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Bakir Izetbegovic, chairman of the Bosnian Tripartite Presidency, watches a TV broadcast from the U.N.’s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, of the reading of charges against Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic, in Sarajevo, Bosnia.  (Photo by Amel Emric / AP) A tale of 2 Zionists: the dramatic origins of Israel Two charismatic men born in Eastern Europe meet in 1934, first in a London hotel room and then in a Golders Green flat to resolve their political differences in the shadow of the rise of Nazism. The Independent Higher education linked to longer life Education may not only improve a person’s finances. A new report found that people who have a bachelor’s degree or higher live about nine years longer than those who do not graduate from high school. USA TODAY Blog: Higher education linked to better health  (TIME) Healthland US nuclear emergency plans panned The nation’s nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than 30 years. CBS News   Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors at the start of his trial for genocide, making a throat-slitting gesture in defiance of the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. Reuters Blog: ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ goes to trial  (Msnbc.com) World News Special section: Sarajevo 1992-1995 BBC Facebook said to raise size of IPO to 421 million shares Facebook Inc. is boosting the number of shares for sale in its initial public offering to 421.2 million, allowing the world’s most popular social network to raise as much as $16 billion. Bloomberg Facebook’s new approach Wall Street Journal Blog: Facebook story is a study in contrasts  (ABC News) Tech It Out New US housing construction in April exceeds forecasts Builders in the U.S. broke ground on more homes than anticipated in April, indicating that residential real estate industry is stabilizing. San Francisco Chronicle George Lucas proposes affordable housing plan CNNMoney   NATION Foreclosed Americans are finding a way back to home ownership Information from more than 30 lenders, builders, realtors and consumers suggests that a growing number of Americans are getting back into the housing market. Reuters Blog: Are US wages enough to live on?  (PBS NewsHour) The Rundown At US border, era of fence-building, manpower ‘surge’ at an end The U.S. Border Patrol is shifting its strategy away from fence-building and a manpower “surge” at the border and toward one centered on intelligence and identifying threats to national security. Christian Science Monitor US Border Patrol praises tougher tactic Houston Chronicle Boehner: no debt ceiling increase without equivalent cuts House Speaker John Boehner will not allow an increase in the debt ceiling to move through the House unless the amount of the increase includes an equal or greater amount of spending cuts. USA TODAY Senate majority leader fires back at Boehner debt plan Politico POLITICS 3rd-party group cancels Internet primary A private organization established to run a third-party candidate in this year’s presidential elections has thrown in the towel, saying no one mustered sufficient support for such an effort. U.S. News & World Report Romney wins GOP primaries Mitt Romney won GOP presidential primaries in Oregon and Nebraska, putting the former Massachusetts governor ever closer towards officially clinching the Republican presidential nomination. CBS News Map: Nebraska results Msnbc.com Obama looks to energize those who backed him in 2008 President Barack Obama defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when it “expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody.” Detroit Free Press BUSINESS Detroit’s otherworldly decay Detroit, the blighted auto capital, may soon become the first major U.S. city to have all of its public services privatized. The Atlantic California, 9th largest economy in world, resorts to austerity California is slashing spending to avoid a Greek-style default. After years watching his state fall deeper into the red, Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled the ultimate in austerity budgets. The Independent As one JPMorgan trader sold risky contracts, another one bought them Even as a trader for JPMorgan in London was selling piles of insurance on corporate debt, figuring that the economy was on the upswing, a mutual fund elsewhere at the bank was taking the other side of the bet. CNBC EDUCATION Video games in the classroom: an experiment gone right? A school district in Wisconsin is trying to be at the forefront of attempted integration of technology and academics by using games like Quest Atlantis. EducationNews.org The radical new humanities Ph.D. At Stanford University, professors have proposed a reduction in the time taken to graduate by Ph.D. candidates in the humanities, and to prepare them for careers within and beyond the academy. Inside Higher Ed RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY The Dead Sea Scrolls come to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia The Franklin Institute opened a new exhibition entitled “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times,” which consists of more than 600 figurines, altars and coins from the Dead Sea. Philadelphia Inquirer Gospel fragment tantalizes experts Christianity Today Lady Gaga gagged in Indonesia; protests by Islamic hard-liners and lawmakers Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following protests by Islamic hard-liners and conservative lawmakers, who said her sexy clothes and dance moves will corrupt young people. Huffington Post   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Richard Florida): The limits of density: why skyscrapers may not be the answer The Atlantic Column (Steve Tobak): How Facebook’s IPO will change your life CBS News Blog (Victor Stenger): Scientists and religion  (Huffington Post) The Blog Column (Matt Novak): How space-age nostalgia hobbles our future Slate Blog (David Ropeik): How tribalism makes a risky world even more dangerous How Risky Is It, Really?  (Psychology Today) Blog (Salman Rushdie): On censorship  (The New Yorker) Page-Turner Column (Laura Vanderkam): Grown-ups need summer camp too CBS News Editorial: McNulty divorces reality on civil unions Denver Post   Site edited by: Erkinaz Shuminov, Maria Laverghetta, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Tina Ulmer, Tamara Dixon, Laura Olson, Mark Rittenmeyer, Tanya Flowers, Kristen Podgurski and Todd Ehresmann.   GOOD NEWS Reddit users surprise terminally ill man with random acts of kindness Scott Widak and his family recently received the greatest gift anyone in their situation could receive — a viral act of encouragement and kindness from complete strangers. Mashable Doctors restore some hand function to quadriplegic patient In bypassing the hand’s original and damaged connection to the injured spine, a medical team effectively used upper arm nerves to rewire a fresh connection. U.S. News & World Report Surgery allows quadriplegic to move hand CBS News FDA panel recommends home HIV test A federal advisory committee unanimously approved over-the-counter sale of a rapid HIV test, acknowledging the need for new tools against an epidemic that is driven largely by people unaware of their status. Philadelphia Inquirer WORLD Euro hits 4-month low on Greece fears The euro has hit a fresh four-month low against the dollar as political uncertainty in Greece fuels speculation that it could be forced to leave the euro. BBC How Europe’s turmoil rattles world markets PBS NewsHour Ex-Murdoch editor charged over UK phone-hacking scandal Rebekah Brooks, a confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged with interfering with an investigation in a scandal that has rocked the tycoon’s media empire as well as the British political establishment. Reuters ENVIRONMENT Medical records could yield answers on fracking debate A proposed study of people in northern Pennsylvania could help resolve a national debate about whether the natural gas boom is making people sick. NPR Amber preserves insect pollen carriers What may be the earliest direct example of insect pollination in 100-million-year-old amber blocks from Spain has been identified by scientists. BBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY How the professor who fooled Wikipedia got caught by Reddit T. Mills Kelly encourages his students to deceive thousands of people on the Web. This has angered many, but the experiment helps reveal the shifting nature of the truth on the Internet. The Atlantic Successful Soyuz launch sends 3 to International Space Station Two Russians and an American blasted off for the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket in Russia’s first manned space launch for almost five months. Discovery News Space Station’s Expedition 31 mission SPACE.com HEALTH Infant head lag may signal autism Infants who show developmental delays in head and neck muscle control may be at increased risk for autism, a new study suggests. WebMD Get a paper cut, save a life Registering to become a bone marrow donor just became as simple as tending to a paper cut. CNN Psychedelics may slow brain activity, expand mind New evidence suggests drugs like LSD open the doors of perception by inhibiting parts of the brain. Scientific American LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Hello? A visual history of the telephone Before “The Clock” — Christian Marclay’s enveloping “real-time” digital panorama of clocks depicted in films — became an art-world smash last year, the artist produced a similar piece: “Telephones.” Slate Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America’s novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died in a Mexico City hospital at 83. TIME A fleeting memory of Carlos Fuentes NPR SPORTS San Antonio Spurs’ win streak hits 15 in 108-92 Game 1 victory The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili did not want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month. Sports Illustrated 13-year-old NY boy can play on girls’ field hockey team The biggest goal of Keeling Pilaro’s field hockey career happened far from an athletic field, when it was ruled that he would be allowed to play girls’ field hockey. CBS News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Thriving in hard times Post-traumatic growth — the ability not only to bounce back from adversity but also to flourish — is an ever-present theme in our epic tales. Science is now catching up. CNN   Photo of the Day A Kashmiri Muslim girl walks through a field in Ganderbal, 12 miles northeast of Srinagar, India.  (Photo by Dar Yasin / 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 We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it. 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