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GOOD NEWS

Fund to help homeless veterans

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has established a fund to help get homeless vets into housing quickly and help them access support services, including treatment for war-related trauma.

Denver Post

UN declares annual Nelson Mandela day

A resolution adopted by the 192-member world body calls for commemorations to recognize contribution to resolving conflicts and promoting race relations, human rights and reconciliation.

Sydney Morning Herald

WORLD

Somali pirates hijack 2 more ships

Somali pirates seized a Greek cargo ship and a Yemeni fishing boat demonstrating their ability to evade international naval forces, officials said.

Reuters

Wounds of post-election violence still raw in Kenya

International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo wants to build a case against the top instigators of post-election violence in Kenya, and he is urging Kenya's government to try the rest.

NPR

BUSINESS

Fed officials warn weak economic recovery won't spur employment

Unemployment likely will remain high because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned.

San Francisco Chronicle

American optimism wanes

Denver Post

Wells Fargo Center to get 'smart' elevators with no buttons

When upgrades to the elevators at the Wells Fargo Center are complete, there won't be any more up-arrow buttons to push in the building's lobby.

Denver Post

ENVIRONMENT

The secret life of trees

Scientists are hunting for ancient Fokienia hodginsii trees in southern Vietnam, in the hope these trees will reveal climate change patterns.

Christian Science Monitor

The fight over the future of food

Everybody wants to end hunger, but just how to do so is a divisive question that pits environmentalists against anti-poverty campaigners, big business against consumers and rich countries against poor.

Reuters

SPORTS

Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.

Sports Illustrated

Ichiro, Hunter win ninth Gold Gloves, Jeter returns to winning

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter re-entered the American League Gold Glove team. The club also welcomed back senior members Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners and Torii Hunter of the Angels.

MLB.com

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Does flu get worse on the day of a test?

Kids are always looking for an excuse to get out of school. And, in some cases, school staff might be overly cautious in sending them home.

Toronto Star

Parents as Teachers program has spread far beyond Mo.

The legislation that forced all Missouri school districts to offer the Parents as Teachers program is international now, with over 3,000 programs in all 50 states and six foreign countries.

Kansas City Star

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