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Paul Bridges carries his dog along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., as he walks past homes taking a pounding by heavy surf. Tropical Storm Lee is continuing to meander along the Gulf Coast bringing torrential rains and flooding.  (Photo by Dave Martin / AP) Know this headline‘s font? You’re ‘just my type’ Are you an Arial person? A Times New Roman? A Lucida Handwriting? So much of our communication is expressed in text these days that people become deeply attached to thir favorite typeface. NPR Strauss-Kahn returns home Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his presidential hopes shattered by a sex assault scandal that rocked his homeland, returned to France facing a frosty public reception and unease among his political allies. Reuters   Tropical Storm Lee reaches the Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Lee made landfall on the southern Louisiana coast, as it pelted the state’s coastal region with both heavy rains and strong winds. CNN An extreme and exhausting year for US Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog: Lee slows production of Gulf oil and gas  (Houston Chronicle) Fuel Fix New Orleans braces for tropical storm Lee Reuters New food nutrition labels coming The Food and Drug Administration wants to revise the nutrition facts label to give consumers more useful information and help fight obesity nationwide. CBS News California democratic treasurer arrested A longtime Democratic campaign treasurer who has worked for dozens of state, federal and local politicians in California has been arrested on suspicion of mail fraud, officials said. CBS News   NATION US military continues to go green The United States military, the nation‘s largest energy consumer, is embracing conservation and sustainability as a way to save energy, maintain national security and keep more troops out of harm’s way. Good News Network 10-year Pearl Harbor anniversary reflects 1950s US As the nation prepares for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, a look at how Americans marked the same milestone for Pearl Harbor shows that the way people commemorate says a lot about their times. Philadelphia Inquirer Maya Angelou: passage on King memorial appears arrogant Poet and author Maya Angelou continued her criticism of the inscription etched on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, saying an edit of the civil rights leader’s statement makes him appear arrogant. CNN POLITICS Palin is offering no clues on her presidential ambitions Despite the friendly atmosphere during her latest speech, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin offered her supporters no hint of her political plans when appearing at a Tea Party rally in Iowa. NPR Congress returns unpopular, divided Congress returns to work this coming week, divided over measures to create jobs and scorned by the nation it was elected to help lead. Kansas City Star Blog: Obama: renewing transportation bill is ‘no brainer’ ABC News Emails show White House contact on ‘Fast and Furious’ At least three White House officials had knowledge of a federal gun-running investigation that resulted in a large number of guns falling into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. Politico BUSINESS Job growth stalls, fuels recession fears Employment growth ground to a halt in August, reviving recession fears and piling pressure on both President Barack Obama and the Federal Reserve to provide more stimulus to aid the frail economy. Reuters Obama asks EPA to pull ozone rule President Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw an air-quality rule, citing the struggling economy and potential job loss. Wall Street Journal HEALTH Making sure ‘back to school’ doesn’t mean ‘back to bullying’ Despite widespread efforts to deal with the problem, bullying is a persistent issue in schools, says Donna Henderson, a professor of counseling at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. HealthDay FDA cooking up helpful new nutrition facts label Uncle Sam wants you to know more about what you’re eating. The Food and Drug Administration is revising the nutrition facts label to give consumers more useful information and to combat obesity. BusinessWeek Is it safe to drink blood? In very small amounts and if the blood is free from pathogens, blood might not harm you. Beyond that, watch out. LiveScience RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Vatican denies all claims of abuse cover-up in Ireland The Vatican has issued a tough rebuttal of a report claiming it told priests in Ireland to keep quiet about sexual abuse and described criticism by the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, as “unfounded.” Guardian Finding faith amid campus distractions College students take note: The next voice you hear might be Brother Jed Smock, a Christian fundamentalist preacher who specializes in confrontational evangelism while traveling around campuses. St. Louis Post-Dispatch ENVIRONMENT Fungus from California suspected of killing cypress trees worldwide Genetic analysis has determined a fungus that has been causing cypress canker disease and killing trees in six of the world’s seven continents originated from California. Earth Times The mighty Missouri River: the flooding and the damage done The cost of America’s quiet billion dollar disaster in the Upper Midwest keeps rising as floodwaters decline. Reuters Flooding from the air KETV   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Anne Applebaum): The worst mistake America made after 9/11 Slate Column (Richard LittleJohn): America can rediscover awesome self-belief Daily Mail Column (Jonathan Alter): Is Obama really as bad as all that? Star Tribune Column (Derek Lazzaro): American officials enjoy lives without shame Truthdig Blog (James C. Coyne, Ph.D.): Virtual trauma caused by television coverage of 9/11?  (Psychology Today) The Skeptical Sleuth Column (Gil Spencer): A new milestone in ‘civil rights’ history Daily Times Column (Carol Iaciofano): Office as second home Boston Herald Cartoon (Jeff Darcy): Gadhafi’s location Plain Dealer   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Sam Dieter, Kevin Augustine, Kathie Raikes, Erkinaz Shuminov, Cynthia Vidal and Sarah Alender.   GOOD NEWS Small businesses find opportunities at ailing St. Louis Mall Vanessa Slaughter knows that many folks in St. Louis, Mo., have given up on the local Jamestown Mall. But whatever the skeptics say, she hasn’t stopped believing in the shopping center. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Discovery suggests way to block fetal brain damage Recent research may help scientists and physicians find new ways to address the numerous developmental disorders that can arise when fetuses are deprived of oxygen in the womb. ScienceDaily Yoga shows some benefit for diabetes Gentle yoga classes may help people with Type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and control their blood sugar, a small study suggests. Khaleej Times WORLD Merkel’s coalition faces rough ride in regional election Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s center-right coalition could face a further drubbing at the polls in a regional election in Germany’s poorest state, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Reuters Mass rallies revive Israel protest An estimated 500,000 people took to the streets of coastal Tel Aviv, by far the largest demonstration in the social protest movement that has swept the country. Al Jazeera Rebels demanding the surrender of Gadhafi stronghold Rebel fighters closed on one of Moammar Gadhafi’s last strongholds, the remote desert town of Bani Walid, but were trying to persuade tribal elders there to surrender without a fight. CBS News Abandoned Libyan missile: Is it a gift to hostile militants? Reuters Key Libyan town reflects tribal complexities Al Jazeera EDUCATION Students lead move to rid campuses of bottled water The College of St. Benedict in Minnesota used to like bottled water enough to affix its logo to the water bottles, but the plastic containers are no longer welcome. Star Tribune 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 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Robots learn to handle objects, understand new places In Cornell’s Personal Robotics Laboratory, a team led by Ashutosh Saxena, assistant professor of computer science, is teaching robots to manipulate objects when working in new environments. ScienceDaily Fossil provides clues to evolution of Ice Age giants The extinction of Ice Age giants has been widely studied, but much less is known about their origins and how they adapted in a cold environment. ScienceDaily LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Japan’s high life expectancy holds lessons for the West Japan takes justifiable pride in having the longest life expectancy in the world, partly because of a successful universal healthcare system, according to a report. MedPage Today Longevity study shows a sad fate for some Southern US women Seattle Times When magazines go indie While a small and dedicated do-it-yourself zine culture has been publishing for decades, zines haven’t enjoyed this much popularity in 20 years. TIME DC’s new Superman is modern, cynical DC Comics is restarting its Superman comics to match the current era. This month‘s new, milestone issue is scrapping the old goody-two-shoes Superman for a hero who isn’t afraid to break the law. LiveScience SPORTS Bolt defends 200m title in Daegu Usain Bolt won a gold medal at the world championships, running the fourth-fastest 200 meters in a stunning performance. Sports Illustrated Libya celebrates post-Gadhafi soccer win over Mozambique Hundreds of joyful Libyans cheered and Tripoli’s main square after the national soccer team won its first post-Gadhafi against Mozambique. ESPN Depleted Yanks rally late to beat Toronto Robinson Cano’s two-run double put the Yankees ahead in a three-run seventh inning, lifting New York to a 6-4 victory over Toronto. Sports Network   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Moons like Earth’s could be more common than we thought Once thought rare, about one in 10 rocky planets around stars like our sun may host a moon proportionally as large as Earth’s. 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