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Afghan security forces carry a wounded policeman at the site of a suicide attack outside The British Council in Kabul, Afghanistan.  (Photo by Dar Yasin / AP) Underage Google users and the 30-cent lies parents tell Now that Google is helping you socialize, it‘s going to need some basic information, including how old you are. If you’re underage, your best bet is to try another social network. TIME Children with food allergies often face skepticism from extended family, others Families with children who have nut allergies often feel like others suspect they’re just being neurotic, while some children are taunted during social events. HealthDay Allergies can wreck sense of taste WebMD   UK compound attacked in Afghanistan Gunmen have stormed the British Council office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 12 people and taking over the compound for hours. BBC British Council attack exposes weakness of Afghan security transition strategy Guardian Afghanistan suicide bomb: British Council in Kabul attacked Telegraph.co.uk How the lessons of Columbine may have stopped a Tampa massacre It’s a fine line that principals and other school staff have to walk: gaining students’ trust and respect while at the same time meting out firm and fair discipline. Christian Science Monitor Rescuers save horses from slaughter About 100 horses have been saved from slaughter, neglect and abuse, or surrendered by owners who could no longer care for them, since Lucky Horse Equine Rescue started two years ago. Telegram & Gazette   NATION In hard times, welfare cases drop It was supposed to begin with a program that would get the poor into the workforce and end their dependence on public aid. But a new study finds that it hasn’t always been that case. NPR Reports: Bank of America cutting 10,000 or more jobs Bank of America is cutting 3,500 employees this quarter and working on restructuring plans that will ax several thousand more. Philadelphia Inquirer Thousands camp out for local job fair as jobless rate rises ABC News US to delay noncriminal deportations, offer work permit options The Obama administration said it will indefinitely delay deporting many illegal immigrants who don’t have criminal records and will offer them a chance to apply for a work permit. Detroit News ‘Gay’ Ugandan’s deportation deferred BBC National Immigration Forum on Obama’s easing of deportation policies YouTube POLITICS For supporters, Ron Paul’s message strikes a chord A few hundred Ron Paul supporters have gathered under a white tent to hear their candidate speak at the opening of his state campaign headquarters. NPR Obama outpaces fundraising activity of several of his predecessors President Obama has headlined 127 fundraising events for himself and others, significantly outpacing the fundraising activity of the previous five presidents during their first terms. USA TODAY BUSINESS Gold climbs to record, set for best weekly run since 2007 Gold rose to a record above $1,880 an ounce in New York, rallying for the seventh straight week. Concern that the global economy is slowing drove equities lower. Bloomberg HP dumps PCs, mobile devices to focus on new enterprise Hewlett-Packard surrenders in smartphones and tablet computers and will try to spin off or sell its PC business, underscoring how Apple has transformed consumer electronics in just four years. CBC News HEALTH Childhood hospitalizations for skin and tissue infections doubles in 10 years An investigation led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, has discovered that the number of children hospitalized for skin and soft-tissue infections has more than doubled. Medical News Today Mosquito resistance to bednets fuels malaria worries Mosquitoes can quickly develop resistance to insecticide-treated nets, a study from Senegal shows, raising fears that a leading method of preventing malaria may be less effective than previously thought. Reuters SPORTS The rising epidemic of college football scandals, flawed leadership There rarely is a month, week or day that passes without a big-time program in college football sprinting deep into scandal while daring the National Collegiate Athletic Association to tackle it. CNN Can NCAA really police college football? National Collegiate Athletic Association’s critics were growing more vocal even before new allegations that University of Miami football players accepted gifts and prostitutes from a booster. Christian Science Monitor EDUCATION Book battles heat up over censorship vs. selection in school U.S. schools have banned more than 20 books and faced more than 50 other challenges this year, the American Library Association reports, and many more are expected this fall. USA TODAY When looking for love, women spurn science and math Finding romantic love can be a distracting goal for anyone, but for women thoughts of romantic goals are particularly distracting from the sciences, new research suggests. LiveScience Blog: Women see more value and benefit from college than men  (Education Week) College Bound   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Hao Huang and Dru C. Gladney): How American colleges should approach China The Chronicle of Higher Education Editorial (Mary Sanchez): US has same tensions that sparked Britain’s riots McClatchy Newspapers Blog (Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Ph.D.): Success beyond success: Time to redefine IQ?  (Psychology Today) Mr. Personality Column (Martin Kettle): US voters are not mad Guardian Column (Justin D. Martin): Redub Gen Y ‘The humbled generation’ Christian Science Monitor Column (Afyare Abdi Elmi): Finally ending the famine in Somalia Al Jazeera Editorial: The cruelty of institutionalized hypocrisy Detroit Free Press Column (Marc Dunkelman): DC dysfunction reflects nation Politico Column (David Ignatius): Gates is gone, but his choices still rule the Pentagon Daily Star   Site edited by: Jodi McMaster, Cristina Petrut, Erkinaz Shuminov, Joanne Pelton, Brian Lam, Harsha Malik, Shahinaz Ayoub, Paul Wertheim and Valerie Serrano.   GOOD NEWS After trauma, teaching hope Decades of research has shown that those who recover and go on to thrive following trauma tend to be optimists — people who see setbacks and bad events as transient, temporary and changeable. CNN Special section: Post-traumatic stress disorder WebMD After 27 years, man hacks off hair for cancer charity A Pennsylvania man who has been growing his hair for 27 years had it hacked off for a good cause. He’s donating his ponytail to Locks of Love. MSNBC NC university’s gowns go green with recycled material Elon University in North Carolina will begin using a new line of commencement gowns made from recycled plastic bottles. It takes about 23 bottles to produce each gown. Burlington Times News WORLD Gadhafi making plans for leaving Libya Moammar Gadhafi is making preparations for a departure from Libya with his family for possible exile in Tunisia, U.S. officials have said. MSNBC Blog: Live from Libya  (Al Jazeera) Libya Live Blog Israel retaliates by launching air strikes on Gaza Strip Israeli aircraft have struck Hamas security installations in Gaza, killing at least 6 Palestinians, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which 8 Israelis died. Al Jazeera Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel BBC Israel launches Gaza air strikes YouTube Strong earthquake hits northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued A magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolted northeastern Japan and a tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorological Agency said. McClatchy Newspapers SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Solar blares: Listening to the sun may improve space weather forecasts A new method of tracking the propagation of sound waves in the sun’s interior provides advance warning of sunspots. Scientific American Computer chip modeled on living brain A pair of brain-inspired cognitive computer chips could be a new leap forward in the world of computer architecture and artificial intelligence. Popular Science ENVIRONMENT Elephants use insight to solve problems Elephants are often near the top of the brainiest creatures list. Now, scientists have added a new talent to elephants’ mental repertoire: The ability to solve a problem using insight. Science Special section: Asian elephant National Geographic Sacred dolphin on brink of extinction The Irrawaddy dolphin, considered sacred to many people in Cambodia and Laos, has declined to just 85 individuals in Southeast Asia’s Mekong River, according to a World Wildlife Fund assessment. Discovery News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Homemade planetarium reflects one man’s dream in his backyard Deep in the North Woods of Wisconsin, sits the world‘s largest handmade planetarium, located in Frank Kovac’s backyard and built gradualy over a period of 10 years. NPR Online international marriage — risk it all for love? It’s a digital twist on an old story: traveling miles to meet a woman you met online to see if it is true love. Many might scoff at that idea. But what if you are a lonely, middle-aged man? ABC News Bizarre dating sites you didn’t know existed CBS News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Gay-rights activists, faith-based nonprofits waging online culture war A culture war is being waged online — gay-rights activists vs. Focus on the Family and other faith-based nonprofits — for the hearts, minds and money of hundreds of big retailers. Denver Post Archdiocese issues update to 500 priests on its plans for sex-abuse cases As a wave of discontent ripples among its priests, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia described its contact with 26 clerics suspended over past allegations of child sex abuse or misconduct. Philadelphia Inquirer   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The midlife crisis is a total myth He gets up, stares into a bowl of soggy cereal, puts on a tired-looking suit and goes to the office for the same drab routine. One day he realizes he is mortal, has an affair, quits his job and buys a convertible. LiveScience   Photo of the Day A photographer takes pictures of a newlywed couple posing against Shidu, which means “10 ferry crossings” in Chinese, on the outskirts of Beijing.  (Photo by Andy Wong / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote A minute’s success pays the failure of years. Robert Browning Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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