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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, left, shakes hands with North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Kye Gwan before leaving from Pyongyang airport.  (Photo by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service / AP) Trapped Chilean miners sing Video footage of the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for three weeks shows the men in good spirits, singing the national anthem, chanting, "Long live Chile, and long live the miners." Guardian Trapped Chile miners video message YouTube Hurricane Danielle now a Category 4 storm Hurricane Danielle is now a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic. Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased to near 135 mph with some additional strengthening possible. NPR 3 storms swirl in the Atlantic MSNBC   American imprisoned in N. Korea returns to US Looking gaunt but relieved, an American freed after being jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang in the company of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. MSNBC China silent on reported visit by NKorea's Kim Jong-il Reuters North Korea frees American CNN After Katrina, Gulf Coast is still vulnerable Since Hurricane Katrina slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast, breaching levees and flooding New Orleans, one thing hasn't changed: Louisiana is still sinking at a rate that's only going to quicken. Discovery News Brown says not giving context was 'fatal mistake' during Katrina CNN 2nd quarter GDP revised down The sputtering economy may be headed for a double-dip recession after the government revised the nation's gross domestic product downward to 1.6 percent from an initial estimate of 2.4 percent. ABC News Fed chief to deliver key address MarketWatch   NATION Iraq 7 years later: Was the war worth it? Democracy is alive in Iraq. Yet many Iraqis are not pleased with life. Unemployment is 35 percent. Electricity is spotty. Terrorist bombings continue. USA TODAY Special section: Iraq timeline BBC Blog: Poll: Americans think Iraq war a mistake  (CBS News) Political Hotsheet Divided beef industry to meet with feds Farmers and ranchers from across the country have a rare opportunity to meet with federal officials and air long-standing concerns over the beef business. Denver Post For panel, clear details on BP's structure are still out of reach Federal investigators became visibly annoyed as BP executives were unwilling or unable to provide a clear picture of the company's hierarchy. Seattle Times Gulf Coast wearied by oil spill MSNBC POLITICS Why political polls sometimes get it wrong A number of primary election polls this season have been notably off the mark in their predictions, raising questions about their reliability. ABC News GOP plans wave of White House probes President Barack Obama needs no incentive to go all out for Democrats. Republicans are planning many committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority. Politico SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Kepler spies Saturn-sized worlds The U.S. space agency's Kepler planet-hunter has spied a star that has two Saturn-sized objects circling it. BBC Blog: NASA announces discovery of 2 new planets  (CNN) This Just In Earning virtual currency by watching ads To fuel their gaming, social game addicts may soon be posting updates about the sneaker they designed for Adidas, or the app they downloaded for Coke. San Jose Mercury News Sony Ericsson: opportunity in Facebook Places Toronto Sun SPORTS Strasburg has 'significant tear'; Tommy John surgery likely Stephen Strasburg has a torn elbow ligament and most likely needs Tommy John surgery, bringing the pitcher's promising rookie season to an abrupt end. Sports Illustrated Pujols hits 400th home run At 30 years 222 days, Pujols became the third-youngest player to reach 400 homers. Alex Rodriguez hit No. 400 at 29 years 316 days, and Ken Griffey Jr. reached the benchmark at 30 years 141 days. New York Times HEALTH High-fat diets treat absence epilepsy Two types of high-fat diets can reduce and, in some cases, completely eliminate seizures in children with a common seizure disorder known as absence epilepsy. Medical News Today Flu season: what to know to stay healthy As a new flu season dawns and students head back to school, the latest vaccine protects against three strains of flu expected to circulate, including the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. U.S. News & World Report Doctors' faiths influence end of life care A new study from the U.K. suggests that doctors' religious faiths strongly influence end of life care, with agnostic and atheist doctors nearly twice as willing to take decisions that speed up end of life. Medical News Today   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: All we are saying ... Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Keith Libbey and Evan Thomas): Clean slate time Newsweek Editorial: Egg recall is latest signal that FDA needs more authority Detroit Free Press Editorial: A dangerous problem Las Vegas Sun Column (Frank Ackerman): Atrazine ban would not ruin the Corn Belt Des Moines Register Column (Peter Svensson): Ideology vs. technology Detroit News Editorial: Earbuds suspected in growing harm to teenagers' hearing Columbus Dispatch Column (Michael Cohen): Who's being insensitive about the 'ground zero mosque'? AOL News   Site edited by: Kristen Toland, Rachel Wright, John Allen, Jodi McMaster, Elizabeth Quinn, John Harvell, Adrian Smith, Michael Makofka, Brigitte Leschhorn, Alexa Even, Charles Weiss and George Knowles.   GOOD NEWS Toddler implanted with artificial lung Toddler Owen Stark of Eldon, Mo., has become the youngest person in the world to receive an artificial lung, thanks in part to a device called the NovaLung. ABC News Deaf find their voices via mobile wireless video and apps Wireless gadgets have changed the way nearly everyone communicates, but the deaf have benefited more than others. Scientific American WORLD Rebels reach peace deal in Qatar Yemen's government and northern rebels have agreed to bolster a fragile truce and start political dialogue to end a civil war that has raged on and off since 2004. Reuters DR Congo killings 'may be genocide' The BBC has seen a draft U.N. report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. BBC Fertile land could ignite ethnic conflict in Congo Guardian BUSINESS Toyota recalls 1.13M Corolla, Matrix cars Toyota Motor Corp. said that it would recall about 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix cars in the United States due to defective electronic control units that could cause the vehicles to stall. Reuters American Airlines hit with biggest fine Federal aviation regulators slapped American Airlines with the largest fine in history, charging that the carrier made thousands of unsafe flights. CNNMoney EDUCATION Job hunt for foreign students toughens U.S. visa curbs on immigrants with special skills in science, math or technology are a widening problem that’s long been a sore point for chief executives of the U.S. technology industry. Bloomberg You've been pre-approved If former students whose academic records qualify them for an associate degree were awarded the credential retroactively, then the number of associate degrees would increase by at least 12 percent. Inside Higher Ed LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT The questionable Frida Kahlo paintings A new book cataloging a collection of Frida Kahlo's possessions has grabbed the art world's attention. When it comes to forgery scandals, this is the grandma of them all. Newsweek Korean pop, with help from the Internet, goes global South Korea’s booming music industry is turning to social media to reach audiences in hard-to-access markets like the U.S. and Europe. TIME Yellow Cab Chicago to rid anti-Islam ads Yellow Cab Chicago requested that a fleet of taxis remove controversial anti-Islam ads. The ads, sponsored by the group Stop Islamization of America, appeared on 25 Chicago cabs this summer. Chicago Tribune ENVIRONMENT Post-Katrina green homeowners barred from recycling water Memories of floodwaters in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward are still fresh in the minds of those displaced by Hurricane Katrina's storm surge as it poured through a levee break there five years ago. National Geographic Electricity out of thin air could be the next big power source Researchers have solved a mystery about how electricity forms in the atmosphere, and in doing so may have found a way to pull electricity right out of the air. Popular Science RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Ramadan lessons for all of humanity with Jordan's Queen Noor True piety does not consist in turning your faces towards the east or the west, but truly pious is he who believes in God, and the Last Day, and the angels, and revelation, and the prophet. Huffington Post Mother Teresa's impact after her death Mother Teresa would have just turned 100. The order she started 60 years ago — the Missionaries of Charity — continues its outreach to the "poorest of the poor." National Catholic Reporter   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Plastic bags: untapped tax gold mine? Only one U.S. city has successfully instituted a plastic bag tax, but at least 13 other states are considering one. ABC News   Photo of the Day The moon rises over the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol in Washington.  (Photo by J. 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