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Amateur cave explorers in Oregon sent specimens of this new species of spider to the California Academy of Sciences, where scientists decided it was so evolutiionarily different that they had to create a whole new family to put it in. (Photo by Brent McGregor / AP)

New family of spiders found in US cave

Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, and scientists have dubbed it Trogloraptor — Latin for cave robber — for their fearsome front claws.

Sydney Morning Herald

Blog:

Trogloraptor: America’s newest cave spider

(Wired)

Wired Science

Transgender pilots cleared for takeoff as FAA changes rule

The FAA has now instituted a new policy that does not categorically impose a previously required battery of extensive — and expensive — psychological tests on transgender pilots.

ABC News

Suicide ‘epidemic’ on rise in Army

Even as the Afghanistan war winds down, suicides among troops are on the rise. Among all branches, the number is up 22 percent from a year ago, and July was the Army’s worst month.

Christian Science Monitor

Army funding development of new anti-suicide nasal spray

FOX News

Suicide in the recruiters’ ranks

TIME

Support for jailed Russian rockers questioned — is it useful?

Some are already starting to question whether the outpouring of support for Pussy Riot is little more than a star-studded fad — and if it can do anything tangible to help them.

NBCNews.com

Protests over Russian punk group sentencing spread around world

CBS News

West Nile virus outbreak: How to protect yourself this year

Nearly half of all West Nile cases in the U.S. so far this year are in Texas. If the trend continues, 2012 will be the worst West Nile year in state history.

CBS News

NATION

White House studying oil reserve release

The White House is “dusting off old plans” for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining sanctions against Iran.

Reuters

Blog:

American oil

(Economist)

Free Exchange

Freddie and Fannie get the squeeze

The Treasury Department revamped its financial support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to accelerate the pace at which the mortgage-finance giants will pay back the government for its rescue four years ago.

Daily Beast

Blog:

Government tightening its reins on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

(NBCNews.com)

Economy Watch

NRA locked in gun battle with Pennsylvania mayors over town laws

With Congress loath to act, the gun law battles have shifted to state capitals, where the NRA has successfully backed more expansive self-defense laws.

Bloomberg

Colorado University to segregate dorms for students with concealed carry permits

Denver Post

POLITICS

Romney says he never paid less than 13 percent in taxes

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared he has paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the past decade.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Romney on taxes

Hotsheet Live (CBS News)

What potatoes say about the state of American democracy

The debate in Congress over whether potatoes should be curbed in school lunches is emblematic of the modern-day crisis in U.S. government.

Spiegel International

BUSINESS

Apple reaches record and $600 billion value on iPad rumor

Apple’s shares rose to a record high and the company’s market value surpassed $600 billion on speculation that production has started on a smaller version of the iPad as well as a new television product.

Bloomberg

Business travel spending still tight

More than a third of 407 business travelers surveyed this month say fewer employees in their companies are allowed to travel to meetings than a year ago, according to a survey.

CNBC

EDUCATION

Obama renews call to halt teacher layoffs

Tight school budgets have meant fewer teachers, larger classes and shorter school years, according to a White House report. Obama is touting a jobs plan to help keep teachers on the job.

Christian Science Monitor

Teens with ADHD may need help making transition to college

For students with ADHD, making the transition to college can be especially difficult. But by adopting certain strategies, freshman with ADHD can do well.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

Treasure Island radiation discovery casts shadow over expansion plans

It was called Treasure Island in honor of Stevenson’s pirate classic, but the artificial island off San Francisco Bay has nothing but trouble buried in its soil: radioactive contamination left by the U.S. Navy.

Guardian

Citizen scientists may beat the pros in identifying at-risk species

A new tally shows that citizen-driven listings under the Endangered Species Act are just as valid as those identified by the pros.

Ars Technica

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Text book encoded in DNA

Harvard researchers have reported in the journal Science that they encoded an entire book into DNA. Not only that, they read back the text.

Discovery News

What is the roundest object ever known?

The roundest natural object ever precisely measured, astronomers say, shines light that takes roughly eight minutes to reach Earth.

National Geographic

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (David Rohde):

Immigration is the important debate the campaigns aren’t having

The Atlantic

Blog (James Zogby):

America has a good story — but it’s not the one the politicians tell

(Huffington Post)

The Blog

Column (Jonathan Bernstein):

Joe Biden: the ‘practically perfect’ vice president

Salon

Blog (Marissa Fessenden):

Will the candidates tell us about their policies on pandemics?

(Scientific American)

Observations

Column (Ian Bremmer):

Pussy Riot is only the beginning

NPR

Column (Don Watkins):

Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’: a paean to American liberty

Guardian

Editorial:

Arab Spring — US should do more to shape Syria’s future

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

When slower means faster, safer

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit opens kitchen for use by carts

A nonprofit organization has developed a facility that gives small-business owners the ability to prepare their food in an up-to-code commercial kitchen, allowing them to conform to food-safety standards.

Columbus Dispatch

After cash flew away, good Samaritan and fellow workers help charity group

Ray Leuthauser found some money Jane Corbett lost on the highway, then helped raised the amount that couldn’t be recovered. The money was for buying food to feed homeless people.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Maykah builds girls’ interest in science

Three women have teamed up to form Maykah, a startup aiming to create toys that encourage young girls to study science, technology, engineering and math.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Assad makes rare public appearance