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Pebbles, a 7-year-old Yorkshire terrier who is battling kidney failure after eating dog food that was later recalled, is cared for at Collett Veterinary Clinic in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles. (Photo by Reed Saxon / AP)

Doctors caution thousands more pet deaths

ABC News

Senate panel OKs subpoenas for key aides

A Senate panel has authorized subpoenas for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.

Yahoo! News

How subpoenas work

NPR

Al-Qaida militant urges unification in video

In a new video posted on the Internet, an al-Qaida militant who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan urged Sunni militants in Iraq to join the terror group.

AOL News

Major powers submit final Iran draft

Guardian

Wife's illness won't idle John Edwards ’08 campaign

The wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has a recurrence of her cancer, but her husband's campaign for the presidency will go on.

MSNBC

Column:

Cancer and the campaign

Newsweek

Anger at U.S. 'rendition' of refugees who fled Somalia

At least 150 people arrested in Kenya after fleeing violence in Somalia were secretly flown to Somalia and Ethiopia where they are being held, human rights groups say.

Independent

Woolmer death treated as murder

Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered in his hotel room after the team's World Cup loss to Ireland, police said.

BBC

NATION

U.S. blasts Italy's hostage exchange

The United States is criticizing Italy for its deal to free five Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of an Italian journalist.

CNN

Iraqi medical crisis as doctors flee

The ordeal continues for victims of Iraq's violence when they are taken to hospital. Most of the best medical staff have left after being targeted by insurgents.

BBC

3 held over London bombings

Three men have been arrested in connection with the suicide bombings in London on July 7, 2005 that killed 52.

BBC

POLITICS

Blame flies in risky mortgage meltdown

Charges of blame were flying for the meltdown of the high-risk mortgage market as pressure mounted for Congress to do something about rising foreclosures.

CBS News

FEC deadlocked over '04 presidential ads

Democratic members of the Federal Election Commission say the Republican Party in 2004 improperly paid more than $40 million in ads that benefited President Bush's campaign.

Guardian

Lawmakers slam OSHA over lax inspections

Federal lawmakers skewered the OSHA, lambasting the agency's infrequent inspections at BP's Texas City refinery before an explosion there killed 15 people more than two years ago.

Houston Chronicle

BUSINESS

Judge blocks class action against State Farm

A judge denied class action status for a lawsuit against State Farm. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. wrote that the "sweeping relief" would prevent the company from meeting its burden of proof.

Kansas City Star

Women want shorter work days

Twice as many women as men want to cut back on work hours, even at the sacrifice of pay, according to a new analysis of labor statistics.

Live Science

Borders to cut ties with Amazon.com

Six years ago when Borders Group needed a high-powered and efficient delivery service, the company turned to Seattle's Amazon.com to run the book company's Web business.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

SPORTS

Schaub's new deal with Texans finalizes trade

ESPN

Alford accepts job in New Mexico

Iowa coach Steve Alford can't get out of town fast enough. According to sources, the Hawkeyes coach has accepted the New Mexico job.

Fox Sports

HEALTH

Exercise may ease menopause symptoms

Menopausal women who exercise regularly appear to have a better quality of life than women who don’t, a new study shows.

WebMD

Brain damage can alter moral compass

Damage to an area of the brain behind the forehead, centimeters behind the eyes, transforms the way people make moral judgments in life-or-death situations, scientists are reporting.

The Age

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GOOD NEWS

Europe of 2057: A big future is seen

The Europe of 2057 is a larger place, its borders stretched eastward to encompass Turkey and, probably, Russia. It is a greener place, where wind and sun power have supplanted fossil fuels.

International Herald Tribune

Vacation policy at Netflix: take as much as you want

When it comes to vacation, Netflix has a simple policy: take as much as you'd like. Just make sure your work is done.

San Jose Mercury News

NATION

Houdini's body to be tested for poison

For all his death-defying stunts, Harry Houdini couldn't escape the Grim Reaper: He died on Halloween 1926, apparently from a punch to the stomach that ruptured his appendix.

Baltimore Sun

Blue Cross fined for canceling policies

Blue Cross systematically violates California law when it cancels health insurance policyholders after they get pregnant or sick, investigators found.

Los Angeles Times

Pentagon probes army retirement home

Responding to more allegations of poor health care for veterans, the Pentagon said it is investigating conditions at a historic retirement home in the capital.

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Fines assessed in record ocean dumping sentence

Twelve crew members were awarded 437-thousand dollars each for blowing the whistle on deliberate ocean pollution.

KGBT4

American wins Stockholm Water Prize

American professor Perry L. McCarty won the 2007 Stockholm Water Prize for his methods to improve biological treatment processes of water, organizers said.

Environmental News Network

EDUCATION

New worries for foreign students

When the "Open Doors" study on international enrollments was released, many thought the worst of America's ability to attract top foreign talent was over. A new study finds otherwise.

Inside Higher Ed

Missouri officials to take over St. Louis schools

The state school board voted to strip the accreditation from the St. Louis school district and take control of its struggling schools.

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Vivica A. Fox nabbed for DUI

Vivica A. Fox, 42, was busted for drunk driving after the California Highway Patrol pulled her over for speeding.

E! Online

Dating site asks 'are you hot enough?'

Jason Pellegrino says the problem with Internet dating services is not enough really hot-looking people. So he and a business partner have created HotEnough.org.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Apple TV hits the market

Apple Inc. has announced it will start shipping its Apple TV, a long-awaited set-top box that can wirelessly play or download iTunes content to a HD TV.

Playfuls

U.S. judge blocks 1998 online porn law

A judge struck down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access "harmful" material

BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Britain: Schools have right to ban veils

Schools have the right to ban students from wearing Muslim veils if teachers believe the garments affect safety or pupils' learning, the government said.

Newsday

Gay activists arrested at Christian college

Four members of a gay rights activist group were arrested by police after they walked onto the campus of a private Christian college to protest its policies.

International Herald Tribune

Photo of the Day

A woman looks at "Trash People" an installation of 1,000 life-size figures made from compressed industrial waste and consumer refuse is seen in Rome's Piazza del Popolo, in Italy. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino / AP)

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