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Iraqi Special Operations troops escort Ahmed Abid Uwaid, a suspected leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who was believed to be a mastermind of the assassination of a prominent Sunni lawmaker, following his capture in Baghdad, Iraq.   (Photo by Ahmed Alhusseiney / AP) Iran TV accuses US of 'intolerable' meddling Iranian state television blamed the foreign media—especially the U.S. media—for the unrest in the country, even as two senior opposition leaders were arrested. ABC News New protests over Iran elections BBC US consumer prices rose less than forecast in May The cost of living in the United States rose less than forecast in May, culminating in the biggest 12-month drop in prices in almost 60 years. Bloomberg Answers to your money questions MSNBC   Obama to detail broad financial reform President Obama will finally announce his long-anticipated plan to restructure how banks and other firms are regulated in the hope of preventing another financial collapse. CNNMoney Financial plan draws mixed reviews CNBC Understanding Obama's overhaul MSNBC Cost once again a major issue as Senate discusses health care reform The Senate made its first stab at overhauling the nation's health care system, with Republicans demanding specific cost totals amid estimates of $1 trillion-plus. Houston Chronicle Budget chief sees 'hard slog' on health USA TODAY N Korea warns of 'merciless' retaliation North Korea warned of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the United States and its allies if provoked. This comes as the latest rhetoric in defense of its burgeoning nuclear program. CBS News United front against North Korea Reuters   NATION Space shuttle launch scrubbed again NASA has postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour because of a liquid hydrogen leak. CNN NASA: 'We're going to step back" BBC Mortgage applications plunge to near 7-month low New U.S. mortgage applications have fallen for a fourth consecutive week, with overall demand plunging to its lowest level in nearly seven months. CNBC POLITICS Calif. lawmakers ready to battle over taxes Democratic lawmakers proposed raising taxes on tobacco and oil companies and refused to cut state worker pay as a key budget committee finished its plan to solve the state's $24.3 billion deficit. San Francisco Chronicle US House of Representatives approves war funding bill A bill to pay for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and help bolster Pakistan's ability to fight extremists, has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in a 226 to 202 vote. Voice of America SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY How a plane-sized bird replaced feathers An extinct bird the size of a Cessna airplane and weighing as much as an average human was one of the largest birds to have ever flown the friendly skies. LiveScience Nokia phone recharges without wires While lab experiments have been able to "beam" electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the day when our cell phones can charge without having to plug them in still seems decades in the future. Yahoo! Tech LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Twitter goes literary Twitter, the social networking site favored by some celebrities, has gone high-brow with a performance from James Joyce's 1922 novel "Ulysses." Google News Twitter: Iranian movements' medium TIME Sarah Palin accepts Letterman's apology Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued a statement that officially accepted David Letterman's apology for remarks he made about her daughter last week. Detroit Free Press EDUCATION It's Janet Reno vs. Alonzo Mourning for Miami school's name The Mournings and Reno are vying for the same title — or at least their supporters are: the future name of North Miami's newest high school. McClatchy Newspapers What does 'p' in music mean? 20 percent of US students know A report card on arts education released by the National Endowment for the Arts shows room for improvement as gaps between socioeconomic and racial groups persisted. Christian Science Monitor RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Former Catholic priest Cutie marries woman from beach photos Sitting in the passenger seat of a champagne-colored Lexus and hiding his face behind a newspaper, former Roman Catholic priest Alberto Cutie left a Coral Gables courthouse as a married man. McClatchy Newspapers Report says terrorism finance laws hurt Muslim charities Federal laws targeting the financing of terrorism are vague and have given the government unchecked power over American Muslim charities, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a new report. Beliefnet   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Twitter's double-edged sword in Iran? The Atlantic Column: The best diet for allergies and hay fever WebMD Column (Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi): Afghans still skeptical about Obama McClatchy Column (Jonathan Alter): The moment of real reform Newsweek Column (Christopher Beam): Conservative minds reel on health care Slate Editorial: A step toward Palestine Baltimore Sun Column (Mike Madden): Bomb Iran — with love Salon.com Blog: Americans want health reform Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog: The consensus bet Economist Column: Europe: not a role model for America Forbes Blog: Tweety birdbrains The New Yorker Editorial: People power shows might in Tehran NY Daily News Editorial: GM needs fresh start from UAW, too Detroit News   Site edited by: Binal Ghelani, Emily Naughton, Randall Rich, Sevim Yolacti, Darling Gutierrez, Emily Kirby, Jessie Wright-Mendoza, Jasmine Jernberg, Jeff Bromberg and Ryan Kieffer.   GOOD NEWS For the most part, the kids are all right Although exhausted moms and dads may not hear it often enough, research shows that their devotion is paying off. Kids are far healthier and safer today than they were even a generation ago. USA TODAY Blue butterfly colonies thriving The large blue butterfly was declared extinct in Britain in 1979, but large blues were imported from Sweden in the 1980s by conservationists. Since then they have made an astonishing comeback. BBC WORLD 400 pieces of Air France debris found Search teams have recovered more than 400 pieces of debris from Air France Flight 447 but investigators still do not know why the plane crashed into the Atlantic, the French accident chief said. TIME India and Pakistan talk for first time since Mumbai attacks India and Pakistan held talks for the first time since relations broke down after the Mumbai terror attacks but have refused to resume a diplomatic relationship. Guardian Pakistani Foreign Minister lays out intentions YouTube BUSINESS US Bancorp leads in repaying TARP funds U.S. Bancorp said it is repaying $6.6 billion in government bailout funds, becoming the first large bank to do so, ahead of nine others given permission to return the money. Reuters FedEx posts loss, gives outlook below Wall Street view FedEx reported a quarterly loss larger than expected and gave an outlook well below Wall Street estimates, citing lower package volumes and rising fuel costs. CNBC ENVIRONMENT Drought, floods from warming already seen in US, report says Global warming is causing drought, rising sea levels and flooding from heavy rainfall in the United States, effects that will increase unless measures are taken to control fossil-fuel emissions. Bloomberg Global warming already being felt MSNBC Obama releases continued mountaintop removal coal mining plan The Obama administration released a new interagency plan to regulate mountaintop removal coal mining in the six Appalachian states of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. SustainableBusiness.com HEALTH Cooking carrots whole preserves more anti-cancer properties, study A new study by scientists showed that cooking carrots whole preserves their anti-cancer properties better than cooking them sliced or diced. Medical News Today VA medical gear still being mishandled Lawmakers blasted Veterans Affairs officials after testimony that the agency still wasn't following procedures, months after instruments may have exposed vets to hepatitis and HIV. USA TODAY SPORTS McHale out as Wolves coach Timberwolves new president of basketball operations David Kahn will hold a news conference to confirm Kevin McHale — the team’s personnel architect from 1995 until last December — will not return as coach. Star Tribune Report: Sosa tested positive in 2003 Former slugger Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, New York Times reported on its Web site. ESPN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Greenland could thaw by 2200 A drastic climate shift such as a thaw of Greenland's ice or death of the Amazon forest is more than 50 percent likely by the year 2200 in cases of strong global warming, according to a survey of experts. 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