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An image shows an infrared colorized view of Hurricane Irene as it advances towards the East Coast was made by the GOES satellite. Irene could hit N.C. Outer Banks with winds around 115 mph and is predicted to chug up the East Coast, dumping rain from Virginia to New York City. (Photo by NOAA / AP)

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Online enterprises gain foothold as path to a degree

Harvard and Ohio State are not going to disappear any time soon. But a host of online enterprises are making earning a college degree cheaper and flexible enough to take work experience into account.

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Traditional universities considering new approaches, online learning

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FDA approves Botox for certain bladder control issues

U.S. drug regulators has approved Allergan’s Botox for treating a specific kind of overactive bladder, setting the stage for wider use of the popular wrinkle treatment in those with bladder problems.

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Reuters

Common bacterium offers way to control dengue fever

A common bacterium that infects mosquitoes is showing promise as a way to control the spread of dengue fever.

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Washington Post

Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas on way to US

Hurricane Irene has been battering the Bahamas as it moves towards the U.S. on a projected path to the east coast.

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BBC

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Hurricane Irene

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Miami Herald

Special section:

How to prepare for a hurricane

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No matter Hurricane Irene’s path, North Carolina leads response

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McClatchy Newspapers

No relief for Somali refugees in Kenya

As difficult conditions remain, the African Union is to hold a pledging conference to raise money and awareness of the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, especially in war-weakened Somalia.

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NPR

Children of civil rights leaders continue work of their parents

Martin Luther King Jr.’s children and their contemporaries are continuing the legacies of their parents.

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USA TODAY

A new exhibit examines medical horrors of the Holocaust

A new exhibit at Washington University, Mo., highlights how science and medicine were used to conduct atrocities of the Holocaust.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Earthquake shows difficulty evacuating from DC

What showed during the 5.8-magnitude quake that shook much of the East Coast was that evacuating during an emergency could tax the city’s resources.

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San Francisco Examiner

NATION

Calif. evacuees return home after burning propane tanker contained

Thousands of evacuees began returning home after fire crews allowed a burning propane rail tanker to burn itself out, ending the threat of a major explosion, authorities said.

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Star Tribune

Budget agency projects slow growth and high joblessness

The economy will grow by less than three percent through 2012, and unemployment will remain above eight percent until 2014, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projects.

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USA TODAY

Is employer-sponsored health insurance on life support?

A new survey shows that one out of every 10 midsized and large companies say they’ll stop offering health insurance once federal insurance exchanges kick off in 2014.

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CBS News

POLITICS

CBO: Budget deficit to hit $1.28 trillion, down slightly

The federal budget deficit will hit $1.28 trillion this year, down slightly from the previous two years, with even bigger savings to come over the next decade, according to congressional projections.

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Forbes

Rick Perry moves right on immigration

Advocates for immigrants in Texas were heartened when the Republican governor, Rick Perry, said Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants “would not be the right direction for Texas.”

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Jeb Bush says that GOP candidates can’t just attack Obama

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Apple’s Jobs resigns over health issues

Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc. in a stunning move at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage. Jobs, 56, will stay on as chairman of the board.

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MSNBC

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The long, extraordinary career of Steve Jobs

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TIME

Bank-owned US home sales stay high in Q2-report

The number of sales of bank-owned U.S. homes remained high in the second quarter, while sales of homes in default rose compared to the previous quarter, said a RealtyTrac report.

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Reuters

Buy ‘Made in China’ goods? Benefits to US may surprise you

Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows that for every dollar spent on a China-made item, 55 cents go to U.S. businesses for services such as marketing and sales.

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USA TODAY

HEALTH

Children with ADHD at risk for written language difficulties

A new study has found that ADHD children not only suffer from learning disabilities, but are also are at a much higher risk of developing written language disorder.

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HealthNews

Thriving in hard times

Post-traumatic growth — the ability not only to bounce back from adversity but also to flourish — is an ever-present theme in our epic tales. Science is now catching up.

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CNN

Cholesterol-lowering foods beat low-saturated fat diet

Eating a predominantly vegetarian diet focused on lowering cholesterol can drop LDL levels more than a diet focused only on reducing saturated fat, researchers found.

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SPORTS

Hockey: Wrist rehab might delay Patrick Kane when training camp begins

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane continues to recover from left wrist surgery, but he has yet to do more than skate. That could keep him out of action when training camp opens.

