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A boy takes cover from a wave caused by the approaching of Hurricane Earl in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.  (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo / AP) How Match.com changed the world of online dating Match.com has ushered in an era in which one in five relationships and one in six marriages are between people who met through an online dating site. Newsweek Gloom over President Obama's Iraq address The speech on Iraq confronts President Obama with a subject that defies easy explanation and a policy that allows little self-congratulation. TIME Iraqi PM praises 'sovereignty day' Al Jazeera Few Iraqis cheer US departure San Francisco Chronicle   Earl could take aim at Carolinas by Friday After dealing a glancing blow to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, forecasters warned that Hurricane Earl could have the Carolinas in its sights soon. CNN Blog: Earl threatens Labor Day vacations  (USA TODAY) Dispatches Special section: Hurricane Earl The Weather Channel Airline incident a 'dry run' for terror plot? Two men arrested in Amsterdam may have been conducting a dry run for a potential terrorist attack, after a cell phone taped to a bottle of medicine and a knife and box cutters were found in their luggage. CBS News Suspicious luggage leads to pair being detained YouTube New bank's headquarters is a double-wide trailer The Lakeside Bank is the only new start up bank to open in America in 2010. It's not housed in some towering beacon in the sky, but a secondhand, standard double-wide trailer in Lake Charles, Louisiana. ABC News   NATION Additional National Guard troops deployed to Ariz. border More than 30 National Guard members have begun their deployment as part of the border protection plan. Troops will continue to arrive over the next two months, with an expected force of 532 members by the end. CNN Column: The costs of Ariz.'s immigration law Christian Science Monitor Auto sales stickers may add guzzle grade Federal regulators proposed awarding new cars and trucks letter grades on fuel efficiency in a move that could deter consumers from buying gas guzzlers. Detroit News US weighs grades for car fuel economy NPR POLITICS Meghan McCain discusses Sarah Palin and 'Dirty, Sexy, Politics' Meghan McCain says Sarah Palin brought "drama, stress, complications, panic and loads of uncertainty" to her father's failed 2008 presidential campaign. Examiner Meghan McCain's 'Dirty Sexy Politics' ABC News Obama calls on Republicans to 'drop the blockade' on small business aid package President Barack Obama exhorted Congress to make passage of a long-languishing small business aid package its first order of business when it returns next month from its summer break. Star Tribune Obama acknowledges economy still struggling USA TODAY BUSINESS Consumer spending in US rises more than forecast, incomes lag Consumer spending in the U.S. rose more than forecast, exceeding gains in incomes, a sign that the improvement will not last without more jobs. Bloomberg Toyota Prius augurs collapse in Japan’s auto sales The Prius hybrid has spearheaded sales growth for Toyota Motor Corp. in Japan for over a year, helped by government subsidies. The model will likely bear the brunt of plunging demand as support ends. BusinessWeek SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Apple's mobile OS for other devices? An Apple event could underscore how the company's fortunes are increasingly moving beyond the computer to an array of connected devices. San Francisco Chronicle Russian researchers fight to save fruits of their labor Scientists carefully studied the fruit that could sustain life even if the world’s food supply is threatened. NPR ENVIRONMENT National parks feel the effects of human, environmental threats Following recent studies that exposed man-made and climate-caused deterioration, environmentalists are raising new concerns about the future health of all 58 U.S. national parks. MSNBC Wheat genome work just at initial stage Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said. Reuters SPORTS Clemens pleads not guilty in federal court A defiant Roger Clemens proclaimed that he was not guilty of lying to Congress during a confrontational 2008 hearing over steroid use in baseball. Houston Chronicle Are kids old enough to be playing adult extreme sports? A 13-year-old became the youngest person to die at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, raising the question: How old is old enough when it comes to extreme sports? Greenwich Time Alarming increase in child concussions Comcast SportsNet   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Robert Reich): Why a civil society extends unemployment benefits Salon Column (Mary Sanchez): Americans support birthright citizenship Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Should Calif. legalize pot? Christian Science Monitor Column (Susan C. Aldridge and Harry D. Raduege Jr.): Build an army of cyber warriors Baltimore Sun Column (Ross Douthat): Glenn Beck's Washington adventure: 3 hours of patriotism and piety Seattle Times Column (Reza Sanati): What Israel and Iran share: mistrust of international law Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Once more into the breach Detroit Free Press Column (Sean Bonner): In the face of Islamophobia Al Jazeera Editorial: Time to balance nation's budget Denver Post   Site edited by: Ayesha Sharma, John Allen, Alexa Even, Nicola Piccinini, Tanya Flowers, Mahvish Kazmi, Rachel Wright, Michael Makofka, Anne Lawver, John Harvell, Selena Williams, Maribel Limon, Brigitte Leschhorn, Daishi Sato and Charles Weiss.   GOOD NEWS A leg up for teens in a tough job market Goodwill's new program for Baltimore residents up to age 21 is an effort to chip away at the high unemployment rate for young adults. Baltimore Sun Family's cross-country trek to promote organ donation lands in Conn. As the recipient of an organ donation, Mike Greiner wanted to encourage others to register as donors. He and his wife sold their house and headed out with their children on a cross-country U.S. tour. Conneticut Post WORLD Trapped Chilean miners to move 4,000 tons of rock The miners trapped underground in Chile will have to move up to 4,000 tons of rock sent crashing down into their tunnel by the drill that began boring a rescue shaft to save them. Guardian Chilean miners face potential pay freeze Wall Street Journal Drilling begins at Chilean mine BBC Failed lie detector tests lead Mexico to fire thousands of cops Mexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing lie detector tests or other checks designed to detect possible corruption, officials said. Globeandmail.com EDUCATION Award-winning teachers dole out advice on fixing public schools Almost every teacher has thoughts on how to improve schools. So this month, as students began to trickle into classrooms, award-winning teachers at public schools across the country gave their ideas. CNN Interview: Who's 'really ready' for college? Retired Marquette dean gives advice USA TODAY San Jose Unified's online school a 1st in the Bay Area San Jose Unified already has about 250 independent-study students, but the new school is not aimed at them. Instead, it targets truants, students who are behind and students from other districts. San Jose Mercury News HEALTH FDA: Filthy conditions at egg recall farms Filthy conditions at henhouses linked to the egg recall include infestations by rodents, flies, maggots and wild birds, FDA inspectors report. WebMD Blog: Mice, flies, wild birds found in hen houses  (Des Moines Register) Green Fields Numerous health violations at egg farms YouTube Why heavy drinkers outlive nondrinkers One of the most contentious issues about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. TIME LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Ancient shaman‘s ’wake’ 1st feast for the dead? Packed with blackened tortoise shells, an ancient shaman’s grave may be evidence of early feasting. National Geographic 10 amazing ways video games can change your life They can save your life, crush your soul, make you a fortune, or even leave you penniless. Here are 10 reasons why video games have more real-world power than you think. CNN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Is believing in God evolutionarily advantageous for us? Believing that supernatural beings are watching you is so basic to being human that even committed atheists regularly have moments where their minds turn in a supernatural direction. NPR Special section: The dawn of man TIME Muslims go 'green' for Ramadan Rabah, the director of his region’s environmental equality unit for the Arab sector, aspires to live the way he asks others to live: mindful of the environment. Religion News Service   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Achieving Hispanic college success More Hispanic students are enrolling in college, but a disproportionate number drop out with debt instead of degrees. But some researchers argue it's what the colleges do that matters. USA TODAY   Photo of the Day Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials into the sky in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. 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