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A commuter holds an American flag while shaking hands with a police officer at the World Trade Center site in New York. Under construction, the Freedom Tower is seen at top right.  (Photo by Mark Lennihan / AP) Hong Kong following the American model for higher education In the next year, higher education in Hong Kong will make a change that will firmly shift the educational model from one that looked to Britain to one that looks to the United States. Inside Higher Ed Storm survivors turn to faith and the federal government Southerners turning to their faith to make sense of the devastation left behind by the second deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history also will be counting on the federal government for help. MSNBC Tornado-stricken South begins rebuilding Christian Science Monitor   How bin Laden was hunted down It started with an unnamed courier. Senior White House officials said that the trail that led to Osama bin Laden began before 9/11, before the terror attacks that brought bin Laden to prominence. MSNBC Al-Qaida’s remaining leaders BBC Special section: Osama bin Laden timeline Wall Street Journal Inside the place where bin Laden was killed CNN Gadhafi unleashes revenge attack on British embassy Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s supporters torched the British embassy in Libya as revenge for the apparent killing of his son and three grandchildren in a NATO missile attack. Daily Mail Saving the seas: smarter hooks and nets Last year, fish consumption reached a global annual average of 37.5 pounds per person. Our voracious appetite isn’t the only problem. Fishermen catch a lot of things unintentionally. Popular Science   NATION Courts won’t step in as corps weighs Missouri levee break With federal courts opting not to step in, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun pumping explosives into a Missouri levee as it weighs whether to blast it open to ease inland floodwaters. Seattle Times Endeavour shuttle launch postponed by NASA again NASA postponed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour for the second time, putting it off until at least the end of the week to replace a switch box in Endeavour’s engine compartment. ABC News POLITICS The debt-ceiling talks: 5 scenarios With the nation due to shatter its debt ceiling, legislators in both parties are strategizing on ways to seal a deal to extend the ceiling on the best possible terms. Politico Obama, pushing re-election bid, vows relief on gas prices President Barack Obama has been seeking ways to provide “immediate relief” for high U.S. gasoline prices as he courted women voters with an appeal on pocketbook issues considered crucial to his re-election bid. Reuters Potential 2012 presidential candidates hit the campaign trail C-Span DEATH OF BIN LADEN The world reacts to the death of al-Qaida’s leader Osama bin Laden There was reaction from around the world on the killing of Osama bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan, from former President George W. Bush to victims’ families to senators and world leaders. MSNBC Osama bin Laden killing brings anger, relief across Arab world Reuters Osama bin Laden’s death — how the US papers reacted, in pictures Guardian Shares lose gains that followed bin Laden’s death Shares in New York have reversed their early gains, which followed President Barack Obama’s announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed. BBC Blog: Obama: ‘Justice has been done’  (NPR) The Two-Way BUSINESS Consumer sales growth the big surprise on Wall Street Companies have found a new way to surprise analysts: They’re selling more stuff. Three out of four companies in the S&P index that have reported earnings this quarter have beat sales predictions. Houston Chronicle Microsoft net falls below Apple’s as iPad eats into sales Microsoft Corp.’s Windows sales slumped as the iPad crimped demand for consumer laptops, marking the first time in 20 years that the software maker reported a smaller quarterly profit than Apple Inc. Bloomberg HEALTH Study: Can gastric bypass surgery help treat diabetes? Gastric bypass surgery has been known to improve blood sugar control, often sending people with Type 2 diabetes into remission, but experts have long wondered exactly how that happens. USA TODAY Simple test quickly and reliably spots concussion in athletes A simple-to-use, rapid number-naming test can accurately and reliably identify athletes who have sustained a concussion, researchers reported. MedPage Today ENVIRONMENT Recycling turns trash into jobs and art Minnesota manufacturers are using recycled content to create jobs, keep waste out of landfills and creating handcrafted masterpieces from the material once regarded as trash. Star Tribune Centrica threatens to shut down Morecambe Bay gas field The dispute between energy firms and the government over the level of tax paid for offshore U.K. drilling dramatically escalated with British Gas threatening to shut down an important gas field on the Irish Sea. Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Beating the traffic before it even exists The Smarter Traveler Research Initiative in San Francisco blends real-time traffic data with past traffic patterns to predict congestion up to 40 minutes into the future. New Scientist Cells send signals via nanotubes Most of the body’s cells communicate with each other by sending electrical signals through extremely thin membrane tubes ScienceDaily   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Anne Applebaum): The best kind of military intelligence Slate Column (Joan Walsh): The death of Osama Bin Laden: Is this what closure feels like? Salon Column (Amy Nunn and Alyn Waller): Removing barriers to HIV testing Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Bin Laden’s death important victory, but other work remains Detroit Free Press Blog (Alex Lickerman, M.D.): Inverting education  (Psychology Today) Happiness in this World Column (Adele Melander-Dayton): Why it’s good to be a high school loser Salon Column (Saki Knafo): Warren Buffett’s mistake Huffington Post Column (Walter Rodgers): US and Pakistan: allies with mutual disgust Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Brigitte Leschhorn, Laura Hardman, Shahinaz Ayoub, Harsha Malik, Kathie Raikes, Cat Van Le, Tanya Flowers, David Barer, Valerie Serrano, Jean Bae, William Ellis and Sam Dieter.   GOOD NEWS Sheriff’s program teaches prisoners to get out of jail Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, a man responsible for over 160,000 inmates last year alone, isn’t interested in locking up criminals and throwing away the key; he wants to give them an education. NPR Denis Law starts cancer charity walk through Manchester Former Manchester United striker Denis Law will set more than 3,500 people off on a charity marathon walk. BBC San Leandro teacher awarded $10,000, honored by President Obama An elementary school teacher in the San Leandro, Calif. Unified School District was one of 85 educators nationwide awarded $10,000 and honored by President Barack Obama. San Jose Mercury News WORLD Syria offers ‘amnesty’ after mass arrests Syria has called on citizens “misled” into acting unlawfully to turn themselves in, in return for exemption from prosecution, as security forces continue to crack down on protests against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Al Jazeera Air France crash investigators recover black box from seafloor Investigators scouring the undersea wreckage of the 2009 Air France plane crash recovered the memory unit from the craft’s black box. Bloomberg EDUCATION Pay for professors below average Average salaries for University of Hawaii and Chaminade professors are well below those of other higher education institutions, according to American Association of University Professors. Honolulu Star-Advertiser State must do more groundwork to make competition work for students Strip away the frills and Gov. Rick Snyder’s plans to revamp education in Michigan boil down to one word: competition. Detroit Free Press LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Mead enjoys a renaissance Long relegated to renaissance fairs and fantasy books, the drink was stuck in the Dark Ages. Now it’s making a comeback in popularity. NPR The show goes on, minus detained Chinese artist Twelve bronze, 800-pound statues representing the mythical figures of the Chinese zodiac will be unveiled in New York. Missing from the event will be the artist, Ai Weiwei. MSNBC Pro-democracy supporters hold images Yahoo! News Coupons are more popular than ever Millions of American shoppers are discovering couponing in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, fueling the resurgence of an industry that had been declining or flat for a decade. Detroit Free Press Be prepared to pay more at checkout Houston Chronicle RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Jewish Funds for Justice, Progressive Jewish Alliance will merge Two Jewish social justice organizations — The Progressive Jewish Alliance and Jewish Funds for Justice — have decided to merge. Forward Thousands in Philadelphia gather to remember the Holocaust Nearly 2,000 people gathered in downtown Philadelphia in solemn remembrance of the estimated six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust. Philadelphia Inquirer Special section: Holocaust Remembrance Day Jerusalem Post SPORTS Kings ready to announce decision The owners of the Sacramento Kings will announce whether the team will seek a move to Anaheim or play next season in Sacramento. ESPN Sharks beat Red Wings 2-1 to take 2-0 series lead The defensemen are scoring, the high-scoring forwards are working in the defensive zone, and Antti Niemi played the same way he did when he knocked San Jose out of the playoffs a year ago. Denver Post   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Women vets’ secret war: sexual trauma According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 66,342 female veterans reported being raped, sexually assaulted or experiencing another form of military sexual trauma from 2002 through 2008. Star Tribune   Photo of the Day Cuban soldiers bearing their national flag march in the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba.  (Photo by Javier Galeano / 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 When you’re finished changing, you’re finished. 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