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Lebanese school students protest against the Israeli raid on the aid ships as they carry Turkish, Lebanese and Palestinian flags along with pictures of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari / AP)

Gene mapping: predicting future health

Knowing every gene mutation in your DNA could mean that you might know the diseases you could face during your lifetime.

ABC News

'Misguided' immigration law brings Obama, Ariz. governor to the table

President Barack Obama plans to meet with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer — their first face-to-face since the governor signed the state's new immigration reform law.

CNN

Poll: More Americans want Ariz.-style law

USA TODAY

Israel rejects investigation of raid

Israeli leaders rejected growing calls for an international investigation of its fatal intercept of the Gaza-bound "Freedom Flotilla."

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Gaza strip

New York Times

Israel rejects int'l probe into raid

YouTube

Wells Fargo ordered to pay $30 million for fraud to nonprofits

A jury in St. Paul, Minn., awarded $29.9 million in damages to four nonprofit organizations that lost money in what Wells Fargo pitched as a safe investment program.

Star Tribune

Wells Fargo loses Minn. trial

BusinessWeek

Gee-whiz factor high at 1st-ever augmented reality conference

The first-ever global gathering devoted to the business potential of augmented-reality technology has begun at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California.

San Jose Mercury News

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A woman passes by "Magrem da Zona Limite" by Antonio Ole. It's part of an exhibition in Berlin featuring artists with African roots. (Photo by Markus Schreiber / AP)	Preparations continue as the Soccer City stadium gets ready for the World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Hassan Ammar / AP)	A Canada goose and its goslings swim in a pond in East Montpelier, Vt. (Photo by Toby Talbot / AP)

NATION

BP robots slice oil pipe in what officials deem a 'significant step forward'

BP's underwater robots have succeeded in shearing through the pipe atop a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, the top U.S. official overseeing the cleanup said.

MSNBC

A brief history of BP

TIME

Oil threatens to paralyze La. oyster industry

PBS

Congress targets teen driving, mulls federal driver's license standards

The Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act, or Standup Act, wants to set a federal standard for driver's licensing laws and raise the minimum age to 16 for a learner's permit, and 18 for a license.

ABC News

POLITICS

Stopping tax breaks for oil companies

President Barack Obama says it's time to roll back "billions of dollars in tax breaks" for oil companies and use the money for clean energy research and development.

MSNBC

Biden rejects criticisms of oil-spill response

BusinessWeek

Special section:

Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill day by day

Guardian

Corruption trial to start for Blagojevich

Almost since the day of Rod Blagojevich's arrest, he's been proclaiming his innocence to anyone who will listen. Now the former Illinois governor will finally stand trial.

NPR

Obama whacks GOP in Pittsburgh

President Barack Obama — seizing on the smash-mouth spirit of the Steelers — delivered his first major midterm hit on the GOP during a quick trip to Western Pennsylvania.

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Europe's 'Green Week' a greenwash?

As Salvatore Gabola, a representative of Coca-Cola Europe, started to address "Green Week," he was interrupted by protesters accusing the corporate-dominated event of "dirty greenwash."

OneWorld

DC Circuit upholds EPA revisions to air quality criteria and standards for lead

The D.C. Circuit recently upheld an EPA rule revising the primary and secondary NAAQS for air-borne lead pollution against challenges by industry representatives.

Environmental News Network

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Signs of Amelia Earhart's final days

Tantalizing new clues are surfacing in the Amelia Earhart mystery, according to researchers scouring a remote South Pacific island believed to be the final resting place of the legendary aviatrix.

Discovery News

Michael Jackson museum plans unveiled

Michael Jackson's father is moving ahead with plans to build a museum — and possibly a casino — in the late singer's hometown of Gary, Ind.

Guardian

Teen blogger spends month living exactly as Seventeen magazine directs

Jamie Keiles has worn socks with shorts and high heels to go to the mall and painted her nails a bright hue, all while feeling faintly ridiculous. Why? Because Seventeen magazine said so.

Vancouver Sun

SPORTS

Umpire admits blowing perfect game

With only one out to go, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers was on the verge of one of baseball's rarest accomplishments — a perfect game — until one blown call cost him a place in the record books.

ABC News

Ump: 'I missed it'

YouTube

Rugby World Cup ticket sales soar

Rugby World Cup organizers are stunned by the interest in attending pool matches at Eden Park after announcing that more than 600,000 tickets have been applied for in the first phase of sales.

New Zealand Herald

EDUCATION

Teachers' generous benefits under fire

Despite multimillion-dollar budget shortfalls in school districts across Metro Detroit, teachers continue to enjoy generous benefits that range from free health care to longevity pay.

EducationNews.org

Institutions try fine-tuning college degrees to the job market

Graduates' diplomas and transcripts often don't tell employers what they need to know. As a result, companies subject applicants to tests or hire only graduates of institutions they know well.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

In memory of Kenny Fowler, foundation gives back

He was someone you could count on to be there when you were in need — and Mary Fowler says that's exactly what she wants the foundation established in memory of her brother to be known for as well.

Daily News of Newburyport

4 decades later, poor boy from Nepal becomes NYC multimillionaire

Indra Tamang was a teenage farmer in a Nepalese village without running water or electricity. But landing a hotel job in Kathmandu got him traveling, and four decades later luck has stuck again.

CNEWS

WORLD

Orthodox taxis drive a fine line

A cab company launched two months ago has already built a dedicated following among the city's Russian Orthodox. The cabs come equipped with pre-recorded services from the Orthodox radio station.

Moscow Times

Sarkozy named by inquiry into Pakistan submarine payments