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Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut.  (Photo by Bilal Hussein / AP) Mars rocks may contain evidence of life Scientists hope to find fossilized remains in the Nili Fossae rocks after discovering they are almost identical to rocks found in Australia where some of the earliest evidence of life on Earth was recorded. Telegraph.co.uk US a spicier nation (literally) since 1970s The consumption of spices in the United States has grown almost three times as fast as the population over the past several decades. Much of the growth is attributed to the changing demographics. NPR   Beirut talks seek to defuse tension Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah have held talks with Lebanese leaders in Beirut in an effort to quell rising tensions in the country. Al Jazeera Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal Asia Times Online July deadliest month for US in Afghanistan Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly nine-year-war. MSNBC Special section: Afghanistan CBS News House to take up offshore drilling reform The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the BP oil spill. Reuters Incoming BP chief to outline Gulf recovery MSNBC   NATION Ariz. will appeal ruling on immigration law, governor says Arizona sought an expedited hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco to reinstate provisions requiring police to determine the immigration status of people stopped for questioning. Bloomberg Parts of Ariz.'s immigration law still breed confusion Arizona Republic Blog: Congress passed an Arizona-like immigration law in 1996 Thomas Jefferson Street  (U.S. News & World Report) Obama refuses to budge on Race to the Top education reforms President Barack Obama went to bat for his signature education initiative, the Race to the Top competition among states for $4.3 billion in grants tied to education reforms. Christian Science Monitor Blog: Could state exams replace the SAT?  (Education Week) Inside School Research Obama: Education is the key economic issue YouTube The 'dangerous' border: actually one of America's safest places The fact is, despite the murderous mayhem raging across the border in Mexico, the U.S. side, from San Diego to Brownsville, Texas, is one of the nation's safest corridors. TIME US border violence: myth or reality? BBC POLITICS Obama making sales pitch for auto bailouts to skeptical voters President Barack Obama flies to the heart of the U.S. auto industry on a mission to convince taxpayers that their investment in the bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC will bring a return. Bloomberg President Obama heads to Michigan to hail auto industry recovery ABC News Ethics brings 13 counts against Rangel After a week-long media frenzy, Rangel’s peers somberly announced serious charges against Rangel, a veteran of 20 House terms. The Hill Afghanistan war: how USAID loses hearts and minds In the Afghanistan war for hearts and minds, the U.S. Agency for International Development lost its battle in Badakshan Province. Christian Science Monitor BUSINESS Car makers' profits soar A strong crop of results from car makers Nissan Motor Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG failed to dispel fears of slowing demand from major markets such as China and the United States. Reuters Disney to sell Miramax for $660 million The Walt Disney Co. said that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending the company's association with the studio. CBS News Imports slow 2nd-quarter growth Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment increased imports at the fastest pace since the first quarter of 1984. Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Google games pitted against Facebook Google is ready for a fight with Facebook over the growing market for online games, part of the search engine giant's attempt to build a social networking business. The Independent Blog: Android apps caught collecting personal data  (Wall Street Journal) Digits Joints grown in body Scientists have for the first time regrown a joint inside a body, cultivating thigh joints that were fully functioning. Sydney Morning Herald ENVIRONMENT Chernobyl zone's decline in biodiversity The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl has revealed that mammals are declining in the exclusion zone surrounding the nuclear power plant. BBC China's environmental disasters on the rise — quietly A massive explosion in a southern Chinese city is only the latest in a series of industrial accidents that have hit China. Time RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Mormons see potential in online proselytizing The nearly 14 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is attempting to revolutionize the way Mormons find converts — and it’s all online. Religion News Service Indonesia mob