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People embrace on a street damaged by a tornado that struck in Springfield, Mass. Residents of 19 small communities in central and western Massachusetts were left to deal with widespread damage. (Photo by Jessica Hill / AP)

Summer safety is often overlooked

As school ends for the summer, many folks will be ready to kick back and have some fun. While everyone should enjoy the time off, it’s important to remember to practice safety with any outdoor summer activity.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Summer safety for you and your kids

WebMD

Ex-Bosnian Serb army head Ratko Mladic shuns ‘monstrous’ charges

Ex-Bosnian Serb army head Ratko Mladic has made his first appearance at The Hague war crimes tribunal, saying he will not enter a plea to the “monstrous” and “obnoxious” charges.

BBC

In tornado-struck Mass. it feels like Mo.

Victims of the Massachusetts tornadoes that barreled through the region and killed three people are experiencing first-hand the kind of destruction felt in Joplin, Mo., though on a smaller scale.

Los Angeles Times

Mass. towns to rebuild after deadly tornadoes

ABC News

Springfield, Mass. picks up the pieces

CBS News

Blazing arms depot forces 30,000 to flee

Fire tore through an ammunition depot in the central Russian region of Udmurtia, causing shells to explode all day. More than 28,000 people were evacuated from their homes.

MSNBC

Stunning amateur videos of giant arms depot explosions in Russia

YouTube

Dear Job Market, thanks for a lousy graduation gift

The recession ended two years ago, but it seems the job market hasn’t gotten the memo. This will be the third year college graduates will enter the workforce facing a high unemployment rate.

NPR

Blog:

President Obama’s day: jobs, jobs, jobs

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

NATION

Gunman kills 5 then self in Arizona

A gunman frustrated by a divorce killed five people, gravely wounded another and then shot himself in Yuma, Ariz., police said.

USA TODAY

A victim of hate crime now fights for his attacker’s life

Mark Stroman went on a shooting spree in the Dallas area. Now, as Stroman faces imminent execution, an unlikely champion is fighting to save his life: Rais Bhuiyan, one of the victims of the attack.

MSNBC

Manhattan district attorney subpoenas Goldman Sachs

In the absence of federal prosecutions over Wall Street’s role in the nation’s financial crisis, the Manhattan district attorney has subpoenaed Goldman Sachs.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Jobs no longer top Washington’s agenda

Heading into another campaign, the question remains the same, and the answers aren’t any closer. While there are plenty of ideas about job creation, political realities make implementation unlikely.

MSNBC

Geithner cautions GOP: Raise debt or ‘lights out’

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned skeptical Republican freshmen it would be “lights out” for the economy if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.

The Hill

BUSINESS

New data: No quick fix for economy

Worries about a loss of momentum in the U.S. economy continue to make stock markets jittery. The markets are responding to data that suggest the U.S. recovery will remain a long, hard slog.

NPR

Groupon files for IPO, hopes for $750M

Groupon Inc., the daily deal company that has changed the nature of coupon buying and spawned countless imitators in its short life, filed for its much-anticipated initial public offering.

MSNBC

HEALTH

Food pyramid out, MyPlate in

Forget about the food pyramid, the government’s standard for healthful eating for two decades. The Obama administration has replaced it with a new icon.

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

MyPlate information

ChooseMyPlate.gov

Timeline of food guidelines

CBS News

Looking for early signs of autism

A technology that monitors electrical activity in the brain could help identify infants who will go on to develop autism, scientists say.

NPR

WHO: Deadly E. coli is new strain of bacteria, source still unknown

The lethal E. coli bacteria that has left 18 dead and more than 1,500 sick in Europe is a new strain that experts have never seen before, the World Health Organization announced.

ABC News

Map:

E. coli map: How the outbreak has spread

BBC

SPORTS

Federer ends Djokovic’s streak, will play Nadal in final

Dusk was descending, wind was swirling as Roger Federer stepped to the baseline to serve — one point from returning to the French Open final and ending Novak Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak.

Houston Chronicle

Adidas agrees to keep sponsoring scandal-hit FIFA

Adidas has agreed to continue sponsoring FIFA despite concerns about the crisis engulfing world soccer’s governing body.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Danish navy moves against Greenpeace, as Arctic tussle moves to courts

The efforts of Greenpeace suffered a setback to halt the drilling for oil, first when its protesters were evicted from the Cairn Energy drilling platform — then the oil company slapped them with a lawsuit.

