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Laurence Sunderland, right, and his son Zac talk to reporters outside the Sunderland home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., after they got word that a French fishing boat had rescued 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, whose boat was disabled in the Indian Ocean.  (Photo by Mark J. Terrill / AP) Minority births in US drive diversity Record levels of births among minorities in the past decade are moving the U.S. a step closer to a demographic milestone in which no group commands a majority, new Census estimates show. ABC News Obama presses Congress on ‘doc fix’ President Barack Obama called for Congress to avert a planned 21 percent pay cut for doctors who see Medicare patients, saying the move is necessary to insure the health of older Americans. New York Times   Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor A French fishing vessel reached a remote area in the Indian Ocean to fetch a stranded 16-year-old California girl who lost contact as she tried to circumnavigate the globe in her yacht. CNN Missing teenage sailor found safe and well YouTube BP to raise money for wildlife protection Oil from the worst spill in U.S. history could end up at gas stations and grocery stores, once BP sells the crude taken from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico. MSNBC Worldwide BP protest day vilifies BP Christian Science Monitor Rescue crews look for survivors in Arkansas flooding Rescuers resumed the search for survivors at a federal campground in western Arkansas, where heavy rains and flash flooding were blamed for the deaths of at least 16 people, emergency officials said. CNN In pictures: Arkansas floodwaters BBC   NATION Ariz.'s next target: children of illegals For their next move, the primary authors of the toughest and most controversial immigration law in the nation are targeting children born to illegal immigrants. TIME Detainee is wrongly held, judge says A federal judge has put Yemeni citizen Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Odaini on the path to freedom after eight years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. St. Louis Post-Dispatch POLITICS Congress faces vote on Obama's Afghanistan war budget Congress faces a formidable summer agenda on issues ranging from an overhaul of financial regulation to Gulf oil spill. But nothing is as wrenching as upcoming votes to fund the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. ABC News Panel commissioned by Barney Frank recommends nearly $1T in defense cuts A panel commissioned by Rep. Barney Frank recommends nearly $1 trillion in cuts to the Pentagon’s budget during the next 10 years. The Hill HEALTH Docs wary of new breast cancer approach Delivering radiation to the tissues surrounding a breast cancer tumor immediately after it is removed now has the support of a positive clinical trial but doctors say much more proof is still needed. ABC News FDA reopens debate on amalgam fillings The safety of dental fillings containing the toxic metal mercury will be debated at public hearings later this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. CBC News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Warren Buffett lunch price tops $2 million The price of lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has topped $2 million again, breaking a previous record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay. ABC News Will last century’s styles open wallets? Clothing brands and other businesses are betting that hard-pressed consumers will prefer the comfort of goods or styles popular long ago, when times weren’t so tough. New York Times SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Google builds case over Web censorship Google is working with U.S. and European officials to build a case that would argue Internet censorship acts as a trade barrier, a top company executive said. Reuters Blog: Lawmakers disturbed over Wi-Fi snooping PC World Exoplanet spotted in motion around its young, tiny 'sun' Astronomers say they have followed, for the first time, an extra-solar planet in orbit around a young white star. BBC EDUCATION Equipping school buses with Wi-Fi Matt Federoff, the chief information officer of the 10,000-student Vail district in rural southern Arizona, is attempting to equip all 20 of the district’s high school buses with Wi-Fi routers. Education Week Job outlook brightens for new grads, but just barely This year's slightly better performance is one of many signs around the country that 2010 is a better year than 2009 for landing that first job — but not by much. USA TODAY SPORTS Underdog US team aims for a cup upset The United States and England meet for one of the World Cup's most anticipated match-ups, 60 years in the making. CBS News South Korean fans rejoice over win USA TODAY Special section: Africa 2010 CBC News Barry Bonds scores in steroid case A divided federal appeals court dealt the federal government a significant setback in prosecuting Barry Bonds of perjury. CBS News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: McCain on the evil, barbaric Iranians Salon Editorial: Horror on hallowed ground NY Daily News Column: A coming emergency room crisis Chattanooga Times Free Press Blog: Report the error Columbia Journalism Review Column: US-England: What we've been waiting for Huffington Post Column: Get the facts straight Huffington Post Blog: Journalistic balance at the expense of truth Salon Column: What's wrong with America's right Economist   Site edited by: Ayesha Sharma, Selena Williams, Selvasumathi Namokarean, Megan Morris, Michael Makofka, Tanya Flowers, Jeff Bromberg, Paul Wertheim, Rick Dossey, Alessandra Marseglia, John Allen, Jessica Duncan and Elizabeth Quinn.   GOOD NEWS Father and sons to get Drexel degrees Twin brothers Frank and Christian Anastasi knew they would share the spotlight on commencement day. But they thought they'd share it only with each other. Philadelphia Inquirer Teen focuses her compassion on Ghana Carly Williamson snapped thousands of photos in Ghana and sketched colored-pencil portraits of several of the children when she returned home. Charlotte Observer WORLD Kyrgyzstan declares state of emergency Kyrgyzstan's interim government worked to quell an upsurge of ethnic violence that killed 65 people and injured more than 500. CNN Thai farmers turn against government Farmers in Thailand's drought-stricken north have been told by the government they cannot plant any more rice, further fuelling anti-Bangkok sentiment in the Red Shirt-loyal region. Sydney Morning Herald Karzai is said to doubt West can prevail against Taliban The Afghan president has been pressing to strike his own deal with the Taliban and Pakistan because he has lost confidence that the United States and NATO will win, officials said. New York Times Afghan warlord Hekmatyar talks peace ABC News BUSINESS FDA to monitor genetic testing Indicating they plan to closely monitor the sale of genetic tests directly to consumers, federal regulators told five companies their products are medical devices that require the government's approval. San Jose Mercury News East Coast tourism business gains at Gulf's expense Vacationers, worried about the sight, smell and feel of oil on the beaches of the Gulf, look to the East Coast for alternatives. NPR RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Full in their faith, 9 women celebrate their Bat Mitzvah In 2009, a group of women from Temple Sinai in Eggertsville, N.Y., added an intensive program of study to their already busy, challenging lives. Buffalo News Pope on abuse: begs for forgiveness, promises action Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness from abuse victims and promised to "do everything possible" to ensure that clerics never rape or molest children again. Houston Chronicle Pope addresses priest abuse scandal YouTube ENVIRONMENT Battle of the bog, flirting with disaster India's biggest city struggles to house its burgeoning population without destroying the coastal mangroves so vital to its future health and safety. Globeandmail.com Kansas City charities pioneer new models for urban farms The Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas City, Kan., started the city's Farm Business Development Program in 2006. The area sees many refugees from Africa and Asia, and some of the women receive classes. Grist   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Humans driving extinction faster than species can evolve For the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared, humans are driving animals and plants to extinction faster than new species can evolve, one of the world's experts on biodiversity has warned. 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