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Some of the newly trained soldiers of Afghan army sit on the ground during a send-off ceremony after receiving eight weeks long initial training in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP)

China’s businesses boom, but its brands fail to make mark

After 30 years of mind-bending economic growth, everyone knows about brand China — but very few people can name a Chinese brand. And the reasons for that are not just economic ones.

NPR

Self-published author joins Kindle’s elite million-seller list

John Locke, an insurance salesman from Kentucky, has become the first self-published author to sell one million e-books for the Kindle electronic reader.

The Independent

Blog:

1st indie author to sell a million Kindle books writes a Kindle book about it

(TIME)

Techland

Afghan war: 10,000 expected to come home

Members of Congress are being informed that 10,000 troops will be withdrawn by the end of this year, followed by another 20,000 by the end of 2012, a congressional source said.

CNN

Taliban behind most Afghan civilian casualties

USA TODAY

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Troop drawdown won’t stop spending

CNNMoney

Obama to unveil timetable for US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

PBS

Texas firms to open up on ‘fracking’

Texas is the first state to require energy firms to disclose information about the chemicals they are pumping into the ground in order to release natural gas during the hugely controversial process.

The Independent

Do you have an unclaimed pension?

In 2011, The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation was holding $265 million in unclaimed pension benefits for 37,500 people. The average amount of unclaimed benefits: $8,000.

ABC News

NATION

Flood risk forces 11,000 residents to evacuate town in ND

The Souris River is set to overtop levees in Minot, N.D., displacing about a quarter of the city’s population for a second time this spring, and promising to swamp thousands of structures.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

ND flooding expected to surpass infamous local flood of 1969

KFYR-TV

As federal income limits rise, more people qualify for housing help

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development implemented revised, higher income limits. The revision means more people could qualify for housing programs.

Times-Tribune

POLITICS

Obama navigates math and politics with Afghan troop withdrawal

When President Obama was contemplating a new Afghan war strategy in late 2009, he faced sharp divisions between those recommending 40,000 or more troops and those advocating half as many.

ABC News

Jon Huntsman bets on electability

Jon Huntsman is a presidential candidate who launched his campaign without criticizing President Barack Obama and aims to run a let’s-get-serious campaign.

Politico

Huntsman in the race

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Existing home sales in US fell to 6-month low, may be at bottom

Sales of existing U.S. homes decreased in May to the lowest level in six months, a sign that the housing market is lagging other parts of the economy.

Bloomberg

Existing-home sales dip, but prices vary wildly — top 5 most, least expensive cities

Christian Science Monitor

Great Lakes may beat Atlantic to offshore wind source

A group in Ohio says the first offshore wind farm in America isn’t likely to be in the Atlantic but instead in the fresh waters of Lake Erie.

NPR

Bonneville projects boost wind capacity

Reuters

Barnes & Noble digital plan pays off, but its cost widens loss

Barnes & Noble Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened on higher expenses, though the bookseller posted higher revenue thanks to surging online sales.

Wall Street Journal

EDUCATION

6-figure income, $300,000 in tuition

With high-achieving kids comes a college-funding triple threat: Two years down and seven more to go, at least three years of tuition-bill start to overlap.

CNNMoney

Over-building likely means more school closings in Fla. county

Years of frenzied classroom construction followed by years of declining student enrollment have left Seminole County, Florida area public schools with nearly 10,000 vacant seats.

Orlando Sentinel

HEALTH

FDA failed to follow own rules for food recalls, audit finds

Government food officials are often sloppy and inattentive in their efforts to keep contaminated foods from abroad out of the nation’s food supply, according to government investigators.

MSNBC

All multivitamins are not created equally, regardless of the promise in their price

ConsumerLab.com has released their latest report that showed more than 30 percent of 60 multivitamins tested came up lacking in quality, whether or not their price or label reflected otherwise.

HealthNews

SPORTS

Tiger Woods won’t play in AT&T

Tiger Woods will miss another golf tournament as he recovers from injuries to his left leg, saying he will not play in the AT&T National outside Philadelphia.

