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GOOD NEWS

MBAs donate skills to end poverty cycle

A Canadian non-profit organization matches MBAs with small businesses in developing countries, offering not charity but years of business experience.

CNN

Unemployed Calif. man hits lottery jackpot twice in 2 days

An unemployed California man, who frequently bought lottery tickets, got twice as lucky when he dropped by to pick up a claim form for a $1,400 California Lottery win from the Super Lotto drawing.

Orange County Register

WORLD

Israeli PM faces pressure ahead of major policy speech

As a rare rift between Israel and the U.S. plays out, anticipation is running high ahead of a major policy speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Voice of America

More prisoners transported out of Gitmo

Three more detainees have been transported from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, raising the total detainees that have left the facility to 10.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Dow turns positive for 2009

Stocks churned at the end of a mixed week on Wall Street, that nonetheless left the Dow industrials in positive territory for the year for the first time since January.

CNNMoney

Six Flags files for bankruptcy protection

The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt.

MSNBC

Consumer sentiment improves

The Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment rose to 69 this month, up from a reading of 68.7 in May. June's reading was the highest in nine months and the fourth month in a row of increases.

MSN Money

Cautious consumers

Reuters

HEALTH

Evolution may have made humans more cancer prone

Did humans lose some of their ability to ward off cancer in return for developing a more advanced brain? That's a possibility, says a university researcher.

HealthDay

Anti-smoking bill aims at stopping teens

Historic anti-smoking legislation sped to final congressional passage and lawmakers and the White House quickly declared it would save the lives of thousands of smokers of all ages.

Associated Press

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Study asks if TV crews are fleeing Hollywood for ... Hoboken?

Fewer television programs are producing their first-ever episodes in Los Angeles, a new study says, for the first time confirming a long-held suspicion.

Christian Science Monitor

Digital TV switch ends

The United States has spent the better part of a decade preparing for the big switch to digital TV. But what happens to consumers once the switch is completed?

USA TODAY

Digital TV switch may leave some in the dark

NPR

Time for the digital switch

Reuters

SPORTS

Red Sox charge in 13th to drop Phillies

The 5-2, 13-inning victory over the defending World Series champion Phillies will probably go down as one of the most draining and gratifying games the Red Sox will have all year.

MLB.com

Atlanta releases Vick

Less than five years after the Atlanta Falcons signed Michael Vick to a $130 million contract, the quarterback was released in a 98-word statement.

Sports Illustrated

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