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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders raise hands at a public rally in New Delhi, India. Transportation ground to a halt and many businesses were closed following a strike by the main opposition parties to protest a government-imposed hike in fuel prices. (Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP)

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A soft spot for circuitry

Styled after a baby seal, a robot that blinks and coos when petted is often therapeutic for patients with dementia.

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China jails US geologist

A Chinese-born American geologist has been sentenced to eight years in jail in China for stealing state secrets.

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BBC

Robot companions to fill human void

After considerable effort to coax empathy from circuitry, devices designed to soothe, support and keep us company are venturing out of the laboratory.

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MSNBC

India strike over fuel price rise

Strikes fueled by higher prices for gasoline, diesel and kerosene spread across sections of India, disrupting traffic in some areas. Eastern parts of the country were the hardest hit.

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CNN

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Indian stock markets hold tight despite strike

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International Business Times

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BBC

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Bandh disrupts normal life

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The Hindu

Retailers devise stimulus plans for recovery

Tired of waiting for spending to rebound on its own, retailers are taking matters into their own hands.

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Consumers can opt out of overdraft protection, but should they?

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Salt Lake Tribune

Patriotism, nationalism and economic policy

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CBS News

Is there reason enough to ban peanuts from flights?

The Transportation Department has asked the public to comment on whether the snack for passengers should be banned or restricted on airline flights for the sake of those who suffer serious allergies.

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ABC News

NATION

Gulf beaches quiet as spill spreads

Gulf coast beaches, normally packed on Independence Day, were quiet as workers cleaned up tar balls from leaking oil well while BP was reported to be taking steps to ward off potential takeover bids.

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Reuters

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Oil spills raise arsenic levels in the ocean

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ScienceDaily

From museums to academia, suburban life no longer a laughing matter

The numbingly similar tract homes, endless strip malls and multiple minivans filled with youth soccer players indelibly mark this former Indian mission territory as a Kansas City suburb.

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The 12 million people without a country, and their need to become a citizen

The victims of shifting borders, politics or the happenstance of birthplace, the world's 12 million stateless people and their need to become a citizen are rising on the international human rights agenda.

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Rules of engagement to be reviewed

A change in the way the war in Afghanistan is fought is on the way. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, is suggesting that he will review the rules of engagement.

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BBC

Joe Biden flexes muscles as dealmaker

Vice President Joe Biden is using his political capital with Iraq’s leaders to urge them in personal terms to break the stalemate that followed parliamentary elections.

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Politico

Democrats hope Obama 2008 model will help stem midterm losses

In 2008, President Barack Obama won heavy percentages of the black and Hispanic vote and also managed to trim the Democratic Party's deficit among white voters.

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Washington Post

ENVIRONMENT

EPA ruling fires up Perry, White

The battle over Texas’ environmental regulations came to a head as the Environmental Protection Agency shot down the state’s air pollution-permitting regime for large plants.

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San Angelo Standard Times

Wyoming threatens to sell prime Grand Teton land

Wyoming is trying to force the Interior Department to trade land, minerals or mineral royalties for 1,366 acres it owns within the majestic park.

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USA TODAY

EDUCATION

Summer meal program called crucial; Mich. kids missing out

Last summer, fewer than one in six of Michigan's poorest kids, those eligible for free breakfasts and lunches during the school year, got those meals in July.

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Detroit Free Press

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With schools closed, different lunchrooms open

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Houston Chronicle

A downside to high teen self-esteem?

Experts say youths have been praised so much that some flail at criticism or failure. "Adjusting to reality is going to be different," said one psychology professor who has found soaring teen self-esteem.

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EducationNews.org

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

E-readers are on the rise

An unusual tech trend, led by mature users, 40 and above, has come into notice. As in the non-e universe, women buy more books, men buy newspapers and magazines.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Kids 1st, marriage later, if ever

Federal data from 2007 says 40 percent of births in America are to unwed mothers, a trend experts say is especially common in middle-class America.

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NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

North Korean defector killed for going back with 20 Bibles to spread Gospel

Son Jong Nam knew next to nothing about Christianity when he fled to neighboring China in 1998, but died in North Korean prison for trying to spread the Gospel in his native land.

