The Takeaway
Debt deal leaves grad students with new loan costs
Federal loan subsidies for grad students will be abolished starting July next year.
Full story behind Bin Laden raid revealed
Extraordinary story about the raid that killed Bin Laden details one of the most successful covert operations in U.S. history.
Accused war criminal Goran Hadzic captured
Serbian authorities say they have apprehended Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN for war crimes during the Croatian War.
Arrests and resignations continue in News Corp scandal
Wall Street Journal's Les Hinton resigns, along with UK police chief; News Corp exec Rebekah Brooks arrested.
AIDS fighting drugs could prevent HIV
New studies show that taking a daily pill designed to fight AIDS can actually prevent an uninfected person from contracting HIV.
Parents of morbidly obese children under fire
Parents of extremely obese children should lose custody say authors of an article in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
FBI opens probe into News Corp hacking scandal
The FBI opened an investigation into whether News Corp. employees tried to hack into phones belonging to 9/11 victims and their family members.
Terrorist attack in Mumbai
A coordinated attack that targeted the busiest districts of India's economic capital left at least 21 dead and 113 injured.
Debt ceiling plan infuriates conservatives
Senate Rep. leader Mitch McConnell's plan would allow the president to increase the federal debt limit without Congressional approval.
Suicidicide attack at Ahmed Wali Karzai's funeral
A suicide bomb attack killed at least four people at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai in Kandahar.
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