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Job seekers gather for employment opportunities at the 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair in Los Angeles. Two straight months of disappointing job growth have raised fears that the U.S. economy is stalling for the third year in a row. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes / AP)

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Nothing is sacred: the illegal trade in India’s holy cows

Every year, hundreds of thousands of cows — considered sacred in India — are illegally smuggled into Bangladesh where they are turned into shoes, belts, bone china crockery and meat.

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The Independent

A record-setting wildfire in NM is spreading in all directions

A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions, and experts say it’s likely a preview of things to come for states across the West.

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Wildfire largest in New Mexico history

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Denver Post

Unemployment rate 8.2 percent

In May, American employers added the smallest number of workers in a year and the unemployment rate increased, further evidence that the labor-market recovery is stalling.

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Bloomberg

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Employment situation summary

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Bureau of Labor Statistics

For many teens, summer jobs may be thing of the past

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(NPR)

The Two-Way

Spain’s threat to eurozone

Spain’s public finances are nothing like as grim as Greece, but a worsening banking crisis threatens to deepen an already painful recession and endanger the future of the eurozone.

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CNN

Special section:

Eurozone: no safe haven

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BBC

GOP outlines ways to keep rates low on student loans; Democrats see ‘ruse’

GOP leaders on Capitol Hill sent President Obama a letter that lays out two possible ways to pay for a one-year extension of lower student loan rates.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Investing in higher education produces best ROI for Massachusetts

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EducationNews.org

NATION

In heartland of legal marijuana movement, doubts linger

A recent poll regarding marijuana use found about half of California voters in favor of “general or recreational use by adults.” In 2010, Proposition 19 failed with 54 percent against and 46 percent in favor.

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Christian Science Monitor

Americans have no idea how many gay people there are

Surveys show a shockingly high fraction of Americans believe a quarter of the country is gay or lesbian, when the real figure is probably less than two percent.

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The Atlantic

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Visual history of the gay-rights movement

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TIME

POLITICS

John Edwards jury reaches verdict

A North Carolina jury found former Sen. John Edwards not guilty on one of six counts in a campaign-finance trial and declared itself deadlocked on the remaining charges.

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ABC News

Verdict in Edwards trial, breaking updates

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(USA TODAY)

On Politics

Presidential portraits revealed: Bushes, Obamas share rare moment of warmth

George W. Bush and Laura Bush returned to the White House for the unveiling of the Bushes’ formal portraits, sharing moments and the stage with the Obamas.

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Politico

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Presidents in profile: 20 portraits from the White House archives

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TIME

BUSINESS

Ex-Warner Bros. exec becomes Disney studio chief

The Walt Disney Co. said that it hired former president of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Alan Horn, to lead its movie studio as chairman.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Staying honest in a potentially dishonest work world

May has been a bad month for corporate ethics. Employees are probably wondering, “What’s the premium on doing the right thing when those at the top seem to have lost their moral compass?”

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Forbes

EDUCATION

Cracks form in DNC-union relationship

The Democratic Party is increasingly turning away from teachers union support in favor of voices that call for overhaul of the education system.

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EducationNews.org

Can you teach kids to be bullyproof?

Teaching kids to become “bullyproof” is all the rage. But can you really make a child invulnerable to getting picked on?

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Philadelphia Inquirer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Robot ethics: morals and the machine

As robots become more autonomous, the notion of computer-controlled machines facing ethical decisions is moving out of the realm of science fiction and into the real world.

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Economist

Old people smell different, but not in an unpleasant way

A study confirms that people, like many animals, easily recognize a unique — but not unpleasant — eau de elderly.

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Scientific American

Dragon returns to Earth after ‘grand slam’ space mission

The first commercial mission to the International Space Station ended with the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashing down after a flight the company’s founder declared a “grand slam.”

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

New poll grim for Catholic leaders

Adding to a run of harsh headlines, a new poll says New York voters think “the Catholic Church is too involved in politics.”

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USA TODAY

Wisconsin archdiocese paid ‘unassignable priests’ to leave ministry

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wis., confirmed that it had a policy to pay suspected pedophile priests to leave the ministry.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Dominique Browning):

The ever-increasing hazards of the household

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TIME

Blog (Jack Shafer):

Drug panics, bath salts and face-eating zombies

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Reuters

Column (Dusty Nix):

An unvarnished look at wars’ toll on soldiers

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McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Dennis Tirch):

Awakening the compassionate mind

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Psychology Today

Column (Craig Gurian):

The folly of US population growth orthodoxy

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Guardian

Column (Fabiola Santiago):

‘Miami Zombie’ is just another story that could only happen in Miami

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McClatchy Newspapers

Righting wrongs in China

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Christian Science Monitor

Chick-lit readers keep out

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(Economist)

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GOOD NEWS

Video games shown to help autistic students in classrooms

Researchers have found that autistic children easily interact with onscreen avatars that mimic their motions. The game world is more predictable and less threatening than real life.

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USA TODAY

Ethanol scheme to save lives

Novozymes and its partners hope to create a sustainable economy in Mozambique which could begin to reduce the two million annual deaths that result from breathing in burning charcoal.

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Scientific American

83-year-old gives kidney to stranger

Nicholas Crace is no stranger to giving to strangers. At age 83, he became Britain’s oldest living kidney donor and the country’s oldest “altruistic donor" — donating to a complete stranger.

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Msnbc.com

WORLD

Protesters against ‘massacring children’ brave streets of Syria

After ghastly attacks left 108 people dead in one town, defiant protesters are expected to brave the streets of Syria in what is billed as “a merchants’ strike to stop massacring children.”

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CNN

Stumbling upon mini memorials to Holocaust victims

Guenther Demnig is working to change how the Holocaust is remembered in Germany. He is installing dozens of small brass bricks in memory of Jewish victims who once lived on Pestalozzi Strasse.

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NPR

ENVIRONMENT

UK butterflies continue to decline

The British butterfly population is continuing a downward trend, which appears to contrast with a recent study revealing a boom in numbers of rare U.K. species.

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BBC

Venus’ transit coming in early June

The sun will have a temporary beauty mark Tuesday night in an event so rare it won’t happen for another 113 years.

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HEALTH

How to stay healthy at work

Knowing where germs are is the first step to dodging sickness at work. The microwave door and refrigerator handle are the dirtiest places in a typical office.

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U.S. News & World Report

1 in 5 Americans has untreated cavities

More than one in every five Americans has untreated cavities, a new government report shows.

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HealthDay

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Rise of a nocturnal hobby: the ability to control your dreams

Interest in lucid dreaming — the ability to control one’s dreams — has grown, spurred by smartphone apps and eye masks, promising the ability to influence our dreams.

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BBC

Lucas retiring to make ‘hobby movies’

Star Wars creator George Lucas is “moving away” from production company LucasFilm to pursue more experimental projects.

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Guardian

SPORTS

Loss to end May follows pattern

The Cardinals offered a fitting farewell to May, a month that transformed the defending world champions from a balanced force into a vulnerable second-place collection.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Premier League wages at all-time high

The latest annual review of football finance shows the increase in wages outstripped the growth in revenues. It has resulted in a record wages/revenue ratio of 70 percent in the Premier League.

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Telegraph.co.uk

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Is consumer queasiness going to drag down the economy?

When it comes to the economy, there is a lot to worry about: jobs, home prices, debt. And all those concerns have come together in the latest snapshot of consumer confidence.

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NPR

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Children, displaced with their families by 2010 floods, sit by a tree on a small hill in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

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