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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. (Photo by John Minchillo / AP)

Sons leave DNA in their mothers’ brains

Mothers aren’t just emotionally connected to their sons. A new study shows how genetic material can be passed on from fetuses during pregnancy, traveling through the human blood-brain barrier.

Popular Science

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How does male DNA get into a female’s brain?

DISCOVER

Want a fat paycheck? Pick the right college

While many college graduates are struggling to find jobs, alumni from certain schools are regularly pulling in six-figure salaries.

CNNMoney

US call for calm between China and Japan goes unheeded

Hillary Clinton urged China and Japan to let “cool heads” prevail in a festering dispute over a cluster of East China Sea islands, but hours later Chinese and Japanese diplomats traded barbs.

Reuters

Conflict ‘looms’ between China and Japan

Telegraph.co.uk

Q-and-A: China-Japan islands fight

BBC

Analysis: no easy out in island dispute

CNN

‘Innocence of Muslims’ filmmaker Nakoula ordered held

Nakoula, who made the trailer for the film that sparked violent outbreaks in some Muslim countries, is being held without bond after being arrested for violating the terms of his supervised release.

Bloomberg

US banks fail to repel cyber threat

A shadowy hacker group in the Middle East has disrupted the electronic-banking operations of America’s largest financial institutions in recent days, underscoring U.S. vulnerability to online terrorism.

Seattle Times

Attacks on US banks annoying but harmless

RedOrbit

NATION

It’s like GPS for gun thugs

In Philadelphia, where about 1,421 people were shot in 2011 — about four per day — GunStat is a strategy that city officials say will work because it keeps the people who are most likely to shoot off the streets.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Army seeks to curb rising tide of suicides

Soldiers are told to ask questions and escort a friend to a chaplain or hospital in an effort to combat military suicide and change the misconception that only those in combat are at risk.

NPR

US law enforcement tracks calls, texts and emails more often

Law enforcement isn’t just interested in what Americans are saying on the phone or on the Internet. They’re also interested in whom they’re saying it to — information that can be obtained without a warrant.

Forbes

POLITICS

Drama! Intrigue! Habeas! The Supreme Court returns

Fresh off their most partisan ruling since Bush vs. Gore, the justices face a docket and a vibe that are still taking shape.

The Atlantic

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Civil rights dominate Supreme Court term

(NBCNews.com)

First Read

Gay marriage NY arguments put US lawyer on defense

A federal appeals court panel forced a Justice Department lawyer into an awkward position, making him explain the government’s decision to abandon defending the Defense of Marriage Act.

Seattle Times

BUSINESS

RIM’s fate hangs on BlackBerry 10

Research in Motion will reveal its second-quarter financial results, but most BlackBerry investors ask: What the heck is going on with BlackBerry 10?

CNNMoney

US economy expanded less than forecast

The economy in the U.S. grew less than previously forecast in the second quarter, reflecting slower gains in consumer spending and farm inventories.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Fish supply declining, but hope remains for recovery

A group of ocean scientists took a look at unstudied fisheries across the world and found grim news. Yet even collapsed fisheries can recover.

McClatchy Newspapers

Lottery system proposed for distributing Maine elver-fishing licenses

Boston.com

Millions will die if world fails to act

More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of the GDP by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change.

Scientific American

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Pollutants linked to ‘fracking’ found in Wyoming groundwater

(The Hill)

E2 Wire

HEALTH

Looking for a good doctor? Good luck

In no U.S. state can patients find out what a surgeon’s rate of complications is, how many mistakes a hospital makes, or almost anything else about a provider’s record of performance.

Reuters

Apps become ‘surrogate therapists’

CNN

‘Social aggression’ plagues kids’ shows

Children between the ages of 2 and 11 are viewing social aggression on television at rates far greater than what many parents may realize, new research indicates.

ABC News

Tiny medical electronics dissolve harmlessly inside your body

A team of researchers has created a form of electronics that can be implanted in a patient’s body then forgotten about — because the implants will dissolve within a week or two.

NBCNews.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Freddie Mercury, the enigma

The magnetic Queen singer is still attracting fans 21 years after his death — yet he was remarkably hard to fathom. Can a documentary and Hollywood film cast any light on the music legend?

Guardian

Time to reconsider flying with your pet?

On the heels of two pet death incidents — both on United Airlines — it may be time to reconsider taking your pet along on the next family vacation.

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

A medical Peace Corps to solve shortages of medical workers abroad

Dr. Vanessa Kerry — a daughter of Sen. John Kerry — has founded a new nonprofit that will send doctors and nurses to work in developing countries and, in return, help pay off their student loans.

TIME

The Sunshine Club gears up for charity

The Sunshine Club will begin its charity woodworking projects for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Shriners Hospitals for Children, crafting toys and other keepsakes.

NBCNews.com

Cancer survivor wins lottery, plans to pay it forward

Nicholas Ruth won $250,000 in the Maryland Mega Millions lottery. The leukemia survivor now plans to “give back” to the local organizations that helped him during his cancer battle.

Yahoo! News

Man’s recurring tumors may change cancer care

CBS News

WORLD

India: in search of a dream

When India won independence 65 years ago, its leaders had a vision for the country’s future. But to persuade voters of the need for reform, India’s leaders need to articulate a new vision of its future.

Economist

European unrest as cuts hit home

After a period of relative calm, European markets shuddered once again as protests erupted across Greece and demonstrators surrounded the Spanish parliament to protest against the austerity program.

The Age

Spain takes its time over rescue

YouTube

EDUCATION

Toronto school-board Web-link offers kinky sex advice

An astounding link on the Toronto District School Board website, which entices children to experiment sexually with vegetables, has a Christian group calling for a criminal investigation.

Toronto Sun

Traditional and charter schools can help each other, study says

A new study suggests that best practices from charter schools can help student achievement at underperforming public schools. The issue is getting the two to cooperate.

Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why an ‘unfriending’ on Facebook hurts

According to a recently published study, the more you’re on Facebook, the more emotional ties you have to different interactions on the social platform.

The Age

Mars rover beams images of ancient streambed

NASA’s Curiosity rover has only been on the surface of Mars seven weeks, but it has already turned up evidence of past flowing water on the planet.

BBC

River fans on Earth and Mars

NASA.gov

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Nurturing an American etrog farm

Ahead of Sukkot, a Phoenix native farms etrogs for under-served Jewish communities in the United States.

Haaretz

Tying the thread of faith

Abdul Nabi’s family is among the few surviving families that have been making the Anantana daara for the Hindu festival Ananta Padmanabha vrata.

The Hindu

SPORTS

Cheers for referees as NFL’s regular refs return from lockout

Cheered from the moment they walked onto the field, the men in stripes ran a smooth and efficient game as the NFL’s lockout of officials came to an end with the Ravens-Browns game.

Star Tribune

Max 5 points a Ryder Cup rarity

Is there a five-point player in this Ryder Cup? Winning five points in the biennial golf match between the U.S. and Europe might be the most difficult achievement in modern sports.

FOXSports

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