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Iraqi men inspect the remains of damaged cars after a car bomb exploded Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed / AP)

Iraqi panel: Blackwater guards should face murder charges

An Iraqi report called the shootings involving security contractor Blackwater USA "pre-meditated murder" and calls for $8 million in compensation for each of the 17 Iraqis who died.

CNN

Iraq urges Blackwater charges

Yahoo! News

No survivors in Wash. plane crash

Searchers following the smell of fuel found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the rugged central Washington Cascades, but neither the pilot nor nine skydivers aboard appeared to have survived.

ABC News

No survivors in skydiving plane crash

Yahoo! News

Violence in Iraq kills 56

Two suicide car bombs killed 22 people in northern Iraq in attacks targeting a police chief and a tribal leader working with U.S. forces, part of an upsurge in violence that killed 56 across the country.

Reuters

Britain to cut deployment to Iraq to 2,500 next year

Bloomberg

British PM announces more troop cuts in Iraq

Yahoo! News

Cargill recalls beef on E. coli scare

Cargill Inc. is recalling about 844,812 pounds of frozen beef patties due to possible E. coli contamination after investigators linked four cases to a division of Wal-Mart Stores in Minnesota.

Reuters

$4.6B settlement in power plant case

In the largest environmental settlement in Justice Department history, American Electric Power agreed to install $4.6 billion in equipment to cut emissions at coal-fired power plants in five states, sources said.

CNN

Atlantic City mayor to resign after disappearing from sight

Speculation is rampant that Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy will re-emerge from hiding and resign over allegations he lied about his military service and illegally collected veterans' benefits.

FOX News

NATION

Strip-search victim awarded $6.1 million

When Louise Ogborn volunteered to work late at McDonald's, she had no idea that her shift would turn into three hours of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

ABC News

New Mexico hot air balloon accident leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

A California woman fell at least 70 feet to her death and three other women were hospitalized, two with broken legs, after a morning ride on a hot air balloon.

Associated Press

Missouri man gets life in prison for kidnapping boy

A St. Louis-area man accused of abducting and sexually abusing two boys was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping one of the teens.

New York Daily News

POLITICS

Hillary Clinton engages in heated exchange over Iran

Sen. Hillary Clinton engaged in a verbal tussle with a questioner over Iran at a town-hall style meeting after he said the New York Democrat had authorized the president to invade Iran.

CNN

Obama's energy rollout

Barack Obama attempted to bring a fresh face to an old political issue in Portsmouth, N.H., proposing a comprehensive energy plan that attempts to combat global warming while ensuring American energy security.

MSNBC

Memorial services planned for late Rep. Jo Ann Davis

Davis was the first Republican woman elected to the House of Representatives from Virginia. She died at her Gloucester home after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

FOX News

BUSINESS

Google's stock tops $600 for first time

Google Inc.'s stock price sailed past $600 for the first time, extending a monthlong rally propelled by the lofty expectations surrounding the Internet search leader's upcoming third-quarter earnings report.

Forbes

Sprint chief Forsee resigns

Gary Forsee has resigned as chairman, president and CEO of Sprint Nextel Corp., effective immediately.

Computerworld

HEALTH

Paperless Rx for better health

Millions of Americans are using the web to pay bills and monitor the health of their investment accounts, but when it comes to our own health, most of us are stuck in the paper age.

CBS News

Why banked blood goes bad

It's been called the gift of life, but for many of the five million patients who receive blood transfusions every year, it can actually do more harm than good.

TIME

SPORTS

Amateur has hit 13 holes-in-one

Jackie Gagne has become a kind of statistical ripple in time. She keeps hitting holes-in-one. One day, she even shot two of them in one round of golf. What are the odds? 1 in 14,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

ABC News

Sizemore's leadoff HR sets pace as Indians flush Yanks

Once Grady Sizemore hit a leadoff home run, the Cleveland Indians were headed to the AL Championship Series while the New York Yankees were braced for a showdown with their boss.

ESPN

Three men arrested in connection to Memphis football player slaying

Three men have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death last week of a University of Memphis football player, Memphis police announced.

CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bosnian widow in church battle

A Bosnian Muslim widow battles to remove a Serbian Orthodox church from her land.

BBC

Diocese settles 4 sex abuse claims

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, CA agreed to pay $6.7 million to settle a high-profile Catholic school sex-abuse case and three other claims.

MSNBC

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GOOD NEWS

Golden retriever nurses stray kitten

A stray kitten has found a new mother in a golden retriever, who began producing milk for the little feline after hearing its cries.

ABC News

Twins thrive 4 years after surgery

With bright smiles and energy to spare, formerly conjoined twins Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim of Egypt have returned to Dallas, four years after a marathon operation to separate them.

San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

New political deal angers Pakistanis

President Pervez Musharraf was reelected this weekend by Pakistan's lawmakers, but many are furious about his power-sharing deal with former leader Benazir Bhutto.

Christian Science Monitor

Pakistani border death toll rises

BBC

Pakistan

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Sudan army attacks Darfur partners

Sudanese government troops and allied militia attacked a town belonging to the only Darfur rebel faction to sign a 2006 peace deal, rebels said.

Globeandmail.com

U.K. warns Darfur rebels on boycott

BBC

Vietnam floodwaters recede as death toll rises

Floodwaters receded and some Vietnamese villagers returned to homes that had been submerged by five days of storms and flooding that killed up to 77 people.

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Big Apple gets big kudos for bicycling

New York City's bronze medal from a Washington-based bike group represents an endorsement for the city's efforts to promote cycling for a cleaner environment and a healthier populace.

MSNBC

China to phase out incandescent bulbs

China, maker of 70 percent of the world’s lightbulbs, has followed Australia’s example and agreed to phase out incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient lights.

E Magazine

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Police to release new album?

Andy Summers, guitarist in the recently reformed band The Police, has hinted that the band may enter the studio to record a new album.

NME.com

Special section:

Police bio

Yahoo! News

Lindsay Lohan to 'stay focused' in Utah

Just hours after leaving Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah, Lohan tells OK! magazine that she's settling in the mountains.

USA Today

Spade donates $25,000 to family of slain police officer

David Spade, a 43-year-old comedian, said that after reading about Officer Nick Erfle’s death, he was “hit out of the blue” by the shooting and the fact that Erfle had overcome cancer to return to duty.

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Veterans will oversee transformation of space station

Over the next seven months, the orbital outpost now staffed largely by rotating, three-member crews from the United States and Russia will double in size.

Houston Chronicle

GM OnStar system could halt stolen cars

Starting with about 20 models for 2009, the service will be able to slowly halt a car that is reported stolen, and the radio may even speak up and tell the thief to pull over because police are watching.

Associated Press

EDUCATION

Ore. teacher wants to take gun to school

High school English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to work because she fears her ex-husband could show up and harm her.

Associated Press

Business education fit for heroes

There are many superficial similarities between the worlds of the military and business, something Captn. Robert M. Secher of the U.S. Marines knew too well.

CNN

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