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People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad‘s Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq. An onslaught of bombings and shootings killed scores of people across Iraq in the nation’s deadliest day so far this year. (Photo by Karim Kadim / AP)

Ramadan and the Olympics: to fast or not to fast?

As the Olympic Games coincide with the Islamic holy month, many participating Muslim athletes face a very difficult choice: To fast or not to fast?

Guardian

As an expectant mother, is Marissa Mayer the future?

Marissa Mayer is due to have her first child and she intends to work through her maternity leave. She has praised Yahoo for not questioning her about her pregnancy during the recruitment process.

Scotsman

Spate of attacks kills 107 across Iraq

At least 107 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq, in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shiite Muslim targets.

Reuters

Iraq attacks timeline

Telegraph.co.uk

Colo. shooting spree: a day of tears for victims

Two days after a shooting rampage killed 12 people and wounded 58 in a movie theater, President Obama flew in to praise victims and survivors.

Washington Post

Vigils for Aurora shooting victims

CBS News

Map:

The gun ownership and gun homicides murder map of the world

Guardian

Apple growth slows to a crawl as iPhone buyers await model

As iPhone fans await the release of a new model, they are delaying purchases and may cause Apple Inc. to post its slowest sales growth in more than two years.

Bloomberg

NATION

Joe Paterno statue taken down

The Joe Paterno statue was removed from its pedestal outside Beaver Stadium, and it will be stored in an unnamed “secure location,” Penn State president Rodney Erickson announced.

ESPN

Blog:

Penn State football program to be hit with major sanctions by NCAA

(CBSSports)

Dennis Dodd

US Afghan withdrawal halfway done

This year’s pullout of 23,000 American troops from Afghanistan is at the halfway mark, U.S. Gen. John Allen, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces, said.

Salt Lake Tribune

POLITICS

Supreme Court politics in 2012 election

President Obama lost a potential campaign attack line when the Supreme Court upheld his health care law, but the Court still serves as one of his best tools for raising money and waking up his base.

Politico

He’s a long shot, but don’t count Mike Huckabee out

Among the many contenders who could wind up becoming Mitt Romney’s running mate, there are some potential surprises — like former presidential candidate-turned TV and radio host Mike Huckabee.

NPR

BUSINESS

Slower global growth reflects close economic links

The global economy is in the worst shape since the dark days of 2009. Six of the 17 countries that use the euro currency are in recession, and the U.S. economy is struggling again.

CBS News

Bank closures in 3 states bring 2012 failure total to 37

Regulators closed two small banks in Georgia, one in Florida and one in Kansas, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 37.

Oklahoman

Apple heads into choppy waters as new iPhone awaited

Apple Inc. faces an unusual phenomenon when reporting earnings this time around: low expectations. Few are expecting the world’s most valuable technology company to deliver a bumper quarter once more.

Reuters

Samsung and Apple global patent fight moves to Australia trial

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fear of potential drone GPS hacking raised by Congress

Members of Congress raised concerns over the potential security risks posed by the jamming of unmanned aerial systems and the potential use of drones by terrorists.

Ars Technica

Canon M joins mirrorless movement

Canon is joining the mirrorless camera movement, following in Olympus, Panasonic, Sony and Nikon’s footsteps with the Canon M camera.

USA TODAY

Canon joins mirrorless camera movement

Wired

EDUCATION

Parents of McDaniel College students get a taste of the freshman experience

Moms and dads of students at Baltimore’s McDaniel College spent two days on campus for “Parent Preview.” The program gives parents a taste of what their children will experience this fall.

Baltimore Sun

Paid interns help nonprofits

In Amherst, Mass., Amherst College’s internships provide experience that could help in a job search and pay up to $3,500, depending on whether students live at home or travel abroad.

BusinessWeek

HEALTH

The brains behind the super humans

The Wellcome Foundation’s exhibition “Superhuman: Exploring Human Enhancement from 600BCE to 2050” explores the search to increase the prowess of our mortal being.

