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Social networking can predict flu spread

Catching the flu isn't fun, but your social networks may help predict just when and where you will. The method is called the "friendship paradox" and was formulated by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler.

Medical News Today

Bank seizures of US homes reach record for the 3rd time in 5 months

U.S. home seizures reached a record for the third time in five months in August as lenders completed the foreclosure process for thousands of delinquent owners.

Bloomberg

Fannie Mae: US cautious on home owning

Reuters

More Americans living in poverty

The number of people living in poverty in America rose by nearly four million to 43.6 million in 2009 — the largest figure in the 51 years for which poverty estimates are available — the Census Bureau said.

MSNBC

Number of insured drops for first time

CNNMoney

Pope criticizes response to abuse crises

Pope Benedict XVI has offered his strongest criticism yet of the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of the sex abuse crisis, saying it had not been fast enough in responding to the problem.

New York Times

Pope's visit in pictures

BBC

'Stop loss' pay for US troops goes unclaimed

U.S. troops involuntarily kept in the military after 9/11 are eligible for compensation. More than half of the $534 million in "stop loss" funds has not been claimed.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Drilling-ban job losses smaller than feared

President Barack Obama’s moratorium on deep-water drilling is costing no more than 8,000 to 12,000 jobs because offshore rig operators have retained skilled workers during the suspension.

Bloomberg

Oil spill victims suffering from slow payments

CBS News

Special section:

US oil spill

BBC

American team helping to free miners

A group of American expert drillers is working alongside Chileans in their bid to free 33 trapped miners."Miners are miners; it doesn't matter what country they are from," says the leader of the U.S. team.

CNN

NYC mayor moves to ban smoking in parks

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to ban smoking in some of the Big Apple's most famous outdoor locations, including Central Park, the boardwalk at Coney Island and part of Times Square.

AOL News

POLITICS

Geithner criticizes China's policy

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner criticized Chinese exchange rate policy, saying that the administration is looking at using "all tools available" to improve trade imbalances between the two countries.

CNNMoney

Blog:

The real victims of China's yuan policy

(TIME)

The Curious Capitalist

Obama: GOP holding tax cuts 'hostage'

President Barack Obama is applauding two Republican senators who voted for a small business bill and says he'd welcome that kind of cooperation on the divisive issue of extending tax cuts for the middle class.

CBS News

Warren to advise on consumer financial protection bureau

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Passing the sniff test

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted certification tests for explosives-sniffing dogs that must detect compounds used to make bombs and ammunition.

Star Tribune

New greenhouse slotted for space station

A team from Kennedy Space Center is tending to the greenhouse, with the goal of getting the system ready for a test run aboard the International Space Station.

Discovery News

What your cell phone could be telling the government

Smart phones do many things these days: surf the Internet, send e-mail. But one thing they can do that phone companies don't advertise is spy on you.

TIME

EDUCATION

Fenty's loss: a blow to education reform?

When Washington voters declined to give Mayor Adrian Fenty a chance at a second term in the Democratic primary, it rattled the education-reform world.

TIME

Obama: 'Students should work hard, focus on school'

President Barack Obama is taking to the nation's airwaves once again, this time to tell America's schoolchildren that nothing is beyond their reach as long as they dream big, work hard and focus on learning.

Las Vegas Sun

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

They're dancing in the streets

A project that's equal parts art, social experiment and self-exploration takes the concept of dancing in the streets down an interesting path.

Star Tribune

Edwin Newman, longtime NBC reporter and commentator, dies at 91

Edwin Newman, known to generations of television viewers, covered coronations and assassinations and wrote two best-selling books on Americans' mangling of the English language, has died.

San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

An American face of Islam

As the spotlight continues to be thrown on relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, one group is trying hard at myth-busting.

BBC

Church claims evangelizing students punished for 'kindness'

About 200 members of a Roswell church are protesting discipline against students who tried to leave doughnuts with religious messages for their teachers.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Max Fisher):

Analyzing the 15-year high poverty rate

The Atlantic

Column (Robert Fisk):

Freedom, democracy and human rights in Syria

The Independent

Editorial:

Tax debate gridlock could soon be broken

Detroit News

Column (David Broder):

The economy and the whirlwind

RealClearPolitics

Column (Albert L. Weeks):

Communist reform: Could it happen in North Korea?

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Dollars and sense: Why do banks fear Elizabeth Warren? Because she's on our side

Houston Chronicle

Column (John Nichols):

Can the Grand Old (Tea) Party win in November?

The Nation

Editorial:

Handling the truth

Philadelphia Inquirer

Site edited by: Jameson O'Neal, Yagmur Guller, Rachel Barrus, Ashley Nawn, Samantha Floyd and Catherine Lux.

GOOD NEWS

Charity for teens still matters

Chicago's first lady, Maggie Daley, and her husband, Mayor Daley, host their annual fundraiser for After School Matters, the charity that has provided activities for Chicago high school students for 19 years.

Chicago Sun-Times

'America’s Got Talent' $1M winner to buy home for grandparents

Struggling musician Grimm, raised by his grandparents, who lost nearly everything in Hurricane Katrina, entered "Talent" with the hope of being able to buy them a new home. It’s a promise he intends to keep.

People

WORLD

Floodwaters give new life to class dispute

The "superflood" has reopened longstanding disputes over water management and many of the poorer victims fear that they will once again be ignored in favor of rich and powerful interests.

New York Times

Pakistan flood survivors now face threat of malaria

The Independent

Spain more tolerant of gypsies

While many European countries see their Roma communities as problems to be tackled, Spain has embraced its gypsies, giving them rights, celebrating their history — making them feel at home.

TIME

France faces showdown on Roma at European Union summit

BBC

BUSINESS

Treasury's tricky task: cutting ties to AIG

Two years ago the insurance giant AIG was in the middle of a massive cash crunch. The federal government stepped in with an enormous — and enormously controversial — bailout.

NPR

Senate to end debate, vote on small-business aid bill

The Senate is scheduled to vote on ending a debate on a bill that will aid small businesses and result in the creation of 500,000 jobs. Lawmakers will then vote on its final approval.

CNN

HEALTH

Severe acne may increase suicidal thoughts in teens

Increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts among teens with severe acne may be related to the acne itself, and not acne medications, the results of a new study suggest.

U.S. News & World Report

As tanning bed users ignore dangers, addiction concerns grow

As swimming pools close their gates and the weather becomes too cool for the beach, some of the most fervent sun lovers are flocking to tanning beds to preserve their summertime color.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Nuclear fuel recycling unnecessary amid plentiful supplies

Recycling nuclear waste provides little short-term benefit because the process costs too much and uranium supplies remain plentiful, according to a study.

Bloomberg

Green libraries lend energy-efficient property

We’ve all heard of libraries lending books, music and video. But Barrie Mould’s library is different. Fitting into a tool kit bag, his library consists of 35 energy-efficient light bulbs, which he lends to people.

Telegraph.co.uk

2010 on track to be hottest year

The planet's average temperature for January-August was 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit, tying the record heat set for that period in 1998, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

CBS News

SPORTS

Qatar plans to spend $4B in bid for soccer World Cup

Qatar, the Persian Gulf emirate aiming to become the first Arab country to host soccer’s World Cup, plans to spend $4 billion in its bid to stage the event in 2022.

Bloomberg

In a 1st, Bush returns Heisman

Reggie Bush took the unprecedented step of giving back his Heisman Trophy, saying the scandal over improper benefits while he was he was a star running back should not stain "the dignity of this award."

Philadelphia Inquirer

Heisman Trust: 'No 2005 winner'

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