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Tourists look at the smoke and flames coming from a car explosion in the Palmanova beach area, southwest of the island's capital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by AP)

New York pays to ship homeless home

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is looking to cut the costs of maintaining homeless shelters by offering one-way tickets to homeless people to send them back to their hometowns.

ABC News

911 caller in Gates case says she chose words carefully; hurt by racist label

The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of Henry Louis Gates Jr. said she was wrongly labeled a racist and hoped the recording of the call would put controversy to rest.

Baltimore Sun

Mallorca: Spain's 2nd attack in 2 days

A terrorist bombing by suspected Basque separatists killed two Spanish police officers on the holiday island of Mallorca.

Christian Science Monitor

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Timeline: ETA campaign for independence

Guardian

Health care may advance with House deal, cost cut

Top Democrats in Congress quelled a rebellion by party lawmakers over legislation overhauling the U.S. health care system, and the measure gained momentum in both the House and Senate.

Bloomberg

'Blue Dogs' delay health bill

CNN

Moussavi barred, clashes erupt at memorial for Neda

Clashes erupted as two of Iran's main opposition leaders tried to join the several thousand people at a memorial for the slain woman who became the symbol of Iran's post-election violence.

CNN

Tehran crackdown forbids mourning

TIME

NATION

Fees may deter efforts to alter loans

The Obama administration summoned mortgage company executives to Washington to demand they move faster to lower payments for homeowners sliding toward foreclosure.

MSNBC

Holder: Homegrown terror increasing

Attorney General Eric Holder has said in an interview that he is increasingly concerned about Americans becoming radicalized and turning to terrorism.

ABC News

Wife: Terror suspects innocent

CNN

Terror suspect requests interpreter

MyNC.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Custody agreement gives Michael Jackson children to grandmother

After weeks of negotiations, Michael Jackson's mother Katherine Jackson and his ex-wife Debbie Rowe have reached an out-of-court agreement.

ABC News

Custody deal reached for Jackson's kids

MSNBC

Sales drop fails to dampen RV ardor

The weak economy has dented the RV business, but campgrounds are still reporting strong RV visits. This underscores the strong American desire to camp and travel.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Financial aid 101: make deadline

The state will deny the financial aid applications of an estimated 130,000 students — the most in Illinois history.

Chicago Sun-Times

School budgets dip, class sizes grow

Like a seesaw on the school playground, falling state budgets are pushing class sizes higher.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Teach for America: elite corps or costing older teachers jobs?

Teach For America has grown steadily, delighting supporters and giving critics heartburn as it expands and builds a base of young people willing to teach in some of the toughest public schools.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bizarre walking bat has ancient heritage

A bizarre New Zealand bat that is as much at home walking four-legged on the ground as winging through the air had an Australian ancestor 20 million years ago with the same rare ability.

ScienceDaily

Air Force's microwave weapons fry enemy forces' equipment

The Air Force is developing a new tool that will fry equipment by using high-power microwaves. The microwaves will be emitted from an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Popular Science

HEALTH

Being active as a preschooler pays off later in childhood

Being active at age 5 helps kids stay lean as they age even if they don't remain as active later in childhood, a new University of Iowa study shows.

ScienceDaily

China concerned about abortions

Authorities in China have highlighted inadequate knowledge of contraception and poor sex education as major factors in the high number of abortions there.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column:

Obama's beer summit tough to swallow

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

US playing into hands of extremists

Daily Star

Editorial:

America, Israel and Palestine

Economist

Column:

Bailout world looks like Sarah Palin

Guardian

Column:

What the CIA didn't tell Congress

Miami Herald

Column (Johann Hari):

How real political change happens

Huffington Post

Column:

Lee is a better fit than Halladay in Philly

Sporting News

Editorial:

Ban calling while driving? Not so fast

USA TODAY

Column:

Polarization is the new bipartisanship

U.S. News & World Report

Column:

Who's ready for a fat tax?

New York Times

Column:

A restless genius

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Ex-homeless man honored for memoir

Thomas Wagner, who used to live under a viaduct, was honored for penning the critically acclaimed memoir, "Land of the Lost Souls: My Life on the Streets."

NY Daily News

Campers help the hungry in Africa

Youthfront is participating in Feed the Hunger, a project that sends packages of rice, soy, dried vegetables and vitamins to Third World countries. The campers want to put together about 100,000 meals.

Kansas City Star

WORLD

Pakistani air force improves targeting of Taliban attacks

The Pakistani military has moved away from scorched-earth tactics, using images from spy planes instead of relying on Google Earth and utilizing more laser-guided bombs.

Bloomberg

US unsure of Swat offensive success

Reuters

Pakistan increases airstrikes

New York Times

Nigeria forces storm sect mosque

Nigerian security forces have stormed a mosque where militants from an Islamic sect blamed for days of deadly violence have been hiding out.

BBC

Arabs losing hope in Obama's ability to broker Mideast peace

Though President Barak Obama still commands credibility in the eyes of many citizens from Syria to Saudi Arabia, many are still waiting for clear progress — or even a concrete plan.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Trustee sues Bernie Madoff's wife for nearly $45M

The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's assets sued the disgraced money manager's wife, asking for nearly $45 million that he says was spent on a "life of splendor."

Kansas City Star

Fed: better, but still not so good

The pressures of the recession have begun to ease, but the financial system continues to see weak loan demand across the country, the Federal Reserve says.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

How jellyfish may be stirring the ocean

Tiny marine creatures can act collectively as a giant Mixmaster, bringing cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface, where it can nourish other marine life.

Christian Science Monitor

Newfound bird is bald

Scientists have discovered a rare new bird species with a bald head. The creature, dubbed the bare-faced bulbul, was found in Laos and is the only known bald songbird in mainland Asia.

LiveScience

SPORTS

'The Truck' delivers for developmental tour's golfers

In the PGA Tour's developmental circuit, named the Nationwide Tour, a band of aspiring professional golfers take trains, planes and automobiles.

USA TODAY

Phillies acquire reigning Cy Young winner Lee from Indians

Looking for an ace to bolster their so-so rotation, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Lee from Cleveland, marking the second straight year the Indians traded the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner.

CBS SportsLine

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Summer camp for atheists: Camp Quest offers secular alternative

An organization called Camp Quest offers secular parents an alternative to sending their children to religious-based summer camps.

NY Daily News

Reverend Ike dies at 74

The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, the flamboyant minister known as the Rev. Ike who preached the blessings of material prosperity, died in Los Angeles at age 74.

San Jose Mercury News

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