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Two of the released Korean hostages, left and 2nd left, are seen walking toward the The International Committee of The Red Cross' vehicle after they were released by Taliban in Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Musadeq Sadeq / AP)

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Taliban frees 2 South Korean hostages

Two South Korean women held hostage by the Taliban for more than three weeks in Afghanistan were freed and handed over to Korean officials in relatively good health.

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Reuters

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2 Korean hostages freed

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CNN

3 killed in Missouri church shooting

A gunman opened fire in the sanctuary of a southwest Missouri church, killing three people and wounding several others, authorities said.

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Forbes

China, seeking resources, brings deep pockets to Africa

Chad is as geographically isolated as places come in Africa, but that has not put off the Chinese, for whom the region has become the latest frontier for their thirsty oil industry and global ambitions.

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International Herald Tribune

Karl Rove is leaving the White House

Karl Rove, the architect of President Bush's political career, a hero to many conservatives and a villain to many liberals, is leaving the administration at the end of the month.

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USA Today

U.N. votes to take larger role in Iraq

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to expand its role in Iraq after four years in which it took a low profile because of security fears and hostility from the Bush Administration.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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U.N. expands peace role in Iraq

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NPR

Rescuers to pierce mine again in search for 6 trapped men

Rescuers were expected to begin drilling a third hole into the mountain encasing the Utah mine where six men have been trapped for more than a week, authorities said.

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With coal boom, more miner risks

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Christian Science Monitor

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Miner who lived heard nothing in cave-in

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Forbes

U.S. to plug hole left by British troops

America is preparing to pour thousands of extra troops into southern Iraq amid fears that Gordon Brown is committed to withdrawing British troops from the region early next year.

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Sunday Telegraph

NATION

Italian anti-Mafia police uncover arms-to-Iraq plot

Loss of control over the flow of weapons into Iraq was highlighted when Italian investigators uncovered an alleged shipment of 105,000 rifles, of which the American high command was unaware.

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Guardian

Poisoned city fights to save its children

Families in a Peruvian valley choked by toxic gas from a smelter are taking on a U.S. metals giant.

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Guardian

POLITICS

New immigration rules will force illegal workers to be fired

The Bush administration announced sweeping new enforcement measures that will force employers to fire the millions of illegal workers they now employ.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Rules to target illegal immigrants worry employers

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NPR

Dems say Iraq exit may take years

Even as they call for an end to the war and pledge to bring the troops home, the Democratic presidential candidates are setting out positions that could leave the United States engaged in Iraq for years.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Freshmen lawmakers weigh in on Iraq after visits

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NPR

Ukraine opposition protests decision to bar its candidates

The main Ukrainian opposition force erected a tent site in the center of the capital, protesting the authorities' refusal to register its candidates for parliamentary elections next month.

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International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

Asian economies on ‘demographic cliff’

The rise in the size of Asia’s labor force is expected to slow over the next decade threatening output growth in some of the region’s fastest growing economies.

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Financial Times

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Credit fears rattle Asia

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Reuters

Virgin boss buys 20 percent stake in start-up Asian airline

Virgin snapped up a 20 percent stake in AirAsia X, a long-haul budget start-up that will offer cut-price flights initially from Malaysia to Australia's Gold Coast.

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Independent

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Virgin's luxury plane

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ABC News

SPORTS

Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship

Tiger Woods withstood final-round challenges from Ernie Els and Woody Austin to win golf's U.S. PGA Championship by two strokes for his 13th career major tournament title.

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Bloomberg

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Tiger talks after winning 13th major

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ESPN

Walker tells of Williams dying in his arms

Denver Broncos wide receiver Javon Walker says he still has the bloodied shirt from the night teammate Darrent Williams died in his arms after a drive-by shooting on New Year's Day.

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HEALTH

MRI detects early breast cancer cells

MRI screening has been considered less sensitive than mammography for detecting precancerous cells in the breast which are confined to the milk ducts, but a new study suggests the opposite is true.

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WebMD

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MRI screening more effective

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Insider Medicine

Extreme heat hits elderly harder

A combination of age-linked factors helps explain why older adults and the elderly are at higher risk on very hot days, experts say.

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HealthDay

EDUCATION

Students cut costs by not always going 'buy' the book

While most families factor rising costs for tuition and room and board into their college budgets, they often overlook the increasingly hefty bill for books.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Economics test results mixed for students in U.S.

Eight out of 10 high school seniors understand economics basics, but less than half were deemed proficient in a first-ever test.

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Zimbabwe is rare bright spot for AIDS in southern Africa

In southern Africa for the past two decades, casual sex fueled the worst epidemics of HIV and AIDS in the world, but Zimbabwe has become an unlikely bright spot in the battle against AIDS.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Teen OK after fall from church ceiling

A teenage boy who suffered only minor injuries when he fell through a church ceiling 40 feet to the floor had a "guardian angel" looking out for him, said the church's pastor.

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San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Experts say U.S. terror interrogation went too far

Reports find that Jose Padilla's solitary confinement led to mental problems. Padilla had no history of mental illness when he was detained as a suspected al-Qaida operative; he does now.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Divers recover 9th body at Mississippi bridge collapse

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International Herald Tribune

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The victims, the missing

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WCCO

Feds pull funding for troubled Los Angeles hospital

Federal regulators said that they are pulling $200 million in funding from a troubled hospital that serves one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, forcing it to all but shut down.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Ferrets slinking back from brink of extinction in U.S.

The black-footed ferret, North America's most endangered mammal, has made a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction, according to a new study.

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National Geographic

Australia plans to shoot nuisance Indonesian deer

Indonesian deer have become a worsening feral pest on the outskirts of Australia's largest city, chomping through suburban gardens and causing traffic accidents, an official said.

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Environmental News Network

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Merv Griffin dies at age 82

Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.

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Yahoo! News

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Merv Griffin dies

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CNN

Mexican actors promote human rights

'Y Tu Mama Tambien' stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna said a gala dinner they are hosting will raise money to support human rights and shine light on poverty and injustice in Mexico.

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Guardian

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Mexican films wow Hollywood

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Second Life's real-world problems

As this virtual colony grows, lawyers, tax men and troublemakers are crashing the party.

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TIME

Endeavour crew prepares for spacewalk

NASA engineers have worked feverishly to decide whether Endeavour's crew would have to perform risky repairs to a gouge on the ship's belly later this week.

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ABC News

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Endeavour's mission profile

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Space.com

U.S. icebreaker to map Arctic sea floor

A Coast Guard icebreaker is headed to the Arctic to map the sea floor off Alaska, as Russia, Denmark and Canada assert their claims in the polar region, which has potential oil and gas reserves.

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LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

A pope who refuses to compromise

The Catholic Church may change its mind about some things, but abortion is not one of them. The latest development on the subject, under Pope Benedict XVI, has nothing to do with the basic policy.

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London Independent

Egyptian convert goes into hiding after death threats

An Egyptian Muslim who converted to Christianity and then took the unprecedented step of seeking official recognition for the change said he has gone into hiding following death threats.

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Gulf News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Sacramento charter school will teach students in 3 languages

A charter school opening in Sacramento this fall will teach students in three languages from the time they start kindergarten. They will be taught in English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

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Women Village Defense Committee members shoot during a training session by the Indian Army at Sariya village, in Naushera sector, about 88 miles northwest of Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand / AP)

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