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After baring her soul on dance stages, movie screens and gallery walls all over New York, the Oscar-winning actress can officially say that — artistically speaking — she's pretty much done it all.

The author of "Manning Up" says that today in the U.S., women in their 20s and 30s are out-performing, out-earning and out-maturing men of the same age, leading to "relationship mismatch, miscommunication, misery, and more business for sperm banks."

The undefeated Canadian men's team plays Norway for the curling gold medal on Saturday. By all accounts, Canada has the best curler — some say the best ever. In fact, an opponent recently called Kevin Martin "the Michael Jordan of curling." But can even that comparison get a curling newbie excited about the sport of sliding stones on ice?

Two years ago, siblings Natalie and Chris Geymayr saw a straight line to college and a middle-class life. But when their mother died and the recession hit, the pair dropped out of college to make money. Now, they're struggling to earn what they need — showing just how difficult it is to advance in this economy without a college degree.

Out-of-work adults and recent grads who can't find work in their fields are increasingly taking entry-level jobs traditionally held by teens. The jobless rate for 16- to 19-year-olds this summer is the highest on record for any summer since 1948.

Street Scene takes place this weekend, but we'll mention some other music events for you to check out if crowded music festivals aren't your thing. There's also an art event in Tijuana worth checking

The company's attempt started shortly after Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry consulted with government scientists and gave BP the green light to try to choke the Gulf oil leak by force-feeding it heavy drilling mud and cement. BP said it will be at least a day before it is known whether the procedure is successful.

Blurring the Line Between Good and Evil

House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Obama on a deal to make major cuts in federal spending and avert a threatened government default, sending already uncertain compromise efforts into instant crisis. Obama asked congressional leaders to meet with him in fresh negotiations on raising the nation's debt limit.

President Dmitry Medvedev described security at Domodedovo Airport as being in "a state of anarchy," lashing out at airport management a day after the bombing that killed at least 35 people. The use of metal detectors at Domodedovo also was under scrutiny.