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A tattered U.S. flag flaps in the wind in South Padre Island as the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Alex are felt along the Texas coast. State officials reported no injuries or major damage. (Photo by Eric Gay / AP)

For Negro league players, a measure of recognition

Three baseball fans are on a quest to locate every former Negro leagues player without a headstone and do their share to right the wrong.

New York Times

Special section:

Negro League Baseball

NegroLeagueBaseball.com

Army admits 'unimaginable, unacceptable wrongs' at Arlington Cemetery

Army Secretary John McHugh told Congress that "unimaginable, unacceptable wrongs" had resulted from the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery.

CNN

Pentagon recommends Medal of Honor for a living soldier

Washington Post

House panel grills Army chief on Arlington Cemetery mistakes

ABC News

Alex downgraded after lashing Mexican coast

Alex, the Atlantic's first major storm of the summer, weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm. It spawned two tornadoes and caused 1,000 people to evacuate low-lying areas in Texas.

CBS News

Hurricane Alex

MSNBC

Alex downgraded to tropical storm but still poses threat

CNN

Toyota says Lexus engine flaw may be due to faulty materials

Toyota Motor Corp. said an engine flaw in its luxury Lexus brand may have been caused by defective components.

BusinessWeek

1.3 million laid-off workers won't get benefits restored

More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won't get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong vacation for Independence Day.

Denver Post

Dry America's not-so-sober reality: It's shrinking fast

At a time when many states are debating marijuana policies, the fight in dry America is over alcohol, and dry counties are losing ground.

USA TODAY

The World in Photos .........................................................................
A small fish hangs on the bill of a hungry anhinga in the Everglades National Park near Homestead, Fla. (Photo by Pat Carter / AP)	Russia's Vera Zvonareva punches the air as she defeats Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, at Wimbledon in England. (Photo by John Super / AP)	Manya, left, a 14-day-old giraffe, inspects his enclosure with his family in the zoo in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Hermann J. Knippertz / AP)

NATION

Cities brace for summer crime

Cities across the U.S. are trying to cope with a summer tradition: When temperatures rise, so does crime.

USA TODAY

States ban texting while driving

Six new texting-while-driving bans go into effect this month as officials try to reduce the number of car crashes. Reports showed that in 2008, nearly 6,000 people died in accidents from distracted driving.

NPR

Voice-activated systems increase

Detroit Free Press

Summer most dangerous time to travel

LiveScience

ACLU issues travel alerts for Ariz.

CNN

POLITICS

Obama pans 'ill-conceived' laws on immigration while calling for reform

President Barack Obama put the onus on Republicans on immigration reform, faulting Arizona for passing "ill-conceived" immigration laws, but saying the "system is broken, and everybody knows it."

The Hill

Why busy Obama is focusing on long-shot issue of immigration reform

Christian Science Monitor

House passes Wall Street regulations

The Wall Street regulation bill championed by President Barack Obama won approval in the House of Representatives after Democrats agreed to jettison a $19 billion tax they proposed for large banks.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

US authorities seize websites

U.S. authorities seized nine websites, accusing them of movie piracy by offering free access to movies such as "Toy Story 3".

Reuters

Major antipiracy effort launched

Christian Science Monitor

Dennis Hopper's last interview

In what would be his last interview, Dennis Hopper tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Bob Colacello that his greatest career achievement was "Easy Rider."

Vanity Fair

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sony recalls half a million too-hot-to-handle notebooks

Owners of Sony Vaio notebook computers should check to see whether their devices appear on a recall list due to overheating components. The computers may become hot enough to burn skin.

TechNewsWorld

'Don't get excited' about Windows 8, analyst warns

Don't jump to conclusions about Windows 8 based on leaked slides supposedly from Microsoft, an industry analyst warned.

Computerworld

Prehistoric whale ate other whales

Fossil hunters have discovered the biggest predator that ever lived: a whale — one that devoured other whales and anything else it wanted.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Human-made global warming started with ancient hunters?

Even before the dawn of agriculture, people may have caused the planet to warm up, a new study suggests.

ScienceDaily

EPA: more testing needed on dispersants

Tests of the chemical dispersants being used to break up the massive oil spill in the Gulf found they aren't overly damaging, but more tests are needed to determine what happens when mixed with oil.

McClatchy Newspapers

Scientists begin sweeping project to study Calif. redwoods

A team of researchers have embarked on a first-of-its-kind project to measure how global warming is affecting California's iconic redwood trees.

San Jose Mercury News

HEALTH

Study: Screening cuts deaths

An extensive study into the merits of screening men for prostate cancer found it can cut death rates from the disease by as much as half, scientists said.

Reuters

Special section:

Prostate cancer health center

WebMD

VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV

A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.

CNN

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Audre Lorde

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ESPN

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Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

$3.1 million to facilitate 'wildlife-friendly' renewable US energy

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced a grant totaling $3.1 million to support a project aimed at promoting wildlife-friendly and environmentally-responsible energy development.

PNNOnline

Pittsburgh teen starts meal program for military at airport

Clinton Aurin is creating a program that will provide free meals for military men and women traveling through the Findlay terminal in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Should anthropologists help the US contain the Taliban?

Embedded social scientists help military commanders get a better grasp of Afghanistan's dizzying social and cultural dynamics so they can effectively lure people away from the Taliban.

TIME

Taliban rule out negotiations with NATO