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An oil cleanup worker rakes the sand in Orange Beach, Ala. BP hopes to keep using its giant stopper to block oil from reaching the Gulf of Mexico until they plug the blown out well permanently, the company said. (Photo by Dave Martin / AP)

Cyberwarrior shortage renders US susceptible to attack online

There may be no country on the planet more vulnerable to a cyber attack than the U.S., where financial, transportation, telecommunications and military operations are now dependent on data networking.

NPR

Obama urges Congress to extend unemployment insurance

President Barack Obama said that the federal government has "a responsibility to offer emergency assistance to people who desperately need it" and an obligation to help families "make ends meet."

CNN

US extends Gulf cap test another day

Energy giant BP can extend a test on its capped oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after determining that nearby seepage is not related to the test, the head of the federal government's spill team said.

Baltimore Sun

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Timeline: BP oil spill

BBC

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Disaster in the Gulf

CBS News

'Top Secret America' grows out of control

The top-secret world the U.S. government created after the 9/11 attacks has become so large that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs or how many programs exist.

Washington Post

Special section:

Central Intelligence Agency

CNN

Fishing families turn to fast food

For thousands who feed their families from the water, what once seemed like a never-ending, free buffet of high-protein, are now turning to fast food, due to the oil spill.

Baltimore Sun

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Kansas City Royals pitcher Brian Bannister pitching in a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by Charlie Riedel / AP)	A honey bee collects pollen from a flower in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP)	A model poses during the annual World Body-painting Festival in Seeboden, Austria. (Photo by Kerstin Joensson / AP)

NATION

Videotaping cops can get you arrested

Arrests for videotaping the police are becoming more common along with the proliferation of portable video cameras. Videos of alleged police misconduct have become hot items on the Internet.

ABC News

Economists see recovery at a slow pace

Economists say the U.S. recovery continued during the second quarter with more businesses hiring workers and fewer cutting jobs, but the pace of growth has slowed, a new survey shows.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Spending showdown looms as Reid clears deck for energy reform bill

Senate and House Democrats are headed for a clash over funding for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) races to clear the schedule for energy reform legislation.

The Hill

Biden: Afghan withdrawal may start with 'a couple of thousand troops'

As few as "a couple of thousand" U.S. troops may leave Afghanistan in the first phase of withdrawing forces from there beginning a year from now, Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview.

CNN

Taliban IEDs kill 5 NATO troops in Afghanistan

Christian Science Monitor

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Afghanistan

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How ancient marsupials grew

A 15-million-year-old Australian fossil cave packed with animal bones has revealed the life cycle of a prehistoric marsupial.

ScienceDaily

Facebook closes in on 500 million users, preps 'Facebook stories' to celebrate

The announcement comes just over one year since Facebook hit its 250-million-user milestone. Facebook itself was born in 2004 and has since risen to become one of the Internet's most-visited sites.

PC Magazine

SPORTS

Jordan: 'No way' I'd have recruited Magic

Michael Jordan confirmed what many suspected: He'd never collude to form super team, how LeBron James and Chris Bosh have joined Dwyane Wade in Miami.

Sporting News

Jordan: James joining Heat reflects new era

ESPN

Oosthuizen cruises to first major title

There was little drama at the British Open Championship. Louis Oosthuizen eagled the ninth and after a birdie on the 12th, he was eight strokes clear of the field.

Sports Network

Oosthuizen holds on to large lead

ESPN

EDUCATION

1 in 5 leaving school can't read

Discredited teaching techniques that encourage children to just find things out for themselves rather than being taught are 'alive and kicking' in primary schools.

EducationNews.org

Lower education? Fed plan said to lower bar for Mass. kids

An educational watchdog’s report blasts new national guidelines backed by Massachusetts’ education czar, warning they will lead to the dumbing-down of Bay State students.

Boston Herald

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Growing number of worshipers make themselves at home

Growing numbers of Coloradans believe the tiny house church, also called a simple church or an organic church, might be the mightier transformer of Christian lives.

Denver Post

Churches making mainstream films to attract souls

Moviemaking churches are venturing into the cineplex to attract souls who might never set foot in a megachurch.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Nelson Mandela’s birthday celebrated with good deeds

The so-called "goodwill games" were among activities around the world marking Mandela Day, which falls on Mandela’s July 18 birthday and was conceived as an international day devoted to public service.

Boston Herald

NYC becomes more elderly-friendly

As the baby boomer generation nears retirement age, New York's efforts to become a gentler city in which to grow old are born of good intentions as well as an economic strategy.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Money from dormant bank accounts used to fund charities

Money from dormant British bank accounts will be used to help fund community work by charities and voluntary groups which would otherwise struggle to secure funding.

MSNBC

Train collision in India kills dozens