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A man makes his way home through the wind and rain of Isaac in Chalmette, La. Isaac’s maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said it was expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday night. (Photo by David J. Phillip / AP)

Many veterans compete at Paralympics

Hundreds of troops have lost their limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now as veterans, they are making their mark at the Paralympics. They account for almost 10 percent of the U.S. team in London.

NPR

The race is on in the high-tech Paralympics

The Independent

Ex-Marine: from homeless to Paralympics

NBCNews.com

Switzerland not amused by viral video

A political video exalts a “taxless life” and boasts of Romney’s accounts in tax shelters, including Switzerland. The Swiss are annoyed by the clip’s allusions to their country as a haven for tax evaders.

TIME

Isaac wades inland, pushes many from homes

Isaac slashed its way further inland, claiming its first fatality and stranding residents in flood-prone areas as it threatens to wreak even more havoc in the days to come.

CNN

Blog:

Isaac’s rain could cause significant flooding

(NPR)

The two-way

Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi lends support to Syrian rebels

In a clear rebuke to Syria’s key ally Iran, Egypt’s new president said that Assad’s “oppressive” regime has lost its legitimacy, and the world must stand behind Syrian rebels.

TIME

Syrian war turns Salma into ghost town

Al Jazeera

Student debt woes could magnify economic problems

Since household debt peaked in late 2008, student loan debt has grown from $303 billion to $914 billion, while other types of household debt fell by $1.6 trillion.

U.S. News & World Report

Heard but not seen

Inside Higher Ed

NATION

In drought, should corn be food or fuel?

High corn prices and limited supply have renewed the debate over whether the crop should be used to produce fuel or food.

NPR

California moves closer to banning ‘gay cure’ therapy for teens

California has moved one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban “gay cure” therapy for teens.

NBCNews.com

Colorado movie shooting prosecutors face difficult task

If James Holmes pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors wanting to prove that he methodically carried out a deadly Colorado movie theater shooting have a difficult task before them.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

In Colorado, 88 percent of questioned people on voter rolls are US citizens

About 88 percent of the approximately 1,400 suspected noncitizens run through a federal database by the Colorado secretary of state’s office were determined to be U.S. citizens — and are eligible to vote.

Denver Post

How much should the rich pay in taxes?

How much should the rich pay in taxes? It is a heated question President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, spar over.

CNNMoney

Romney’s speech to balance substance with tenderness

If Mitt Romney’s reluctance to bare his soul made it easier for his critics to define him, as his wife says, his acceptance speech tonight for the Republican nomination is his big chance to change that.

Bloomberg

Romney campaign promises more policy details

Politico

Romney in a word

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

BUSINESS

United Technologies: Aerospace giant faces headwinds in tough economy

The maker of Pratt & Whitney plane engines, Otis elevators, and Carrier air conditioners has outperformed the broad stock market for much of the past decade but is now running into a bit of turbulence.

CNNMoney

US GDP growth revised up to 1.7 percent in second quarter

The U.S. economy grew at a tepid 1.7 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, suggesting growth will stay weak in the second half of the year.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Federal Reserve: Retail sales boost economy

CBS News

US GDP growth slows in second quarter

Dailymotion

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kevlar-armored vest will protect NFL players from getting hurt

Michael Vick is the NFL’s fastest and most explosive quarterback. He is also the most injury prone. This season, he is going to try wearing something new to protect himself: kevlar armor made for football.

Gizmodo

IBM is bringing its mega-intelligence Watson to your smartphone

Siri is helpful when you want to schedule a reminder, but would it be better to have a Jeopardy! champ in your pocket? IBM is trying to figure out how to bring the power of its superbrainy Watson to smartphones.

Popular Science

SPORTS

Ex-champ Clijsters exits US Open as Murray, Sharapova advance

Kim Clijsters said the U.S. Open felt like the perfect place to close out her tennis career. The three-time champion just did not expect to be pushed into retirement three days into the two-week tournament.

Bloomberg

NFL to use replacement officials for week 1 of regular season

With the labor dispute between the NFL and locked-out referees in a deep freeze, the league has informed teams it will open the regular season with replacement officials.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Daily temper tantrums not the norm for preschoolers

Less than 10 percent of preschoolers have daily temper tantrums, and most of these tantrums are linked to the real, momentary frustrations toddlers experience.

HealthDay

Inside a 20-something’s brain

Young people are taking longer to finish school, leave home, begin a career, get married and reach other milestones of adulthood. New studies suggest that biology may be the reason.

Salon

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Charles Mahtesian):

Rating RNC speeches

(Politico)

Guest Voices

Column (Peter Bergen):

Sense and nonsense about Obama and Osama

CNN

Blog (Sasha Issenberg):

The case of the disappearing black voter

(Slate)

Victory Lab

Blog (Josh Silver):

Conventions: the best democracy money can buy

(Huffington Post)

The Blog

Column (Ta-Nehisi Coates):

Obama fights fear of a real black president

The Atlantic

Column (Alex Pareene):

Condoleezza Rice, of all people, rehabilitates the GOP

Salon

Column (Thomas Sowell):

Entitlement reforms

Townhall.com

Column (Kenneth T. Walsh):

Where is Ronald Reagan? Not in Tampa

U.S. News & World Report

Editorial:

Trading on human rights

Daily Herald

Column (Daniel Magaziner and Sean Jacobs):

The end of South African exceptionalism

The Atlantic

Blog (Rachael Larimore):

Ann Romney wants us to love Mitt Romney. Do we need to?

(Slate)

XX Factor

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GOOD NEWS

New era begins for Mich. public schools

About 7,000 students will attend the first classes in Michigan’s new Education Achievement Authority, created last year in an effort to transform the state’s worst performing schools into successful ones.

Detroit News

Pastor’s dog found alive

The pastor of a Des Moines, Iowa church that suffered extensive fire damage had something to smile about when his dog was found alive in the building, four days after the blaze took place.

Des Moines Register

Project tapping engineers and families for hospital safety

Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient’s teeth brushed? Check. Those simple steps can help protect some of the most critically ill patients from developing deadly pneumonia.

NPR

WORLD

Officials confirm death of key militant