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President Barack Obama waves with former President Bill Clinton after Clinton’s speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Lynne Sladky / AP)

Newfound DNA holds promise of cures

Scientists have now uncovered new clues that promise to reveal how genes work to cause disease and how those genes regulate their own immensely varied functions.

San Francisco Chronicle

What the Encode project tells us about the human genome

Guardian

How Google Earth changed the world

As Amazon and Apple race to break a mapping monopoly, the latest battleground for the world’s biggest tech companies is one of its oldest forms of data: maps.

The Independent

Obama urges voters to secure change he started

In a speech that concluded the three-day convention, the president said that achievements made possible by his victory four years ago would be wiped out if Republican challenger Mitt Romney wins the election two months away.

CNN

Planned Parenthood’s chief takes center stage in Charlotte, N.C.

Daily Beast

Special section:

Democratic National Convention

Washington Post

Clinton’s speech

NBCNews.com

Arizona police can probe immigration status, judge rules

Arizona can require police officers to check the immigration status of people they stop or detain, a federal judge said, denying a request by civil rights groups to temporarily block enforcement.

Bloomberg

Arizona immigration law is a legal minefield

USA TODAY

Evidence of wider US waterboarding

Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding in American interrogations of detainees than has been acknowledged by the U.S.

CT Post

NATION

US lays out examples of ‘gross negligence’ by BP

The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up its rhetoric against BP for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing what it calls “gross negligence and willful misconduct.”

Reuters

Special section:

Deep trouble

Al Jazeera

Sudden spikes in global food prices to ‘become the norm’

Food price spikes caused by extreme weather events, like the U.S. drought, will become the norm over the next 20 years, Oxfam has warned.

The Independent

Popcorn drought hits US movie theaters

Christian Science Monitor

Feds probe alleged hacking theft of Romney’s tax returns

An unknown person claims to have stolen Romney’s tax returns and threatens to release the information publicly unless Romney pays $1 million.

CNET News

POLITICS

Obama attempts to woo veterans

The Obama campaign has made a big push to win veterans with the effort to improve their health care benefits, Obama’s decision to end the Iraq War and the Navy SEAL killing of Osama bin Laden.

USA TODAY

Appeals court blocks law on corporate political spending

A Minnesota law that requires companies to track and disclose the amount of money they spend on political campaigns likely violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will not sell shares for 1 year

With his company’s shares sinking to record lows and concerns about its business growing by the day, Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is finally breaking his silence.

BusinessWeek

iPhone 5 prepares to take flight: Will it soar above rivals?

Apple’s iPhone 5 is not likely to win feature-set comparisons with its competitors, but it does not need to in order to be a success.

CNET News

HEALTH

Worldwide alert sounded after Yosemite hantavirus risk

U.S. health officials have sent warnings to 39 other countries that their citizens who stayed in Yosemite National Park tent cabins this summer may have been exposed to a deadly hantavirus.

Reuters

Consumer group sues FDA

Public Citizen is suing the Food and Drug Administration for failing to remove a high dose Alzheimer’s disease drug, Aricept, from the market after finding the dose to be dangerous.

Associated Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

35 years after launch, Voyager 1 set to exit solar system

How long does it take to fly to the edge of the solar system? At least 35 years. Voyager 1 is there now, carrying 1970s-era technology that might make your jaw sag.

Christian Science Monitor

Why time ‘slows’ for sport stars

The oft-repeated statement that the very best sportsmen and women seem to have more time may have a kernel of truth, according to neuroscientists.

BBC

SPORTS

Cowboys drop defending champion Giants in NFL opener

Dallas will not make up for their New Year’s Day loss with this 24-17 victory, but it sure could provide impetus for this season, particularly with the discovery of a new game-breaker, Kevin Ogletree.

CBC News

Federer crashes out as Roddick says goodbye at US Open

Roger Federer crashed out of the U.S. Open after a surprise defeat at the hands of Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych, ending the world No. 1’s hopes of winning a record sixth title in the professional era.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Andres Oppenheimer):

Romney paints himself into an ideological corner

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Amanda Little):

Climate and energy get no love on day 1 of Democratic convention

Grist

Editorial (Catherine Poe):

Bill Clinton to work his magic at the DNC

The Washington Times

Column (Amy Bertrand):

TripAdvisor names top 5 places to stay with pets

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blog (Peter Grier):

Betty White: Would she improve the Democratic convention?

