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In this file photo, Israeli air force jets perform a display during a demonstration to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, on the beach front in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

Outdated levee systems exposed

At least 18 more levees on the already flooded Mississippi River are at high risk of being overwhelmed this weekend, endangering small communities and farmland.

USA Today

Farms hit as floods kill 24 in US midwest

Guardian

Levees fail in Missouri

Yahoo! News

European Union to lift sanctions on Cuba

Members of the European Union decided to formally lift sanctions on Cuba, a spokeswoman for EU Secretary-General Javier Solana said.

CNN

Special section:

Cuba: fast facts

CBS News

US says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran

Israel carried out a major military exercise this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

International Herald Tribune

Ex-spokesman faults Bush for withholding facts

Former spokesman Scott McClellan said President Bush lost the public's trust by failing to open up about administration mistakes and backtracking on a promise to tell all about the leak of a CIA operative.

ABC News

New Iraqi operation against militants produces scant resistance

Iraqi security forces met little resistance in the southern city of Amarah as they sought to disarm gunmen loyal to the militant Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al Sadr.

McClatchy Newspapers

Afghan forces drive out Taliban

Yahoo! News

Tibet prepares for Olympic torch

Tibet's capital is getting ready to host the Olympic torch relay, months after violent anti-government rioting rocked the city.

MSNBC

NATION

2 ex-Bear Stearns executives arrested

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they intentionally misled investors in two funds.

CNNMoney

Bear Sterns managers arrested

Yahoo! News

Mexico tries to stop US executions

Mexico made an emergency appeal to the United Nations' highest court to block the execution of its citizens in the United States.

International Herald Tribune

FBI: Mortgage-fraud probe includes some big companies

The FBI says it has arrested 406 property market players as part of its crackdown on mortgage fraud.

CNNMoney

POLITICS

Bipartisan deal reached on war funding

House leaders say President Bush will sign the long-delayed bill.

MSNBC

Sweeping new GI Bill plan gets final approval

Air Force Times

Obama poised for huge cash edge

Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for his presidential campaign clears the way for him to outspend Sen. McCain by 3-to-1 or more in the general election.

ABC News

The significance of Sen. Obama's decision not to take public financing.

CNN

Obama's wife deemed politics 'mean'

The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said she did not want her husband to enter politics.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Williams to host 'Meet the Press' Sunday

"NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams will host the next "Meet the Press" but the network hasn't chosen a permanent replacement for Tim Russert, an NBC News spokeswoman said.

CBS News

'American Girl' heads to the big screen

For more than 20 years, American Girl dolls and books have been big sellers. Now the series is going to the movies.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What the CIA learned from 'Get Smart'

Maxwell Smart always "missed it by that much," but some of those dopey spy shows of the '60s were right on the money.

Wired

Firefox heats up new browser war

The Mozilla Foundation, a nonprofit organization that taps into the open-source software community, took a high-profile step in this regard earlier this week when it officially released Firefox 3.

MarketWatch

Yahoo adds 2 new domains

With hundreds of millions of user names already tapped out, Yahoo has now decided to add two more domains - ymail.com and rocketmail.com - to its e-mail addresses for Web users.

BetaNews

HEALTH

Canadian study: Gastric bypass cuts cancer cases

Gastric bypass surgery decreases the incidence of cancer by 80 percent, researchers reported.

Newsday

Big breakfast 'aids weight loss'

Breakfast really could be the most important meal of the day when it comes to losing weight, claims a researcher.

BBC

EDUCATION

BYU arts-education programs get $4.5M

Salt Lake Tribune

Free online tool targets 'military brats'

Web site aims to make transitions to new schools easier for children of military families.

e School News

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GOOD NEWS

Monsanto donates $1 million in support of Iowa flood relief efforts

Monsanto Company announced that it is donating $1 million to the American Red Cross to assist in flood relief efforts in Iowa.

PNN

Meet the Beatles, sort of

The Beatles broke up nearly 40 years ago, but you can still see them live. Or, at least, you can see their carbon copies.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Hezbollah poised to strike Israel?

ABC News

Irish 'no' torpedoes Sarkozy's EU presidency plans

For French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Irish "no" vote means a personal setback: It has spoiled his plans for a glamorous French EU presidency.