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A pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Anger at the nation‘s leaders for taking so long to strike a debt-ceiling deal has turned into high anxiety over the economy. Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the nation’s credit rating added to the tension. (Photo by Jin Lee, File / AP)

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After the revolution, Arab women seek more rights

Images of women marching alongside men in the Middle East led to predictions that women’s rights would also make huge strides, but for many women the optimism has faded quickly.

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NPR

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Egypt: Judge threatens women’s rights

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Social Watch

US Agency approves Shell plan for drilling in the Arctic

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation gave conditional approval to a plan that could see Shell drilling in the Beaufort Sea as early as 2012.

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US government loses triple-A credit rating

Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA-plus, stating that the deficit reduction plan passed by Congress did not go far enough to stabilize the country’s debt situation.

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MSNBC

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US loses AAA credit rating from S&P

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Al Jazeera

S&P downgrades US debt for the first time in history

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Houston Chronicle

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S&P downgrades US credit rating

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CNN

Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 31 American troops

A helicopter crash in Afghanistan killed 31 U.S. troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country’s president said. It was the highest number of American casualties in a single incident in the war.

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TIME

Powerful typhoon bears down on China’s east coast

More than 200,000 coastal residents in eastern China have evacuated and thousands of ships were called back to shore as Typhoon Muifa bore down on the country’s Pacific coast.

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Denver Post

NATION

Group hacks US law enforcement sites, steals data

The group known as Anonymous said it hacked into some 70 mostly rural law enforcement websites in the U.S., a breach that one local police chief said leaked information about an ongoing investigation.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Anonymous hacked 70 sheriffs’ offices

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TIME

Obama: More work ahead to get America’s finances in order

President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to set aside partisan politics after a fierce debt battle, saying they must work to put America’s fiscal house in order and refocus on stimulating its stagnant economy.

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Reuters

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Obama states that creating jobs must be Washington’s top priority

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Politico

POLITICS

Bill ends partial FAA shutdown

President Barack Obama signed legislation temporarily restoring full funding to the Federal Aviation Administration, breaking a political impasse and allowing roughly 4,000 federal employees to return to work.

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CNN

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FAA back in business

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Msnbc.com

In Congress, a bid to make US firms take steps against modern-day slavery

A new bill in Congress would require large companies to reveal any efforts to ensure that child labor, forced labor and other forms of modern-day slavery did not contribute to their products.

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Chart of the day: Consumer credit rises by most in 46 Months

The Federal Reserve released a surprising report that’s sure to be overshadowed by July’s unemployment numbers. Indeed, U.S. consumer credit rose by 7.7 percent, the most in nearly four years.

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The Atlantic

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Consumer borrowing up in June by most in nearly 4 years

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BusinessWeek

Employers recruiting off-campus

Amid a hiring slowdown and bleak prospects for any turnaround, corporate recruiters have scaled back their visits to the nation’s college campuses.

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Wall Street Journal

ENVIRONMENT

Solar storms to hit Earth as power companies begin to prepare

Three large explosions from the sun have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.

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Environmental News Network

Solar storm smacks Earth; aurora possible

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(Baltimore Sun)

Maryland Weather

Invisible shark shield put to the test

A nonlethal electronic shark-deterrent will be used for an attempt at a record-breaking swim through shark-filled waters.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ tops box office with outstanding $19.8 million

Moviegoers went bananas for 20th Century Fox’s critically acclaimed “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which grossed a robust $19.8 million at the box office.

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Hollywood Reporter

A peek into the future of home design

Lean, green and smart dominate our days to come. Recycled materials further a growing eco-consciousness.

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Detroit News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Heat wave tests Muslims during Ramadan

As a heat wave grips large parts of the country, would you turn down a glass of water? If you‘re Muslim, you probably would, because it is the month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from sunup to sundown.

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NPR

Lawn cross becomes First Amendment flash point

It started as a simple gesture. But it could have implications far beyond the quiet New Jersey street where Patrick Racaniello affixed a wooden cross on a tree in his front yard.

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Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Ed Kilgore):

Keynes is dead, just when we need him

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The New Republic

Column (Mary Sanchez):

US middle class is where the real job creators are

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McClatchy Newspapers

Hope beyond the gloomy job numbers

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Ed Balls):

Where is Britain’s leadership in this global economic storm?

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Guardian

Blog (Gary Belsky and Tom Gilovich):

Don’t panic! This market sell-off is a buying opportunity

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(TIME)

Moneyland

Blog (Amy Sullivan):

Articles of faith: Did austerity politics kill compassionate conservatism?

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(TIME)

Swampland

Blog (Andrew Bender):

How green is your hotel?

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(Forbes)

Seat 1A

Column (Rupert Christiansen):

Bregenz Festival: the world’s splashiest opera?

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Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Gallatin boy a lifesaving hero at 16

Garrett Alexander, a 16-year-old from Tennesse, had just driven his car home from church, when a few minutes later the vehicle caught on fire. Garrett kept a cool head, saving lives.

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Oakland International Airport gets more modern, environmentally friendly

Among the many amenities that make the renovated Oakland County International Airport a model of energy efficiency are its solar panels, Windspire wind turbines, a geothermal bed and rain-fed gardens.

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Detroit Free Press

Prized sashimi tuna bred in captivity for 1st time

A San Diego company has proof that eggs and larvae collected from its facility came from captive northern bluefin tuna. This is the first time that the endangered species has spawned in captivity.

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WORLD

Somali government says al-Shabaab withdraws from Mogadishu

Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab militia is withdrawing from the capital, Mogadishu, following “heavy” overnight fighting, a government spokesman said.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Somalia’s al-Shabab rebels leave Mogadishu

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BBC

Yingluck Shinawatra elected as Thailand’s prime minister

Yingluck Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party was elected Thailand’s 28th prime minister by a majority vote in the House of Representatives. She is the country’s first female prime minister.

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Bangkok Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Phone-only music service takes tunes on the go

Americans spend more money on music at Apple’s iTunes store than any other music retailer, yet some people are being left out of the party.

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NPR

Scientists developing date rape drug detector for women

Israeli scientists say they’ve developed a sensor that looks like a straw or a stirrer that can detect two of the most commonly used date rape drugs with 100 percent accuracy.

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ABC News

HEALTH

Sperm created from stem cells may lead to successful fatherhood

Japanese scientists from Kyoto University effectively derived sperm cells from embryonic stem cells of mice and used the sperm produced to successfully fertilize egg cells.

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HealthNews

Scientists: Making music proves to be a powerful antidepressant

Making music might help lift more depressed people out of the dumps than common antidepressant medications do.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Mo. teachers protest social media crackdown in schools

Teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply with a new state law that limits their social media contact with students.

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BusinessWeek

NY thinks outside teacher education box

Of all the states that have taken steps to rethink systems for preparing teachers, New York appears to be experimenting with the greatest variety of approaches.

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SPORTS

Tebow: Comments about Broncos QB race were ‘out of context’

Tim Tebow told reporters that statements he made to The Denver Post about the Broncos starting quarterback job being “grabbed” away from him were “a little bit out of context.”

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NFL.com

LB LaMarr Woodley signs 6-year deal

Steelers Pro Bowl linebacker LaMarr Woodley has signed a six-year, $61.5 million contract that is thought to be the second-highest deal in team history behind only Ben Roethlisberger’s.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Parents giving children alcohol

More often than not, parents are giving their children alcohol. In total, 30 percent of the liquor being drunk by underaged youth is provided by adults or relatives.

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Medical News Today

Photo of the Day

Paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in western Japan. (Photo by Koji Sasahara / AP)

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