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An ambulance arrives at Castleview Hospital carrying an injured person from the Crandall Canyon Mine, in Price, Utah.Three people working to find six men trapped in coal mine were killed and six others injured, authorities said. (Photo by Rick Bowmer / AP)

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Rescuers search for signs of life in southwestern Peru

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CNN

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Peru quake toll still rising

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Hill corruption probe is in high gear

With his youthful face and tan-colored suit, Will Heaton barely looked his 29 years, but at his sentencing hearing, the former Capitol Hill staffer acknowledged that his youth hardly excused his actions.

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U.S. News & World Report

Cave-in kills 3 at Utah coal mine

A catastrophic failure deep inside Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine killed three rescue workers, injured six others and cast grave doubt on whether a mission to rescue six miners will continue.

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Salt Lake Tribune

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Rescuers have long way to go

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Coal miners trapped in Utah

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WCBS

Hurricane Dean tears through Caribbean

Hurricane Dean tore through the Caribbean islands of St. Lucia and Martinique, terrifying residents with powerful winds that ripped roofs from buildings.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Interactive: storm season

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CBS News

Russia-China war games send message

Russia and China carried out joint war games after both had warned the U.S. not to interfere in central Asia. Some 6,000 troops and hundreds of armored vehicles took part in the Ural mountains.

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Guardian

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Anti-NATO: Central Asian armies launch war games

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NATION

Jury finds Padilla guilty on terror charges

Former Chicago gang member Jose Padilla was found guilty of supporting Islamic terrorism overseas.

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Padilla found guilty on all counts

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WJZ

Heat wave has killed 37, officials say

The unrelenting heat that has baked the Midwest and South for the past 10 days has killed more than three dozen people, authorities said as they reminded people to stay cool.

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POLITICS

Top Richardson organizer who worked for brothel resigns

One of Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson's top organizers in rural Nevada resigned after the campaign learned he had worked for a brothel.

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Houston Chronicle

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Richardson on health care

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ABC News

Miss. election row reverses race roles

As Noxubee County voters last week took to firehouses and community halls, hints of old Mississippi hung over the polls. Federal election observers witnessed many problems.

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

In a surprise move, Fed cuts key rate

The Fed approved a half-percentage point cut in its discount rate on loans to banks, saying it feels "tighter credit and increased uncertainty have the potential to restrain economic growth going forward."

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International Herald Tribune

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Fed lowers discount rate to calm markets

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NPR

Reporters sue Hewlett-Packard for violation of privacy

Several reporters and their families are suing Hewlett-Packard, alleging it violated their privacy in last year's hunt for the source of boardroom leaks.

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Telegraph.co.uk

SPORTS

Vick executed dogs, say co-defendants

Michael Vick participated in executing dogs that didn't perform up to his expectations, according to a document signed by one of his co-defendants who pled guilty to dog-fighting charges.

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Vick's co-defendants enter guilty pleas

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ESPN

Big Z agrees to five-year, $91.5 million blockbuster deal

Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has agreed to a five-year, $91.5-million contract extension to remain with Chicago, SI.com has confirmed.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Depression taking toll on U.S. soldiers

Depression may be a largely unrecognized problem for many U.S. soldiers returning from duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, a new study suggests.

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Health Day

Abortion pill no riskier than surgical termination: study

A new study on Danish women has shown that using abortion pills to terminate pregnancies during the first trimester is no more hazardous to future pregnancies than surgical terminations.

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Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Are we failing our geniuses?

Any sensible culture would know what to do with Annalisee Brasil. The 14-year-old not only has the looks of a South American model but is also one of the brightest kids of her generation.

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TIME

Learn a foreign language – over the Web

Maurice Acker, a junior at Marquette University in Milwaukee, practices Spanish with natives from Spain every Friday morning at the school's language lab.

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Woman in Canada gives birth to 4 identical baby girls

A Calgary couple are now the proud parents of four identical baby girls. The birth of identical quadruplets is an extremely rare event, with chances of one in 13 million.

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Oh baby! woman gives birth to rare quadruplets

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The voice of compassion

When Placido Domingo arrived in Biloxi, Mississippi, for a concert, he had to fight his way through the driving rain. "I never saw so much rain in my life," the 64-year-old tenor said.

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WORLD

Apartheid-era minister pleads guilty in murder plot

Adriaan Vlok has become the only senior politician in South Africa's white regime to be convicted of apartheid-era crimes when he pleaded guilty to attempted murder.

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SA's former police minister avoids jail, despite guilty plea

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EuroNews

Iran cleric warns U.S. not to pick on Revolutionary Guards

A senior Iranian cleric said that plans by the U.S. to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist group invited a fight with the Iranian nation which America could not win.

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Reuters

BBC's FM broadcasts knocked off the air in Russia

The British Broadcasting Corp. said its Russian-language FM broadcasts have been taken off the air by its Moscow distributor, which said its programs were "foreign propaganda."

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International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic sea ice expected to hit record low

The extent of Arctic sea ice will likely have melted to a record low this September partially due to man-made greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said.

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Environmental News Network

Climate change demonstrations spread to 2 more airports

The environmental campaign against air travel moved towards a more confrontational phase and spread outside the climate-change camp at Heathrow.

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The Independent

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Climate change threatens European landmarks

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Johnson wins 3rd season of 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Sabra Johnson, the supremely talented yet relatively inexperienced 19-year-old, was crowned the winner of the third season of "So You Think You Can Dance."

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E! Online

Coming attractions: Bruce Springsteen back on E Street

After a detour down folk's dusty roads, Bruce Springsteen is rocking again on E Street. The Boss and his New Jersey band will return Oct. 2 with "Magic," an 11-song set.

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USA Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists claim the 'impossible' by breaking speed of light

Scientists claim to have broken the ultimate speed record by making photons travel faster than light. Exceeding the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second, is supposed to be impossible.

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Scotsman

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Breaking the speed of light

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BBC

Bones could yield dodo DNA

A newly discovered dodo skeleton has raised hopes for extracting some of the legendary extinct bird’s DNA. The dodo once thrived on the small island of Mauritius.

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LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Churches to set rules on proselytizing

Evangelical groups have joined efforts spearheaded by Roman Catholic, Orthodox and mainstream Protestant churches to create a common code for religious conversions.

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San Mateo County Times

Jews worried over U.S. visa changes

American Jewish organizations are worried that changes to a special visa program could prevent hundreds of Israelis from coming to the U.S. and leave vital religious jobs unfilled.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

2 sentenced in Coke trade secrets case

Two former Coca-Cola employees were sentenced to serve federal prison terms for conspiring to steal and sell trade secrets to rival Pepsi.

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Dutch rider Gerco Schroeder and his horse "Eurocommerce Berlin" clear an obstacle during the second round at the FEI Horse Jumping European Championships in Mannheim, southern Germany. (Photo by Alexandra Probst / AP)

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