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Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a rate that is on track to eclipse the more than 900,000 homes repossessed in 2009, according to data released by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

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Summit's big hope: reaching an anti-bullying tipping point

The Department of Education convened its first summit on school bullying. It comes as state lawmakers nationwide step up their efforts to pass anti-bullying laws.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Experimenting with classroomless learning in Ohio

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Newsweek

Stocks dive amid global pessimism

Reemerging fears of a global economic slowdown sent stocks around the world tumbling, pushing key U.S. market indexes back into the red for the year.

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Los Angeles Times

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BBC

US treasury to provide $3B in housing aid

Unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure were offered some relief when the Obama administration announced that it would extend an additional $3 billion to support foreclosure-prevention programs.

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USA TODAY

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Judge may hold investors responsible for blight

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NPR

Illegal immigrants account for 8 percent of US births

Eight percent of all babies born in the U.S. in 2008 belonged to illegal immigrant parents, according to a groundbreaking analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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Fla. crackdown aims to outdo Ariz. laws

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Guardian

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Latinos by Geography

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Pew Hispanic Center

American teen plans North Korea trip to pitch peace idea

A 13-year-old American plans to visit North Korea and perhaps meet leader Kim Jong Il to pitch his idea for a "children's peace forest" in the demilitarized zone.

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AOL News

NATION

US to shut down fake health care plans

U.S. regulators are cracking down on the growing number of companies that fraudulently sell so-called medical discount plans by telling consumers they work like health insurance and cover medical costs.

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MSNBC

Mistrust persists in New Orleans

After Hurricane Katrina, lawlessness engulfed the city and police leadership was absent. Five years later, a continued perceived police impunity and high murder rate led to mistrust in the city's officers.

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NPR

POLITICS

Blago jury deadlocked, asks judge for guidance on verdict

The jury in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich has asked the judge for guidance, saying that they are deadlocked on some of the 24 counts in the indictment against the former Illinois governor.

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MSNBC

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Waiting on the Blagojevich verdict

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CNN

Rep. Rangel expects Democratic leaders to help with his growing legal bills

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) expects Democratic leaders to help pay his legal bills, but that appears unlikely. Rangel complained about the mounting costs of defending himself against an ethics investigation.

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The Hill

HEALTH

Scientists identify new superbug

Scientists have warned that a new superbug identified in the United Kingdom could spread around the world after arriving from India.

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Al Jazeera

How saunas can become lethal

For the 100-plus people who sweated it out in this year's World Sauna Championships in Finland, sauna is a sport — one that has raised eyebrows since its inception more than a decade ago.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Invisibility cloak made from silk

For thousands of years people have worn shimmering silk to stand out in a crowd. Within the next few years people could wear silk to become invisible in a a crowd.

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Whose ribbit is it?

To get a count on animals that make noise, scientists often listen for their calls. But even expert ears make mistakes when trying to identify frogs.

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LiveScience

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

How did the skies get so unfriendly?

There are countless disillusioned travelers who vented their frustrations as news spread of the spectacular meltdown of the JetBlue flight attendant who cursed a passenger on the public-address system.

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CBS News

The young and widowed find solace, 1 another online

Widows in their 20s, 30s and 40s are finding through social networking that they're not alone.

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USA TODAY

SPORTS

UK Olympic etiquette: Try not to offend

Britain's national tourism agency issued guidelines on the etiquette of dealing with the hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors who will be coming to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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CBS News

Benches-clearing scrum sparks Cardinals to tie Reds for NL Central lead

From their first-inning scrum to the final out, the St. Louis Cardinals sent a message: don't demean the defending champs. Not without expecting a fight.

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ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Boeing berserk: Losing your head at 30,000 feet

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Obama vs. the 'professional left'

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The Week

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Ignoring floods in Pakistan can lead to terrorism

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Our Neanderthal brethren: Why they were not a separate species

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Scientific American

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White House, Bennet moving in opposite directions

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The Atlantic

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A grand bargain for Bush tax cuts

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GOP attacks on Marshall echo anti-civil rights message of 1960s

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Des Moines Register

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Air travel's days of glamor are gone

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The Atlantic

Military can take cuts

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Come crash in their pads — the stay is free and found online

Rich Murray, a 36-year-old financial consultant from Willow Grove, offers his room to two guys from Switzerland who, like him, are members of Couchsurfing.org.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Each breast cancer walker has a unique reason for participating

A group known as the Kindred Spirits has prepared for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure in Michigan, a 60-mile walk that raises money for breast cancer research and treatment.

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Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Refugees a wake-up call for Canada

Hundreds of refugees are expected to enter Canadian waters with more on the way, the government is scrambling to reverse it's reputation as an easy mark for those fleeing their homelands.

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Globeandmail.com

UN launches $459M Pakistan flood victims appeal

The U.N. has launched an appeal for $459 million to help victims of Pakistan's flood disaster, which has affected at least 14 million people.

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BBC

BUSINESS

The fastest growing company ever

Andrew Mason figured out how to inject hysteria into the process of bargain hunting on the Web. The result is an overnight success story called Groupon.

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Forbes

Major studios sign on to Netflix

Netflix's deal with a joint venture formed by powerhouse studios marks a milestone in the evolution of how Hollywood distributes entertainment to its audience.

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San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Education Management net income more than doubled in 4th quarter

For-profit higher education provider Education Management Corp. said its fourth-quarter net income more than doubled as enrollment increased and revenue jumped 25 percent.

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BusinessWeek

Ariz., Tucson at odds over ethnic studies

Arizona education department officials and administrators for the Tucson Unified School District are set to do battle over whether the school district should continue to offer its ethnic studies.

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ENVIRONMENT

Russia fires, Pakistan floods linked?

The Russian wildfires and the Pakistan floods may be connected by the Asian monsoon, one of the most powerful atmospheric forces on the planet, scientists say.

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National Geographic

Think this summer is hot? Get used to it

This summer's stifling, deadly heat along the Eastern Seaboard and Deep South could be a preview of summers to come over the next few decades, according to a report about global warming.

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USA TODAY

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2 cases of global warming

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CBS News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ramadan begins amid heat wave

Over a billion Muslims around the world began observing the holy month of Ramadan, with the dawn-to-dusk fast posing a particular challenge for the devout in the sweltering summer.

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TIME

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Observing Ramadan? There's an app for that

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NPR

During Ramadan, Muslims focus on religious practice, not politics

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Believe It Or Not

Best-selling novelist Rice explains catholic church exit

Anne Rice was raised in a strict Catholic household in New Orleans, but she became an atheist at age 18 and identified that way for most of her adult life.

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ABC News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Fishing banned on the Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee has for centuries provided a healthy living for hundreds of fishermen, but now an unprecedented fishing ban is being enforced on the sea because of chronic over-fishing.

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BBC

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A man takes an early morning dip into Lake Michigan as he plays with his dog in Chicago, Ill. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato / AP)

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