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Baseball, Latino at heart

Much like the recent influx of immigrants from Latin America into the general U.S. population, Major League Baseball has seen a remarkable shift in its demographic over the last 20 years.

NBCSports

Debt ceiling impasse: Which party is right about taxes?

Debt ceiling pressures are mounting, as Republicans and Democrats both claim to have the right formula for closing the budget divide and raising the debt ceiling.

Christian Science Monitor

GOP stands firm in debt showdown

YouTube

Intense heat scorches Midwest, Southern USA

The temperature setting is stuck on broil across a swath of the Midwest and South, with Dallas and Oklahoma City sweltering through 100-degree heat for at least 10 days in a row.

USA TODAY

Deadly heat wave hits nearly half of US

MSNBC

Heat wave steamrolls US

TIME

Prime minister reveals inquiry powers

The judge leading the phone hacking inquiry will have powers to call media proprietors, editors and politicians to give evidence under oath, the PM said.

BBC

Murdoch TV deal in ‘grave jeopardy’ as UK scandal inquiry deepens

PBS

Several Calif. counties talk of cutting ties to state

The Inland Empire is a stretch of cities about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Now, a few political leaders are hoping it will lead a movement to break off from the State of California.

New York Times

NATION

1 by 1, bars get tapped out

Hundreds of bars, restaurants and stores across Minnesota are running out of alcohol and others may soon run out of cigarettes — a largely unforeseen consequence of a state government shutdown.

Star Tribune

Marijuana advocates sue Feds after DEA rejects weed as medicine

Although 16 states recognize marijuana as a drug with important medicinal properties, the DEA has shot down a petition to reclassify marijuana as such, citing that it has “no accepted medical use.”

ABC News

Seattle moving toward rules for medical-marijuana shops

Seattle Times

A new US law enforcement tool: Facebook

U.S. law enforcement agencies are increasingly obtaining warrants to search Facebook, often gaining detailed access to users’ accounts without their knowledge.

Reuters

POLITICS

Ron Paul announced he is not running for House re-election

“Big news,” Ron Paul wrote on his Facebook page. “I have decided not to seek re-election for my House seat in 2012 and will focus all of my energy on winning the presidency.”

Politico

The ‘tequila party’ hopes to stir Latino voters faced immigration opposition

Just as the tea party drew heavily on a public backlash against government spending, another new political movement — the tequila party — aims to use the latest crackdown on illegal immigration.

NPR

White House battle against red tape

In a nod to big business, President Barack Obama issued an executive order asking independent agencies to rid their books of old and outdated regulations.

CNNMoney

BUSINESS

What the economical ‘new normal’ means for Americans

The sluggish U.S. economy disappointed most forecasters, not to mention job seekers, in the first half of this year.

NPR

Google+ to reach 20 million users

Most critics believe Google+ is gaining popularity online. At least one study figures Google’s latest social experiment is growing at rates that rival Facebook’s.

PC World

Stock markets fall on fears eurozone debts may spread

European shares have fallen further on concerns that the debt crisis in the eurozone may spread to Italy and Spain.

BBC

Eurozone seeks consensus on Greek bailout

Al Jazeera

EDUCATION

State legislatures continued push for tougher teacher policies

As the majority of legislative sessions around the country come to a close, many states will finish the season having pushed through policy changes that are likely to have a notable impact on teachers.

Education Week

American Federation of Teachers to defend educators in cheating scandals

The head of the USA’s second-largest teachers union said local affiliates will defend the rights of teachers caught up in cheating scandals, including the one now unfolding in Atlanta.

USA TODAY

Center City Philadelphia: Call it kid row

What started as a group of five Philadelphia moms has evolved to more than 100 members — with organized kids’ activities — reflecting the higher number of kids and parents living in the city’s center.

Philadelphia Inquirer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Israel opens baptism site in West Bank

Israel has opened what some believe is the baptism site of Jesus to daily visits in a move that required the cooperation of Israel’s military and the removal of nearby mines along the border with Jordan.

The Telegraph

Illinois won’t renew foster care contract with Belleville Diocese

Illinois will sever foster care contracts with the Catholic Diocese of Belleville due to the state’s new civil unions law. The church’s programs don’t let same-sex couples act as foster parents.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS

ESPN sues Ohio State for release of Tressel emails

Ohio State University is withholding emails between former coach Jim Tressel and a mentor to ex-quarterback Terrelle Pryor by wrongfully hiding behind a federal student-privacy law, ESPN said.

