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Armed Afghan police stand guard at the Indian Embassy entrance gate in central Kabul, Afghanistan. A suicide car bomb exploded outside the embassy in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital this year, officials said. (Photo by Rahmat Gul / AP)

Afghan bomb strikes Indian Embassy

A Taliban suicide bomber has attacked the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing at least 17 people in a second attack on the building in little over a year.

BBC

Obama team to hash out new plan for Afghanistan

CNN

Areas hit hard by swine flu in spring see little now

As concern over the spread of the H1N1 virus sweeps the nation, epidemiologists in New York and other cities that were awash in swine flu last spring are detecting little evidence of a resurgence.

New York Times

How do you know if you have the flu?

Reuters

Inside the CDC

ABC News

Jobless lose lifeline as Senate stalls

As thousands of jobless Americans lose their weekly unemployment checks, Congress is still debating who should qualify for a benefits extension.

CNNMoney

Chaos erupts in Detriot as thousands jockey for federal aid

Detroit Free Press

Long-term unemployment

USA TODAY

Baucus health care bill would lower deficit, analysts say

Senate Democrats pushing health care legislation received a boost from congressional budget experts, who say that a bill being debated by the Senate would expand coverage and lower the deficit.

Los Angeles Times

Blog:

State variations in health remain wide

NPR

Herta Müller takes the 2009 Nobel prize for literature

Herta Müller, a Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

FBI director Mueller urges vigilance against cybercrime

FBI Director Robert Mueller visited San Francisco to warn of the dangers of computer-assisted crime.

San Francisco Chronicle

Holder, Duncan meet with Daley

President Barack Obama dispatched two top cabinet officials to his hometown to address the problem of youth violence after a Chicago teenager was beaten to death two weeks ago.

Politico

Holder, Duncan to fight Chicago teen violence

YouTube

Nutrition still not 'A' grade in U.S. schools

Schools in the U.S. are becoming healthier places thanks to more nutritious food and an increased focus on exercise, but still more is needed to combat teen obesity.

HealthDay

Special section:

National School Lunch Program

USDA

POLITICS

Supreme Court hears case over Mojave Desert cross

A sharply divided high court plunged into a controversy over a 5-foot-tall white cross in a Mojave Desert preserve owned by the federal government.

Christian Science Monitor

Lawmakers show worry over dollar’s dwindling worldwide status

Lawmakers worry that foreign investors may lose faith in the dollar as a secure instrument if the nation’s debt continues to mount and the Federal Reserve fails to help the economy and restore lending.

The Hill

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Fashion, celebrity photographer Irving Penn dies at 92

Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, has died.

ABC News

Filming of García Márquez novel delayed by anti-prostitution group

Filming of the latest novel by Gabriel García Márquez has been delayed by an anti-prostitution group that claims the movie would promote child prostitution.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Threatened Preble's mouse could get 18,462 more acres of protection

A new federal push to protect 18,462 Front Range acres as habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse has set off an endangered species battle royale.

Denver Post

Plastic bottle boat to sail

Plastiki, a 60-foot-long catamaran made of more than 12,000 plastic bottles, will soon ply the Pacific Ocean to increase awareness of environmental problems.

National Geographic

EDUCATION

School stimulus funds used incorrectly

The Department of Education's inspector general reports that some states are using stimulus dollars to replace money they've cut from their education budget — despite instructions to the contrary.

NPR

Britain dominates list of top ten universities in the world

British universities dominate the world Top Ten rankings for the first time this year, with London institutions climbing higher than ever before.

Times Online

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Voices of Africa ring across the Vatican

The Vatican is in the midst of a special meeting regarding the unique challenges facing the Catholic Church in Africa.

Examiner

Pope says Filipino people need upright political leaders

Believing that poverty continues to be a major concern in the Philippines, Pope Benedict XVI advised Filipinos to choose upright political leaders.

Philippine Star

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GOOD NEWS

Joanna Lumley leads way as actors launch charity album of poetry

A band of stars led by Joanna Lumley have recorded 27 poems for a charity album, "Words For You," that will be released by Universal next month.

Times Online

Around the world in 30 days

A medical school graduate has flown more than 55,000 miles around the world, using a promotional offer that allowed 30 days of unlimited flights for $599, to raise money for a school in Zambia.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Poland’s Kaczynski to sign EU Treaty, deepening Czech isolation

Polish President Lech Kaczynski is set to sign the European Union’s new governing treaty, leaving the Czech Republic alone in standing in the way of the EU institutional overhaul.

Bloomberg

South Pacific hit by 4 major quakes