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Kenyan Wildlife Service wardens display elephant tusks at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. An official says security agents have intercepted 345 elephants tusks weighing over 1300 pounds destined for Lagos, Nigeria. (Photo by Khalil Senosi / AP)

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Elephants dying, ivory fuels wars and profits

Africa is in the midst of an epic elephant slaughter. Conservation groups say poachers are wiping out tens of thousands of elephants a year, more than at any time in the previous two decades.

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African elephant

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National Geographic

Can a new building improve academics?

When students and teachers at School 16 in Rochester, N.Y. start the school year in a newer school building, they will leave their old building’s infrastructure problems behind.

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NPR

Convention shows both parties want women vote

When first lady Michelle Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention, she told the kind of tale about President Obama that only a wife can.

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CNN

2012 Democratic National Convention live

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Reuters

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First lady Michelle Obama’s DNC speech

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NBCNews.com

Cold summer for Hollywood

Hollywood had high hopes for a summer of blockbusters, but instead saw a decline in North American movie attendance. The Olympics and the Colorado movie theater shooting share some blame.

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Christian Science Monitor

Pentagon says book written by an ex-SEAL contains secrets

A former Navy SEAL’s insider account of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden contains classified information that can potentially provide enemies with dangerous insight into U.S. operations.

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San Francisco Chronicle

‘No Easy Day’

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BusinessWeek

NATION

Labor Day visitors turned away from big California blaze

A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles spoiled Labor Day for thousands of visitors as firefighters bore down for a long fight against the big blaze.

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Huffington Post

After Isaac, Louisiana and Mississippi residents face dangerous heat conditions

As more residents in southern Louisiana return home after Hurricane Isaac, many must now contend with a new obstacle: rebuilding their lives amid blistering temperatures and no air conditioning.

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CNN

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The most destructive US hurricanes of all time

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TIME

POLITICS

Judge rules Massachusetts to pay for murder inmate’s sex change

State prison officials must provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder.

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Associated Press

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Inmate granted sex change operation

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Yahoo! News

More employers’ health plans include benefits for transgender people

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Californians debate death penalty as vote to end it nears

Opposing viewpoints will play out in the coming weeks over Proposition 34, which asks voters to end the death penalty in Calif. and allow death-row inmates to be resentenced to life in prison without parole.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Car sales post strong August

Car sales jumped in August as major automakers all reported better-than-expected numbers in what is shaping up to be one of the best months in years.

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CNNMoney

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How much have US car sales recovered?

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Bloomberg

Small-business tech security can be had at lower costs

Small businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment.

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USA TODAY

Campbell Soup profit rises amid turnaround push

Campbell Soup is preparing to flood supermarket shelves with dozens of new products, but the push to revive its soup business comes at a time when consumers are spending less on groceries.

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Salt Lake Tribune

HEALTH

Forget the fat: It is being fit that matters

Rising obesity is one of the world’s greatest health challenges, but it may be that fatness is the wrong target for concern and fitness is what really counts.

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The Independent

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Millions have high blood pressure

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USA TODAY

Frozen IVF embryos may result in less birthing complications, healthier babies

Women who become pregnant with previously frozen IVF embryos tend to have healthier babies than those who have fresh embryos implanted.

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Guardian

Coconut oil could combat tooth decay

Scientists found that when coconut oil was treated with digestive enzymes it became a powerful killer of mouth bugs.

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Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Passing on your downloads when you pass

Digital media are not physical objects, just bits of information on your computer or iPod. That might be obvious, but your ownership rights may not be.

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ABC News

How your cellphone hurts your relationships

Most of us are no stranger to this scenario: A group of friends sits down to a meal together, laughing, swapping stories and catching up on news — but not necessarily with the people near them.

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Scientific American

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Voice mail in decline with rise of text

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USA TODAY

SPORTS

Rory McIlroy holds on to Deutsche Bank Championship win

Rory McIlroy got the start he wanted at the Deutsche Bank Championship, erasing a three-shot deficit in just five holes.

