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Pope Benedict XVI waves to believers as he arrives to the "Church of Our Lady Victorious" in Prague, Czech Republic. The Pontiff arrived to the Czech Republic for a three-day visit. (Photo by Bela Szandelszky / AP)

Pope decries Czech communist-era persecution

Pope Benedict XVI criticized the communist era's fierce religious persecution as he began a three-day pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, and urged the heavily secular nation to rediscover its Christian roots.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blasts hit Pakistan's northwest

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in two separate car-bomb attacks in northwestern Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Anti-US feelings grow in Pakistan

CBS News

4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

Four U.S. troops were killed in two separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

Reuters

General McChrystal on the war

YouTube

Iran to allow IAEA visit of new nuclear site

Iran's nuclear chief says his country will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to inspect its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facility.

Houston Chronicle

Obama takes on Iran in weekly radio address

The Hill

Craziest things ever said during a UN speech

Foreign Policy

When your dorm goes green and local

Thoreau said education often made straight-cut ditches out of meandering brooks. But not at the EcoDorm, which houses 36 undergraduates and is the spiritual heart of Warren Wilson College.

New York Times

Terror suspect planned to attack on September 11

An Afghan native facing terrorism charges planned to bomb a target in New York on the anniversary of the terrorists attacks of September 11, a federal prosecutor said.

CNN

What's behind string of terror plots

Christian Science Monitor

Sales jump in many industries

Several industries managed to increase sales at a double-digit pace the past year despite a tough recession, according to an analysis.

Denver Post

NATION

Calif. finds alternative to closing parks

The Schwarzenegger administration backed off its threat to close dozens of California state parks by saying it has found other ways to save money amid the state's deep fiscal crisis.

San Jose Mercury News

POLITICS

Obama: G-20 helped fix global economy

President Barack Obama said actions taken so far "brought the global economy back from the brink."

Associated Press

Guantanamo might not close on time

The White House acknowledged that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay on time as President Barack Obama had promised.

ABC News

Guantanamo forces change at White House

NPR

Paul Kirk Jr. fills Kennedy's Senate seat

Former national Democratic Chairman Paul Kirk Jr. stepped in as the temporary replacement in the Senate for a friend, the late Edward Kennedy.

Fort Worth Star Telegram

Paul Kirk becomes emotional

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Shark sanctuary created in Palau

The world's first shark sanctuary will protect the declining fish in waters off the tiny island republic of Palau, the country's president said.

National Geographic

Palau to establish shark sanctuary

RedOrbit

Look next door: a carbon neutral house

The first newly constructed, carbon neutral house on the East Coast will open its doors to the public.

CNBC

Living in a green house

Dailymotion

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Steve Jobs on the greening of Apple

In one of his first post-leave interviews, Apple CEO Jobs says the impact of products, not the emissions of factories, is what counts and that it's time to focus on a company's results, not its lofty goals.

BusinessWeek

Consolemakers prep for motion control battle at the Tokyo Game Show

Microsoft kicked off the Tokyo Game Show this week with an impressive lineup of publishers who have pledged support for its new motion-control camera system, dubbed Project Natal.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

H1N1 flu season arrives in the US

The novel flu virus is hitting much sooner than normal, long before cold weather forces people inside, where viruses like to fester and weeks before the official start of flu season.

TIME

Flu drug shortage may revive art of pharmacy

Reuters

Discussion:

Symptoms and treatment for novel H1N1

Columbia Missourian

Prostate cancer screening not worthwhile for all men

Screening all men for prostate cancer using a currently available common blood test is not worthwhile, according to a new study.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Colleges brace for hit from economy

High school counselors said that some parents who used to worry mostly about whether their children could get into a particular college are now concerned about whether they could afford it.

New York Times

Students protest fees of Calif. campuses

Students, professors and workers at University of California campuses poured out of classrooms to rally against deep cuts to public education.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Can religion help the economic crisis?

A conference on interfaith co-operation was held in Seoul, where leaders called for religious perspectives to be taken into account by governments tackling issues like the financial crisis.

BBC

Islamic prayers at the Capitol

Thousands of Muslims gathered just feet from the Capitol for "A Day of Islamic Unity," an event intended to showcase what organizers called the "peace, beauty and solidarity" of Islam.

Los Angeles Times

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GOOD NEWS

Brooklyn Bridge Pup Crawl aims to save needy animals

The Brooklyn Bridge will be aglow as hundreds of pups in neon leashes trek from Manhattan to Brooklyn to draw attention to the plight of needy animals.

NY Daily News

13 new commitments empower girls and women at Clinton Global Initiative

Millions of girls and women will have access to improved health care, education and increased economic opportunity because of commitments made at the Clinton Global Initiative.

PNNOnline

12-year-old helps rescue elderly flood victim in Ga.

Edith Shelby, 87, of Lilburn, Ga., escaped from her house in rising floodwaters with help from an unlikely rescuer: her 12-year-old neighbor.

WSB-TV

WORLD

Why young Germans have tuned out