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GOOD NEWS

Breeding breakthrough helps sushi baron create sustainable tuna

Hagen Stehr was at home when his company’s chief scientist called with news that their bet of about $48 million on the breeding of bluefin tuna in captivity might finally pay off.

Bloomberg

Colleges creating summer jobs for students in tight times

Borrowing a page from FDR's New Deal, some colleges are putting more students to work this summer than usual. The goal: to make sure they can afford to come back in the fall.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Russia and China eye new currency

Russia and China want to look into the gradual development of a new reserve currency for the global financial system, a top Kremlin economic aide told the press on the eve of the G8 summit in Italy.

Journal of Commerce

Economy to take center stage at G8

Reuters

US military guidelines seek to protect Afghan civilians

The U.S. military made public new guidelines for its troops in Afghanistan, battlefield rules that seek to protect Afghan civilians and greatly reduce the number of casualties.

MSNBC

Afghan militants fled dressed as women

CNN

BUSINESS

Higher minimum wage coming soon

The federal minimum wage is set to increase soon as the job market shows signs of further decay. The federal minimum wage will go to $7.25 an hour from its current level of $6.55.

CNNMoney

'Shadow' inventory may slow recovery

Existing home sales are up, prompting some optimism. But an untold number of houses that have yet to hit the market are waiting in the wings.

NPR

HEALTH

Autism may be linked to mom's autoimmune disease

Children of mothers who have autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease have up to a three times greater risk for autism, a new study finds.

HealthDay

Lyric hearing aids bring clear sound

Many people don't wear hearing aids because they think hearing aids don't look cosmetically good. Now, Lyric hearing aid may change that.

EMaxHealth

Music to the ears of hearing-aid wearers

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

US power plant SO2 emissions fall

U.S. power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide dropped sharply in the first half of the year as the electricity industry prepared for tighter regulation in 2010, Genscape said.

Environmental News Network

Charity in 'leave seal pups' plea

People have been warned against touching or picking up seal pups they may find. The Scottish SPCA said there was a danger of healthy animals being taken from where their mother had left them while hunting.

BBC

SPORTS

Phillies rout Reds, 22-1

Without warning or provocation, the crater blew, sending a pyroclastic flow of offense over a shellshocked ace named Johnny Cueto and the rest of the Cincinnati Reds.

Philadelphia Daily News

Shortstop Paul Janish pitches the eighth

MLB.com

Youth will take the mound in baseball's All-Star Game

Of the 26 pitchers named to the National and American league All-Star rosters, 10 are 26 or younger.

USA TODAY

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Albert Pujols on his All-Star election

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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