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Obama pushes Senate to pass climate bill

Hailing the House, President Obama put pressure on senators to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, helping usher the United States into a new age of energy efficiency.

Times Union

Obama pressures Senate to pass legislation

CBS News

Health care activists targeting Democrats

MSNBC

US, Russia differ on cyberspace security

The U.S. and Russia are in fundamental dispute over how to counter the growing threat of attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Iran arrests British embassy staff over riots

Iran has arrested eight local British embassy staff, a move that may further exacerbate strained ties with the West over the post-election turmoil in the Islamic republic.

Sydney Morning Herald

Ahmadinejad plots purge after protests

Times Online

Report: Hospitalized Iranians seized

CNN

GM agrees to retain liability for future products claims

General Motors Corp. has agreed to remain responsible for future product liability claims, removing a sizable roadblock from the its path to reorganize in bankruptcy.

USA TODAY

GM will have to 'get naked'

McClatchy

NTSB updates Metro investigation

According to the latest National Transportation Safety Board advisory, progress is being made in the Washington, D.C., Metro train crash investigation.

AHN

DC Metro crash clues

CBS News

NATION

Critics bemoan prospect of Obama detaining terror suspects indefinitely

The Obama administration is weighing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Gitmo detainees, a move that would be in line with Bush administration policy.

FOX News

Stonewall rebel reflects on the 40 years after NY riots

Thousands of people are converging on N.Y. for gay pride events to mark the riots' 40th anniversary, while a bill is pending to make New York the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

On anniversary, kids of gay parents join pride

NY Daily News

POLITICS

For Republicans, a narrowing list of presidential prospects

Nevada Sen. John Ensign's and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's extramarital affairs are the latest blow to the GOP as the Republican presidential herd thins fast.

FOX News

Why so few women in infidelity club?

Politico

Senate confirms FCC head Genachowski

Almost lost in the news overload: The U.S. Senate confirmed President Obama’s choice of Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission.

Forbes

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Jackson: 'The Simpsons' to re-air 'Do the Bartman' video in tribute

"The Simpsons" will re-air the music video for "Do the Bartman" and show a title card in memory of Michael Jackson before Sunday's episode, EW.com has learned.

EW.com

Consumers opt for debit over credit cards

Consumers' fear of taking on more debt has reduced credit card use in favor of debit card use.

NPR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Changing keyboard is troublesome task

Computers get smaller and faster every year, but keyboard design remains largely stuck in the 19th century.

TechNewsWorld

The mystery of the blind spy satellite

A Navy missle shot it down when it started to fall from the sky. But the cause of the satellite's failure is still unknown.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Deserts crossing Mediterranean

The Sahara Desert is crossing the Mediterranean, environmentalists warn, and the livelihoods of 6.5 million people living along its shores could be at risk.

Environmental News Network

Mountaintop mining ban proposed

Republican and Democrat legislators joined in condemning mountaintop coal mining, an environmentally devastating process favored under the Bush administration.

Courthouse News Service

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

'Open carry' draws many to church

When Melissa Bell heard of plans for a church-sponsored "Open Carry" gun celebration in Valley Station, Ky., she warily decided to check it out.

Courier-Journal

Dawkins sets up kids camp for atheism

Give Richard Dawkins a child for a week’s summer camp and he will try to give you an atheist for life.

Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

'Found art' brings smiles

From Alaska to Las Vegas to the streets of New York, artist Bren Bataclan leaves his paintings in unexpected places, accompanied by a note promising that "everything will be all right."

CBS News

Food drive yields large donation

The Hunger Never Takes a Vacation Food Drive raised $1,000 more than in 2008, despite the economic downturn.

Springfield News-Sun

WORLD

Honduran leader forced into exile

Troops in Honduras have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution.

BBC

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Key facts about Honduras

Reuters

Iraq secures cities for US exit

The Iraqi authorities are tightening security in preparation for the U.S. soldiers to pull out of the country's cities.

BBC

BUSINESS

Unemployment probably rose at slower pace, economists say

Unemployment in the United States probably rose at a slower pace and the manufacturing slump eased this month as evidence mounts that the end of recession is in view, economists said.

Bloomberg

US housing misery to enter new phase

Signs that home prices may have bottomed have stirred hope on Wall Street that the economy is on the mend, yet tight credit and a new foreclosure wave cast doubt on any looming housing revival.

Reuters

HEALTH

Fatty diet linked to pancreatic cancer

People who ate a high-fat diet full of red meat and dairy showed an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a study suggests.

CBC News

Democrats increasingly confident they'll enact health care plan

Despite the strains of sky-high costs and public skepticism, the government is moving steadily toward a vast health care overhaul that would at least partly fulfill a six-decade quest for universal coverage.

Kansas City Star

EDUCATION

DREAM Act rally reminder of what’s at stake for undocumented students

In a mock graduation ceremony, nearly 500 immigrant students and supporters descended on Washington, D.C. to rally for passage of the DREAM Act.

Diverse:Issues in Higher Education

'Sexting' common among teens

"Sexting" is the act of sending a nude photo or video of oneself or an explicit text message to another person's cell phone.

The Telegraph

SPORTS

70 years ago, Lou Gehrig showed the world strength in the face of death

Every home team in baseball will host a reading of Gehrig's memorable speech during the seventh inning stretch as part of baseball's efforts to raise funds and awareness for ALS organizations.

NY Daily News

NFL wants high court to hear case

In the legal equivalent of running up the score, the NFL is going to the Supreme Court in search of a bigger victory in an antitrust tussle over team merchandise.

ESPN

Success of US soccer gives sport boost

When the Americans play Brazil in the Confederation Cup final today in South Africa, they have a chance to create a watershed moment in U.S. soccer.

Detroit Free Press

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