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Army troops prepare to leave for patrolling during a curfew in Bannu, a town on the edge of Pakistan's lawless tribal belt Waziristan.  (Photo by Ijaz Muhammad / AP) Pakistan 'starts Taliban assault' Fierce fighting has broken out as the Pakistan army battles Taliban militants in their remote strongholds in the South Waziristan province. Militants were offering stiff resistance as troops advanced. BBC Q+A: Why Pakistan is in South Waziristan Reuters Obama issues a call to community service at Texas A&M Outside, protesters sang, prayed and made speeches. But inside a hushed auditorium at Texas A&M University, President Barack Obama called for a nonpartisan culture of community service. Houston Chronicle Obama visits Aggieland San Antonio Express-News   Sweeps led ICE to limit sheriff's power An Arizona county's sheriff office is the only law-enforcement agency in the country to lose its authority to enforce federal immigration laws on the street under a controversial program. Arizona Republic 'Sheriff Joe' vs. the feds CNN Albania: return Mother Teresa's remains "By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world," according to Mother Teresa. But a dispute over her remains continues. CNN Mother Teresa in pictures BBC Can Bill Gates, the world's richest man, feed the planet? Bill Gates called for a second Green Revolution focused on African farmers — for new crop varieties, higher yields, farmer training and infrastructure. Scientific American The new Green Revolution TIME   NATION All-male college forbids cross-dressing An all-male college in Atlanta, Ga., has banned the wearing of women's clothes, makeup, high heels and purses as part of a larger crackdown on what the institution calls inappropriate attire. CNN Women are half of all US workers Almost 40 percent of mothers are now the main wage-earner. That's difficult economically because women earn 77 cents to every dollar men make. CBS News La. judge denies marriage license to interracial couple A Louisiana justice of the peace has ignited a firestorm after refusing to grant a marriage license to an interracial couple. BET.com Gov. Jindal calls for ouster of judge NY Daily News POLITICS Democratic electoral success now leads to governing headaches The success that came with opening the Democratic party to many centrists and conservatives in Republican-leaning districts is now causing problems as leaders struggle to find unity on health care reform. The Hill Obama threatens to end insurers’ federal antitrust exemption President Barack Obama accused the insurance industry of airing deceiving ads to derail his health care reform and threatened to strip the industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws. New York Times LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Queen Nefertiti’s home, a ruin for 70 years, opens in Berlin Berlin’s war-ruined Neues Museum opens after 70 years, rebuilt from rubble by British architect David Chipperfield as a home for Queen Nefertiti’s bust and the city’s Egyptian and prehistory collections. Bloomberg Neues Museum open to public Euronews Kevin Bacon loves the stage, and for more than just acting For the last 14 years, the star of such movies as "Footloose" and "Apollo 13" has sung alongside his older brother Michael as a member of the Bacon Brothers, a six-member rock group. Reuters HEALTH Shortage of flu shots as more kids die from swine flu infections Even as swine flu infections are causing an unprecedented amount of illness and deaths for this time of year, supplies of the vaccine to protect against it will be delayed, said government health officials. MSNBC The H1N1 swine flu: a look inside YouTube Can you shed pounds on the cookie diet? After trying dozens of pills and programs that didn't work, Josie Raper found Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet online. Six months later, her size 24 frame was down to a 6. ABC News SPORTS Sabathia dominates Halos in Game 1 Sabathia's seventh strikeout highlighted a show-stealing performance as the Yankees posted a 4-1 victory over the Angels, securing Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. MLB.com Playoffs day 8 MSNBC FIFA investigates Maradona tirade Argentina coach Diego Maradona is to be investigated by FIFA following his furious outburst after Argentina's World Cup qualifier victory in Uruguay. BBC RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Muslims lack allies in concerns about FBI undercover program When a local Muslim activist told Chuck Warpehoski that the FBI was using undercover informants to collect information on people attending mosques, he knew the issue couldn’t be ignored. Religion News Service Hikers share in American Indian spirituality and find community Hikers from Ohio walked in sun and rain and across many days. Though they started the journey for many reasons, most said they found something more important along the way: community. Columbus Dispatch EDUCATION States continue to feel fiscal squeeze despite stimulus Despite the nearly $40 billion to help steady state education budgets under the federal economic-stimulus package, some states remain in dismal fiscal straits, forcing further cuts to K-12 programs. Education Week Harvard’s bet on interest rate rise cost $500M to exit Harvard University’s failed bet that interest rates would rise cost the world’s richest school at least $500 million in payments to escape derivatives that backfired. Bloomberg   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Don't cut the payroll tax Forbes Column: Nativism is dangerous to our health Salon.com Column: Where Obama's mild things are NPR Column: Know thy president by his choice of pooch The Telegraph Column: No excuse for racial bigotry Guardian Column: Easing the Northeast Passage New York Times Column: Survivors reflect on '89 freeway collapse San Francisco Chronicle Blog: Water and women Huffington Post   Site edited by: Jennifer Huang, Jessica Flier, Beth Ruiz, Michael J. Bobak, George Knowles, Jayanthi Nathan, Amy Helfman, Leslie Wendel, Nadine Natour and James Morris.   GOOD NEWS Scientists remove amyloid plaques from brains of live animals with Alzheimer's A breakthrough discovery by scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, may lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that actually removes amyloid plaques from patients' brains. ScienceDaily Seattle club donates eyeglasses to children in Afghanistan villages Children in remote Afghanistan villages will see more clearly thanks to a Seattle club which mailed off 760 donated eyeglasses to an Air Force optometrist for distribution to civilians, mostly children. Seattle Post-Intelligencer WORLD Afghans await vote fraud report Election officials in Afghanistan will announce whether President Hamid Karzai is the winner of August's disputed election or must face a second vote against rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah. Al Jazeera Obama administration to roll out new Sudan policy The Obama administration plans to roll out a new Sudan policy with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties. ABC News BUSINESS Recliners a bright spot in American furniture industry Ah, the recliner. The American invention that linked lazing in the living room to television and frozen dinners is one of the few bright spots in a well-worn U.S. household furniture industry. MSNBC US bank failure tally hits 99 for 2009 One more U.S. bank was forced to close its doors, as the tally of failures so far inched closer to 100. Forbes Billionaire among 6 nabbed in insider trading case One of America's wealthiest men was among six hedge fund managers and corporate executives arrested in a hedge fund insider trading case. Monitor SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Rare procedure documents how human brain computes language A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain function. ScienceDaily Brain zips from thought to speech NPR Small asteroid to fly past Earth A small asteroid will buzz the Earth, flying just inside the orbit of the moon. It should pass safely by our home planet, according to a team of NASA space rock trackers. Space.com ENVIRONMENT Spotted seal populations near Alaska denied NOAA protection NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced that two of three populations totaling more than 200,000 spotted seals in and near Alaska are not in danger of extinction and thus, do not need to be protected. Environmental News Network Global seed bank goes bananas An unusual, pink variety of banana has allowed botanists to achieve a notable goal in their effort to preserve a record of the planet’s diversity of flora. Tonic Seed bank MSNBC   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT From onion juice to factory juice Gills Onions of Southern California will take the wraps off a system that converts up to 300,000 pounds a day of agriculture waste into electricity. 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