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Oil cleanup workers use absorbent booms to collect oil and tar balls in Orange Beach, Ala. Oil washed ashore with the tide overnight, leaving an ugly stain that brought out dozens of BP workers to clean.  (Photo by Dave Martin / AP) Good time to be selling pool supplies Like winter blizzards, a summer heat wave favors certain segments of the economy. When it feels like Death Valley in New Jersey, air conditioners, kiddie pools and fitness drinks sell like crazy. Christian Science Monitor Blog: Keeping cool especially important for seniors  (Baltimore Sun) Picture of Health Heatwaves: They don't call it global for nothing Discovery News Grameen Bank expands into America Grameen America, the U.S. offshoot of the famous Asian microlending institution founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, is now in its third year of operation in America and is expanding. Newsweek   BP dampens hope of early leak fix BP dampened hopes that it could plug its leaking Gulf of Mexico well sooner than forecast, while a battle between the U.S. government and the oil industry over a deepwater drilling ban heads to court. Reuters Owner of rig exploits offshore status New York Times Cleaning up on the oil spill TIME 3 arrested in Norway al-Qaida bomb plot Three suspected al-Qaida members were arrested in what Norwegian and U.S. officials said was a terrorist plot linked to similar plans in New York and England. Seattle Times Suspected al-Qaida members' arrest ABC News Cuba to release 52 political prisoners Cuba's Catholic Church has said that the Cuban government will free 52 political prisoners in a major concession to international pressure to improve its human rights. BBC Cuba 'to free political prisoners' Al Jazeera   NATION Soldier charged over leaked video The U.S. military said it had charged a soldier in connection with the leak of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Iraq, including two Reuters journalists. Reuters The website that reveals state secrets CNN US allegedly fires on unarmed reporters The Australian Familial DNA search leads to arrest in Grim Sleeper killings A ''familial search'' of prisons came up with the identity of a convict whose DNA indicated he was a close relative of a serial killer suspected of slaying at least 10 women and one man. Los Angeles Times Oakland waits for verdict in BART trial Jury deliberations are underway in the trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man, a trial that has sparked racial tensions across the country. NPR POLITICS As midterms near, Obama hits the campaign trail in 2 states President Barack Obama will soon headline fundraisers in two states — Missouri and Nevada. Both are places where Democratic candidates are in tough contests. NPR The year of 'no comment' Skittish politicians across the land are avoiding cameras and the media in this election cycle, which has become the year of "no comment." Politico ENVIRONMENT Recycled cigarette butts can keep steel from rusting When you think recycling, newspapers, plastic bottles and aluminum cans probably come to mind. But one researcher wants to add cigarette butts to the list. USA TODAY Climategate scientists' honesty not in doubt, says review The "rigor and honesty" of the scientists at the center of a controversy over climate research, sparked when hundreds of e-mails were stolen from a research center, is not in doubt, an independent review said. The Independent 'Climategate' review clears scientists CNN Coffee cups turned into biofuel Discarded Tim Hortons coffee cups are being turned into ethanol by researchers at the University of Manitoba. CBC News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Proton smaller than thought Protons, among the building blocks of atoms, are even smaller than we thought — and the unexpected discovery may alter some of the most trusted laws of physics. National Geographic Experimental solar plane attempts 1st night flight over Switzerland An experimental airplane landed safely after flying through the night propelled entirely by 12,000 solar cells and sunlight-powered lithium batteries. Bloomberg Sculpture park visible from space Australian artist Andrew Rogers wants to create massive "drawings on the Earth" that are visible from space. CNN EDUCATION Student avatars could help improve teacher training The TeachME project is using realistic student avatars in a revolutionary teacher training program aimed at eliminating the trial-by-fire approach to classroom-management training. Inside Higher Ed Computer-savvy students cheating more, getting caught less Those vintage forms of academic dishonesty — crib notes scribbled on a palm — haven’t gone away, but a new generation of computer literate students are blurring the definition of cheating. Globeandmail.com RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY How iPhones are changing religion The proliferation of mobile devices are allowing worshippers to craft a personal religious environment in an otherwise secular world, but also diluting many practices central to all religions. LiveScience The cost of being Jewish At a time when American families are tightening household budgets, does it really make sense to continue to charge thousands of dollars to participate in Jewish life? Newsweek Green religion movement hopes Gulf oil spill wins converts Environmentally minded religious leaders are making the Gulf of Mexico oil spill a rallying cry, hoping to inspire the faithful to support cleaner energy, consume less and contemplate more. 