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Irsay: Colts sign Kerry Collins as Peyton Manning backup

The Indianapolis Colts addressed their shaky quarterback situation by signing veteran Kerry Collins.

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Indianapolis Star

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Peyton Manning statistics

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Yahoo! News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Duke professor: ‘Americans’ religious faith, confidence in leaders waning’

Despite the prominence of religious believers in politics and culture, America is growing dissatisfied with religious leaders and faith, according to a new study by a Duke University expert.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

After 9/11, curiosity over Islam leads to conversion for many

It seems counter-intuitive that Americans would join a religion that many associate with terrorism, especially after 9/11. But there are more than a few people who, compelled by curiosity, became converts.

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Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Waiting for real reform

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Is Warren Buffett playing games?

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As Perry gets in, poison levels rise

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The Herald

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The Libyan revolt

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Detroit Free Press

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Chinese prudence against US recklessness

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Asia Times Online

Column (Mike DeCourcy):

Hiring Bruce Pearl would be well worth the risk

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Online dating? Why no one wants you

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CNN

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Regime change in Syria and Iran will come only if people unite

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Kitchen on the Street feeds kids who might otherwise go hungry

Started as a way to feed just one hungry child in an Arizona community, Kitchen on the Street now provides 16,000 meals a month to hungry children in Arizona and Texas.

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ABC News

McDowell launches G-Mac child medical research charity

Ryder Cup hero and former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell has launched a foundation to help children’s medical research.

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BBC

Study: ‘Bubble boy’ kids living normally after gene therapy

More than a dozen children with so-called “bubble boy” disease are alive and well, with functioning immune systems, nine years after undergoing gene therapy to correct their disorder, researchers report.

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HealthDay

WORLD

Pakistan police chief: American may not be free

A Pakistani police chief who said that a kidnapped American development expert had been freed is now retracting his statement.

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Salt Lake Tribune

The hunt for Gadhafi intensifies in Libya

Libyans combing the country for Moammar Gadhafi have set a $2 million bounty on the former strongman’s head and amnesty for anyone who kills or captures him as rebels battled.

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NPR

Russia: North Korea ready to talk, halt nuke tests

North Korea is ready to impose a moratorium on nuclear missile tests if international talks on its nuclear program resume, said a spokesman for Russia’s president.

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CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sprint iPhone 5 to arrive in October

When Apple unveils its next smart phone in October, it will introduce a Sprint iPhone 5 as well. So says The Wall Street Journal in an anonymously sourced article about Apple’s fall schedule.

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Christian Science Monitor

Fossil discovery represents milestone in early mammal evolution

A remarkably well-preserved fossil discovered in northeast China provides new information about the earliest ancestors of most of today’s mammal species — the placental mammals.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Climate cycles drive civil war

Tropical countries face double the risk of armed conflict and civil war breaking out during warm, dry El Nino years than during the cooler La Nina phase, according to a new analysis.

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Nature

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El Nino seen as trigger for violence

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NPR

Big Apple goes green with white roofs

A group of New Yorkers are painting white the roofs of 20 buildings managed by the Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

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Discovery Channel

EDUCATION

Obama administration tightens rules on financial conflicts of interest in science

The Obama administration announced the final form of new rules governing financial conflicts of interest in federally sponsored medical research, saying it hoped to boost public confidence.

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Chronicle of Higher Education

California school superintendent takes $800,000 pay cut over next 3 years

In Fresno County, Calif., School Superintendent Larry Powell will retire and then be hired back to fill the remainder of his four year term, reducing his now $250,000 annual salary to $31,020.

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ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Brain-training games are new exercise craze, researchers approve

Montreal-based boxer Sylvera “Sly” Louis suffered a knockout that could have ended his fighting career but returned to the ring with the help of hard workouts — on brain-training software.

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USA TODAY

Key renaissance portraits on show

A new exhibition in Berlin of early Italian Renaissance portraits brings together for the first time key works from museums around the world.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Firm scores Kurosawa remake rights

New remakes of Akira Kurosawa‘s movies could be in the works soon, after a Los Angeles-based firm signed a deal for the Japanese filmmaker’s body of work.

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CBC News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Hospitals leery of reporting errors

Hospital errors kill more people every year than car crashes, diabetes or pneumonia, according to federal government estimates.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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A setting sun is seen across the Croatan Sound near Manteo, N.C. (Photo by Gerry Broome / AP)

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