attacks Muslim sect The Ahmadiyah sect, which claims 500,000 followers in Indonesia, believes that its founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the final prophet and not Mohammad, contradicting a central tenet of mainstream Islam. Al Jazeera   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Evan Hill): Portrait of an occupied country Al Jazeera Editorial: Senate wilts on warming Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Jury's still out on Obama's auto policies Detroit News Column (Ben Craw and Jason Linkins): WikiLeaks media reaction: a frenzy of frantic yawning over war Huffington Post Column (Boris Epshteyn): Ariz. decision will hand Dems November surprise FOX News Column (Michael Smerconish): Head strong: Andrew Breitbart fooled America — again Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Andrew Bacevich): US, Israel, and the failure of the Western way of war Huffington Post Blog (Alex Pareene): Reid's sad 'Clean Energy' probably doomed  (Salon) War Room   Site edited by: Mahvish Kazmi, Elizabeth Quinn, Alen Amini, Adrian Smith, Alessandra Marseglia, Michael Makofka, Jessica Duncan, Charles Weiss, George Knowles, John Allen, Brigitte Leschhorn and Maribel Limon.   GOOD NEWS Scouts out in force for Jamboree Onis Lentz of Merced, Calif., remembers receiving his Cub Scout pin in 1939 right after his father signed him up for what he calls "the greatest youth organization in the world." USA TODAY 'Emotional' reunion: Mom embraces baby she thought died in Haiti quake A mother broke down in tears as she was reunited with her baby girl six months after the earthquake that devastated Haiti. MSNBC WORLD Pakistan flood death toll rises The death toll in Pakistan has reached 430, as rescue workers struggled to reach people stranded by the flooding, thought to be the worst since 1929. Al Jazeera Cameron pitches for Indian investment For a country that broke free from the shackles of British rule just 60 years ago, India still holds some associations with the U.K. dear. Her Majesty is one of them. Telegraph.co.uk Iran: talks on nuclear swap deal should be held in Turkey Iran's atomic energy chief said that his country preferred nuclear talks with world powers to be held in Turkey. Haaretz EDUCATION Training accountable teachers Many teachers are failing at their jobs, and teacher preparation programs are failing to train them well. A new report offers solutions and new standards to assess teacher education. Inside Higher Ed Column: Common educational standards for common good San Francisco Chronicle Reviews find ELL programs lacking Four urban districts did not provide special help to learn English to all students entitled to it under federal law, according to reviews of those school systems. Education Week HEALTH FDA warns of pneumonia risk U.S. health officials warned about the risk of pneumonia with Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc's flagship antibiotic. Reuters Provenge cancer vaccine: Can you put a price on delaying death? With the advent of the first-ever vaccine cancer treatment, that tag has been set at about $23,000 per month of life gained, on average, by four months. ABC News LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Jennifer Lopez accepts offer to judge ‘American Idol’ Looks like Jennifer Lopez will be "putting on her Louboutins" for a new role — judge on American Idol. OK Magazine US counters 'libel tourism' in UK courts The U.S. has passed a bill to protect American writers and authors from "libel tourism" in British courts by decreeing that foreign libel judgments are not enforceable in the U.S. Telegraph.co.uk For the self-reliant, the wild is a free buffet Christopher Nyerges leads the curious on an expedition to see what they can and can't eat. One person's garden weed is another's salad. Los Angeles Times SPORTS In Showalter, O's have baseball lifer The Orioles hired a baseball lifer — a manager with small-town roots, a work ethic forged by his father, and an unshakeable conviction in the fundamentals of the game. Baltimore Sun Oswalt becomes Phillies' latest ace The Phillies traded lefthander J.A. Happ and two prospects — outfielder Anthony Gose and infielder Jonathan Villar — to Houston for Oswalt. Philadelphia Inquirer   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Dogs help kids improve reading fluency Researchers found that reading to dogs helped children improve their fluency by up to 30 percent. Many animal organizations and libraries in the US already have reading improvement scheme. Medical News Today   Photo of the Day Britain's Phillips Idowu competes on his way to win the gold medal in the Men's Triple Jump Final during the European Athletics Championships, in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Matt Dunham / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters. 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