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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in the action film “The Hunger - The Hunger Games” by Gary Ross.  (Photo by DAPD Studio Canal film distribution / File / AP) Are Hollywood heroines here to stay? Hollywood has given us a number of female action heroes this year, with films like “The Hunger Games,” “Snow White and the Huntsman” and Disney’s “Brave” — but is this a fad or a lasting trend? BBC Luxury cars score low in new crash test Most midsize luxury cars performed poorly in a new frontal crash test developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Crash test results often lead to changes in design or safety features. CBS News Blog: Partial collisions prove more dangerous in new crash test Yahoo! News   Syria’s wild, wild east During the Iraq war, Syria’s tribes smuggled in al-Qaida to fight against U.S. troops. Now al-Qaida are helping the rebels fight Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. GlobalPost Syria regime collapsing, says former PM BBC How to sneak in and out of Aleppo, Syria CNN Banking customers smacked with triple whammy fee hike A new survey of 50 of the nation’s largest banks finds that basic banking costs jumped in just about every category in 2012, including ATM, checking and overdraft fees. Forbes Nuclear chief: concerns over plant safety The new chairwoman of the NRC, Allison M. Macfarlane, has good news for the nuclear power industry. She believes that a permanent repository for the storage of nuclear waste can be set up eventually. NBCNews.com NRC chief defends regulator after criticism of Fukushima rules Bloomberg   NATION Economists see budget impasse blocking US growth The standoff in Washington threatens a U.S. economy that otherwise would be gaining steam on a strengthening U.S. housing market and improving private-sector balance sheets, economists say. USA TODAY L.A. needs desert solar farms Utility-scale solar offers the cheapest and most practical form of clean energy for Los Angeles. But the forecast is not all sunny, as these solar parks prompt a range of associated concerns as well. Grist POLITICS Mitt Romney defends Medicare message In Florida, a must-win state heavily populated with senior citizens, Mitt Romney could not distinguish between his own plan to reform the budget and the one advanced by his running mate. Politico Interview: Ryan: My mom is a Medicare senior CBS News Blog: Romney’s Medicare plan is Ryan’s  (ABC News) The Note Obama pushes for state help on health insurance exchanges The Obama administration will try to encourage reluctant U.S. states to move forward with health insurance exchanges, a reform provision meant to extend health coverage to uninsured Americans. Reuters BUSINESS Tech giant Google confirms 4,000 Motorola Mobility job cuts With Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Google is now moving ahead and preparing to lay off 20 percent of the staff, or 4,000 jobs, and close one-third of its 94 worldwide offices. TechCrunch Rolling office: RV-based workers commute from anywhere online For many, summer is the time to hit the road in an RV. But for some free-spirited adventurers, the RV becomes a mobile office, taking advantage of the growing ubiquity of wireless internet access. NBCNews.com EDUCATION Penn State issued accreditation warning An accrediting organization has told Penn State that its status is “in jeopardy” based on recent developments in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. NBCNews.com Law professor creates a virtual venue for getting real-world experience There are no business suits in law professor Karl Okamoto‘s office. Okamoto’s program LawMeets is available free online and offers students a way to gain legal negotiating experience prior to graduation. Philadelphia Inquirer ENVIRONMENT How diamonds may someday combat climate change Many outlandish geoengineering ideas have been proposed to combat rising temperatures. But what are the best solutions? Ars Technica Huge Burmese python caught in Florida The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida, over five metres (17ft) long and weighing 74kg (11st 9lb), has been found in Everglades national park, the University of Florida said. Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Neanderthals did not interbreed with humans, scientists find The genetic traits between humans and Neanderthals are more likely from a shared ancestry rather than interbreeding, a British study has suggested. Telegraph.co.uk Breakthrough on ‘bionic’ implants could help blind see A breakthrough in understanding how the eye sends visual information to the brain could soon lead to “bionic” implants that restore almost perfect vision to millions of blind people, scientists have announced. The Independent   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Sally Kohn): Paul Ryan didn’t build that! Salon Editorial: Right or left, US gets a choice Virginian-Pilot Editorial: Romney tied to Ryan’s views Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Elizabeth Bernstein): Are we braggarts now? Wall Street Journal Editorial: Bloody Syria: The rebellion against Assad affects other countries Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Column (Will Oremus): Google autocomplete reveals stereotypes about US states Slate Column (George Diez and Walter Mayr): Putin’s Russia is becoming a flawless dictatorship Spiegel International Column (Michelle Boorstein): The shifting sands of religious liberty Salt Lake Tribune   Site edited by: Lavanya Rajagopalan, Sandra Crozier, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Kathie Raikes, Cyra Dixon, Tina Ulmer, Kevin Augustine, Tamara Dixon, Sarah Alender, Aditi Khemka, Patrick Frierson and Todd Ehresmann.   GOOD NEWS A church provides school supplies for elementary school’s students By placing a backpack full of school supplies on the desk of every student at Webster Elementary School, Collinsville’s church is making sure no child is left behind. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Missing North Carolina man loses memory, uses clues to find home A 72-year-old North Carolina man who disappeared while vacationing with his family in New Hampshire has been reunited with his family after a miraculous journey home. ABC News 110-year-old widow gets WWI benefits A 110-year-old Pennsylvania widow is getting a benefits boost because of her husband’s World War I service. U.S. News & World Report WORLD Once safe, Egypt’s streets now plagued by crime and violence Mubarak granted vast powers to security forces, and most of the country was considered safe. Since Mubarak’s ouster, police have been less visible on the streets, and crime has risen. NPR Egypt’s Morsi seizes chance to take on army Reuters Eurozone economy shrinks despite German growth The eurozone’s debt-ravaged economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first, despite continued German growth that economists said could soon be snuffed out. Reuters Special section: How eurozone crisis affects you BBC HEALTH Genetic studies give clues to Tourette Syndrome, OCD Two new large-scale studies searching for the genetic links to a couple of relatively common psychiatric conditions show how difficult it can be to decipher the human genome’s role in disease. HealthDay Exercising in midlife protects heart Making sure you get enough exercise in midlife will help protect your heart, according to a 4,000-person study. Even those who make the switch in their late 40s and 50s can still benefit. BBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT In the beginning, there was fan fiction EL James’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” originated as a piece of fan fiction based on the “Twilight” series. But where did it all begin? Guardian Forget ‘Borat’ — D.C. exhibit shows the real Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is basically unknown to Americans outside of the movie “Borat.” A new exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler museum in Washington, D.C., provides a snapshot of this vast country’s history. McClatchy Newspapers The death of the original ‘Cosmo’ girl A journalistic legend, Helen Gurley Brown saw and realized the commercial potential of the female libido in the magazine publishing industry. Gurley Brown has died at the age of 90. TIME 13 classic Helen Gurley Brown quotes Daily Beast SPORTS NHL, union taking different routes When the players and owners wrapped up another session of labor talks, National Hockey League Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr said his group will present “an alternative view." Globeandmail.com The Summer Olympic sports of the future When the International Olympic Committee meets in Buenos Aires to vote on the sports of the 2020 Olympic Games, eight emerging events will be vying for a single open slot on the program. The Atlantic RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Atheists contest equal treatment from Camp Pendleton Two national atheist groups allege that officials at Camp Pendleton, Calif., continue to deny them access to the base while giving “preferential treatment” to Christian organizations. Marine Corps Times 2 Buddhist brides wed in Taiwan This unconventional ceremony was the first same-sex Buddhist wedding held in Taiwan, where a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage has been pending since 2003. CNN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Photography revolutionized for truth “Light-field photography” creates a new kind of visual object that exemplifies the way images are consumed in the digital era. Using hundreds of micro lenses in one camera, the viewer can choose the truth. 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