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Iraqi children eat melon at a refugee camp for internally displaced people outside Najaf, Iraq, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad. Some 1,200 people took refuge here fleeing sectarian violence in central Iraq. (Photo by Alaa al-Marjani / AP)

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Fatah militants storm government buildings in Gaza

Palestinian gunmen raided parliament buildings controlled by rivals in the West Bank as factional fighting continued to spread.

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CNN

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Mahmoud Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM

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BBC

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Hamas controls Gaza

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CBS News

Child slave labor revelations sweeping across China

An unfolding labor abuse scandal has swept China in recent days that involves the kidnapping in central China of hundreds of children, and perhaps more, some reportedly as young as 8 years old.

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International Herald Tribune

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Hundreds of slaves freed

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MSNBC

Iraqis flee violence, homes for shantytowns

Iraqis fleeing their homes because of sectarian warfare are starting to set up makeshift camps inside the country -- a development reflecting the dire scope of Iraq's displacement problem.

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Explosion destroys Sunni mosque in Basra

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U.S. News & World Report

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Gates to push Iraq to speed reconciliation

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Reuters

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U.S. convoy attacked in Kabul; 4 dead

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CBS News

Britons jailed over al-Qaeda bomb plot

Seven Britons linked to a plot to blow up U.S. financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange, and carry out a series of attacks in Britain, were jailed for a total of 136 years by a London court.

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Reuters

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Dhiren Barot's co-conspirators

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BBC

Arrests in Egypt point toward crackdown

Recent arrests in Egypt appear part of a new zero-tolerance policy toward anybody who challenges the governing party’s monopoly on power.

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Ledger

NATION

Soldier missing and 40 factory staff trapped in floods

A teenage soldier who fell into a swollen river was still missing and more than 40 workers remained trapped inside a factory after thunderstorms and torrential rain caused severe flooding across the UK.

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Guardian

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Floods in South Yorkshire

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BBC

Former U.N. chief with Nazi past dies at 88

Kurt Waldheim, the former U.N. secretary general whose election as Austrian president in the 80s triggered an outcry after his Nazi military service was revealed, has died at the age of 88.

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Guardian

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Waldheim remains controversial after death

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Monsters and Critics

Zoellick poised to clinch job as World Bank chief

Robert Zoellick, President George W. Bush's candidate to be World Bank president, looked set to clinch the job as expected without a challenger when a deadline for nominations expires.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Libby fails in prison delay bid

A federal judge has refused to delay the start of the prison sentence for I. Lewis Libby in the CIA leak case while he appeals against his conviction.

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The Age

Schwarzenegger: Turn off spanish TV

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a gathering of Hispanic journalists that immigrants should avoid Spanish-language media if they want to learn English quickly.

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ABC News

Out yet in

Dallas mayoral candidate Ed Oakley never hid his sexuality, but he didn’t trumpet it either. Does it matter in the Big D?

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Newsweek

BUSINESS

eBay CEO vows not to let Google make inroads with payment service

A spat that erupted between eBay Inc. and Google Inc. might presage more tension in one of the Internet's most interesting rivalries.

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San Jose Mercury News

Penn National to be acquired in $6.1 billion deal

U.S. hedge and private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC and other investors agreed to pay $6.1 billion for Penn National Gaming Inc.

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San Diego Tribune

Is the foreclosure crisis real?

Activity is on the rise nationwide, but only a handful of states are responsible and delinquency rates are down.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Lowe fans 11 as Dodgers edge Angels

Derek Lowe outdueled Ervin Santana, as the Dodgers edged the Angels, 2-1, in the latest edition of the Freeway Series at Dodger Stadium.

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Two owners of Curlin face federal wire fraud conspiracy charge

A federal grand jury this week indicted two attorneys, charging them with conspiring to commit wire fraud in representing more than 400 people in the suit over the diet drug fen-phen.