(Christian Science Monitor)

DC Decoder

Editorial:

Melting ice and rising seas

Virginian-Pilot

Column (Kate Leaver):

Facebook notification: Bieber is not really your friend

The Global Mail

Column (Markos Moulitsas):

Dems have reins after GOP flubs convention

The Hill

Column (Lois Gellar):

Social media marketing: What is the point?

Forbes

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GOOD NEWS

Michigan man uses carnival skills to win toys for kids

When Peter Drakos was a kid, he loved to play baseball and help his father with his linen company, never imagining that those hobbies would help make him one of the best carnival game players around.

ABC News

Teen connects elderly with orphans

Emily Bicknese, 18, of Elgin, Iowa, is linking elderly readers with orphaned children around the world with her “Grandma, Will You Read to Me?” program.

(Yahoo! News)

The Lighter Side

Paraplegics take steps with ‘Ekso’ robot

Chris Tagatac fell 25 feet from his Vermont roof and was paralyzed from the sternum down. But with the aid of a wearable robot called Ekso — short for exoskeleton — he took his first steps.

ABC News

WORLD

Dr. Love to boost Singapore’s fertility

Singapore is heading toward a crisis that has forced its conservative leaders to turn to an unlikely ally. Dr. Love provides romantic advice on a government website to Singapore’s singles and couples.

The Age

Bride stealing custom all the rage in Bucharest

Philadelphia Inquirer

China, US divided over Syria, South China Sea dispute, but vow goodwill

China and the U.S. are divided on how to end the bloodshed in Syria and defuse tension in the South China Sea but stress hope for steady ties as they navigate political transitions at home.

Reuters

The islands that divide superpowers

The Independent

‘Interwoven interests’: China, US

World News (NBCNews.com)

EDUCATION

Homophobia in schools report finds it’s getting better

The GLSEN 2011 National School Climate Survey finds that use of anti-gay language has continued to decline and, for the first time, victimization of students based on sexual orientation has dropped.

ABC News

More teachers new to the classroom

Recent findings show that as teacher attrition rates have risen, from about 10 to 13 percent for first-year teachers, schools are having to hire large numbers of new teachers.

USA TODAY

Special education spending reduction could save districts

A study found that if high-spending public school districts reduced special education to align with the national median, the U.S. could save $10 billion annually.

Huffington Post

ENVIRONMENT

In Isaac’s wake, Gulf Coast beaches littered with oil tar

Oil in the form of tar has washed up on some Louisiana beaches from Gulf waters churned by Hurricane Isaac, prompting tests to determine whether the oil is from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

NBCNews.com

More power from spinach

American university researchers have discovered a method of combining the photosynthetic protein in spinach that turns light into electrochemical energy with silicon that is used in solar cells.

Earth Times

Booming illegal ivory trade taking severe toll on Africa’s elephants

Elephants are being killed in Africa at an alarming rate by increasingly efficient and well-armed poachers as international demand soars for the ivory from their tusks, wildlife conservation groups say.

CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Soldiers learn spiritual fitness

Members of the Fort Benning-based 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team gathered at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, to reinforce the value of spirituality in a soldier’s life.

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Ritual circumcision legal in Berlin

Infant male circumcision for religious reasons is legal in Berlin, a top state official said, making the capital the first of Germany’s 16 states to specify that the ritual will not be considered a crime.

Huffington Post

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The next major real estate cycle: Is it walkable urbanism?

Not too long ago, developers were not very interested in mixed-use, compact projects. Now, walkable urbanism is becoming a key real estate market.

The Atlantic

UN stresses positives of urban growth

Guardian

The secret language of waitstaffs

Restaurant waitstaffs know exactly what we are up to, even if we think we are being stealthy with our dates and requests.

The Atlantic

Men and women see the world differently

Men’s eyes are more sensitive to small details and moving objects, while women are more perceptive to color changes, according to a new study.

LiveScience

Photo of the Day

Visitors glue on colorful glue dots in an installation of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The exhibition is called “Punkt.Systeme — from pointillism to the pixel.” (Photo by Torsten Silz / DAPD / AP)

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