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A contractor for ExxonMobil tends to an oil containment boom along the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Mont., after a pipeline that runs under the river ruptured. The pipeline break was contained, but the spill stretched over dozens of miles.  (Photo by Matthew Brown / AP) Whither the astronauts without a shuttle? When the final space shuttle will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, it will mean the end of a 40-year program that’s put more human beings in space than any other. NPR 90 years of China‘s Communist Party China’s Communist Party has transformed from the secretive, illegal revolutionary force that it was 90 years ago to a political party at the helm of a rapidly changing China. Christian Science Monitor China’s communist identity crisis YouTube   Oil spill in Yellowstone River prompts evacuations An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil, prompting temporary evacuations along the river. Salt Lake Tribune Blog: Exxon Mobil Corp. statement on oil spill into Yellowstone River Fort Worth Star Telegram Weeks-long wildfire forces closure of vast Okefenokee Swamp All entrances to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are closed as firefighters continue to battle a 10-week-old blaze that has burned well over half the 400,000-acre preserve. CNN Minnesota public services shut down Minnesota has shut down all non-essential public services because of a row over the state budget. The Democratic governor wants spending cuts and tax increases, but the legislature rejects higher taxes. BBC Vulnerable feel pinch of shutdown YouTube Pink-washed: gay rights and the problematic Middle East conflict A mysterious video painting the organizers of the latest Gaza flotilla as anti-gay was exposed as a hoax last week in the latest instance of what pro-Palestinian activists call “pinkwashing.” Salon   NATION Las Conchas has now become the nation’s top fire priority The containment is still very low at 3 to 4 percent. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said the state has already spent about $2.8 million to fight the fire and the numbers will only go up. KOAT News Las Conchas now biggest-ever fire in NM Yahoo! News Fourth of July celebrators more likely to become Republicans Attending a Fourth of July fireworks display or flag waving parade as a child slightly increases the likelihood that that kid will grow up to vote Republican, according to a Harvard University study. ABC News Special section: Patriotic reflections PBS POLITICS McCain criticizes Obama’s plans for Afghanistan, Libya The Republican who lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama is not pleased with the developments in Afghanistan and Libya. USA TODAY Gay marriage not a hot topic with Congressional Republicans Not so long ago, Congress was obsessed with banning gay marriage. Now: not so much. It’s not that the issue has disappeared from the political landscape. Politico Soldier leaves legacy much larger than the phrase ‘he was gay’ CNN BUSINESS California ‘Amazon tax’ kicks in — local businesses could be losers A new California law requires large, out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases by California customers. The Golden State is the seventh to pass such a law. Christian Science Monitor Amazon to drop California affiliates Huffington Post US auto sales rose in June thanks to drop in gas prices Gas prices hit a sweet spot for automakers last month. They fell far enough to spur pickup truck sales, yet remained so high that small cars sold well, sometimes just hours after reaching dealers’ lots. Boston Globe EDUCATION New Pew study asks the question: Is college worth it? Students and parents want to know if the time, money and effort of college is going to be worth it. A new study by the Pew Research Center set out to find some answers to that very question. EducationNews.org Some kids can just sail through P.E. Some high school students are learning to sail and kayak to earn a physical education credit this summer. Taking the class gives them more time for other activities during the busy school year. Roanoke Times HEALTH Study finds that text messages help smokers quit Smokers are twice as likely to quit when they get text messages urging them to stay smoke free compared with those who receive texts with no motivational messages, a British study has found. HealthDay The health beef over barbecued meat Grilling some meats is reputed to increase cancer risk thanks in part to chemical compounds called HCAs, which form at high temperatures. So what should a July 4th cook do? Los Angeles Times SPORTS David Ragan wins at Daytona for 1st Sprint Cup victory David Ragan became the second first-time Sprint Cup winner at Daytona International Speedway this season, winning the Coke Zero 400. USA TODAY Ragan redeems himself at Daytona with 1st win YouTube Petra Kvitova comes out of left field to shock Maria Sharapova Petra Kvitova shocked Maria Sharapova with