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In this file photo, crates of Beck's beer are seen on the ground of the InBev brewery in Bremen, northern Germany.  (Photo by Joerg Sarbach / AP) InBev bags Anheuser-Busch After a month of resistance, the board of Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch voted to accept a $49.9 billion bid from Belgium's InBev, paving the way for the creation of the world's largest beer company. Forbes Tale of 2 brewers: A-B timeline St. Louis Post-Dispatch Hague court accuses Sudanese president of genocide International Herald Tribune 3 plead guilty to plot at UK jet bomb trial Three of the men charged with plotting to bomb transatlantic passenger flights pleaded guilty at a London court to conspiracy to cause explosions, report UK news agencies. CNN   Militants breached US Afghan base More than 100 insurgents breached a U.S. outpost in north-eastern Afghanistan, killing nine U.S. troops in hours of fierce fighting, NATO said. BBC 9 US soldiers killed in Afghan attack YouTube US stock-index futures gain; Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac advance U.S. stock-index futures rose after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said he would seek approval from Congress to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Bloomberg Will credit crisis affect you? MSNBC Fannie and Freddie's troubles CNN New Yorker's Obama cover sparks campaign uproar Barack Obama's campaign is condemning a New Yorker magazine cover that depicts Obama fist-bumping his gun-slinging wife as “tasteless and offensive.” CBS News Bold Mediterranean summit opens diplomatic doors Leaders of 43 nations with nearly 800 million inhabitants inaugurated a new Union for the Mediterranean. International Herald Tribune   NATION Huge mudslide in eastern Calif. damages 50-plus homes A massive mudslide significantly damaged more than 50 homes in an area scarred by last year's wildfires, nearly destroying a historical fish hatchery in this remote city on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. San Francisco Chronicle Big gains made against CA fires Press Democrat Blue laws: easing up on Sunday sales Seventy-five years after Franklin Roosevelt oversaw the repeal of the 18th Amendment, many state lawmakers across the country still find themselves stumbling over the last vestiges of Prohibition. U.S. News & World Report POLITICS Democrats, Republicans vow to cooperate on Fannie, Freddie The Hill Green Party names McKinney as presidential pick The U.S. Green Party, which captured far less than 1 percent of the vote in the last presidential election, chose former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney as its 2008 presidential candidate. CNN McKinney heads Green Party ticket NPR The US Supreme Court, where no one rushes into retirement With five justices 70 or older by the time the court meets in October, commentators have been talking about the court's role in the election. One change on a court that divides 5-4 in key cases can alter results. USA Today BUSINESS Starbucks lists first store closures Starbucks Corp. has released a list of stores that will be closing in July. The move is expected to affect 12,000 employees, and the closures will be spread out until 2009. Seattle Post-Intelligencer All eyes on Amtrak Soaring gas prices and higher airfares are causing Americans to take a closer look at their rail system. Newsweek LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The nightly news, not-for-profit The newspaper industry is in a bad spot. The business model is collapsing, ad dollars are disappearing, newsprint prices are at a 12-year high and the Internet is just giving news away for free. TIME Easy readers, tough topics Answers to the tough questions children can ask are increasingly to be found by the fistful in the form of picture books, illustrated read-alouds aimed at 4- to 8-year-olds. Philadelphia Inquirer HEALTH Baby milk recommendations changed The American Academy of Pediatrics changed its recommendation that weaned babies be fed whole milk until they're 2 years old. WebMD ENVIRONMENT Waitakere promotes rainwater flushes Residents from Waitakere City in West Auckland, New Zealand are installing tanks that collect rainwater channeled from their roofs to minimize the use of mains water, especially during the winter. New Zealand Herald The problem with biofuels A new European study shows that biofuel production is helping to drive up already skyrocketing food prices, some of which have doubled in the past few years. CBS News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Evangelicals honor audio bible For the first time in the 30-year history of the Evengelical Book of the Year Award's history, an audio Bible won, reflecting a change in preferences among evangelical book purchasers. USA Today Who owns that prayer? Recent controversies regarding copyrights of religious texts have brought into question the nature of religion, copyright and ego. TIME Egypt's Coptic Christians avoid hard-line Muslim fundamentalists Under pressure from sectarian violence, the most populous Christian community in the Middle East is seeking safety by cutting social ties that have bound them to Muslims in Egypt for centuries. San Francisco Chronicle   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: The mac-and-cheese effect Salon.com Editorial: Downsize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Christian Science Monitor Column: Rights apply to teenagers, too Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Dems oblivious on oil New Hampshire Union Leader Column (David Sirota): Chain store politics suffocates America Denver Post Editorial: Energetic thinking USA Today Editorial: History goes missing at the White House International Herald Tribune Column: The gravitational pull of our buttocks Salon.com   Site edited by: Walt Chiu, Beverly Stiles, Brian Levine, Andrew McMillan, Destinei Waddy, Bryan Panhorst, Rachel Wright, Max Miller and Dana Myles.   GOOD NEWS Boat picks up 9 trapped by Alaskan volcano's eruption A volcano erupted in Alaska's Aleutian Island chain, trapping at least nine people with falling ash until a private boat was able to rescue them after the Coast Guard appealed for help. Anchorage Daily News 1-handed wonder still inspires Jim Abbot, a former professional baseball player who pitched successfully despite only having one hand, still inspires children across the country. Sports Illustrated WORLD Brazil oil workers begin strike Employees of Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, have commenced a five-day strike to protest offshore working conditions. BBC 154 Indian students duped, Chinese police hunt for agent Chinese police have sealed the home of a Bangladeshi agent accused of selling fake airline tickets to 154 Indian medical students studying in China. ZeeNews Accept Iran as reality, Tehran mayor tells the Western world At odds with the West over its nuclear work, Iran could reach an accommodation with the U.S. if its critics accepted that the Islamic Republic is here to stay, according to Tehran's ambitious mayor. Reuters SPORTS Kings of New York: Cubs rule All-Star game roost A mind-blowing eight Cubs players will join manager Lou Piniella for the festivities in New York, the most All-Stars from a NL team since the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. Chicago Sun-Times Favre seeks unconditional release from Packers, sources say After a conference call with Packers team officials in which quarterback Brett Favre emphatically expressed his desire to play in 2008, Favre formally asked by letter for his unconditional contractual release. ESPN Where would Favre go? Ten places he could call home USA Today SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Apple Inc. sells 1 million iPhones in its first 3 days Apple Inc. said it has sold 1 million iPhones in the three days following the release of the latest model. But the launch was plagued by software problems. San Francisco Chronicle Solar panels to dye for Scientists show that cheap chemical dyes may lead to efficient conversion of the sun's energy. Science News Solar car off to good start Calgary Herald Can microorganisms be a solution to the world's energy problems? The ability of microorganisms to grow from an almost infinite variety of food sources may play a role in bailing out society from its current energy crisis, according to researchers at the Biodesign Institute. Science Daily EDUCATION HCC program makes college free For two years, Houston Community College's grant program, Opportunity 14, will cover college expenses that aren't covered by state and federal grants. Houston Chronicle Texas students push for right to carry guns on campus College students in Texas are pushing for legislation that grants the right to bear arms on campus in the wake of last year's massacre at Virginia Tech. Houston Chronicle   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The future of virtual reality A Coventry, England conference focused on the application of computer-game technologies and virtual environments to real-world business problems. 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