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A Palestinian worker is seen on a construction site in east Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reprimanded a top official over the announcement of new settlement construction during a high-profile visit by Vice President Joseph Biden. (Photo by Dan Balilty / AP)

Israeli construction plans irk Biden

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sees difficulty having negotiations with Israel unless it revokes plans to build new homes on disputed land in Jerusalem, Abbas' top negotiator said.

CNN

Biden: 'US has no better friend than Israel'

Jerusalem Post

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Palestinian territories

Guardian

Biden addresses unsettled business in Israel

MSNBC

Ex-Toyota lawyer says documents prove company hid damaging information

When former in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from his top post at Toyota, he took some 6,000 internal documents, including memos and e-mails damaging to his former employer.

CNN

NY Prius crash investigated

Detroit Free Press

Democrats close in on health bill

A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.

MSNBC

Blog:

CBO offers new estimate for Senate health care bill: $875B

The Hill

Treasury missed chances to save taxpayer money on GMAC bailout

The Treasury Department did not adequately consider all options when bailing out troubled finance company GMAC and could have better protected taxpayers' money, according to a report.

CNNMoney

GMAC bailout adds $6.3B to public's tab

CBS

New Chile quake as Pinera sworn in as nation's president

Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as president of Chile, minutes after it was hit by the largest aftershock since last month's devastating earthquake.

BBC

Airlines threaten to cancel flights

Airlines are threatening to cancel scores of flights in response to a new rule that would prohibit them from keeping passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours.

Wall Street Journal

NATION

Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years

The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may be slowing. RealtyTrac Inc. said the number of households facing foreclosure grew 6 percent, the smallest increase in four years.

San Francisco Chronicle

Yemen reportedly holding US terror suspect from New Jersey

An American man from New Jersey is reportedly among 11 members of an al-Qaida cell arrested in Yemen in a security raid.

CBS News

Jobless claims edge lower

The number of Americans filing for first-time claims for unemployment insurance fell while continuing claims rose sharply.

CNNMoney

Blog:

Jobless claims dipped by 6,000 last week

NPR

POLITICS

House Democrats move to ban some earmarks amid ethics concerns

Democrats in the House of Representatives moved to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.

Reuters

Senate approves $138 billion bill extending unemployment aid

The U.S. Senate approved a $138 billion measure that would extend unemployment benefits and provide additional aid to states in the second major effort this year by lawmakers to boost the economy.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Color changing frog found

A newfound frog species undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peach-colored, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.

National Geographic

Galaxy study validates general relativity on cosmic scale

An analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies demonstrates that the universe plays by the rules set out 95 years ago by Albert Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Are C-sections too common?

Cesarean births are at an all-time high and fewer women who have had a C-section are opting for vaginal births on subsequent pregancies, according to the National Institutes of Health.

ABC News

New knee may improve balance

A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance and help prevent falls, according to a new study.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

How green is my mansion?

Mitch Kapor, software mogul and philanthropist, wants to build a 10,000-square-foot "green" house, complete with a 10-car garage.

New York Times

UN to review errors made by Intergovernmental Panel

The United Nations is to announce an independent review of errors made by its climate change advisory body in an attempt to restore its credibility.

Times Online

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican forced to defend itself over abuse

As accusations of historic sexual abuse by Roman Catholics emerge in another European country, the Vatican has insisted it has dealt with "the very serious issue" promptly and decisively.

BBC

Where Hindus and Muslims pray together

When Hindus visit a temple in Gaddeajijpur village, they also make it a point to pray at the adjacent mausoleum. It is no different for Muslims. The villagers believe their prayers will not be answered otherwise.

Times of India

SPORTS

Merlin Olsen dead at 69

Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.

Sports Illustrated

Kidd, Butler power Mavericks to 13th straight win

Jason Kidd had 20 points and 9 assists and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA's longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory, 96-87 over the New Jersey Nets.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Africa united against polio outbreak

More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 African countries in a massive example of cross-border cooperation.

HappyNews.com

Global university eliminates cost, other barriers to education

One entrepreneur has come up with a proposal to bring the high cost of education down to a manageable number: zero. University of the People is free — it's 100 percent online.

NPR

Book group in Maine gives girls a safe place to speak out

Maine's statewide nonprofit working toward positive change for girls, A Girl's Point of View, provides copies of contemporary fiction that focuses on current-day issues.

Seacoast Online

WORLD

Maliki holds edge in Iraq, but results are challenged by opposition