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A cyclist rides his bike in Key West, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. (Photo by Alan Diaz / AP)

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Final movie reels play amid digital film conversion

At U.S. moviehouses, a multibillion-dollar switch to digital is on. Say goodbye to film — and to some old theaters, too.

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Small theaters weigh digital movie switch

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Colorado Springs Gazette

Singletons: the attraction of solitude

Singledom is on the rise almost everywhere as singletons emerge as the fastest-growing household group in most parts of the world.

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Economist

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China’s single women compete for love

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Tropical storm Isaac starts lashing Keys

Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast.

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CBS News

Tropical Storm Isaac poses a significant threat to Gulf coast

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Obama’s warfare demonstrates the advanced technology of power

Pakistani officials say 18 more people were killed by drones. There is no longer a need to send an army for an attack. Technology can be used, along with elite special forces, killing people individually.

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NPR

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Afghans say leader was killed in drone attack

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Reuters

Multiple sclerosis link to stress not clear

No one knows what causes multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system. Stresses, both psychological and physical, may not be all to blame for the symptoms.

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USA TODAY

NATION

US court to test South Carolina voter identification law

South Carolina will try to convince a United States federal court its new voter identification law doesn’t discriminate against black voters, contrary to a finding by the federal government.

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Reuters

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SC voter ID law puts state’s racial past on stand

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Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald

Wet weather won’t stop the GOP Convention protesters

The protesters gathered under rainy skies in a park about a half-mile from the GOP convention said an impending hurricane won’t deter them from trying to get out their message.

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Christian Science Monitor

Texas may reconsider sending prostitutes to prison

Texas may be forced to reconsider a state law that allows prosecutors to charge prostitutes with a felony and send them to prison after three misdemeanor convictions.

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Former Fla. governor Charlie Crist endorses Barack Obama

Charlie Crist says he’s backing Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race. The former Republican made the announcement in an op-ed piece published in Tampa Bay Times.

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ABC News

Advocates of gay marriage see chance in Maryland referendum

When Marylanders go to the polls in November, the state could become the first to affirm same-sex marriage in a popular vote.

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BUSINESS

Merkel warns government allies to ‘weigh their words’ on Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned her coalition partners advocating a Greek exit from the euro to “weigh their words,” as she signaled a renewed determination to keep the single currency intact.

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Bloomberg

Shopping hauls: a bargain video genre on the rise

Shopping haul videos — short films posted online by customers eager to share the deals and products they’ve picked up — are having their moment. Retailers and shopping centers see potential.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ENVIRONMENT

Researchers propose cloud experiment to fight global warming

University of Washington researchers propose an experiment to combat global warming that aims to shoot saltwater particles into the sky to make clouds reflect more sunlight.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Drought killing off family farms

Triple-digit temperatures and sparse rain this summer produced one of the most severe and widespread U.S. droughts in a half-century.

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CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Meditation fights loneliness, disease

Anyone who sees meditation as a hippy-dippy endeavor has found his or her view increasingly challenged by science in recent years.

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CNN

English language ‘originated in Turkey’

Modern Indo-European languages — which include English — originated in Turkey about 9,000 years ago, researchers say.

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BBC

Puppeteer for Sesame Street’s Count, Jerry Nelson, dies

Jerry Nelson, an American puppeteer who played Count von Count on Sesame Street and Gobo Fraggle on Fraggle Rock, has died. He was 78.

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CBC News

SPORTS

The unusual superpowers: Why the little nations thrive

Unlike the Olympics, the Paralympics medal table tells a different story. China and Britain dominate, yet Russia and the US have never even got close to pole position.

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The Independent

At 50, Clemens exceeds expectations on the mound

At 50 years old, Roger Clemens said he wanted to have some fun in his latest return to the mound. He did that and more before a sold-out crowd during a brief start with an independent minor-league team.

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USA TODAY

How athletes blood dope

Blood doping — the illicit process of increasing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream to enhance athletic performance — has a decades-long history in the athletic world.

