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A Canadair airplane flies over Athens after authorities evacuated nuns from a convent and closed off a major highway on Mount Ymittos near Athens. Flames approached the capital's eastern outskirts, damaging buildings in the Papagou suburb, the fire department said. No injuries were reported. (Photo by Nathalie Rendevski Savaricas / AP)

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Greek fires kill 51 and threaten Olympia

EU firefighters and planes joined the battle on Sunday against the fires raging in Greece for three days, killing 51 people and threatening areas near ancient Olympia, historic site of the first Olympic games.

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Reuters

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In pictures: wildfires in Greece

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BBC

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Rain eases in Midwest, but flood threat remains

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Reuters

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MSNBC

U.S. surge sees 600,000 more Iraqis abandon home

The scale of the human disaster in the Iraq war has become clearer from statistics collected by two humanitarian groups that reveal the number of Iraqis who have fled the fighting has more than doubled.

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London Independent

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Iraq body count running at double pace

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Yahoo! News

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Family loses 2 sons in Iraq

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BBC

Lawyer says sixth hole found no space for trapped Utah miners

The latest holed drilled into a collapsed mountain mine where six miners are trapped broke through a chamber where there was not enough space for the men to survive.

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Arizona Republic

Median U.S. house price expected to fall

The median price of American homes is expected to fall this year for the first time since federal housing agencies began keeping statistics in 1950.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Up to five killed in West Bank clashes

Israeli troops killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank and adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

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Monsters and Critics

NATION

Midwest storms deliver knockout punch to power lines

Hundreds of thousands of people were without power after their homes were battered by fierce winds and flooding rainstorms that slammed the rain-soaked Midwest.

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CNN

Terror screening leads to few arrests

The government's terrorist-screening database flagged Americans and foreigners as suspected terrorists almost 20,000 times last year. But only a fraction were arrested or denied entry.

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Single winner in $314 million Powerball lottery

Powerball lottery officials say one winning ticket was sold for Saturday night's $314 million jackpot. It was purchased in Indiana.

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CNN

POLITICS

Fla. Dems could lose say in 2008 race

Florida Democrats would forfeit their votes in selecting a presidential nominee unless they delay their state election by at least a week, the national party said.

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ABC News

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Obama on 'Daily Show' talks Clinton, GOP

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Yahoo! News

Terror label 'paves way for air strikes'

The White House's plans to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization are intended to give the Bush administration cover if it launches military strikes on the Islamic republic.

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Sunday Telegraph

BUSINESS

Foreclosure fallout: rescue scams

Scammers are taking advantage of mortgage holders at their most vulnerable, when they're about to lose their homes.

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CNNMoney

Ice cream wars: Nestlé vs. Unilever

The $59 billion ice cream industry is dominated by two global giants looking to expand in Asia and Latin America.

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SPORTS

Report: Falcons will try to recoup signing bonuses from Vick

The Atlanta Falcons will attempt to reclaim $22 million in bonuses already paid to Michael Vick, citing an unnamed source with nowledge of the team's plans.

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ESPN

U.S. stifles Canada to stay perfect at FIBA Americas tournament

The Americans held the Canadians to just two field goals in a dominant second quarter, pulling away for a 113-63 victory to remain unbeaten in the FIBA Americas tournament.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Alcohol may lower risk of kidney cancer

Alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer.

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Reuters

Taking on Tourette's

A new approach to stopping tics before they happen offers hope to thousands who live with the disorder.

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Newsweek

Sleepless kids are troubled kids

The nightly trip to dreamland is a frustrating one for millions of American children suffering from insomnia, night awakenings and even sleep apnea, experts say.

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HealthDay

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FDA applies heat to sunscreens

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ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Dark side of Jewish dream

Sixty years after the birth of the state of Israel, the Jewish National Fund continues to thrive — and to generate controversy.

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Sydney Morning Herald

More media bring more Islamic edicts

The Internet and satellite TV are increasingly being used to issue fatwas, or religious decrees, on issues like whether women can pluck their eyebrows or whether Muslims can read Harry Potter.

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Columbus Dispatch

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GOOD NEWS

Monastery offers veterans a re-entry to peace and faith

The Society of Saint John the Evangelist is offering a "healing retreat" weekend in October to help soldiers returning from war adapt to life back home and reconnect with their faith.

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Ledger

A dollar a day transforms teen pen pals in U.S. and Brazil

The age old tradition of pen pals has long sparked international friendships, but now it has become an avenue for providing aid to poor families overseas, with the added byproduct of lasting friendships.

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Good News Network

WORLD

Scores die in Indian city laced with bombs

Officials sent extra police and special bomb-detection equipment to Hyderabad after bombs packed with metal pellets killed 43 people at a packed street food stall and an amusement park.

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The Age

Pakistan tests missile

Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state, said it successfully tested an air-launched cruise missile that can carry "all types of warheads."

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Bloomberg

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Report: 18 Afghan civilians killed

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Canada's main opposition threatens election over climate bill

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper may cause lawmakers to bring down his government if he kills a climate-change bill that would force the country to meet its Kyoto treaty commitments.

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Bloomberg

As China rises, pollution soars

Just as the speed and scale of China's rise as an economic power have no clear parallel in history, so its pollution problem has shattered all precedents.

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International Herald Tribune

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China drafts laws to curb pollution

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Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Director Singleton involved in fatal car crash

Director John Singleton, who earned two Oscar nominations for his 1991 movie "Boyz N the Hood," was driving a car that hit and killed a Los Angeles woman, police said.

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Reuters

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'Brokeback' director's latest too hot for censors

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CNN

How three Swedish geeks became Hollywood's number one enemy

The Pirate Bay directs 2 million surfers to copyright-busting film and TV downloads every day.

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ex-astronaut apologizes to romantic rival

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak publicly apologized for her startling confrontation with her romantic rival in a love triangle involving another NASA space traveler.

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Houston Chronicle

Group claims first complete iPhone unlock

A group calling themselves iPhoneSIMFree claimed that they had created software that unlocked Apple Inc.'s iPhone, letting users make calls on mobile networks other than AT&T, the official carrier in the U.S.

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EDUCATION

Colleges seek 'authenticity'

If there's a sign of the times in college admissions, it may be this: College counselor Steven Roy Goodman tells clients to make a small mistake somewhere in their application.

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Louisville Courier-Journal

Colleges stress moral leadership

Ethical lapses in society are prompting universities to try to turn out students who are more socially responsible.

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Christian Science Monitor

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Common breast cancer genes found

A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported.

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A Muslim girl holds a toy weapon during a rally at the Dome of the Rock mosque in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

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