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President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen lead allies’ heads of state and government as they arrive at Soldier Field during the NATO Summit in Chicago.  (Photo by Christophe Ena / AP) Returning to society: how will inmates be received? States, eager to save money and adopt alternatives to incarceration, are releasing inmates in record numbers. Is society ready for the surge? Christian Science Monitor More than 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years, study claims ABC News Creaking infrastructure holds back US economic growth Inland waterways keep the nation’s economy flowing as they transport $180 billion of coal, steel and other goods each year. Yet, an antiquated system threatens timely delivery of those goods. USA TODAY   NATO to endorse Afghanistan exit plan NATO leaders will endorse plans to hand over combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 and seek practical progress in opening routes to bring troops back home from an unpopular, resource-draining war. Reuters Rising violence threatens NATO’s Afghanistan exit strategy The Independent Police, protesters clash outside NATO summit CNN Rutgers trial: Dharun Ravi to make statement before sentencing Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi will make a statement to a packed New Brunswick, N.J. courtroom before he is sentenced. In March, Ravi was found guilty of a hate crime. ABC News Watch live: Ravi sentencing CBS News Pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thunderstorms Summer thunderstorm clouds strengthened by pollution are warming the atmosphere, says a new study by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. PlanetSave.com Special section: Climate change Guardian   NATION Live alone? You are not the only one One is no longer the loneliest number. Roughly four out of 10 households are single-person homes in several cities. CBS News Minority count gaps in 1940s census More than a million black people were not accounted for in 1940, an undercount that had ramifications on everything from the political map to the distribution of resources. Arizona Republic For farmers, fracking is salvation, or ruin In the middle of the debate over whether the gas unlocked by fracking is worth the risks of water contamination and health effects are the landowners who must decide whether to sell their mineral rights. Winston-Salem Journal Shale gas fracking: the facts and figures Guardian POLITICS Donors find ways to remain anonymous The latest deadline for the presidential candidates and the major super PACs to disclose their finances is over. The public and the press can find out who has been giving to the candidates. NPR Stephen Colbert spawns army of super PACs CNNMoney Gay activists to Obama: What is next? President Barack Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage was a major moment for gay-rights advocates. But they are already starting to ask about next steps. Politico BUSINESS The fortunate 50: pay up 12 percent for the top 50 execs The 50 executives on the list received an average of $7.3 million in salary, perquisites, stock and other compensation for their company’s most recent fiscal year, representing nearly a 12 percent raise. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette JPMorgan CIO risk chief said to have trading-loss history Irvin Goldman, who oversaw risks in JPMorgan Chase & Co., was fired by another Wall Street firm in 2007 for money losing bets that prompted a regulatory sanction at the firm. Bloomberg RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold NYC meeting to protest Internet Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a rally at the New York Mets’ stadium on the dangers of the Internet and how to use modern technology in a religiously responsible way. Huffington Post Radical Islamists urge bigger role for Islam in Tunisia Thousands of radical Islamists rallied in the central Tunisian town of Kairouan to demand a wider role for religion in a country long considered one of the Arab world’s most secular. Reuters Haredi draft could cause gender issue After six decades of exempting ultra-Orthodox from the army, the Israeli government appears resolved to draft them. But the plan may have unintended negative consequences for women. Forward EDUCATION Grove City College: low on costs, leads on many academics With the post-graduation employment picture still seemingly grim, the specter of college debt looms large, which is why Grove City College, in Grove City, Pa., and its tuition are so appealing to students. EducationNews.org Blog: Are the world college rankings fair? Education Insider News Blog  (Education-Portal.com) Push to raise Michigan’s kindergarten start age gains steam Tina Everard feels for the four-year-olds who enter her kindergarten classroom at the beginning of the school year. They would rather play when it is time for reading and math. Detroit Free Press LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, singer, dead at 62 Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died after a long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed. Gibb