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Hard-line Islamist Al Shabab fighters conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia. The group's senior officials said the young fighters have recently completed training to join what they said to be a global war against the enemy of Allah. (Photo by Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP)

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Wired homes help families keep tabs on aging parents

The boomer generation that has grown up with e-mail, cell phones and video cameras is now using all of these things to help care for their aging parents.

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NPR

Federal judge halts stem cell expansion

A federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the Obama administration’s efforts to expand stem cell research, ruling in a case brought by a former MIT scientist and others who oppose the research.

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Boston Globe

Al-Shabab avow 'massive' Somali war

Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, killing at least 35 people, a day after declaring a "massive, final" war against what they called "invaders."

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Al Jazeera

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More African Union troops deployed

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Africa News

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Somalia's al-Shabab rebels

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Reuters

Obama's 'recovery summer' withers amid economic gloom

After months of withering job losses and weak economic growth, summer was going to be the season of recovery, the Obama administration said.

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ABC News

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Drilling ban would cost 23,000 jobs

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Bloomberg

US troops in Iraq fall below 50,000

The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000. The drop comes ahead of President Barack Obama's deadline to bring down troop levels by August 31.

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NATION

State Department details Blackwater violations of US laws

The company formerly known as Blackwater violated U.S. export control laws nearly 300 times, the State Department said.

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McClatchy Newspapers

FDA investigates farms tied to salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added 40 illnesses to the estimated 1,300 that have occurred already in the salmonella outbreak that forced the recall of half a billion eggs.

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USA TODAY

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Food poisoning health center

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WebMD

US commander: Afghanistan more than a year away from training security forces

A senior U.S. commander warned that NATO needs at least another year to train enough soldiers and police officers.

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Star Tribune

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Afghanistan

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Yahoo! News

POLITICS

US admits human rights shortcomings in UN report

The Obama administration has told the United Nations that America's human rights record is less than perfect but stressed that the U.S. political system has built-in safeguards that promote improvements.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

McCain poised for primary win over Hayworth in Ariz. Senate race

Once labeled a vulnerable incumbent, John McCain, the four-term Arizona Republican is the clear front-runner against challenger J.D. Hayworth.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Online hiring halls rely on labor pool

In a nation desperate for jobs and hopeful that small firms will fill the role of doing most of the new hiring, sites such as oDesk and Guru.com create a global labor pool for any sort of computer-based task.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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What you get from a $14/hour overseas worker

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CNNMoney

Travel sites get boost from hotels

Priceline, Orbitz and Expedia are thriving as consumers shrug off a weak economy to hunt down bargains.

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BusinessWeek

New credit card restrictions take effect

New rules, designed to protect credit card users from "unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees," went into effect as a result of the Credit Card Act of 2009.

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CNN

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Credit card reform

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CNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Too much pollution: Grand Canyon at risk

The Grand Canyon faces challenges from water, air and noise pollution in addition to insufficient funding.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Green living in communes and eco-villages on the rise

Shared eco-friendly living is becoming increasingly popular in places that range from communes to co-housing, eco-villages or intentional communities.

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USA TODAY

Hidden toxins: Beware these summer dangers for children, pets

Your potatoes can be deadly if you’re not careful. The same goes for the leaves on those beautiful, tart rhubarb stalks, and that amaretto flavoring in your morning coffee.

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Lawrence Journal-World

HEALTH

How vitamin D can protect us from cancer

Vitamin D protects the body against a range of serious illnesses by binding to the DNA of the body's cells and directly controlling the genes implicated in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and cancer.

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The Independent

Birth control pills are not always good

Bayer HealthCare is coming out with a brand new pill. The new launch coincides with growing problems for Bayer's last new contraceptive, Yaz.

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NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Renovated church gets new life as Brooklyn Arts Center

About three months ago, carpenters began the process of preserving, renovating and building what the new owner envisions as a multi-purpose event center for weddings, galas, conferences, concerts and festivals.

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Star-News

NY archbishop saddened by suspected bias attacks on Hispanics

Archbishop Timothy Dolan told parishioners during Mass that he was saddened by a spate of suspected anti-Hispanic attacks that has left some Latin American immigrants fearing for their safety.

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USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Unbreakable bond: 2 friends share life, look at death with grace

After traveling the world together, two women who have filled the roles of daughter and sister in each other's hearts say they plan to end their journey side by side in Oak Grove Cemetery.

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Toddler walks 2 blocks to reach medical help for her father

Alesaundra Tafoya's parents have been teaching their daughter about safety in their Northern California community, pointing out such safe havens as fire stations if she ever finds herself in trouble.

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CNN

WORLD

Pakistan seeks loan restructuring after floods‎

Officials from Pakistan have held talks with the International Monetary Fund to discuss its $11 billion loan package in the wake of the devastating floods.

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BBC

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Donations for Pakistan approach $10M

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Crisis in Pakistan

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CBC News

Trapped Chilean miners get supplies

Rescue workers in Chile say they have sent the first supplies of water and food to 33 miners who have been trapped underground for 17 days.

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BusinessWeek

Gunman, 8 hostages killed in Manila

Philippine police shot and killed a sacked former policeman who was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists aboard a bus in downtown Manila and TV images showed some hostages leaving the vehicle alive.

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Reuters

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Hostages escape after Philippines bus hijack

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

'Morning person' gene found in hair

Early bird or late riser? The mysteries of your sleep cycle may be unlocked by the hairs on your head, a new study says.

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National Geographic

Alien hunters 'should look for artificial intelligence,' astronomer says

A senior astronomer has said that the hunt for alien life should take into account alien "sentient machines." He says that the odds favor detecting such alien AI rather than "biological" life.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Colleges say new health law may imperil student policies

Colleges and universities say that some rules in the new health law could keep them from offering low-cost, limited-benefit student insurance policies, and they're seeking to continue them.

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McClatchy Newspapers

LA unveils $578M school, costliest in US

The K-12 complex to house 4,200 students has raised eyebrows across the country as the creme de la creme of "Taj Mahal" schools, $100 million-plus campuses boasting architectural panache.

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Yahoo! News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Libraries face increasing cutbacks

Libraries across the U.S. are facing funding crises as they become the latest victims of the recession.

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Newsweek

Social groups help you live longer

Social relationships increase our chances of a longer life by 50 percent, according to a recent study by a pair of Brigham Young University professors.

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AOL News

Anne Frank tree falls over in heavy rain

The monumental chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis was toppled by wind and heavy rain.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Lou Piniella of Chicago Cubs retires

The leader of the Chicago Cubs decided to step down after the game against the Atlanta Braves, and Chicago quickly named third base coach Mike Quade manager for the remaining 38 games of the season.

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ESPN

Favre takes sampling of snaps in loss

The veteran quarterback, making his first start of the preseason in game two, again found himself being treated like a rag doll by a blitzing linebacker.

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Star Tribune

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What mattered in loss to 49ers

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

WW II bombs still a menace in Germany

In the German town of Gottingen, three workers were killed and six wounded while trying to defuse a 1,100-pound Allied bomb — a tragic legacy of World War II.

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NPR

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A bee sucks nectar from a sunflower which stands on a field in front of the "Wilder Kaiser" mountain in Ellmau, Austrian province of Tyrol. (Photo by Kerstin Joensson / AP)

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