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 (Raul A. Reyes): Ariz.’s next ugly battle: citizenship for immigrant children Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Have they no decency? Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: The Constitution trumps Ariz. New York Times Column (Jim Talent): At last, the debate has STARTed National Review Column (James Surowiecki): Masters of Main St. The New Yorker Blog (Glenn Greenwald): Adventures in media transparency Salon Blog (Mark Mardell): American pessimism  (BBC) Mark Mardell's America Column (Yasmin Alibhai Brown): 7/7: the aftermath of tragedy The Independent   Site edited by: Jodi McMaster, Robert Hang, Anne Lawver, Rachel Wright, Elizabeth Quinn, Mahvish Kazmi, Michael Makofka, Tanya Flowers, Jeff Bromberg, John Allen, Jessica Duncan, Selvasumathi Namokarean, Alessandra Marseglia and Charles Weiss.   GOOD NEWS Love in a war zone The love story of Maj. Patrick Malone and Capt. Brandy Fargon seems like a fairy tale. But in their "Cinderella" story, ever after has often meant living apart and deployment in war zones. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Students get mucky for summer by cleaning up Back River Sometimes you just have to get your hands dirty. That's the lesson Ben Boor says he's picked up from his summer job clearing debris from one of Maryland's most degraded waterways. Baltimore Sun WORLD CNN sacking over Fadlallah tweet A senior Middle East editor at the U.S. cable news channel CNN has been fired after she wrote on Twitter that she "respected" a late Lebanese Shia Muslim leader with links to Hezbollah. Al Jazeera Afghan citizens paid $1 billion in bribes for public services last year Almost a third of civil servants said they have been forced to pay a bribe to obtain a public service, while 13 percent of households said that they had paid bribes to secure their own sources of income. Guardian EU parliament ratifies data sharing deal with US The European Parliament gave its final agreement to a deal with the United States granting terrorism investigators access to information about Europeans' bank transfers. Reuters Europe’s new approach to biotech food New York Times BUSINESS Stocks rally, Dow surges back above 10,000 on European bank news Stocks surged, sending U.S. benchmark indexes up the most since May, while growth in American retail sales bolstered optimism in the earnings season. Bloomberg Market rebound: What led the rally? CNBC Pa. offers nation's 1st wine vending machines in test run Pennsylvania recently introduced the country's first wine "kiosks." If the machines are successful in test run stores, the state Liquor Control Board could place the alcohol automats in about 100 others. CBS News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Vacationing teens find it hard to unplug With the miles between home and away so easily traversed by limitless texting and laptops, the family getaway to the beach or the lake has become just another frontier transformed by the digital age. Denver Post Netflix to stream 1st-run Relativity films Netflix Inc. will stream first-run films online months after their release on DVD under an accord with Relativity Media LLC that bypasses pay-TV services such as HBO and Showtime. San Francisco Chronicle SPORTS Home game: big leaguers living at home Tyson Ross ducked into the dugout for an interview and apologized. The Oakland Athletics pitcher was late, he said, because he had to drop off his brother's lunch at school. Wall Street Journal A's option Tyson Ross Seattle Post-Intelligencer Petacchi wins 4th stage of Tour, with Armstrong finishing safely in pack Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won the fourth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint, with Lance Armstrong and other contenders for the overall title finishing safely in the pack. Star Tribune HEALTH Food czar hopes to change the way Baltimore eats The city of Baltimore recently hired a food policy coordinator, making the city one of the first in the country with a paid "food czar." Her directive: get more healthy food on the tables of the people who need it. Salon A super shift in grocery habits Star Tribune Organic eggs no healthier Most of the time, according to a study by the United States Department of Agriculture, the eggs are indistinguishable. When there is a difference, it's often the factory eggs that are safer. TIME   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT China to revise currency policy China is set to announce a revision of currency policy that will allow greater variation in the value of its currency, combined with a small, immediate jump in its value against the dollar. 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