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A United States Forest Service air tanker drops fire retardant next to a line of fire in the hills above a home in Acton, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg / AP)

Dem split on public option casts doubt on reform of health care

Democratic aides and lawmakers are questioning how their party can pass a health reform bill next month with centrists and liberals at odds over a core aspect of the legislation.

The Hill

Disney to buy comics juggernaut Marvel

The Walt Disney Co. said that it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters such as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

NPR

Disney sees opportunity to expand Marvel

Bloomberg

Deadly L.A.-area fire doubles in size

Two firefighters were killed when their vehicle rolled down a mountain side amid the intense flames of a wildfire that threatened 12,000 homes.

MSNBC

Firefighters killed battling fire

ABC News

Photos of California wildfire

San Francisco Chronicle

The Internet is bringing back together long-lost loves

The Internet is now profoundly altering some people's links to the past and sometimes upending their lives in unexpected ways.

San Jose Mercury News

Neuroscientists find brain region responsible for sense of personal space

In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists at Caltech have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense of personal space.

ScienceDaily

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Chinese hostesses hold basketballs to be signed by NBA star Tracy McGrady in Beijing, China. (Photo by Elizabeth Dalziel / AP)	The Notting Hill Carnival brings Caribbean culture to west London. (Photo by Akira Suemori / AP)	Sesame Street characters arrive in Los Angeles for the Daytime Emmy Awards. (Photo by Matt Sayles / AP)

NATION

US ignored evidence when it deported US citizen to Mexico

The U.S. government admitted it wrongly deported a North Carolina native, but newly released documents show investigators ignored FBI records and other evidence showing the man was a U.S. citizen.

Raleigh News & Observer

Sorority rush, football practices spur college swine flu season

Swine flu infected hundreds of students in at least 17 U.S. colleges in the first weeks of school, providing evidence the virus is resurging as it races through sorority events and football practices.

Bloomberg

Inside Jaycee's tent compound

The first views of the inside of Phillip and Nancy Garrido's backyard tent compound, in which Jaycee Lee Dugard is alleged to have been held captive for 18 years, show touches of normalcy amidst turmoil.

CBS News

What Jaycee can learn from women like her

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Cheney slams Obama's 'politicized' probe of CIA interrogations

In blunt, unsparing language, former Vice President Dick Cheney accused President Obama of setting a "terrible precedent" by launching an "intensely partisan, politicized look back at the prior administration."

FOX News

McCain denies giving OK to a CIA torture tactic

TIME

AFL-CIO, Dems push new Wall Street tax

The nation’s largest labor union and some allied Democrats are pushing a new tax that would hit big investment firms reaping billions of dollars in profits while the rest of the economy sputters.

The Hill

HEALTH

Therapy online: good as face to face?

Computer-based therapy has come a long way since ELIZA, a 1960s computer program that emulated therapists. Now people can use instant messaging to communicate with real therapists.

CNN

Overweight teens get healthy jump start at weight loss camp

Over three weeks, teenagers learn to improve eating habits and engage in exercise every day, challenging themselves to change their lifestyle and lose as much weight as possible.

ABC News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Jackson birthday party hosted by Spike Lee in New York

Thousands of people braved the rain in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., for Michael Jackson's 51st birthday party hosted by the director Spike Lee.

Guardian

Astronaut's memories live on in art

Alan Bean was the fourth man to step on the moon 40 years ago — and he still goes back every day, painting the area where he once walked.

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

Space shuttle Discovery docked at the International Space Station, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments.

ABC News

India terminates 1st moon mission

Reuters

As the Internet turns 40, barriers threaten to constrict its growth

There's still plenty of room for innovation, yet the openness fostering it may be eroding. While the Internet is more widely available and faster than ever, artificial barriers threaten to constrict its growth.

Baltimore Sun

EDUCATION

Officials brace for school flu spike

As schools reopen, health authorities are bracing for a spike in swine flu. Not only are children more susceptible, but the crowded, sometimes unsanitary conditions give the virus a perfect chance to spread.

Seattle Times

New school blends past, future

Can a Chicago school achieve 96 percent attendance and 100 percent college placement? The Ford Motor Co. Fund's first school in Dearborn, Michigan, achieved those results.

Chicago Sun-Times

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GOOD NEWS

New heart drug could be a lifesaver

It's not yet on the market or even approved for sale, but researchers announced that a new drug could be a huge help for many heart patients

CBS News

3 Texas boaters missing for a week rescued at sea

Three Texas boaters missing for a week were reunited with their families after they were found alive, sitting on top of their capsized catamaran 180 miles from land.

NY Daily News

Survived a week at sea

CBS News

WORLD

US on the road out of Iraq

The U.S. military is packing up to leave Iraq in what has been deemed the largest movement of manpower and equipment in modern military history.