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A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands near burning oil tankers after militants attacked a terminal in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan. (Photo by Mohammad Sajjad / AP)

Stories of the wrongly imprisoned

In a new book, men who served anywhere from 18 months to 26 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit tell their stories. Ultimately they were freed — many of them thanks to DNA evidence.

CNN

WH allows firms to dodge health reforms

As officials put into place the first wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse resistance from companies by granting dozens of waivers to maintain even minimal coverage.

MSNBC

Pakistan criticizes US drone strikes

Pakistan has said that U.S. drone strikes in the northwest have “neither justification nor understanding.”

BBC

Pakistan keeps border crossing shut

Al Jazeera

Dozens more NATO fuel tankers burn

YouTube

Report: White House squelched release of BP oil spill estimates

Government scientists wanted to tell Americans early on how bad the BP oil spill could get, but the White House denied their request, a report by the staff of the national panel investigating the spill said.

McClatchy Newspapers

Is another Deepwater disaster inevitable?

National Geographic

White House blocked spill figures

YouTube

Poll: Views on gay marriage changing

Fewer than half of Americans oppose legalized same-sex marriage, according to a new poll, showing significant shifts in public opinion on the issue since last year.

CNN

NATION

US deported record number of illegals

The Obama administration deported a record number of illegal immigrants in the 2010 fiscal year, according to figures released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Los Angeles Times

Proposition 19: leading the way to legalization of pot

Californians will vote on Proposition 19 which, if passed, would make recreational use of marijuana entirely legal allowing cash-strapped cities to raise funds by taxing it.

TIME

Blow to US prosecutors as witness barred

The judge in the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo inmate has ruled that a key U.S. government witness cannot testify as he had been named by Mr. Ghailani while he was “under duress.”

BBC

Exclusion of coercion-tainted evidence echoes other Gitmo cases

ProPublica

Blog:

Ruling could be setback for terror trials

(Politico)

Under The Radar

POLITICS

Lawmakers: ‘Expand the Joint Chiefs’

Lawmakers are renewing their push to put the head of the National Guard at the same table with the top military advisers to the president and secretary of defense.

The Hill

White House rejects talk of Clinton/Biden job swap

Author Bob Woodward says the idea of a switch was “on the table,” fanning speculation of what President Barack Obama might do to shake up his team if his approval ratings do not improve.

Reuters

Blog:

Hillary for VP rumor that won’t die

(NPR)

It's all politics

HEALTH

Ribbons and bracelets show true colors

When Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation supporters were doing a superb job associating pink with their cause, other advocacy groups took notice. Soon ribbon campaigns went crazy.

Houston Chronicle

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.

WebMD

No evidence that light drinking in pregnancy harms children’s development

Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Learning disabilities often misunderstood

About 80 percent of Americans believe the statement “people with learning disabilities are just as smart as you and me” to be generally accurate, according to a new poll.

Education Week

Schools urged to teach digital citizenship

In the wake of a Rutgers University student’s suicide, researchers who study youth and the Internet say schools need to do a better job of teaching kids the basics of digital citizenship.

NPR

How to protect your child from online bullies

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘I like it on ...’: Facebook status updates ‘new breast cancer campaign’

A new suggestive “I like it on ...” Facebook status update craze that has swept the social networking site is a new campaign to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

Telegraph.co.uk

John Lennon: ‘patina of fascination’ for all ages

Almost 30 years have passed since John Lennon was shot down at 40, sending shock waves through a generation weaned on The Beatles.

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican synod mulls Middle East exodus

With Christianity dwindling in the Middle East, Pope Benedict has convened Catholic bishops to debate how to save its minority communities and promote harmony with their Muslim neighbors.

Reuters

Rabbis visit burnt West Bank mosque

Palestinians in a West Bank town have received a group of Jewish Rabbis who brought copies of the Quran to replace those burnt in what locals say was an attack on a mosque by Jewish settlers.

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit marks 10 years of helping women find opportunity

The nonprofit Dress for Success prepares to celebrate a decade of helping women suit up for life-changing jobs.

Boston Herald

US military aims to use 50 percent renewable energy within 10 years

Of all places, the U.S. military has proven one of the fiercest proponents of renewable energy, and for totally practical reasons — most importantly cost and safety.

Popular Science

WORLD

Toxic red sludge reaches Danube

The toxic red sludge that burst out of a metals plant reservoir and inundated three villages reached the mighty Danube, but no immediate damage was evident on Europe’s second-longest river.

TIME

Hazardous materials dumped in the US

ABC News

Toxic spill an ecological catastrophe

BBC

Israel gets closer to passing loyalty law

In a move likely to fuel tensions with its minority Arab population, Israel moved a step closer to passing a law that would require new citizens of the state to declare their loyalty to a “Jewish state.”

CNN

Abbas: no building freeze, no peace talks

Jerusalem Post

BUSINESS

Even the rich stress about retirement

A recent study states anxiety levels running high among the affluent looking at retirement, as well as lingering doubt about financial preparedness for that phase of life.

Newsweek

The income gap that millionaires should fill

Bloomberg

Impact investing seeks to make money while doing good

It’s called impact investing, and its supporters say it combines the shrewdness of the for-profit marketplace with an earnest desire to do good.

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Need directions? Pull my finger

A new device that gently tugs on the skin on a person’s finger to indicate which direction a driver should turn could replace the talking GPS devices in many cars.

Discovery News

Solar surprise for climate issue

The sun’s influence on modern-day global warming may have been overestimated, a study suggests. Scientists found patterns in solar output in the years 2004-2007 that challenge existing models.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Keeping the masses safe on the Internet

Recognizing that all the technology in the world can’t protect the Internet from attacks, the security industry is targeting an education campaign at the weakest link — the computer users.

(CNET News)

InSecurity Complex

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.

Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Yankees rally past Twins in Game 1

The New York Yankees simply own the Minnesota Twins in the playoffs. Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Yankees rallied to a 6-4 victory.

Sports Illustrated

Phils’ Roy Halladay hurls 2nd no-hitter in playoff history

Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.

CBSSports

Halladay finishes the no-no

MLB.com

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