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Indian Sikhs shout slogans in front of the U.S Consulate during a protest in Hyderabad, India, to condemn the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A. / AP)

The case for vacation: why breaks improve productivity

The first week of August is one of the most popular times for people to take off work. Research has shown that time off improves output on the job.

The Atlantic

Americans are taking fewer vacations but spending more

Business News Daily

A modern wired university in Nigeria

The American University of Nigeria provides a modern education right in the backyard of Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown terrorist group.

Christian Science Monitor

Wis. Sikh temple gunman had ‘white power links’

U.S. authorities have said they are investigating reports that a gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin had white supremacist links.

BBC

Live updates: Sikh temple shooting

Huffington Post

Sikh temple shooter: Wade Michael Page

ABC News

Syrian Prime Minister defects to Jordan to join ‘revolution’

Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar Assad’s government to join “the revolution,” his spokesman says.

BBC

‘Bomb attack’ on Syria state TV building

Telegraph.co.uk

Special section:

Syria: live updates

Guardian

GOP steers clear of gay marriage issue

When Democrats announced that their 2012 platform would include a historic first — gay marriage written in as a plank — the reaction from mainstream Republicans was near silence.

Politico

NATION

Mars rover beams photos back from the Red Planet

The photos, tiny and grainy at first, offered the first visual evidence that the $2.5 billion rover had made it to Mars after a nail-biting, first-of-its-kind landing.

SPACE.com

NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing, beams back photos

Reuters

Illegal immigrants’ road trip: riding a ’freedom’ bus or flouting the law?

About 30 illegal immigrants have set out for a “no papers, no fear” bus trip. Supporters say they are highlighting the need for reform. Detractors say they are thumbing their noses at the law.

Christian Science Monitor

US auditing post-Katrina sewer cash

Federal housing authorities are auditing the use of more than $650 million in grants designated for an ambitious plan for sewage and water systems in post-Katrina Mississippi.

ABC News

POLITICS

2012 — the year of the Asian voter?

There’s a man in Virginia who could quite possibly hold the key to a Mitt Romney victory in November. His name? Peter Su.

NPR

GOP names several speakers for national convention in August

A trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders are among the first speakers disclosed for August’s Republican National Convention.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Back-to-school promotions aren’t limited to school supplies

This stuff is sure not on the list the teacher sent out. But it’s hardly stopping savvy marketers from latching onto the back-to-school mantra.

USA TODAY

Back-to-school sales will provide an economic boost for states

NBCNews.com

Best Buy founder offers stock buy out

Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze, who stepped down as chairman this year, offered to take the electronics retailer private at $24 to $26 a share.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Tell fewer lies to live a healthier life

Growing up, we have always been taught that lying is unethical — that we should always speak the truth. But could lying also be bad for your health?

Counsel and Heal

Honey seems to provide relief for toddlers with coughs

Parents of young children who have coughs that keep them up at night may want to try giving their little ones honey for some relief, a randomized trial showed.

MedPage Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Eatery says business up after religion flap

A Pennsylvania restaurant proprietor was challenged by an atheist’s group when she offered a discount for receiving a church bulletin. She challenged back, stating that the controversy has not hurt business.

Philadelphia Inquirer

French Catholic Church prayer against gay marriage, euthanasia

The French Catholic Church will revive a centuries-old custom with an updated national “prayer for France,” opposing the same-sex marriage and euthanasia reforms planned by the new Socialist government.

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Experts flock to find a solution to collisions between birds and planes

A Denver-bound Boeing jet’s run-in with a large bird was the latest reminder of the danger of sharing the skies with animals, but for a group of officials planning to meet, avian strikes are never off the radar.

FOX News

You’re wrecking our wrecks!

Archaeologists want sunken vessels to be given the same levels of protection as threatened marine ecosystems.

The Independent

SPORTS

Jeff Gordon wins rain-shortened NASCAR race at Pocono

In a race marred by the death of a fan hit by lightning, Jeff Gordon earned his first victory of the season, taking advantage of an accident and going on to win when the race was called because of a downpour.

CBSSports

Lightning kills fan at Pocono Raceway

7online

Kohles wins 2nd PGA event in 2nd professional start

One week after winning his professional debut, Ben Kohles did it again. The 22-year-old fired a 9-under-par 62 in the final round of the Cox Classic to win for the second straight week.

