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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Va., left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, President Barack Obama, discuss the debt ceiling in the Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) Vermont town’s food focus is still a growing concept At Hazen Union high school, students discuss a book written about their hometown of Hardwick, Vt., as a class assignment. They don’t think it tells the whole story. NPR US border cities prove havens from Mexico’s drug violence The picture painted of America’s southwestern border portrays drug violence decimating northern Mexico and spilling onto U.S. soil. But a study finds a decrease in violent crime along the border. USA TODAY Mexican authorities find marijuana plantation CNN   Obama: ‘Seize the moment’ on debt There are no formal negotiations planned to achieve a deficit reduction deal, but President Barack Obama is giving his view on how the debt talks are moving. CNN Boehner expresses frustration over debt talks CBS News Blog: Standard & Poor’s sees a 50 percent chance of downgrade for US credit rating  (The Hill) On the Money News Corp. executive resigns amid phone-hacking scandal Rebekah Brooks resigned as chief executive of News Corp.’s British newspaper unit, yielding to political and investor pressure over a phone hacking scandal undermining a media empire. MSNBC Blog: Live coverage of phone-hacking scandal  (Guardian) News Blog Commercial planes collided with each other in Boston Authorities are investigating the collision of two commercial passenger aircraft on a runway at Boston’s Logan International Airport. One minor injury was reported. ABC News   NATION California becomes 1st state to mandate gay history in curriculum California became the first state to require that school districts include in their social studies lessons the contributions of lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender people. Christian Science Monitor LA freeway closes, businesses look to cash in on ‘Carmageddon’ Business owners touted promotions aimed at cashing in on the upcoming closure of part of heavily traveled Interstate 405. USA TODAY Carmaggedon: LA braces for I-405 closing ABC News Keepin’ it cool: How the air conditioner made modern America We think of air conditioners as a machine that cools the air around us. But this machine hasn’t just cooled our rooms — it’s changed where we live and what our houses look like. The Atlantic POLITICS Minnesota ends budget crisis After hours of negotiation, Minn. Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders emerged stone-faced to announce they had finally resolved their state’s budget impasse. TIME Minnesota governor proposes end to shutdown – but will Republicans bite? Christian Science Monitor Minn. government back in business CBS News US quietly halts youth exchange scholarship for Afghan students One program brought hundreds of Afghan high school students to small communities in the U.S. beginning in 2004. But this year, the U.S. has quietly suspended the popular youth exchange. NPR BUSINESS Your 401(k): Clearing the fog around returns, fees Next spring, it will be far easier for plan investors to know fees relative to how their 401(k) investments are performing. ABC News America’s fastest growing millionaire cities spread across the nation While Silicon Valley basks in the golden glow of the wealth spotlight, Houston, Texas, is quietly minting new millionaires more quietly, but also at a fast pace. Forbes Google shares jump 10 percent after blowout earnings report Google shares jumped after-hours after the search giant delivered a blowout quarter, beating on both earnings and revenue. CNBC EDUCATION A new majority among college faculty In the last two years, three outgoing male deans in the colleges of law, business, and arts and sciences at the University of Richmond have all been replaced by women. Inside Higher Ed Feeding kids when parents, schools can’t For many, summer means vacation, sports or time to relax, but not for millions of kids living in poverty in the United States. There are few camps or beach trips for them, and sometimes not even three meals a day. CNN How the recession re-sorted freshmen A new study largely confirms what anecdotal reports had anticipated about national college enrollment patterns during the economic downturn. Inside Higher Ed RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Atheists: Texas prayer day harmful A group of atheists and agnostics filed a federal lawsuit to stop an evangelical Christian prayer event, which is endorsed by Texas’ governor. USA TODAY Religious community publicly backs embattled Sr. Elizabeth Johnson The U.S. federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph publicly backed embattled member Elizabeth Johnson whose book “Quest for the Living God” was criticized by the U.S. bishops’ conference doctrine committee. National Catholic Reporter SPORTS TNT makes Shaquille O’Neal hiring official Shaquille O’Neal, recently retired from the NBA, has signed a multi-year deal to join TNT’s NBA broadcast