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Palestinians wait to cross to the Israeli side at the Erez Crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip. About 200 Gazans, petrified by the chaos in the Hamas-controlled coastal strip, have been camped out for six days in a tunnel reeking of trash, urine and sweat on the Palestinian side of the Erez crossing with Israel. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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Charleston mourns 9 firefighters killed in blaze

The deaths at a furniture store near Charleston, S.C., marked the nation's worst single loss of firefighters since 9/11, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

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Post and Courier

Children rescued from Baghdad orphanage

U.S. soldiers helped rescue 24 abused and severely malnourished boys from a Baghdad orphanage, where they were found in conditions of appalling squalor, the U.S. military said

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Reuters

NATION

China plans highway to Mt. Everest base

China plans to build a highway on the side of Mount Everest to ease the Olympic torch's journey to the peak of the world's tallest mountain before the 2008 Beijing Games, state media reported.

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Houston Chronicle

Barroso squares off against tough-talking Poland over EU treaty

The European Commission warned Poland it could lose money and support if it blocks a deal to reform EU institutions at a summit, but Warsaw vowed to fight on ruthlessly.

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Daily Mail

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EU members warned over treaty

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BBC

POLITICS

Portman to step down as White House budget chief

White House budget director Rob Portman is stepping down and will be replaced by former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle, U.S. officials said.

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Reuters

Bloomberg leaves the Republican party

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party, switching his registration to independent. He was a lifelong Democrat until he switched to the Republican Party in 2000.

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Bloomberg

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Bloomberg: a possible presidential run

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ABC News

S.C. treasurer indicted on drug charges

South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, a former real estate developer who became a rising political star after his election last year, was indicted on federal cocaine charges.

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Houston Chronicle

BUSINESS

How marketers hone their aim online

Consumer-specific ads gain in popularity as marketing firms use networks of thousands of diverse sites to create more efficient ads.

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Wall Street Journal

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Morgan Stanley net surges 40 percent, beats estimates

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Bloomberg

Conrad Black and the end of an era

As the latest great corporate fraud trial winds to a close, former media tycoon Lord Conrad Black sits, mostly expressionless but with a defiant jut to his chin, in a packed Chicago courtroom.

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CNNMoney

SPORTS

Injured Beckham still set to join Galaxy in mid-July

David Beckham is still expected to join the Los Angeles Galaxy in mid-July, despite an ankle injury sustained in his final game with Real Madrid.

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Houston Chronicle

West Coast teams stretch time in Omaha

It took UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton 96 baseballs and 5 hours and 40 minutes to play their elimination game at the College World Series.

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ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Computer glitch halts United flights

A United Airlines computer malfunction halted all departures systemwide for two hours, the carrier said. The cause of the outage wasn't immediately clear.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Paranoia grows over Google's power

Google, the world leader in Web search services, is the focus of mounting paranoia over the scope of its powers as it expands into new advertising formats from online video to radio and TV.

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CNN

EDUCATION

Web cam proctors are cheating deterrent

The number of college students taking courses online is surging, creating a tough dilemma for educators who want to prevent cheating.

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CNN

Students protest foreign sweatshops

Students at the University of Washington and college campuses across the country are protesting against overseas sweatshops and the U.S. companies trading with them.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Please, Mr. President, not another Cold War

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Media tips from a departing premier: Keep news and views distinct

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Christian Science Monitor

Listing the symptoms of ovarian cancer

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International Herald Tribune

Column (Matthew Yglesias):

How to lose Afghanistan

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Guardian

Women's well-being: Equal is still fair

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Republicans for Obama?

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Real Clear Politics

The NAACP's sad decline

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Salon.com

You won't see disbarment like Nifong's again

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Slate

Mexico's hand in illegal immigration

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Christian Science Monitor

Airbus closing in on Boeing?

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Economist

Facing reality in Iraq

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San Francisco Chronicle

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The five to four Supreme Court

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GOOD NEWS

Scientist awarded World Food Prize

A scientist who developed new ways to process, transport and store large amounts of fruits and vegetables while maintaining their nutrition was named the winner of the World Food Prize.

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Heinz and Mellon families win philanthropy medals

Two of Pittsburgh's most famous families are among the world's most giving ones too.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NATION

7-alarm fire guts Philadelphia warehouse

A seven-alarm fire ripped through an abandoned warehouse , collapsing the roof and forcing residents from nearby homes.

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phillyBurbs.com

Newborn found near missing Ohio woman's home

A newborn girl with her umbilical cord still attached was found in a basket on a doorstep 45 miles from where a pregnant woman vanished, authorities said.

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CBS News

Immunity offered to New Orleans nurses

New Orleans' district attorney has promised to drop murder charges against two nurses accused of helping euthanize four patients after Hurricane Katrina, instead seeking to compel their testimony.

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New Orleans Times-Picayune

ENVIRONMENT

Water gets more scarce in U.S. Southwest

Like many towns in this part of the arid U.S. Southwest, Flagstaff faces a never-ending challenge in its search for water, and it is getting harder.

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Environmental News Network

Giant dam projects aim to transform African power supplies

As the world's political leaders debate ways to alleviate poverty in Africa, industrialists are building the world's largest hydroelectric dam at a bend in the Congo River.

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International Herald Tribune

China surpasses U.S. in emissions

China's 2006 carbon dioxide emissions were 8 percent higher than those of the United States, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency announced.

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Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Joe Kennedy's first marriage: still on

The most controversial "marriage that never was" in recent U.S. political history is back.

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TIME

'What Would Jesus Buy?' a tough sell

The makers of "What Would Jesus Buy?" have a problem: How do you sell a film documenting performance artist Rev. Billy and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a guerrilla U.S. tour against consumerism?

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Reuters

HEALTH

Bariatric surgery patients have less alcohol tolerance

Just one glass of wine is enough to push some people to the legal limit after they've had weight-loss surgery, according to a Stanford University study.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Women with few older female relatives face cancer threat

Women with few older female relatives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported in a study that casts doubt on current genetic testing guidelines.

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France24

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Family tree can hide breast cancer gene

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Insider Medicine

Immune system protein may be tied to weight loss

A piece of the body's immune system might also help dampen appetite and help people lose weight, research in mice suggests.

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Health Day

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican issues car-mandments for motoring sinners

The Vatican took a break from strictly theological matters to issue its own rules of the road, a compendium of do's and don'ts on the moral aspects of driving and motoring.

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New Zealand Herald

Anglicans to vote on blessing of same-sex unions

The divisive issue of same-sex marriage blessings will be on the table this week as Anglicans gather in Winnipeg to decide the resolution to a controversial issue that could prompt a schism.

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CTV

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Gay issues drive U.S., Canadian churches from Anglican council

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CBC

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

White House completing new torture guidelines

The White House is close to completing a new set of guidelines on the use of "enhanced interrogative techniques" by U.S. agents, even as critics say such techniques are "immoral."

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Christian Science Monitor

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Rowing enthusiasts participate in a dragon boat race near Hong Kong's Aberdeen island as part of celebrations marking the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat races are in remembrance of Chu Yuan, an ancient Chinese scholar-statesman, who drowned in 277 B.C. while denouncing government corruption. (Photo by Vincent Yu / AP)

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