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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, center and actor Hugh Jackman, right, at Climate Week NYC opening ceremony in New York. (Photo by Frank Franklin II / AP)

General's review creates rupture

Gen. McChrystal's grim assessment of the Afghanistan war has opened a divide between the military and civilian policymakers who are increasingly doubtful of an escalating nation-building effort.

Washington Post

Pentagon delays Afghan troop request

Reuters

Security bulletins on stadiums, hotels

Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about terrorist interest in attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels.

ABC News

Obama: US will act on climate change

President Barack Obama declared that the United States is a serious partner in combating global warming, telling world peers "we are determined to act."

Google News

China's President to unveil 'suite' of voluntary emissions targets

New York Times

Greenhouse effect

BBC

FDIC may borrow funds from banks

Senior regulators say they are seriously considering a plan to have the nation’s healthy banks lend billions of dollars to rescue the insurance fund that protects bank depositors.

New York Times

FDIC bailout?

YouTube

Exiled Honduran leader returns

Deposed President Manuel Zelaya returned to Honduras' capital, taking shelter from arrest at Brazil's embassy and calling for negotiations with the leaders who forced him from the country at gunpoint.

Detroit Free Press

Zelaya's dramatic return

BBC

Zelaya's return to Honduras prompts curfew

YouTube

NATION

Census data reflects recession's impact

The recession is profoundly disrupting American life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools and staying put rather than moving to new cities.

CBS News

US mortgage delinquencies set record

High U.S. unemployment keeps pushing up the rate of mortgage delinquencies, which could in turn drive personal bankruptcies and home foreclosures, data from the Equifax Inc. credit bureau showed.

Reuters

Police used Taser on unarmed, legless man in a wheelchair

The Merced, Calif., police department's Internal Affairs Division is investigating a complaint alleging that an officer twice used a Taser against an unarmed, wheelchair-bound man with no legs.

Merced Sun-Star

POLITICS

564 amendments wait to be heard on overhaul of Senate health bill

Seeking votes, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) began reworking his health care bill to ease the financial burden on middle-class Americans who would be required to have health insurance.

Seattle Times

Senate debate expected

The Massachusetts Senate likely will debate a bill allowing the governor to appoint an interim replacement for the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

Boston Herald

Kennedy successor bill

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BUSINESS

Dollar falls as signs of global recovery spur demand for yield

The dollar weakened as signs that the global economy is recovering spurred investors to buy higher-yielding assets.

Bloomberg

AIG's payback to taxpayers in doubt

A year after the biggest corporate bailout in U.S. history, American taxpayers are warned that they may not recoup the full $182 billion given to insurance giant American International Group.

ABC News

Inside Newsweek's 1st set of green corporate rankings

Newsweek magazine unveils its first annual Green Rankings: rating and ranking the environmental performance, achievements and reputation of the S&P 500.

Reuters

Special section:

Green rankings

Newsweek

HEALTH

Smoking bans reduce heart attacks

Smoking bans in public places can reduce the number of heart attacks by as much as 36 percent, offering fresh proof that the restrictions work.

MSNBC

Tobacco retailers across the US cope with ban on flavored cigarettes

Orlando Sentinel

US to end sale of flavored cigarettes

WJLA

Genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence linked to age of 1st drink

Researchers report that a genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence may kick into gear if kids start drinking at an early age.

MedPage Today

EDUCATION

Study shows better scores for charter school students

Students who entered lotteries and won spots in New York City charter schools performed better on state exams than students who entered the same lotteries but did not secure charter school seats.

New York Times

Attention must be paid: ROTC ranks grow

U.S. Army Cadet Command which, through ROTC, provides most of the Army's second lieutenants, is being asked to produce more, said spokesman Paul Kotakis.

CBS News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

People with 'no religion' might outnumber major denominations

Americans who don't identify with any religion are now 15 percent of the U.S., but a study shows they could surpass the nation's largest denominations.

USA TODAY

Church leads the way to more healthful diets with fresh produce market

One church in Los Angeles has launched a new open-air fresh produce market to bring healthful foods and better diets to the residents of South L.A.

Los Angeles Times

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GOOD NEWS

World's oldest man marks 113th birthday

The Montana resident considered to be the world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday at the Rainbow Retirement Community in Great Falls, Mont.

San Jose Mercury News

Walter Breuning marks 113th birthday

Montana's News Station

MacArthur Foundation announces 24 'Genius Grants'

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced $500,000 in fellowships to scholars in a wide variety of fields based on their ability to achieve for the future.

Taiwan News

WORLD

Japan pushes for Asian union

Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, in his first meeting with China's President, has proposed the formation of an East Asian community.