crew, Turner Sports. Sporting News Judge declares mistrial in Roger Clemens steroids case The judge declared a mistrial in baseball star Roger Clemens’ perjury trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that he had ruled would be out of bounds. San Jose Mercury News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (Andrew Leonard): Eric Cantor: The most dangerous whiner in America  (Salon) How the World Works Column (Jeremy Singer-Vine): Why are credit ratings so inflated? Slate Editorial: Obama administration labor rule changes unfair to employers Detroit News Cartoon (Jeff Stahler): Political wizardry Christian Science Monitor Column (Joe Conason): Obama losing patience as Republicans panic Creators Syndicate Column (Teresa Beck): Protecting land and water Salt Lake Tribune Cartoon (Mike Thompson): The new Harry Potter movie and Rupert Murdoch Detroit Free Press Blog (Mike Campbell): It’s all in the mind  (Earth Times) Green Opinions   Site edited by: Sam Dieter, Cristina Petrut, Shahinaz Ayoub, Joanne Pelton, Erkinaz Shuminov, David Barer, Anuja Seith, Virginie Gilles, Sarah Alender and Harsha Malik.   GOOD NEWS Women’s soccer a ‘beautiful flower’ for post-disaster Japan Japan’s surprise progress in Germany is a much-needed boost for a country recently devastated by massive tremors and a subsequent tsunami. CNN Scientists have discovered lost toad in Malaysian jungle Scientists have rediscovered a spindly-legged toad species almost 90 years after it was last sighted in Malaysia’s Borneo jungle, an environmental group said. Yahoo! News Afghanistan home to healthy population of snow leopards Good news from the Wildlife Conservation Society which has reported that a healthy population of snow leopards have been discovered living in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor. PlanetSave.com WORLD Afghan civilian deaths rise, Apache helicopters to blame The United Nations reported the war “brought increasingly grim impacts and a bleak outlook for Afghan civilians.” PBS As US wars are winding down, drones are gaining new prominence Reuters South Sudan admitted to United Nations as 193rd member The General Assembly admitted South Sudan as the 193rd member of the United Nations, sealing the new African country’s independence after decades of conflict. Reuters South Sudan gains UN membership Al Jazeera Israelis, Palestinians to march in support of Palestinian independence Organizers say thousands expected to take part in “March for Independence,” the first such Jewish-Arab event to occur in 20 years. Haaretz SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Soft memory device opens door to new biocompatible electronics Researchers from North Carolina State University developed a soft memory device that functions well in wet environments, opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronics. ScienceDaily Happy birthday, Neptune — 165 years in the making For Neptune, discovered in 1846, a single orbit takes a bit less than 165 Earth years — and the planet has now completed exactly one of those Neptunian years since it was first spotted. TIME One Neptune orbit of the sun, 165 years of Earth history SPACE.com HEALTH Powerful placebo effect revealed by asthma study According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the placebo effect was strong enough to convince asthma patients that their breathing got much better. HealthNews 42 percent of people will get cancer says leading UK health charity Forty-two percent of people in the U.K. will get cancer, says a leading U.K. health charity that also concludes while people are living longer with cancer, they are not necessarily living well. Medical News Today ENVIRONMENT Forests still sucking it up, when it comes to carbon Recent studies have shown that the world’s oceans and soils are losing their appetite for our carbon emissions. But at least the world’s forests appear, for now, to be swallowing their share of CO2. Earth Times On thin ice The Arctic is warming so fast that by 2050 it may be largely ice free in summer. Without their frozen hunting platform, how will polar bears survive? National Geographic LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Ancient Egypt’s embalmed animals are coming back in favor Egypt’s animal mummies are getting serious attention from Egyptologists. The Brooklyn Museum plans to mount a new exhibit of its collection. Jerusalem Post Spotify launches in the US, how to get it As promised, online music service Spotify is officially launching in the U.S. with two paid options in addition to an invite-only free version. PC Mag   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Are American college kids falling behind? Americans are more anxious about education than we have been in decades. Documentaries like 2010’s “Waiting For Superman” grapple with a public education system in crisis. Salon   Photo of the Day A woman fits herself into a female body shaped metal frame as a boy tries to climb into a male body shaped frame installed on a graffiti wall in Beijing.  (Photo by Alexander F. 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