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FOX News

If government picked who can worship here, would your faith be 'in'?

America's freedoms sound great in the abstract. But look what happens when we get to freedom of religion.

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Presbyterian vote on Israeli-Palestinian dispute spurs advocacy campaigns

Representatives from the Presbyterian Church are on the receiving end of intensive advocacy campaigns as they prepare to vote on a recommendation to halt aid to Israel.

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Courier-Journal

Columns And Op-Ed

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Finding just the right amount of selfishness

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Goal

Kagan's humor lifted proceedings

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Journal Star

Opposition to job creation about politics, not economics

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San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Nicholas Kristof):

Your comments on my Gaza column

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America's essence: May we cherish this framework of freedom

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Chris Brady):

'Operation Proper Exit'

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RealClearPolitics

Column (Ravi Somaiya):

The new revolutionaries

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Newsweek

Blog (John Nichols):

Thomas Jefferson feared an aristocracy of corporations

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GOOD NEWS

Program gives peek at life as a cop

Two dozen San Francisco teenagers are getting a glimpse of what it takes to be a police officer this summer through a new Police Activities League program.

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San Francisco Chronicle

In 54th year, no talk of retiring for radio's 'Mr. Atlantic City'

Seymour "Pinky" Kravitz, nearly 83, knows a thing or two about spinning a good yarn, out of the air or on it. He's just begun his 54th year as host of a live radio talk show in Atlantic City.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Mexican president's allies lead in key state elections

President Felipe Calderon's allies headed toward some surprising victories in Mexican state elections marred by drug gang violence so severe only a trickle of citizens voted in one state.

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Houston Chronicle

Kaczynski accepts Polish election defeat

Jaroslaw Kaczynski has conceded defeat in Poland's presidential elections after exit polls suggested he had lost to Bronislaw Komorowski.

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BBC

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Poles vote in election forced by air-crash death

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YouTube

Narcotics submarine is no rumor, Ecuadorian authorities discover

U.S. authorities announced that they have helped Ecuadorian authorities seize the first known and fully operational submarine built by drug traffickers to smuggle cocaine from South America to the U.S.

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Houston Chronicle

BUSINESS

Sony remakes its music company act

As it reaches out for new revenue, Sony Music is broadening the definition of a record company, embracing businesses that sometimes have only a tenuous connection to music.

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66,000 pounds of bison meat recalled

A Colorado company is recalling about 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison meat that may be contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of E. coli.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Wallabies and bats harbor ‘fossil’ genes

Modern marsupials may be popular animals, but new findings reveal they harbor the most lethal viruses known to humans.

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ScienceDaily

Russian ship docks at space station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship that missed its first chance to dock at the International Space Station tried again, this time successfully linking up with the orbiting lab.

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Space News

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Russian cargo ship docks

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BBC

Hybrids: an end to their silence?

Gas-electric hybrids, propelled by electric motors at low speeds, are well-known for their quiet ride and great mileage. But their silence isn't always golden.

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San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Dentist seeks class action suit against Nobel Biocare

Swiss dental implant maker Nobel Biocare has been sued by a California dentist seeking class-action status on behalf of dentists whose patients have suffered bone loss from one of its products.

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ABC News

Treat vision problems with video games?

While research suggests that video games can lead to a decreased attention span, violent behavior and obesity in children, much less research suggests a positive contribution to health and well-being.

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ABC News

SPORTS

Kings end pursuit of Ilya Kovalchuk

The free agent left wing seems unwilling to accept less than $10 million per season for 10 years. The Kings still need production from the wings and an experienced, top-four defenseman.

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Los Angeles Times

NBA’s free agent fireworks coming soon

With LeBron James and other big names taking time to ponder their futures, the free-agent market was on hold for the holiday, though Joe Johnson did agree to a maximum contract to stay in Atlanta.

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NBCSports

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

For young immigrants, American dream still shines with hope

The American dream is in trouble, according to a study released by Ohio's Xavier University. On a scale of one to 100 Americans put the current condition of the American Dream at 45.

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St. Petersburg Times

Photo of the Day

The USS Constitution moves past the Boston skyline on its annual July 4th turnaround in Boston Harbor. (Photo by Michael Dwyer / AP)

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