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GOOD NEWS

Pa. Hero Walk makes $88,000 donation

Shrapnel may have robbed Sgt. Jeremy Feldbusch of his eyesight, but it also led him to a new purpose: raising money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Ranchers aim to put beef in grocery bags of needy

Ranchers and packing houses are cooperating to put more beef on the tables of hungry families across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Spokesman-Review

WORLD

Haiti cholera cases detected in Port-au-Prince

Five cases of cholera have been detected in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the U.N. says, amid an outbreak that has killed more than 200 people.

BBC

Haiti battles cholera outbreak

CNN

Councils plan for exodus of poor families from London

Ministers were accused of driving poor people out of wealthy inner cities as councils revealed they were preparing a mass exodus of low-income families because of coalition benefit cuts.

Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Australia’s questions over iPhone security: justified?

John Lawler, the CEO of the Australian Crime Commission, has spoken about the serious threat of online crime in today’s highly tech-savvy world, something that extends all the way to the iPhone.

iTWire

AT&T still riding high on iPhone

AT&T reported that it activated a record 5.2 million iPhones, a 62 percent increase from the company’s previous record of 3.2 million iPhones activated in the second quarter.

PC World

ENVIRONMENT

UN Convention on Biological Diversity talks stall on cash and targets

Conservation groups have expressed concern that a major UN conference on nature protection is stalling, with some governments accused of holding the process hostage to their own interest.

BBC

Acoustic early warning system developed for landslide prediction

A new type of sound sensor system has been developed to predict the likelihood of a landslide. The system consists of a network of sensors buried across hillsides that present a risk of collapse.

ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Brand, Perry wed at tiger reserve in India

British comedian Russell Brand and American pop singer Katy Perry were married at a luxury resort in a tiger reserve in northwestern India, a hotel official said.

ABC News

Unsung creator of ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle,’ Alex Anderson, dies

Animation has had plenty of unknown geniuses, but few were more obscure, or more important, than Alexander Anderson, who died at 90 in Carmel, Calif.

TIME

EDUCATION

Colleges aim to boost low grad rates; many students unprepared

Universities have begun accepting students with below average grades while requiring enrollment in a program that provides tutoring and other study support.

Detroit Free Press

Wash. schools learn to deal with homeless students

School districts in Washington are grappling with how to help the growing populations of homeless students, even as budget cuts further slash their ability to meet their federal obligation to do so.

Union Bulletin

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