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The devils in the diva

While the glory of her voice propelled Whitney Houston into stardom, drugs and toxic relationships kept dragging her down. But earlier this year, she seemed to be resurfacing.

Vanity Fair

Whitney Houston’s mom to write inside story

CNN

US school districts reject ‘pink slime’

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says majority of states participating in its National School Lunch Program have opted to order ground beef as an alternative to the controversial “pink slime” for schools.

Detroit Free Press

Are teachers caught in the crossfire?

PBS NewsHour

Walker is first US governor to survive recall vote

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won both the right to finish his term and endorsement of his strategy to curb spending, which included the measure eliminating union rights for most public workers.

San Jose Mercury News

Walker’s win in Wisconsin boosts conservatives

Reuters

GOP pundits react to Walker win

Politico

Egypt‘s Tahrir protesters take on Mubarak’s endorsement

The crowds of Egyptian protesters streaming into Cairo’s Tahrir Square under flowing party flags may have fallen short of expectations in terms of numbers, but they did not lack anger and defiance.

Msnbc.com

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Egypt protesters return to Tahrir Square

(TIME)

Global Spin

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Egypt’s choice

Al Jazeera

New York’s endangered historic places

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, which spotlights sites that are threatened and greatly in need.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

After the housing bust, many are revisiting homeownership

After the housing market collapse in 2007, the ensuing recession was an assault on the American dream of homeownership, leaving some Americans unable or simply too nervous to buy a house.

NPR

Housing vacancies and homeownership in the 1st quarter 2012

U.S. Census Bureau

Office workers run amok

For three years, obstacle event companies have been building courses and signing up participants eager to break out of their cubicles and bond with co-workers.

Wall Street Journal

POLITICS

Anti-gay marriage backers look to US Supreme Court

Gay marriage took another step on its march to the U.S. Supreme Court when a federal appeals court that struck down California’s ban on same-sex unions refused to reconsider the ruling.

L.A. Daily News

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Gay marriage heads to Supreme Court

(The New Yorker)

News Desk

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Gay marriage, state by state

Wall Street Journal

Senate Republicans block plan to reduce gender gap in pay

Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked Democrats’ latest proposal intended to attract women voters this election year, a measure to bolster workers’ ability to win pay-discrimination lawsuits.

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Counterfeit products are a growing, and dangerous, problem

From fake versions of the drugs Adderall and Avastin to phony designer watches and wedding dresses, counterfeiting is rising fast and is increasingly becoming a safety concern.

USA TODAY

Whisky whets investor thirst returns

Single malt Scotch whisky, the centuries old Scottish liquor, has emerged as an attractive investment over the last four years, analysts and industry experts say, with high demand for rare luxury bottles.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

The battle for the Amazon heats up again

There is a reason that “save the rainforest” became a slogan for environmentalism in the 1980s; saving the Amazon really did mean helping to save the planet.

TIME

Virginia’s dying marshes and climate change denial

Dying wetland trees along Virginia’s coastline are evidence that rising sea levels threaten nature and humans, scientists say — and show the limits of political action amid climate change skepticism.

BBC

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Climate change

Environmental Protection Agency

EDUCATION

Grad who beat odds: ‘Why not others?’

Today, many consider higher education the gateway to a better, richer and fuller life. But for many kids growing up in poverty, college might as well be Mars.

NPR

More readers for the senior thesis

Unsatisfied with having months of hard work sitting unread in a library stack, students are taking advantage of a Huffington Post project allowing them to publish a summary of their research.

Inside Higher Ed

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hangin’ up guitars: Do bands ever retire?

Recent reunions — by everyone from Afghan Whigs and The Stone Roses to The Beach Boys and Megadeth — prove bands do not really go away. They just hibernate.

TIME

Rainbow, symbol of gay pride

Streets around the world will be decked in rainbows during LGBT Pride Month. But why is gay pride represented by rainbows?

Slate

Columns And Op-Ed

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

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Denver’s police monitor needs free rein

Denver Post

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Poor and fat: the real class war

CNN

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In Cairo, they know revolutions do not always pan out as they want

The Independent

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Why there are not any Mormon terrorists

McClatchy Newspapers

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In praise of the extraordinary Queen Elizabeth II

FOX News

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A Spurs fan in Oklahoma City

Grantland

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How women can fight for equal pay

Forbes

Column (Chuck Norris):

President Bill Clinton vs. Gov. Scott Walker and me

Townhall.com

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GOOD NEWS

Community invents own currency to stimulate local economy

In Davis, Calif., greenbacks can stay at home. By taking the concept of “buying local” to another level, the city has created its own currency to encourage residents to keep their money local.

Huffington Post

Bronx, NY girl wins scholarship to Manhattan College

Krystal Diaz will attend Manhattan College in the fall on a scholarship. The turning point came after she met her mentor, Maggie Howell, through the program Student Sponsor Partners.

NY Daily News

Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre unearthed

The original theatre where Romeo and Juliet was first performed is rediscovered deep in the earth in Shoreditch, England, centuries after it was dismantled.

Guardian

WORLD

Women in Tunisia work to turn revolution into opportunity

In the wake of the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Ferida Lebidi and other women are taking center stage in drafting a new constitution and rewriting the country’s laws.

NPR

Wrecked warehouses and toppled cheeses: Italy counts cost of quakes

The last thing Italy needed was a disaster costing billions of euros in its most productive region. But that was what happened.

Guardian

HEALTH

California voters weigh on cigarette tax

California voters are deciding whether to impose a $1 per pack tax on tobacco products to raise money for cancer research and anti-smoking programs.

Seattle Times

Calif. voters split on tax

CBS News

Centenarians’ positive attitude is linked to longer life

Living to very old age may be “in the genes” as the saying goes, and a recent study published in the journal Aging suggests that certain personality traits make up a major part of it.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Venus crosses the Sun for the last time until 2117

Only seven Venus transits have been witnessed since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago. The next one will occur Dec. 11, 2117.

Yahoo! News

Transit of Venus

BBC

IPv6: Trillions of new Internet addresses are now possible

A new standard that will enable the creation of trillions of new Internet addresses has been enabled.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Is Nigeria’s Boko Haram a holy war? Maybe not entirely

From a distance, the violent campaign of Boko Haram is nothing less than a holy war between Muslims and Christians. But look beneath the surface, and you find that the crisis is “not purely religious.”

Christian Science Monitor

NJ Muslim group sues NYPD

A Muslim legal rights group is going to federal court in New Jersey, claiming New York City’s police department has violated the civil rights of innocent Muslims.

CBS News

SPORTS

Kings 1 win away from Stanley Cup

The Kings had unbelievable goaltending and impenetrable penalty killing during Game 3. They even had their fans chanting, “We want the Cup!”

CBSSports

Kings rout Devils 4-0, lead Final 3-0

NHL.com

SF Giants lose to Padres 6-5

The Giants proved that they could overcome one bad inning by Tim Lincecum. Problem is, they could not overcome Carlos Quentin and Logan Forsythe.

San Francisco Chronicle

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