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People celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi‘s regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya. World leaders began looking at Libya’s future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini / AP)

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Young entrepreneur has a better effective idea. Now what?

There’s plenty of bad economic news these days, but Meredith Perry, 22, and her company, called UBeam, are trying to defy it — she’s hiring and entertaining funding offers from investors.

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NPR

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Top 5 richest Internet entrepreneurs

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HowStuffWorks.com

Largest Colorado quake since 1967 shakes several homes

The strongest earthquake to strike Colorado in more than 40 years shook awake hundreds of people and caused minor damage to homes in the southern part of the state and in northern New Mexico.

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Denver Post

Rebels launch siege on Gadhafi compound

Libyan rebels surrounded Moammar Gadhafi’s compound in Tripoli, entering one of the gates and “attacking furiously,” a rebel official told CNN.

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CNN

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Libya: Saif al-Islam Gadhafi vows to fight

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BBC

Rebels advance into Tripoli

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Guardian

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Refugees flee Libya

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TIME

Hurricane Irene could reach Category 4

As Hurricane Irene rapidly gains strength, emergency officials along the Southeast coast are telling people potentially in the storm’s path not be complacent.

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MSNBC

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Hurricane Irene marks 1st US threat in years

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St. Petersburg Times

Peterson to become president of S&P

Standard & Poor’s, the ratings company that downgraded the U.S. AAA credit ranking for the first time, will replace President Deven Sharma with Citibank NA Chief Operating Officer, Douglas Peterson.

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Bloomberg

NATION

‘Food stamp nation’ sustainable for US?

Almost 46 million Americans, roughly 15 percent of the population, are on food stamps. That’s an increase of 74 percent since 2007.

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Reuters

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Feds nix proposal to ban food stamps for sodas

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CBS News

Memorial honoring King opens to public

Visitors got their first up-close look at the Washington, D.C., memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. including a granite sculpture inspired by the civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Civil rights in America

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USA TODAY

‘Flash mob’ crimes: How good are police at tracking down culprits?

While the ability to track “flash mob” lawbreakers on social media platforms offers a futuristic vision for policing, real-life police response has been more Sherlock Holmes and less “Blade Runner.”

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Wall Street execs turn backs on Obama, donate to Romney

Dozens of Wall Street executives who supported President Barack Obama in 2008 have donated to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign this year.

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The Hill

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Layoffs, low morale sweep Wall Street

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Reuters

Paul Ryan rules out 2012 White House bid

Republican Paul Ryan firmly ruled out a 2012 U.S. presidential bid, ending another round of speculation the congressman would make a late leap into the race.

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CNEWS

BUSINESS

Advocates urge easier visa policies to boost startups

Many foreign-born, highly skilled entrepreneurs want to come to the United States and stay here, but immigration laws and policies haven’t made that easy.

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NPR

Gold rises to record just shy of $1,900

Gold surged to a record, finishing just below $1,900 an ounce amid ongoing concerns about the health of the global economy and talks U.S. officials may offer a fresh round of economic stimulus.

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MarketWatch

More are missing mortgage payments

The number of American households that fell behind on their mortgages increased slightly from the previous quarter, according to a survey released — an unwelcome sign for the U.S. economy.

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Wall Street Journal

HEALTH

Scientists close to conquering deadly hospital infection

Scientists have found a mechanism to protect the body from the bacterium that causes one of the most widespread and potentially serious healthcare-associated infections: clostridium difficile.

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HealthNews

A sleep battle of the sexes

According to recent studies, women tend to have more deep sleep, wake fewer times and handle lack of sleep better than men. Men say they’re more satisfied with the amount and quality of their sleep.

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Wall Street Journal

SPORTS

US pulls out of bid for 2020 Games

Locked in a dispute over millions of dollars, the U.S. Olympic Committee pulled the plug on a bid for the 2020 Summer Games.

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Idaho Statesman

Terrelle Pryor goes to Oakland Raiders in 3rd round of NFL supplemental draft

The Oakland Raiders are known for making maverick moves, and they made another, using a third-round pick to select former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

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ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

9/11 traced new spiritual lines

What’s lingering after 9/11 is the spiritual impact revealed when stories are recounted through individual recollections of faith reborn, revitalized or reshaped.

