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Republican presidential candidate former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks at the Republican Party’s Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Could London-style riots happen in US?

As Americans look across the Atlantic, a natural question arises: Could the recent violence that erupted in Britain be coming soon to this country as well?

CBS News

America’s most destructive riots of all time

CNBC

Cheers as Suu Kyi tests freedom

Thousands of well-wishers lined roadsides in Myanmar to welcome opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she tested the limits of her freedom by taking her first political trip after her release from house arrest.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Pawlenty drops out of presidential race

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty abandoned his bid for the GOP presidential nomination after a disappointing finish in the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa.

CNN

GOP race jolted with straw poll, Perry entry

Houston Chronicle

Bachmann and Perry — a beautiful 2012 rivalry

Reuters

Bachmann triumphs at Iowa straw poll

USA TODAY

Some good news about the economy

It may seem hard to believe after such a tumultuous week on Wall Street, but economists do see a few bright spots.

NPR

Markets heading to new danger zone: Zoellick

Reuters

Afghanistan: Many die in assault on governor’s compound

At least 19 people are dead and many are injured after militants stormed the Parwan provincial governor’s compound in the town of Charikar, Afghanistan.

BBC

NATION

Indiana State Fair stage collapse: 5 dead

The main stage collapsed on a crowd waiting for a Sugarland performance at the Indianapolis fair after being blasted by winds as strong as 60 to 70 mph. The death toll has risen to five.

Los Angeles Times

Terrifying Ind. State Fair stage collapse

Gizmodo

Ind. State Fair stage collapse

ABC News

60,000 pounds of ground beef being recalled because of E. coli

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says National Beef Packing Co. of Dodge City has recalled about 60,424 pounds of ground beef because of E. coli concerns.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama casts Congress as the problem

President Barack Obama used his weekly address to decry partisanship of Congress, seeking to align himself with a frustrated electorate. But his own popularity has sagged, and critics draw Jimmy Carter comparisons.

Christian Science Monitor

Betty Ford’s death widens rift at her old treatment center

The death of former first lady Betty Ford has deepened divisions between the Ford family and allies and the director of the Betty Ford Center, prompting several people to pull donations.

USA TODAY

BUSINESS

Stocks cheap but not cheerful

After a roller-coaster week in risk-averse markets, world stocks are looking decidedly cheap. Valuations have fallen steeply as the benchmark MSCI world equity index hit 11-month lows, down 15 percent.

CNBC

After extreme volatility, investors looking for stability

Investors hope earnings reports from two tech bellwethers, plus reports on jobs, housing and manufacturing, will provide a sense of stability.

MarketWatch

An aftershock with precedent

MSNBC

SEC reviews S&P math in downgrade, possible leak of rating

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing the method Standard & Poor’s used to cut the U.S.’s credit rating and whether the firm properly protected the confidential decision.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

The science of making chocolate

When most chocolate lovers snap off a cube of chocolate they are not thinking about its delicate crystal structure, nor the percentage of milk proteins it contains as it melts in their mouth.

Sydney Morning Herald

US task force: Hold alcohol retailers liable for problems

Holding retailers that sell alcohol liable for damage caused by customers under the influence bought on their premises can reduce problems, says the Community Preventive Services Task Force.

Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cuba sees its 1st ‘gay wedding’

A Cuban man and transgendered woman have married. Same-sex marriage is illegal in Cuba, but bride Wendy Iriepa is legally a woman after undergoing one of the first state-sponsored sex changes in 2007.

BBC

Making nice in the online world

Summer teaches us two things: Corn on the cob is labor intensive, and houseguests are a risky proposition, especially if you’re renting online.

Wall Street Journal

Are beautiful people ‘selfish by nature’?

According to a study, people blessed with more symmetrical facial features, considered to be more attractive, are less likely to co-operate and more likely to selfishly focus on their own interests.

Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The buddha in the mirror

If we have the courage to look at ourselves honestly, we see both our flaws and our basic goodness, known in the Buddhist tradition as our buddhanature.

