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Yahoo! rebuffs revamp plan by Microsoft and Icahn

Yahoo! Inc. said that it rejected a restructuring proposal from Microsoft Corp. and the investor Carl Icahn, and the Internet-services giant called on Microsoft to bid for the whole company.

MarketWatch

US, Iraq stop negotiations over forces

U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have abandoned efforts for a comprehensive agreement governing the long-term status of U.S. troops in Iraq before the end of the Bush presidency, according to U.S. officials.

MSNBC

Iraq photos: July 7-July 13

CBS News

McCain wants Teddy Roosevelt-style government: frugal, but active

Sen. John McCain in a wide-ranging interview called for a government that is frugal, but more active than many conservatives might prefer.

MSNBC

US considers increasing pace of Iraq pullout

International Herald Tribune

Rebuilding tough as Iraq violence recedes

USA Today

When the war comes back home

Christian Science Monitor

Olmert says Middle East peace deal closer than ever

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Israel and the Palestinians have never been closer to a peace deal than now.

ABC News

US stocks bear market deepens with 6th straight weekly drop

Bloomberg

European leaders scramble to save deal on Mugabe sanctions

British prime minister Gordon Brown will hold urgent talks with European leaders about Zimbabwe after plans to impose U.N. sanctions on the brutal regime collapsed in disarray.

Guardian

Special section:

Sanctions: How successful are they?

BBC

NATION

Fire threat to California town drops

Fire officials lifted a precautionary evacuation order for the northern California town of Paradise and said a fire that killed one person and burned 49,500 acres was 55 percent contained.

Reuters

FCC chief seeks action against Comcast

Federal Communications Commission plans to seek an enforcement action against Comcast Corp. for slowing down heavy Internet users who were downloading movies and other large data files.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Court sets back Bush secrecy

A federal appeals court set back the White House's efforts to keep the names of its visitors secret.

Baltimore Sun

POLITICS

Bush, Democrats spar over gas prices

Gas costs too much and there’s more oil available domestically than the nation has tapped into, President Bush and congressional Democrats agreed. They disagreed on everything else.

The Hill

Bush demands action on oil drilling in Alaska

YouTube

Actor pins hopes on victory for Obama

Irish Times

Hunt is on for a female veep

After Sen. Hillary Clinton's ground-breaking primary battle, the way is open for women to join the candidates as vice-presidential running mates and crucial vote-winners.

Guardian

Special section:

The Dems' troubled history with Hollywood sirens

New Republic

Obama's diplomatic kerfuffle

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins

Brad Pitt was at Angelina Jolie's side as she gave birth to a son and daughter at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France, People has confirmed.

People

Dr. Michael DeBakey, pioneering heart surgeon, dies at 99

Dr. Michael DeBakey, whose innovative heart and blood vessel operations made him one of the most influential doctors in America, died in Houston, where he lived. He was 99.

International Herald Tribune

Easy readers, tough topics

Answers to the tough questions children can ask are increasingly to be found by the fistful in the form of picture books, illustrated read-alouds aimed at 4- to 8-year-olds.

Philadelphia Inquirer

HEALTH

Baby milk recommendations changed

The American Academy of Pediatrics changed its recommendation that weaned babies be fed whole milk until they're 2 years old.

WebMD

Heat wave adds to West Nile danger

The West Nile virus is presenting itself as a public health threat to Californians this summer due to ongoing droughts and an abundance of wet, abandoned niches that serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Environment: making a sea change

The head of Israel's water authority, Uri Shani, held a press conference to discuss the urgency of the depletion of Israel's natural water supply and the need to initiate desalination of sea water.

Jerusalem Post

Environment Canada places partial ban on flame retardant

Environment Canada placed a partial ban on a flame retardant known as deca, banning manufacturing companies from producing it.

Globeandmail.com

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope sets off for World Youth Day

Pope Benedict has left the Vatican for the longest foreign trip of his papacy, a 10-day visit to Australia to attend a major Catholic youth festival.

BBC

Pope Benedict: praying for Anglicans

Pope Benedict XVI said that he is praying there will not be any more rifts in the Anglican community following the recent Church of England decision on women bishops.

CNN

Pope to apologize for sex scandal

Pope Benedict XVI has said he will apologize for decades of sexual abuse of children by Australian priests.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Protecting the wonders of the world

At its meeting in Quebec City, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee added another 27 sites to its already burgeoning list of places of "outstanding universal value."

TIME

8 natural wonders added to UN heritage list

National Geographic

Volunteers save the day

Residents of Utah depend on volunteer search-and-rescue crews who conduct an average of about 520 missions per year, with summer searches for hikers outnumbering other types of operations.

Salt Lake Tribune

WORLD

Sudanese rally to support leader

Thousands of people have rallied in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, in support of President Omar al-Bashir, because of his imminent indictment by the International Criminal Court.

BBC

BUSINESS

All eyes on Amtrak

Soaring gas prices and higher airfares are causing Americans to take a closer look at their rail system.

Newsweek

Paulson stands by Fannie and Freddie

The Bush administration attempted to quash suggestions that the U.S. government might have to nationalize Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Financial Times

Freddie, Fannie troubles continue

NPR

SPORTS

Former Yankees star Murcer passes away at 62

Former New York Yankees outfielder and broadcaster Bobby Murcer passed away at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla., after a long battle with brain cancer.

The Sports Network

1-handed wonder still inspires

Jim Abbot, a former professional baseball player who pitched successfully despite only having one hand, still inspires children across the country.

Sports Illustrated

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Solar panels to dye for

Scientists show that cheap chemical dyes may lead to efficient conversion of the sun's energy.

Science News

The energy superbugs

They can breathe metal, eat nuclear waste, drink boiling toxins and even heal their own wounds. These superbugs may be the secret to a new energy economy.

Forbes

EDUCATION

Calif.'s schools lack cohesive plan for autisitc students

State experts acknowledge that California schools lack a coherent education plan for students with autism.

San Francisco Chronicle

High cost of driving ignites boom for online classes

While about 79 percent of the nation's college students commute to campus, more students are opting to cut high gas costs by opting to take online classes.

EducationNews.org

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