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Flooding in Lafitte, La., pushes residents to evacuate their homes by boat after Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans. Isaac’s weakening winds were still potent enough to drive a storm surge into the coast between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. (Photo by Erik Schelzig / AP)

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Who wears the pants in this economy?

In the last decade, men have had different economic experiences from the women around them. Of the 15 job categories projected to have the fastest growth by 2016, 12 are dominated by women.

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Union membership down, income inequality up

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Switzerland not amused by viral video

A political video exalts a “taxless life” and boasts of Romney’s accounts in tax shelters, including Switzerland. The Swiss are annoyed by the clip’s allusions to their country as a haven for tax evaders.

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TIME

Isaac wades inland, pushes many from homes

Isaac slashed its way further inland, claiming its first fatality and stranding residents in flood-prone areas as it threatens to wreak even more havoc in the days to come.

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Isaac floods keep rescuers busy

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Detroit Free Press

Isaac’s rain could cause significant flooding

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The two-way

Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi lends support to Syrian rebels

In a clear rebuke to Syria’s key ally Iran, Egypt’s new president said that Assad’s “oppressive” regime has lost its legitimacy, and the world must stand behind Syrian rebels.

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TIME

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Syrian war turns Salma into ghost town

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Al Jazeera

Many veterans compete at Paralympics

Hundreds of troops have lost their limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now as veterans, they are making their mark at the Paralympics. They account for almost 10 percent of the U.S. team in London.

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NPR

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The race is on in the high-tech Paralympics

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The Independent

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Ex-Marine: from homeless to Paralympics

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NATION

In drought, should corn be food or fuel?

High corn prices and limited supply have renewed the debate over whether the crop should be used to produce fuel or food.

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NPR

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Food prices jump 10 percent

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Reuters

Colorado movie shooting prosecutors face difficult task

If James Holmes pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors wanting to prove that he methodically carried out a deadly Colorado movie theater shooting have a difficult task before them.

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USA TODAY

Evidence in 140 characters or less

Not long ago, sketch artists and reporters’ notebooks were the only means to convey courtroom proceedings. Now, justice is struggling to keep up with social media.

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The Global Mail

POLITICS

In Colorado, 88 percent of questioned people on voter rolls are US citizens

About 88 percent of the approximately 1,400 suspected noncitizens run through a federal database by the Colorado secretary of state’s office were determined to be U.S. citizens — and are eligible to vote.

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Denver Post

2012 electoral calculator

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PBS NewsHour

Romney’s speech to balance substance with tenderness

If Mitt Romney’s reluctance to bare his soul made it easier for his critics to define him, as his wife says, his acceptance speech tonight for the Republican nomination is his big chance to change that.

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Bloomberg

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Romney campaign promises more policy details

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Politico

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Romney in a word

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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

BUSINESS

United Technologies: Aerospace giant faces headwinds in tough economy

The maker of Pratt & Whitney plane engines, Otis elevators, and Carrier air conditioners has outperformed the broad stock market for much of the past decade but is now running into a bit of turbulence.

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CNNMoney

Amazon says Kindle Fire is sold out

Amazon.com Inc. announced that its first tablet computer, Kindle Fire, is now sold out. Amazon reports that the Kindle Fire captured 22 percent of U.S. tablet sales over nine months.

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Yahoo! News

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Kindle vs. Nook vs. iPad: Which e-book reader should you buy?

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CNET News

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Kindle Fire sold out

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CNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kevlar-armored vest will protect NFL players from getting hurt

Michael Vick is the NFL’s fastest and most explosive quarterback. He is also the most injury prone. This season, he is going to try wearing something new to protect himself: kevlar armor made for football.

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Gizmodo

IBM is bringing its mega-intelligence Watson to your smartphone

Siri is helpful when you want to schedule a reminder, but would it be better to have a Jeopardy! champ in your pocket? IBM is trying to figure out how to bring the power of its superbrainy Watson to smartphones.

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Popular Science

SPORTS

Ex-champ Clijsters exits US Open as Murray, Sharapova advance

Kim Clijsters said the U.S. Open felt like the perfect place to close out her tennis career. The three-time champion just did not expect to be pushed into retirement three days into the two-week tournament.

