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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. The Commission has called on EU nations to stick to promised budget cuts despite voter discontent in France and Greece. (Photo by Virginia Mayo / AP)

Solving some of art’s most enduring mysteries

Software developed to recognize terrorist faces is now being adapted to solve the mystery of portraits of unidentified people.

The Independent

So who is The Girl with the Pearl Earring?

Daily Mail

Maurice Sendak, author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ dies at age 83

Maurice Sendak, the man widely considered to be the most important children’s author of the 20th century, has died at age 83 from complications following a recent stroke.

The Independent

Stephen Colbert’s must-see interview with Maurice Sendak

Cartoon Brew

As coalition bid fails in Greece, instability rises

Greece is teetering on the verge of political chaos, with few signs that any party can form a governing coalition and the prospect of the nation leaving the eurozone looming increasingly large.

Sydney Morning Herald

Greek bailout: 5 key conditions set by EU

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Eurozone crisis

Guardian

Thwarted bomb plot revives concern about terrorist reach

The disclosure of a Yemen-based plot to build a potentially undetectable airline bomb is renewing concerns about the danger posed by al-Qaida.

BusinessWeek

CIA thwarts new al-Qaida bomb plot

USA TODAY

Bill will cost businesses in cyberwar

Business executives and national security leaders agree on the need to improve the security of U.S. computers, but they divide over the question of who bears responsibility for that effort.

NPR

China seeks equality with US over cyberwar

Bloomberg

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A South Korean worker attaches a devotee‘s name tag with their wishes on a lantern in preparation for the birthday celebration of Buddha. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / AP)	A Thai fisherman floats on a tire at Hua Takay canal in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit / AP)	Venus Williams serves during the Madrid Open tennis tournament against Romanian Simona Halep in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Andres Kudacki / AP)

NATION

New study shows obesity could affect 42 percent of US by 2030

If Americans continue to pack on pounds, 42 percent may end up obese by 2030, adding billions of dollars to health care costs, according to a new study.

USA TODAY

Mothers cling to chubby ideal for toddlers

Reuters

Showdown over student loan rates looms

Interest rates on federal student loans are scheduled to double unless Congress acts. But Democrats and Republicans disagree over how to offset the $6 billion it would cost to keep the rates down.

CNN

Blog:

Student loan rate extension on tap in Senate

(The Hill)

On The Money

Why are there not more jobs?

Mediocre growth, overly cautious corporations and government cutbacks figure to stifle employment gains until there a coherent and comprehensive economic policy emerges.

TIME

POLITICS

Liberals focusing outside money on grass-roots organizing and turnout

After months on the sidelines, major liberal donors, including the financier George Soros, are preparing to inject up to $100 million into independent groups to aid Democrats’ chances this fall.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dick Lugar’s political twilight?

Dick Lugar, a 36-year GOP incumbent, appears out of sync with the prevailing issues of the day, careening between messages and naively shunning engagement with his opponent.

Politico

2012 contest for Senate control headed toward a photo finish

The Hill

BUSINESS

Billion-dollar traders quit Wall Street for hedge funds

Wall Street’s biggest banks have lost almost two dozen of their most profitable credit traders in the past 13 months as regulators limit the kind of risk-taking that amplified the housing crisis four years ago.

Bloomberg

Regulation of financial markets is still spotty 4 years after Wall Street crash

McClatchy Newspapers

Too broke to go bankrupt

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to be too broke to file for bankruptcy. The average cost to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection is more than $1,500.

CNNMoney

EDUCATION

College credit without college

The low profile of prior learning assessment is ending as the national college completion push and the expanding adult student market are driving its growth.

Inside Higher Ed

Pupils gain social skills in coed classes

Researchers have now started to explore how to span the sex divide and are finding that more equitable coed classrooms can have social and academic benefits for boys and girls alike.

Education Week

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Painted ads resurface in NYC as urban ‘modern art’

New York is sprinkled with barely visible old ads painted on the sides of buildings — remnants of lost eras of urban life. Now, they are making a comeback as a nostalgic art form.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

What will become of the paper book?

The digital era is upon us and in many ways, this is good news as books become cheaper and more easily accessible. However, a culture that has defined itself through paper will slowly pass away.

Slate

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Sravasti Abbey a dream fulfilled for American Budddhist nuns

Sravasti Abbey sits as one of the only monastic communities in the West for those wishing to study the Buddha’s teachings and now has five U.S.-born, fully ordained nuns.

Religion News Service

Temple discovery reveals Indian Buddhism’s spread to China

Ruins of a Buddhist temple dating back 1,500 years have been discovered in China’s largest desert, offering valuable insight for historians studying Buddhism’s spread from India to China.

NY Daily News

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ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

SpaceX prepares to launch on Florida’s new Space Coast

The next chapter in U.S. space exploration should begin soon when California-based SpaceX expects to become the first private company to send a rocket to the International Space Station.

McClatchy Newspapers

Public-private teamwork helps save threatened fish

In Connecticut, a coalition of groups is providing fish ladders to help threatened alewives travel up its rivers to freshwater spawning grounds.

Christian Science Monitor

86-year-old man turns small island into tortoise sanctuary

Back in 1962, Brendon Grimshaw bought Moyenne Island in the Seychelles for about $22,000. Now, he lives there along with 120 giant tortoises for whom Grimshaw’s island is a sanctuary.

Grist

WORLD

Foreign policy tests await Hollande