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A flood-affected mother takes refuge at Kot Addu railway station with her children after losing her home in central Pakistan. (Photo by Khalid Tanveer / AP)

Mosque projects meet opposition

While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero, heated confrontations have broken out across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations.

New York Times

Blog:

Fareed Zakaria to return Anti-Defamation League award over ground zero mosque

(CNN)

Belief

In Ky., Tea Party vs. Obama proxy war

Rand Paul is ostensibly running against Jack Conway in the Kentucky Senate race, but the two are quickly becoming stand-ins for the marquee proxy war of this election.

Politico

Jack Conway at Fancy Farm 2010

Louisville Courier-Journal

Rains hammer flood-hit Pakistan, hamper aid

Torrential rains in flood-hit Pakistan have hampered aid efforts and are threatening to deepen a crisis affecting 14 million people across the country.

Al Jazeera

Food prices quadruple in flood-hit Pakistan

SKY News

In pictures: Pakistan floods sweep south

BBC

Deep-water drilling ban having a painful effect on oil industry

The BP oil spill, which is having a diminishing effect on the Gulf of Mexico's water, continues to wreak havoc on the offshore oil and gas industry and the businesses that service and supply it.

USA TODAY

Will BP drill for oil in the Gulf again?

ABC News

Cash-strapped states cut funding for assistance to disabled

At least 17 states have cut into funding for assistance to the disabled, or are planning to do it this year, says Phil Oliff, a policy analyst with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

ABC News

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Music fans watch PerryEtty vs Chris Cox's performance during the fifth annual concert festival at Lollapalooza in Grant Park in Chicago. (Photo by Nam Y. Huh / AP)	A Victoria crowned pigeon looks on at the zoological gardens Zoorasia in Yokohama south of Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)	A pile of boiled Louisiana blue crabs waits to be sorted behind the counter of Big Fisherman Seafood in New Orleans, La. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / AP)

NATION

Immigration: America's 'golden door'

America's long-simmering immigration debate is boiling over. While protestors take to the streets, the state and federal governments are fighting in court over who can write and enforce immigration law.

CBS News

'Birthers' fade after passage of law

The persistent quest for President Barack Obama's birth certificate has died down since Hawaii passed a law allowing it to ignore repetitive requests for the document.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Elena Kagan sworn in as 112th Supreme Court justice

Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice of the Supreme Court, opening the first era in U.S. history with three women serving its bench.

Baltimore Sun

Special section:

Kagan's nomination

NPR

White House reception for Kagan

YouTube

Mo. based conservative group fights for Proposition 23

One of the largest single contributions to the campaign for a ballot measure to suspend California's greenhouse gas reduction law has come from an obscure, Missouri-based conservative group.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Early steps can protect your knees, prevent later problems

Protecting your knees when you're younger may help prevent serious problems such as arthritis and the need for knee replacement when you're older, an expert advises.

HealthDay

No wait needed after miscarriage

Women who try again soon after a miscarriage may be more successful and fare better than those who delay trying to conceive, researchers found.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

WikiLeaks ready to publish more documents

The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks said it will continue to publish more secret files from governments around the world despite U.S. demands.

Seattle Times

Profile of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

BBC

British websites are pushing boundaries of online medicine

In Britain, an increasing number of websites are pushing the boundaries of online medicine, with many offering consultations and medication most countries only allow during in-person visits.

USA TODAY

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

What does 'video game' mean, anyway?

From plummeting sales to a shift to social networks, critics love to endlessly debate what ails the gaming business.

CNN

'Late-life lesbians' reveal fluidity of sexuality

Some women might not know they have a capacity to be attracted to other women until later in life.

NPR

The iron men

Antony Gormley explains why he has worked on a project to erect Horizon Field, 100 sculptures of his body, in the Austrian alps.

Guardian

SPORTS

Rice, Smith enter Hall of Fame

Linked as the NFL's leading receiver and rusher, two of the greatest players in history have entered the Hall of Fame.

ESPN

NFL: Hall of Fame enshrinement

Digital Sports Daily

Brockman is a hometown superstar

Snohomish's most popular professional athlete will be back in his home town this week, when Brockman hosts the first-ever Jon Brockman Basketball camp.

Daily Herald

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GOOD NEWS

Off the grid families pioneer sustainable energy lifestyles

An increasing range of Americans are leading a lifestyle mostly unhitched from public utilities. Using nature, they warm and cool their homes and power everything from a blender to a TV to a hot tub.

Christian Science Monitor

Wisconsin hospital treats injured and orphaned wildlife

Wallace Blane, founder of Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital, and her staff of three other wildlife rehabilitators work almost 24 hours a day caring for orphaned wildlife.

Chicago Tribune

WORLD

S. Korean president shakes up cabinet

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak nominated Kim Tae-ho to be the new prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, state media said.

CNN

10 killed in attack in Afghanistan