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People embrace on a street damaged by a tornado that struck in Springfield, Mass. Residents of 19 small communities in central and western Massachusetts were left to deal with widespread damage. (Photo by Jessica Hill / AP)

Summer safety is often overlooked

As school ends for the summer, many folks will be ready to kick back and have some fun. While everyone should enjoy the time off, it’s important to remember to practice safety with any outdoor summer activity.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Summer safety for you and your kids

WebMD

Ex-Bosnian Serb army head Ratko Mladic shuns ‘monstrous’ charges

Ex-Bosnian Serb army head Ratko Mladic has made his first appearance at The Hague war crimes tribunal, saying he will not enter a plea to the “monstrous” and “obnoxious” charges.

BBC

In tornado-struck Mass. it feels like Mo.

Victims of the Massachusetts tornadoes that barreled through the region and killed three people are experiencing first-hand the kind of destruction felt in Joplin, Mo., though on a smaller scale.

Los Angeles Times

Mass. towns to rebuild after deadly tornadoes

ABC News

Springfield, Mass. picks up the pieces

CBS News

Blazing arms depot forces 30,000 to flee

Fire tore through an ammunition depot in the central Russian region of Udmurtia, causing shells to explode all day. More than 28,000 people were evacuated from their homes.

MSNBC

Stunning amateur videos of giant arms depot explosions in Russia

YouTube

Dear Job Market, thanks for a lousy graduation gift

The recession ended two years ago, but it seems the job market hasn’t gotten the memo. This will be the third year college graduates will enter the workforce facing a high unemployment rate.

NPR

Blog:

President Obama’s day: jobs, jobs, jobs

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

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A French sex worker attends the start of a demonstration in Paris. (Photo by Jacques Brinon / AP)	A 3-week-old peregrine falcon chick is shown at the Central Terminal in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by David Duprey / AP)	A Pakistani fruit vendor, center, displays his bananas on a roadside in a market near Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

NATION

Gunman kills 5 then self in Arizona

A gunman frustrated by a divorce killed five people, gravely wounded another and then shot himself in Yuma, Ariz., police said.

USA TODAY

A victim of hate crime now fights for his attacker’s life

Mark Stroman went on a shooting spree in the Dallas area. Now, as Stroman faces imminent execution, an unlikely champion is fighting to save his life: Rais Bhuiyan, one of the victims of the attack.

MSNBC

Manhattan district attorney subpoenas Goldman Sachs

In the absence of federal prosecutions over Wall Street’s role in the nation’s financial crisis, the Manhattan district attorney has subpoenaed Goldman Sachs.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Jobs no longer top Washington’s agenda

Heading into another campaign, the question remains the same, and the answers aren’t any closer. While there are plenty of ideas about job creation, political realities make implementation unlikely.

MSNBC

Geithner cautions GOP: Raise debt or ‘lights out’

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned skeptical Republican freshmen it would be “lights out” for the economy if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.

The Hill

BUSINESS

New data: No quick fix for economy

Worries about a loss of momentum in the U.S. economy continue to make stock markets jittery. The markets are responding to data that suggest the U.S. recovery will remain a long, hard slog.

NPR

Groupon files for IPO, hopes for $750M

Groupon Inc., the daily deal company that has changed the nature of coupon buying and spawned countless imitators in its short life, filed for its much-anticipated initial public offering.

MSNBC

HEALTH

Food pyramid out, MyPlate in

Forget about the food pyramid, the government’s standard for healthful eating for two decades. The Obama administration has replaced it with a new icon.

San Francisco Chronicle

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MyPlate information

ChooseMyPlate.gov

Timeline of food guidelines

CBS News

Looking for early signs of autism

A technology that monitors electrical activity in the brain could help identify infants who will go on to develop autism, scientists say.

NPR

WHO: Deadly E. coli is new strain of bacteria, source still unknown

The lethal E. coli bacteria that has left 18 dead and more than 1,500 sick in Europe is a new strain that experts have never seen before, the World Health Organization announced.

ABC News

Map:

E. coli map: How the outbreak has spread

BBC

SPORTS

Adidas agrees to keep sponsoring scandal-hit FIFA

Adidas has agreed to continue sponsoring FIFA despite concerns about the crisis engulfing world soccer’s governing body.

ABC News

Secret labor talks in Chicago

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA leader DeMaurice Smith, along with owners and players association officials met in Chicago to try to bridge some of their significant differences.

ESPN

Blog:

Progress? NFL, players officials meet secretly in Chicago

(USA TODAY)

The Huddle

ENVIRONMENT

Danish navy moves against Greenpeace, as Arctic tussle moves to courts

The efforts of Greenpeace suffered a setback to halt the drilling for oil, first when its protesters were evicted from the Cairn Energy drilling platform — then the oil company slapped them with a lawsuit.

Earth Times

Biodegradable products may not be so eco-friendly after all

Biodegradable products are designed to break down relatively quickly and disappear into the natural environment. But these products may not live up to their green image, new research indicates.

LiveScience

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After 20 long rounds, Pa. girl wins National Spelling Bee

In the end, 14-year-old Sukanya Roy, of Scranton, Pa., emerged the victor of the late-night showdown at the Scripps National Spelling Bee — her word: cymotrichous, meaning having wavy hair.

McClatchy Newspapers