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In this courtroom sketch in Manhattan federal court, judge Ronald Ellis (not seen) presides at the bail hearing of accused spies for Russia, left to right, Vicky Pelaez, Richard Murphy, Cynthia Murphy and Juan Lazaro, in New York. (Photo by Elizabeth Williams / AP)

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Finland becomes 1st nation to make broadband access a legal right

Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right for all citizens.

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CNN

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$795 million for broadband access

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BusinessWeek

US richest nation; but happiest?

The United States had the highest gross domestic product per capita, according to a new study, but can't claim to be as happy as Denmark and New Zealand.

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Christian Science Monitor

New evidence in espionage case

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan opposing bail for suspected Russian agents revealed new evidence including a confession from one of the defendants that he worked for Russia’s intelligence service.

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Alleged spy skips bail in Cyprus

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Notorious Russian spies throughout history

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Time

'Direct talks depend on moratorium'

Palestinians will have to move to direct negotiations for Israel to extend its settlement moratorium, a top Israeli negotiator said at the prime minister's White House meeting.

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Israeli siege halts Gaza projects

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Al Jazeera

Schwarzenegger cuts wages for Calif. state workers

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered some 200,000 state workers to be paid the minimum wage because no budget has been passed.

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BBC

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Water group accepts delay of bond measure

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ABC News

NATION

A hurricane could suspend oil capping for 2 weeks

Oil could flow unrestricted into the Gulf of Mexico for two weeks if a hurricane moved toward the BP oil spill, according to the Coast Guard official managing the federal response to the disaster.

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CNN

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Millions of birds set to fly into Gulf oil mess

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MSNBC

BP oil spill hits record as Gulf's worst

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(USA TODAY)

Green House

'See something, say something' drive begins in NYC

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano liked the New York transit system's slogan so much she launched her own "see something, say something" campaign.

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USA TODAY

Toddlers feel Calif. budget pinch

Much attention has been paid to how California's budget woes are hurting our schools. But school-age children are not the only ones being hurt by the cutback.

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Obama pans 'ill-conceived' laws on immigration while calling for reform

President Barack Obama put the onus on Republicans on immigration reform, faulting Arizona for passing "ill-conceived" immigration laws, but saying the "system is broken, and everybody knows it."

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The Hill

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Why busy Obama is focusing on long-shot issue of immigration reform

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Christian Science Monitor

John Boehner gets bipartisan beat down

Minority Leader John Boehner is two days into a bipartisan beat-down — a small taste of what he can expect should he become speaker of the House.

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Politico

EDUCATION

Like 'Iron Chef'? Try 'Iron Science Teacher'

There's no wild-eyed master of ceremonies brandishing a bell pepper, but all the fun and madcap antics of a game show are there for Iron Science Teacher.

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San Francisco Chronicle

States, districts scramble on fast-track turnaround deadline

The fast-track effort to overhaul low-performing schools has state and local education leaders scrambling to prepare and launch aggressive interventions at their most troubled campuses.

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SPORTS

The bard of Wimbledon

In 2010, Wimbledon introduced Matt Harvey, 47, the witty and somewhat overwhelmed rhapsodist charged with turning the tournament’s glorified traditions into verse.

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Nigeria facing FIFA sanctions

FIFA is investigating the Nigerian president's announcement that he has banned the national team from competition for two years as punishment for their poor World Cup campaign.

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ESPN

For Negro league players, a measure of recognition

Three baseball fans are on a quest to locate every former Negro leagues player without a headstone and do their share to right the wrong.

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Baseball fans honor Negro Leagues players

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UPI

ENVIRONMENT

Smos 'space chopper' satellite returns 1st global maps

Europe's Smos mission is slowly but surely meeting the challenge of measuring Earth's soil moisture and ocean salinity from space.

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BBC

Human-made global warming started with ancient hunters?

Even before the dawn of agriculture, people may have caused the planet to warm up, a new study suggests.

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ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Exercise is good for cancer patients and survivors, say experts

A panel of U.S. experts and specialists urge cancer patients and survivors to avoid inactivity, as research shows that exercise has a significant impact on their physical functioning and quality of life.

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Medical News Today

Parents oblivious to overweight kids

As obesity rates hit record levels, a new study finds that many adults don’t recognize weight problems in their children. The consequences can be severe.