The Independent

Fat can affect brain’s perception of flavor

NY Daily News

HIV patients show varied characteristics

Among people with HIV in the U.S., those born outside the country are more likely than U.S.-born patients to have acquired HIV through heterosexual sex.

HealthDay

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pastor celebrates a safe homecoming after kidnapping

A Pentecostal church pastor says he is thankful to be home in Massachusetts after he and another churchgoer were abducted in Egypt, then released unharmed.

San Francisco Chronicle

Kadima splinter faction to join coalition

Members of the Kadima party said that they would gather a group of seven Knesset members to join Netanyahu’s government, under the authority of former minister Tzachi Hanegbi.

Forward

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Emily Schlichting):

Why are you trying to take away my insurance?

USA TODAY

Column (Charles Krauthammer):

Did the state make you great?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Bad plumbing

Baltimore Sun

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The Chick-Fil-A cows make a statement

Creators Syndicate

Editorial:

Lives cut down as they began

Denver Post

Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.):

Texas GOP wages war on thinking

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Peter M. Leschak):

The beginnings of a social divide

Star Tribune

Editorial:

Time for the US to focus on Syria after Bashar Assad

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Peruvian marathoner gets to the Olympics on borrowed shoes

Marathoner Gladys Tejeda, who grew up in a poor family in the mountains of Peru, will represent her country in London, even though just four years ago she had never heard of the Olympics.

Christian Science Monitor

Awesome experiences can make us nicer people, study suggests

Regular “awesome” experiences may improve mental health and make us nicer. New findings suggest “awe therapy” can help overcome the stressful effects of fast-paced modern life.

Scotsman

Michigan’s Family Fun Ride supports Habitat for Humanity

The Rush for the Brush-Family Fun Ride is a bike-a-thon to benefit Habitat for Humanity’s “A Brush with Kindness.” The event will help the poor, disabled, elderly and veterans.

Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Heavy rains in Beijing kill 37

The Chinese capital’s heaviest rainstorm in six decades killed at least 37 people, flooded streets and stranded 80,000 people at the main airport, state media and the government have said.

Reuters

‘Honor dead by celebrating life,’ Norway PM urges after massacre

A year after Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in Norway, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg urged Norwegians to “honor the dead by celebrating life.”

CNN

Norway v. Breivik

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Lobstermen are finding more odd colors in their catch

When a 100-pound shipment of lobsters arrived at Bill Sarro’s seafood shop last month, it contained a surprise — six orange crustaceans that have been said to be a 1-in-10-million oddity.

Yahoo! News

Dolphin mass deaths in Gulf of Mexico

The BP oil spill, the largest ever oil spill on open water, contributed significantly to the historically high number of dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico, says a two-year scientific study.

PlanetSave.com

Bacteria, cold water and probably oil killed baby dolphins in Gulf, say scientists

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Will anyone really miss the box office?

A Warner Bros. executive emailed a fact sheet about “The Dark Knight Rises” to Hollywood reporters that ended with two hopeful syllables for the film’s box-office prospects: “Ka ching.”

U.S. News & World Report

Pennsylvania cooperative is creative haven for young writers and artists

The Cyberpunk Apocalypse, in Pittsburgh, offers a visiting writers residency program, which allows one writer per month to live at the house for free while completing a creative project.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Coke’s iconic bottle

Coke calls it “the contour bottle.” Andy Warhol called it art. Everyone talks about bottling success, but Coke actually did it.

CBS News

SPORTS

Wiggins becomes Britain’s 1st Tour de France winner

Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France when he claimed the 99th edition of the cycling race.

Reuters

Ernie Els rallies to win British Open

Ernie Els felt something special could happen at the Open Championship, and it did, following a collapse by Adam Scott that no one saw coming.

ESPN

British Open final round

GOLF.com

Long road back for Ernie Els

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