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A municipality worker and a resident try to stop the fire at the mount of Penteli in Greece. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Section 8 shortfall leaves many waiting

Federal funding for Section 8, the nation's largest rental assistance program, could stop for some housing authorities. The shortfall is forcing some low-income families to pay more rent.

NPR

Detainees threatened with guns and power drills

A Central Intelligence Agency officer who allegedly threatened a detainee with a gun during an interrogation in 2002 has been officially "reprimanded and reassigned" for using unapproved tactics.

Christian Science Monitor

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CIA interrogators used mock executions

NPR

Thousands flee raging fires in Athens

Fierce flames fanned by gusting winds licked into Athens’ northern suburbs, swallowing swaths of forestland, destroying homes and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate blazing regions.

New York Times

Wildfires rage out of control in Greece

YouTube

In pictures: 'Greece wildfires'

Monsters and Critics

Little known type of cholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk

Scientists are reporting that another form of cholesterol called oxycholesterol — virtually unknown to the public — may be the most serious cardiovascular health threat of all.

ScienceDaily

Grassroots battle tests Obama movement

When Jeremy Bird was named deputy director of OFA last year, he became the vanguard of much more than 13 million e-mail addresses collected from Obama supporters.

MSNBC

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Indian army band performs during a concert in Ahmadabad, India, to help soldiers' widows. (Photo by Ajit Solanki / AP)	An athlete savors his win at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. (Photo by Michael Sohn / AP)	Careless Jewel wins the Alabama Stakes horse race in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Photo by Hans Pennink / AP)

NATION

Hurricane Bill moves north, threatening to soak coast

Hurricane Bill was downgraded to a Category 1 storm as it traveled north toward Canada, after blowing through Bermuda and the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

New York Times

Hurricane Bill in Bermuda

Google News

Ex-officer apologizes for killings at My Lai

The only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 killings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a group near the military base where he was court-martialed.

International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Obama decries health care ‘myths’ as Republicans push back

In his weekly address, President Obama slammed his opponents for spreading what he called “willful misrepresentations” over his plans for comprehensive reform of the health care system.

Christian Science Monitor

Kennedy illness symbol in health debate

Politico

Health reform does have supporters

McClatchy

Turns out the affair was the least of Sanford's troubles

As talk of impeachment grows, the S.C. Ethics Commission said it would consider probing new claims Gov. Mark Sanford failed to report private plane flights provided by friends and political groups.

McClatchy

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Inglourious Basterds' gives Quentin Tarantino a box office win

Quentin Tarantino's WWII drama "Inglourious Basterds" took in an estimated $14.3 million, putting it on track to win the weekend with what could be an impressive $36 million.

Entertainment Weekly

Diane Kruger fought for film role

Monsters and Critics

A plugged-in protest for Pakistani band

Pakistan's first Communist rock band Laal has re-appropriated old verses about hope, and its songs are influencing the country's lawyers' movement.

NPR

HEALTH

Surgeons carry out world's 1st face, jaw and tongue transplant

Spain's first face transplant patient — the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw — has been so pleased by his new appearance that he smiled, hospital officials have announced.

Associated Press

The face of courage

ABC News

Findings may speed troops' recovery

Military scientists have identified genes and proteins called biomarkers that could enable doctors to tailor treatments for troops suffering traumatic injuries.

Sci-Tech Today

Obesity may cause brains to shrink

Brain regions key to cognition are smaller in older people who are obese compared with their leaner peers, making their brains look up to 16 years older than their true age.

New Scientist

SPORTS

Does Draft system need reform?

After a Draft signing period that came to a dramatic end with record-breaking deals, a desire to address some of the Draft's inequities appeared to be felt by people across baseball's spectrum.

MLB.com

Busch saves his season at Bristol

Kyle Busch had every reason to celebrate after he held off Mark Martin over a frantic four-lap sprint to the finish line at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Debating how much weed killer is safe in your water glass

An investigation by The New York Times has found that in some towns, atrazine concentrations in drinking water have spiked, sometimes for longer than a month.

New York Times

Trash piling up in Arizona's forests

Trash is piling up in Arizona's forests, left behind by hikers, campers and people who just use the land as a dumping ground.

Arizona Republic

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GOOD NEWS

Even modest fitness may extend lifespan

People who stay even moderately fit as they age may live longer than those who are out-of-shape, a new study suggests.

Reuters

Keep your ticker in top shape

ABC News

Boy named rail 'director of fun'

A train-mad youngster has landed his dream job as "director of fun" at the National Railway Museum in York.

BBC

WORLD

Former president and Nobel laureate laid to rest in South Korea

South Korea bade farewell to former President Kim Dae-jung in a ceremony attended by thousands of citizens, dignitaries and politicians.