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Residents of the coastal Bullbay neighborhood react while looking at damage to their property caused by the surge from Hurricane Dean passing near Jamaica. The country avoided a direct hit when the storm passed to the south. No deaths were reported. (Photo by Andres Leighton / AP)

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Rescuers lose hope for survivors from Peru quake

Peruvian rescue teams combed the rubble of ruined homes and relatives buried their dead in hastily dug graves as hopes faded of finding more survivors from a huge earthquake.

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Reuters

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Peru quake survivors berate president

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BBC

Kidnapped German freed in Kabul

A German woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has been released.

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BBC

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Iraqi governor killed by roadside bomb

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Melbourne Herald-Sun

Hurricane Dean spins toward Yucatan

After battering the southern coast of Jamaica, Hurricane Dean picked up strength and headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

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CNN

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Mexico prepares for hurricane Dean

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Yahoo! News

Work at Utah mine grim

Officials extinguished nearly all hope of finding any of the six miners alive, almost two weeks after the men were trapped in a violent collapse deep within a mine.

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ABC News

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No signs of life in mine rescue

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ABC News

Shuttle returning home early as Dean nears

Space shuttle Endeavour cut short its visit to the ISS, even though it appears that Mission Control will not be threatened by Hurricane Dean.

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USA Today

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Endeavour leaves space station

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CNN

13 die as Midwest storms create flooding

Rivers swollen by as much as a foot of rain lifted houses off their foundations and washed away roads, killing at least 13 people in three states, authorities said.

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Couple describe flood rescue

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NATION

Texas defies federal court with plan to execute man who did not kill

Because of a wrinkle in Texas law, the state is poised to execute a man for a crime he did not directly commit.

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Guardian

Immigration activist deported to Mexico

An immigration activist who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her son has been deported to Mexico, the church's pastor said.

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Guardian

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Rising breed of migrant worker: skilled, salaried, and welcome

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Ledger

Carbon monoxide poisons 23 Virginia Tech students

Less than an hour before Virginia Tech dedicated a memorial to 32 students and faculty killed on April 16, nearly two dozen people were sickened in a carbon monoxide leak at an off-campus apartment building.

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POLITICS

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Bush seeks to boost Canada, Mexico ties

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Clinton, Obama fend off criticism during Iowa debate

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton faced challenges from her chief rivals for the Iowa caucuses about her ability to reverse dissatisfaction with the government during the debate in Iowa.

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Des Moines Register

Fellow candidates target Obama on experience

Democratic presidential contenders used a debate in Iowa to buttress calls for political change as they questioned Sen. Barack Obama's experience and debated how to leave Iraq.

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BUSINESS

European, Asian markets rise after U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut

Global stock markets rose, taking their cue from Wall Street's recovery late last week after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate to stem worries about credit market losses hurting the economy.

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International Herald Tribune

Home sales slip, durable orders rise

Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell to a 10-year low in July while orders for durable goods rose, suggesting business spending is a bright spot in an economy hobbled by a housing recession.

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Bloomberg

Smoking bans and more local rivals seriously damage health of Marlboro

The cigarette-touting cowboy of Marlboro Country could go spluttering off into the sunset as smokers tire of a global brand.

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Times Online

SPORTS

Michigan NASCAR race postponed

A steady rain has forced NASCAR to postpone the 3M Performance 400 Nextel Cup race by a day.

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USA Today

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Nextel Cup race at Michigan postponed

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ESPN

Vick plea agreement still uncertain

Embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick continued to mull his options in his federal dogfighting case and has still not completely ruled out the possibility of proceeding to trial on Nov. 26.

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ESPN

HEALTH

Medicare pulling plug on hospital errors

Medicare will stop paying the costs of treating infections, falls, objects left in surgical patients and other things that happen in hospitals that could have been prevented.

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Houston Chronicle

Nerve cell stretchiness uncovered

U.S. scientists may have discovered why long nerve cells do not break when you move or stretch your limbs.

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BBC

EDUCATION

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After Va. Tech: new look at campus safety

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Newsweek

Harvard Law’s poker panacea

Harvard Law School thinks it has found the solution to many of society’s problems, from teenage delinquency to world diplomatic crises: a hand of poker.

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Financial Times

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GOOD NEWS

New Jersey tot's 'miracle' recovery

Doctors say teeny-weeny Tamera Dixon, who weighed less than a can of soda when she was born April 25, now has enough heft to safely leave the Capital Health System in Trenton's Fuld Hospital.

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WORLD

Iran hangs 30 over 'U.S. plots'

Iran has hanged up to 30 people in the past month in a clampdown prompted by alleged U.S.-backed coup plots.

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Observer

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U.S. actions against Iran raise war risk, many fear

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McClatchy Newspapers

181 Chinese miners feared dead

Distressed family members scuffled with guards after a third day without word on 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China, where rescue crews began pumping water.

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Toronto Star

Taiwanese jet catches fire in Japan

Passengers used emergency slides to evacuate a China Airlines jet just minutes before the plane burst into flames after arriving in Okinawa from Taiwan.

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Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Retailers push reuseable bags to save money and the environment

A growing number of stores are catering to customers concerned with the environment, who see reusing shopping bags as an easy way to cut down on waste.

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Newsday

Air travel is latest target in climate change fight

Technology, taxation and rationing are all being eyed as possible solutions for an industry that produces a lot of carbon while moving passengers.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Detective novel next for Rowling?

J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported. The Sunday Times quoted author Ian Rankin as saying Rowling is turning to crime fiction.

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11 hurt during filming of Cruise movie

Eleven extras were injured during the filming of a new movie starring Tom Cruise. The men, along with a companion who escaped injury, fell off the back of a truck.

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FOX News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists expect to create life within next 10 years

Scientists are getting closer to creating life from scratch. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of “wet artificial life.”

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MSNBC

Invasive Australian jellyfish sighted in Gulf of Mexico

The invasive Australian jellyfish, Phyllorhiza punctata, first reported in great quantities in the Gulf of Mexico in 2000, has made a vigorous reappearance this summer.

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Invasive species

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LiveScience

'New continent' and species discovered in Atlantic study

Exploring life in the North Atlantic Ocean at various depths of 800 to 3,500 meters, a team of 31 scientists are returning from a five-week scientific expedition with a wealth of new information and insights.

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Environmental News Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope's top aide headed to Peru

Pope Benedict will send his top aide, Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, to Peru to show his solidarity with the victims of this week's earthquake.

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Reuters

Islam’s war on sin dims bright lights in a nation torn between cultures

Malaysian leaders are being branded 'Taliban lite' as a U.S. pop star falls victim to a moral crackdown.

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Times Online

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Poisoned city fights to save its children

Families in a Peruvian valley choked by toxic gas from a smelter are taking on a U.S. metals giant.

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Guardian

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Toshiaki Morikawa, carrying his 8-year-old son Nobuharu on his shoulders, strolls through a field of Cosmos sulphureus at the Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)

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