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The wreckage of a helicopter that was hit by an airplane and crashed in the Hudson River is repositioned by a crane on a pier in Hoboken, NJ. (Photo by Seth Wenig / AP)

Hudson divers seek 2 remaining victims of mid-air crash

Divers hope to pull a plane out of the Hudson River, but their first priority is to recover the bodies of two remaining victims of the air collision that killed nine people, a chief investigator said.

Baltimore Sun

Hunt for NY crash bodies goes on

BBC

Divers recover chopper from Hudson

YouTube

Governors oppose DoD emergency powers

A bipartisan pair of governors is opposing a new Defense Department proposal to handle natural and terrorism-related disasters, contending that the proposal could lead to more problems than solutions.

The Hill

'3 amigos' talk trade, H1N1 in Mexico

Leaders of the U.S., Mexico and Canada presented a united front on swine flu, but less so on simmering trade issues.

Reuters

Border police being busted more

San Jose Mercury News

Canada plays catch-up in trade race with China

Globeandmail.com

Tackling the issues

CBS News

US recession seen ending in 3rd quarter

The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression will probably end soon, but there is uncertainty over the speed and duration of the economic recovery.

CNBC

World's 1st wireless pacemaker gives patient new freedom

After relying on a pacemaker for 20 years, Carol Kasyjanski has become the world's first recipient of a wireless pacemaker that allows her doctor to monitor her health from afar — over the Internet.

Reuters

NATION

Law officials say it's best to cooperate during police confrontation

Local law officials believe there's something to be learned from the incident involving Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Expert warned officials of crowded California prison

A riot at an overcrowded California prison that injured 175 has come at a critical time for the state's prisons.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Democrats set up health care 'war room'

House Democrats have set up a health care “war room” to help their rank-and-file members navigate a tumultuous August in which they find themselves on the defensive on their signature issue.

The Hill

Pelosi: Town hall rows are 'un-American'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are calling the disruption of town hall meetings by vocal protesters "simply un-American.''

Baltimore Sun

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Censorship strikes, Herdict is watching

The spike in reports on Herdict.org in March pointed to government interference rather than a run-of-the-mill technical glitch, even before Google confirmed China was blocking its YouTube video-sharing site.

TechNewsWorld

Publicis Groupe to buy Microsoft's Razorfish for $530 million

French advertising group Publicis Groupe SA has agreed to acquire Internet ad agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530 million in cash and stock.

CNET News

HEALTH

Statistics tell parents that the world is not so dangerous for their children

Despite the trepidation that naturally arises when releasing our kids into the world, statistics show that for the majority of young people, their world is not as dangerous as it is so often made out.

Kansas City Star

No comeback seen for hormone therapy

Several studies released have revealed ways in which hormone replacement therapy might still be beneficial. But U.S. experts say there's scant chance there will be any revision on the position.

HealthDay

Special section:

Menopause health center

WebMD

EDUCATION

Rich prize, restrictive guidelines

The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed guidelines for awarding $4 billion in Race to the Top Fund money is sending a strong message.

Education Week

Calif. could be disqualified from federal education stimulus

Sacramento legislators are reevaluating a law that does not allow student test scores to be tied to teacher performance.

San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Pakistan: 80 Muslims arrested for attacks on Christians

Pakistani police have arrested 80 Muslims following the brutal August 1 attack that left ten Christians dead in the northeastern Pakistani city of Gojra.

Catholic World News

Spirituality joins nature in parish garden

The new memorial garden at Santa Catalina Roman Catholic Parish is a thing of physical and spiritual beauty, landscaped with desert plants and rocks and inhabited by lizards and other desert wildlife.

Arizona Daily Star

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GOOD NEWS

Cooking may help to reduce stress

It can soothe jangled nerves, heal broken hearts and cure boredom, insomnia and anxiety. Cooking is therapy and, fattening or not, it's effective.

New York Daily News

Photographer's panoramic vision turns decay into art

Jean-Pierre Lavoie took panoramic pictures — sweeping, 360-degree views of places like the old Packard and Fisher Body factories. His photos prove that at some level beyond decrepitude, there's art.

Detroit News

WORLD

600 missing in mudslide in Taiwan

Two typhoons in Asia have killed dozens of people, left hundreds missing and forced nearly one million people to flee to safety, officials said.

MSNBC

Taiwan mudslide may have buried 600 villagers