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British Prime Minister David Cameron chats with soccer players during a visit to the Super Sport and Tottenham Hotspur Academy in Pretoria, South Africa. Cameron announced he will cut short his trip and return home to address Parliament. (Photo by Christopher Furlong / Pool / AP)

Dealing with death commonplace online

Dealing with death online has become standard behavior. It’s almost as commonplace as sending condolences.

Discovery News

US midsection in merciless heatwave

High temperatures in America’s Plains states are expected to rival those in Death Valley, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts a heat wave to roast the country’s midsection.

CNN

Cameron keeps Parliament in session, top cop resigns

Great Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron will cut short an overseas trip to address a special session of Parliament on the phone-hacking scandal.

ABC News

Murdoch role clouded, News Corp. shares fall

Reuters

Special section:

The main players

BBC

Phone-hacking scandal in the US?

MSNBC

Petraeus hands over Afghan war

Gen. John Allen took over command of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan from Gen. David Petraeus, assuming responsibility as Afghanistan’s international allies draw up exit plans.

Virginian-Pilot

States fight back against city laws on unhealthy food

As more cities have adopted healthy-eating laws, critics have been fighting back — led, not surprisingly, by the American restaurant industry.

TIME

NATION

Military gay couples won’t enjoy benefits

Gay service members who plan to celebrate the official end of the military’s “don‘t ask, don’t tell” with marriage will not have their change in status recognized by the military.

North County Times

In Texas, jailbreaks are not always like the movies

Though a favorite plot device on television and in movies, jailbreaks are fairly rare, and at county lockups in Texas successful escapes are even rarer.

The Texas Tribune

Notorious prison escapes

LIFE

The census says they’re dying, but rural Michigan towns strive for revival

Faced with the lack of services, entertainment and jobs, young people are leaving rural Michigan. But communities are hoping the Internet will help create the jobs to lure younger folks back.

Detroit Free Press

POLITICS

Lawmakers work on Plan B as deadline looms

With little to go before President Barack Obama’s deadline for a debt ceiling deal and no agreement in sight, Republicans and Democrats were crafting a fallback plan to avert a default.

Reuters

Richard Cordray to lead CFPB

President Barack Obama has selected former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to lead the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Politico

BUSINESS

United Auto Workers president endorses profit sharing

United Auto Workers President Bob King says the upcoming contract talks between his union and Detroit’s Big Three automakers is a model of cooperation for a nation riven by partisan strife.

Detroit News

Retailers are not going to wait for their back-to-school boost

For retailers, it’s the second “most wonderful time of the year” next to the holiday shopping season. But analysts say low consumer confidence means spending this summer will probably be lackluster.

NPR

EDUCATION

Ga. test scandal teachers told to quit or be fired

Almost 200 Atlanta educators, teachers and principals, all implicated in the most far-reaching school cheating scandal in American history, have been given an ultimatum: Quit by Wednesday, or be fired.

CBS News

Social media helps to ease transition for college students

The use of social media to help incoming students get acclimated long before they move into a residence hall has become a growing trend.

Courier-Journal

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The great faith divide? Churches debate same-sex marriage

After same-sex marriage becomes legal, gay priests with partners in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island must head to the altar. Their bishop set a nine-month deadline for them to marry.

Salt Lake Tribune

Vatican excommunicates Chinese bishop appointed by Beijing

The Vatican has excommunicated a Chinese bishop appointed without its authority while condemning the authorities for forcing four bishops loyal to Rome to attend his ordination.

Telegraph.co.uk

ENVIRONMENT

Changes to ocean expected to damage shellfish around world

Massive global greenhouse gas pollution is changing the chemistry of the world‘s oceans so much that scientists now predict it could severely damage shellfish populations and dependent nations.

CNN

Changing a city by promoting environmental initiatives

In booming cities, old industrial sites, railyards, shipyards and decommissioned military bases are frequently among the last large empty spaces ripe for infill.

Grist

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

The women of the US soccer team have shown what sports should be all about in World Cup

NY Daily News

Column (Bob Kravitz):

A great ride for US soccer

Indianapolis Star

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Editorial cartoon: Countdown to default

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Americans need to rethink what retirement means

San Jose Mercury News

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Obama, Republicans and debt ceiling talks

Detroit Free Press

Column (David Africa):

Nelson Mandela: From prisoner to president

Al Jazeera

Blog (Todd Gitlin):

Where have all the war protesters gone?

(Salon)

War Room

Column (Marc Dion):

Real athletes use steroids

Creators Syndicate

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GOOD NEWS

Inspiring change in underprivileged youths through rugby

The world’s leading logistics company, DHL, sealed its commitment with a 3-year sponsorship with a non-profit organization that aims to give kids a better life through playing rugby.

Logistics Week

Graduates cleaning up trash nationwide hit St. Louis to help effort

In March 2010, four recent college graduates set out from Maryland on a cross-country walk aimed at increasing awareness about sustainable living.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Determine your true giving capacity

In 2010, Americans contributed about 2 percent to 3 percent of their net incomes to charitable causes. With government services shrinking and demands upon nonprofits rising, is this enough?

Denver Post

WORLD

Mandela serenaded by children on birthday