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Ethnic Uzbeks, who fled southern Kyrgyzstan, cross the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border as they return back to Kyrgyzstan near the southern city of Osh. (Photo by Sergei Grits / AP)

How did the Father's Day holiday start?

As Father's Day hits its centennial on June 20, 2010, sons and daughters around the world are expected to open their wallets wider — slightly — in celebration.

National Geographic

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Father's Day gift spending is up

(Christian Science Monitor)

The New Economy

Retail chains are embracing online stores

Traditional merchants such as Macy's are adapting to online shoppers, challenging themselves to find more sophisticated ways to compete with Internet-only retailers such as Amazon.com.

Los Angeles Times

UN launches appeal for Kyrgyzstan crisis

The United Nations has announced a flash appeal for Kyrgyzstan, where it says 400,000 people have been displaced due to inter-ethnic fighting.

BBC

Kyrgyz ex-leader may be behind unrest

Bloomberg

Ethnic violence grips Kyrgyzstan

YouTube

Record number of Indian candidates seeking office

Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala — a new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for office, the most ever.

ABC News

White actors snagging minority roles causes furor

There was a time when if a white actor or actress was cast in the role of a character of color, there was very little outcry. But times have changed.

CNN

NATION

Hospitals try to improve wait times

The community hospital in Towson is one of several in the area — and one of many across the country — working to reduce wait times for patients who come in with less-than-deadly conditions.

Baltimore Sun

As Obama touts stimulus spending, Americans are skeptical

President Barack Obama broke ground on an Ohio road project funded by economic stimulus money — one of many public works the administration plans to spotlight in what they are calling "Recovery Summer."

NPR

Blog:

Obama in Ohio: the stimulus challenge

Time

Unemployment rate down as many job seekers give up

Many states saw their unemployment rates drop in May. But the widespread declines were mainly because people gave up searches and were no longer counted.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Administration to block Ariz. law

The Obama administration has decided to file suit to block a new Arizona law aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, thrusting itself into the fierce national debate over how the U.S. enforces immigration policies.

New York Times

Special section:

Ariz.'s new immigration law

Arizona Republic

Kagan's e-mails to go public

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library will release approximately 80,000 pages of e-mails — about 11,000 of them written by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Houston Chronicle

Capitol Hill victories keep mounting for powerful NRA

Even with Democrats in control of Washington, the National Rifle Association usually gets what it wants.

Boston Globe

HEALTH

Panel OKs 5-mornings-after pill

Federal health experts said that ellaOne, a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than existing drugs, is safe and effective.

MSNBC

A prenatal treatment raises ethics questions

TIME

Exercise shields cells from stress-induced aging, research shows

New research released by the University of California at San Francisco highlights one way you can leverage your lifestyle choices to maximize your longevity: exercise.

Seattle Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Michelangelo hid anatomical sketches in Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo concealed anatomical sketches in painted figures of the Sistine Chapel in a coded attack on the Church's disdain for science.

Telegraph.co.uk

Nobel-winning author Jose Saramago dies at 87

Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago, author of the novel "Blindness" and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, has died at the age of 87, his publisher has announced.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Where Gulf spill might place on the roll of environmental disasters

President Barack Obama called the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.”

New York Times

Ariz. spends $1.25M to save 250 squirrels

Arizona is spending $1.25 million to build bridges for 250 rare red squirrels so they won't get hit by cars crossing a rural road. The expenditure is expected to save the lives of five squirrels a year.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Poll: Muslims disappointed by Obama, US

Muslims around the globe remain uneasy and are increasingly disenchanted with President Barack Obama, according to a poll that suggests his drive to improve relations with the Muslim world has had little impact.

USA TODAY

Obama's 10 most important faith leaders

U.S. News & World Report

Vatican declares the Blues Brothers a 'Catholic classic'

The Blues Brothers have received an endorsement from the unlikeliest of quarters — the Vatican.

Telegraph.co.uk

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Michael Tomasky):

On whether Democrats made a mistake

(Guardian)

Michael Tomasky's blog

Column (Ezra Klein):

The anti-stimulus

Newsweek

Column (Thomas Sowell):

A mind-changing page

RealClearPolitics

Editorial:

Menacing shades of the great game

The Independent

Column (Martin Rogers):

Playing out the scenarios in Group c

Yahoo! Sports

Column (Jon Carroll):

No TV, no soccer

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Paul Krugman):

That '30s feeling

New York Times

Column (Eugene Robinson):

Obama should stick to the withdrawal deadline in Afghanistan

Truthdig

Column (Max Fisher):

Inspired by wikileaks, Iceland aims to become reporter haven

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

4 days in 'cooling bag' saves baby's life

A 16-week-old baby who was born with an undiagnosed heart defect is warming his parents' hearts after surviving an unconventional surgery. The infant was "frozen" for four days to repair his heart.

ABC News

Creative types, learning to be business-minded with the arts

On five Saturdays this month and next, Mr. Barman, Mr. Hinojosa and 54 other artists are attending a class paid for by the City of New York that is intended to help them turn their creative works into money.

New York Times

WORLD

Illegal bushmeat 'rife in Europe'

About 270 tons of illegal bushmeat could be passing through one of Europe's busiest airports each year, the first study of its kind estimates.

BBC

Pakistani region back to normal

One year ago, Taliban militants seized the Swat Valley region in Pakistan. No longer banished from public view by the Taliban's strict social code, women are weaving new lives — literally, in some cases.

NPR

Afghanistan returns 14 missing Pakistanis

Reuters

BUSINESS

Treasury to gain expanded powers in US financial overhaul

The Treasury Dept. under Tim Geithner is coming out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression with expanded powers to guard against future threats to financial stability.

Bloomberg

BP chairman: CEO's spill role to change

BP CEO Tony Hayward will turn over control of the company's handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to managing director Bob Dudley, it has been reported.

CBC News

How Halliburton is profiting from the Gulf spill

Christian Science Monitor

Hayward hands off BP's daily gulf operations

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Degree path lagging in Houston schools

A study tracking students from the Houston Independent School District shows that only 15 percent of ninth-graders earn a college diploma within four years of graduating from high school.

Houston Chronicle

SU celebrates its education college with a serious focus: mental illness

Seattle University celebrates the 75th anniversary of its College of Education with a focus on mental illness and with the appearance of the sister and nephew of award-winning actress Glenn Close.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Radiocarbon dating helps to nail down the chronology of Egyptian kings

A detailed radiocarbon analysis of short-lived plant remains from the region is providing scientists with a long and accurate chronology of ancient Egyptian dynasties.

ScienceDaily

Is sense of direction innate?

Two new studies have found that even baby rats have a basic spatial framework in their brains ready to use as soon as they leave the nest.

Scientific American

SPORTS

World cup: US rallies to 2-2 draw with Slovenia in second half

Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan helped the United States rally from two goals down at halftime to salvage a 2-2 draw with Slovenia in Group C.

CBS News

Americans still looking for answers on goal

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog:

Don't count out Slovenia, US desire

ESPN

This time, the magic belongs to the Mets

There is not much of a precedent, but the Mets do not find Yankee Stadium hospitable. Their first game here last season ended with a dropped pop-up that symbolized both teams’ fortunes.

New York Times

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