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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, arrives at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for drawing back troops, as grave violence spiked in the south. (Photo by Jim Watson / AP)

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Video gets the Instagram treatment

The app that allowed flawless picture sharing earned its founders $1B from Facebook. Will the sites that aim to do the same, but with video, cash in too?

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The Independent

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3 ways colleges use Instagram

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U.S. News & World Report

Americans cling to jobs as US workforce dynamism fades

The deepest economic slump since the Great Depression has left its mark on both job seekers and job creators, making them more wary about taking risks in a slowly recovering labor market.

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Bloomberg

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Fed’s Yellen sees possibility of more stimulus

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CNNMoney

Panetta visits Afghanistan amid violence

Leon E. Panetta, U.S. defense secretary, arrived in Afghanistan after the deadliest day for civilians this year and amid controversy over a NATO airstrike in which 18 people were killed.

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Panetta: patience with Pakistan ‘reaching limits’

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Houston Chronicle

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Panetta in Afghanistan

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CBS News

Wisconsin a big setback to unions in benefits battles

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election victory and votes to curb pensions in two California cities are set to embolden political leaders across the U.S. to take on labor unions.

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Reuters

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Labor’s loss seen tempting other governors

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BusinessWeek

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Al Jazeera

Gay-marriage in Wash. may go to public vote

Washington state’s law allowing same-sex marriage was blocked from taking effect when opponents submitted more than 230,000 signatures calling for a referendum on the measure.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NATION

Americans put energy ahead of vacations

As summer beckons, it seems Americans are thinking more about the stifling cost of energy and saving funds than about making tracks to the beach.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Most state economies still recovering after recession: only 9 states doing well

The residents of only nine states have returned their economic output to the level that existed before the downturn struck at the end of 2007 — and most of those states are energy producers.

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USA TODAY

Donut cops sniff out frauds in restaurants

Across America’s thousands of franchise restaurants are more than 300,000 undercover food cops, pulling apart donuts, inspecting sub sandwiches, and checking burger patties for authenticity.

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ABC News

POLITICS

California primary: 1st step toward recasting American politics?

California held its first open, nonpartisan primary. Low turnout notwithstanding, the results suggest that the new format boosted moderate candidates.

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Christian Science Monitor

Congressional intelligence committees to investigate leaks

President Obama’s administration faced pressure over news reports detailing sensitive national security operations, as Congress’s intelligence committees will investigate whether secrets were leaked.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Google: do not be evil, do not pay tax

Double Irish is not a drink order. A Dutch Sandwich is not a snack. These are the names of strategies that keep Google’s tax liabilities minimal as it shifts vast sums of money around the world.

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The Global Mail

Home rentals: the new American dream?

The foreclosure crisis will drive 3 million former homeowners to rent single-family homes between 2010 and 2015. The single-family rental was the fastest-growing part of the rental market from 2005 to 2011.

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USA TODAY

Home prices stall, breaking 3-month streak

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Huffington Post

ENVIRONMENT

Is Earth reaching a tipping point?

Could human activity push Earth’s biological systems to a planetwide tipping point, causing changes as radical as the Ice Age’s end — but with less pleasant results?

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Wired

A scientist’s quest to defeat dengue fever

Scott O’Neill’s cure for dengue fever was to infect mosquitoes with a naturally-occurring bacteria called Wolbachia that blocks mosquitoes from carrying the dengue virus.

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NPR

EDUCATION

More accountable accreditation

Accreditation has long been a topic likelier to make eyelids droop than to inflame passion. But after years of quiet neglect, it was thrust into the spotlight during the second Bush administration.

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Inside Higher Ed

‘Principal-level’ cheating on CSAP at Denver school, probe finds

Cheating on standardized tests was deliberate, spanned all grades that were tested and was likely carried out by administrators at Beach Court Elementary in west Denver, investigators reported.

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Denver Post

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ray Bradbury: passionate writer with the gifts of a painter

Ray Bradbury wrote his more than 500 stories, novels, plays and poems on a typewriter, creating imagery that helped bring sci-fi and fantasy into the mainstream of American popular culture.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Ray Bradbury’s visions

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A look back at the life of author Ray Bradbury

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BBC

Hero and horror: Stalin rebranded

What do you do when your city’s most famous son is the notorious Soviet dictator? At a museum in the Georgian city of Gori, they are trying to present a realistic, post-Soviet picture.

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The Independent

The odds on gambling

Gamblers and statisticians share a love of odds, though the stakes on the table could not be more different between the two.

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Heat-absorbing stoves curb fuel use

In Malawi, a new kind of cooking stove made from local materials requires much less fuel than traditional stoves, cutting the need for firewood while benefiting families and the environment.

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Christian Science Monitor

Bronx, NY girl wins scholarship to Manhattan College

Krystal Diaz will attend Manhattan College in the fall on a scholarship. The turning point came after she met her mentor, Maggie Howell, through the program Student Sponsor Partners.

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Gaming software exec turns to niceness

Jon Moses says his latest venture, WeChi.com, could spark the emotions of gamers, since users are rewarded virtual “coins” for sending positive messages to users in need.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Superbug turns sexual infection gonorrhea into a global threat

Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea have spread to countries across the world and millions of patients may run out of treatment options unless doctors catch and treat cases earlier.

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Iran: where people love Americans

While Americans look to Iran and see a dark history and political tension, many Iranians view the U.S. as an ideal, a peer and even a prospective home.

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The Atlantic

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Insight into Iran’s nuclear program

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Yahoo! News

HEALTH

Restricted food intake is a predictor of increased suicide attempts

Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake and an increase in suicide attempts in people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

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Medical News Today

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Dad walks 525 miles after son’s battle with BDD ends in suicide

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CNN

CT scans could triple brain cancer risk

Multiple CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer or leukemia, suggesting scans should only be used when necessary and that ways of cutting their radiation should be pursued.

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BBC

Are doctors storing vaccines improperly?

A recent investigation found that many immunizations providers for low-income children do not store vaccines at proper temperatures, potentially rendering them ineffective and placing children at risk.

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ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘Vampire’ skeletons found?

Skeletons in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol were unearthed with iron rods pierced through their chests — evidence of an exorcism against vampires.

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‘Vampire’ bones dug up in Bulgaria

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Cosmic Log

NASA gets 2 new Hubble telescopes, free

Two Hubble-class telescopes have been revealed in N.Y. The original builders, the National Reconnaissance Office, have moved on to better instruments and are handing the telescopes over to NASA.

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TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Prayers divided over gay marriage ban

Catholic bishops pushed hard to get a measure on the ballot that defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman — sending a DVD to every Catholic household in Minnesota.

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NPR

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The gay rights movement: a campaign for sexual equality

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BBC

Depiction of religion in Norwin history textbook is criticized

A pastor says a seventh-grade history textbook used by the Norwin School District “whitewashes” the history of Islam while demonizing Christian history.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SPORTS

Thunder headed to NBA Finals

Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds while playing all of regulation and the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a spot in the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99.

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ABC News

Sports stars risking their careers

FIFA’s chief medical officer has reported that nearly half of international sports players take painkillers as part of their pre-match routine, which can cause lasting damage.

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The Independent

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FIFA concerns over painkillers

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BBC

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Bad food is too easy to swallow

A new paper by researchers at the University of Southern California reveals why bad eating habits persist even when the food we are eating does not taste good.

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A Pakistani boy who lives nearby a brick factory covers his face with a scarf to avoid a sandstorm in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

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