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Protesters stage an anti-war rally demanding the safe return of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean troops stationed there, in Seoul, South Korea. The signs read "Safe return and immediate withdrawal." (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

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News helicopter collision over Phoenix kills 4

Two news helicopters covering a police chase on live television collided, crashing to the ground and killing all four people on board in a plunge that viewers saw as a jumble of spinning, broken images.

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News helicopters crash while covering pursuit

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Police probe attack at Red Mosque

The Pakistani authorities have launched an inquiry into the suicide bombing outside the Red Mosque in Islamabad, in which at least 13 people died.

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BBC

Pilot killed in collision at Wis. air show

Two single-engine war planes at an experimental air show collided while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other, officials said.

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CNN

Afghans may use force if talks fail to free Korean hostages

A female hostage among the remaining 22 Koreans held by Taliban fighters appealed for a speedy end to their ordeal, as a senior Afghan official said force may be used to free them if talks fail.

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Reuters

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Held hostage

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MSNBC

4 killed, 10 hurt by car bomb in Baghdad

A parked car bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in predominantly Shiite eastern Baghdad, killing at least four people and wounding 10, police said.

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As U.S. rebuilds, Iraqi minister won't take over finished work

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International Herald Tribune

Sara Lee recalls 27 brands of bread

Sara Lee Corp. is recalling 27 brands of whole wheat bread products because they could contain small metal pieces.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Recalled cans still in grocery stores

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MSNBC

Cheney leaves hospital after surgery

Vice President Dick Cheney had minor surgery to receive a new battery for an implanted device that monitors his heart rhythms, his spokeswoman said.

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CNN

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Cheney displays a pacemaker

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NATION

Cameraman still held at Guantanamo after 5 years

Sami al Hajj, a cameraman for the Arabic news network al Jazeera, has been imprisoned as an “enemy combatant” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for five years, but never charged with any crime.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Dozens of Afghan civilians die in air raids

Dozens of civilians, including women and children, have been killed in two foreign air strikes in southern Afghanistan, residents and a local member of parliament said.

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Reuters

Rebel groups to meet as hopes rise over new Darfur peace initiative

Darfur's numerous rebel groups will meet next week in what diplomats describe as the best opportunity for working towards peace in the war-torn region of western Sudan for more than a year.

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Guardian

POLITICS

Minimum wage $9.50? Dems say maybe

Just days after the first increase in the minimum wage in 10 years, Democrats on Capitol Hill led by Sen. Edward Kennedy are discussing a further increase to $9.50 an hour.

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CNN

House set to vote on farm bill

The House is expected to vote on a far-reaching farm bill that sets policy for crop subsidies, food stamps and many other programs over the next five years.

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NPR

BUSINESS

Gas prices fall, oil bounces back

Gas prices fell to their lowest level since late May, while energy futures rebounded as investors kept a wary eye on equity markets.

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Forbes

Another triple-digit drop for the Dow

A late session sell-off sent stocks tumbling for the second straight session, with the Dow industrials plunging more than 200 points amid continued worries about credit markets and a surge in oil prices.

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Asian markets decline after Dow plunges

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World Bank head to speak at APEC ministers' meeting

Ten years on from the meltdown that sent Asian financial markets into chaos, the new president of the World Bank, Bob Zoellick, will address the APEC ministers' meeting in Sydney.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Zoellick heads to Asia

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Reuters

SPORTS

Beckham to miss second Galaxy game

Two weeks after his splashy introduction with the Los Angeles Galaxy and a week after playing briefly in his first game, David Beckham remains a bit of an enigma.

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USA Today

Nike ices Vick's pact; Reebok halts sale of No. 7 jersey

Nike suspended its lucrative contract with Michael Vick on, while Reebok took the unprecedented step of stopping sales of his No. 7 jersey.

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ESPN

Veteran Wake Forest coach Prosser dies

Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser has died, apparently from a heart attack. He was 56.

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ESPN

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College hoops community addresses Prosser death

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Top five cancer misconceptions

It's hard to keep up with all the latest news on cancer, and a new survey from the American Cancer Society shows that many Americans still harbor potentially dangerous misconceptions.

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TIME

Druggists sue over 'morning-after pill'

Pharmacists have sued Washington state over a new regulation that requires them to sell emergency contraception, also known as the "morning-after pill."

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CBS News

Agent Orange may boost Vietnam vets' hypertension risk

Exposure to the defoliant herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War may be raising blood pressure levels for the aging veterans of that conflict.

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Health Day

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Agent Orange legacy continues

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GOOD NEWS

Berlin Zoo introduces children’s book about famous polar bear Knut

The Berlin Zoo introduced its first authorized children’s book about Knut, their famous and lucrative polar bear cub.

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Drive-by act of kindness saves woman

A woman who followed her instincts is being hailed as a local hero after helping rescue a missing 90-year-old woman with dementia who was lost in the woods.

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Toronto Star

NATION

NASA takes swift action after report of astronaut drinking

NASA said it was going to take immediate action after a report raised safety questions about astronauts drinking before flying missions.

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CNN

Man arrested for stabbing sea lion in anger over stolen bait

A fisherman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a sea lion with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Americans rethink convenience of plastic grocery bags

Concern about the impact on the environment has caused U.S. residents to rethink the use of plastic bags, but the measures they are taking are unusual and don't always produce a satisfactory result.

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Earth Times

California clamps down on diesel

California has adopted tough new rules requiring that construction companies upgrade their diesel-powered equipment to reduce air pollution.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The myth about boys

We've been fretting about them for a decade, but young men are better off, socially and academically, than ever.

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TIME

Nicole Richie sentenced to 4 days in jail

Nicole Richie pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to four days in jail by a judge who said she was lucky nobody was killed.

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Westfall Weekly News

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'It girls' gone bad

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KCAL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug

A satellite that can measure tiny variations in the Earth's gravity field will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date.

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BBC

NASA responds to claims of drinking problem

An independent panel was told that intoxicated NASA astronauts were allowed to fly on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and cleared to fly on the space shuttle, the panel's chairman said.

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MSNBC

Befuddling birth: A mule's foal

Although mules are nearly always sterile, a female mule in Colbran, Colo., has recently become a mother, and her owners are trying to figure out how it happened.

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NPR

EDUCATION

L.A. school board gets 73 percent raise

A citizens panel voted to hike the annual pay of L.A. Unified School District board members by 73 percent, increasing it from roughly $26,000 to nearly $46,000.

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LA Times

Gabler fought for textbook accuracy

Norma Gabler dedicated much of the last 46 years of her life to the facts and to making sure textbook publishers get them right.

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Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

New 'Last Supper' theory crashes Leonardo Web sites

A new theory that Leonardo's "Last Supper" might hide within it a depiction of Christ blessing the bread and wine has triggered so much interest that Web sites connected to the picture have crashed.

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Yahoo! News

Pro-gay Baptist groups excluded from unity event

Leaders of an upcoming Baptist unity celebration have denied two Baptist organizations an official role in the event because they support gay rights.

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Beliefnet

Charity or terror?

The government says a Texas-based Islamic charity was actually funneling funds to terrorists, but some Muslim Americans claim the case is about marginalizing their voices.

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Newsweek

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.N. warns it can no longer afford to feed the world

The United Nations program fighting famine in Africa and other regions said it can no longer afford to feed the 90 million people it has helped for each of the past five years on its budget.

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Financial Times

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Eric Jensen stabilizes an inflating hot air balloon at Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J. As many as 100 balloons are expected to take part in the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. (Photo by Mel Evans / AP)

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