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John Hassell walks his dog in between squalls blowing across Tampa Bay at Ballast Park in Tampa, Fla. The Republican National Convention has delayed its start because of the approaching tropical storm Isaac which is churning its way across the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Dave Martin / AP)

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Last blue moon until 2015 this week

Skywatchers should circle this Friday on their calendars, for the date offers the last chance to see a so-called “blue moon” for nearly three years.

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Huffington Post

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Full moon: Why does it happen? How does it affect us?

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SPACE.com

A pill that treats and tells

Pills for anything from the common cold to diabetes or cancer can be embedded with tiny ingestible chips that keep track of whether a patient is taking their medicine on time.

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Reuters

Isaac gains strength, heads for US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf, disrupting U.S. offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana as a hurricane 7 years to the day after devastating Hurricane Katrina.

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Reuters

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Hurricane warning for Gulf coast

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The Weather Channel

California shaken by earthquake ‘swarm’

A swarm of hundreds of earthquakes rattled Southern California along the Mexican border. The ground below could continue to rumble for several days.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Major earthquake hits off El Salvador coast

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Family reacts to California swarm quakes

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CNN

Ron Paul’s swan song: Has he launched an enduring movement?

After 3 runs for the White House, Ron Paul is retiring. Will his libertarian brand of Republican politics survive without him? A younger generation of elected officials and activists say it will.

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

In US executions, decades of delay and last-minute stays called cruel

Texas convicted murderer John Balentine made the round trip of 100 miles from death row to the execution chamber and back last week, a journey most condemned inmates make one way.

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Reuters

Conn. nuclear plant unit closed due to too-warm seawater reopens

Connecticut’s nuclear power plant has returned to full service nearly two weeks after one of its units was forced to shut down because seawater used to cool it down was too warm.

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Christian Science Monitor

John Walker Lindh sues for group prayer

U.S. authorities captured John Walker Lindh in Afghanistan after 9/11, when he was allegedly fighting alongside the Taliban. Lindh is now suing for the right to group prayer in prison.

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NPR

POLITICS

Ten political conventions that mattered

As the 2 parties bring together their faithful supporters, here’s a look at those conventions in the past that truly made a difference in the country’s political history.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Republicans worry about keeping factions reined in

Mitt Romney is set to accept his nomination from the increasingly disparate coalition of factions known as the Republican Party, confronting the challenge of unifying them behind him.

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GOP convention protesters: Storms won’t keep them away

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San Jose Mercury News

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USA TODAY

BUSINESS

Who wins and who loses from the Apple-Samsung patent ruling

As the epic patent battle between Apple and Samsung ends with the maker of the iPhone being awarded a $1 billion payment for pattern infringement, the “operating system wars” are just getting started.

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Forbes

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Apple vs. Samsung

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CNET News

Apple’s $1 billion win over Samsung: Q&A

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PC World

High-speed railways: Are they worth their hefty price tag?

It’s wonderful in theory but there’s just one problem: The cost. Amtrak — which for years has drawn criticism for its inability to turn a profit — has admitted that its newest vision would cost $151 billion.

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TIME

These days, it’s back to school and then comes shopping

In a shift that is upending retailers’ plans, many children, teenagers and parents are delaying their school purchases. A desire to get the trends right accounts for some of the hesitation.

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NBCNews.com

ENVIRONMENT

The orangutan population is on the brink

The natural home of the orangutan is the leafy rain forests on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, but development has devastated their numbers. There are less than 30,000 of the species left today.

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CBS News

BPA study brings good news for consumers, environmentalists

Most of the toxic Bisphenol-A contained in products Canadians use every day is either destroyed or winds up in landfills, says a new study for Environment Canada.

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Globeandmail.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hip-hop hits middle age, still garners less respect despite success

Hip-hop is now older than the average American. Yet rap music, which has grown to be the most reliable moneymaker in the industry, is not always given the respect due a grown-up.

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NJ.com

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Is hip-hop becoming less homophobic?

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Florida Times-Union

Gamers take on grey tinge

The average gamer is aging as new recruits from all stages of life are taking up the pastime.

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The Age

Japanese drums tap spiritual music

Riley Lee compares his experience of learning taiko drumming in Japan with going to war. There was no fighting or death. But like a soldier, he learned how one grueling experience can stick forever.

