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Heavy rain clouds from approaching tropical storm Lee form over the skyline of New Orleans. Tropical storm Lee formed in the waters off Louisiana, causing heavy storms along much of the Gulf coast and up to 20 inches of rain in some spots.  (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP) On location: Minneapolis Rock City Of ‘Purple Rain’ From the opening scenes of “Purple Rain,” as Prince performs on the stage of the cavernous First Avenue nightclub, it‘s clear that the city of Minneapolis is going to be a character of its own. NPR Ruling on damages may be pivotal in BP oil spill case A key court ruling in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation could change the landscape in the massive case, either encouraging more plaintiffs to sue, or spurring the parties to make a deal. Reuters Halliburton: BP hid info that might have prevented spill Houston Chronicle   Tropical Storm Lee pelts Gulf Coast with rain Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened as it begins dumping rain in southern Louisiana and pelting the northern Gulf coast. Philadelphia Inquirer Gas prices could set record high this Labor Day ABC News Map: Exclusive threat level The Weather Channel State of emergency in New Orleans MSNBC NATO: Man with al-Qaida links killed Afghan and coalition forces operating in Afghanistan killed Sabar Lal Melma, an insurgent leader with links to al-Qaida and who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay, officials said. CNN Key drug cartel figure killed in northern Mexico CBS News Farmers connect with local customers through social media Many agriculturists have been typing with their thumbs on social media platforms while standing between rows of cornstalks in an effort to connect with consumers. USA TODAY   NATION Ground Zero’s new shape is finally starting to emerge When President Barack Obama will lead remembrance ceremonies at the site, he and the relatives of the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, will for the first time see and feel what at last is emerging from Ground Zero. The Independent 9/11: Freedom Tower continues to rise and alter New York’s skyline Telegraph.co.uk Feds have sued big banks over mortgage security issues The U.S. government has sued the nation’s largest banks, along with other financial institutions and executives, for violating federal and state laws in the sale of home mortgage-backed securities. CBS News British banks fear lawsuits from US regulator The Independent Fed orders Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to review mortgage practices Globeandmail.com Obama has yielded to GOP demands over smog rule In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans. San Francisco Chronicle Blog: White House moves to limit fallout from retreat on clean-air rule  (The Hill) E2 Wire POLITICS A hot issue on the presidential campaign trail: theology Campaigners are desperate to find language generic enough for a broad constituency that also conveys an unshakable faith. Houston Chronicle Democrat’s bill would require debt supercommittee to prioritize job creation A leading House Democrat introduced legislation requiring the newly formed debt supercommittee to prioritize job creation as it seeks more than $1 trillion in deficit reduction. The Hill Investigators probe White House role in massive energy loan House investigators said they have uncovered evidence that White House officials became involved in a $535 million loan guarantee to the now-failed California solar company Solyndra. RealClearPolitics BUSINESS Scanning 2.4 billion eyes, India tries to connect poor to growth Using the same powerful technology that transformed the country’s private economy, the Indian government is creating a vast identity database that it hopes will help relieve chronic inequality. New York Times Jobs numbers paint ‘very gloomy’ picture for all President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on jobs, and his task will be even more challenging after the monthly government jobs report. NPR Job seekers join the military as last resort CBS News Special section: Where are the jobs? Washington Post Down and out in LA: When the middle class goes homeless Homelessness is not a new phenomenon in California. What is new — and so alarming — is that more and more of the homeless are families that once believed they were secure members of the middle class. TIME HEALTH Common signs of aging are traced to tiny brain blockages Blocked blood vessels in the brain, often too small to be seen with current medical imaging technologies, may explain some of the the most common signs of aging, researchers said. MedPage Today Night owls likely to suffer nightmares People who hit the sack late might have a greater risk of experiencing nightmares, according to scientists. Scientific American RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY ‘Roamin’ Catholics wander in search of new place to worship They call themselves “Roamin’” Catholics, traveling from church to church, looking for a new place to worship since Cleveland, Ohio’s, oldest black Catholic church was shut down more than a year ago. Religion News Service Report criticizes Missouri diocese on priest porn case Catholic church officials in Kansas City are pledging to review immediately a new report on how to protect children after a local priest was charged in May with possessing child pornography. Reuters ENVIRONMENT Space debris: Time to clean up the sky The U.S. National Research Council’s report on space debris is not the first of its kind. A wide range of space agencies and intergovernmental organizations has taken a bite out of