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"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner, left, holds the award for best drama series, and Ryan Murphy, right, holds the Emmy for best director of a comedy series for "Glee" at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles / AP)

Emmys honor new broadcast comedies, familiar cable dramas

Television's awards show honored the hot new broadcast comedies "Modern Family" and "Glee," while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama.

Baltimore Sun

A 'Glee'ful Emmy open

YouTube

Record number of Americans in government anti-poverty programs

Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand.

USA TODAY

Study: Stimulus created 3 million jobs

ABC News

Hurricane Earl batters Caribbean Islands

Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds as it intensified into a major Category 4 storm taking a path projected to the United States.

CBS News

Special section:

Hurricane Earl

The Weather Channel

Blog:

Earl now a monstrous storm; Fiona forms

(Houston Chronicle)

SciGuy

Obama: Not quite 'mission accomplished'

When President Barack Obama uses a prime-time address to mark the official end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, he'll have to sidestep the "Mission Accomplished" banner.

NPR

The war in Iraq: Who made headlines?

CNN

Blog:

Reflections of an Iraq War veteran

(BBC)

Mark Mardell's America

Why heavy drinkers outlive nondrinkers

One of the most contentious issues about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do.

TIME

NATION

High seas force delay in key step needed to kill Gulf oil well

High seas in the Gulf of Mexico have forced the postponement of an operation to remove the capping stack on the ruptured underwater oil well, detach the blowout preventer and replace it with a new one.

CNN

Interview:

Susan Linn's nose stands between you and Gulf seafood

MSNBC

Should Calif. legalize pot?

California voters will decide on Proposition 19, which seeks to control and regulate the adult use of marijuana. Critics claim that cannabis is not harmless.

Christian Science Monitor

Marijuana eases neuropathic pain

MedPage Today

POLITICS

Obama nears pivotal Middle East moment

Straddling war and peace, President Barack Obama is about to end the divisive U.S. combat role in Iraq and restart talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

TIME

Abbas says talks will collapse if Israel expands settlements in West Bank

Bloomberg

Obama calls on Republicans to 'drop the blockade' on small business aid package

President Barack Obama exhorted Congress to make passage of a long-languishing small business aid package its first order of business when it returns next month from its summer break.

Star Tribune

Obama acknowledges economy still struggling

USA TODAY

BUSINESS

Consumer spending in US rises more than forecast, incomes lag

Consumer spending in the U.S. rose more than forecast, exceeding gains in incomes, a sign that the improvement will not last without more jobs.

Bloomberg

Young entrepreneur gets some recognition and some help for college

Zachary Gosling created GozBay.com, an Internet auction site he rebuilt after hackers destroyed it. That won him a scholarship he will use to attend Drexel University.

Philadelphia Inquirer

An end-of-summer puzzle for investors

Investors returning to the markets as the Northern Hemisphere's summer comes to a close face an unusual situation.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Apple's mobile OS for other devices?

An Apple event could underscore how the company's fortunes are increasingly moving beyond the computer to an array of connected devices.

San Francisco Chronicle

Russian researchers fight to save fruits of their labor

Scientists carefully studied the fruit that could sustain life even if the world’s food supply is threatened.

NPR

SPORTS

Clemens pleads not guilty in federal court

A defiant Roger Clemens proclaimed that he was not guilty of lying to Congress during a confrontational 2008 hearing over steroid use in baseball.

Houston Chronicle

Dodgers sending Manny to White Sox

Sources say Manny Ramirez will be sent to the White Sox, most likely in a pure waiver claim. A straight waiver deal would mean the Dodgers get no players in return.

Sports Illustrated

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Imam says politics has stoked controversy over center

The imam behind the proposed Islamic center near ground zero, Feisal Abdul Rauf, told a Middle Eastern newspaper that he believed election politics had stoked the debate over the project.

New York Times

Taliban using mosque flap to recruit

Newsweek

NYC panel head: Add interfaith center to mosque

CBC News

Belief in witchcraft widespread in Africa

A new Gallup poll found that belief in magic is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with over half of respondents saying they personally believe in witchcraft.

LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Ross Douthat):

Glenn Beck's Washington adventure: 3 hours of patriotism and piety

Seattle Times

Column (Reza Sanati):

What Israel and Iran share: mistrust of international law

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Once more into the breach

Detroit Free Press

Column (Sean Bonner):

In the face of Islamophobia

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Time to balance nation's budget

Denver Post

Column (Casey Olson):

Fantasy football: not just for geeks anymore

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editorial:

Katrina still hurts

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Retailers try to bypass environmental rules

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Concert unites area where immigrant teen was shot

After an immigrant teen was gunned down, a concert in a St. Louis park, Mo., is helping create a sense of community among its diverse residents.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Social worker shares personal story of living with mental illness

Jason Langman, who studied mental illness at Bradley University, never expected to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, winding up jobless and homeless. Now he uses his story to give people hope.

Chicago Tribune

WORLD

Muslim states vow $1B Pakistan aid

Muslim countries and organizations have pledged nearly $1 billion in cash and supplies to relief efforts for flood victims in Pakistan, the head of a group of Islamic states has said.

Al Jazeera

Special section:

Dimensions: the area affected by the 2010 Pakistan floods

BBC

Indonesia's volcano re-erupts, threatens international aviation

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted again, spewing smoke over 6,000 feet into the air and threatening to disturb international flights.

Xinhua

2 die after Indonesian volcano erupts again

CNN

EDUCATION

Top education officials spar over teacher reform, student success

With classrooms in crisis around the country, the Obama administration is attempting the most ambitious school reform in a generation.

ABC News

University attendance scanners make some uneasy

When classes begin, students at Northern Arizona University will have extra incentive to roll out of bed for class: the school is installing electronic scanners outside some lecture halls to track attendance.

NPR

Interview:

Who's 'really ready' for college? Retired Marquette dean gives advice

USA TODAY

San Jose Unified's online school a 1st in the Bay Area

San Jose Unified already has about 250 independent-study students, but the new school is not aimed at them. Instead, it targets truants, students who are behind and students from other districts.

San Jose Mercury News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

3-D movies are coming to your TV

For better or worse, it looks like 3-D video is going to be the next big thing in home entertainment.

Discovery News

Runners get down and dirty for a thrill in extreme races

A growing number of runners are craving runs more offbeat or extreme than the typical footrace, says running expert and writer Bart Yasso.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

UN climate body 'needs reforms,' international review recommends

The U.N.'s climate science body needs "fundamental" reforms, including a shorter term for its chairperson, an international review has concluded.

BBC

Our dying corals — how to save them

Everywhere, reefs are under pressure from rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification, pollution and physical damage.

TIME

HEALTH

ER visits for concussions increase among children

Emergency room visits for concussions among young athletes playing team sports have more than doubled over a 10-year period, and 40 percent of these injuries are sustained by children ages 8 to 13.

Chicago Sun-Times

Students losing sleep over technology

Gabby Gomez admits that she is BlackBerry-obsessed. She takes calls or answers e-mails at all hours of the night. She said she aims for five hours of sleep a night, but usually doesn't get that much.

ABC News

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