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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, welcomes a delegation headed by a leader of the Syrian National Council (SNC), Abdulbaset Sieda, right, in Moscow, Russia. Nawaf Fares,Syria’s first ambassador to Iraq, is the most senior diplomat to abandon the regime.  (Photo by Misha Japaridze / AP) Some businesses see benefits to adopting pro-gay stance Google has become the latest in a growing number of companies to publicly take a position in support of gay rights. Companies may be embracing the rainbow, but the motivating color is still green. Msnbc.com Church ladies launch gay marriage crusade The Atlantic Blog: The surprising queer roots of the blues The New Republic DNA: Early Americans arrived in waves North and South America were first populated by three waves of migrants from Siberia rather than just a single migration, say researchers. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   Syria’s Iraq ambassador has defected The Syrian ambassador to Iraq has defected, denouncing President Bashar Assad in a TV interview and becoming the most senior diplomat to abandon the regime during a 16-month uprising. ABC News Syrian opposition reports ‘massacre’ in Hama province CNN The Syrian arms race TIME Special section: For Syrian-American doctors, a painful homecoming NPR Housing rebound signaled as banks resume notifying foreclosures U.S. lenders are notifying more delinquent homeowners that they face foreclosure, a step toward clearing a backlog of properties and helping to accelerate a housing recovery. Bloomberg McMansions for half off! CNNMoney Report: 14-year cover-up at Penn State The panel investigating Penn State’s role in the recent abuse scandal has determined that top leaders tried to cover up the abuse for 14 years. Philadelphia Inquirer   NATION California bankruptcies have just begun San Bernardino became the third California city to file for bankruptcy in the past few weeks but it will not be the last. Many municipalities around the nation are struggling to cover their costs. CNNMoney SOS call for historic ocean liner Caretakers for the SS United States, the legendary ocean liner moored on the Delaware River since 1996, are expanding their emergency distress call for the beleaguered piece of American history. Houston Chronicle Why Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has remained mum about his ‘mood disorder’ “In the black community, where the stigma of mental health is still there, getting help for these issues is rare,” says Rebecca Walker, daughter of author Alice Walker. Daily Beast Rep. Jackson suffering from, getting treatment for ‘mood disorder’ CBS News POLITICS Tax plan: What about the 98 percent? The fight over creating jobs morphed into the battle of the tax plans after Obama renewed his call to let tax cuts for the affluent expire, a policy Romney dubbed a “kick in the gut.” ABC News Romney booed by NAACP crowd Mitt Romney told the NAACP that he has the “best interest” of all Americans at heart, but he drew boos from the crowd in Houston at his first mention of wanting to repeal “Obamacare.” USA TODAY Romney booed by NAACP crowd CBS News BUSINESS Federal Reserve signals support for further stimulus if economy slows The Federal Reserve signaled that a further economic slowdown would bring growing support among policymakers for additional steps to spur the three-year expansion. Bloomberg Lagging revenues raise worries about Atlantic City’s Revel casino Revel is finding that the stakes are high, and some are already concerned that the casino, open just three months, will not be able to meet them. Philadelphia Inquirer Deval Patrick strikes casino deal with tribe Boston Herald EDUCATION Yale launches law school Ph.D. program Yale Law School is starting a Ph.D. law program, calling it the first such program in the country. It is designed to prepare students to become law professors. CBS News Push for higher ed assistance hopes to lift graduation rate U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is on a mission to improve college graduation rates, and getting states to pony up more money toward tuition is part of the plan. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ENVIRONMENT Navassa: Island in the Caribbean may be a sanctuary for elkhorn coral The uninhabited island of Navassa, part of the U.S. since the Guano Islands Act of 1856, may be a crucial refuge for endangered coral in the Caribbean. Earth Times Google’s zero-carbon quest Finding creative solutions to energy issues has become a major priority for Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page, and he is determined to build the nation’s first zero-carbon company. CNNMoney RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Scientologists plan Hollywood TV studio The Church of Scientology plans to start a religious broadcasting center to promote its teachings over TV, radio and the Internet, hoping for an elevated public profile. Reuters Mormons in public eye ahead of US polls A senior figure in the Mormon church has dismissed claims