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A young man finds relief from the 90-plus degree heat in the spray of an open fire hydrant on Chicago’s west side. Record high temperatures continue to engulf a vast portion of the nation, with little relief in sight. (Photo by M. Spencer Green / AP)

Higgs boson found?

The findings of two teams at the Large Hadron Collider should help explain why objects in our universe have mass — and in so doing, why galaxies and planets have any right to exist.

National Geographic

A crash course in how to find a Higgs Boson, if you are looking

Christian Science Monitor

Blog:

Leaked video accidentally announces Higgs boson discovery

(Wired)

Wired Science

Urban gardening returns to its roots

Nationwide, urban farming and community gardens have hit a heavy stride. While enthusiasm for urban gardening has waned since the 1890s, enthusiasts see this upswing as something more permanent.

Idaho Statesman

Blog:

The garden party redefined

(New York Times)

Green

Scorching heat roasts eastern US

About 1.3 million homes and businesses in the eastern U.S. remained without power amid a heat wave, and storm damage and high temperatures forced many Fourth of July celebrations to be canceled.

Reuters

Easy fix eludes power outage problems in US

NPR

Blog:

What is behind the record heat?

Discovery News

Pakistan ends dispute over NATO supply routes after Clinton apology

Pakistan has agreed to allow U.S. forces to reopen supply lines across its border into Afghanistan, ending a seven-month dispute that had strained relations between Washington and Islamabad.

Guardian

Pakistan reopens Afghan supply routes

TIME

The US penny: Should it be scrapped?

Canada has stopped producing the penny coin, deeming it a waste of money. The move has re-ignited a long-running debate in the U.S. over the future of its penny.

BBC

The World in Photos .........................................................................
A killer whale slaps its tail on the water in Prince William Sound between Montague Island and Whittier, Alaska. (Photo by Mary Pemberton / AP)	Spain’s Pedro holds the trophy with teammates during the celebration of the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Madrid. (Photo by Andres Kudacki / AP)	People walk by the stone monument of Japan’s baseball birthplace in Tokyo. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi / AP)

NATION

Air tankers to resume firefighting

Air Force tanker planes will resume fighting some of the most challenging wildfires in U.S. history after a deadly crash of one of its planes over the weekend.

USA TODAY

In Louisiana, a reveille to French heritage

There is a major effort in Louisiana to restore the French language. It is part of a resurgence in cultural pride, and there are signs that the decline in French speakers has slowed.

McClatchy Newspapers

Independence Day irony: veterans with PTSD jolted by fireworks

Explosive bursts send Marine veteran Pete Chinnici lunging to his feet and scurrying outside, heart racing, chest heaving. His instinctive mission: track, identify and “eliminate the threat.”

Msnbc.com

POLITICS

California bill would allow children to have more than 2 parents

A bill under consideration would amend California’s current two-parent-per-child law to allow for several parents to protect the best interests of the child.

Msnbc.com

California eyes multiple parenting law

ABC News

Is Congress’s inability to act to blame for a downshifting US economy?

Evidence is mounting that the economy is taking a hit because Congress cannot — or will not — deal with the “fiscal cliff” looming at year’s end.

Christian Science Monitor

GOP fights over major food stamp crackdown

Politico

Gov. Christie would take Romney’s VP call

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would “take the call” if Mitt Romney wants to talk to him about being his running mate, though he fell short of saying he would accept the offer.

USA TODAY

EDUCATION

Scores stall for Native American students

In a year of growth for many student groups on national tests, students of American Indian and Alaskan native descent are in an academic rut, according to a new study.

Education Week

Professional degrees via distance learning on the increase

A report by the Higher Education Academy has found that many employers are now in favor of professional degrees earned via distance learning.

EducationNews.org

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hubble Telescope sees celestial fireworks for 4th of July

A spectacular new picture from the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic fireworks display in deep space: a geyser of gas fired off from a baby star.

SPACE.com

Solar fireworks might be heading our way for the 4th

Msnbc.com

Fledgling NASA nonprofit starts to lift off

A new nonprofit organization that is to take charge of expanding scientific research on the International Space Station has had a rocky first year, but now is starting to show what it can do.

NPR

Newly found feathered dinosaur is not related to birds

The discovery of a new species of feathered dinosaur in southern Germany is further changing the perception of how predatory dinosaurs looked.

ZeeNews

Dinosaur feathers found in amber

Discovery News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The mystery of brain freeze

If it has not happened to you, count yourself as lucky. For many people, eating ice cream or drinking an icy drink too fast can produce a really painful headache.

NPR

Migraines affect 36 million Americans

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The science of staring

If you just arrived from rural Idaho and it’s your first trip to Times Square, staring is understandable. But how do the rest of us decide when to break stride and look at whatever everyone else is looking at?

The Atlantic

Report: America’s sheriff Andy Griffith dead at 86

Actor Andy Griffith, who won the hearts of 1960s TV viewers with his role as gentle Sheriff Andy Taylor in “The Andy Griffith Show,” then returned as a 1980s country lawyer in “Matlock,” died at 86.

Msnbc.com

Then/now: the cast of ‘The Andy Griffith Show’

FOX News

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The Daily Quote

“Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy — it won‘t come out while you’re watching.”

Tennessee Williams

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Column (Rhodri Marsden):

Love poetry may seem like a good idea — but most of us cannot do it

The Independent

Column (Maura Kelly):

Behind America’s large anxiety epidemic

The Atlantic

Cartoon (Nate Beeler):

1 bar away from ‘Lord of the Flies’

Townhall.com

Editorial:

Olympic bid for Colorado?

Denver Post

Editorial:

Use common sense when making charitable contributions

Idaho Statesman

Column (Gregory Maguire):

Thank you, Anderson

CNN

Column (Elliot Negin):

Be patriotic by going beefless on July 4th

Huffington Post

Blog (Marcelle Friedman):

Why Michelle Obama’s cookie recipe will lose her husband the election

(Slate)

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GOOD NEWS

Red Cross volunteers in the trenches for wildfire in Colorado

Steve Bayer, 78, is not a retiree. Waldo Canyon is his 37th stint as a disaster relief volunteer with the Red Cross since 2000, and he is now helping with the Colorado wildfire damage.

Msnbc.com

Anonymous couple gives $30M gift to homeless in Vancouver

A $30-million philanthropic gift from an anonymous wealthy couple is allowing the city of Vancouver to reopen Taylor Manor as a home for 56 street people with complex mental health issues.

Vancouver Sun

Charities in Colorado benefit from endurance athletes’ passion

Meet the charity jocks — the people throughout Colorado and around the world who push their bodies to the limits for the sake of causes that are dear to them: cancer, Down syndrome, you name it.

Denver Post

WORLD

State-sanctioned torture in Syria is a crime against humanity