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GOOD NEWS

Missing women found at Alaska's Denali National Park

Two women, Abby Flantz, 25, and Erica Nelson, 23, reported missing in Denali National Park and Preserve were located alive and well.

San Jose Mercury News

Melanoma stopped in patient with 5 billion copies of own cell

Researchers used five billion copies of a single immune cell from a man to wipe out signs of his advanced melanoma for more than two years.

Bloomberg

Quadriplegic woman embarks on solo sailing around UK

In a yacht steered by her breath, Hilary Lister is attempting to become the first quadriplegic sailor to circumnavigate Britain.

Scotsman

WORLD

Israel-Hamas Gaza truce begins

A truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect with the aim of halting militant attacks and an Israeli blockade that have made life unbearable for people living on both sides of the border.

ABC News

Somali bomb attack targets president Abdullahi Yusuf

Somalia's president was targeted in a bomb attack that killed two policemen, as violence continued in the capital of Mogadishu, despite a recent peace accord.

Christian Science Monitor

Deals with Iraq are set to bring Western oil giants back

Four oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations on contracts that will return them to Iraq, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power.

International Herald Tribune

A horrific bombing marks Baghdad's patchwork instability

Newsweek

BUSINESS

Economic rebound at least a year away

Economic woes are expected to continue until at least mid-2009, and things may get worse before they get better, according to a quarterly survey of chief financial officers.

CNNMoney

Almost a third of CEOs expect to cut jobs

MSNBC

Profits at Morgan Stanley tumble

Morgan Stanley has posted a sharp drop in second-quarter profits to $1.01B as the credit crunch hit its trading and investment banking business.

BBC

SPORTS

Tiger out for the season

Tiger Woods will have reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the PGA Tour season.

San Francisco Chronicle

Report: Goosen said Tiger was faking it

Sporting News

Russia secures place in quarterfinals

Russia booked a spot in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008 with a convincing 2-0 win over Sweden, allowing them to claim second place in Group D.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

ENVIRONMENT

Alaska fishing: the merits and costs of a tamed frontier

While fisheries are collapsing around the world, stocks are strong in the waters off Alaska, source of half the seafood commercially harvested in the nation.

Christian Science Monitor

Senate blocks debate of renewable energy tax credits

The Senate blocked debate of a bill to offer about $17.7 billion in tax incentives for consumers to build clean energy sources like windmills and solar arrays.

Environmental News Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ancient Christian 'holy wine' factory found in Egypt

Two wine presses found in Egypt were likely part of the area's earliest winery, producing holy wine for export to Christians abroad, archaeologists say.

National Geographic

Vatican weighing in on 'good cinema'

The Vatican said that it is working on guidelines for "good cinema." The move comes after the Vatican told producers of "Angels & Demons" that their follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code" doesn't qualify.

Reuters

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