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President Bush, right, walks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, back to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after their joint news conference. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

Bush, EU leaders deadlocked on climate change

President George W. Bush and visiting European leaders agreed to define global warming as a serious problem requiring "urgent" action, but deadlocked on what concrete remedies to apply.

Brisbane Times

14 U.S. troops die in 3 days in Iraq

CNN

Darfur: war without end

As the world calls for action against Sudan, one man's story reveals why the suffering in Darfur will continue.

London Independent

Washington rally urges support for Darfur victims

Yahoo! News

NATION

Olmert criticized in Israeli inquiry into Lebanon war

Israel's Lebanon war inquiry commission leveled scathing criticism against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in an interim report that cast doubt on the unpopular leader's political future.

Reuters

World Bank set to offer embattled chief easy way out

On the eve of what appears likely to be an ugly showdown between Paul Wolfowitz and the World Bank's board of directors, both sides are talking about averting a prolonged confrontation.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Iran agrees to join talks on insurgents

Iran agreed to participate with the United States and other countries in a conference about Iraq that aims in part to get surrounding countries to stop aiding the insurgency.

USA Today

POLITICS

Governor Corzine released from hospital, asks forgiveness

An emotional Gov. Jon S. Corzine was discharged from a hospital and begged forgiveness for not wearing a seat belt during a crash 18 days earlier in which he sustained critical injuries.

Houston Chronicle

Corzine apologizes for not buckling up

Newsday

Johnson discharged from rehab hospital

Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was discharged from a rehabilitation hospital and is at home with his family. From there, he will continue therapy, meet with staff and work, his office announced.

The Hill

Snow returns to work at White House

White House press secretary Tony Snow is back on the job, five weeks after doctors discovered a recurrence of his cancer.

Forbes

POLITICS

Music download market set to boom

Media analysts Screen Digest are predicting a ten-fold increase in the size of the market for delivering music direct to mobile phones during the next five years.

Variety

Why this slump is different

Foreclosures are rising fast, investors are sweating, and lenders are now bending over backwards to keep bad loans alive.

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Cardinals return with heavy hearts

With heavy hearts, the St. Louis Cardinals open a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers, a day after reliever Josh Hancock was killed in a car accident.

MSNBC

Cardinals' Hancock dies in accident

ESPN

Raiders send unhappy Moss to Pats for fourth-round pick

The Oakland Raiders cut ties with Randy Moss after two unproductive seasons, sending the former Pro Bowl receiver to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft pick.

Sports Illustrated

Randy Moss traded to the Patriots

ESPN

HEALTH

Scientists restore lost memory in Alzheimer's-like mice

In a new study, mice bioengineered to mimic the fading memory of Alzheimer's patients got their memories restored, either by being placed in stimulating environments or receiving a drug.

Health Day

FDA: no sign of human illness from hogs exposed to melamine

Pork products from hogs fed salvaged pet food contaminated with the chemical melamine have a "very low" likelihood of harming human health.

Forbes

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GOOD NEWS

Blind pilot lands safely after 59-day flight

A blind British adventurer has touched down in Sydney after a record-breaking microlight flight from London.

NEWS.com.au

Gaza's ancient treasures revealed

A new exhibition showing off the archaeological riches of the Gaza Strip has just opened in the Swiss city of Geneva.

BBC

NATION

Tanker fire collapses crucial overpass in S.F. Bay area

East San Francisco Bay Area traffic is expected to be disrupted for months after a speeding tanker truck carrying 8,600 gallons of gasoline crashed and exploded, causing part of an overpass to collapse.

Oakland Tribune

S.F. Bay bridge collapse: Eyewitness sees driver emerge from inferno

San Francisco Chronicle

Rice rejects binding language in war bill on Iraqi benchmarks

In a compromise bill from Congress to fund the Iraq war, Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice rejected any language that would punish Iraq for failing to meet markers of progress.

International Herald Tribune

4 dead in Kansas City shootings

A man driving a dead woman’s car shot a police officer, then opened fire in a parking lot and a mall, authorities said. By the end of the day, four people, including the gunman, were dead.

MSNBC

Mountain gorillas on the rebound

A new census proves that the mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are slowly but surely recovering from habitat loss, disease and poaching.

Scientific American

Comparing alternative fuels for cars

Norwegian scientists have drawn up a table of alternative car fuels based on a well-to-wheel approach that takes into account manufacturing, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Science Daily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Love plans to auction Cobain items

Courtney Love, widow of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, says she plans to sell most of his belongings at a Christie's auction.

MSNBC

Nirvana videos

Yahoo! News

Elvis on 'Idol': how it was done

Those who say Elvis Presley is dead must have missed the latest "American Idol."

ABC News

Celine performs with Elvis

Yahoo! News

Russia buries cellist and campaigner Rostropovich near Yeltsin

Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich was buried close to late President Boris Yeltsin as Russia bade farewell to a musical genius and lover of freedom.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

News Corp. reaches deal to bring MySpace to China

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has signed a deal to bring its popular online social networking site, MySpace.com, to China.

International Herald Tribune

We're not firing on all neurons at birth

There is evidence brain cells are produced in an ongoing process that could be used to repair damaged circuits.

Scotsman

EDUCATION

Utah allows concealed weapons at colleges

As states and colleges nationwide review their gun policies in light of the Virginia Tech tragedy, many in Utah are proud to have the nation's only state law allowing concealed weapons at public colleges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Schools banning iPods to beat cheaters

Schools across the country are targeting digital media players as a potential cheating device.

Philadelphia Inquirer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

PBS stalls airing film on Islam

The production of the film "Islam vs. Islamists: Voices from the Muslim Center" has highlighted different views about the state of Islam in the U.S., and showcased the sensitivity that remains.

Baltimore Sun

Gul defiant as secular Turks rally

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul's bid as the country's next president has raised concerns among Turkey's secular establishment over growing Islamist influence within the government.

CNN

Photo of the Day

Atlanta Braves' Andrew Jones, left, is tagged out by Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta in the eighth inning of the Rockies' 9-7 victory in a baseball game in Denver. (Photo by David Zalubowski / AP)

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