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GOOD NEWS

South Africa releases Mandela 90th birthday coin

The South African Reserve Bank will circulate 5 million coins featuring Nelson Mandela to commemorate the former president's 90th birthday.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Warren Buffett gives stock to charity

Billionaire Warren Buffett has given away 512,169 Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to three charitable foundations in keeping with his plan to give away the bulk of his fortune.

BusinessWeek

WORLD

G-8 looks past Bush

Leaders of the G-8 issued a polite sayonara to President Bush and to the rest of the world: We’re likely to take a stronger, more specific joint stance on dealing with climate change next year.

Christian Science Monitor

Over caviar and sea urchin, G-8 leaders mull food crisis

The Independent

Iraq insists on US withdrawal timetable

Iraq will not accept any security agreement with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of foreign forces, according to the government's national security adviser.

Reuters

Iraqi P.M. Calls for Withdrawal Date

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BUSINESS

Oil extends slide into 2nd day, losing over $5

Oil tumbled more than $5 a barrel in its second big drop this week, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cashed in gains.

Yahoo! News

Worst may not be over on Wall Street

As U.S. home prices decline and Washington struggles to end the economic malaise, Wall Street is starting to send another sobering message: The worst is yet to come.

International Herald Tribune

Feeling Fannie's and Freddie's pain

CNNMoney

Venture funds flood clean tech

According to a report from a San Francisco research and strategy firm, worldwide venture investments in clean technologies reached $2 billion from April to June, setting an all time record.

San Jose Mercury News

SPORTS

Jeter, Pettitte lead Yanks past Rays

Derek Jeter delivered with his bat and glove, backing a determined effort by Andy Pettitte that sent the Yankees past the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 5-0.

Sporting News

An all-star farewell to Yankee Stadium

NPR

British lawyer tries to ambush another Games pentathlon hope

A British lawyer, advocating for a Greek athlete, claims that Australians cheated by changing official scores to ensure that an Australian modern pentathlon athlete qualified for the Olympic Games.

Sydney Morning Herald

EDUCATION

Cancer death rate drop tied to higher education levels

Declines in death rates from the four leading types of cancer in the U.S. since the early 1990s have been driven largely by progress among college-educated men and women, researchers said.

Reuters

‘Green’ report cards for US colleges

New rating systems help students choose environmentally friendly colleges.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican 'regrets' female bishops

The Vatican criticized the Church of England's decision to press ahead with the ordination of women as bishops, saying it presented an "obstacle" for reconciliation between Canterbury and Rome.

Guardian

Billionaire philanthropist, John Templeton, dies at 95

John Templeton, an investor and mutual fund pioneer who dedicated much of his fortune to promoting religion and reconciling it with science, has died. He was 95.

Beliefnet

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