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President Barack Obama, center, sits with world leaders at the start of the first session of the G-8 Summit at Camp David, Md.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) No better escape than a trip to the end of the world While cinematic dystopias have long been a Hollywood staple, the record-breaking success of post-apocalyptic teen bloodbath “The Hunger Games” has given them greater currency than ever before. The Independent Barnes Foundation art collection changes location, but little else The Barnes Foundation’s collection of paintings by Matisse, Picasso, Renoir and others is now hanging in downtown Philadelphia galleries that are replications of those at the Barnes’ suburban home. NPR A friendlier Barnes Foundation opens Forbes   Eurozone to top agenda at G-8 summit The eurozone crisis is set to dominate the Group of Eight talks, with President Barack Obama pledging leaders’ commitment to a compromise package of growth measures and fiscal responsibility. Guardian US hosts G-8, NATO leaders CNN G-8 wants Greece to remain in eurozone Al Jazeera CDC urges boomers to get tested for hepatitis C Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have hepatitis C, the liver-destroying virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged. USA TODAY Special section: Hepatitis overview and facts WebMD Chen Guangcheng: Chinese dissident leaves for US Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng has left China for the U.S., capping off three weeks of roller coaster diplomacy that reached the very highest levels of Chinese government and the White House. ABC News   NATION Hate groups grow as racial tipping point changes demographics The number of radical hate groups has exploded in reaction to a changing America. Census figures showing the majority of babies born in 2011 were non-white could fuel simmering tensions. ABC News What will a white-minority US look like? BBC US metros are ground zero for majority-minority population crossroads The Atlantic Alabama governor signs bill ‘tweaking’ immigration law Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed into law revisions to the state’s controversial immigration statute, despite earlier suggestions he might veto the measure because of a lack of changes. WTAQ POLITICS China leads cyberattacks of US military computers, Pentagon reports China is interested in gleaning information about how best to defend its own computers from cyberattack, says a Pentagon report. But China is also improving its offensive abilities. Christian Science Monitor Defense bill passes House, faces veto The House approved a $642 billion bill that sets defense policy for the Pentagon — and faces a veto threat from the Obama administration. Politico BUSINESS Vacation? No thanks, boss Dubbed the “no vacation nation,” the U.S. lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. But Americans do not seem to mind. CNNMoney Blog: Getting older and going — or going back — to work  (Msnbc.com) Life Inc. Microsoft wins ruling, forcing change in Motorola phones A U.S. International Trade Commission judge found that Motorola Mobility infringed a patent covering a program by Microsoft, which allows users to generate meeting requests within a group. Bloomberg RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Ultra-Orthodox Jews plan huge NYC meeting on Internet risks Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life have rented the New York Mets stadium for a gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously appropriate way. USA TODAY Americans negative about moral values Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey revealed that Americans are overwhelmingly negative about the future of moral values in the U.S. Huffington Post Catholics a-Twitter about the role of nuns Social media provides a platform for reactions to last month’s Vatican report criticizing U.S. nuns as deviating from church doctrine. Los Angeles Times EDUCATION Chris Woodward balancing life of a college student and baseball player Chris Woodward, who has played in parts of 12 seasons in the big leagues, is preparing for life after baseball by attending online courses at the University of Phoenix. Las Vegas Sun What we do not know about debt On the new “college scorecard,” a proposed federal tool intended to give a one-page picture of a college’s tuition and financial aid policies, one factor is missing: average debt per student at graduation. Inside Higher Ed LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The anti-social network lifestyle: living without Facebook With a website that boasts 901 million active users, it seems unlikely that once you get on Facebook, you would ever leave. But deactivating from the site is not that unusual. CNN ‘Repair cafes’ reject a ‘toss it out’ culture A “repair cafe” movement, in which people gather together to fix everyday items from bicycles to lamps, is gaining in popularity. Christian Science Monitor When a music scene leads to a boom Chris Flemmons wanted to stem the exodus from his hometown Denton, Texas, and leveraged what he saw as the city’s “best export” — its music scene. The Atlantic   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Brian Montopoli): Will the birther movement ever go away? CBS News Column (Jonathan Weil): JPMorgan fiasco shows big-bank regulation isn’t working Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Daniel Altman): 5 easy solutions to the Greek crisis NPR Column (Mat Honan): Facebook is going to be even more annoying now that it is public Gizmodo Blog (Richard Louv): Time to redefine green jobs  (Psychology Today) People in Nature Column (Daniel Engber): Eating babies: a study of youth horticulture Slate Column (Fred Kaplan): Why we need to have a greener military Slate Column (Robert Earl): Cellphones in classrooms? The Atlantic   Site edited by: Brooke Coggiano, Tanya Flowers, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Diana Shaw, Brian Kendall, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Kevin Augustine, Harsha Malik, Erkinaz Shuminov, Brian Lam, Mark Rittenmeyer and Laura Olson.   GOOD NEWS Nonprofit agency pays companies to hire the unemployed The WorkPlace, a Connecticut nonprofit agency, believes the best way to get the long-term unemployed back into the workforce is by paying companies to hire them. CNNMoney Utah doctors make house calls — at work Desperate to contain health costs, employers get into the doctoring business themselves and open up workplace clinics to deliver maximum benefits at affordable prices. Salt Lake Tribune International hunger program relies on private sector The U.S. vowed to accelerate efforts to relieve hunger and malnutrition in Africa, unveiling a $3 billion commitment from multinational companies to make it easier for small farmers to grow their own food. Des Moines Register In Kenya, irrigation project is a welcome oasis Msnbc.com WORLD Crime and punishment, Norwegian style Norway’s prison island of Bastoey is an open prison where inmates wander woods, fields and beaches unhindered. Prisoners are carefully selected and are among the most hardened criminals. BBC Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency chief to resume nuclear inspections The U.N. nuclear agency chief will fly to Tehran to sign a deal meant to allow his organization to resume a long-stalled search for evidence that Iran worked on developing nuclear arms. CBS News ENVIRONMENT China’s clean coal goal The newly opened GreenGen energy plant in Tianjin, China, is the most advanced clean coal power station, placing China in the global lead of using coal resources without releasing carbon dioxide. BBC AORA’s tulips: solar energy in bloom A garden of flowers that produce, rather than consume, energy sounds unreal, but that is the concept behind AORA’s innovative solar plant. Earth Times SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1st test of electric car network in Israel Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world’s first nationwide electric car network to wean the world from oil and eliminate hurdles to environmentally friendly electric cars. Seattle Post-Intelligencer SpaceX rocket launch aborted last-second A new, private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight. USA TODAY Blog: The rocket factory: SpaceX builds them from top to bottom  (Wired) Autopia HEALTH Good and bad fats affect brain health “Good” fats like monounsaturated fats and “bad” fats like trans and saturated fats are not just factors in heart health — a new study shows they can affect brain health and memory, too. Huffington Post Eating fish may help to mitigate sugar’s ‘dumbing’ effect CBS News Why we have not tapped nature The modern medicine chest is packed with stories of lifesaving drugs ingeniously drawn from unlikely species. So why have drug companies — or conservationists — not cashed in on nature’s pharmacy? Conservation Magazine SPORTS Big 12 and SEC arrive at a deal for annual bowl game The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game. Washington Times New bowl a death knell for ACC? ESPN Olympic torch starts 8,000 mile journey British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame. ABC News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Living to 100 and beyond Scientists are on the brink of radically expanding the span of a healthy life. 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