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People run as fallen rocks land near their vehicle after the area was hit by earthquake in Zhaotong town, Yiliang County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. (Photo by CHINA OUT / AP)

Big quakes signal changes coming to Earth’s crust

This year, a cluster of earthquakes struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, and produced stronger ground-shaking than ever before recorded. These quakes are a sign of big changes in the Earth’s crust.

NPR

Earthquake rocks island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain

Reuters

Google ’s autonomous cars allowed in California

Gov. Jerry Brown came to the Googleplex in Mountain View to sign SB 1298, a bill that “creates a legal framework and safety standards for autonomous vehicles on state roads and highways.”

Examiner

Netanyahu draws ‘red line’ on Iranian nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a “red line” for Iran’s nuclear program — the point at which Iran has amassed nearly enough enriched uranium for a single atomic bomb.

Reuters

Pundits see ‘new style’ in UN speeches

BBC

Live UN webcast

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Spain approves more austerity measures, Greece reaches a new deal

The Spanish government and a ruling coalition in Greece met to quickly approve new austerity measures amid mounting pressures to be more aggressive in addressing crippling debt.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Debt crisis and the Spanish budget

Telegraph.co.uk

Mexico captures Zetas drug lord Iván Velázquez Caballero

The arrest of the man believed to be Zetas heavyweight Iván Velázquez Caballero raises hopes of ending the deadly violence sweeping Mexico.

Guardian

NATION

America’s curiously famous drug-smuggling border trap

A tiny town near the Mexican border serves as a major immigration and smuggling checkpoint, and agents there have a knack for arresting people on even the smallest of drug charges, especially celebrities.

BusinessWeek

US calls Assange ‘enemy of state’

The U.S. military has designated Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as enemies of the U.S. — the same legal category as the al-Qaida terrorist network and the Taliban.

Sydney Morning Herald

Cities test 150 square foot micro-housing

Micro-housing aims to diversify downtowns and give workers the chance to shorten their commutes, but not everyone likes the idea.

Christian Science Monitor

Foreclosed flophouses to get micro-apartment makeovers in Chicago

Mother Nature Network

POLITICS

In Massachusetts, Brown and Warren in ugly sprint to finish

The battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, which seemed to be the nation’s most civil political race, has morphed into one of the ugliest.

CNN

Warren and Cherokee heritage

Christian Science Monitor

In early voting, campaigns work to target unlikely voters

Early voters tend to be educated, informed, motivated — people who would probably find a way to vote no matter what.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Is Mitt Romney the president?

Guardian

BUSINESS

RIM’s fate hangs on BlackBerry 10

Research in Motion will reveal its second-quarter financial results, but most BlackBerry investors ask: What the heck is going on with BlackBerry 10?

CNNMoney

US economy expanded less than forecast

The economy in the U.S. grew less than previously forecast in the second quarter, reflecting slower gains in consumer spending and farm inventories.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

It is here: the house that has a net-zero energy footprint

By all appearances, this is a typical suburban American home — yet it consumes less net energy than a little urban studio.

The Atlantic

Tourists banned from tiger reserves

Can tigers and tourists coexist? The Supreme Court in India has temporarily banned tourism in core areas of the country’s 41 tiger reserves in an effort to protect the last of India’s 1,700 tigers.

NPR

HEALTH

Mouse may hold secret for regrowing skin

A mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say.

LiveScience

Most bosses experience less stress than their subordinates

A study suggests that positions of leadership are directly linked with decreased stress levels because status level in a group disproportionately influences our happiness and well-being.

Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Moon River’ Andy Williams dies at 84

Andy Williams, the “Moon River” crooner who helped define American popular music in the 1960s and 1970s through his Christmas albums, nightclub performances and variety show, has died. He was 84.

Bloomberg

Williams was a dream maker in Branson

Kansas City Star

Britishisms and the britishization of American English

There is little that irks British defenders of the English language more than Americanisms, but bit by bit, British English is invading America too.

BBC

Mona Lisa: the early years?

For years, the enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa has captivated audiences. But now the mythology surrounding the painting is being questioned by the unveilling of a supposed second version of the portrait.

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

The Sunshine Club gears up for charity

The Sunshine Club will begin its charity woodworking projects for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Shriners Hospitals for Children, crafting toys and other keepsakes.

NBCNews.com

Taking a hammer to hunger

Chosen 300 is an organization powered by volunteers from 80 churches. Volunteers sign up to cook meals, transport them to food halls and serve people. They typically spend $600 a meal.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Helping the littlest patients fight cancer

As an 11-year-old cancer patient, Fabien Navidi-Kasmai battled nausea and palate changes during treatment. Now he and his mother have written a cookbook aimed at children being treated for cancer.

CNN

WORLD

China‘s ’Great wall of inequality’