was 62 years old. Rolling Stone Robin Gibb: life in pictures Telegraph.co.uk Economically, tall ships are a tall order The age of sail ended in Hampton Roads when two steam-powered ironclads fought in the James River in 1862. Steam and iron proved superior to sail and wood, and the title has never been relinquished. Virginian-Pilot   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Keith Shore): Is the college cave age about to end? Bloomberg Column (Christopher J. Ferguson): What you need to know about the new numbers on Hispanic births TIME Editorial: Anti-sweatshop law makes statement for San Francisco San Francisco Examiner Editorial: Net metering: Keep solar power shining San Francisco Chronicle Blog (Eric Sherman, LCSW): Gay rights and other gays wronged  (Psychology Today) Couch Meets World Column (Ben Barber): $40 billion in foreign aid may be wasted each year McClatchy Newspapers Column (Mark Hinueber): It is just a car Las Vegas Review Journal Column (Laurie Andrews): His profit, your problem NY Daily News   Site edited by: Laura Olson, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Kathie Raikes, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Diana Shaw, Brooke Coggiano, Kevin Augustine, Erkinaz Shuminov, Kristen Podgurski, Shahinaz Ayoub and Brian Kendall.   GOOD NEWS Triathlete meets doctor who saved his life after cycling crash Matt Miller, an aspiring young triathlete, survived a cycling crash that, but for an extraordinary stroke of luck, would have killed him. Philadelphia Inquirer Foothill High School seniors ask special-needs classmates to prom Students at Foothill High School, in Henderson, Nev., aproached school staff, saying they wanted to ask all the special needs seniors to the prom in one-on-one dates. Las Vegas Review Journal Program helps moms who need it most The Nurse Family Partnership’s goal is to improve infant health. Nurses work with at-risk mothers to teach them how to care for a child and how to improve themselves. Columbus Dispatch WORLD After a freefall, Zimbabwe finds stability Zimbabwe’s inflation rate topped 79 billion percent in late 2008. The country switched to the U.S. dollar — a move that experts say greatly stabilized the economy. NPR Mongolia rapidly becoming ‘Minegolia’ Mongolia is in the midst of a remarkable transition. Rich in coal, gold and copper, this country of fewer than 3 million people is riding a mineral boom that is expected double its GDP within a decade. NPR ENVIRONMENT Solar eclipse projects a ‘ring of fire’ The shadow of the moon started sweeping across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began in Asia. CNN Blog: Solar eclipse goes social and global  (Msnbc.com) Cosmic Log Annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 SPACE.com Greens’ concern for draft energy bill Environmentalists now fear that the U.K. government’s draft energy bill will end in a new “dash for gas.” BBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Electric dreams: e-scooters power up As fuel prices soar and cities become more congested, car manufacturers — and the public — are beginning to support the use of e-scooters. BBC Songbirds’ learning hub in brain offers insight into motor control To learn its signature melody, the male songbird uses a trial-and-error process to mimic the song of its father, singing the tune over and over again, making subtle changes in the pitch of the notes. ScienceDaily HEALTH Health care costs rise faster than US inflation rate Doctors, hospitals and drugmakers raised prices faster than inflation in 2010, driving U.S. health costs higher as fewer Americans sought care after the recession. BusinessWeek Blog: What it is like to be sick in America  (NPR) Shots World’s 1st stem cell drug approved Health Canada has approved its groundbreaking stem cell therapy Prochymal. The drug can be used to treat children with acute graft versus host disease. Medical News Today Sleep apnea linked to higher cancer risk Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems. Now, new research suggests that in people who already have cancer, the sleep disorder may raise their risk of dying from cancer. Philadelphia Inquirer SPORTS LeBron James drops 40 as Heat even series with Pacers James scored 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists while teammate Dwayne Wade added 30 points — 22 in the second half — as Miami rallied to even their series against Indiana with a 101-93 win. ESPN LeBron prepares for Pacers — by reading ‘The Hunger Games’ USA TODAY The wonder that tennis forgot A decade ago, Brian Baker was one of the best junior tennis players in the world, the wiry kid from Nashville, Tenn., with the punishing game — so good he would later reach the boys’ final of the French Open. Wall Street Journal   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Humans hardwired to tune in to animals The human brain is hardwired to pay attention to animals, according to a new study. Our ancestral past, which included either being predators or prey of animals, caused our brains to evolve the response. 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