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USA TODAY

Alex Zanardi: Ex-Formula One driver takes on new race

Alex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver, is vying for a Paralympic medal in paracycling at the Brands Hatch race track, where he once raced cars.

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Indianapolis Star

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Markos Moulitsas):

Dems have reins after GOP flubs convention

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The Hill

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Social media marketing: What is the point?

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Forbes

Column (Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis):

Is academic dishonesty on the rise?

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TIME

Put potheads on alert

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Column (Stephen L. Carter):

Is the NFL ready for some football?

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Column (Anna Blundy):

Forget Mars and Venus

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Salon

Column (Daniel Bor):

When do we become truly conscious? It’s an ethical dilemma

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Slate

Blog (Simon Rosenberg):

Why Romney’s and Ryan’s lies matter

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GOOD NEWS

Hackers set sail to save the world

When you combine one boat with 26 hackers and 100 days at sea, what do you get? The voyagers hope it adds up to real-world solutions for the globe’s most pressing issues.

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CNNMoney

Veteran starts nonprofit to offer creative writing workshops to soldiers

Sam Ellison first started writing in his plywood barrack in Afghanistan to help him deal with his anger. Now, he’s started his own nonprofit to provide vets with free creative writing workshops.

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Austin American-Statesman

Restaurants donate profits to charities

If you think a neighborhood bar that serves beer from the local microbrewery and donates all proceeds to charity sounds like something straight out of a hipster utopia, you wouldn’t exactly be wrong.

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San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Afghans seek a homegrown plan for the nation’s security

American troops have begun leaving Kandahar province and are handing security responsibilities over to Afghan forces. But many residents are now turning to a third party for help.

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NPR

‘Record numbers’ of refugees flee Syria

The UN refugee agency says 100,000 refugees fled Syria in August alone, the highest monthly total since the uprising began.

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Al Jazeera

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Syria: complete coverage

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CBS News

EDUCATION

All for naught? Law schools and their ranking bid

Marketing materials by law schools, designed to help them in the rankings, are widely called “law porn.” These materials have been widely criticized for years, yet most law schools still mail them out.

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Inside Higher Ed

Strike looms as Chicago students head back to class

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s signature longer school day and year kicks off citywide amid the drama of a threatened teacher strike that could halt classes after only four days.

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Chicago Sun-Times

ENVIRONMENT

Illegal wildlife trading in Internet’s deepest, darkest corners

Organized wildlife criminals are using online tools more commonly associated with serious financial crime, drug trafficking and child pornography.

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Guardian

Species multiply as Earth heats up

Rather than kicking off the expected cycles of extinction, periods of gentle warming in Earth’s history were accompanied by increased biodiversity. Quick heating, though, can be a problem.

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Nature

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religious labels matter less during 2012 campaign season

There are not any white Protestants on the presidential ballot this year — a first in American history.

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Religion News Service

Plan for church makes waves in Bahrain

The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for Bahrain to showcase its traditions of religious tolerance. Instead, it has turned into another point of tension.

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Houston Chronicle

McDonald’s facing Hindu protests over restaurants near holy sites

McDonald‘s, home of the Big Mac, has been threatened with protests over plans to open restaurants in two of India’s most revered religious centers and pilgrimage sites.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Junk food can stunt the growth of developing children, experts report

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Jackson dispute settled

A bitter legal dispute between Michael Jackson‘s estate and a business partner of the late pop icon’s mother was settled, just before a trial on the matter was to begin.

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CNN

How much do you want to know about your baby?

Clare Epstein and her husband opted for genetic tests before trying to conceive a longed-for second child by IVF. But a shocking discovery made them wonder how much knowledge is too much.

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The Independent

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

2011: a year of transition for spaceflight

Human spaceflight turned 50 this year, but 2011 was less about drawing inspiration from the past than about transitioning to an uncertain future as NASA ground its storied space fleet.

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SPACE.com

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Worker Christian Garamvoelgyi inspects material during annual maintenance of the Gloriosa bell in the Cathedral of Mary in Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Jens Meyer / AP)

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