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Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, left, and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., look at a crowd of supporters after arriving at a campaign rally at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. (Photo by Steve Helber / AP)

Perseid meteor shower peaks

The Perseid meteor shower occurs each year in late July and early August when the Earth passes through the dusty remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle.

CBS News

Special section:

How to watch Perseid meteor

SPACE.com

Earthquakes in Iran kill 250, injure 1,800

As casualty figures are expected to rise, rescue workers frantically combed the rubble of dozens of villages as medical staff desperately tried to save lives.

Haaretz

Aid operations on after Iran earthquakes

Al Jazeera

Romney’s pick of Ryan energizes conservatives

Ryan is a rising Republican star and the party‘s leader on fiscal and budget issues. He said he is overwhelmed by the reaction to the announcement that he is Romney’s running mate.

CNN

VP pick Ryan: from young gun to top gun

CNBC

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US election 2012

BBC

Afghan officials meet with key figures of the Taliban in Pakistan

Afghan officials have held secret talks with the Taliban’s former second in command who is in detention in Pakistan in a move which could help rekindle stalled peace talks with the insurgents.

Reuters

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Paper reveals Taliban softening stance on girls’ education

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World News

Nationwide drought will lead to higher food prices

Pervasive drought in Colorado and much of the rest of the nation means more than just brown lawns and dried-up gardens. Crops are stunted, and prices are rising.

Denver Post

NATION

Is the era of oil nearing its end?

After nearly a decade of warnings that the world’s oil supply was running out, Americans now are hearing about technology breakthroughs that can unlock vast U.S. deposits of natural gas.

McClatchy Newspapers

Return of the dust bowl

Half of all the counties in the U.S. have been declared disaster zones, as the drought dries out rivers, scorches crops and forces cattle farmers to sell herds they can no longer feed.

The Independent

US corn price forecast to rise sharply

BBC

Woe and opportunity: tales from the drought

ABC News

POLITICS

Hawaii Senate race to be competitive

A competitive U.S. Senate race in Hawaii is shaping up as two Democrats, Rep. Mazie Hirono and former Rep. Ed Case, square off in a primary for the chance to take on former Gov. Linda Lingle.

CBS News

US banks urged to make plans for preventing collapse

U.S. regulators directed five of the country’s biggest banks to develop plans for staving off collapse, emphasizing that banks could not count on government.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Senate report: US for-profit colleges low on academics, high on profit

A two-year investigation of 30 top for-profit colleges has shown that despite sucking up over $32 billion from the federal government, more than 50 percent of students left without a degree.

Times of India

Education rules for pregnant mothers widely ignored

According to a recent study by the National Women’s Law Center, only 23 states offer services to support pregnant teens, which spotlights the lack of full enforcement of prior legislation.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Maine lobsterman gives farming sea scallops a try

Like a lot of other seafood in many places, sea scallops have been overfished. In Maine, scientists and fishermen are learning how to farm — instead of catching — more types of sea critters.

NPR

Farmers and ranchers try to cope with extreme climate change

USA TODAY

London 2012 Olympics ‘greenest ever’

London 2012 has been the greenest Olympics ever, the commission set up to monitor the environmental impact of the Olympics has announced.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tradition allows dangerous horse race to stay alive

The evening Suicide Race remains the main attraction of the festival that takes place during August, attracting people from as far away as Israel.

CBS News

Molly Ringwald: a former teenage crush

Molly Ringwald doesn’t shun the past, she just refuses to walk around in it. She happily obliges the legions who question her about the three classic coming-of-age films for which she’s best known.

Guardian

SPORTS

Caffeine perfection

The Third Wave in coffee is here. The First Wave took place in the 1940s, and the Second Wave was the birth of Starbucks in the 1980s.

Star Tribune

Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh tied for lead in rain-delayed PGA

It all looked so easy for Rory McIlroy, who was at 6-under par through nine holes at the PGA Chapionship and tied for the lead with Vijay Singh when the third round was suspended due to rain.

CBS News

2012 PGA Championship

USA TODAY

Panthers give Stewart contract extension

The Panthers reached a five-year contract extension with running back Jonathan Stewart. The new deal keeps Stewart a Panther through 2017.

Yahoo! Sports

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Egyptian Coptic Christians have formed their own brotherhood

A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt’s president, leaving many Coptic Christians anxious about their future. Now, a new group has emerged, and vows to stand up for the rights of Copts.

NPR

Bishop: Clear up ‘misunderstandings’

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the largest group representing American nuns, said they are willing to hold talks with Church leadership, but would not compromise their mission.

USA TODAY

Nuns: will talk to the Vatican, won’t compromise

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Ohio widower paints the town to make it a brighter place

Jim Cotter of Glouster, Ohio, decided to spruce up his town, a once-thriving coal community that has been peeling — and unappealing — for years, by painting everything in sight.

CBS News

Horse, owner reunited 9 years after theft

Michelle Pool reunites with her horse, Opie, almost 10 years after he had been stolen in San Antonio.

Houston Chronicle

Troubled teens turn to furniture-making

A British couple has done the seemingly impossible — get unmotivated kids out of trouble and into furniture-making.

The Independent

WORLD

Ghana and the double-edged sword of modern democracy