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USA TODAY

Phoenix diocese cathedral won’t allow girl altar servers

Girls no longer will be allowed as altar servers during Mass at a Phoenix, Ariz., cathedral. The rector made the decision to promote religious vocations, such as becoming a nun, for females.

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Arizona Republic

Columns And Op-Ed

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The winner economy and the loser economy

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Asia Times Online

Blog (Amy Davidson):

A word about war powers

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Close Read

Column (Peter Feaver):

Too early to say success in Libya

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NPR

Column (Tim De Chant):

Suburbia gets a mixed-use makeover

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Grist

It’s the American way

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Zachary Newkirk):

8 ways conservatives misremember American history

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The Nation

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: strong coffee, bitter politics?

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Star Tribune

Column (Peter Diamond):

Want to fix the economy? Start with Social Security

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The New Republic

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GOOD NEWS

Hospitals giving faster help to heart attack victims

Hospitals are getting faster at giving lifesaving angioplasties to patients who have heart attacks, according to a report published in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation.

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ABC News

Breakthrough could lead to effective treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease

Researchers say they have found a common cause behind amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, that could lead to an effective treatment.

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Los Angeles Times

Blind mother seeing her children again thanks to Hub ‘miracle’

An ecstatic 35-year-old mother of three is back home in Zambia and no longer blind after miraculous cutting-edge surgery in Boston restored her eyesight.

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WORLD

Kim Jong Il visits Russia for talks with Dmitry Medvedev

North Korean leader Kim Jong II traveled to eastern Siberia for a summit with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to discuss a natural gas pipeline deal.

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Guardian

‘Now it’s your turn,’ Syrians tell Assad

Thousands of protesters took to the streets after a TV appearance by President Assad, shouting for him to step down and chanting “Gadhafi is gone, now it’s your turn Bashar!”

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UN: 2,200 killed in protest crackdown

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BBC

Canada mourns the loss of Jack Layton

Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer, dying at his home, surrounded by those closest to him. Former political foes joined friends and colleagues in offering their condolences to his family.

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The best of Jack in photos

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CNEWS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on dwarf planet

Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 — nicknamed Snow White — is an icy world, with about half its surface covered in water ice.

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ScienceDaily

In Boeing demonstration, different autonomous drones swarm together

Commanding an army of drones is one thing; letting drones command themselves is something else entirely, especially when they have very little in common.

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Popular Science

Antennas in your clothes?

To make communications devices more reliable, Ohio State University researchers are finding ways to incorporate radio antennas into clothing.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Towns adopt ‘toilet to tap’ strategy to conserve water

Triple-digit temperatures and perennial dry weather across the West have forced environmentalists, politicians and citizens to find new freshwater resources.

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Christian Science Monitor

School bus pollution

School buses are the safest way for children to get to school. However, pollution from older diesel vehicles have health implications for everyone.

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Environmental News Network

EDUCATION

Teaching assistants union at UW-Madison to drop official status

More effects of the Wisconsin union bargaining legislation are now being seen, with the first union in the state choosing to drop its official status rather than go through a difficult recertification vote.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Schools to face tough budget choices

The academic motto of the McKeesport Area School District is “move, engage and assess.” But this fall, district leaders will start the school year with an additional goal in mind: to persevere.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Twitter’s top 7 dating disasters, in 140 characters or less

Hundreds of disillusioned British daters are sharing their stories beyond their circle of friends at brunch the next morning by posting them on a Twitter page called FirstDateHell.

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ABC News

Now that there’s an ending, Osama bin Laden movies on the way

When President Obama announced that a team of Navy SEAL commandos had found Osama bin Laden and shot him dead, the first thought that popped into some minds was: Who’s going to make that movie?

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USA TODAY

Coming to an in-flight movie near you: ’weep warnings’

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Pill that attacks a cause of cystic fibrosis beats expectations

More than 20 years after the gene behind cystic fibrosis was identified, a pill that could fix the problem in some people is getting closer to reality.

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NPR

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A fisherman casts his line into the sea at Havana’s bay in Cuba. (Photo by Javier Galeano / AP)

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