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Congress OKs $48 billion global AIDS bill: Congress has sent to President Bush a bill to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, funding a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives. ›00:20
Natasha Bedingfield: The Single Girl grows up: Your body and mind change as you age, making it harder to keep off those extra pounds. Dr. Laura Berman gives tips on how women can keep their appetites and emotions under control. ›14:42, 16.07
At 41, swimmer Torres is Beijing-bound: Are you having difficulty getting your children to eat better? Try turning your meals into characters they'll love to see on their plates! Cookbook author and mom Annabel Karmel offers healthy and easy-to-make dishes like "hidden vegetable tomato sauce" and "pita pizza faces." ›19:37, 1.07
Solar-powerpioneer circles back: After a few years in the Internet boom and bust, the founder of Idealab has circled back to funding companies that develop green technologies. ›15:07, 22.07
Missing tots mom may know who has her: Diet and nutrition myths have an odd way of sounding like the truth. Health magazine separates fact from fiction about popular diet myths that have had a lot of staying power. ›14:11, 21.07
Fire it up! Japanese food on the grill: Men's Health reveals the six absolute worst foods if you want to look good at the beach or pool, and what you should reach for instead. ›14:38, 21.07
Grill skills: Al Roker's BBQ recipes, tips, tricks:
Video: On foreign soil, Obama acknowledges U.S. flaws: July 24: Speaking before a massive crowd in Berlin, Sen. Barack Obama said America has made "our share of mistakes," but promised to bring the U.S. and Europe closer together if he were elected president. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:03, 24.07
Nutrition SOS: Lose the beer belly, more: Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank, analyzes the ability of business to tackle social problems. An excerpt from Chapter 1 of "Creating a World Without Poverty," titled, "A New Kind of Business." ›21:32, 2.07
Stolen $30M Shakespeare book found: Talk about long distance. An Indian Muslim couple exchanged wedding vows by telephone after the groom, who lives in Kuwait, said he did not have money to return home to get married. The entire village in Murshidabad, West Bengal watched as Irin Biswas and Safikul Islam spoke their wedding vows on a mobile phone. ›14:02, 11.07
Answers to your tough debt, 401 questions: Ingrid Betancourt said Wednesday in an interview with NBC News that it was vital that the worlds attention not turn away from hundreds of other hostages left in the Colombian jungles now that she is free. ›20:38, 9.07
For a patriotic toast, raise a glass of sangria: Are there certain obligations like visiting your spouse's parents that come along with love? Dr. Gail Saltz advises a man whose wife is reluctant to spend time with his mom and dad.
Calif. requires ships to cut pollution: California air regulators on Thursday approved the nation's toughest rules to reduce harmful emissions from ocean-going ships headed into the state's ports. ›23:01, 24.07
Excerpt: Why stay married?: US Weekly contributor Jill Martin and hairstylist Louis Licari make over a teacher who is visiting New York for her 40th birthday, helping her look years younger. ›15:14, 13.06
Device could help stretch a gallon of gas: A new, highly efficient material that converts heat into electricity may one day help cars get the most out of a gallon of gas, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ›00:17
Summer hair: Top 10 wedding styles: Looking for an alternative to the traditional burger? Throw chef Michael Haimowitz's shrimp-and-lobster patties on the grill and top with homemade spicy avocado mayo. ›18:00, 9.07
Cars: Wheres the Perfect Part?: In the past, finding the perfect part for a classic-car restoration meant joining enthusiast clubs, hanging around swap meets and pawing through junkyards. How the Web has revolutionized the hunt. ›16:21, 9.10
Excerpt: The Shack explores spirituality, pain: Best known for his role as Beverley Leslie on the TV series "Will & Grace," Jordan shares stories about his career path, his battle with substance abuse, and his homosexuality in this TODAY exclusive Q & A. ›16:20, 16.07
No such thing as a broken heart?: A Catholic cleric for 51 years, Father Pat Connor is very single and celibate but that hasnt stopped him from becoming an overnight sensation on the Web for his savvy marriage advice. Rule No. 1 in screening a prospective mate? Dont think you can change them. ›13:53, 11.07
Protections restored for wolves: A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall. ›01:32, 19.07
Grizzly bear mauls woman in Alaska: A former student shot three people in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby. ›04:43
Simple summer fish: Wild striped bass: The sword is mightier: The "Iron Man" will not be wielding a pen and has returned his advance to publisher HarperCollins. ›18:26, 22.07
Indian Muslim couple marry by telephone: Want to undo the effects of aging without taking drastic measures? TODAY gadget guy Paul Hochman recommends products from a hybrid bike to a wrinkle-zapping printer to make you feel young again. ›19:50, 13.07
Wiretap reports emerge in Peterson case: The World Trade Center site's owner has offered $20 million to acquire the 1,200-square-foot lot of a church destroyed on Sept. 11, freeing one more piece of land needed to rebuild every inch of ground zero. ›06:33, 24.07
