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GOOD NEWS

Sweeping national study finds blacks in US diverse, optimistic

The divide between blacks and whites is fast disappearing. Although prejudice persists, most blacks are optimistic about their future.

USA Today

Magnetic stimulation blocks migraine pain, study shows

A hand-held device that painlessly sends a magnetic pulse into the head may offer some migraine sufferers relief.

Reuters

WORLD

North Koreans bring down reactor tower at nuclear plant

North Korea toppled the cooling tower at its nuclear plant, a move showing the North's commitment to a nuclear deal a day after submitting a list of its atomic plans.

The Age

North Korea's motivation? Survival, experts say

CNN

Pakistan sends troops against Taliban in Peshawar after attacks

Pakistan deployed hundreds of paramilitary troops in the provincial capital of Peshawar to halt attacks by Islamic guerrillas.

Bloomberg

Official: Pakistan attacks Taliban stronghold

Google News

BUSINESS

Oil and equities weigh on dollar

Analysts said the dollar suffered as the sell-off on global equities markets was triggered by fresh fears over the health of the U.S. banking sector. High oil and gold prices also took their toll on the currency.

Financial Times

Wall Street ends miserable week, Dow down 490 points

Wall Street has suffered another big loss, with the Dow falling more than 100 points amid worries about high oil prices and further fallout from the credit crisis.

ABC News

Stimulus checks make economic waves

Payments give a huge jolt to after-tax incomes and consumer spending, but boost may not last.

CBS News

SPORTS

Goodell: NFL rookie pay scale 'ridiculous'

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it's "ridiculous" to reward untested rookies with lucrative contracts, and wants the issue addressed in contract talks.

Yahoo! News

How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprinters

How does a poor Caribbean country of less than 3 million people produce many of the top-flight sprinters? Improved coaching and a new system to develop raw talent at home, observers say.

Christian Science Monitor

Roger Federer eases into second week

Roger Federer is through to the last 16 at Wimbledon after an impressive straight sets victory over Marc Gicquel with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 victory.

Times Online

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Aliens or asteroid: What was blast of 1,000 Hiroshimas?

It set off a massive explosion that flattened millions of trees in the Siberian wilderness and lit up the sky as far away as Britain. A century later the Tunguska event still provokes intense debate.

Times Online

Rogers, Fido detail iPhone 3G plans

Both Rogers and its smaller wholly owned subsidiary Fido announced plans for the iPhone 3G, along with the longest mandated contract length so far of any iPhone carrier: three years.

BetaNews

ENVIRONMENT

Blair urges G8 2050 climate pact

Former British prime minister Tony Blair urged the Group of Eight rich nations to agree to a global goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Environmental News Network

Whale meet ends with peace agenda

BBC

Plants 'climb' due to global warming

Like people vacationing in the mountains to escape summer heat, plants are "climbing" to higher elevations to cope with global warming, a new study shows.

National Geographic

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