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The pack of cyclists ride past Buckingham Palace in the rain during the Women’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)

Developing countries embrace mobile technology for positive change

One thing is transforming how even the world’s poorest people live: the mobile phone. Even basic mobile communications can increase school attendance, facilitate banking or create jobs.

Christian Science Monitor

High Close gives society’s vulnerable young people a rare chance to flourish

The point of education at High Close, in Berkshire, U.K., is to give children emotional literacy as well as academic skills, but this environment isn’t the right solution for every child.

The Independent

Lochte beats Phelps in 1st Olympic showdown

Ryan Lochte thrashed Michael Phelps by more than four seconds in their first showdown of the Games. Even more stunning: Phelps didn’t win a medal for the first time in an Olympic appearance.

ESPN

Special section:

Medal table

BBC

Olympic bodies: then and now

ABC News

US still religious, but trust wanes

Though more Americans go to church or believe in God than their counterparts in virtually every other Western country, fewer Americans now trust religious institutions.

NPR

Blog:

Half of Americans do not know the president’s religion

(ABC News)

Otus

Scientists take steps toward building human organs

The idea of “printing” organs has caught the attention of the traditional medical community.

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

100 days to go: tight race, defining moments left

The presidential race throttles into its last 100 days in a clash over economic vision, with the outcome likely to come down to fall debates, final unemployment numbers and efforts to mobilize voters.

Associated Press

Making peace with a monster

Though media attention has focused on the resilience of survivors in the wake of the Aurora, Colo., shooting, part of their story is seldom told: What happens to victims after the television cameras have left?

CNN

Chicago streets smoulder with ‘random acts of violence’

Chicago’s street gangs span generations. The Black P. Stone Nation and Gangster Disciples gangs are older enterprises than Microsoft or Yahoo.

NPR

POLITICS

California governor bets on thinking big

California may be struggling to make ends meet, but Gov. Jerry Brown is thinking big, championing major public works projects that include a statewide bullet train network.

Reuters

House pitches shorter farm bill

House Republicans unveiled legislation that would extend the most current farm programs while providing immediate disaster aid to livestock producers impacted by the severe drought.

Politico

BUSINESS

Growth in US economy slows as consumers restrain spending

The world’s largest economy cooled in the second quarter as limited job growth prompted Americans to curb spending while state and local governments cut back.

Bloomberg

In gay marriage fight, some companies take a stand

A number of high-profile business executives have come out on the issue of gay marriage. While companies are free to openly share their feelings, such statements can affect the brand image.

USA TODAY

Map:

The freedom index

Friend Factor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Music today bland, but louder

Researchers in Spain analyzed 464,411 songs, including rock, pop, hip hop, heavy metal and other styles, and found music blander, but louder.

UPI.com

Dreamers help scientists locate the seat of meta-consciousness in the brain

Studies of lucid dreamers show which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves in dreams.

ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

DREAM Acts could deter dropouts

Proponents of state bills offering in-state tuition for DREAMers argue the move would help improve high school graduation rates by making college more attainable.

U.S. News & World Report

University president in Baltimore County, Md., shows support for DREAM Act

YouTube

Education waivers, varied goals

In excusing more than half of states from meeting crucial requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, the Obama administration required states to develop more realistic tools to improve schools.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Talk, talk, talk: how to escape a dull chat

When the conversation lulls or won’t end, there are ways to extract oneself. True experts, like politicians, use proven exit strategies.

Star Tribune

Does image trump music?

In an age where attention is all, the emotion and power of music often takes a back seat to outrageousness.

CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ethiopian crackdown on dissent may stir Islamist backlash

Members of a committee mediating the dispute over perceived unconstitutional state interference in Islamic affairs were taken into custody, unleashing unrest in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa.

Christian Science Monitor

New San Francisco archbishop appointed by pope

The Vatican named Salvatore Cordileone, one of the driving forces behind California’s initiative banning same-sex marriage, as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.

San Francisco Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Tim Lane):

It was 64 years ago today ...

The Age

Editorial:

Unusual secrecy in Aurora shooting case

Denver Post

Editorial:

Shield taxpayers from Brodkorb suit

Star Tribune

Blog (Tom Bailey):

Index of well-being: our duty to be perpetually happy

(The Independent)

Notebook

Column (Dan Vergano):

For NASA, there is no liftoff from politics

USA TODAY

Blog (Adam Corner):

Are climate skeptics more likely to be conspiracy theorists?

(Guardian)

Environment Blog

Column (Tara Storozynsky):

Online eating disorders: Nothing tastes as good as blogging feels

Salon

Interview:

Was Jesus lily-white?

Daily Beast

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GOOD NEWS

In Sing Sing, power of music may be transforming lives

An unlikely school of music is located in Ossining, along New York’s famous Hudson River Valley, inside the famous maximum security prison commonly known as Sing Sing.

CBS News

Prisoners save nature, 1 frog at a time

A program enlisting prisoners in conservation is growing in scope and expanding in Washington. Inmates feed a captive research colony of Oregon spotted frogs and monitor their growth.

Salt Lake Tribune

Ethiopian shoemaker takes great strides

The company SoleRebels became the planet’s first fair trade green footwear firm — certified by the World Fair Trade Organization — and is now one of Ethiopia’s most thriving businesses.

BBC

WORLD

Chinese protesters force officials to cancel industrial waste pipeline project

Officials in eastern China have cancelled a planned industrial waste pipeline project after up to 1,000 environmental demonstrators occupied a government office and overturned cars.

Guardian

Afghan rights report stalled by fears over outing warlords

A government report on 30 years of violence may not see the light of day because it names politically connected warlords in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

OLYMPICS 2012: LONDON GAMES

Team Britain wins 1st Olympic medals

Team Britain has won its first London 2012 medals. Cyclist Lizzie Armitstead has taken silver in the women’s road race. Swimmer Rebecca Adlington has taken bronze in the final of the 400m freestyle.

BBC

Blog:

Military drafted in to fill empty seats at London Olympics

(NBCNews.com)

World News

London 2012: a 12-part guide to the UK

What do people visiting the U.K. for the Olympics need to know about the nation’s quirks, habits and rules? There are oddities that visitors might do well to acquaint themselves with.

BBC

Queen tours Olympic Park after debut as Bond Girl

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Hot, dry and tapped out: Drought shrivels fun, too

Golfers, boaters and gardeners are avoiding the heat and staying indoors — bad news for businesses that depend on them. The drought is draining the audiences for outdoor activities.

NPR

Blog:

Drought intensifies flavor in some produce

(TIME)

Healthland

Rainforest wildlife havens collapsing

The health of protected tropical forests and their rich wildlife, from exotic frogs and freshwater fish to tigers and forest elephants, is on the brink of collapse, researchers warn.

The Independent

HEALTH

Shift work linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke

An analysis that reviews studies covering millions of people has found shift work is associated with a higher risk for vascular events, such as heart attack and ischemic stroke.

Medical News Today

Re:Re:Fw:Re: Workers spend 650 hours a year on email

The Atlantic

Why polio has not gone away yet

Health efforts are close to wiping out polio, but two significant challenges remain: money and the operational logistics of getting the vaccine to people who need it.

CNN

SPORTS

Magic hires Vaughn as head coach

Orlando announced the hiring of Jacque Vaughn as its next head coach, bringing the latest 30-something member to a basketball operations department after the hiring of manager Rob Hennigan.

FOXSports

Denny Hamlin captures pole

Denny Hamlin won the pole position for the Brickyard 400, turning a lap of 182.763 mph in qualifying. And with a good run in the race, Hamlin figures he can rev up his push for a title.

ESPN

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