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Today's fathers are hands-on, pressure off

Today's fathers may well take parenting as seriously as their mates, but unlike many moms, dads don't view it as a competitive sport. Instead, fatherhood is hands-on and involved, but with a hint of playfulness.

USA TODAY

Lessons learned from Dad

MSNBC

Times reporter escapes Taliban

A New York Times reporter who was held by the Taliban for seven months has escaped. A Pakistani military spokesman said Pakistan was involved in freeing him.

CNN

New York Times reporter escapes

NPR

Council rejects claims of voter irregularity

Iran's election authority has rejected claims of voting irregularities by the defeated candidate, while acknowledging that the number of ballots cast exceeded the number of eligible voters.

CNN

Iran TV: '10 killed' in Iran clashes

BBC

In Tehran, terror in plain clothes

TIME

Turmoil continues in Tehran

ABC News

US trade freeze could be slowly thawing

After months of little U.S. action on trade, there are signs the issue could become more important for President Barack Obama, who heads to Italy in early July to meet with major trading partners.

Reuters

US spending, home sales probably increased

Bloomberg

Threat of missile launch by N Korea unnerves Hawaiians

Comforted by the U.S. military's missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt a North Korean missile would light up the sky like fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Associated Press

NATION

The high court rejects a DNA test

After noting that DNA testing has an "unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty," the Supreme Court said there was no right to the convincing reviews.

San Francisco Chronicle

The Supreme Court's ruling

Detroit Free Press

Drugmakers offer $80 billion boost to Obama’s overhaul effort

Drugmakers agreed to spend as much as $80 billion over 10 years to make it easier for elderly Americans to afford medicine, a move President Barack Obama hailed as “a turning point.”

Bloomberg

Health care questions answered

CNN

POLITICS

Lungren tops Democrats’ list of California targets for 2010

California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren is the Democrats’ top target in the Golden State next year, a fact that has landed the party a trifecta of experienced candidates to choose from.

The Hill

Top Republican urges Obama to stand up for Iranian protesters

The top Republican on the House intelligence committee called on President Obama to make a more "forceful" statement in support of Iranians.

FOX News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

'Gangsta gene' identified in US teens

Males with a particular form of gene called MAOA are twice as likely to join a gang, compared to those with other forms, finds a new study of more than 2,000 U.S. teens.

ABC News

Variable iTunes pricing a moneymaker

Soon after Apple gave labels the ability to set different prices for their songs on iTunes, every track on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" was raised to $1.29.

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Britian's Got Talent' judge Simon Cowell on Susan Boyle: ‘I’ve made mistakes’

Simon Cowell sets the record straight in a letter to the Daily Mail. The “Britain’s Got Talent” judge weighed in on the controversies the U.K. show has inspired.

Access Hollywood

Einstein photograph sold for $74,000

An auctioneer in Amherst, N.H., says he sold a famed photograph of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein for $74,324.

United Press International

EDUCATION

Teachers cite intense push to promote

The pressure to pass students, even those who rarely go to class or can't read, is pervasive in the Philadelphia School District, teachers around the city say.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Texas not sold on education standards

Texas has always been known for its independent streak. Now it is one of four that is sitting out an effort to create voluntary national standards for what students are expected to learn in school.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Even non-religious Muslims forming new groups in France

New Muslim groups are mushrooming in France, reflecting a growing disenchantment with the country's main Islamic organization and an openness to non-practicing Muslims.

USA TODAY

Conservatives push for rival American Anglican church

Conservatives within the liberal Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, now clamor for recognition of their own version of "Orthodox Christianity."

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

103-year-old burns that first pitch

Emilio Navarro, who at 103 is believed to be the oldest living professional baseball player, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Oakland Athletics-San Diego Padres game.

MSNBC

Essay winners to climb Liberty's crown

The NY Daily News is holding an essay contest that will give five lucky kids an opportunity to be among the first people to enter the Statue of Liberty's crown when it reopens on Independence Day.

NY Daily News

WORLD

Attack on US base kills 2 soldiers

A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.

MSNBC

Ethiopia troops 'return to Somalia'

Ethiopian troops have reportedly crossed into Somalia after it made a plea for foreign troops to help it battle opposition fighters seeking to overthrow the government.

Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

Spending, home sales likely increased

Consumer spending in the U.S. probably rose in May for the first time in three months and home sales increased as Americans became more confident, economists said.

Bloomberg

Calif. jobless rate climbs to 11.5 percent

California's unemployment rate climbed to 11.5 percent in May, the highest in modern record-keeping, the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

When nature gets a second chance

A renewed public awareness of environmental issues has caused many urban planners to recognize the high cost of neglecting land stewardship.

ABC News

Coal lobby fights back on climate bill

As lobbying efforts intensify, the coal industry is pushing back against a climate change bill that would likely curb coal use.

The Hill

SPORTS

Horner: Vettel’s pole vital for win

Red Bull's Christian Horner says the foundations of Sebastian Vettel’s emphatic victory in the British Grand Prix were laid in qualifying when the German qualified on pole position.

RACER

FOTA 'loonies' hit back at Mosley: no deal

Motorsport.com

Manny Ramirez to start in minor league

Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers is set to start his minor league stint with Triple-A Albuquerque.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Heart attacks less often fatal today

People having a heart attack for the first time are more likely to survive these days than they would have decades ago, researchers have confirmed.

U.S. News & World Report

This doctor does not want to see you

While prevention is part of the medical lexicon, educating patients to adopt healthy behaviors has been on the rise.

TIME

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