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In the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, people celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Moammar Gadhafi‘s son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam. Rebels raced into the capital of Tripoli and met little resistance as Gadhafi’s rule appeared to crumble. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini / AP)

Memorial honoring King opens to public

Visitors got their first up-close look at the Washington, D.C., memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. including a granite sculpture inspired by the civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Special section:

Civil rights in America

USA TODAY

Floating city close to reality

Cities come in all shapes and sizes, but can they float? PayPal founder Peter Thiel recently invested money to jump-start efforts to create communities afloat on ocean platforms.

Discovery News

Moammar Gadhafi launches counter attack

Although the opposition has seized the symbolic heart of Libyan leader’s 42-year regime, rebels say that pro-Gadhafi forces still control up to 20 percent of capital.

MSNBC

Int‘l court: Rebels have detained Gadhafi’s son

Philadelphia Inquirer

Special section:

Key rebel targets in Libya

Guardian

Blog:

Libya: Why has the tide turned?

(NPR)

The Two-Way

What was a tropical storm is now Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene is moving over Puerto Rico and its path is projected to take it toward the U.S. East Coast.

Houston Chronicle

Special section:

Storm coverage

The Weather Channel

What is contributing to the decline of America’s serious crime rate?

Explanations such as abortion laws, a fall in crack use and — most contentiously — longer sentences, could explain a nationwide drop in serious crimes.

Guardian

Small towns in America

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

Library patrons owe Houston taxpayers millions of dollars

One look at the Houston Public Library‘s delinquency records is enough to both buoy and sink the hearts of book-lovers: Borrowers failed to return 243,102 books since 1999.

Houston Chronicle

Medical dossiers spilled onto Internet, exposing intimate details

Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see. Through Internet searches, private information could be found.

Star Tribune

How wireless devices are being used to fight traffic

A massive wall of video screens displays real-time images from a network of cameras. It’s Houston’s other mission control, and they’ve now got a new tool to combat congestion: your bluetooth device.

MSNBC

POLITICS

GOP may OK tax increase that Obama hopes to block

Many of the same Republicans who fought to keep income tax cuts from expiring are now saying a different “temporary” tax cut should end as planned. By their own definition, that amounts to a tax increase.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Trailing in the polls, Jon Huntsman goes on the attack

Behind so far in the polls, Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman is now going after the front-runners.

CNN

Blog:

Huntsman: GOP cannot become ‘anti-science’ party

(Politico)

Politico Live

BUSINESS

Stunted corn crop could lead to higher food prices

Smaller corn harvests are likely to keep corn prices elevated into next year, economists say, driving up retail food prices and dampening consumer spending.

USA TODAY

Bernanke to aid recovery with gradual boost in dosage

The U.S. economy is grinding so painfully and haltingly toward recovery that the Federal Reserve looks poised to incrementally strengthen the dosage to keep growth on track.

Reuters

Groupon looks to buy Wrigley Building

Crain’s Chicago Business reported that Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky are negotiating with Wrigley parent Mars to purchase the Michigan Avenue property as a new headquarters for Groupon.

MarketWatch

HEALTH

Will Bill Clinton turn you into a vegan?

Former President Bill Clinton made another confession with the admission that he is ... a vegan. He has tried tofu, and he has inhaled. The results have been spectacular.

LiveScience

Bacteria from dog poop found in city air

The air of two Midwestern U.S. cities contains significant amounts of bacteria from feces, particularly dog poop, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Medical News Today

Heat signature aids TB diagnosis

Tiny amounts of heat given off by tuberculosis bacteria as they grow could be the key to a rapid diagnostic test that poor countries can afford, researchers said.

MedPage Today

SPORTS

Sooners top preseason AP poll

The Oklahoma Sooners will start out top-ranked in The Associated Press college football poll for the 10th time, more than any program in the country.

Kansas City Star

Novak Djokovic quits vs. Andy Murray

The world’s top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic was forced to retire in the second set because of a sore right shoulder, giving Andy Murray the championship at the Western & Southern Open.

ESPN

EDUCATION

South Dakota schools cut costs with 4-day school week

When the nearly 300 students of the Irene-Wakonda School District in Irene, S.D., returned to school, they found a lot of familiar routines awaiting them. But one thing was missing: Friday classes.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The family that goes to school together ...

Family businesses are discovering a new venue where they can work out their problems: the classroom. Lately more family-firm leaders have been turning to executive-education courses.

Wall Street Journal

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Rep. Cliff Stearns wasted FBI time and taxpayer money

NY Daily News

Column (Bob Greene):

Free entertainment, for life

CNN

Column (Leonard Pitts):

‘The Help’ isn’t perfect

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Andrew Solomon):

Enigmas and lies in Libya

(The New Yorker)

News Desk

Column (David Biello):

Have conservatives abandoned their roots as environmental leaders?

Scientific American

Editorial:

Lawsuit reform could be big in 2012

Washington Examiner

Blog (Timothy A. Pychyl):

What would make me clean out my fridge?

(Psychology Today)

Don't Delay

Editorial:

Isn’t it time to start paying major-college athletes?

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

When not to quit: A man considered dead is revived after 96 minutes

A Minnesota man’s heart stopped beating for 96 minutes. First responders who gave CPR on the scene decided not to give up, in part because of technology that allowed them to see their efforts were working.

NPR

Hypnosis as health care gains ground

More and more research shows there are benefits of hypnosis for medical problems. A number of rigorous studies have found the practice is effective at reducing chronic pain and stress.

MSNBC

Live longer with only 15 minutes of exercise a day

The standard belief is that people must exercise for at least 30 minutes for any real health benefits to kick in. Now there’s good news for those who don’t have even 30 minutes to spare.

Earth Times

WORLD

Egypt, UN seek ceasefire between Israel and Hamas