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In this file photo, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., joins students on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce the collection of more than 130,000 letters to Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling.  (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP) Films from your toybox: Hollywood’s gone toy crazy Hollywood‘s new assault has begun. It is the march of all your childhood playthings, from Battleships to Lego, Mutant Ninja Turtles and Space Invaders. The Independent Hollywood bets heavily on razzle-dazzle action and effects Baltimore Sun Aging stylishly, online and in the streets A growing contingent of older women are bucking youth-oriented beauty ideals and using style and fashion to tell the world that they are not fading. CNN   House passes student loan bill to keep rates from doubling The vote gave the GOP a momentary election-year triumph on a bill that has become enmeshed in partisan battles over the economy, women‘s issues and President Obama’s health care overhaul. San Francisco Chronicle How widely favored student loans became a political football CBS News Core al-Qaeda ‘essentially gone,’ US counterterrorist officials say A year after the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda that carried out the Sept. 11 attacks is essentially gone but its affiliates remain a threat to America, U.S. officials say. USA TODAY Panetta: no ’silver bullet’ to destroy al-Qaeda CNN Anti-austerity movements gaining momentum across Europe From the anti-austerity firebrands of Greece’s imminent elections to the corruption crusaders in Prague, a new wave of anti-establishment parties are on the rise across Europe. Guardian Special section: Euro crisis Al Jazeera   NATION Divisions in LA fade 20 years after Rodney King riots After the violence, it seemed L.A. was irreparably broken. Now, attitudes toward police and race relations have turned positive since the devastating riots. Wall Street Journal Rodney King: ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right’ NPR Why nearly half do not pay income tax While the Zero Tax Club includes some very high-income households, it is made up disproportionately of low- and lower-middle-income households. CNNMoney Young professionals flocking to Cleveland’s inner city In Cleveland, thanks largely to young professionals, the inner city is growing faster than the outer city for the first time in modern history, a recent study found. Plain Dealer Transition Towns moves communities beyond sustainability to resiliency Christian Science Monitor POLITICS Rubio‘s ’Dream Act Light’ jumbles immigration issue Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, anointed as the Republican party’s best hope for appealing to more Latino voters, rolled out an alternative to the Democrats’ Dream Act. NPR Nebraska battle complicates GOP effort to retake Senate The Senate Republican primary in Nebraska has turned into a proxy war between conservatives and members of the establishment GOP that could complicate efforts to wrest control from Democrats. The Hill BUSINESS China’s great leap into the supermarket Made in China says everything, economically, about the last decade. Sold in China tells you everything about the next. Guardian Slower China economy worries Western firms Reuters Spanish economy in ‘huge crisis’ after credit downgrade Spain‘s sickly economy faces a “crisis of huge proportions,” a minister said, as unemployment hit its highest level in two decades. CNBC ENVIRONMENT Pacific reef sharks are vanishing near populated islands Many shark populations have plummeted in the past three decades as a result of excessive harvesting for their fins and also because they are an incidental catch of fisheries targeting other species. ScienceDaily Plastic trash in oceans could actually be ‘vastly’ underestimated An oceanographer who noticed a disappearing act in which the surface of the ocean went from confetti-covered to clear now suggests wind may drive large amounts of trash deeper into the sea. LiveScience EDUCATION Common Core standards driving wedge in education circles An effort by a pair of national education groups to strengthen and focus the building blocks of elementary and secondary education is finally making its way into schools. USA TODAY West Virginia students write essays to win money for college Fifteen West Virginia students in kindergarten through fifth grades have been named regional winners of an essay contest that earns them money to invest for college. Daily Mail LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT ‘The Scream’ sale could continue art trend For cities hoping to be among major world art centers, purchasing “The Scream” would be a big step in that direction. U.S. News & World Report Managing the Gershwins’ lucrative musical legacy In the 1920s, it was not uncommon for the Gershwin brothers — composer George and lyricist Ira — to have two shows on Broadway at once. This season, it is happening again. NPR   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Edward Wasserman): Blowing a whistle on sports cruelty