Earth Times

Biodegradable products may not be so eco-friendly after all

Biodegradable products are designed to break down relatively quickly and disappear into the natural environment. But these products may not live up to their green image, new research indicates.

LiveScience

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Blog (Alex Pareene):

Do we really have to take Michele Bachmann ‘seriously’ now?

(Salon)

War Room

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Cellphones

Lexington-Herald Leader

Editorial:

Don’t make students pay

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Emily Yoffe):

Congrats, Jill Abramson!

(Slate)

XX Factor

Column (Susan Estrich):

Charter schools: For profit and education

Creators Syndicate

Editorial:

Germany’s costly decision to give up nuclear power

Christian Science Monitor

Column (John Chait and Jonathan Cohn):

Chait vs. Cohn: Romney edition

The New Republic

Column (Trent Lott and Byron Dorgan):

A different royalty plan for oil

Politico

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GOOD NEWS

Born to save sister’s life, she’s ‘glad I am in this family’

It was a case that outraged many 20 years ago: Unable to find a bone marrow donor for their leukemia-stricken daughter, two parents tried to create one by having another child.

MSNBC

After 20 long rounds, Pa. girl wins National Spelling Bee

In the end, 14-year-old Sukanya Roy, of Scranton, Pa., emerged the victor of the late-night showdown at the Scripps National Spelling Bee — her word: cymotrichous, meaning having wavy hair.

McClatchy Newspapers

Scenes from the Scripps National Spelling Bee

PhotoBlog (MSNBC)

Drug companies have driven US 2010 corporate philanthropy

Drug companies helped drive an almost 18 percent increase in corporate philanthropy last year as they gave away medicine to poor Americans still struggling in a rough economy, a survey found.

Reuters

WORLD

Iraq: Deadly bombing at Tikrit mosque

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack aimed at worshippers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.

BBC

Witness: Alleged Libyan rape victim appears bruised after deportation

A witness who met with Eman al-Obeidy after she was forced back to Libya from Qatar said the alleged rape victim appeared battered and bruised.

CNN

Heavy fighting in Yemen’s capital

Explosions and heavy gunfire shook Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as shelling set ablaze the Yemenia Airways office close to the home of opposition tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar.

Bloomberg

Special section:

Yemen’s uprising

Al Jazeera

EDUCATION

New government rule aims to crack down on for-profit colleges

The U.S. Department of Education finalized its highly contentious “gainful employment” rule, a crucial element of the Obama Administration’s crackdown on the rapidly growing for-profit career-college industry.

TIME

Rules redefine school success

Star Tribune

New round of US grants for increased education innovation

The federal government is trying to make it easier to apply for one of its grants for innovative ideas to improve education, but with budget cuts there’s a lot less money to give away this year.

San Jose Mercury News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study finds babies perform sophisticated analyses

Over the past two decades, scientists have shown that babies only a few months old have a solid grasp on basic rules of the physical world.

ScienceDaily

Color red increases speed and strength

What links speed, power and the color red? Hint: It’s not a sports car. It’s your muscles.

ScienceDaily

Ancient Roman shipwreck may have held giant fish tank

An ancient Roman shipwreck from nearly 2,000 years ago may once have held an aquarium onboard that was capable of carrying live fish, archaeologists suggest.

LiveScience

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Is America’s love for children waning?

Children, the mainstay of suburbia and residential neighborhoods across the nation for more than a half-century, are fewer and increasingly sparse in many places, according to a recent study.

USA TODAY

Runners put their (bare) foot down

There’s a boom in barefoot running, with advocates arguing that it’s healthier than running in shoes. But not everyone is sure of that.

Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

5 holy martyrs’ parishioners celebrate Pope John Paul II

Hundreds of Polish parishioners gathered for a mass to honor the beatification of Pope John Paul II, the former leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hi-tech hub Ra’anana added to Birthright travel itinerary

Each tour of Israel that Birthright-Taglit offers young Diaspora Jews free of charge features a long list of important religious and political sites.

Jerusalem Post

States’ license to pill increases conflicts

More and more professions require state licensing. But experts say that licensing has opened up a new front in the religious freedom debates.

Christianity Today

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