the power and variety of her tennis to become the first left-handed women’s champion at Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova 21 years ago. Guardian   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (David Remnick): It gets better The New Yorker Column (Matt Zoller Seitz): The 10 loudest movies Salon Blog (Murray Fromson): The way out Huffington Post Column (Lori Sturdevant): Scorched earth Star Tribune Cartoon (Steve Sack): Steve Sack editorial cartoon Star Tribune Column (June Thomas): Can gay bars survive? Slate Column (Dean Baker): Ron Paul’s surprisingly lucid solution to the debt ceiling impasse The New Republic Column (Robert Grenier): What is President Obama’s Afghanistan plan? Al Jazeera   Site edited by: Sam Dieter, Kevin Nyberg, Beth Dupke, Diana Shaw, Cristina Petrut, Lynne Adams, Valerie Serrano, Sarah Alender, Harsha Malik and Shahinaz Ayoub.   GOOD NEWS Knight of old school can still cause a stir It is almost 20 years since John Graham was last at the classroom chalkface. But this standard-bearer of the old school — knighted last month for services to education — can still stir the dust. New Zealand Herald At Camp No Worries, cancer patients are just kids again Camp No Worries, founded by a college undergrad and recovered cancer patient, brings together pediatric cancer patients and their siblings at a summer retreat. Philadelphia Inquirer Jungle hero rescues girlfriend A man was shot twice in the chest with arrows as he tried to save his girlfriend from being raped by a tribesman in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Daily Mail WORLD 15 killed in shootout between Mexican navy, alleged cartel members A five-hour shootout between Mexican navy fighters and alleged members of the “Zetas” cartel left 15 people dead and several wounded, the official Notimex news agency reported. CNN Syria: Tanks and troops ‘deployed in restive Hama’ Syrian tanks and troops are being deployed in the restive city of Hama after the sacking of its governor, reports say. BBC Syrian president Bashar Assad sacks Hama governor after protests Reuters Clinton: Gadhafi threats won’t deter NATO mission in Libya The United States and Spain said Saturday they won‘t let Moammar Gadhafi’s threats of retaliatory attacks in Europe deter their mission in Libya. MSNBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ‘Odd Couple’ stars system makes gamma-ray flares A pair of mismatched stars whisked past each other at a distance closer than Venus orbits the sun. The system is a so-far unique combination. Discovery News ‘Microsleep’ software could double battery life for gadgets Justin Manweiler, from Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, has developed the SleepWell software to allow a mobile device to shift into power-saving mode while it searches for a WiFi network. Herald Sun Why faces of other races look alike The well-documented “other-race effect” finds that people are less likely to remember a face from a racial group different from their own. LiveScience ENVIRONMENT New campus will be an incubator for green innovation The mission of the 15,000-square-foot hub is to stimulate large-scale, high-tech business development around the region’s two national labs. San Jose Mercury News India’s rural poor give up on power grid, go solar Across India, thousands of homes are receiving their first light through small companies and aid programs that are bypassing the central electricity grid to deliver solar panels to the rural poor. Denver Post RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Can you try a religion for a month? People usually think of religion in terms of a lifetime of commitment, but could you learn anything from trying one out for a month? BBC Vatican returns to profit after several years in red The Vatican issued its annual financial report, saying it made a profit of 9.85 million euros ($13.4 million) in 2010, following a loss of profit in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Daily Telegraph LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Can Niagara tightrope walk revive sagging tourism? The New York state assembly has made an exception to a century-old ban on stunts at Niagara Falls, to allow a renowned tightrope walker to cross from one side to the other. But is this the right way to revive tourism? BBC Remembering Hemingway’s farewell Fifty years ago, the writer who seemed to personify courage and strength put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger at 61. NPR Don’t get surgery in July Steer clear of summer surgery if you can: a 10 percent spike in fatalities at teaching hospitals in July, confirmed by a new Journal of General Internal Medicine study. ABC News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Afraid of snakes? Scientists explain why Fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlers is so universal that most of us probably believe we must have been born with it. It’s universal, so it must be innate. 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