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U.S. Marines move in formation through farm fields after landing by helicopter in an overnight air assault near the Taliban stronghold of Nawa in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP)

North Korea 'test fires missiles'

North Korea has test-fired a third short-range missile off its east coast, hours after the first two surface-to-ship missiles were fired from near the port of Wonsan, South Korean military officials say.

BBC

Senate Dems trim cost of health care bill

Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, and a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies not offering employees coverage.

Examiner

Kennedy seeks plan that finances itself

Bloomberg

2 anti-smoking drugs to carry mental-health warnings

CNN

US launches major Afghan assault

U.S. forces have launched a major military operation in southern Afghanistan in the first big push to drive the Taliban out of a key stronghold since Barack Obama became president.

Al Jazeera

Taliban seize US soldier in Afghanistan

CBS News

Afghanistan's war within

Reuters

Help will reach more homeowners

The government will allow more distressed borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth to be eligible for refinancing assistance under an Obama administration housing rescue program.

USA TODAY

Supreme Court closes divided term

With the close of the term, and as the words of the court's opinions settle into law books, a picture is emerging of a conservative court on a slow but steady march to the right.

NPR

12 hospitalized in E. coli beef outbreak

At least 12 people have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of having sickened people in nine states, federal health officials said.

Associated Press

Battling a July Fourth beef recall

ABC News

NATION

States begin fiscal year without budgets

States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Feds could seize California parks

MSNBC

Study to ease concern over ex-offenders

A study funded by the Justice Department concludes that over time accused robbers, burglars and batterers pose no greater risk to employers than job candidates in the general population

USA Today

POLITICS

Are Specter’s Senate days numbered?

When Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania joined the Democratic Party two months ago, he was fleeing a tough Republican primary. Now, he may face a tough Democratic primary.

Christian Science Monitor

Clamor grows for Sanford's resignation

After days of soul-baring and often odd confessions and apologies about an adulterous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went silent as the clamor for his resignation grew.

Examiner

Court opens door to possibility of corporate political spending

Campaign finance watchdogs are concerned that a little-seen order issued on the Supreme Court’s final day could lead to tens of millions of corporate dollars being spent on television advertising.

The Hill

Rulings loom on campaign funds, civil rights

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

No viewing at Neverland

A public viewing of late pop star Michael Jackson will not happen at the singer's former home, Neverland Ranch, the Jackson family announced.

NBC News Bay Area

Actor Karl Malden dies at 97

Karl Malden, the award-winning actor perhaps best remembered for his role as Detective Lt. Mike Stone on the '70s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco," has died of natural causes.

Entertainment Weekly

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Brain cells for socializing

Allman was searching for a peculiar kind of brain cell that he suspects is a key to how the African elephant — like a human being — manages to stay attuned to the ever-shifting nuances of social interplay.

Smithsonian

GPS for autos starting to get 'smarter'

Like Dustin Hoffman’s Rain Man, today’s GPS navigation systems are fonts of detailed data that can sometimes be maddeningly challenging in the real world.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Judge overturns Bush administration logging rule

A federal judge has struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests.

Seattle Times

ExxonMobil continuing to fund climate skeptic groups, records show

ExxonMobil is continuing to fund lobby groups that question the reality of global warming, despite a pledge to cut support for such climate change denial, new analysis shows.

Guardian

Column:

BP's spin doctors can now breathe easy

Sydney Morning Herald

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Rick Warren to speak at Muslim convention

“Purpose Driven” megachurch pastor Rick Warren will be spending his Fourth of July speaking to up to 40,000 Muslims in the nation’s capital.

Christian Post

1st Zen monk ordained in Victoria

When Doshu Lars Rogers was diagnosed with leukemia, he didn’t ask “why me?” Rogers has practiced Zen Buddhism since 1975, and said it taught him to be “present” with his disease.

Victoria News

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GOOD NEWS

Music City Chorus hits big time

Barbershop choruses from around the globe will compete to see who has the best harmonies during the 71st annual International Barbershop Convention.

Tennessean.com

Fla. A&M program aids area farms

FAMU's goal is to assist farmers and urban farmers with organic methods. The program offers access to "knowledge about sustainable agriculture production and management systems."

Tallahassee Democrat

Organic farming gaining ground in South

Business World

WORLD

US condemns Niger third term bid

The United States says Niger's President Mamadou Tandja has undermined a decade of good government in his attempts to stay in power beyond the legal limit.

BBC

Gay sex decriminalized in India

A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act.

BBC

Iran 'frees more British staff'

Three more Iranian British embassy staff have been released by the authorities in Tehran, Iran's state-run Press TV reports.

BBC

Iran frees some UK embassy staff

Reuters

Thoughts on Iran

Polling Report

BUSINESS

Wal-Mart comes out in favor of health care employer mandate

Wal-Mart joined with a large union and a liberal think tank to endorse the idea of an employer mandate in health care reform, setting the major retailer apart from most other businesses.

CBS News

Jobs data offers hints of improvement

Wall Street started the third quarter on the right foot, after mildly encouraging data on the labor market pushed U.S. stocks higher.

Forbes

Irish unemployment rate hits 13-year high

Google News

HEALTH

California chain restaurants must post calorie counts

The new law is expected to affect about 17,000 of the state's 80,000 restaurants, many of them fast-food outlets that initially resisted the change, but later began posting the information voluntarily.

San Jose Mercury News

Mississippi most obese state in US

Mississippi is still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.

Sarasota Herald Tribune

EDUCATION

States, districts in delicate dance on education stimulus

The stimulus aid to education is being doled out to school districts through a number of existing formulas that give states varying levels of control over how it is spent.

Education Week

New college-loan plan: Pay back based on what you earn

The goal of an income-based repayment plan is to prevent payments on federal student loans from exceeding 15 percent of a borrower's disposable income above 150 percent of the poverty level.

TIME

SPORTS

Federer, Roddick advance to semis

This one meant so much to Andy Roddick. Because of the stakes: a return to Wimbledon's semifinals. Because of the opponent: 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt.

Sports Illustrated

High 5 for Roddick ahead of semi

Wimbledon

Construction set for Marlins stadium

Construction crews arrived at the former Orange Bowl site to begin preparations for the Marlins' long-awaited 37,000-seat retractable-roof stadium.

Associated Press

Financing deal approved for Marlins' stadium

Yahoo! Sports

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