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Mine safety manager and a member of the rescue team Bodee Allred, center, updates reporters on rescue efforts for six trapped coal miners including his cousin Kerry Allred, during a news conference at the entrance to the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah. (Photo by Rick Bowmer / AP)

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Hope fading as mine rescue plods ahead 9 days later

Nine days after a Utah mine cave-in, concern that would-be rescuers might get hurt trying to reach the trapped men was one of many factors that kept the search effort hamstrung.

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ABC News

Japanese prime minister skips visit to controversial war shrine

Veterans and lawmakers crowded a war shrine as Japan marked the 62nd anniversary of its World War II surrender, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and all but one member of his cabinet stayed away.

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International Herald Tribune

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Abe steers clear of shrine

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Reuters

Typhoon Sepat strengthens to category 4 off Philippines

Typhoon Sepat strengthened to a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 miles an hour east of the Philippines and is forecast to reach Taiwan within three days, the U.S. Navy said.

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Bloomberg

60 feared dead in Himalayan landslide

Around 60 people are thought to have died in the Indian Himalayas after a cloudburst caused a landslide that buried an entire village, officials said.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Iraqi officials: Truck bombings killed at least 500

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CNN

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards 'a terror group'

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Al Qaeda in Iraq suspected in massacre

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CNN

Psychologists condemn torture

The American Psychological Association is poised to issue a formal condemnation of a raft of interrogation tactics allegedly employed by U.S. authorities against detainees during the war on terror.

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Salon.com

North Korea floods may have hit up to 300,000 people

Devastating floods in North Korea may have affected up to 300,000 people and will further worsen food shortages in the impoverished state, U.N. officials said.

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The Age

NATION

Strong earthquake strikes Peru

A powerful earthquake shook Peru's southern coast, toppling some houses in Lima and sparking a tsunami warning for South America's central Pacific coast.

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Yahoo! News

Venezuela's Chavez to propose sweeping changes to constitution

President Hugo Chavez was presenting his blueprint for sweeping constitutional changes expected to allow him to be re-elected indefinitely.

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International Herald Tribune

3 Germans killed in Afghanistan

Three Germans travelling in a diplomatic convoy were killed and one wounded in a roadside bomb blast near Kabul, the Afghan capital.

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Al Jazeera

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Taliban claims responsibility for roadside attack

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EuroNews

POLITICS

Democrats gain, but support is soft

Half of U.S. voters lean toward or identify themselves as Democrats, while 35 percent say they are Republicans, according to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.

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Christian Science Monitor

Clinton seeks to offset black defections by courting Hispanics

Senator Clinton is bracing for a possible swing of black voters toward her chief rival, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, by focusing attention on Hispanic voters.

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Bloomberg

BUSINESS

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Mattel recalls 19M toys sent from China

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Ledger

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China was aware of toy trouble

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DirecTV to sell powerline broadband

The DirecTV Group Inc. said it will market Current Group LLC's broadband over powerline service, to be available in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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Forbes

Fed injects $7B of temporary reserves into banking system

The Federal Reserve added $7 billion in reserves to the U.S. money market this morning in overnight repurchase agreements.

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CNBC

SPORTS

Ex-NBA ref Donaghy pleads guilty in betting scandal

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy turned himself in to authorities and pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a gambling scandal involving his wagering on games he officiated.

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Donaghy pleads guilty to 2 felony counts

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ESPN

League suspends Offerman indefinitely after assault arrest

Long Island Ducks shortstop Jose Offerman has been suspended indefinitely by the Atlantic League after he was arrested for attacking Bridgeport Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech with his bat.

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Connecticut Post

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Jose Offerman charged with assault

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ESPN

HEALTH

California in hot spot with medical pot

Finding medical marijuana vendors in California is about as easy as locating a Starbucks coffee shop: they advertise in newspapers and on the Internet.

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Reuters

Insurance fails women bankrupted by cancer

Kathleen Aldrich, financially ruined by two bouts with ovarian cancer, is not who you might assume she is. She raised three kids as a single mom. She worked hard for years. She had good jobs.

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MSNBC

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Breast cancer screenings

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CBS News

EDUCATION

UC system president to resign next year

University of California President Robert C. Dynes is stepping down, effective in June next year, ending a five-year presidency marred by scandal.

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San Jose Mercury News

Columns And Op-Ed

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China, unregulated

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International Herald Tribune

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Mortgage meltdown may hand 2008 to Democrats

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U.S. News & World Report

Column (Robert Samuelson):

Newsweek's oversimplified global warming crusade

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Real Clear Politics

The price of success

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Guardian

Column (Thomas Schaller):

Despite his shrinking candidacy, McCain is still the GOP's best bet

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Column (Ron Rosenbaum):

A stumble in Starbucks

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Slate

America is dependent on immigrants

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Newsweek

Katrina aftermath: afflicting the poor

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A verdict on Padilla - and the U.S.

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Christian Science Monitor

How Karl Rove lost a generation of Republicans

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Financial Times

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GOOD NEWS

Dog helps rescuers find lost owner

A man who had been missing in the woods was found alive after his dog led rescuers near his location.

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CNN

The good Samaritans

These are not the people you expect to come to the rescue. Rock stars are designed to be shiny, shallow creatures, furloughed from reality for all time. Billionaires are even more removed.

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TIME

WORLD

Texas gets ready as Tropical Storm Erin churns through the Gulf

The Texas National Guard deployed water rescue teams along the coast as Tropical Storm Erin gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico. It could make landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas, forecasters said.

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CNN

NYPD report warns of mounting homegrown terror threat

Average citizens who quietly band together and adopt radical ways pose a serious threat to American security, a new police analysis has concluded.

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WNBC

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Remembering 9/11

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WCBS

After Virginia Tech

He displayed all the signs of a young man headed for trouble. Professors raised alarms over his violent writings. Roommates worried about his isolation and lack of friends.

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Newsweek

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change dominates international water conference

The United States, China and India must commit themselves to take action against global warming, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told the opening session of World Water Week in Stockholm.

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Environment News Service

Police warn climate protesters near London airport

Environmental protestors launched a week-long global warming protest near London's Heathrow airport, with police warning they would deal harshly with attempts to disrupt air travel.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Companies look for new ways to bring music to consumers

From letting fans track a band's tour to selling "shares" that allow for the creation of music groups, companies are attempting to create new frontiers in the industry.

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International Herald Tribune

How 'Guitar Hero' saved guitar music

Contrary to some purists' claims, the popular video game Guitar Hero is inspiring kids to rock out for real.

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Salon.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

'Optimistic' NASA uncertain on space shuttle repair

NASA will decide whether to send two spacewalkers out to fix a 3 1/2-inch gouge on shuttle Endeavour's heat shield. Managers were "cautiously optimistic" it could safely return "as is."

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Orlando Sentinel

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Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off

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WJZ

Why Wi-Fi networks are floundering

The crackling around municipal wireless networks is getting worse. San Francisco Wi-Fi, perhaps the highest-profile project among the hundreds announced over the past few years, is in limbo.

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BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

S. Korean churches question mission

The kidnappings of Korean Christians have sparked a debate about the rights and wrongs of Christian charity workers going to danger zones like Afghanistan.

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BBC

Dutch bishop suggests calling God 'Allah' to ease relations

A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking a debate on religious tolerance.

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MSNBC

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Rumsfeld: no coverup in Tillman death

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stood before Congress and denied any effort to mislead the public about the death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Members of the 'Teatro Colon theater company' perform during the final dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" in Mexico City. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini / AP)

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