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Westboro Baptist Church member Jacob Phelps, of Topeka, Kan., holds signs as people engage him in front of the Supreme Court. The case pits Snyder’s right to grieve privately against the church members’ right to say what they want, no matter how offensive. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)

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Hands-only CPR saves more lives in cardiac arrests

Hands-only CPR doesn’t just eliminate the “yuck factor” of mouth-to-mouth. A new study shows it can save more lives.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Noisy jobs may triple risk of heart problems

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Transgenic corn trickles into Mexico despite fears

Genetically modified corn is trickling into Mexico after overcoming years of legal barriers, but where some farmers see the promise of reduced imports others see a threat to their heritage.

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Reuters

Westboro Baptist Church, Phelps family speak out about funeral protest case

Dueling groups demonstrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court over freedom of speech. The case could carry significant ramifications for some of the country’s most fundamental rights.

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Washington Post

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Can Church protest military funerals?

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Christian Science Monitor

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Cases facing the Supreme Court

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Family asks high court to limit funeral protests

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NPR

US and Canada ponder deeper lakes

A commission that oversees waters shared by the U.S. and Canada wants a panel of 100 scientists to look at the effects of artificially raising the levels of Lakes Michigan and Huron 4 to 20 inches.

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Detroit Free Press

Foreclosure furor rises; call for a freeze

The uproar over bad conduct by mortgage lenders intensified, as lawmakers in Washington requested a federal investigation and state law enforcement figures called for freezes on foreclosures.

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JPMorgan, Bank of America face probes

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NATION

Walk to School Day aims to get more feet, not vehicles, on the street

In an era in which fewer than 15 percent of U.S. children walk or ride their bikes to school, most students get chauffeured by parents — a trend that a worldwide campaign hopes to reduce.

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Denver Post

IMF cuts US growth estimates

The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for U.S. growth in 2010 and 2011, predicting a “slow” rebound restrained by a lack of consumer spending.

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Bloomberg

POLITICS

The income gap that millionaires should fill

President Barack Obama has shifted his central argument against the Bush-era tax cuts to make the income gap as much a voter concern as the budget gap.

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Bloomberg

Latino voters staunchly pro-Democrat but highly apathetic

Latino voters, the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group with strong Democratic allegiances, appear significantly less motivated than other voters to participate in the upcoming elections.

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Maher: Democrats should brag more

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HEALTH

Binge drinking ‘huge US health problem’

The Center for Disease Control calculates that binge drinkers account for more than half of the 79,000 annual alcohol-related deaths in the U.S.

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WebMD

Nurses’ push for greater role gets big ally

A report released may give nurses with advanced degrees a potent weapon in their perennial battle to get the authority to practice without a doctor’s oversight.

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McClatchy Newspapers

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Nanotube yarn sweater? Made in China to stop speeding bullets

Scientists in China have developed a strong, highly conductive carbon yarn that could be used to make spacesuits, bullet-proof vests and radiation suits.

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Christian Science Monitor

Oldest dinosaur footprints discovered

The oldest footprints of the dinosaur lineage have been found, dating back about a quarter-billion years.

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LiveScience

3 share Nobel Prize in chemistry

The 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three professors for a tool to make carbon-carbon bonds, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.

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CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

20 years of NC-17 ratings

Twenty years ago, “Henry & June” hit theaters as the first film to hold an NC-17 rating. Unlike an R-rated flick that would force a parent to be your date, moviegoers under age 17 are not permitted at all.

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TIME

Filmmaker shines harsh light on education

Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim is worn down from nonstop efforts to promote his latest film, “Waiting for Superman,” which is an examination of how badly America’s public schools are failing.

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Detroit News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Preacher extols gospel of vigilantism

Rev. Sam Childers talks about heroin addiction, biker gangs and African warlords. Mostly, though, the man who calls himself the Machine Gun Preacher talks about Sudanese children.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Minn. pastor challenges Nienstedt’s DVD campaign against same-sex marriage

A Minn. pastor has sharply criticized the campaign against same-sex marriage spearheaded by his archbishop, John C. Nienstedt, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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National Catholic Reporter

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GOOD NEWS

Fish oil prevents breast cancer

Oily fish or fish oil supplements may help reduce risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study that found current consumption of fish oil was correlated with a 32 percent reduced risk of the disease.

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Strides against breast cancer

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Panera’s cafe for charity starts to pay off

The cafe is a nonprofit that allows people to pay what they can afford. A suggested price is given at the register and at a recent lunch hour almost everyone paid the full suggested price.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

College tuition: new law aims for more transparency in costs

A new federal law requires colleges to spell out their tuition and room and board costs, as well as cost estimates for student fees, books and personal expenses.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

‘1 year’ to clean toxic spill in Hungary

Hungary says it will cost tens of millions of dollars and take at least a year to clean up the damage caused by a spill of industrial toxic red sludge.

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BBC

Trapped miners out by Oct. 15, Chile’s president says

Chile’s president has said that drilling engineers are “very close” to rescuing the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped in an underground shaft.

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Getting closer to the trapped miners

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BUSINESS

Geithner steps up pressure on China

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner stepped up the pressure on China, effectively blaming the world’s number two economy for the emergence of what some are calling a “currency war.”

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MarketWatch

US stock futures pare gain, yen, Treasuries rally on employment data

U.S. stock futures trimmed gains, while Treasuries rallied and the yen strengthened to a 15-year high versus the dollar, after a report showed private employers unexpectedly cut jobs.

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Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Fight over illegals’ tuition reaches court

Out-of-state students have challenged a law allowing anyone who has graduated from a California high school to pay in-state tuition at a public university, regardless of immigration status.

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San Francisco Chronicle

New study: College savings remain family priority

Parents remain determined to save money for college even in tough times, but they’re not always choosing the methods that give them the best bang for their buck.

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Denver Post

ENVIRONMENT

Yellowstone Lake yields thriving colony of life at bottom

Yellowstone Lake, previously thought to be devoid of life, has been discovered to contain thousands of species, mostly clustered around the geothermal vents at the bottom.

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Christian Science Monitor

Empire State Building is pioneering the future of energy efficiency

A $13.4 million energy retrofit is slashing the Empire State Building’s energy consumption by nearly 40 percent and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while trimming millions from annual energy costs.

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Popular Science

SPORTS

Patriots trade Randy Moss to Vikings

The New England Patriots completed a trade that sent Pro Bowl wide receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. Moss becomes a key weapon for Minnesota QB Brett Favre.

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USA TODAY

Transgender athletes, college teams

A new report calls for a new national standard on when transgender athletes should have the option of playing on men‘s or women’s teams.

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Inside Higher Ed

Big 3 together briefly as Wade is hurt in preseason opener

The Big 3 were together briefly, but LeBron James and Chris Bosh more than picked up the slack after Dwyane Wade’s preseason debut came to a quick end.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Fans turn out for Miami Heat preseason opener

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Wall Street risks push investors toward faith-based funds

In the wake of the financial crisis, experts say there has been a surge in demand for investment products that adhere to certain religious values and a growth in the options available to investors.

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Australia’s Joshua Jefferis performs on the rings during the Commonwealth Games at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi. (Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP)

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