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President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, while discussing the debt ceiling situation. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Scientists thrilled by over 1000 new species in Papua New Guinea

A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1000 new species that have been recently found in Papua New Guinea, the environment group WWF said.

NEWS.com.au

New species found in New Guinea

National Geographic

Greek parliament passes austerity bill

Greece’s lawmakers approved a key austerity bill, paving the way for the country to get its next vital bailout loans that will prevent it from defaulting on its debts next month.

Salt Lake Tribune

Greek parliament passes austerity plan

Reuters

Obama urges deal on debt ceiling talks

President Barack Obama said that both Republicans and Democrats need to “take on their sacred cows and do tough things” in order to reach an agreement.

CNN

Boehner: Obama ‘sorely mistaken’ on tax hike

The Hill

Obama: Economy won’t be solved overnight

CBS News

Obama tells lawmakers: Stop ‘playing games’

NPR

FDA panel: Avastin not effective treatment for breast cancer

A panel of cancer experts has ruled for a second time that Avastin, the best-selling cancer drug in the world, should no longer be used in breast cancer patients.

MSNBC

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Avastin tests FDA’s ability to say no

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Bank of America to pay $8.5B in housing crash settlement

Bank of America Corp. said that it will pay $8.5 billion to settle claims from investors that lost money on mortgage-backed securities, which could influence other major banks to settle mortgage claims.

MSNBC

NATION

Testing for radiation in New Mexico

The wildfire that surrounds the nuclear lab in Los Alamos, N.M., has grown causing concerns about the smoke, and prompting the Environmental Protection Agency to check for radiation levels.

ABC News

Wildfire Burns in NM

YouTube

Dozens of Ark. chicken processing plant workers hospitalized

Five workers exposed to chlorine gas at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant are in intensive care and about 50 others remain hospitalized after an accident, the company said.

Houston Chronicle

Cost of US wars since 9/11? At least $3.7 trillion, study finds

When President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America’s wars. The final bill could be much higher, a study finds.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama gay marriage stance a nod to 2012 election battlegrounds

Gay pride month celebrations hit the White House as President Barack Obama welcomes some of his gay and lesbian supporters and renews his commitment to helping them.

ABC News

Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s husband got $137,000 in Medicaid funds

While Rep. Michelle Bachmann has forcefully denounced the swelling of “welfare rolls,” the mental health clinic run by her husband has been collecting annual Medicaid payments totaling over $137,000.

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Toyota to recall 82,200 vehicles in the US

Toyota Motor Corp., said it will recall about 82,200 hybrid SUVs in the U.S. due to computer boards with possible faulty wiring.

MSN Money

Final Federal Reserve debit card draft less costly to banks

The Federal Reserve is set to provide relief to banks when it votes to adopt controversial debit card rules that are set to shift billions of dollars in revenue from financial institutions to merchants.

MarketWatch

EDUCATION

States target early years to reach 3rd grade reading goals

In a bid to help more students read proficiently in third grade, new laws and initiatives springing up around the country require educators to step up their efforts.

Education Week

Some teachers feel forced out by budget cuts during slow economy

The Walkers have seen their district deal with many changes over the years: from rapid population growth to economic crisis and far-reaching education reforms.

Las Vegas Sun

HEALTH

Ovarian cancer breakthrough found in enzyme

The discovery that a cellular enzyme switches on a gene that makes ovarian cancer cells resist the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs, is being heralded as a significant breakthrough.

Medical News Today

Snacking clue to obesity epidemic

A team from the University of North Carolina analysed data from the 70s, 80s, 90s and the last decade. The conclusion: Snacking and super sizing are two of the dieter’s worst enemies.

BBC

UNC study shows Americans eat more, snack more — weigh more

MSNBC

SPORTS

Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes 4

Longtime Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars goalie Ed Belfour was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on his first try. He will enter the Hall with Doug Gilmour, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mark Howe.

ESPN

Hall of Fame class of 2011

USA TODAY

Shocker more about Tsonga than Federer

Today’s quarterfinal shocker on Centre Court was a combination of Roger Federer losing some fire and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga getting in the zone.

Sports Illustrated

Columns And Op-Ed

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3rd ‘Transformers’ is processed moon pie

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Violent-games ruling

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Which chance to take?

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Somalia: What is it like to be kidnapped?

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USA TODAY

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Turning privacy threats into opportunities

Al Jazeera

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My summer vacation

San Francisco Chronicle

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Is democracy viable?

Creators Syndicate

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Internet IDs are a terrible idea

Popular Science

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GOOD NEWS

Nevada doctor part of effort to eliminate surgical errors

Dr. Rudy Manthei, president and CEO of the Henderson Center in Nevada, has analyzed the procedures at his clinic, and his staff was able to improve site marking for procedures and the time out protocol.

Las Vegas Review Journal

After 80 rejections, inventor comes up with a winner

Some collect stamps, but George Weiss tinkers. For the past 50 years, Weiss has spent much of his free time dreaming up new inventions and building them.

HappyNews.com

Minds, machines merge to offer new hope for overcoming impairments

Scientists are creating a new generation of artificial body parts to help people with disabilities see, walk, swim, grip and run.

PBS

WORLD

Ex-Israeli spy chief’s comments on Iran spark controversy

As head of Israel’s spy agency, Meir Dagan has been credited with raising the prestige of the agency. So it came as a shock to many when he talked about one of the most sensitive issues: Iran.

NPR

Attack on hotel in Kabul ends with deaths of 7 Taliban, 11 others

Seven Taliban attacked Kabul’s Hotel Inter-Continental in a brazen operation. The attack ended with their deaths and those of 11 other people some six hours after it began, police said.

CNN

Languages are dying off world wide

Some linguists believe languages are disappearing at a rate of two a month. Half of the remaining 7,000 or so languages may be gone in 100 years, replaced by other dominating languages.

McClatchy Newspapers

Texting ‘may help save world’s languages’

Herald Sun

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hitchcockian crows recognize unkind humans, study finds

The common crow knows when you‘re out to get him — and he’s likely to teach his friends and family to watch out for you, a new study finds.

LiveScience

DNA tests unravel a tortoise mystery

The desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, has been suffering serious identity problems. Luckily, Professor Robert Murphy’s team of scientists used forensic tactics to unravel the mystery.

Earth Times

Google tries to take on Facebook again with new social network

Google has tried several times, without much success, to take on Facebook and master social networking. Now it is making its biggest effort yet.

New York Times

Google goes all-in with social networking

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Germany to substantially increase geothermal feed-in tariffs

Germany wants to do for geothermal energy what it has done for wind, solar photovoltaics, and biogas by raising its payment for geothermally generated electricity in 2012.

Grist

A new report outlines a cure for the nation’s ailing parks

America’s national parks are threatened by unchecked human development, voracious invasive species and climate change. The government has failed to protect them, according to a newly-released report.

Salt Lake Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Learning about anti-semitism and the American college campus

The controversy over the axing of Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Initiative for Studying Antisemitism (to be replaced by a new faculty-based research program) has generated much heat, but little light.

Forward

Pope Benedict tweets

Using new media to spread his message and keep his followers informed, the Pope has sent out his first ever tweet.

CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cool factor lures young, artsy to Detroit

Detroit, city of 100,719 vacant parcels and three Starbucks, has discovered its marketing niche: land of the young, daring and bohemian.

Detroit News

Buying art that you can’t take home

Are the collectors who spend thousands on conceptual works crazy — or on the cutting edge?

Newsweek

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