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Backlash grows against full-body scanners in airports

Opposition to new full-body imaging machines to screen passengers and the government's deployment of them at most major airports is growing.

USA TODAY

Government hopes drilling moratorium can survive court

The Obama administration is taking another crack at a moratorium on deep-water drilling, stressing new evidence of safety concerns and no longer basing the moratorium on water depth.

CBS News

Week 12 of the spill

Anchorage Daily News

Yankees' Steinbrenner dies at 80

George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died.

ESPN

Blog:

Steinbrenner family releases a statement

Village Voice

George Steinbrenner dies of heart attack

NBCSports

Mourning Yankee's George Steinbrenner

Yahoo! News

Belfast police, Irish Catholic rioters clash over parade

Police struggled to quell rioting by Catholics in parts of Northern Ireland following a day of Protestant parades, an annual event that often pushes sectarian animosity past the boiling point.

Houston Chronicle

Belfast parade in pictures

Belfast Telegraph

Economy hurts Obama, GOP Congress gains support

Increasingly disenchanted with President Barack Obama's work on the stalled economy, registered voters by an 8-point margin say they'd prefer to see the Republicans take control of Congress.

ABC News

NATION

Commission hearing may determine future of ground zero mosque

New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a hearing to decide whether a century-old building near ground zero is worth preserving.

CNN

Big Coal targets Calif.'s climate law

In California, America's most plentiful resource, coal, is a small, shrinking part of the energy picture. So why are out-of-state coal companies trying to sink California's groundbreaking climate change law?

Mother Jones

Empire State Building goes green

USA TODAY

POLITICS

As Pentagon spending gets tighter, contractors restructure, make cuts

Pentagon officials have long said industry should no longer expect major growth within the department's budget, and the Defense Department recently launched an initiative to improve contracting efficiency.

Washington Post

Pentagon memo outlines military, media interaction in Afghanistan

CNN

Blog:

DARPA plots death from above, on demand

(Wired)

Danger Room

Tory filibuster seeks to block hearings on G20 policing

Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are filibustering to block opposition efforts to launch hearings on policing at the Toronto G20 summit, accusing political rivals of seeking to build sympathy for rioters.

Globeandmail.com

Americans, Britons and Canadians tuned out G20 summit

Angus Reid Global Monitor

BUSINESS

FDIC's authority has expanded

Federal bank regulators have agreed to give the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. unlimited authority to investigate banks, clarifying the agency's power that was in question during the financial crisis.

Houston Chronicle

Trade gap widens unexpectedly in May

The trade deficit widened in May, led by a big jump in imports from China that helped overpower the best month for U.S. exports since September 2008.

Reuters

2nd largest mall owner General Growth files for plan of reorganization

The second largest U.S. mall owner said it has restructured about $15 billion in project-level debt, which will allow it to satisfy its debt and other claims in full.

Reuters

HEALTH

Higher vitamin E intake tied to lower dementia risk

Older adults who get plenty of vitamin E in their diets may have a somewhat lower risk of developing dementia than those who consume less of the nutrient.

MSNBC

Administration's new HIV/AIDS policy focuses on lowering infection rate

The White House will unveil the first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy, a plan that aims to reduce the number of new cases by 25 percent in the next five years.

Washington Post

Are hospitals deadlier in July?

Each year, many medical school graduates enter their residency programs at teaching hospitals in July. Now, a growing body of research suggests that month might be a deadly time in U.S. hospitals.

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Remembering Live Aid 25 years later

In front of a packed house at JFK Stadium, Joan Baez expressed the spirit of the day: "Good morning, children of the '80s. This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue."

CNN

Live Aid: a look back 25 years later

MTV

Man sues Facebook, claiming to own an 84 percent stake in the company

Facebook is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Wellsville, N.Y. resident Paul D. Ceglia after he sued the social networking company, claiming to have a whopping 84 percent stake dating back to 2003.

Fast Company

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Nina Shen Rastogi):

Is atomic energy clean and green?

Slate

Editorial:

Why is the White House talking about a GOP takeover of the House?

Politico

Blog (John Nichols):

Is the financial regulation bill 'socialist'? Don't make the socialists laugh

(The Nation)

The Beat

Editorial:

Fix Head Start education before throwing more money at it

USA TODAY

Blog (Jeffrey Kluger):

How half a billion trees died in 48 hours

TIME

Blog (Christopher Hitchens):

Your tax dollars at work — in West Bank settlements

(Slate)

Fighting Words

Editorial:

With debt, deficit come more red tape

Washington Examiner

Column (Paul Krugman):

The feckless Fed

New York Times

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers offer lifeline to seniors

Florann Steele typifies what Laurel Area Faith in Action offers — volunteers to aid and comfort retired and aging citizens.

Tribune-Review

Beggar chooses to donate life's savings to social cause

Who says beggars can’t be choosers? They not only have choices but sometimes they make the best ones — as Sindhubala Mishra did when she donated her land.

Daily News & Analysis

WORLD

Haiti quake victims furious as floods sweep through 'safe' camp

A summer storm ripped through tents and sent solar-powered streetlights crashing down at the Haitian government's primary relocation camp for people left homeless by the January earthquake.

Baltimore Sun

6 months later, many barriers to recovery