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Waves crash into the public fishing pier at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala., shortly before Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana. Crews removed flooring panels from the pier to prevent damage. (Photo by Jay Reeves / AP)

Two alien planets found with twin suns

Astronomers have, for the first time, discovered two alien planets whirling around a pair of stars: a complete solar system with twin suns just like Luke Skywalker’s fictional home world Tatooine.

NBCNews.com

Special section:

How 2 planets orbit twin suns

SPACE.com

Tuning a piano ‘moulds the mind’

Tuning a piano tunes the brain, say researchers who have seen structural changes within the brains of professional piano tuners.

BBC

Isaac’s storm surge tops levee near New Orleans

Hurricane Isaac will continue pelting Louisiana with heavy rains as it marches up the Gulf Coast, unleashing 80 mph winds and causing widespread flooding in New Orleans and other coastal cities.

USA TODAY

Blog:

Mississippi authorities receive reports of flooding from Isaac’s storm surge

Al.com

In the path of Isaac

Reuters

Five things we learned at the Republican National Convention

The first full day of the Republican National Convention was heavy with female speakers and light on the red meat that normally fires up the base.

CNN

Romney targeting former Obama supporters

Seattle Times

Draghi hits back at German criticism of ECB bond plan

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hit back at German criticism of his plan to intervene in bond markets and reminded Europe’s largest economy of its responsibility to anchor the Euro.

Bloomberg

NATION

Why Pentagon’s progress against sexual assault is so slow

The military legal system is seen as often punishing victims of sexual assault, instead of the perpetrators. Pentagon efforts to make headway depend largely on improving prosecutions.

Christian Science Monitor

Trial of Amish accused of hair-cutting attacks starts in Ohio

The Ohio trial of an Amish sect leader and 15 of his followers who face federal hate crime charges for forcibly cutting the beards and hair of nine people is now underway.

Reuters

Women slowly advance into US Marine combat jobs

There may be some anxiety from male Marines as female officers work their way into infantry and other combat jobs that historically have been open only to men.

CBS News

POLITICS

Republicans celebrate Romney nomination, but poll shows low popularity

Republicans celebrated the nomination of Gov. Mitt Romney, but their Tampa party was marred by a new poll that found Romney to be the least popular major-party nominee since 1984.

ABC News

Gabby Giffords launches ‘Gabby PAC’

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) has launched a political action committee, Gabby PAC, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Politico

BUSINESS

Reverse innovation brings social solutions to developed countries

As the European Union battles with the ongoing recession and the U.S. experiences rising levels of poverty, social enterprise solutions are increasingly appropriate in advanced industrial countries as well.

Guardian

Status-conscious investors shell out on great walnuts of China

China is trying to revive interest in its ailing stock market, but some investors are instead shelling out big money on an asset they can hold in the palms of their hands — walnuts.

Reuters

Chinese investment takes a nutty turn

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

will.i.am and NASA team up for first song from Mars

will.i.am has a new single coming direct from Mars, the first-ever song to debut on another planet.

Christian Science Monitor

Family size decreases in wealthy nations

Scientists are a step closer to solving one of life’s mysteries — why family size generally falls as societies become richer.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How silkmoths could defeat terrorism and drug smuggling

Inspired by antennae that can detect a moth miles away, scientists have created the world’s most sensitive electronic nose for explosives, much more sensitive than existing devices.

BBC

Instagram may take sharing too far

Apart from turning a photo into retro-looking art, Instagram also allows instant sharing on Facebook and Twitter, which is why photos of the Manhattan crime scene instantly went viral last week.

Boston Herald

SPORTS

Serena begins quest for US Open retribution in resounding fashion

As part of the WTA’s “Strong is Beautiful” campaign, Serena Williams has a 30-second ad that has her glammed-up and hitting her powerful backhand in slow motion.

Sports Illustrated

NHL makes ‘significant’ counter proposal

The National Hockey League negotiating committee made a “significant” counter proposal to the NHL Players’ Association offer in the hopes of moving current negotiations toward a resolution.

NHL.com

Stephens adds to breakout year by upsetting Schiavone at U.S. Open

Sloane Stephens slipped in quietly through the back door at last year’s U.S. Open as a wild card, crashing the third round in her first major appearance to move into the top 100.

Sports Illustrated

Special section:

Slam Central

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Daniel Magaziner and Sean Jacobs):

The end of South African exceptionalism

The Atlantic

Blog (Rachael Larimore):

Ann Romney wants us to love Mitt Romney. Do we need to?

(Slate)

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Double take ’toons: whither the storm?

NPR

Blog (Mike Dash):

The neverending hopeful human hunt for utopia

(Smithsonian Magazine)

Past Imperfect

Column (Paul Campos):

Is anti-obesity the new homophobia concern?

Salon

Column (Laura Davis):

Private images should stay out of the public domain

The Independent

Editorial:

Firefighting in the West: Congress makes a tough job tougher

Idaho Statesman

Column (Thomas L. Friedman):

Get ready for the personal robot revolution

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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GOOD NEWS

Project tapping engineers and families for hospital safety

Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient’s teeth brushed? Check. Those simple steps can help protect some of the most critically ill patients from developing deadly pneumonia.

NPR

A women’s group helps with transition

In facing her own challenges, Singer Coleman created with two others a group that, for women over 50, helps make transitions meaningful, productive, less scary and less lonely.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Pitcher irrigation brings vegetables to Pakistani desert

Pitcher irrigation has provided a fresh source of income for more than 200 families who previously thought it impossible to farm vegetables on dry lands in Pakistan.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Does race still matter in South Africa?