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In this recent photo, Gen. David Petraeus, the new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, speaks during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Dusan Vranic / AP)

Miami lands 'King' James; LeBron jets in for celebration

The Heat completed the most impressive free agent haul in NBA history as two-time MVP LeBron James said he will sign with Miami. The Heat later traded Michael Beasley to the Timberwolves.

Miami Herald

Front page reflects Cleveland's dismay

USA TODAY

Cavs fans burn LeBron jerseys

ABC News

DOJ reviews Mass. rulings on gay marriage ban

A judge's rulings in Massachusetts that the federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional could have implications far beyond the state if they're upheld on appeal, legal experts say.

Bradenton Herald

Petraeus to look at rules of engagement

Addressing concerns about the rules of engagement in Afghanistan will be one of the most complicated initial tasks facing Gen. David H. Petraeus, the new U.S. and NATO commander in the country.

Washington Post

New Central Command head announced

CNN

WikiLeaks founder to make 1st public appearance since Apache footage

The founder of WikiLeaks, the online platform for whistleblowers, is planning to make his first public appearance in Britain since publication of video footage of an Apache helicopter attack in Baghdad.

The Independent

Suicide bombers kill more than 50

Two suicide bombers struck outside a government office in a tribal region where Pakistan's army has fought the Taliban, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 100.

Houston Chronicle

Boeing joins military mega project race

U.S. aerospace giant Boeing submitted its bid for a $40 billion U.S. military contract, joining battle with its rival Airbus.

The Age

NATION

NSA launching surveillance program to monitor private networks

The National Security Agency is launching a program to detect cyber attacks on private companies running critical infrastructure like the electricity grid or nuclear plants.

Popular Science

NSA says 'Perfect Citizen' is a research program

BusinessWeek

Economy in US to cool as consumers spend less, survey shows

Economists trimmed their U.S. growth forecasts through the middle of next year, though not enough to show the recovery is in danger of faltering.

Bloomberg

POLITICS

Inglis: GOP engages in 'demagoguery'

Too many Republican leaders are acquiescing to demagoguery that threatens the party's long-term credibility, says a veteran GOP House member who lost in South Carolina's primary last month.

CBS News

Google downplays claim it may have breached lawmakers' home networks

Google Inc. is playing down claims that it may have accidentally breached personal Wi-Fi networks at the homes of several members of Congress, including some working on national security issues.

Computerworld

ENVIRONMENT

BP slows Alaska offshore oil drill plan

BP PLC's Alaska unit will probably delay development drilling in an offshore field that has become controversial in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a spokesman said.

Reuters

Backup plan to halt Gulf gusher: transfer oil from blown-out well to others miles away

Baltimore Sun

Blog:

Appeals court, 2-1, rejects Obama plea on drilling moratorium

(Politico)

Under the Radar

Australia backs away from carbon trading

Australia will not bring in a carbon trading scheme this year or next and will not do so until there is popular support for putting a price on carbon.

Earth Times

Special section:

The great energy challenge

National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New drug that helps grow brain cells

Researchers have found a drug that can help the brain grow new cells and said their study may lead to ways to improve Alzheimer's drugs.

Reuters

Tomb of pyramid construction supervisor is found

Archaeologists unveiled the tomb belonging to a man who had a supervising role in the construction of pyramids.

Discovery News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

CNN fires editor for tweet

CNN has fired a senior editor for Middle East news after she published a Twitter message that said she respected a Lebanese Shia cleric branded a terrorist by the United States.

Telegraph.co.uk

'Millennials' leading way on social media

Online information-sharing tools will still play an integral role in the lives of so-called Millennials by 2020, even as they grow older and assume more responsibilities.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jindal signs bill to let guns in churches

Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has agreed to allow concealed handguns inside Louisiana’s churches, mosques and synagogues.

Indian Express

10 ways to be a more positive person

We are all feeling uncertain these days. Rather than give in to fear and worry, it is important to learn new ways to cope with change and invite inspiration and positivity into our every day.

Beliefnet

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Stephen M. Walt):

Foreign policy: Twitter firing was a mistake for CNN

NPR

Editorial:

Unavoidable subject

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

How to boost confidence in the American economy

Christian Science Monitor

Blog (Jim Taylor):

Where have all our heroes gone?

(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

City Brights

Editorial:

Time to raise the US levy on gasoline

Denver Post

Column (Ann Wolner):

Ariz.'s law crosses into US turf illegally

Bloomberg

Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.):

Hate has a familiar face in Mel Gibson

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Sean Trende):

The politics of Ariz.'s immigration law

RealClearPolitics

Site edited by: Jameson O'Neal, Rachel Barrus, Ashley Nawn, Sanaz Ariya and Catherine Lux.

GOOD NEWS

Activist's quest to help neighborhood youth via baseball

Philadelphia citizen Derrick Ford, with help from the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program, has created a baseball program for boys and girls that aims to be connected to family values and education.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Wheelchair athletes guide disabled kids down right path

Some of the nation's top wheelchair jocks — in Denver for the annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games — laid it out straight for disabled kids: You can be just as active as your able-bodied peers.

Denver Post

WORLD

Defendants plead guilty in spy case

Ten defendants accused of spying for Russia have told a federal judge in New York that they are pleading guilty. The pleas set the stage for the largest Russia-U.S. spy swap since the Cold War.

San Francisco Chronicle

US, Russia exchange spies in Vienna

MSNBC

Former MI5 officer on swap

YouTube

Civilian clashes with UN soldiers rise in Lebanon's Hezbollah heartland

Civilians in Qabirkha, Lebanon, where many support Hezbollah, attacked French soldiers with the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission. The U.N. Security Council is expected to discuss the rising tensions.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Rich are biggest mortgage defaulters

The housing bust that began among the working class is striking the upper class in enclaves like this one in Silicon Valley.

New York Times

Google wins permission to keep website in China

Google said Beijing has renewed the license it needs to continue operating in China, securing the search giant's foothold in the world's biggest Internet market despite tensions over censorship.

Baltimore Sun

US Treasury releases China currency report

BBC

EDUCATION

Teacher union chief raps Obama at national convention

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten told her members meeting in Seattle that the past two years have been "tougher than I've ever seen."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Investment funds stir controversy over recruiting by for-profit colleges

Hedge funds that have taken short financial positions on the stocks of for-profit colleges, may be working behind the scenes to provoke a regulatory crackdown against the schools.

ProPublica

SPORTS

Yankees on brink of landing Cliff Lee

New York may have a consolation prize in the LeBron James sweepstakes — Cliff Lee, CBSSports.com reports.

CBSSports

Yanks pursuing Lee

ESPN

Clippers sign free agents Foye, Gomes

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agents Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes. The deals were announced shortly after LeBron James said he was leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

1st successful full face transplant with tear ducts

A 35-year-old Frenchman can shed tears of joy through another person's tear ducts following what appears to be the world's first successful full face transplant including eyelids and tear ducts.

ABC News

New anti-HIV weapons found

Scientists report they've discovered possible new weapons in the war against HIV: antibody "soldiers" in the immune system that might prevent the AIDS virus from invading human cells.

HealthDay

Company recalls 4,200 bags of spinach

Ready Pac Foods Inc. announced that it is recalling some 4,200 bags of spinach salad after federal investigators confirmed the presence of E. coli in a random sample test.

MSNBC

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