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Stock tickers light up Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York. (Photo by Mark Lennihan / AP)

MUFG to buy 10-20 percent of Morgan Stanley

Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has said it will buy a stake in its bruised Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley.

Financial Times

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley to become banks

Bloomberg

Palin pick aided Obama

Barack Obama received a minor fundraising bump after he named Joe Biden as his running mate but raked in huge sums after Republican rival John McCain named Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee.

Baltimore Sun

Grenades in bag trigger evacuation at JFK

The JetBlue terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was evacuated because of grenades found in a checked bag, a safety official said.

CBS News

$700 billion bailout taking shape

The proposed $700 billion financial rescue took fuller shape with debates over whether to add provisions to protect taxpayers while banks called for expanding its scope beyond mortgages.

CNNMoney

Stocks fall as investors await bank bailout plan

Forbes

Economy takes center stage ahead of foreign policy debate

USA Today

Bush wants fast action on economic crisis

CBS News

Taliban denies role in hotel attack

A senior commander of the Taliban in Pakistan has denied that his group was responsible for a bomb attack at Islamabad's Marriott hotel, in which at least 53 people died and 270 were injured.

Al Jazeera

Change of plans saved Pakistani leaders from blast

ABC News

A bitter end for South Africa's Mbeki

The South African President's resignation opens the path to power for rival Jacob Zuma amidst questions about his country's future course.

TIME

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NATION

Ike could increase power bills for years

If Hurricane Rita is any guide, Houston-area customers could be paying higher electricity bills for years to cover the cost of repairing the battered Gulf Coast power grid in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

Houston Chronicle

Legal, illegal Latino labor rebuilds Texas

CBS News

Aftermath of Ike in Galveston

Houston Press

Homeland security grants are becoming a local burden in Washington state

Since 9/11, millions of dollars worth of homeland security grants have flowed to Washington state. But now the Department of Homeland Security wants them to start sharing in the cost.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Early voting starts in some states

Voters by the thousands will begin casting ballots for president in an early voting process that's expected to set records.

USA Today

Dodd to seek changes to relief package

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street firms proposed by the U.S. Treasury Department needed to be modified and Democrats would most likely add new provisions.

The Hill

SPORTS

US takes back Ryder Cup

Led by a brash kid from Los Angeles, a country boy from Florida and two native sons, the United States beat Europe to win golf's greatest team prize for the first time since the "Miracle at Brookline" in 1999.

USA Today

Best photos of the Ryder Cup

CNN

Legends make last call at Yankee Stadium

It began 85 years ago when Babe Ruth christened Yankee Stadium with a home run. It ended with wild applause for the greatest Yankees who brought 26 Championships to the baseball cathedral.

NY Daily News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Thriller 'Lakeview Terrace' dominates at box office

Moviegoers welcomed Samuel L. Jackson to the neighborhood, lifting his thriller "Lakeview Terrace" to the top spot at the weekend box office with $15.6 million in sales, according to estimates.

San Francisco Chronicle

"Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" among Emmy winners

"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" ruled the Emmys among variety, comedy and music programs, with "Colbert" winning for its writing and "Daily" winning best overall.

CNN

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E! Online

ENVIRONMENT

Burying CO2 could pay for itself by 2030

Trapping and burying carbon dioxide from power plants could become viable without public funding by 2030.

Environmental News Network

New reef creatures found in Australia

Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

National Geographic

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Renovation planned for Chicago church

Architects have unveiled a $37 million plan to rebuild a landmark 1890 church on Chicago's South Side that played a major role in the development of gospel music.

The Herald

Marks of faith

More young Jews are displaying their identity with tattoos, despite traditional Jewish law and ties to the Holocaust.

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Clean-coal debut in Germany

It used to be called stinky town, because the pollution from burning dirty coal was so appalling. But now, if a new pilot plant works, Spremberg could become the birthplace of a clean-coal revolution.

ABC News

Volunteers sack more than 7,485 pounds of debris

The 24th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day drew 1,400 volunteers and more than 7,485 pounds of trash were collected across Marin shorelines during the three-hour cleanup.

Marin Independant Journal

WORLD

7 hurt in Basque bombings

Two car bombs exploded in Spain's northern Basque region, one injuring seven people. Basque separatist group ETA is suspected.

CNN

Tourists 'abducted' in Egypt