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An anti-G8 protestor raises his arms as German riot police use water cannons during a blockade in Hinter Bollhagen near Heiligendamm, Germany. (Photo by Fabian Bimmer / AP)

G-8 protesters take to water; blockades continue

Bloomberg

Anti-G8 protests

BBC

G-8 leaders reach greenhouse gas deal

Reuters

Bush nominee worries Iraq can't do more

Houston Chronicle

U.S. death toll tops 3,500 in Iraq

Another U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, the military said, pushing the four-year death toll for American forces to 3,501, according to an Associated Press tally.

Seattle Times

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American heroes

CBS News

Senate refuses to limit debate on immigration plan

The Senate refused to limit debate on overhauling U.S. immigration law as Democrats urged President George W. Bush to rally Republicans to rescue the legislation.

Bloomberg

30 suspected Taliban killed or wounded

A battle and airstrikes in southern Afghanistan left 30 suspected Taliban dead or wounded, the Ministry of Defense said.

Yahoo! News

Saudi police round up militants

Saudi Arabia says it has detained 11 militants in the past two days, including one allegedly involved in an 2006 attack on a major oil facility.

BBC

NATION

Oman cyclone death toll passes 20

Cyclone Gonu waned into a storm as it moved toward Iran, but killed 23 people and left a trail of destruction that halted Oman's oil and gas exports for a third day.

Reuters

Rights groups list 39 'disappeared' in U.S. war on terror

Six human rights groups urged the U.S. government to name and explain the whereabouts of 39 people they said were believed to have been held in U.S. custody and "disappeared."

Reuters

POLITICS

Gay group attacks Holsinger paper

In 1991, Dr. James W. Holsinger -- a University of Kentucky professor who is President Bush's nominee for U.S. surgeon general -- wrote a paper arguing that gay sex is biologically unnatural.

Kentucky Herald-Leader

Can you go from gay to straight?

ABC News

BUSINESS

Big 3 CEOs aim to head off CAFE proposal

The heads of Detroit's Big 3 automakers pressed Democratic lawmakers to head off legislative proposals calling for a steep rise in corporate average fuel-economy standards.

MarketWatch

America's best- and worst-paying jobs

The medical profession continues to dominate the Forbes list of the 25 best- and worst-paying jobs in America.

Forbes

SPORTS

Wie's sudden withdrawal from tournament jars with Sorenstam

Annika Sorenstam complained that Michelle Wie lacked class after she withdrew from a tournament because of an alleged wrist injury.

Scotsman

Sorenstam and Wie's war of words

ESPN

Team NZ complete 'blackwash'

Team New Zealand steamrollered past Luna Rossa to win the Louis Vuitton Cup 5-0 and with it the chance to try and grab the America's Cup back from Alinghi.

TVNZ

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sick genes revealed

Researchers uncover gene mutations that contribute to disease by screening the genomes of thousands of healthy and ill people.

Scientific American

Iceman mummy bled to death

Archaeologists have determined the cause of death of the “Iceman” mummy, putting to rest a Neolithic cold case.

LiveScience

The iceman's last meal

NOVA

EDUCATION

New option for foreign interns

After years of lobbying, the Department of State posted a proposed change to its J-1 exchange visitor regulations that would create a new subcategory specifically for student interns.

Inside Higher Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Helping AIDS orphans help themselves

Twelve-year-old Nhlanhla Matsebula, one of Swaziland’s growing number of children orphaned by AIDS, has good reason to feel proud. He has mastered the skill of plowing a field with a team of oxen.

Good News Network

After 63 years, a soldier’s dog tag returns home

A D-Day soldier’s ID, recently found in France, was finally returned to a Tennessee family.

MSNBC

NATION

U.S. officials concede mistakes in TB traveler case

U.S. authorities conceded they made mistakes that worsened an international health alarm over an Atlanta lawyer who flew to and from Europe with a dangerous form of tuberculosis.

Reuters

Police find body in Missouri search

Police found a body they believe is that of a teenager who disappeared four days ago after she was apparently abducted from a department store parking lot.

Guardian

Teen, missing for a year, found alive locked in closet

A girl who has been missing for nearly a year was found alive and locked inside a closet in a Connecticut home, police sources said.

WABC

Missing Conn. girl found alive

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Poll: Americans concerned about energy

A strong majority of Americans are concerned about the country's energy self-sufficiency, a new study shows. Nine out of 10 people said the U.S. needs to find ways to produce more of its own oil.

Earth Times

Study: increase in hurricanes not caused by global heating

Hurricanes in the Atlantic are increasing because of natural weather patterns rather than global warming, a study has concluded.

Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Princes 'disappointed' over Diana film

Princess Diana's sons are said to be extremely disappointed that a British television channel ignored their pleas not to screen graphic photos in a documentary about her death.

Sydney Morning Herald

Di aide OK with documentary

CBS News

HEALTH

Researchers make stem cells from skin

Three scientific teams published separate studies showing that embryonic stem cells can be made by reprogramming some of the genes in adult skin cells, without having to create an embryo.

Financial Times

The next wave of cancer drugs

There's a buzz among doctors and researchers about new inhibitor drugs that target a tumor's resistance to primary cancer treatments.

BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Chaldean Catholic priest reportedly 'abducted in Iraq'

A Catholic Chaldean priest and five of his parishioners have been abducted in Baghdad, three days after the murder of another Chaldean priest and three deacons in northern Mosul.

France24

Teaching of Islam in UK to change

British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the launch of a $2 million project to help train Muslim imams at universities in England.

ITN

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