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Bloomberg

NFL to use replacement officials for week 1 of regular season

With the labor dispute between the NFL and locked-out referees in a deep freeze, the league has informed teams it will open the regular season with replacement officials.

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USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Minnie Mouse gets an unhealthy look

More skinny Disney characters: Healthy body image takes another cut as Barneys thins and stretches Minnie Mouse and company.

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Christian Science Monitor

Why college students pack on pounds

In what is usually their first venture from home alone, some college students gain the infamous “freshman 15” or more. Research shows that multiple factors have an effect on this change.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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It is tipoff time for beach arena

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Virginian-Pilot

Blog (Charles Mahtesian):

Rating RNC speeches

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Guest Voices

Column (Peter Bergen):

Sense and nonsense about Obama and Osama

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CNN

Blog (Sasha Issenberg):

The case of the disappearing black voter

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(Slate)

Victory Lab

Blog (Josh Silver):

Conventions: the best democracy money can buy

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The Blog

Column (Ta-Nehisi Coates):

Obama fights fear of a real black president

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The Atlantic

Column (Alex Pareene):

Condoleezza Rice, of all people, rehabilitates the GOP

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Salon

Column (Thomas Sowell):

Entitlement reforms

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Townhall.com

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GOOD NEWS

New era begins for Mich. public schools

About 7,000 students will attend the first classes in Michigan’s new Education Achievement Authority, created last year in an effort to transform the state’s worst performing schools into successful ones.

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Detroit News

Bionic eye gives hope to the blind

Researchers at the Bionics Institute went public with news that a so-called “bionic eye” has allowed a woman who lost her vision to once again see flashes of light and discern shapes.

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Examiner

One-handed pianist graduates from Royal College of Music

Nicholas McCarthy made history when he became the first one-handed pianist to graduate from London’s Royal College of Music in its 130-year history.

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Yahoo! News

WORLD

India’s big stimulus: Welfare program boosts rural spending

Rural spending topped urban consumption in India for the first time in 25 years, thanks in large part to a controversial government welfare program.

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GlobalPost

Burgers over Baghdad: Iraq welcomes newfound fast food craze

Hold the lamb kebab, please. In the latest wave of trends to hit Baghdad, Iraq, it is anything but violence.

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TIME

EDUCATION

African-American males in education policy spotlight

A national summit was hosted to highlight solutions to black boys’ high dropout rates, suspensions, low grades and lackluster college-completion rates.

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The rebirth of recess

Every child who has ever squirmed in their seat waiting for recess can sympathize with students in Chicago, where they are reinstating recess after 30 years.

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Slate

HEALTH

TB drug resistance called ‘worrying’

Nearly half of tuberculosis patients studied in eight countries were resistant to at least one second-line drug and seven percent of cases were extensively drug resistant, researchers said.

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Low-cal diets kept monkeys healthier, but did not lengthen lives

Cutting calories can lead to a number of health benefits, from better metabolism to reduced diabetes and cancer rates, according to a new study in monkeys.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT

The carnivore’s ongoing dilemma

Saving the planet is not as simple as “less meat = less heat.” The conscientious eater might be better off with a steak than a slab of tofu.

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The Global Mail

Energy revolution: German shipyards see future in wind power

The Nordseewerke shipyard in Germany is one of the oldest in the country. Now, it is used to build towers and steel bases for wind turbines used in offshore wind farms off the German coast.

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Spiegel International

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pakistan court postpones bail decision for girl accused of burning Quran

A Pakistani court has postponed a decision on whether to grant bail to a Christian girl accused of burning pages of the Quran in a case that has heightened religious tensions in Islamabad.

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CNN

Mormons outside Utah feel kinship with, pride for Romney

When Romney addresses the Republican National Convention, he will do it as the first Mormon major-party presidential nominee, a moment that members of the faith say they are eager to see.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Special section:

Electing the faithful

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Al Jazeera

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Boomers heading back to community colleges nationwide

An increasing number of people ages 50 and up are headed to community college — 388,000 nationwide were enrolled in fall 2009. That was up 6 percent from 2007 and more than 12 percent from 2005.

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USA TODAY

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Girls dressed in traditional Qing dynasty costumes play in a corridor of the Rongguofu in North China’s Hebei province. (Photo by Andy Wong / AP)

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