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Demonstrators scream slogans as they wave Iranian flags outside the Iranian embassy in Brussels, protesting the outcome of the presidential election in Iran. (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP)

'No foul play' in Jackson death

Foul play has been ruled out in the death of Michael Jackson, after doctors completed an autopsy on the singer who died at age 50.

BBC

Person close to Jackson: AEG role, will unclear

Guardian

Jackson's musical legacy

Reuters

Climate-change legislation clears US House, sent to Senate

The U.S. House passed legislation to impose the nation’s first-ever limits on greenhouse-gas emissions linked to global warming, handing President Obama a win on one of his top policy priorities.

Bloomberg

Iran opposition quiet amid strategic bind

Iran's opposition supporters, faced with a senior cleric's demand that protest leaders be severely punished or even executed, enter the third week of their campaign against the disputed presidential election.

Examiner

Obama: Bloodshed in Iran affects US dialogue

Christian Science Monitor

Basijis: Iran's culture cops

Current

US readies missile defense before North Korea test

The United States has deployed missile defense systems in anticipation of a possible North Korean missile test that may be aimed in the direction of Hawaii.

NPR

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Administration seeks stronger North Korea sanctions enforcement

ABC News

Madoff ordered to forfeit $170 billion

U.S. District Judge Denny Chin has entered an order requiring disgraced financier Bernard Madoff to forfeit $170 billion of his interests in all property, including real estate, investments, cars and boats.

MSNBC

NATION

New cyber command raises privacy concerns among critics

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has created a new cyber command in the Pentagon as part of the Obama administration's focus on cyberdefense.

NPR

'Jena 6' case ends in plea deal

More than two and a half years after six black teenagers were charged with beating a white fellow student at Jena High School, criminal charges against the remaining five defendants were resolved.

Town Talk

Holder: 'we have to face' hate crimes

CBS News

POLITICS

Senators have health reform bill 'options'

Senators working to give President Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said they had figured out how to pare back the legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling.

CBS News

Obama mulls indefinite prison stays

The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, concerned that Congress might stymie its plans to close the prison.

Houston Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Oscar rules get a makeover

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it will tighten its nomination standards for the original song category and expand the best picture category to 10 nominees.

Variety

Jackson, Fawcett tributes continue on TV

Networks continue to put together tributes to Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, with several new and returning specials scheduled to hit the airwaves.

Hollywood Reporter

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

When space shuttle retires, who will deliver? Not NASA

NASA is turning to private space companies to plug a worrisome five-year gap in its ability to boost astronauts into orbit and return them safely to Earth.

McClatchy Newspapers

Whales might be as much like people as apes are

At the annual International Whaling Commission scientists said these aquatic mammals are more than mere animals — maybe they should be considered people.

Wired

SPORTS

Yankees draw 1st blood at Citi Field

No matter how many times CC Sabathia said he felt fine, Joe Girardi wasn't going to be convinced his ace's arm was sound until he had more proof.

NY Daily News

Costly 2nd inning

mets.com

Beverley eager to show Miami he belongs in NBA

The Heat swung a late-draft-night trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, getting the 6-foot-1 point guard whom Miami's braintrust ranked as the 20th-best talent in the entire draft.

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Even at 500, Calvin isn’t slowing down

Like most 24-year-old men, Stephen Jones is keenly interested in sin. But while many of his peers enjoy their youthful indiscretions, Jones takes a more, shall we say, puritanical stand.

Religion News Service

Sermon calls for execution of protesters

A senior Iranian cleric demanded in a nationally broadcast sermon that leaders of election protests be punished harshly, with some "worthy of execution."

Hawk Eye

HEALTH

Soy may protect lung function

Consuming soy products may improve lung function and lower the chances of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, new research suggests.

HealthDay

Animal fats linked to pancreatic cancer

WebMD

Drinking, breastfeeding mothers: Where's the line?

Since ethanol can move rapidly into the breast milk, lactation experts agree that moderate alcohol consumption by a mother does not pose major threats to an infant.

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Teenage race sensation emerges

At age 15, Gabby Chaves isn't old enough to have a driver's license. But he routinely wins formula race car events, reaching speeds of 150 mph.

Christian Science Monitor

Breast cancer dip linked to locale, income, HRT decline

The nationwide drop in breast cancer rates linked to the decline of hormone replacement therapy tracks both income and locale, with more significant reductions observed in affluent areas.

MedPage Today

WORLD

China argues to replace US dollar

China's central bank has reiterated its call for a new reserve currency to replace the U.S. dollar.

BBC

US shifts Afghanistan drug policy