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Lance Armstrong quits fight to clear his name

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Neil Armstrong — a hero who shunned fame

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What’s the matter with Missouri?

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The Atlantic

Debate over puppy-mill law turned into a dog fight

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Apple-Samsung case shows smartphone as legal magnet

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Syria’s newspapers sound an army victory, shellfire tells the true story

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GOOD NEWS

Family helps boy participate in triathlon

Zachary Blakemore, 12, has watched family members train for triathlons and wanted to race as well. But Zachary could not complete a race on his own, so his family decided to give him a hand.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Muslims in Pakistan show compassion, mercy and justice

Islam is a religion of compassion and mercy, considering that the two adjectives most used in the Quran to describe God are the “compassionate” and the “merciful.” It is also a religion of justice.

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CNN

Organizations remodel the Cranberry, Pa., home of a Marine Corps veteran

The Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh joined with the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Football League Players Association to remodel Sgt. Caskey’s home in Cranberry, Pa.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Britain concerned over report of new brutal Syria massacre

Britain said it was deeply concerned by emerging reports of a “brutal massacre of civilians” in a Damascus suburb where activists claim more than 300 people have been killed over the past week.

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Blast at Venezuela oil refinery kills 26

An explosion tore through Venezuela‘s biggest oil refinery, killing at least 26 people, wounding more than 50 and halting the facility’s operations.

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Blast at Amuay oil refinery in Venezuela

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EDUCATION

Student loan disclosure bills seek to prevent heavy debt burdens

Lawmakers and officials are arguing for more disclosure about student loans to prevent people from getting in over their heads, an idea that student advocates have been pushing for several years.

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Huffington Post

Parents as college partners

Over the years, moms and dads have become eager to learn how to parent from afar, and colleges and universities are stepping up to guide them. But how much parental involvement is too much?

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Star Tribune

HEALTH

Animals are likely to make you sick

According to a recent study, 2.3 billion people contract diarrheal illnesses annually from animals.

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Star Tribune

Merck to seek approval for two cardiovascular drugs in 2013

Merck & Co said it plans to file regulatory applications for a new type of blood clot preventer next year, and will also file with regulators for approval of another cardiovascular drug in 2013.

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Reuters

Light drinking can increase cancer risk

Just one alcoholic drink a day may increase the risk of cancer, according to a new study that estimates that light drinking is responsible for 34,000 deaths a year worldwide.

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The Independent

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

To Armstrong, moonwalk was ‘just’ a job

Armstrong commanded the historic landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, capping the most daring of the 20th century’s scientific expeditions, becoming the first man to walk on the moon.

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BusinessWeek

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NASA’s pioneering astronauts: Where are they now?

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ABC News

Study finds electronic cigarettes no threat to heart

Electronic cigarettes — an increasingly popular option among smokers trying to quit — do not appear to pose a threat to the heart when compared to traditional tobacco cigarettes.

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Reuters

Computer says ‘yes’ to a break

Scottish scientists have shown that a simple computer software download, prompting users to leave their desk every half hour, was effective in reducing long periods of remaining seated.

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Scotsman

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Less-religious states give less to charity

A new study on the generosity of Americans suggests that states with the least religious residents are also the stingiest about giving money to charity.

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Libya militants bulldoze Sufi mosque

Armed men bulldozed a mosque containing Sufi Muslim graves in Tripoli in what appeared to be Libya’s most blatant sectarian attack since the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi.

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Guardian

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Libya denounces destruction of Sufi sites

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Al Jazeera

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

A musical offer Coppola couldn’t refuse

A tribute concert at the 2011 London Jazz Festival for the great film composer Nino Rota noted that anyone of a certain age can hum the melancholy tune to “The Godfather” or the waltz to Federico Fellini’s “8½.”

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Telegraph.co.uk

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A dancer dressed as Hanuman, a monkey god in Hindu mythology, waits for his turn to perform during a celebration that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Bantul, Indonesia. (Photo by Gembong Nusantara / AP)

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