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ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA: Crucial space station computers up and running

Two Russian cosmonauts began to get crucial computers up and running after they crashed at the International Space Station, limiting the outpost's ability to orient itself and produce oxygen.

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canada.com

Plants can recognize, communicate with relatives, studies find

Plants have family values, too, it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.

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National Geographic

Perfect silicon sphere will help to redefine kilogram

Weight and measurement experts across the globe are working towards a more scientific definition of the kilogram.

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The Age

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Buddhist master statue destroyed

Chinese authorities have demolished a statue of a Buddhist master at Tibet's oldest monastery, the latest act in what critics say is an effort by Beijing to dilute Tibet's unique Buddhist culture.

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Independent Online

Judge: Police can ban Muslim garb

A Philadelphia police officer has no right to wear a head covering as required by her Muslim faith when she is in uniform, a federal judge ruled.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Honest airport worker gets reward

Helzberg Diamonds said it would give 36-year-old Robert Lewis a $10,000 reward for his honesty and make a $5,000 donation to Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates in his honor.

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MSNBC

NATION

Duke lacrosse DA says he'll resign

Facing the loss of his law license, Mike Nifong said he will resign as district attorney after he obtained rape indictments against university lacrosse players who were later declared innocent.

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CNN

Crystal meth use in U.S. 2 times higher than estimated

Crystal methamphetamine use among young American adults is twice as high as previously estimated, according to newly published National Institutes of Health research.

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AFP

Hundreds watch unearthing of 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in Tulsa

Hundreds watched as a crane lifted a muddy package from a hole in Tulsa's courthouse lawn: a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried to celebrate Oklahoma's 50 years of statehood.

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International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Bird species show sharp declines in U.S.

A new study by the National Audubon Society shows that 20 common American birds, such as whippoorwills and the Rufous hummingbird, have declined by more than half in the past 40 years.

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USA Today

Bee deaths linked to pesticides

Scientists investigating a mysterious ailment that killed many of the nation's honeybees are concentrating on pesticides and a new pathogen as possible culprits.

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LiveScience

Can green computers help save Earth?

The drive to make computers more environmentally friendly has been given an extra boost after the technology giants Google and Intel joined the rush to prove their green credentials.

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The Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

DeGeneres rules at Daytime Emmys

Presenter Ellen DeGeneres kept up her award-winning run by collecting her third consecutive Daytime Emmy for best talk show host.

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BBC

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Bob Barker says goodbye

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CBS News

'Die Hard' tops magazine list of best action films

"Die Hard," starring Bruce Willis as a tough cop battling terrorists, was named the best action film ever by Entertainment Weekly magazine.

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Reuters

Why wine writers talk that way

Why do wine tasters talk and write the way they do? Is this what happens when your job requires you to drink before noon?

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Slate

HEALTH

3 Hepatitis C cases linked to NYC doctor

Authorities urged 4,500 people who were treated by an anesthesiologist to get tested for hepatitis C, saying three patients may have been infected as the doctor gave them anesthesia.

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CBS News

Edwards proposes cash incentive to end drug company monopolies

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards proposed cutting health care costs by overhauling the patent process for breakthrough drugs.

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Houston Chronicle

U.S. diet pill 'suicide risk' fears

A weight loss drug used by thousands of Britons has been rejected by U.S. safety officials because of an increased risk of suicide.

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BBC

EDUCATION

More grads opt to serve the poor

Recent college graduates, including tens of thousands graduating this spring, are seeking community service jobs, where they can learn marketable skills while doing work they find meaningful.

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USA Today

States mull dropping school 'zero tolerance' rules

Lawmakers in several states say the strict policies in schools have resulted in many punishments that lack common sense, and are seeking to loosen the restrictions.

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San Diego Tribune

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Genetically engineered cattle 'resist mad cow disease'

United States and Japanese scientists reported that they used genetic engineering to produce cattle that resist mad cow disease.

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A man unrolls mats in a prayer hall in Singapore where Muslims will gather for afternoon prayers. (Photo by Wong Maye-E / AP)

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