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Anti-war protesters shout a slogan during a rally demanding return of kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan and withdrawal of South Korean troops from the country near the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea. The letters read "Safe return and immediate withdrawal." (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

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Taliban says 2 German hostages killed

Afghan Taliban rebels have killed two German hostages after the German government did not respond to demands to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman says.

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Alleged Taliban threatens lives of South Korean captives

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Marine loses rank, will be discharged for role in killing Iraqi civilian

A Marine convicted for his role in the death of an Iraqi civilian was sentenced to a reduction in rank and will be discharged.

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Court tells U.S. to reveal data on Guantánamo

A U.S. appeals court ordered that the government turn over information on Guantánamo detainees challenging their detention, rejecting Justice Department efforts to limit disclosures.

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CIA gets OK to use tough interrogation techniques

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Interactive: Gitmo tribunals

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Iraqi premier wants summer break limited

Iraq's prime minister urged parliament to cancel or shorten its summer vacation to pass laws Washington considers crucial to Iraq's stability.

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

Harry Potter finale flies off shelves

The seventh and final Harry Potter book flew off the shelves as fans the world over poured into stores or waited for the first post to discover the fate of the boy wizard.

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Harry Potter mania

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NATION

Chaos as heavy rain brings floods in U.K.

Torrential rain has been sweeping the U.K., causing travel chaos and forcing the evacuation of homes and schools.

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BBC

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India names its first female president

Indian lawmakers have selected the nation's first female president in a vote seen as a symbolic victory for women contending with widespread discrimination, election officials said.

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French police detain 2 Rwandan genocide suspects in France

Police said they arrested two Rwandans living in exile in France who are wanted by an international court trying suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Bush reclaims powers after colonoscopy

Doctors removed five small growths from President Bush's colon after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely invoked 25th Amendment.

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Guardian

Analysis: GOP nervous about war

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly nervous defending the war in Iraq, and Democrats more confident in their attempts to end it.

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BUSINESS

Harley-Davidson posts 19 percent profit growth

Harley-Davidson Inc. handed investors a solid second-quarter profit, up 19 percent from a year ago, and maintained its earnings outlook for the rest of the year.

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MarketWatch

6,000 forestry workers strike in British Columbia

Forestry mills along coastal British Columbia are behind picket lines as workers began a strike.

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Toronto Star

Chrysler fires opening salvo in labor talks

Detroit's top auto executives and the United Auto Workers sat down to hammer out a survival plan. And, in true Detroit fashion, Chrysler CEO Tom La Sorda came out swinging.

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UAW preps for union showdown

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SPORTS

Bonds remains at 753

With commissioner Bud Selig in attendance, Bonds went hitless in Milwaukee and remained two home runs from tying Hank Aaron's record of 755.

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Protesters want Vick suspended

About 50 people urged the NFL to "Sack Vick" in a demonstration outside the league's headquarters after the indictment of Michael Vick on dogfighting charges.

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Iraq finds unity on the global soccer field

When the Iraqi team advanced to the Asian Cup quarterfinals, bloody sectarian conflicts seemed to fade amid an upsurge of national pride.

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International Herald Tribune

HEALTH

Study says low-carb diets combat metabolic syndrome

A low-carbohydrate diet helps people with a condition called metabolic syndrome, a collection of serious risk factors found in some obese individuals.

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Health Day

Vitamin C does not prevent most people from getting colds

A new review of the scientific literature says that taking regular supplements of vitamin C to prevent colds is not justified unless you are exercising hard or living in an extremely cold place.

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Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Young women in headscarves challenge the status quo

Slim, petite and dressed in a fashionably sculpted white jacket and skirt, the young woman sipping a mocha looks pretty much like anybody else in Starbucks.

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GOOD NEWS

World leaders mark Mandela's birthday

Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday by joining other Nobel peace laureates and politicians to form a "council of elders" dedicated to fostering peace and resolving global crises.

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Breaks may help workouts burn more fat

Taking a break in the middle of your workout may burn more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan.

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Rest: the fat burner

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NATION

Federal minimum wage rising

Many lawmakers are celebrating the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade. Yet many acknowledge that raising it from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 will provide only meager help.

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Yahoo! News

Immigrating to U.S. to be much costlier

Immigrants could end up paying thousands of dollars more to enter and stay in the country after July 30, when dozens of application fees will double or even triple.

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Feds: Cigarette lighters, breast milk OK on planes

Airline passengers will be allowed to bring most cigarette lighters on board again starting next month, freeing airport screeners to spend more time searching for explosives.

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ENVIRONMENT

Animal rulings to be revisited

Decisions to reduce federal protection for various threatened creatures will be reconsidered after alleged improper meddling by a senior Interior Department official.

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San Jose Mercury News

Shell ordered to suspend Arctic drilling

A federal appeals court has ordered Shell Oil to stop its exploratory drilling program off the north coast of Alaska at least until a hearing in August.

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Yahoo! News

Turkmenistan, China reach energy deal

Turkmenistan and China reached a deal on energy, economic and security cooperation during a meeting of leaders in Beijing.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Sopranos keep a stranglehold on Emmy awards

The long-running Mob drama The Sopranos picked up 15 nominations for this year's Emmy awards.

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London Independent

Big beauties get star turn in 'Hairspray'

The ladies of "Hairspray" are a rarity in fat-phobic Hollywood, whose obsession with willowy women is so strong the idea of a corpulent heroine is almost unheard of.

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When a comedy is too much fun

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dust storms threaten NASA Mars rovers

A dust storm raging on Mars presents a threat to the continued operation of NASA's two rovers, threatening to starve the solar-powered robots by blocking out sunlight, NASA said.

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Reuters

Go ahead, post that dumb video online - it could be your big break

The Internet has broadened the ways people "get discovered," often for entertainment jobs that did not exist a few years ago.

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International Herald Tribune

EDUCATION

House Democrats promote increases for education and health programs

A bill filled with money for job training, health and education faces a veto from President George W. Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive.

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International Herald Tribune

EMU president fired in cover-up probe

School officials fired Eastern Michigan University President Jim Fallon months after top school officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student, officials said.

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Detroit Free Press

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University fires president for alleged cover-up

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

U.S. soldier's Iraq memoir wins blog book prize

An American soldier's violent and darkly comic account of fighting in Iraq has won the "Blooker prize" for best book that began as a blog on the Internet.

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Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco tumbles over right fielder Gary Sheffield after they collided while chasing a fly ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Mark Teahan in the third inning of a baseball game in Detroit. (Photo by Duane Burleson / AP)

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