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Suburban dad Ted Schmidt, right, stands with two of his four children, Noah, left, and Ciarra, at their Burr Ridge, Ill., home. Schmidt uses cell phone GPS technology to keep track of his children, two of whom are now in college.  (Photo by Jeff Roberson / AP) Protective parenting faces new highs and lows with technology In the 21st century, parenthood and paranoia often walk hand in hand. For some, the blessed event is followed by high-tech surveillance. Denver Post Top 5 tracking technologies Discovery Channel Trial resumes for former Egyptian President Mubarak Scuffles have broken out between protesters and police officers outside the trial of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former president, as the court prepares to hear from police witnesses. Al Jazeera Hosni Mubarak trial resumes BBC   Wildfires rip through sun-scorched Texas An unchecked wildfire southeast of Austin, Texas, destroyed 300 homes, scorched thousands of acres and stretched across a 16-mile area, authorities said. CNN Thousands flee as fire torches Texas homes MSNBC Wind-driven fires kill 2 in Texas Houston Chronicle Blog: Fire danger continues in Central Texas  (Austin American Statesman) Weather Watch Long-term unemployed are ‘trying to take any job at any wage’ For Chicago area residents Janet Edburg, Paul Jordan and Andy Gebel, this Labor Day is no different than last year’s, or Labor Day 2009 — they’re still unemployed. Chicago Sun-Times Post-Sept. 11 dilemma: Security vs. liberties Americans are less willing today to allow the government to do whatever it thinks necessary to prevent terrorism than they were in the months after the attacks, a new USA Today/Gallup Poll shows. Des Moines Register   NATION Postal Service is nearing default as losses mount The U.S. Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is now: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due. New York Times Special section: History of the US Postal Service Washington Post Across US, public unions under fire this Labor Day Across America on this Labor Day, public employees whose job security once seemed iron-clad are defending their jobs, pay, benefits and bargaining rights. Detroit News Swiss bankers group wants amicable deal in US tax dispute Switzerland must solve a dispute with the U.S. over wealthy citizens using secret Swiss accounts to dodge taxes and should continue to protect bank secrecy, the Swiss Bankers Association head said. Reuters WikiLeaks: China wanted to invest in US banks during ’08 crisis McClatchy Newspapers POLITICS Obama rallies union supporters on Labor Day President Barack Obama told a Labor Day crowd in Detroit that he’s prepared to fight for a new job growth plan, defend organized labor and take steps to “restore the middle class in America.” CNN Obama set to spend Labor Day at Detroit AFL-CIO rally Philadelphia Inquirer Obama pledges federal help for a safe Irene recovery President Barack Obama stood on a bridge overlooking the Passaic River in New Jersey‘s third-largest city and said the federal government would work to rebuild towns recovering from Hurricane Irene. Seattle Post-Intelligencer BUSINESS Starbucks CEO roasts DC partisanship Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says U.S. political leaders have created a “crisis of confidence” with their political wrangling that is wreaking havoc on the economy. CBS News Apple court order puts new Samsung tablet on hold Samsung Electronics Co. lost a chance to showcase its latest tablet computer at one of the world’s largest electronics shows after Apple Inc. won a second injunction blocking Galaxy Tab sales in Germany. Bloomberg EDUCATION AI makes the grade It is an idea any overworked teacher would welcome — computers that automatically mark piles of exams and homework. Students around the U.S. are already being evaluated by such systems. New Scientist US schools add iPads, trim textbooks While iPads have rocketed to popularity on many college campuses since Apple Inc. introduced the device, many public secondary schools will move away from textbooks in favor of the tablet. USA TODAY HEALTH Popularity of crop swaps is growing An American subculture is trying to fend off the apocalypse, one heirloom tomato at a time. Crop swaps — meets where people trade their backyard bounty — are sprouting up all over the nation. San Francisco Chronicle US jails struggling with mentally ill The number of offenders with mental illness confined in America’s prisons and jails is growing with a conservative estimate at 350,000 and rising. NPR RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Islamic school in Seattle, Wash., area opens door to non-Muslim educators A private Montessori school that integrates Islamic teaching into every aspect of its curriculum was started 30 years earlier by five female Muslim converts. Non-Muslims are helping to save the school. Seattle Times Tenn. lawyer’s family, firm collect millions from charities Back in the 1980s, Jay Sekulow’s Atlanta-based law firm had failed, leaving him millions in debt and bankrupt. Then he got a lifeline from a surprising source: the U.S. Supreme Court. USA TODAY ENVIRONMENT Shark fin soup faces extinction in Calif. A