McClatchy Newspapers Column (Ken Auletta): Is Stanford too close to Silicon Valley? The New Yorker Editorial: Entitlements: postponing the reckoning Florida Times-Union Editorial: Low student loan interest rates have to be preserved San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: A lesson on leadership from Africa Christian Science Monitor Column (Conor Friedersdorf): Paranoia about CISPA is justified The Atlantic Blog (Linda Feldmann): Obama’s cool factor: what Romney can do to counter it  (Christian Science Monitor) DC Decoder Column (Stacy Mitchell): The Wal-Mart de Mexico scandal: Here is a punishment that befits the crime Grist   Site edited by: Brooke Coggiano, Tanya Flowers, Lavanya Rajagopalan, Kevin Augustine, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Harsha Malik, Tamara Dixon, Mark Rittenmeyer, Laura Olson, Jessica Duncan, Maria Laverghetta and Diana Shaw.   GOOD NEWS A special place for kids with life-threatening illnesses In the past seven months, Special Spaces and a crew of volunteers and donors have been giving kids a bit of their childhood back and, for at least that moment, helping them forget about their illnesses. San Jose Mercury News Program brings music to Missouri nursing homes, hospice care A smile from a young child battling cancer was all it took for Maheetha Bharadwaj to begin her “Smiles with Music” project, which enlists teen volunteers to bring music to nursing homes and hospice care. Columbia Missourian Radio show helps prisoners spread love to those on the outside Letters from prisoners arrive at a radio station each week asking for dedications of love songs and shoutouts to girlfriends, boyfriends and wives. McClatchy Newspapers WORLD Police fire tear gas as thousands defy Malaysian protest ban Police fired tear gas and fought with protesters in Kuala Lumpur as thousands of people marched calling for “reform” and cleaner elections, defying a new government ban on street protests. BusinessWeek Malaysian authorities use tear gas to quell anti-government protests Telegraph.co.uk Blogging, broadcast in China’s black box The downfall of Bo Xilai, the rising star of the Chinese Communist Party, is China’s biggest political crisis in a generation. Is it a coming of age for the country’s netizens — or a victory for its propaganda czars? The Global Mail What caused Bo Xilai’s downfall? BBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Nintendo: still time to play? Nintendo has announced its first public loss since the company went public in 1962. Is this game over for the console giant — or will its new Wii come to the rescue? The Independent Blog: Nintendo to sell ‘New Super Mario 2’ and others digitally  (Wired) Game Life Will ‘Gattaca’ come true? Noninvasive, early fetal tests for sex, paternity and chromosomal conditions will change pregnancy dramatically — and raise tricky ethical questions. Slate HEALTH Study raises doubts over treatment for prostate cancer Cancer specialists are bracing themselves for publication of a new study that will challenge the way prostate cancer is treated. The study found that the standard surgical treatment is ineffective. The Independent Special section: Prostate cancer health center WebMD Insufficient sleep affects about one third of US workers The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 30 percent of the nation’s workers are sleeping under six hours a day, which is less than the recommended seven to nine. Medical News Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Does analytic thinking weaken one’s religious beliefs? Most of the world’s population believes in God, or gods, but alongside them there are also hundreds of millions of nonbelievers. What makes one a believer or not? TIME The mindful society Mark Greenberg has become an influential champion of research in programs that improve the health and well-being of children using mindfulness and related contemplative approaches. Shambhala Sun SPORTS NBA stars have game off the court, too Between games, practices, travel and promotional appearances, you would think that the NBA’s stars would be too busy, but most NBA players say they find time to play video games every day. CNN Fake handicaps a growing problem for disabled sports Cheating is becoming an increasing problem in sports events for athletes with disabilities. Rigorous inspections are supposed to root out those who are only faking a handicap, but some get through. Spiegel International   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Your adult facial features can reveal your childhood conditions Researchers discovered that adults whose faces were more asymmetrical tended to have more difficult and deprived childhoods. Medical News Today   Photo of the Day An Indian shepherd woman carries a lamb as she walks across a dried pond on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.  (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A. / 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 Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness. Mark Twain Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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