Yahoo! News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Mike Lofgren):

GOP insider: Religion destroyed my party

Salon

Column (Peter Gelzinis):

Hate breeds our own terrorists, too

Boston Herald

Editorial:

A year later: remember them

Virginian-Pilot

Editorial:

Judge should let public in on James Holmes trial

Denver Post

Column (Stephen Henderson):

Emergency manager law unpleasant

Detroit Free Press

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Baltimore Sun

Blog (Faye Flam):

Mars mission critics misunderstand chemistry

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (James Delingpole):

‘A sudden increase in extreme weather events’: the new big lie

Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Fed up with congested roads? Online tool lets you sound off

Want to weigh in on how congestion can be reduced on the freeways? Washington State’s Transportation Commission has launched Voice of Washington State, an online forum and survey site.

Daily Herald

A Wharton grad from Pennsylvania hopes there is money in fungus

Graham Phillips, a Wharton graduate, grew plants indoors as a child and developed an entrepreneurial outlook as an adult. He started BioOrganics LLC, a small business that makes and sells fungi.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Saving a life in 140 characters

You may use text messages to organize nights out or let someone know you’ll be late. But in Malawi, these 140 character messages are also used for something far more compelling: saving lives.

BBC

WORLD

Hiroshima marks atomic bombing

A bell tolled to mark a moment of silence while people joined hands in prayer as tens of thousands marked the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.

News24

Last Enola Gay crew member recalls Hiroshima

CNN

Secretary Clinton visits ailing Nelson Mandela in South Africa

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited with Nelson Mandela at his home to pay her respects to the aging South African icon.

Christian Science Monitor

OLYMPICS 2012: LONDON GAMES

Gabby Douglas shows she’s human

Gabby Douglas proved she was human, finishing eighth on the uneven bars in the apparatus finals. Russia’s Aliya Mustafina took the gold in front of He Kexin of China and Great Britain’s Beth Tweddle.

Sports Illustrated

Michael Phelps making final splash

Phelps woke up early on the first day of the rest of his life, retired at 27, and found that he felt oddly out of place.

USA TODAY

Michael Phelps: Will his Olympic medal records ever be broken?

Christian Science Monitor

Williams sisters win gold again in London Olympic doubles

The overpowering American pair won the doubles title at the Olympics, with Serena adding to the singles gold she won on Centre Court at Wimbledon a day earlier.

ESPN

In historic shift, women take lead role

USA TODAY

Williams sisters capture doubles gold

NBCSports

EDUCATION

Education Secretary Duncan on reform and changes for the new school year

A more well-rounded curriculum, higher academic standards and cuts to extracurriculars are some of the changes to expect during the new school year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan says.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Elite colleges move to transform online higher education

From Harvard to Stanford, a growing number of elite universities are throwing open their digital doors to the masses — they’re offering their most popular courses online for no charge.

CBS News

Feeling the heat, American Federation of Teachers’ reform resolve wavers

Can a teachers’ union successfully be a hardball-playing defender of its rights while also being a collaborative force for the common good?

Education Week

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Could video games help unite generations in learning?

Given that the number and variety of digital options will only increase, wouldn’t it be more productive to explore how we can effectively transform media consumption into quality family time?

Slate

Dinosaur boom linked to the rise of the Rocky Mountains

The evolution of new dinosaur species may have surged due to the rise of the Rocky Mountains and the emergence of a prehistoric inner sea in North America, researchers say.

Discovery News

An anthropologist walks into a bar ...

A sense of humor must have given our ancestors a functional advantage, and anthropologists want to understand what that advantage is.

NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

What adults can learn from kids’ books

Leaving books such as “The Little Prince” to childhood is a mistake of the worst kind. Fail to re-read them from a more mature standpoint and you‘re almost guaranteed to miss what they’re all about.

The Atlantic

Tavi Gevinson, trendsetter at age 16

On a Monday afternoon in early July, about 200 teenagers had gathered at Littlefield, a New York performance space, to wait for 16-year-old fashion blogger and online impresario Tavi Gevinson.

Columbus Dispatch

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