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Small business owners head back to school for new skills

With the start of the new school year, many small-business owners are about to become students. Some are brand new entrepreneurs who want to learn basics, like how to use accounting software.

Houston Chronicle

Obama, daughter swim in Gulf of Mexico

President Barack Obama and his daughter have taken a dip in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to reassure Americans that, despite a massive oil spill, its waters remain safe for tourists.

AFP

US orders more tests ahead of relief well drilling

USA TODAY

Final plug on BP Gulf oil spill still days away

MSNBC

Obama ‘not commenting on wisdom’ of mosque

President Barack Obama said that in defending the right of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero, he was “not commenting on the wisdom” of the project.

CNN

Backlash feared as Muslim holiday falls near 9/11 anniversary

Star Tribune

Obama on mosque near Ground Zero

ABC News

Apple manager charged in kickback plan

A manager at Apple Inc. has been charged in Calif. with taking kickbacks he received after leaking corporate secrets to Asian companies that supplied iPhone and iPod accessories, court documents showed.

Reuters

Male and female ability down to socialization

Behavioral differences between the two sexes are not hard-wired at birth but are the result of society's expectations.

Guardian

NATION

Obama family visits Gulf Coast to try to boost area’s economy

President Barack Obama and his family are making a trip to Florida’s Gulf coast for a trip that’s part business and part pleasure, as his administration hopes to provide the region with an economic boost.

Bloomberg

Obama vows to restore Gulf Coast

Reuters

Nursing crisis: jobs outnumber nurses

Despite a U.S. unemployment rate approaching 10 percent, the nation faces a looming nursing shortage, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

ABC News

More illegal immigrants getting licenses

Three states — Washington, New Mexico and Utah — allow illegal immigrants to get licenses because their laws do not require proof of citizenship or legal residency.

NPR

Border security plan adds 1,000 agents

Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Democrats pledge to use Social Security against GOP

Democrats pledged to not only keep Social Security in place, but use the historic program against Republicans ahead of the midterm election.

CNN

Democrats consider more food stamp cuts to fund child nutrition bill

The House will soon consider an $8 billion child nutrition bill. The Senate passed a smaller version of the legislation that is paid for by trimming the program that pays for food stamps.

The Hill

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Ocean color can deflect hurricanes

For centuries, artists have used the ocean's colors to move people. A new study suggests they have the power to move hurricanes too.

National Geographic

Global warming gets fish moving

Climate change is good for some species of sea fish but bad for others. Rising water temperature on the east coast of Australia has seen up to a third of inshore species moving to where the seas are less chilly.

Earth Times

Green programs reduce water bills

Water customers might invest upward of $5 million a year in Yosemite National Park’s environment to help save money on water-treatment costs.

San Francisco Examiner

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists hack into cars' computers

Researchers have shown that cars' onboard computers can be vulnerable to hackers. Cars remain safe, they say, but the studies show flaws need to be addressed.

Christian Science Monitor

Newly found fault caused Haiti quake

The first sign the Enriquillo fault may not be to blame in the Haiti quake came when geologists didn't find surface disturbances. Data points to a new, unknown fault.

Yahoo! News

The next 10 years of astronomy: exo-earths and dark energy

According to a sweeping survey, the future of astronomy is an amped-up search for exoplanets and a greater understanding of how the universe formed and evolved.

Popular Science

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Jazz singer-activist Abbey Lincoln dies

Friend and filmmaker Carol Friedman confirmed that Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died in New York at age 80.

MSNBC

Special section:

Abbey Lincoln

NPR

The secret of happiness in economic gloom: family, friends and environment

A growing school of thought believes that we have actually gained something from the years of economic gloom; that we are starting to value our friends, homes and the world we live in.

The Independent

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Jeff Gelles):

How Wells Fargo held up debit-card customers

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Hal Crowther):

Will this digital obsession destroy the creativity of future generations?

Telegraph.co.uk

Column (David Shribman):

Today's Civil War

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (George Will):

Lost in electronica

Newsweek

Editorial:

Put more bite into dogfight penalties

Indianapolis Star

Editorial:

The Star

Column (Mike Elgan):

Why Starbucks will win the Wi-Fi wars

Computerworld

Column (Shawn Shah):

'This is Africa' indeed, now how can we help?

Orlando Sentinel

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers clean up school grounds

Dozens of volunteers are pulling weeds, cutting down brush and raking leaves at Oakland Public Schools.

KCBS

NH woman hopes necklace helps others

Vanessa Underwood, a 55-year-old woman from Plaistow, N.H. is working with two local jewelers to create what she calls the "Hope Necklace" — a piece of jewelry designed to inspire others.

Eagle-Tribune

WORLD

Waterborne diseases threaten Pakistan flood victims

Waterborne diseases have compounded the miseries of flood-ravaged Pakistan, where humanitarian workers confirmed the first case of cholera.

New York Times

Disease spreads in Pakistan crisis

Al Jazeera

Secret assault on terrorism widens

In roughly a dozen countries, the U.S. has significantly increased operations, pursuing the enemy using drones and commandos, paying contractors to spy and training local operatives to chase terrorists.

New York Times

Suspected US missiles kill 12 in Pakistan

USA TODAY

Karzai asks Obama for review of Afghanistan war as civilian deaths rise

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked President Barack Obama to review how the war in Afghanistan is being conducted as civilian deaths continue to rise, Karzai's office said.

Reuters

BUSINESS

With eye on teens, retailers turn to popular 'haul' videos

Many retailers are turning to online "haul" videos that feature young women sitting before webcams, sharing with the world everything they bought, or "hauled" home, from the mall.

NPR

Economic fears rise as disappointing figures pile up

The U.S. economy and stock market ended one of the grimmer weeks of the year, as disappointing retail sales combined with other dismal data to heightened fears that the nation's recovery is stalling.

Baltimore Sun

HEALTH

Painkiller eases emotional pain too

A University of Florida researcher says acetaminophen, an ingredient in the popular over-the-counter pain reliever, may relieve social pain from hurt feelings.

Medical News Today

Troubled childhood linked to higher possibility of heart disease as adult

Troubled childhoods can lead to a host of health problems in adulthood, with heart disease as a prime possibility, suggests new research.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

Francisco Rodriguez speaks to media

New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez apologized and said he'll undergo anger-management counseling following an altercation with his girlfriend's father after a loss to Colorado.

ESPN

Giants look to break Padres' spell

The Padres are in first place, leading the division by 3 1/2 games with the Giants in second. Who will the next winner of the National League West crown be?

MLB.com

EDUCATION

Olentangy schools lead state in growth

New enrollment figures show Olentangy has nearly tripled during the past decade, making it the fastest-growing school district in Ohio.

Columbus Dispatch

Professors wary of new controversial law

The first of its kind in the nation, the new law requires all public universities to provide an array of free information on their websites about courses, professors and the cost of attending school.

ABC News

State officials fear deep cuts for public schools

Las Vegas Sun

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Letter details possible parish closings in Belleville, Ill.

Belleville Bishop Edward Braxton was forced to explain the mistaken distribution of a letter to diocesan leaders about the possibility of future parish closings.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Century mark for church in Wash.

Come September, members of the First Presbyterian Church of Everett, Wash., will have a good reason to celebrate. The church has been on the corner of Wall and Rockefeller for 100 years.

Daily Herald

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