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Greek conservative party leader Antonis Samaras, center, arrives at the presidential palace for a meeting with President Karolos Papoulias in Athens. Power-sharing talks to create a government have failed thus far, raising the specter of a pull-out from the euro currency. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Global biodiversity has decreased by 30 percent in 40 years

According to a new report, the world’s biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it has been, the picture could get bleaker.

Discovery News

Allergies increasing from loss of biodiversity

PlanetSave.com

The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death

A groundbreaking Columbia Law School study sets out in shocking detail the flaws in the investigation that led to Carlos DeLuna’s execution in 1989.

Guardian

Did Texas execute an innocent man?

Huffington Post

World braces itself for Greek euro exit

Financial markets plunged into fresh turmoil after Greece’s political parties failed once again to agree to form a unity government, and policymakers admit Athens may exit from the single currency.

The Independent

Fresh talks in Greece as fears of euro exit grow

BBC

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Eurozone crisis

Guardian

US adopts landmark strategy to fight Alzheimer’s disease

The Obama administration will adopt a national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s, setting the clock ticking toward a 2025 deadline to find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the disease.

Houston Chronicle

Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s

U.S. News & World Report

Facebook boosts IPO range to value itself at up to $104 billion

Facebook Inc. boosted the price on its initial public offering to seek up to $12.8 billion, a signal that CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects demand for the social network to withstand recent market turmoil.

San Francisco Chronicle

Blog:

Poll shows rising user distrust of Facebook

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Market Day

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The peloton rides along Crissy Field during the Tour of California cycling race in San Francisco. (Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)	A Thai worker rests inside a piece of a water pipeline in Bangkok. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit / AP)	Marine Humberto Gimenez poses with a snake wrapped over his shoulders before a parade in Asuncion, Paraguay. (Photo by Jorge Saenz / AP)

NATION

California wants to tax the rich to solve budget problems

Tax the rich: That is how California Governor Jerry Brown wants to solve the state’s growing budget crisis that now nears $16 billion.

CNNMoney

GOP kills civil unions in Colorado session

Gay couples who watched as Colorado lawmakers rejected a civil unions measure are taking comfort in the bill sponsor’s mantra: It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when civil unions become law.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Post-traumatic stress now a leading concern for military families

A new survey that ranks the top struggles and worries of military families finds that after more than a decade of war, soldiers and their spouses are feeling isolated and financially strapped.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

JPMorgan losses send Wall Street back to Capitol Hill

Congressional critics are planning hearings to probe how America’s largest bank posted $2 billion in trading losses — and whether new financial regulations go far enough to rein in Wall Street abuses.

Christian Science Monitor

Ron Paul suspends active campaigning

Rep. Ron Paul will no longer be actively campaigning in the GOP presidential primaries but will not formally suspend his campaign. Instead, his organization will continue to accumulate delegates.

CBS News

Blog:

Ron Paul wins the T-shirt vote

Washington Whispers

(U.S. News & World Report)

Ron Paul

Msnbc.com

BUSINESS

Older Americans face tough job hunt

The number of long-term unemployed workers aged 55 and older has more than doubled since the recession began in late 2007, and getting back to work is increasingly difficult.

Reuters

Job market still hurting college graduates

McClatchy Newspapers

Groupon makes 1st profit, shares surge

Groupon Inc. posted its first quarterly profit by reining in marketing spending and signing up more customers and merchants, sending its stock about 18 percent higher.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Using viruses to generate electricity

It is not often you hear something good about a virus, but a special virus being studied at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory could one day help to add years to your life.

ABC News

Solar eclipse: ‘ring of fire’ set to appear

Skywatchers in East Asia and the western United States should mark their calendars. A solar eclipse will soon appear and block out most of the sun, leaving a spectacular “ring of fire” shining in the sky.

Huffington Post

Solar eclipse photo guide

SPACE.com

In search of alien life

With new “Earth-like” planets being discovered every week, are the chances of finding intelligent alien life on other planets higher than ever before?

BBC

EDUCATION

Government spending on education may make for better kids

Pregnancy, binge drinking, drug use and arrests for violence are down for teens since 1980. Much of this is thanks to government spending on school programs.

Slate

More private colleges begin offering discounts on tuition

The cost of a college education continues to increase faster than inflation. But, with a little digging, parents and students can find deals and programs that make the paper chase a lot more affordable.

McClatchy Newspapers

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Black churches conflicted on Obama’s gay marriage decision

The pulpits of the nation’s black churches took measure of President Obama’s decision to support gay marriage, and the result was conflicted.

USA TODAY

Riding the edge at Maya Yoga

Just getting to Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini’s yoga studio in the forested heart of Maui inspires a change in attitude. As you dodge giant dragonflies, feel your blood pressure naturally drop.

Spirituality & Health

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GOOD NEWS

Intern finds way to help deaf community from Capitol Hill

Members of Congress might wait years before accomplishing something of lasting value, if they are even lucky enough to do that. For 22-year-old Capitol Hill intern Zach Ennis, it took only three months.

McClatchy Newspapers

Dalai Lama to donate $1.5M to help Indian malnourished children

The Dalai Lama plans to donate $1.5 million from a prize to Save the Children to help malnourished children in India.

NY Daily News

New Coast Guard grad was rescued at sea as a boy

Eternally grateful from being rescued at sea as a 6-year-old boy, Orlando Morel will graduate from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut and join the Coast Guard shortly after.

Huffington Post

WORLD

Francois Hollande sworn in as France’s new president