Columbus Dispatch

Timberwolves fire Kurt Rambis

The Minnesota Timberwolves fired Kurt Rambis ending more than three months of uncertainty and awkwardness surrounding the head coach of the worst team in the NBA last season.

Fayetteville Observer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Aryn Baker):

The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai: careful what you wish for

(TIME)

Global Spin

Column (Jacob Sullum):

Plane truth

Creators Syndicate

Editorial:

Chains should disclose calorie counts

USA TODAY

Column (Andres Oppenheimer):

South Korea’s school tablets a test for other countries

Miami Herald

Blog (Alice Park):

The July effect: Why summer is the most dangerous time to go to the hospital

(TIME)

Healthland

Column (John Hughes):

Murdoch’s media mess is a wake-up call for journalism

Christian Science Monitor

Blog (Cate Long):

Decades-long infatuation with financing our spending

(Reuters)

MuniLand

Editorial:

Physician, heal the system

Scientific American

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GOOD NEWS

Obama to award his 3rd Medal of Honor to Ranger Leroy Petry

At a White House ceremony, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, an Army Ranger, will become only the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

ABC News

Teenage cancer researcher wins top prize at Google Science Fair

A high school student from Fort Worth, Texas, won top honors at the Google Science Fair for her project on drug resistance in ovarian cancer.

Scientific American

What a miracle: Planes collide in midair, land safely

Two small planes collided in midair along a narrow and treacherous mountain corridor in Alaska in an extraordinarily rare event: No one was injured.

MSNBC

WORLD

Tension follows night of violence in Belfast as Orange Parade begins

There is a heavy police presence in the west and north of Belfast as the first leg of the season’s most controversial march passes off peacefully.

Guardian

Japan planning to check beef from Fukushima for radiation

Beef from areas around Japan’s crippled nuclear plant will be inspected after meat with radiation levels exceeding government safety standards was sold to domestic consumers.

Reuters

Afghan president’s brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, killed

Ahmad Wali Karzai, a leading power broker in the country’s south, was shot dead at his home in a blow to NATO’s battle against the Taliban in the area.

Al Jazeera

Blog:

Hamid Karzai’s brother assassinated

Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘Talking’ cars could reduce pile-ups

“Talking” cars may soon be a reality — even without the need for human-like facial features, researchers claim.

BBC

Astronauts make last spacewalk of NASA shuttle era

The final spacewalk of the shuttle era is complete. Two space station astronauts ventured out to retrieve a broken pump and install a robotic experiment.

Sci-Tech Today

Final spacewalk for shuttle program

Telegraph.co.uk

Artificially grown tooth transplanted into mouse jaw

A tooth grown from embryonic cells has been successfully transplanted into the jaw of a mouse. The transplant is a step towards providing artificial replacements for donor organs that are in short supply.

New Scientist

HEALTH

Drug shortages slam patients, health workers, surveys show

Escalating shortages of vital drugs could be affecting nearly every hospital in the nation, forcing delays or substitutions in patient care and diverting pharmacy staff from crucial duties.

MSNBC

Blog:

Record drug shortages strain hospitals’ ability to cope

(NPR)

Shots

New version of an old technology aids speech therapy

About half of all speech therapy takes place in schools, but not all the children who need help get it, says the CEO of a Utah company now marketing a device long used in speech research.

Salt Lake Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Is GM salmon a vital part of our future?

About half of our seafood starts on an aquatic farm, and as its demand continues to rise you can be certain that the emphasis on aquaculture will continue to grow.

TIME

Whales ‘at risk’ from oil surveys

Oil and gas exploration in the Russian Far East continues to threaten whales, delegates at the International Whaling Commission meeting have warned.

BBC

Whales and fish adapt to climate-induced changes in the Pacific Ocean

Scientific American

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Review: Must-see summer exhibitions

This summer, the United States plays host to a fascinating collection of visiting exhibitions. From glass ceilings to glass slippers, urban expression to avant-garde.

BBC

Roseanne’s new reality

Roseanne Barr’s reality series, “Roseanne’s Nuts,” marks the scandalous comedian’s return to the public eye after a carefully orchestrated retreat.

Newsweek

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