ESPN

Sources: 48 percent share for players

Among the details NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed to owners at the league’s meeting is that in the next proposed agreement players will receive a 48 percent share of “all revenue.”

ESPN

USS Carl Vinson may host first NCAA game on aircraft carrier

Officials from the Navy, the NCAA and Morale Entertainment met to discuss staging a major college basketball game on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Jed Perl):

‘Paris: Life and luxury in the 18th century’

The New Republic

Column (Connie Schultz):

A grim landscape in Wal-Mart nation

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Campaigning and elections

Slate

Column (Derek Thompson):

How did 2011 go so wrong?

The Atlantic

Blog (Will Bunch):

No, Jon Stewart, you’re not just a comedian

(Salon)

War Room

Column (Froma Harrop):

High-tech, high-touch: back to the future

Creators Syndicate

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Eola, Hendrix

Orlando Sentinel

Column (Curtis Dubay):

How to reform entitlements and save the American dream

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Developer gives $40M to Wishard; new hospital to bear family’s name

Sidney Eskenazi and his wife, Lois, are donating $40 million to Wishard Health Services, a hospital system in the city of Indianapolis that serves mostly poor and underinsured patients.

Indianapolis Star

NH trails provide access to the backcountry for the disabled

The U.S. Forest Service is offering the disabled access to mountain wilderness — the 2 1/2 miles of trails at Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center in southern New Hampshire will open to the public.

MSNBC

Summer program offers hundreds of thousands of meals to children

The Houston County school system is providing children free meals during the summer in order to make sure they receive nutritious food.

The Telegraph

WORLD

Bahrain unrest: 8 activists have been sentenced to life in jail

Bahrain has sentenced eight Shiite opposition activists to life in jail for plotting to overthrow the government, says the state news agency.

BBC

Greek financial default could spur Europe-wide contagion

Greece needs a $17 billion infusion from the EU and the International Monetary Fund by mid-July or it risks going into default — the eurozone’s first. Experts say the country’s options are limited.

NPR

Papandreou survives confidence vote on handling of Greece debt crisis

Guardian

World Food Prize awarded to pair of former presidents

The World Food Prize is being awarded this year to the former presidents of Brazil and Ghana for their successful efforts in alleviating hunger and poverty for their countries’ people.

Des Moines Register

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World Food Prize laureates

The World Food Prize

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cryosat mission delivers its 1st ever sea-ice map

The extent of Arctic sea-ice has become a major issue in recent years, with summer melting appearing to outstrip what many climate models had predicted.

BBC

NASA spacecraft revealing moon as never before

SPACE.com

Could liquefied coal become a viable fuel option?

The liquefaction of coal is one concept that is being given new life due to higher petroleum prices.

Environmental News Network

Teenager arrested in UK over LulzSec hacking attacks

The international hunt for hackers believed to have staged high-profile attacks on websites ranging from law enforcement bodies to Sony has led to the arrest of a teenager based in the U.K., police say.

Guardian

UK teenager held in global hacking probe

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

The weather

We all complain about the weather. It is a great topic of conversation. Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.

Environmental News Network

Government Accountability Office: no quick fix for leaky nuclear reactors

U.S. nuclear power plant operators haven’t figured out how to quickly detect leaks of radioactive water from pipes — and the leaks are not going to stop, according to congressional investigators.

CBS News

Parrots can think logically

Parrots are capable of reasoning, according to a recent study in which one of the birds had to figure out where food was hidden.

LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Tim Pawlenty’s pastor stays neutral in the area of politics

When GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty goes to church, he knows he‘ll hear a 27-minute sermon. But whether he’ll hear a biblical endorsement of the Republican platform is far less certain.

USA TODAY

Bangladesh moves to retain Islam as state religion

A government minister says Bangladesh is retaining Islam as the state religion in moves to amend the constitution drafted in 1972.

CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Wiccans, astronomers and average Joes mark summer solstice

The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and an ancient pagan day of worship, but even a Wiccan high priest has to make accommodations to the demands of modern society.

Times Union

Fund for the UK royal wedding raises $1.62 million

More than one million pounds ($1.62 million) has been contributed to a gift fund set up by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ahead of their wedding, the couple’s office said.

Reuters

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