Shambhala Sun

Jewish seniors come to summer camp

Though most Jewish summer camps are held for youth, for two weeks at Isabella Freedman, active, fun-seeking seniors, some in their 90s, dominate the scene.

Forward

SPORTS

Cubs apologize to Braves for incident

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has apologized to the Atlanta Braves for the previous game when Carlos Zambrano was ejected after throwing inside on consecutive pitches to Chipper Jones.

MLB.com

Mike Patterson rejoins Eagles

Mike Patterson, who collapsed and suffered a seizure at practice just several days ago, has returned to the Philadelphia Eagles. He has played more games as an Eagle than any other player on the team.

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (John Cassidy):

How bad is it?

The New Yorker

Column (Victorino Matus):

Vodka nation

Weekly Standard

Blog (John Dickerson):

Iowa straw poll wins rarely lead to big time

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Column (Kevin Johnson):

Tackle the reasons for flash mobs

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Toby Harnden):

What Michele Bachmann’s win means

Telegraph.co.uk

Video (Mike Murphy):

Analysis: Results good for Santorum, bad for Pawlenty

MSNBC

Column (Viv Groskop):

Our beauty obsession is boring. Let’s celebrate the grotesque

Guardian

Blog (Hendrik Hertzberg):

GOP fitness training at the Fox News gym

(The New Yorker)

Notes on politics, mostly

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GOOD NEWS

High school student athletes fight to save their sports, one stride at a time

The 17-year-olds were in the crowd that lined up at the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars for an event to raise money to save sports programs that had lost funding because of education budget cuts.

Florida Times-Union

Adventure, equality draw women to the coast guard

This summer, Rear Adm. Sandy Stosz took over as superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, becoming the first woman to run a military academy in U.S. history.

NPR

Saving the Earth is new mission at more churches countrywide

In churches — and synagogues and mosques — across the country, saving the planet is becoming as important as saving souls.

Orlando Sentinel

WORLD

Berlin Wall turns 50: Some want to rebuild it, barbed wire and all

Fifty years after the Berlin Wall was literally built overnight, very little of it is left to look at. Some, who nearly lost their life because of it, want to see portions of the much-hated structure rebuilt.

ABC News

Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall was built

YouTube

At least 21 dead after Syrian naval forces shell port city

At least 21 people were killed in a Syrian military crackdown on anti-government protesters in the northwestern port city of Latakia, opposition groups said.

CNN

Famine in Somalia also taking toll on Islamic militia group

As the U.S. and other donors scramble to help Somalis, some experts see an opportunity of sorts. The drought, they say, seems to be starving the Islamist militia group al-Shabaab of resources.

NPR

Horn of Africa famine

Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Wyo. paleontology dispatch No. 1: Why 56 million years ago?

56 million years ago, the Paleocene Epoch passed into the Eocene. The Paleocene, which began about 66 million years ago, marked the beginning of the so-called “Age of Mammals.”

Smithsonian Magazine

Annual meteor shower puts on celestial fireworks display

Sky-gazers across parts of the planet have been treated to a celestial display of the Perseid meteor shower.

BBC

Traces of DNA discovered in space

A team of NASA scientists appears to have found chemicals called nucleobases — building blocks for DNA — on meteorites.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Recycling stores invest in community and the environment

It’s the ultimate in recycling, plus a cost-effective way to improve or furnish homes — and a major fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity affiliates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Groups ask court to halt Mont., Idaho wolf hunts

Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in Idaho and Montana.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The world’s most robust marine reserve

Cabo Pulmo National Park, sitting underwater and tucked away near the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, has proven to be the world’s most robust marine reserve in the world.

ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

Official: Make teachers pay for cheating

School employees found helping students cheat on standardized tests shouldn’t only lose their jobs, they should pay to clean up the mess, said acting Commissioner of Education George Coleman.

Connecticut Post

Super teachers alone can’t save schools

Extraordinary educators are rare and often burn out. To save our schools, says Steven Brill, we have to demand more from ordinary teachers and their unions.

Wall Street Journal

Planning ahead can reduce back-to-school stress

Although many children anxiously anticipate the first day of school, children who are excessively worried for a prolonged period of time may have a larger problem, an expert says.

HealthDay

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