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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

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