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Members of a pro-Islamic human rights group shout slogans against the Syrian regime and leader Bashar Assad during a protest outside the Syrian embassy in Ankara, Turkey. The banner reads: “ We, Syrians living in Turkey, also don’t want Assad!” (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici / AP)

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Can Niagara tightrope walk revive sagging tourism?

The New York state assembly has made an exception to a century-old ban on stunts at Niagara Falls, to allow a renowned tightrope walker to cross from one side to the other. But is this the right way to revive tourism?

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BBC

Las Conchas has now become the nation’s top fire priority

The containment is still very low at 3 to 4 percent. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said the state has already spent about $2.8 million to fight the fire and the numbers will only go up.

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Las Conchas now biggest-ever fire in NM

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Yahoo! News

Syrian president Bashar Assad sacks Hama governor after protests

Syria’s President Bashar Assad sacked the governor of Hama province, a day after tens of thousands of protesters massed in the provincial capital to demand the Syrian leader step down.

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Reuters

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Clinton: Gadhafi threats won’t deter NATO mission in Libya

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MSNBC

Fourth of July celebrators more likely to become Republicans

Attending a Fourth of July fireworks display or flag waving parade as a child slightly increases the likelihood that that kid will grow up to vote Republican, according to a Harvard University study.

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ABC News

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Patriotic reflections

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PBS

California ‘Amazon tax’ kicks in — local businesses could be losers

A new California law requires large, out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases by California customers. The Golden State is the seventh to pass such a law.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Amazon to drop California affiliates

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Huffington Post

NATION

FAA, air traffic controllers agree on new fatigue rules

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association announced details of a new agreement on fatigue recommendations.

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CNN

Illinois death row officially shuts down

After spending years at the center of heated national debate over capital punishment, Illinois’ death row officially died when a state law abolishing the death penalty quietly took effect.

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Quinn signs Ill. budget, cuts $376 million more than expected

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Huffington Post

POLITICS

Obama: Ending tax breaks is required

President Barack Obama pressed his case for achieving deficit reduction, in part by ending tax breaks and singling out hedge fund managers, oil companies and billionaires to take the hit.

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Reuters

Obama, Republicans debate national debt and taxes

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The Oval

Gay marriage not a hot topic with Congressional Republicans

Not so long ago, Congress was obsessed with banning gay marriage. Now: not so much. It’s not that the issue has disappeared from the political landscape.

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Politico

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Soldier leaves legacy much larger than the phrase ‘he was gay’

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CNN

BUSINESS

Nissan plant opens on Saturdays amid power crunch

Nissan’s plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models, having shifted production schedules for an aggressive nationwide effort to fight a power crunch.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Japan’s power-saving kicks off

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Reuters

Week ahead: Market faces its next hurdle — the jobs report

The June jobs report looms as the next hurdle for a stock market that has gone from gloom to boom with its best weekly performance in nearly two years.

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CNBC

Retirement savings near all-time high

Retirement assets rose to $18.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter, up 3 percent from the end of 2010. That’s up nearly 10 percent from the same quarter a year ago.

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CNNMoney

EDUCATION

New Pew study asks the question: Is college worth it?

Students and parents want to know if the time, money and effort of college is going to be worth it. A new study by the Pew Research Center set out to find some answers to that very question.

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EducationNews.org

Some kids can just sail through P.E.

Some high school students are learning to sail and kayak to earn a physical education credit this summer. Taking the class gives them more time for other activities during the busy school year.

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HEALTH

Study finds that text messages help smokers quit

Smokers are twice as likely to quit when they get text messages urging them to stay smoke free compared with those who receive texts with no motivational messages, a British study has found.

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HealthDay

The health beef over barbecued meat

Grilling some meats is reputed to increase cancer risk thanks in part to chemical compounds called HCAs, which form at high temperatures. So what should a July 4th cook do?

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Los Angeles Times

SPORTS

Rivals meet as Tour de France begins

Defending champion Alberto Contador and last year’s runner-up Andy Schleck renewed their rivalry as riders started the 2011 Tour de France.

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NPR

Special section:

2011 Tour de France all access

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NBCSports

Notre Dame settles case involving death of student videographer

Notre Dame will pay a $42,000 fine for six safety violations and make an undisclosed contribution to a memorial for a student videographer who died at football practice.

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ESPN

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Sullivan family has no problem with the fine being reduced

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GOOD NEWS

Knight of old school can still cause a stir

It is almost 20 years since John Graham was last at the classroom chalkface. But this standard-bearer of the old school — knighted last month for services to education — can still stir the dust.

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New Zealand Herald

At Camp No Worries, cancer patients are just kids again

Camp No Worries, founded by a college undergrad and recovered cancer patient, brings together pediatric cancer patients and their siblings at a summer retreat.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Minnesota zoo welcomes animals from North Dakota

Approximately 230 animals evacuated from the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, N.D., have been moved to the Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minn., because of floods.

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Star Tribune

WORLD

15 killed in shootout between Mexican navy, alleged cartel members

A five-hour shootout between Mexican navy fighters and alleged members of the “Zetas” cartel left 15 people dead and several wounded, the official Notimex news agency reported.

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CNN

Moammar Gadhafi threatens European ‘homes, offices, families’

A defiant Moammar Gadhafi has threatened to bring war to the “homes, offices, families,” of Europe unless NATO stops airstrikes against his regime in Libya.

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Guardian

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Misurata’s call for arms

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘Microsleep’ software could double battery life for gadgets

Justin Manweiler, from Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, has developed the SleepWell software to allow a mobile device to shift into power-saving mode while it searches for a WiFi network.

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Herald Sun

Why faces of other races look alike

The well-documented “other-race effect” finds that people are less likely to remember a face from a racial group different from their own.

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LiveScience

ENVIRONMENT

India’s rural poor give up on power grid, go solar

Across India, thousands of homes are receiving their first light through small companies and aid programs that are bypassing the central electricity grid to deliver solar panels to the rural poor.

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Denver Post

Air traffic could cause more precipitation near airports

Researchers have found that areas near commercial airports sometimes experience a small but measurable increase in rain.

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ScienceDaily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pastor preaches brotherly love for his co-pastor sister

Siblings Doriane Parker-Sims and Daniel Parker are co-pastors of Kingdom Life Ministries in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Religion News Service

Vatican returns to profit after several years in red

The Vatican issued its annual financial report, saying it made a profit of 9.85 million euros ($13.4 million) in 2010, following a loss of profit in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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The Daily Telegraph

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Remembering Hemingway’s farewell

Fifty years ago, the writer who seemed to personify courage and strength put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger at 61.

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NPR

Don’t get surgery in July

Steer clear of summer surgery if you can: a 10 percent spike in fatalities at teaching hospitals in July, confirmed by a new Journal of General Internal Medicine study.

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ABC News

Superheroes, celebrity look-alikes swarm Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip is teeming with Spidermen, Elmos and Elvis Presleys of all shapes and waistlines.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Fear of vaccines has a very long and persistent history

As long as vaccinations against disease have been around, there have been die-hard opponents convinced that these shots do more harm than good.

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HealthDay

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An artist paints an elephant at Lord Jagannath temple on the eve of a chariot festival in Ahmadabad, India. (Photo by Ajit Solanki / AP)

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