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SPORTS

Manning looks ready for regular season

Peyton Manning looks like he’s ready for the regular season, although he’ll never admit it. The Broncos’ preseason finale against the Cardinals will be more about determining Manning’s primary backup.

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FOX News

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Peyton Manning throws first two TDs, but Broncos fall to 49ers

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ESPN

USADA: Armstrong could have kept 5 Tour de France titles

Lance Armstrong might have retained most of his cycling titles if he had cooperated with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation, USADA head Travis Tygart says.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Innovative fix for pollution

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Columbus Dispatch

Obama says Romney has ‘extreme’ views on issues

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Salt Lake Tribune

Column (Jeff Jacoby):

Which party is extreme on abortion? They both are

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Townhall.com

Blog (Jon Hotchkiss):

Sexuality in our schools

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The Blog

Column (Gordon G. Chang):

Chinese manufacturing is crashing

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Forbes

Column (Rob Christensen):

‘Walmart Moms’ are unhappy with Romney and Obama

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McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Steve Lipsher):

Make the choice to support small stores

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Denver Post

Column (Paul Rosenberg):

How the Republican brain plays defense

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Manhattan VA Hospital helps women

Alarmed by the number of female veterans who have been sexually assaulted during duty in the military, Dr. Nancy Lutwak has launched a female-only emergency room.

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Faiths come together to support Joplin mosque after fire

Since a mosque in Joplin burned to the ground, the beliefs that distinguish and separate the residents of Joplin haven’t seemed to matter. It’s a lesson some say many learned with a tornado.

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Kansas City Star

Muslims in Pakistan show compassion, mercy and justice

Islam is a religion of compassion and mercy, considering that the two adjectives most used in the Quran to describe God are the “compassionate” and the “merciful.” It is also a religion of justice.

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CNN

WORLD

17 civilians beheaded in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand

Seventeen civilians have been beheaded by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan for attending a party, government officials say.

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BBC

Ghana’s witch camps: Last refuge of the powerless and the persecuted

Four hundred years after the notorious Pendle trials, in some countries women accused of witchcraft are still being beaten, killed or hounded from their homes.

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The Independent

Obama’s warfare demonstrates the advanced technology of power

Pakistani officials say 18 more people were killed by drones. There is no longer a need to send an army for an attack. Technology can be used, along with elite special forces, killing people individually.

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NPR

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Afghans say leader was killed in drone attack

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Some schools tell students to bring their own technological devices

With districts racing to adopt 21st century learning techniques while facing budget realities, educators are starting to rethink how they view the gadgets kids bring to school.

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Hartford Courant

Misreporting of rank stems from desire to get top students

Parents, students and college officials are debating misrepresentation by Emory’s rankings of colleges despite high-volume traffic to U.S. News & World Report when the rankings are released.

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San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Pediatricians: circumcision pluses outweigh risks

The nation’s most influential pediatricians’ group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it.

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CBS News

Study says excess pounds raise risk of breast cancer recurrence, death

Women who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with the most common form of breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence than slimmer patients, according to a new analysis.

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HealthDay

Multiple sclerosis link to stress not clear

No one knows what causes multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system. Stresses, both psychological and physical, may not be all to blame for the symptoms.

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USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Is ape ‘genius’ actually smarter than the average chimp?

A battery of tests examining intelligence in chimps found that some consistently score better than others. No 1 factor seems to affect intelligence, but instead multiple skills could explain differences.

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New mechanical clot remover highly effective in stroke trial

A new-generation tool that restores blood flow and mechanically removes clots from blocked blood vessels performed dramatically better in a clinical trial than the standard treatment.

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Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Amish hate crime trial set to begin

The trial of members of a breakaway Amish sect charged with hate crimes for cutting off the beards and hair of other Amish men and women is set to begin in an Ohio court.

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ABC News

Same-sex marriage: Scotland urged to resist Catholic church campaign

The Scottish government plans to legalize same-sex marriage, even as the Catholic church launches a campaign to maintain “the universally accepted definition of marriage” between a man and a woman.

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Guardian

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Palestinian flag raised for the 1st time in Paris at Unesco ceremony

The Palestinian flag was raised above Unesco headquarters in Paris, marking a diplomatic victory despite resistance.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Photo of the Day

A dancer dressed as Hanuman, a monkey god in Hindu mythology, waits for his turn to perform during a celebration that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Bantul, Indonesia. (Photo by Gembong Nusantara / AP)

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