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Residents surround an army truck carrying aid for earthquake survivors in Pisco, Peru. At least 510 people were killed and 1,500 were injured in the magnitude-8 earthquake on Peru's southern coast.   (Photo by Martin Mejia / AP) Peruvian President appeals for order after looting Peruvian President Alan Garcia called for the orderly distribution of emergency supplies as desperate victims of a magnitude-8 earthquake on Peru’s southern coast looted markets. ic Wales Grim quake toll from Peru church BBC Peru quake toll still rising WCBS Communities north of Baghdad attacked USA Today   Search for six trapped coal miners abandoned The search for six miners trapped in a collapsed Utah mine was suspended after crumbling tunnel walls inside the Crandall Canyon Mine killed two rescue workers and a federal mine inspector. San Jose Mercury News Chinese rescuers seek 172 in flooded shandong mine Bloomberg Handling of mine disaster questioned Yahoo! News Hurricane Dean seen becoming deadly Category 5 Hurricane Dean is expected to grow into a ferocious Category 5 storm as it passes Jamaica and nears Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Reuters Dean tears through Caribbean Yahoo! News Turkish jet hijack ends peacefully Two men who hijacked a Turkish passenger jet bound for Istanbul have surrendered to authorities and were escorted from the plane after releasing the remaining passengers and crew. CNN In pictures: Turkey hijack attempt BBC   NATION Army says suicide rate among soldiers in '06 was a record Ninety-nine U.S. soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years of record-keeping. Baltimore Sun 4 killed in helicopter crash over Ariz. A U.S. Marine Corps search-and-rescue helicopter crashed during a training flight over southwest Arizona, killing four people on board, officials. One person survived. Yahoo! News Charity: U.S. food aid is 'wrecking' Africa Critics of U.S. food aid subsidies say they help cause obesity among Americans and starvation among Africans. London Independent POLITICS Edwards' finances and populism clash A company John Edwards has invested $16 million in Fortress Investment Group, which owns mortgage companies that have moved to foreclose on homeowners in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. Baltimore Sun Snow to leave before Bush White House press secretary Tony Snow said he'll leave before the end of the Bush presidency because he needs to make more money. ABC News Hastert taps out Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), the longest-serving Republican Speaker in Congress history, announced he will not run for another term and will retire from Congress in 2008. The Hill BUSINESS Starbucks: A baristas union? At the Labor Board trial of the company, twentysomething activists are trying to poke holes in the company's socially responsible image. BusinessWeek Home Depot agrees to pay $10M in hazardous waste dumping lawsuit Home Depot has agreed to pay nearly $10 million in penalties and investigation costs to settle a lawsuit alleging it mishandled hazardous waste from its California stores, officials said. International Herald Tribune SPORTS Familiar sight: USC once again preseason No. 1 After a season of chasing, Southern California is again the team being chased. And that’s just the way coach Pete Carroll and the Trojans like it. MSNBC Vick must make choice after pals plead guilty With his NFL career in jeopardy and a superseding indictment adding more charges in the works, Michael Vick has been left with a hard choice. Kansas City Star Vick's co-defendants enter guilty pleas ESPN HEALTH N.M. planning medical marijuana program Gov. Bill Richardson ordered the state Health Department to resume planning of a medical marijuana program despite the agency's worries about possible federal prosecution. Forbes Dendreon breast cancer drug effective in clinical trial Dendreon Corp., the developer of a treatment to stimulate the immune system against prostate cancer, said a small study suggests the same technique may help women with breast cancer. Seattle Post-Intelligencer EDUCATION Are we failing our geniuses? Any sensible culture would know what to do with Annalisee Brasil. The 14-year-old not only has the looks of a South American model but is also one of the brightest kids of her generation. TIME Learn a foreign language – over the Web Maurice Acker, a junior at Marquette University in Milwaukee, practices Spanish with natives from Spain every Friday morning at the school's language lab. Christian Science Monitor   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Tom Bevan): August is hell for political pundits Real Clear Politics Column: Why does Wall Street always get bailed out? CNNMoney Column: The scary prescience of Michael Ware Huffington Post Column: Karl Rove's wrong turn Christian Science Monitor Editorial: A costly victory USA Today Editorial: Cash for grades? Yahoo! News Column (Kaveh Afrasiabi): U.S. steps closer to war with Iran Asia Times Column (John Pilger): The old Iran-Contra death squad gang is desperate to discredit Chavez Guardian Editorial: The Padilla crime Baltimore Sun   Site edited by: Julia McCallum, Angela Leland, Ryan Dowse, Yvonne Lee, Carolina Pinto, Walt Chiu and Josh Miles.   GOOD NEWS Kidnapped tortoise returns home from rehabilitation center Bob, a 42-pound pet tortoise who was mutilated after being stolen from a family's yard, has returned home after a month in a rehabilitation center. "He's doing great" owner Dorothy Sullivan said. San Jose Mercury News WORLD German woman kidnapped in Kabul Armed assailants abducted a German woman from a restaurant in Kabul, officials said, prompting police to shoot at the speeding getaway car, killing a nearby taxi driver. Guardian Kazakh election watched as barometer of commitment to democracy Oil-rich Kazakhstan, the most stable and prosperous of the ex-Soviet Central Asian republics, voted for a new parliament in an election closely watched for signs of the country's commitment to democracy. International Herald Tribune Kazakhstan's low-key personality cult BBC Warrant out for Hussein daughter Interpol has circulated an arrest warrant for the oldest daughter of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Raghad Saddam Hussein, who is accused of terrorism and other offenses. BBC ENVIRONMENT Arctic ice at lowest level ever - a month before melt season ends Arctic sea ice reached its lowest extent on record and the melting is continuing. Officials said satellite measurements show ice levels falling below the previous record low of 2.05 million square miles. Scotsman Climate change demonstrations spread to 2 more airports The environmental campaign against air travel moved towards a more confrontational phase and spread outside the climate-change camp at Heathrow. The Independent Climate change threatens European landmarks NPR LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Pioneering jazz drummer Max Roach dies at 83 Max Roach was the hottest drummer in New York by the time he was 20 years old. By the time he died at age 83, he was truly one of the giants of jazz. NPR Arnold, Ellen, hundreds more honor Merv Griffin A-list celebrities, political figures, industry titans, old Hollywood luminaries: Merv Griffin knew them all in life. And none of them was about to forget him in death. E! Online SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Study: As Internet news grows, print is in jeopardy A new study suggests that the Web is a threat to print media, whose advantage of being a "first mover" is in flux. Editor & Publisher Astronauts express relief that repairs not required Endeavour's astronauts said they were relieved at NASA's decision to skip repairs to the deep gouge on their spaceship's belly and said it would have been a tough job to pull off. Baltimore Sun As Dean strengthens, NASA says it may bring shuttle home early CNN Tailoring ads to cell phone users Mobile phones are a potential gold mine for advertisers, the most personal and intimate way to communicate and engage with more than 2 billion subscribers worldwide. San Jose Mercury News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Idaho congressman apologizes for remarks about Muslim colleague U.S. Representative Bill Sali has apologized to a Muslim colleague for remarks suggesting the United States' founders never intended for Muslims to serve in the U.S. Congress. International Herald Tribune Jews worried over U.S. visa changes American Jewish organizations are worried that changes to a special visa program could prevent hundreds of Israelis from coming to the U.S. and leave vital religious jobs unfilled. Jerusalem Post   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Global trade in body parts A dire shortage of donated organs in rich countries is sending foreigners with end-stage illnesses to poorer places like China, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Colombia and the Philippines to buy a new lease of life. 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