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American Woman Who Shattered Space Ceiling

New York Times -
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died on Monday at her home in San Diego. She was 61. The cause was pancreatic cancer, her company, Sally Ride Science, announced on its Web site.
Sally Ride dies at 61; was first American woman sent into space
Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
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In Colorado, grief over theater shooting and a hunt for answers

Washington Post -
After gunfire killed 12 and injured dozens at a midnight movie screening in Aurora, Colo., residents console one another. The suspect, James Holmes, appeared in court for the first time.
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Penn State football punished by NCAA over Jerry Sandusky scandal

Washington Post -
Under legendary coach Joe Paterno, Penn State football became one of the most recognizable and successful brand names in college athletics.
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Will Syria use chemical weapons against foreigners?

Christian Science Monitor -
The past week of fighting in Syria has escalated international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian officials now say they won't use their biological and chemical weapons 'unless Syria faces external aggression.
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Study says young gay black men at high risk of HIV

Washington Post -
Unless improvements are made, more than half of all young black men who are gay or bisexual will be infected with HIV within the next decade, according to findings presented Monday at the 19th International AIDS Conference.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, euro capped on Spain contagion fears, China PMI eyed

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* Nikkei opens down 0.1 pct, MSCI Asia ex-Japan steady * Euro hovers near 2-year low vs dollar * China data, Spanish bill auctions eyed By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were capped on Tuesday after the previous day's deep losses ...
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Cuba dissident 'driven off road' to death, says family

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Family members of prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, who died in a car crash on Sunday, say they believe his car had been driven off the road.
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Iraq Insurgents Kill at Least 100 After Declaring New Offensive

New York Times -
BAGHDAD - Al Qaeda in Iraq carried out one of the most coordinated and baldly sectarian series of attacks in years on Monday, aiming for Shiite targets with car bombs, checkpoint ambushes, and assaults on a military base and police officers in their ...
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Obama, come to Israel

Haaretz -
Should Obama remain in Washington, he will be able to escape neither responsibility for, nor the consequences of, an Israeli attack.
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China rains kill nearly 100, 37 in Beijing, where residents wonder if ...

Washington Post -
BEIJING - Recent heavy rains across much of China have left nearly 100 people dead, state media said Tuesday. More than a third of the fatalities were in the flood-ravaged capital, where some residents questioned whether the city's rapid push for ...
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Most Americans favor gun control measures

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By Jane C Timm The National Rifle Association may not like it, but the majority of Americans believe in tougher gun control. As Michael Eric Dyson reported on The Ed Show Monday, a Pew poll found a minority of Americans interested in stricter gun ...
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Police: Woman killed in workplace shooting in Arkansas, suspect held on murder ...

Washington Post -
PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Authorities say a woman is being held on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a co-worker at an Arkansas plant.
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Germany, Netherlands Rating Outlooks Cut to Negative by Moody's

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Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg had the outlooks for their Aaa credit ratings lowered to negative by Moody's Investors Service, which cited “rising uncertainty" about Europe's debt crisis.
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Nexen Given Top Return on Bet Canada Clears Bid: Real M&A

Bloomberg -
Nexen Inc. (NXY), the target of the largest overseas bid from a Chinese company, is offering traders the chance to make the most money on any North American deal by betting the $15.1 billion takeover will get Canadian approval.
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Wet Seal ousts CEO, lowers second-quarter outlook

Los Angeles Times -
Facing sliding sales and a racial-discrimination lawsuit, teen retailerWet Seal Inc.has ousted Chief Executive Susan McGalla and started searching for a replacement.
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Obama jabs at Romney on Iraq, Afghanistan as campaigning resumes after Colo ...