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Newsweek

Who are the fattest Americans?

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CBS News

Columns And Op-Ed

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The spies who came in from the mall

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Column (Steven Brill):

Government for sale: How lobbyists shaped the financial reform bill

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TIME

Column (Cathy Young):

Hastings case sets a dangerous precedent

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RealClearPolitics

Google vs. China, the sequel

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Column (Christopher Dickey):

The white man’s burden

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Newsweek

Column (Frank Donatelli):

We're looking more like France

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Politico

Blog (Ezra Klein):

Unemployment bill fails to beat filibuster

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(Washington Post)

Ezra Klein

Column (Scott Baldauf):

World Cup: red carpet treatment of foreigners a nice South African perk

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Might you live to 100? Gene test tells

A new test tells whether a person has the "genetic signature" of exceptional longevity. About 77 percent of centenarians — people 100 years old or older — have this genetic profile.

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WebMD

Pentagon recommends Medal of Honor for a living soldier

The Pentagon has recommended that the White House consider awarding the Medal of Honor to a living soldier for the first time since the Vietnam War.

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Washington Post

Pittsburgh teen starts meal program for military at airport

Clinton Aurin is creating a program that will provide free meals for military men and women traveling through the Findlay terminal in Pittsburgh, Penn.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

China's Xinhua launches global English TV channel

China's state news agency Xinhua has launched a 24-hour global news channel in English. Officials said CNC World would present "an international vision with a China perspective."

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BBC

Merkel averts disaster as Wulff wins German presidency vote

Chancellor Angela Merkel averted an unprecedented political setback as her candidate for the German presidency, Christian Wulff, won the largely ceremonial post only after three ballots.

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Bloomberg

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German politics

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Spiegel International

BUSINESS

Toyota says Lexus engine flaw may be due to faulty materials

Toyota Motor Corp. said an engine flaw in its luxury Lexus brand may have been caused by defective components.

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BusinessWeek

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US auto sales stalled in June

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NPR

1.3 million laid-off workers won't get benefits restored

More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won't get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong vacation for Independence Day.

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Denver Post

Panel questions pricing role of Goldman and AIG

A Congressional commission questioned Goldman Sachs and American International Group executives about the way the companies set prices on complex mortgage securities during the financial crisis.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MIT researchers promise a 100 times faster and cheaper Internet

MIT researchers have developed technology that they say not only will make the Internet 100 to 1,000 times faster, but also could make high-speed data access a lot cheaper.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Sony recalls half a million too-hot-to-handle notebooks

Owners of Sony Vaio notebook computers should check to see whether their devices appear on a recall list due to overheating components. The computers may become hot enough to burn skin.

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Prehistoric whale ate other whales

Fossil hunters have discovered the biggest predator that ever lived: a whale — one that devoured other whales and anything else it wanted.

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NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Dry America's not-so-sober reality: It's shrinking fast

At a time when many states are debating marijuana policies, the fight in dry America is over alcohol, and dry counties are losing ground.

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USA TODAY

Poison, not snake, killed Cleopatra, scholar says

Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, died from drinking a mixture of poisons. The new theory challenges the centuries-old belief that Cleopatra committed suicide with the bite of an asp.

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CNN

Silly Bandz stretch into a trend as Disney, Toys R Us hop on board

Silly Bandz and its gaggle of copycat rivals aren't taking a summer vacation. Instead, they're spending the summer rolling out related products.

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USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mother Teresa relics visit Md. chapel

Fourteen years after Mother Teresa's last visit to Baltimore, her blood, her hair and several of her personal effects returned to the city.

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Summer camp caters to kids of atheists

Camp Quest is a sleep-away camp for the children of atheists, agnostics, humanists and other nonbelievers, though kids from religious families are welcome, too.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Newborn with pre-existing condition gets insurance coverage

At 12 days old, Houston Tracy already had survived a rare birth defect, but his family was in a battle with an insurance company to get his surgeries covered — until a Blue Cross CEO offered him insurance coverage.

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ABC News

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Catholic faithful from Belarus and neighboring countries carry candles during a religious festival in the Belarus village of Budslav. (Photo by Sergei Grits / AP)

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