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GOOD NEWS

Bionic brain chips could be key to overcoming paralysis

An experiment performed last year was the first demonstration of a new treatment that might one day cure paralysis, which is typically caused by a broken connection in the spinal cord.

New Scientist

UH faculty honored for excellence in undergraduate teaching

The University of Hawaii has selected seven faculty members from campuses across the university system as the recipients of the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

University of Hawaii News

WORLD

Poland ceremonies mark WWII start

Leaders from Russia and Germany are among those expected at ceremonies in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.

BBC

Poland marks start of World War II

Reuters

Iran protester killed in prison

An Iranian news agency says a young man arrested during post-election protests died after being beaten, and not from meningitis as police had first claimed.

BBC

BUSINESS

Walmart launches online marketplace

Walmart Stores said it will launch an online marketplace with nearly 1 million items available through a number of retailers.

CNBC

US stocks finish lower

U.S. stocks closed lower, with the selling on Wall Street trimming a sixth straight monthly gain for the S&P 500 index on the final day of August.

BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists stumble in ongoing climate fight

Environmentalists are making slow progress adapting a movement built for other goals into a political hammer, pushing a complex proposal through a skeptical Senate.

CBS News

Open-pit California mine digs in for "green" gold rush

The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre hole in the ground at the edge of California's high desert.

Environmental News Network

As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, global shortage looms

Worldwide demand for rare earth metals is expected to exceed supply by some 40,000 tons annually in several years unless major new production sources are developed.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Transgender Vt. teen wants genderless bathrooms in school

A transgender teenager is lending his voice to a movement in Vermont to require the state's middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms.

USA TODAY

Back to school: algebra, the birthplace and graveyard for many in math

Algebra is so important that the National Mathematics Advisory Council, appointed by the President, called it a "demonstrable gateway to later achievement."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HEALTH

Preventive care savings recast

Preventive services may reduce health care costs, but probably not to the degree President Barack Obama and other Democrats have said, according to a newly published study.

Concord Monitor

Prostate cancer screening: prelude to unnecessary treatment?

One million American men since 1986 have been treated for prostate tumors that may never have killed them or even caused symptoms, according to a new study by Dartmouth College.

Forbes

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Dalai Lama holds Taiwan prayers

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has held a prayer ceremony in southern Taiwan in memory of the victims of last month's typhoon.

BBC

Mormons become victims in $50 million scam to sell gold bullion

Like victims of other get-rich scams, Tri Energy’s investors had something in common. Many were Mormons and born-again Christians who shared dreams and prayers on nightly conference calls.

Bloomberg

Photo of the Day

People look at a sand sculpture in the likeness of an octopus and fish on the beach in Vina del Mar, Chile. (Photo by Santiago Llanquin / AP)

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