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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., waves to people on the street after holding a press conference outside Schmidt's Fudge Haus in Columbus, Ohio.  (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP) Obama wins the week, but McCain's still in the race If conventional wisdom ruled politics, Barack Obama would be on his way to the White House after this week abroad. But rival John McCain is still in the game. McClatchy Newspapers US voters give Obama's overseas trip mixed reviews Reuters Obama on meeting PM Brown BBC McCain proposes British-style Q&A sessions with Congress Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said if he is elected president, he wants to import the British custom of the prime minister's questions period. NPR   Taliban tightens grip near northern Pakistan border In Pakistan, Taliban militants have tightened their grip on three sides of Peshawar, a strategic city of 3 million people near the frontier with Afghanistan. NPR British troops take on the Taliban BBC Mexican military losing drug war support MSNBC Plane hole 'not due to corrosion' Qantas boss Geoff Dixon has denied corrosion caused a hole in the body of the plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila. BBC Qantas plane lands with hole in fuselage Yahoo! News Hole forces Qantas plane to land BBC Mapping the human mind Scientists reveal the first “wiring diagrams” of the cerebral cortex, shedding light on the infrastructure behind human intelligence. Popular Science   NATION US narrows salmonella warning to Mexican jalapenos Health officials urged consumers to avoid only raw jalapeno peppers from Mexico, narrowing an earlier warning against eating any fresh jalapenos. Reuters From field to fork: Food-tracing system needed MSNBC Tarantulas, snakes and fire ants lurk in Texas floodwaters Texans eager to salvage items from waterlogged homes struck by Hurricane Dolly have another problem: The floodwaters are laced with stinging fire ants, snakes and tarantulas. Google News Two barges allowed into Mississippi's oil-spill waters Two fuel barges were cleared to enter Mississippi River waters that have been off-limits since a massive oil spill from a barge that collided with a tanker, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said. CNN POLITICS Congress deadlocked on ways to lower gas prices With a gallon of gas hovering at $4 a gallon and energy prices the No. 1 issue on voters' minds, congressional leaders are increasingly deadlocked over what to do. Christian Science Monitor Congressional hearing from legislators considers Bush impeachment A congressional hearing heard from legislators calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush. Monsters and Critics McCain may act soon on VP pick CBS News BUSINESS New home sales beat forecasts Orders for U.S. durable goods unexpectedly rose in June, and sales of new homes were higher than forecast, easing concern that the economic slowdown will worsen. Bloomberg US multinationals get boost from weak dollar NPR Federal regulators close 2 more banks The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California, were closed by federal regulators. CNN Wireless still strong for Verizon, but not for Motorola Verizon Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc., two members of the wireless industry's royalty, are set to unveil quarterly results next week, but only one is likely to be crowned a success. MarketWatch ENVIRONMENT Puffin numbers plummeting The plight of puffins is worrying the National Trust after the number of breeding pairs on the Farne Islands dropped by a third in five years. Times Online Islands' puffin numbers fall BBC Mexican mangroves 'vital for fishing industry and economy' Researchers have shown that the abundance of Mexican mangroves has a direct effect on the health of the fishing industry and the local economy. Environmental News Network Oil spills onto ice and rougher seas among Arctic risks Companies seeking oil in the Arctic will need better technology to clean up spills onto ice and could new face hazards such as rougher seas caused by climate change, experts say. Environmental News Network RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Vatican approves new English translation for Mass The Vatican has given formal approval to a new English translation of the central prayers of the Mass for use in the United States. Catholic World News Pope speaks to Iraqi leader on religious freedom for Christian minority Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki met with Pope Benedict XVI at the papal summer residence. Pope Benedict underscored his concern about the Christian minority in Iraq during the conversation. Catholic World News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Robert Fox): Truth and other casualties of war Guardian Column: Getting to know you New York Times Editorial: Wounded warriors, empty promises International Herald Tribune Column: India's nuclear technology deal Christian Science Monitor Column: With foe in limelight, McCain gets folksy CBS News Editorial: World trade talks: a bad time to give up International Herald Tribune Editorial: Vive la Obama différence! Salon.com Column: Corporations will pay plenty for US political conventions Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Site edited by: Brian Levine, Binal Ghelani, Destinei Waddy, Max Miller, Danaila Adriana, Jim Scripps, Andrew McMillan and Beverly Stiles.   GOOD NEWS South Africa lawyer nominated as UN rights chief One of South Africa's leading female jurists who won acclaim defending apartheid opponents was nominated to serve as the next United Nations high commissioner for human rights. HappyNews.com Schwarzenegger terminates trans fat Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made it official: California will be the first trans fat free state in the nation. ABC News Saving lives, one rent check at a time Keith Taylor's Web site, "Modest Needs," is open to anyone who wants to help strangers with short-term money needs. The average grant is for $560 and can help pay someone's rent or fix a car. Forbes WORLD Sudanese warning on peacekeepers Sudan has again warned it cannot guarantee the safety of UN and African Union peacekeepers in Darfur if its president is indicted for war crimes. BBC UN: up to 25 percent of Myanmar cyclone aid lost As much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid in Myanmar is being lost because of the military government's foreign exchange system, a United Nations official said. MSNBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Why America worships superheroes Critics can lament the superhero surge all they want, but many reviewers gave them a stamp of approval, and for good reason: They’re simply better movies than they used to be. Vanity Fair 'The X-Files' reopen The agenda of the second 'X-Files' movie is right there in its subtitle: 'I Want to Believe.' Still, the nature of this project — kept top secret by its creators — should come as a surprise to most everyone. San Jose Mercury News SPORTS Chamberlain leads Yankees to seventh win in a row Joba Chamberlain shut down the Boston Red Sox to help the red hot Yankees score a 1-0 win and move within two games of their American League East rivals. Reuters Favre will petition for reinstatement, report to camp An NFL source confirmed reports that Brett Favre has told the Green Bay Packers he will petition commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstatement so that he can report to training camp with the team. USA Today SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Google counts more than 1 trillion unique Web URLs Google recently detected more than a trillion unique URLs on the Web. This milestone awed Google search engineers, who are seeing the Web growing by several billion individual pages every day. PC World China has 253 million Internet users, tops US iTWire Private aviation on a budget They're fast, they're dinky, and soon they'll be coming to an airport near you. They are called personal jets. LiveScience EDUCATION Math scores show no gap for girls A study paid for by the National Science Foundation has found that girls perform as well as boys on standardized math tests. EducationNews.org HEALTH The soy-sperm connection Calling all men who want to become fathers! Soy products may reduce a man's sperm count. HealthDay Web site demystifies lab tests For many Americans, the meanings of various lab tests have long been the Bermuda Triangle of health care: poorly explained and often mysterious. HealthDay   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Moving out of the shadows: single mothers in China When Lei Gailing, an unmarried factory worker became pregnant, the routine course in China would have been to marry the man or to arrange an abortion, but the fiercely independent Lei did neither. International Herald Tribune   Photo of the Day A private security guard passes by a painted blast wall in Baghdad, Iraq. 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