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GOOD NEWS

Soldiers fight to bring their Iraqi translators to US

Though a law passed in 2007 made it easier for translators to come to the United States, some Americans — many of them soldiers — have felt the need to do more.

Bradenton Herald

Volunteers spruce up neighborhood

Rain couldn't dampen the spirits of about 100 volunteers who hammered nails, painted walls, and weeded an overgrown garden and alleyway in West Philadelphia's Walnut Hill neighborhood.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Clinton to press Russia on Iran, arms

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Russia hoping to win Moscow's backing for a strong stance on Iran's nuclear program and looking for progress on a new arms control pact.

San Francisco Chronicle

Triple bombing kills scores in Iraq

The attacks are sparking concerns of a return to violence in an area that was the epicenter of the Sunni insurgency until local tribal leaders allied with the U.S..

Christian Science Monitor

3 blasts rock western Iraq

Reuters

BUSINESS

Gas prices fall below $2.50 a gallon

Prices at the pump fell more than four cents, continuing a downward slide despite a rise in crude oil prices.

CNNMoney

Employees may be able to get new type of insurance plan

More employers may include a new type of plan that can chop premium payments by approximately 20 percent and give consumers a tax break.

Kansas City Star

HEALTH

Modern patients driving up health costs

Patients have a lot more access to information, but they don't always know what's best for them.

NPR

Success of AIDS vaccine trial is at issue

Two published accounts have reported that the results from a six-year trial in Thailand of a new AIDS vaccine may be even weaker than the authors admitted.

New York Times

British soldier given cancerous lungs

A British soldier who served in Iraq died after having been transplanted with cancerous lungs, an inquest heard.

Toronto Star

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Birth rates rise in wealthiest nations

Wealthy countries' fertility rates rise again; some are approaching the replacement value of 2.1 children per woman, whereas others still have a long way to go.

LiveScience

Learning to juggle grows brain networks

Juggling boosts the connections between different parts of the brain by tweaking the architecture of the brain's "white matter" — a finding that could lead to new therapies for people with brain injuries.

New Scientist

'Frankencamera': digital photos taking a giant leap?

It's big. It's ugly. And it's made from recycled parts, at least for now. It's called the "Frankencamera" — and it might change the way you take pictures.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

China's garbage woes increase as economy grows

As more Chinese ride the nation's economic boom, a torrent of garbage has resulted. City officials are struggling to cope with this problem.

ABC News

Eco-friendly defense against erosion in Arctic regions

A robust geosynthetic bag can be filled with locally available, low-grade soil and used to build protective infrastructures capable of withstanding sea and ice erosion in the harsh Arctic climate.

ScienceDaily

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