Chinese delicacy may soon disappear from California restaurants if a bill to ban the sale of shark fins makes it through the state Senate. CNN Feds step up push to preserve Everglades headwaters in Central Fla. Between Central and South Florida are landscapes that, while not unpopulated or unexplored, have largely remained remote or lost to most Floridians who aren’t cowboys. Orlando Sentinel   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (George Will): Blunt queries for the GOP’s candidates can be illuminating Star Tribune Editorial: Hats off to US labor San Jose Mercury News Column (Marc Dion): America’s heroes for a week Creators Syndicate Column (John Cary and Courtney E. Martin): Apple’s philanthropy needs a reboot CNN Editorial: Job growth hurt by politics Philadelphia Inquirer Blog (Molly Castelloe, Ph.D.): Who does the homemaking? Caring labor in America is a steal!  (Psychology Today) The Me in We Column (C.W. Gusewelle): Despots should be treated like they treat their people McClatchy Newspapers Cartoon (Various Artists): Cartoons Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Laura Hardman, Brian Lam, Sara Stewart, Sam Dieter, Harsha Malik, Cynthia Vidal, Shahinaz Ayoub, Virginie Gilles, Kevin Augustine, Kathie Raikes, Valerie Serrano and Erkinaz Shuminov.   GOOD NEWS Modern firefighters tackle more than just flames Firefighting has changed drastically and now includes fire prevention, public education, safety inspections and emergency medical assistance. NPR Florida student makes a name for herself writing romance novels Brenda Jackson twice got sent to the principal‘s office at Northwestern Junior High School in Jacksonville, Fla. Her offense? It wasn’t cheating; she got in trouble for writing. Florida Times-Union Charity launches new vision to help tackle HIV public health costs in UK The Terrence Higgins Trust — a charitable organization at the center of fighting HIV for several decades — is launching Tackling the Spread of HIV in the U.K. Medical News Today WORLD Russian ambassador to US: Don’t flee from Afghanistan In the 1980s, Andrey Avetisyan served as a Soviet diplomat in Kabul. Now, he’s back, this time as the Russian ambassador. And his advice to the United States is not to pull out of Afghanistan precipitously. NPR UN declaring famine spread into 1 more Somalia region Famine has spread into one more region of Somalia, leaving 4 million people in the lawless Horn of Africa nation in crisis, the United Nations said. Houston Chronicle Libyan rebels certain Khamis Gadhafi has been killed Libya’s interim leaders are certain that Khamis Gadhafi, the youngest son of the vanquished dictator, is dead after rumors that he had been killed in a heavily armed convoy close to Tarhouna. Telegraph.co.uk Libyan papers show UK worked with Gadhafi in rendition operation Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Death of anonymity online has users fuming Google and Facebook are trying to remove anonymity from the Web by forcing people to sign up using their real names and banning people who use pseudonyms. Sydney Morning Herald ‘Stem cell zoo’ could treat zoo animals, endangered species Stem cells are quickly becoming an important tool for human medical treatments, and researchers think they will also be a useful tool for zoo animals. LiveScience Endangered species to be set for stem cell rescue In a novel marriage of conservation and modern biology, scientists have created stem cells from two endangered species, which could help ensure their survival. BBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT 9/11 in the arts: more reality, but also more fantasy Looking back at the arts over any decade is a forbidding task — all the more so if the topic is the arts since 9/11. Philadelphia Inquirer Singles happy to stay that way if right mate doesn’t appear Over the past 50 years, marriage has slid from an economic and sexual necessity to an optional milestone, due to birth control and women in the workplace, as well as the waning stigma of singledom. Detroit Free Press Soderbergh‘s ’Contagion’: Don’t touch Gwyneth Paltrow! Scott Z. Burns‘s original script of “Contagion” dramatizes, with brisk ruthlessness, the dangers of touching anyone who may be infected — or anything he or she may have touched. TIME SPORTS Peyton Manning won’t practice The Indianapolis Colts said that doctors have told quarterback Peyton Manning not to practice this week in advance of the season opener as he continues to recover from offseason neck surgery. ESPN Peyton Manning update Metacafe Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to 4x100 record In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt turned the biggest disappointment of his career into another golden show capped with a world record even he believed was not within him this year. Yahoo! News Rafael Nadal felled by cramp after beating David Nalbandian at US Open Rafael Nadal collapsed on the floor of the main interview room with cramp an hour after going through to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Guardian US Open 2011 Yahoo! News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Can you be fired for bad-mouthing your boss on Facebook? 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