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Debris of the helicopter that carried Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy lies scattered at the crash site on a hill south of Hyderabad, India. (Photo by P. Anil Kumar / AP)

Influential Indian politician dies in helicopter crash

A powerful politician considered an influential player in the ruling Congress Party, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, was found dead after his helicopter disappeared in bad weather in southern India.

New York Times

Reddy's body arrives in Hyderabad

Times of India

Galaxy's 'cannibalism' revealed

Pictures of the outskirts of the Andromeda galaxy reveal how it has ''cosmically cannibalized'' other star systems.

Telegraph.co.uk

Month in space

MSNBC

Sign Justice Stevens may retire next year

Justice John Paul Stevens has given a hint that this Supreme Court term will be his last. Stevens confirmed that he has hired only one clerk for the fall of 2010, not the usual three or four.

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama aims to take control of health care debate

President Barack Obama will give a State of the Union-style address featuring fresh and more detailed arguments for revamping the system.

Houston Chronicle

Could lawsuit curbs pave way for health deal?

NPR

Special section:

Health care special report

CBS News

Serena Williams topples Melinda Czink at US Open

On a night when U.S. Open organizers turned their prime-time model upside down, Serena Williams swaggered into the room and spent 53 minutes showing that nothing was different at all.

NY Daily News

A winning formula for fashion retail

Net founder and chairman Natalie Massenet (mass-in-ay), 44, has combined the thrill of shopping at a chic boutique with the pleasure of reading a fashion magazine all on one website.

CNNMoney

From home schooling to 'unschooling'

A byproduct of home schooling, unschooling incorporates every facet of a child's life into the education process, allowing a child to follow his passions and learn at his own pace, year-round.

Baltimore Sun

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Roger Federer returns a shot during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. (Photo by Darron Cummings / AP)	Organic eggs move down the processing line at Pete & Gerry's Organic Eggs in Monroe, N.H. (Photo by Toby Talbot / AP)	In this NASA image, a gibbous moon is visible above Earth's atmosphere. (Photo by NASA / AP)

NATION

Dying Manson murderer denied release

Charles Manson follower and convicted mass murderer Susan Atkins has been denied parole, Lt. Bart Fortner, a spokesman at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Calif., said.

ABC News

Residents return to survey damage

Residents forced to flee from a wildfire have been allowed to return to survey the damage as crews took advantage of a break in the weather to strengthen their lines around the blaze north of Los Angeles.

Fresno Bee

Victims of LA fire grateful to firefighters

Christian Science Monitor

Stimulus moved faster than expected

Vice President Biden will claim the stimulus "is doing more, faster, more efficiently, and more effectively" in a speech to mark the 200th-day of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Kennedy memoir reveals remorse

In a posthumous memoir, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy writes of fear and remorse surrounding the fateful events on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969, when his car accident left a woman dead.

MSNBC

Strong contenders for Kennedy's Senate seat

Taunton Daily Gazette

Who will replace Kennedy?

Huffington Post

US: Fundraiser defrauded other banks

Political fundraiser Hassan Nemazee, who was arrested last week on U.S. charges of defrauding Citigroup Inc. of $74 million, cheated other banks of more than $100 million, prosecutors said.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Music made for monkeys

Music may have charms to "soothe the savage breast," but that doesn't mean the same music that soothes humans will charm other species. Monkeys, for example, aren't much affected by human music.

Cosmic Log

Speaking Mini tells you to belt up

Marking its 50th birthday, the Mini is getting a voice that tells drivers when to belt up or warns of a slippery road or when the speed limit is exceeded.

Monsters and Critics

Tongue can drive and help see

Aside from everyday functions of chewing, swallowing, talking and tasting, the tongue has new uses such as steering wheelchairs and helping blind people see.

CNN

EDUCATION

Amid conservative fears, Department of Education changes teaching materials

Amid concerns among some conservatives that a planned speech by President Barack Obama would "indoctrinate" students, the Education Department has changed some teaching materials.

Politico

New college rankings focus on public service, social mobility

Public universities fare well in Washington Monthly's rankings, based on the percentage of students who qualify for Pell Grants, participation in Reserve Officers' Training Corps and the Peace Corps.

USA TODAY

Obama speech divides parents

President Barack Obama's plan to address the nation's students during the school day has polarized parents over whether it's OK for their kids to listen to the speech.

Denver Post

ENVIRONMENT

Federal officials praise Green Impact Zone in Kansas City's urban core

White House officials declared Kansas City's green approach to revitalizing the urban core should be an example for the rest of the country.

Kansas City Star

US awards $503M for energy projects

The U.S. Energy and Treasury Departments announced $503 million in government cash grants to companies developing renewable energy projects.

Reuters

Blog:

Government subsidies have Wall Street throwing money into wind

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

Norway's Trondheim to become energy 'Smart City'

In a pioneering project, the city of Trondheim will cut its energy use by 20 percent without a loss to the population of their high living standard, making it a "Smart City."

Environment News Service

Luxury seats could mean $40 million boost for KU

In a happy melding of pigskins and sheepskins at the University of Kansas, new luxury seats planned for Memorial Stadium could pour $40 million more into campus academics.

Kansas City Star

WORLD

Iran backs first woman minister

Iranian MPs have approved the first woman minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic.

BBC

1 year later, Reuters Iraqi photojournalist still in military prison