Washington Post -
RENO, Nev. - Their goodwill moment gone, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney plunged back into their acrimonious political campaign on Monday, Obama doubting Romney's readiness to be commander in chief, Romney accusing the president's ...
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GOP Senators Face Risks Over Tax Cuts Proposal

New York Times -
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans will press this week to extend tax cuts for affluent families scheduled to expire Jan. 1, but the same Republican tax plan would allow a series of tax cuts for the working poor and the middle class to end next year.
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Elizabeth Warren: 'This is about a basic question of fairness'

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By Zachary Roth Last year, Elizabeth Warren shot to stardom in progressive circles when she explained in a speech that successful business-people didn't achieve that success without help from the wider society, which funded the roads, schools, ...
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Alleged New iPhone Connector: Both Blessing and Burden

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By Jared Newman, PCWorld Jul 23, 2012 9:01 AM The latest unconfirmed story, from Reuters, claims that the next iPhone will use a 19-pin dock connector, which would be smaller than the 30-pin connector in all current iOS devices.
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VMware Pays $1.26B For The Future of Networking

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By Cade Metz Martin Casado is the main brain behind Nicira, a company that's reinventing computing networking. And he will soon work for VMware.
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Who's Tougher: iPad Vs Nexus 7

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PC Magazine -
By Damon Poeter Nobody is going to mistake the iPad or Nexus 7 for a Panasonic Toughbook, but it's nice to know whether your next tablet can survive a typical fall or a dunk in the water.
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Exclusive: Apple, Samsung chiefs disagree on patent values: source

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By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and top Samsung Electronic Co Ltd executives disagreed last week on the value of each other's patents at a settlement conference ahead of a high profile US ...
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Is Mariah Carey Too Famous for American Idol?

E! Online -
Congrats to Mariah Carey on getting the new American Idol judgeship, but isn't she a bit too famous for that? What would such a big star get out of being a reality judge?
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Box office report: 'The Dark Knight Rises' debuts with $160.9 million

Entertainment Weekly -
by Grady Smith Official numbers are in, and the final chapter in Christopher Nolan's Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises, earned a gargantuan $160.9 million in its opening weekend - the third-best debut of all time, and the best ever for a 2-D movie.
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Robert Pattinson: 2012 Teen Choice Awards Recap

The Gossip Girls -
Although he may be phasing out of captivating young audiences in his beloved vampire role, Robert Pattinson had no trouble mustering up a frenzy as he was called upon to accept an award at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
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Yankees acquire Ichiro for two prospects

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By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 07/23/12 9:20 PM ET SEATTLE -- The Ichiro Suzuki era came to an abrupt end on an overcast Monday afternoon at Safeco Field, as the star outfielder crossed over to the visiting clubhouse to greet members of the New York Yankees ...
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The Rangers Finally Acquire Nash, Without Giving Up Any Key Players

New York Times -
It took almost five months, but the Rangers finally got their man Monday afternoon. And it looks as if it was a steal. The Rangers acquired Rick Nash, the productive goal scorer who had grown unhappy after nine years with Columbus, in a deal that ...
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Marlins deal Anibal, Infante for Tigers prospects

MLB.com -
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com | 07/23/12 9:13 PM ET MIAMI -- Frustration and disappointment led to the Marlins pulling the trigger on a major trade with the Tigers on Monday afternoon.
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Cubs say 'there is nothing to report' on Dempster

Yahoo! Sports -
AP - 1 hour 7 minutes ago PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ryan Dempster was still in a Chicago Cubs uniform Monday night despite reports that the team had agreed to a trade that would send him to the Atlanta Braves.
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Rat muscle + rubbery film = world's first artificial jellyfish (+video)

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Christian Science Monitor -
Researchers say they've created a jellyfish that's one part artificial, one part biological. Creation of the 'pseudo organism' could yield new insights into medical research - or even cleaning up environmental pollution.
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NASA celebrates 40 years of stunning Landsat pictures

The Capitol Column -
On July 23, 1972—40 years ago today—the first NASA Landsat satellite was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, according to a NASA press release.
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Why one reader wishes he was never treated for prostate cancer

Boston.com -
By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff After covering the latest research suggesting that men with early stage, non-aggressive prostate cancer who were treated with immediate surgery didn't live any longer than those whose cancers were merely monitored, ...
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Outbreak at Homeless Shelter in Denver

Food Poisoning Bulletin -
According to Alexxa Gagner, Director of Public Relations for the Denver Rescue Mission, at least 60 people are hospitalized after eating a turkey dinner at the center last night.

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