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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to the House floor to take up his postponed legislation that was rewritten overnight to win the support of conservative holdouts demanding action on a constitutional balanced-budget amendment.  (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP) You can lead a virtual horse to water, but you might get sued A palomino mare named Star grazes on Debbie DeLouise’s clover meadow, hanging out at a salt lick there and frolicking with her foal Holly. But a legal dispute may imperil their pastoral bliss. Wall Street Journal Bacterial bioshield could keep HIV at bay A living microbicide reduces HIV-like infection in monkeys, and might one day provide women with long-lasting defence against the virus. New Scientist   Democratic debt-limit bill defeated in House The Republican-led House rejected a Senate Democratic bill to raise the nation’s debt limit just days before the deadline to avert an unprecedented U.S. financial default. Globeandmail.com Troops ask amid debt crisis: Will we get paid? MSNBC Blog: Obama sets deadline for debt compromise  (USA TODAY) The Oval Find a path to compromise? CBS News City turns attention towards elementary science education Students at Sarah M. Roach Elementary in Baltimore completed a four-week summer science course that is part of an effort by the city to get its long-derailed academic program back on track. Baltimore Sun What will we see as drones evolve? Every week there are reports about U.S. drones — unmanned, remote-controlled aerial vehicles — tracking down terrorists. Now drone technology is seeing new potential for everyday use. NPR   NATION Corner-store program brings healthy food to the masses If you walk into any one of 580 Philadelphia corner groceries, the first thing that hits you is that this is not your mom and pop’s mom-and-pop store. Philadelphia Inquirer Tropical storm Don downgraded at landfall; all warnings end Tropical Storm Don has been downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved across the Texas coastline near Baffin Bay, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. San Francisco Chronicle POLITICS Could a carbon tax help solve our deep budget woes? With unemployment remaining above 9 percent, Congress and the president continue to be locked in a stalemate over increasing the debt ceiling so that our country can pay its bills. Grist Judge orders the release of Nixon’s Watergate grand jury testimony A federal judge has ordered the release of decades-old secret grand jury testimony from former President Richard Nixon, related to the Watergate scandal. CNN Blog: Were the best world leaders mentally ill?  (New Scientist) Culture Lab BUSINESS US Airways sues pilots to halt slowdown US Airways Group Inc. sued its pilots union, seeking a court order to halt an alleged illegal slowdown the carrier says is disrupting its operations. Bloomberg Tuition’s paid, where are the dorm deals? According to the National Retail Federation’s 2011 Back-to-College survey, a majority of shoppers say the economy will affect their spending plans. Hartford Courant Blog: Recessions compared  (Economist) Daily Chart ENVIRONMENT Obama unveils a very sharp increase in auto fuel economy President Barack Obama formally unveiled standards that would dramatically increase U.S. fuel economy standards for cars and trucks by 2025. Reuters Volunteer towns sought to accept US nuclear waste by Obama panel U.S. communities should be encouraged to vie for a federal nuclear-waste site as a way to end a decades-long dilemma over disposing of spent radioactive fuel. Bloomberg EDUCATION Tenn. wants out of No Child Left Behind Tennessee leaders asked the federal government for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act after learning that nearly half of their state’s schools failed to meet its requirements. Tennesean Interview: Teachers take lessons of No Child Left Behind Act to DC CNN Utah teachers rally against changes they say harm schools A Utah lawmaker urged teachers and parents to take a more active role in improving education and fighting harmful reforms as part of a Save Our Schools teach-in at the Salt Lake City Main Library. Salt Lake Tribune Laughter in all cultures: Chinese students visit a Jacksonville school Students from the Hangzhou New Century Foreign Language School in China joined Jacksonville’s Trinity Christian Academy students for wucan (lunch): pizza with qishai (soda) and bingqilin (ice cream). Florida Times-Union RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Nepal will not send delegation to World Youth Day The Catholic Church in Nepal will not be sending young people to attend World Youth Day in Madrid in August. CatholicCulture Polygamist threatens court with biblical repercussions if trial not stopped A polygamist-sect leader defending himself against sexual-assault charges broke his silence with a sermon defending