose, probably marking the final period in which the annual auto shutdowns affect the figures.

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BusinessWeek

Retailers report higher July sales, helped by hot weather and clearance sales

Hot weather and clearance sales drew Americans into stores in July, giving retailers solid sales gains and helping offset worries about jobs and the economy.

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Star Tribune

HEALTH

Cancer stem cells may be responsible for tumor growth

New studies of cancer in the brain, skin and gut appear to support the controversial idea that cancer may have its own stem cells that drive the regrowth of tumors.

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Medical News Today

Exercise may reduce depression in heart failure patients

The benefits of exercise in people with heart problems may go beyond the physical, according to a new study by Duke University researchers.

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CBS News

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Depression: the world’s silent epidemic

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why does North Dakota have faster Internet than the rest of us?

The gap between the most connected and least connected communities is getting worse, and local communities are taking matters into their own hands, possibly improving Internet service nationwide.

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Slate

Mars landing draws near

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory and its Curiosity rover are set to land on the red planet. It is the most advanced, most ambitious and most adventurous mission ever sent to Mars.

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USA TODAY

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Search for life: Mars rover’s target crater a ‘geologist‘s paradise’

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Christian Science Monitor

Facebook has more than 83 million illegitimate accounts

Facebook has said it believes there are more than 83 million illegitimate accounts on the social network. In company filings published this week, it said 8.7 percent of its active accounts broke its rules.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Along the Los Angeles River, new signs of life in an industrial wasteland

One of the strangest things about the Los Angeles River might be how, after a century of neglect, it somehow still offers scraps of wildness amidst a sprawling metropolitan region of 13 million people.

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Grist

Palm trees could grow in Antarctic if climate change continues, scientists say

Scientists have discovered that plants similar to palm trees grew in the Antarctic region during the early Eocene era, when the area had a near-tropical climate.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Columns And Op-Ed

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Create jobs – or create more graduates for existing jobs?

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Christian Science Monitor

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Serena Williams enjoys her Olympic moment

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Kansas City Star

Column (Allen Barra):

Michael Phelps is not the greatest ever

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Salon

Improve the education system

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Columbus Dispatch

Column (Jennifer A. Marshall):

Bad old days of dependency are back

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In Denver, a double standard on traffic tickets; city employees pay no fines

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Denver Post

Good to get to the root of kids’ poor health and improve it

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Farmers, Campbell Soup give food bank peachy help

The Food Bank of New Jersey and Campbell Soup are pairing up to feed the hungry. Blemished peaches collected by the food bank will be made into “Just Peachy Salsa” in a Campbell plant.

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Salon

US to give more Syrian humanitarian aid

President Obama approved $12 million in new humanitarian aid for beleaguered Syrian civilians as the civil war rages between rebels and the Assad regime in Aleppo and elsewhere.

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Associated Press

WORLD

Bank of England leaves policy on hold as British economy worsens

The Bank of England has left its monetary policy unchanged, judging that its decision to expand its buying of government bonds is enough stimulus despite signs of growing economic weakness.

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Reuters

European Central Bank keeps rates as Draghi pressured to bring down yields

The European Central Bank refrained from cutting interest rates as President Mario Draghi faces pressure to reduce bond yields to protect the euro.

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Bloomberg

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Will summer holiday curse strike Europe again?

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CNBC

OLYMPICS 2012: LONDON GAMES

Gabby Douglas takes all-around gymnastics gold

Make it a pair of golds for Gabby Douglas. Douglas won the individual all-around, taking the lead on the very first event and never letting anyone else have a crack at it.

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FOX News

Olympics 2012: the secrets behind the world’s national anthems

They are songs of pride and patriotism, booming out at every international sporting fixture and medal ceremony. But behind the world’s national anthems lurk some strange and surprising stories.

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BBC

Olympic medal counts by population and GDP

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Huffington Post

Olympic nail art is clear winner of London 2012 trends

Nail art — the fashion for intricately patterned painted nails — has had a great Olympics, bringing it from bling to mainstream.

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Guardian

EDUCATION

‘Conventional’ online universities consider strategic response to MOOCs

Online universities that have made names for themselves in the market are now challenged by high-profile “MOOCs” — massive open online courses — since courses are offered completely for free.

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Inside Higher Ed

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‘Virtual learning’ revolutionizing university degree programs

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PC Advisor

Families make big changes to pay for college, study shows

A recent study shows that approximately 70 percent of families are eliminating college choices based on cost. More students are also now choosing to enroll in community colleges.

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NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Vertigo’ displaces ‘Citizen Kane’ as world’s greatest film

“Citizen Kane” or “Vertigo”? While film buffs can argue that these two are both meticulously crafted classics, Welles’ “Citizen Kane” has just lost its 50-year title to “Vertigo.”

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Detroit Free Press

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Original ‘Vertigo’ trailer

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YouTube

Marfa, Texas: an unlikely art oasis in a desert town

This tiny town perched on the high plains of the Chihuahua desert is nothing less than an arts world station of the cross.

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NPR

SPORTS

Maligned Pocono Raceway winning back favor of drivers, fans

One of the most maligned NASCAR racetracks because of its once-antiquated facilities, interminable race lengths and a rural location, Pocono Raceway is now winning back a favorable reputation.

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USA TODAY

Kicker Fera latest to leave Penn State

Kicker-punter Anthony Fera has left Penn State, the second starter to depart Happy Valley this week following harsh NCAA sanctions against the program for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Talmud celebration in New Jersey both serious and joyous

In a sports stadium transformed into what was called the world’s largest synagogue, tens of thousands of people celebrated the completion of the reading of the Talmud, the book of Jewish laws.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Germany considers Jewish history for UNESCO Heritage

Germany has 37 sites under UNESCO protection and another 10 waiting for inclusion. None of them come from the country’s rich Jewish history, but four possible nominations may change this.

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Spiegel International

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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 will not, the Obama administration said in a split decision that muddled environmentalists.

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Msnbc.com

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Indian people ride on a bicycle rickshaw in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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