this issue down the years. BBC Booming bitterns become a source of big noise again The bittern was classed as extinct in the U.K., but following efforts to restore its reed-bed habitat, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds now believes 104 males have been at large in 2011. Guardian   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Cartoon (Jeff Darcy): Gadhafi’s location Plain Dealer Column (Shah Gilani): Goldman Sachs: More than a travesty of a mockery of a sham Forbes Editorial: Huntsman is a break from GOP bombast Concord Monitor Column (Derek Thompson): Zerocovery The Atlantic Column (Glenn Greenwald): Facts and myths in the WikiLeaks/Guardian saga Salon Cartoon (Nate Beeler): The President’s speech San Francisco Examiner Cartoon (David Horsey): Pray that naysayers are right about climate change Seattle Post-Intelligencer Column (Kevin Richert): Presidential race creates 2 camps in GOP Idaho Statesman   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Kevin Augustine, Cynthia Vidal, Sam Dieter, Erkinaz Shuminov, Harsha Malik, Cassidy Pham, Cristina Petrut, Shahinaz Ayoub, Brian Lam, Tanya Flowers and Anuja Seith.   GOOD NEWS Poodle credited with West Jordan, Utah, fire rescue A mother and two children made it out of their burning Utah house before firefighters arrived, but her 19-year-old son was still inside. It was the family’s dog who led emergency responders to the man. Salt Lake Tribune Special Olympics planning Columbia training center A $1 million donation from St. Louis-based Centene Corp. has launched a campaign to build a training facility for the group Special Olympics Missouri. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Survivor builds ‘cancer-fighting’ house Charles Ruma, a cancer survivor, with the help of the Ohio State University Cancer Center, built “Home for Hope,” a “cancer-fighting” house, using materials that are free of carcinogens. HealthDay WORLD Over 20 dead due to religious rioting in central Nigeria Religious rioting in the troubled central Nigeria city of Jos has killed at least 21 people, as authorities seem to be unable to curb the rising violence. Denver Post Libya National Transitional Council set for Tripoli move Libya’s interim authorities are set to move to Tripoli from their stronghold of Benghazi, officials say. The authorities have urged anti-Gadhafi gunmen patrolling Tripoli to go home, as they try to restore normality. BBC Close CIA ties to Gadhafi spy unit revealed New York Times UN report causes expulsion of Israeli diplomats in Turkey ‎ Turkey has expelled Israel’s ambassador and suspended all military agreements over its refusal to apologize for last year’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. BBC UN chief urges Turkey and Israel to fix ties Al Jazeera EDUCATION Declining enrollment common in Michigan schools Rural school districts in Michigan put a premium on teachers certified in more than one subject, an effort to keep academic programs alive despite shrinking staffs and student counts. Houston Chronicle Cutting back on Kazakh In the wake of 9/11, the Education Department increased spending on foreign language programs. A decade later, those programs face elimination on campuses after deep federal budget cuts. Inside Higher Ed Feds warn colleges: Handle sexual assault reports properly The Obama administration is taking a tougher stance on how colleges handle reports of sexual assault on campus. But some say the administration is taking things too far. Christian Science Monitor SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Glowing, blinking bacteria reveal how cells synchronize biological clocks To better understand how organisms respond to light, biologists and bioengineers at UC San Diego created a model biological system consisting of glowing, blinking E. coli bacteria. ScienceDaily New genetic circuit detects cancerous cells and forces them to commit suicide A new DNA-based logic circuit can sense the signs of cancer, compute that a cell is cancerous and then cause it to self-destruct, researchers say. Popular Science LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Fewer baby boys are receiving circumcision, CDC says The number of baby boys which are getting circumcised in hospitals has dropped slightly in the past decade, health experts said. MSNBC Outrage over rhyming ‘diet’ picture book for kids Messages of good health and self-esteem for girls aren‘t hard to come by in kid lit, so what’s with the attention for a not-yet-published rhyming picture book about obese, unhappy 14-year-old Maggie? Detroit Free Press SPORTS Grinding it out: The uphill battle for American rugby It’s the simple act of stumbling upon a practice, catching a rare match on TV or tossing a rugby ball around that draws people away from the ingrained mentality of American football. CNN Baltimore Grand Prix fans flood grandstands before 1st race Powerful engines thrummed in the Baltimore Convention Center and tens of thousands of racing fans wandered through a maze of grandstand, as they awaited Maryland’s Baltimore Grand Prix. Baltimore Sun   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Why speed dating rarely works Speed dating presents individuals with such an unnatural number of choices that people either usually avoid making selections or choose the wrong person. Discovery News   Photo of the Day South Korea‘s Kim Deok-hyeon competes in the qualification for the Men’s Triple Jump at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea.  (Photo by David J. Phillip / 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 Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. 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