plural marriage and said God would visit “sickness and death” on those involved in his trial. Seattle Times   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Video: Democrats keen on raising taxes YouTube Editorial: A bad economy deepens racial divide Detroit Free Press Cartoon (Nate Beeler): US debt USA TODAY Column (Robert Reich): The empty bully pulpit Huffington Post Column (George Lakoff and Glenn W. Smith): The American dream beats the nightmare Truthout Column (Jim Sollisch): I am, therefore I’m right Christian Science Monitor Column (Itai Danovitch): Amy Winehouse and the mysteries of addiction CNN Column (Steve Clemons): The upside of default The Atlantic   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Cristina Petrut, Sam Dieter, Cynthia Vidal, Veronica Privett, Harsha Malik, Erkinaz Shuminov, Paul Wertheim, Shahinaz Ayoub and Sarah Alender.   GOOD NEWS Real-life guitar heroes From reveille to marches to taps, music plays a vital role in the life of a soldier. One disabled Iraq veteran says he believes it may play an even more important role for wounded warriors. CNN Celebrities take up cause of paralyzed Houston brothers When two Houston brothers were orphaned and paralyzed in a car crash, attention from celebrities including pop star Justin Bieber triggered an outpouring of support. Reuters A US soldier reunites with the little Iraqi girl he saved Eight-year-old Sadeel giggles and holds up her black hair, revealing the faint scar from a bullet wound. “I’m so happy to see you,” says U.S. Army Capt. Tom Hickey, sounding nervous and overwhelmed. Christian Science Monitor WORLD Turkey’s military is in turmoil as 4 top brass quit Turkey faced turmoil within its military after the country’s four most senior commanders quit, offering Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to extend his authority over the armed forces. Reuters Floods wash parts of North Korean landmines into South Korea Parts of North Korean land mines have washed down a swollen river into South Korea, and troops are searching for other mines that may have been dislodged by deadly landslides and flooding. Herald Sun Anti-Japan demo in South Korea Yahoo! News Thousands protest in Yemen amidst increased tensions Tens of thousands of opponents and supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, convalescing in Saudi Arabia, have held rival rallies in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Al Jazeera SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY When lightning strikes out of a blue sky It’s not that uncommon for lightning to travel far from its originating cloud, experts say. In some cases, bolts have struck as much as 25 miles from where they originated. Discovery News Chimps vs. humans: the difference? Nim Chimpsky, the subject of Project Nim, was a chimpanzee whom scientists raised as a human and taught sign language to in the 1970s. LiveScience Dolphin blubber might hold secrets to human healing Studying dolphin blubber may yield insights into better medical treatments for skin injuries in the future. Discovery News HEALTH Breast cancer: Tamoxifen saves lives, but some women go without it For women diagnosed with hormone-sensitive breast cancer — more than 150,000 in the U.S. each year — five years of tamoxifen treatment can dramatically cut the risk of death. ABC News Most women carrying cancer genes take action Reuters Major international stem cell trials for multiple sclerosis get funding U.K. scientists are getting ready to work on major international trials to investigate the safety and effectiveness of stem cells in slowing, stopping or reversing brain and spinal cord damage. Medical News Today LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Children living with progeria: a look inside their world Only 80 children in the world currently have progeria, including 18 in the U.S. Children are born seemingly healthy, but start aging dramatically by the age of 2. On average, they die at 13. ABC News Musicians unite to rebuild music store in downtown Joplin Amp maker Orange organized an auction to help raise money to rebuild the Glory Days a music store on Main Street in downtown Joplin, Missouri. CNN Metallica announces Fillmore shows with $6 tickets Metallica, the biggest metal act to ever come out of the Bay Area, will celebrate its 30th anniversary by performing four intimate hometown shows. San Jose Mercury News SPORTS Still 85: Ochocinco gets old number from Pats TE Hernandez Chad Ochocinco has received everything he could have wanted in his exile from the Cincinatti Bengals, a team which he grew increasingly disenchanted playing for over the years. NFL.com US Soccer finally lands Juergen Klinsmann to coach mens soccer team After failing to land Juergen Klinsmann on two previous occasions to coach the men’s national team, U.S. Soccer hired the former standout player and coach for the German national team. 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