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Technology reshapes America's classrooms (Reuters)
Reuters - From online courses to
kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is
spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for
textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools
themselves.
'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights (AP)
AP - Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative.
WITNESS: Virtual friends in a cancer world (Reuters)
Reuters - Janet Guttsman is bureau chief for Reuters in Canada, and
has worked for the company in Germany, Russia and the United
Terra gets Olympic Internet rights (AP)
AP - Internet company Terra says it has been awarded Internet and mobile rights to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Latin America.
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First hurricane of season forms in Atlantic (Reuters) Reuters - The first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season formed on Monday, hundreds of miles (km) away from the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
40 dead in Indian embassy blast in Afghan capital (AP)
AP - A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in what appeared to be the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.
Nadal dethrones Federer in five-set Wimbledon epic (AP)
AP - With darkness enveloping Centre Court and the clock showing 9:15 p.m., Rafael Nadal watched as Roger Federer's errant forehand settled into the net, ending what might have been the greatest men's final on the greatest stage in tennis.
Old guy vs change: McCain, Obama images take shape (AP) AP - Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change.
Sports News
Nadal dethrones Federer in five-set Wimbledon epic (AP)
AP - With darkness enveloping Centre Court and the clock showing 9:15 p.m., Rafael Nadal watched as Roger Federer's errant forehand settled into the net, ending what might have been the greatest men's final on the greatest stage in tennis.
Lionheart Nadal dethrones Federer in Wimbledon epic (AFP)
AFP - Rafael Nadal dethroned five-time champion Roger Federer as king of Wimbledon on Sunday with an epic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (8/10), 9-7 win in one of the greatest Grand Slam finals of all time.
Gardner's RBI in 10th lifts Yankees past Red Sox (AP)
AP - Rookie Brett Gardner singled home the winning run off Jonathan Papelbon with two outs in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Sunday night for a four-game split.