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An Israeli man is tended to by paramedics moments after a rocket fired by Palestinians militants in Gaza hit the town of Sderot, southern Israel. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

Palestinians say internal fighting is far from over

Fighting between Hamas and Fatah has declined since Israel started its air offensive in the Gaza Strip, but members of the rival Palestinian factions say the power struggle is far from over.

Reuters

Israel hints it may target Hamas leaders

Houston Chronicle

Britons warned over Gaza travel

Guardian

Bush criticizes Gonzales vote as 'pure political theater'

President Bush called an attempt by Senate Democrats to hold a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales "pure political theater."

Bloomberg

Staying power

Yahoo! News

U.S. troops kill Iraq 'leader' behind attacks

BBC

15 U.S. troops die in weekend Iraq attacks

CNN

China aims for the moon this year

China plans to launch a lunar orbiter in the second half of 2007, in a first step toward a lunar probe, Xinhua news agency quoted the director of the National Space Administration as saying.

Reuters

Pelosi wary of immigration bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid out her criticism of the immigration compromise introduced in the Senate, calling the temporary worker program “disruptive of families.”

The Hill

U.S. debates immigration reform

Radio Netherlands

London's Cutty Sark ship gutted by fire

The Cutty Sark, a famous London landmark and thought to be the world's last surviving 19th century tea clipper, was severely damaged in a blaze.

National Post

The life and times of the Cutty Sark

Times Online

NATION

Lebanon fighting continues

Fighting between Lebanese troops and militants from an Islamist Palestinian faction continued outside Tripoli for a second day in the country's worst violence since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war.

TIME

Lebanese army pounds refugee camp

Financial Times

Sarkozy wants action on global warming

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his government just three days old, took on global warming, genetically modified crops and the future of nuclear energy in talks with nine leading environmental groups.

Forbes

POLITICS

Carter calls remarks about Bush 'careless or misinterpreted'

Former President Jimmy Carter said remarks he made about Republican President George W. Bush's foreign policy were "careless or misinterpreted."

Bloomberg

Carter: Bush presidency 'worst in history' for international relations

Globeandmail.com

'Carter is irrelevant,' Bush administration shoots back

CNN

Richardson makes 2008 run official

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson anounced he will run for president during a press conference in Los Angeles.

ABC News

Florida leapfrogs other state primaries

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Siemens names Merck & Co.'s Peter Loescher new chief

Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineering company, named Merck & Co.'s Peter Loescher as its chief executive officer to succeed Klaus Kleinfeld.

Bloomberg

Dollar buying ever less of world's goods

The dollar has fallen 5 percent against the euro and the pound so far this year, the equivalent of a 20 percent annual decline.

Christian Science Monitor

China to buy a stake in Blackstone

The Chinese government said it would acquire a $3 billion stake in the Blackstone Group in the country's first effort to diversify its $1.2 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves.

International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Spurs get hot start in game one vs. Jazz

Almost from the start, the San Antonio Spurs did pretty much whatever they wanted against the Utah Jazz.

Sports Illustrated

MLB seeks steroid sitdown with Giambi, officials say

USA Today

EDUCATION

Graduation ceremony held in tornado-ravaged town

Amid the ruins of their tornado-devastated town, residents celebrated a high school commencement that mixed tearful memories with pride and promises to rebuild.

CNN

Contest links high school students worldwide

A Vermont-based contest is bringing students from around the world together for a competition aimed at improving math and science proficiency.

CNN

HEALTH

Modern medicine redefines mom, dad

Rapidly evolving reproductive science continues to challenge notions of parenthood.

Baltimore Sun

Eating apples, fish during pregnancy protects kids from allergies, asthma

Filling up on apples and fish during pregnancy might protect your child from developing asthma and allergic diseases, a new study shows.

Health Day

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

Immigration reform: highly flawed bill

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Rosa Brooks):

Pro-torture Republicans betray their country's highest ideals

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial:

Attorney general's exit is long overdue

St. Petersburg Times

Editorial:

Europe-U.S. relations get a bit warmer

Chicago Sun-Times

Column:

The decline begins

National Journal

Column (Les Payne):

Wolfowitz was a bankrupt banker

Newsday

Editorial:

What's that again?

Baltimore Sun

Editorial:

The U.S. immigration deal

International Herald Tribune

Column (Saleh Machnouk):

Only a realistic, long-term deal can end Palestinian infighting

Daily Star

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GOOD NEWS

Charity pledges to save ship

The charity charged with preserving the Cutty Sark said it is determined to save the 19th century ship after it was ravaged by a devastating fire.

Guardian

Sherpa logs 17th Everest summit

Apa Sherpa logged a record 17th Everest Summit this week, eclipsing his own record.

Deseret News

NATION

Gasoline prices set record

Retail gasoline prices climbed to another record, while crude oil futures were little changed amid concerns that U.S. refiners are not producing enough gasoline to meet peak summer demand.

Star Tribune

Insurers try to limit wildfire losses

Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation's top insurance companies are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage.

USA Today

SUV demand zooms back

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change puts nuclear energy into hot water

Long regarded with suspicion because of radioactivity, nuclear power suddenly has a revived image, thanks to the idea that many more plants could be built without worsening global warming.

International Herald Tribune

Small parks could cool big cities

A little bit of greenery in urban areas can cool off the hotter and stickier summers that city residents face as a result of global warming, new research show.

Yahoo! News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Third 'Shrek' rules with $122.9M opening

“Shrek The Third” was a real monster at the nation’s box office over the weekend, taking the number one spot with an estimated gross of $122 million for its first three days.

Hollywood Today

Mike Myers: 'Shrek' inspired imaginary friends

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security

The IT industry has failed when it comes to desktop security for all major operating systems, a security specialist told delegates attending a security conference in Australia.

CNET News

'He looks like a Bob' is true

Researchers at Miami University think they know why you can remember some peoples’ names but not others’. They’ve shown that certain names are associated with certain facial features.

Science Daily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Falwell funeral more personal, religious than political

John McCain isn't planning to attend the Rev. Jerry Falwell's funeral. Rival Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani can't make it, either.

Daily Press

Jerry's kids

TIME

Churches to provide immigrants sanctuary

Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants.

USA Today

Photo of the Day

Festival goers carry portable shrines, marching through the court yard of the Asakusa Sensoji temple during the annual Sanja Festival in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)

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