that the religion is a “cult,” and claims that America is learning to love the faith. Sky News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Richard Posner): Why there are too many patents in America The Atlantic Blog (Paul Gambles): Does capitalism need to be more Marxist to survive? CNBC Blog (Margaret Talbot): The case against single-sex classrooms  (The New Yorker) Daily Comment Column (Joan Walsh): Mitt’s real insult to the NAACP: disrespecting the group’s legacy Salon Blog (Sam de Brito): Winnowing weddings  (The Age) All Men are Liars Column (Doug Gross): Is social media making the resume obsolete? CNN Column (Kate Stone Lombardi): The bias against sports moms TIME Column (Ashraf Khalil): Egypt’s over-hyped parliamentary showdown Daily Beast   Site edited by: Lavanya Rajagopalan, Harsha Malik, Betse Lyons, Sumi Naidoo, Tanya Flowers, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Paul Wertheim, Cyra Dixon and Sarah Alender.   GOOD NEWS Los Angeles’ homeless children get Christmas in July Over 100 homeless children living in LA’s Skid Row will be treated to Christmas in July — complete with mounds of snow perfect for a snowball fight, presents, and a visit from Santa Claus himself. Christian Post Dexter community comes out of tornado stronger than before Four months after a twister damaged 255 structures and caused $9.14 million in losses, residents of one of the affected subdivisions came together to reconnect during a block party. Detroit Free Press Army sergeant replaces vandalized flags The Partlow family found their flag sprayed with a capital letter A surrounded by a circle: the symbol of anarchy. These images stirred Army Sgt. Don Hollis when he saw an earlier story. CBS News WORLD The universal draft, a call to arms for Israeli Arabs They may inhabit parallel universes, but most ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and Israeli Arabs share the same instinctive aversion to the idea that they should be forced into military service. Reuters As South Sudan marks 1st year, wars rage on its doorstep In Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people are starving to death and fleeing their homes in war-torn border lands whose names are unknown to most outsiders. McClatchy Newspapers SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY New Pluto moon hints at perilous journey for spacecraft The discovery of another moon around Pluto is exciting news, but it is also likely to cause some anxiety for the team in charge of a spacecraft set to be the first probe ever to visit the dwarf planet. SPACE.com Social networks scan for sexual predators with uneven results Facebook’s extensive but little-discussed technology for scanning postings and chats for criminal activity automatically flags conversations for employees. Reuters Ingredient makes fish court other species A common chemical used to make plastics also causes fish to indiscriminately court members of other species — behavior that could result in interbreeding and the merger of two species. New Scientist HEALTH ‘Treatment as prevention’ rises as cry in HIV fight AIDS researchers, policymakers and advocates are increasingly convinced that treating HIV is one of the best ways of preventing its spread. NPR Is obesity child abuse? Australian courts think so Australian welfare authorities have begun using extreme obesity as a reason to support children being separated from their parents — and experts predict more cases as the population gets fatter. The Age LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT What’s on American minds? Increasingly, ‘me’ and not ‘we’ An analysis of words and phrases in more than 750,000 American books published in the past 50 years finds an emphasis on “I” before “we." USA TODAY The 1st pizza museum Although a pizza joint — even one that is educational — is not original, a museum is. Through the collection, you can follow the thread in popular culture for the last 100 years. Philadelphia Inquirer SPORTS Brooklyn embraces new-look Nets, hopes for possible Howard trade The new-look Nets, with Deron Williams signed for five years and All-Star Joe Johnson in the fold, appear to be making all the right moves before their debut season in Kings County. NY Daily News Women’s field hockey aims to end Olympic drought this year As one of the world‘s most popular sports, field hockey produces celebrities in Argentina, the Netherlands and Australia. But the sport is relatively obscure in the United States. NPR   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Shark fin soup faces extinction in Calif. A Chinese delicacy may soon disappear from California restaurants if a bill to ban the sale of shark fins makes it through the state Senate. CNN   Photo of the Day A Syrian brown bear eats an ice block of frozen fruits, vegetables and fish to cool off from the heat at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel.  (Photo by Ariel Schalit / 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 The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. 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