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Libyan rebel fighters shout to clear a path for a truck carrying dead and injured fighters to gain medical aid during heavy fighting with pro-Gadhafi forces at the frontline of Dafniya in Misrata, Libya.  (Photo by Hassan Ammar / AP) Father’s Day: Are men on the verge of a manhood crisis? On a variety of fronts it seems that fatherhood, manhood, and even boyhood are under strain or attack, beset by changes in the economy and society. Christian Science Monitor Happy (single) Father’s Day! San Jose Mercury News Parris Island gets 1st female commander Parris Island, the military installation that has trained thousands of young Marines, has its first female commander. Brig. Gen. Lori Reynolds just took over at a change-of-command ceremony. CNN   NATO Tripoli strike kills 9 civilians, Libya says A NATO strike hit a residential neighborhood in Tripoli, killing at least nine people and injuring six, Libya’s government claimed. NATO said it was looking into the allegations and taking them “very seriously indeed.” CNN NATO expresses regret for hitting Libyan rebels San Francisco Chronicle Libya conflict: Backlash ensues for Obama’s refusal to seek Congress’s nod Christian Science Monitor A slideshow of Libya’s bloody uprising Economist McCain chastises GOP for isolationism Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took aim at his party for what he called its growing movement towards isolationism. ABC News Clarence Clemons dies at 69 Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist in the E Street Band who played alongside Bruce Springsteen for the past 40 years, died after suffering a massive stroke. Rolling Stone Clarence Clemons’ best saxophone solos Huffington Post   NATION States balk at Obama administration illegal immigrant fingerprint plan The Obama administration announced plans to protect crime victims and witnesses from deportation under a hotly debated program that requires local jails to send arrestees’ fingerprints to immigration authorities. San Francisco Chronicle Senate votes to eliminate foreign ethanol tax break The U.S. Senate voted 73-27 in favor of an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and repeal the import on foreign ethanol. Environment News Service POLITICS US mayors find few recovery signs as cutbacks pose new risks Little Rock, Ark. has stopped replacing aging police cars. Mesa, Ariz. is losing $5 million a year from thousands of vacant homes that aren’t paying utility bills. Providence, R.I. closed schools and fired teachers. BusinessWeek Gov. Perry calls for more state power Texas Gov. Rick Perry, sounding like a candidate for the White House, called for turning more power over to state governments. Wall Street Journal BUSINESS Making a whiffle ball At various points, whiffle ball has tried flying discs or plastic golf balls. But each time, they were reminded that people did not have much use for anything beside the bat and ball. Wall Street Journal History and making of whiffle ball Wall Street Journal Water is the new liquid gold in Texas With the region only having received less than 2 inches of rainfall since October, oil producers are buying water from anyone willing to sell the cohesive and adhesive substance. MSNBC Worst drought in more than a century strikes Tex. oil boom Bloomberg Goldman: Russia investment shouldn’t wait for elections Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is advising clients to avoid delaying investment decisions for Russia until it becomes clear who will be the next president in elections in March. Bloomberg EDUCATION New data on college students concerning their overconfidence Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there’s a touchy debate: Should the word “entitled” be used when talking about today’s younger people? USA TODAY Charter schools group says Gwinnett funding offer violates state law Gwinnett County Schools did not follow state charter law with its offer to fund Ivy Preparatory Academy, officials with the Georgia Charter Schools Association charged. Atlanta Journal-Constitution HEALTH HPV vaccine may prevent cervical cancer Australian researchers have reported that vaccinated girls younger than age 18 had 38 percent fewer serious cervical lesions than did girls before the advent of the vaccine. The Australian Alarming number of children on Medicaid denied health care An undercover investigation in Illinois suggests that children on Medicaid are often denied health care by specialty physicians, while privately insured children get health care more easily. HealthNews SPORTS 2011 US Open: Rory McIlroy leads, sets 54-hole record Rory McIlroy kept punishing the golf course and the record book, setting himself up with an eight-shot lead at the U.S. Open with 18 holes left between him and his first major championship. ESPN Special section: US Open scoring USGA Bruins celebrate Stanley Cup with parade through downtown Boston Screaming fans dressed in the black and gold of the Boston Bruins smiled, waved and stood on trees and bus shelters as they watched the NHL champions roll through city streets on a balmy, breezy day. Sports Illustrated Nationals beat Orioles 4-2 Michael Morse put Washington ahead with a sixth-inning homer, Ryan Zimmerman also connected, and the Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 for their eighth straight victory. Yahoo! News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Cartoon (Tom Meyer): Meyer’s take San Francisco Chronicle Column (Nate Rovenstine and Pam Morrison): How have your religious views changed? Lawrence Journal-World Column (Jonathan Dudley): Christian faith requires accepting evolution Huffington Post Editorial: Fill it up, but not that gas Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Eugene Kennedy): Killng bin Laden and common Islamic and Christian myths National Catholic Reporter Column (Dennis Jett): Is GOP’s 2012 game plan to cause a recession? McClatchy Newspapers Video: Is another stimulus needed? CNN Blog (Jerry Brito): ‘We do it for the Lulz’: What makes LulzSec tick?  (TIME) Techland   Site edited by: William Ellis, Kathie Raikes, Kristen Toland, Cristina Petrut, Diana Shaw, Virginie Gilles, Kevin Nyberg, Valerie Serrano, Beth Dupke, Sara Stewart, Rachel Wright, Sam Dieter, Harsha Malik and Shahinaz Ayoub.   GOOD NEWS Coach’s nightmare turns to a dream After the school announced this would be the final baseball season because of severe budget constraints, California’s David Esquer has led the team to the College World Series. San Francisco Chronicle A special Father’s Day: Longwood man gives son a kidney A Longwood man has given his son an invaluable gift this Father’s Day weekend: one of his kidneys. Orlando Sentinel Back on track: African Americans recall their role in the railroad industry A new national historical society founded in Miami aims to capture the history and contributions of African Americans in the railroad industry. Miami Herald WORLD Half a million displaced as Khartoum moves to crush Sudan’s Nuba people Fierce new fighting along Sudan’s volatile north-south divide is raising deep concern for the safety of the Nuba people, the forgotten victims of the country’s long-running civil war. Guardian Pakistanis tip off militants again U.S. officials say Pakistan has apparently tipped off militants at two more bomb-building factories in its tribal areas, giving the terror suspects time to flee. Seattle Times Syria forces storm town near Turkey Syrian troops and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stormed a town near the Turkish border, burning houses and arresting dozens, in a persistent military campaign to crush popular revolt. Reuters Blog: Live blog: Syria Al Jazeera SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The search for Cleopatra Cleopatra is everywhere — immortalized by slot machines, board games, dry cleaners, exotic dancers, and even a pollution-monitoring project. National Geographic Not me dot com Those home improvement tools you bought on Amazon? They know about them. The vacation to Ireland you researched on Expedia, too. Wall Street Journal Data mining: Twitter, Facebook and beyond Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT A soggy summer awaits along the Missouri River It isn’t so much the amount of water churning its way down the Missouri River that has people along the nation’s longest waterway on edge. It’s how long all that water will stick around. Houston Chronicle Bonn climate talks fail to resolve future of Kyoto Protocol Climate talks have made “clear advances on key issues” ahead of the United Nations annual climate summit, the U.N.’s top climate’ official said. But environmental groups called the progress “uneven.” Environment News Service RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Christians are more militant than Muslims, says UK government The chairman of the U.K.’s Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that “an old time religion incompatible with modern society” is driving the revival clashing with mainstream views. Telegraph.co.uk Baptists tackle immigration issue Southern Baptists adopted a resolution that supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but clearly states they reject “amnesty.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Marilyn Monroe’s ‘The Seven Year Itch’ dress sells for $4.6M The white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1955 film “The Seven Year Itch” has sold for $4.6 million at an auction in Los Angeles. BBC Abigail Adams lost letters Abigail Adams wrote thousands of letters in her lifetime, but a newly discovered letter sheds light on the future first lady’s mind as she prepared to leave London in 1788. ABC News Williams sparks a political row in England Rowan Williams, current archbishop of Canterbury, sparked a political row by criticizing the English government’s austerity measures and budget cuts as the cause of “bafflement and indignation.” Religion News Service   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Life below the City of Light: The Paris underground Paris has a deeper and stranger connection to its underground than almost any city, and that underground is one of the richest. NPR   Photo of the Day The pier of Puerto Arauco at Nahuel Huapi Lake is covered by sand and volcanic ash from the Chilean Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Villa La Angostura, southern Argentina.  (Photo by Federico Grosso / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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