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Damian Estrella, 2, dives into a kiddy pool set up in the courtyard of his apartment complex as weather reached the 90-degree mark in Newark, N.J. A dangerous heatwave is beginning to spread to the Northeast from the central US. (Photo by Julio Cortez / AP)

Center City Philadelphia: Call it kid row

What started as a group of five Philadelphia moms has evolved to more than 100 members — with organized kids’ activities — reflecting the higher number of kids and parents living in the city’s center.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Debt ceiling: What US government default would mean for you

As most Americans have probably heard by now, the deadline is looming for Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling to prevent the U.S. government from defaulting on its obligations.

ABC News

The problem with a slow-growth economy

NPR

Heat wave spreads into the Northeast

A dangerous heat wave slowly began to ease in the nation’s heartland even as it spread into the Northeast, the National Weather Service said.

CNN

Drought, heat wither crops, grocery bills grow

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Special section:

Heat wave: South and Midwest bake in hot temperatures

MSNBC

Afghan president’s brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, killed

Ahmad Wali Karzai, a leading power broker in the country’s south, was shot dead at his home in a blow to NATO’s battle against the Taliban in the area.

Al Jazeera

Blog:

Hamid Karzai’s brother assassinated

Telegraph.co.uk

Japan planning to check beef from Fukushima for radiation

Beef from areas around Japan’s crippled nuclear plant will be inspected after meat with radiation levels exceeding government safety standards was sold to domestic consumers.

Reuters

Blog:

High levels of radiation turn up in beef

MSNBC

NATION

Do cities drive us crazy?

Studies have shown that you are more likely to suffer from mental illness if you live in a city, but scientists can’t agree on why.

Grist

Raging wildfires: Climate changes to blame for record season?

Many scientists suggest that climate changes could be causing certain kinds of wildfires for which the West’s forests are not well adapted.

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Your risk for wildfires

The Weather Channel

The cost of mental health programs for soldiers is high

A 4-year-old Pentagon effort to improve psychological health services across the military is spending tens of millions without providing a clear picture of how the money is used, according to a new report.

The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)

Army on brink of new ways to fight pain

Marine Corps Times

POLITICS

White House battle against red tape

In a nod to big business, President Barack Obama issued an executive order asking independent agencies to rid their books of old and outdated regulations.

CNNMoney

Why Republicans are fighting to save the 30-cent light bulb

House Republicans are attempting to repeal energy-efficiency standards that would phase out the least efficient, and least expensive, incandescent light bulbs.

Christian Science Monitor

Poll: A pox on both your houses

The latest opinion poll conducted indicated that a majority of voters believe both parties are motivated more by their search for partisan advantage than a desire to enact good policy.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Singles dive into the real estate market

Amid the rollercoaster-like dips and turns of the real esate market, single women are accounting for a higher percentage of home buyers.

MSNBC

Stock markets fall on fears eurozone debts may spread

European shares have fallen further on concerns that the debt crisis in the eurozone may spread to Italy and Spain.

BBC

Italy at the forefront of Europe debt crisis

Globeandmail.com

HEALTH

Experts defend bashed potato

Potatoes have taken a mashing lately, being blamed over other foods for people’s long-term weight gain and possibly being limited in favor of other vegetables for school lunches.

Baltimore Sun

Higher folic acid levels in teens tied to academic success

Teens who have high levels of folic acid appear to do better in school than those with lower levels, Swedish researchers say.

HealthDay

Dengue fever cut in the Philippines

A trap that uses an extract from black pepper to kill mosquito eggs and larvae has dramatically cut rates of dengue fever in areas of the Philippines where it has been tested, say its developers.

Science and Development Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Illinois won’t renew foster care contract with Belleville Diocese

Illinois will sever foster care contracts with the Catholic Diocese of Belleville due to the state’s new civil unions law. The church’s programs don’t let same-sex couples act as foster parents.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Archdiocese moves to teach workers how to report child sexual abuse

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia has launched a program to teach employees and church volunteers about Pennsylvania’s child-protection laws.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SPORTS

Ryu captures US Women’s Open

Fighting her way into a tie at the end of 72 holes and then shutting the door on her rival, South Korean So Yeon Ryu won the U.S. Women’s Open, defeating Hee Kyung Seo by three shots in a three-hole playoff.

Golf.com

Baseball game travels back to 1860s

The Ohio Village Muffins — a team sponsored by the Ohio Historical Society and made up of history buffs and baseball lovers — has been teaching people about baseball heritage since 1981.

Columbus Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Cate Long):

Decades-long infatuation with financing our spending

(Reuters)

MuniLand

Editorial:

Physician, heal the system

Scientific American

Column (Ehab Kotb):

Revolution leaving much of Egypt behind

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Jim Litke):

If US can’t love soccer after this, it never will

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Cartoons of the day

USA TODAY

Blog (Bill Mayville):

Agency finds guest workers for jobs Americans won’t do

(Palm Beach Post)

Opinion Blog

Video (Scott Steinberg):

Internet service providers vs. music and movie pirates: Who wins?

Gear Up (Rolling Stone)

Column (E.J. Dionne):

America’s obsession with the death penalty strains nation’s morals

Seattle Times

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GOOD NEWS

Obama to award his 3rd Medal of Honor to Ranger Leroy Petry

At a White House ceremony, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, an Army Ranger, will become only the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

ABC News

What a miracle: Planes collide in midair, land safely

Two small planes collided in midair along a narrow and treacherous mountain corridor in Alaska in an extraordinarily rare event: No one was injured.

MSNBC

Donations to Missouri charities above national average in 2010

Key nonprofit organizations in mid-Missouri have bucked national trends recently in charitable donations.

Columbia Missourian

WORLD

Pakistan holds doctor who tried to collect bin Laden DNA