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Drug gives couch potato mice benefits of a workout (AP)

In this photo provided by the Salk Institute, Ron Evans is seen holding a vial of a drug that boosts the effects of exercise in mice at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Friday, July 25, 2008 in La Jolla, Calif. (AP Photo/Salk Institute for Biological Studies)AP - Here’s a couch potato’s dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug ? if you happen to be a mouse.

Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs at Kansas zoo (AP)

Isabella, a golden retriever at the Safari Zoological Park, east of Caney, Kan. nurses Wednesday, July 30, 2008, three white tiger cubs she adopted after they were abandoned by their mother at the park. The cubs were born on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Daily Reporter, Rob Morgan)AP - A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them.

Obama slams McCain over oil company tax breaks (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall-style meeting in Rolla, Mo., Wednesday, July 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama seized on a record oil company profit to argue that rival John McCain offers only tax breaks for Big Oil and “short-term gimmicks” to consumers struggling with soaring gasoline prices.

Phoenix lander confirms ice in Martian soil (AP)

This image provided by NASA shows the full-circle panoramic view of the Phoenix Mars Lander taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain on Mars in late May. The Phoenix spacecraft 'tasted' Martian water for the first time, Wednesday July 30, 2008. The robot heated up soil in one of its instruments earlier this week. University of Arizona scientists say the chemical test confirms the presence of ice near the Martian north pole.   (AP Photo/NASA)AP - The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time, scientists reported Thursday.

Tropics very quiet (weather.com)

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