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The Olympic torch is held by Amber Charles as the royal barge Gloriana carries the Olympic flame along the river Thames, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, on the final day of the Torch Relay, in London. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP)

Tracking gangs who work on social media

Gang graffiti has taken a turn for the worse. It’s going viral, and virtual. Gang members are marking up the walls of Facebook and Twitter, bringing the war of the streets to the world of social media.

The Atlantic

Farmers may gain amid drought with US backed insurance

This year’s drought may leave many crop farmers largely unscathed as they are protected by taxpayer-subsidized insurance, a program Congress is moving to make more generous.

Bloomberg

Drought plagues Tennessee farmers

NBCNews.com

London welcomes world for opening ceremony

Excitement is building across Britain as it prepares for the official start of the Olympic Games. One of the biggest secrets in London will finally be revealed, as people worldwide watch the opening ceremony.

CNN

Special section:

Olympics 2012

Guardian

Map:

Torch relay

BBC

Live: London 2012

NBCSports

US economy expanded at 1.5 percent

The economy grew at a 1.5 percent pace in the second quarter, the government reported, confirming a slowdown that has seen companies curtail hiring and investment as consumers cut spending.

ABC News

Is Uncle Sam helping or hurting the economy? Americans are torn

McClatchy Newspapers

Mississippi learning: why the state’s students start behind — and stay behind

The Hechinger Report is teaming up with TIME to examine what’s behind the woeful performance of Mississippi’s schoolchildren, as well as possible solutions to help them catch up.

TIME

NATION

Mass. House approves foreclosure bill

The Massachusetts House passed a bill designed to prevent unnecessary home foreclosures by requiring lenders to modify mortgage loans and banning foreclosures without proper documentation.

Boston Herald

Struggle to mend veterans’ safety net

President Barack Obama slipped into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to spend time with wounded soldiers. It was his most recent gesture to reinforce his commitment to veterans.

Reuters

POLITICS

Amendments are critical hurdles in cybersecurity debate

The fate of the Senate’s cybersecurity reform measure now hinges on amendments — and bill sponsors. The White House and top Republicans have all drawn their lines in the sand.

Politico

Cybersecurity and American power

YouTube

Romney resume from 2002 in focus amid Olympic rift

On a trip already marked by misstep, Mitt Romney has an Olympic history that could prove problematic: His stewardship of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City was not without controversy.

Reuters

Mitt Romney visits London while stumbling on almost every front

RealClearPolitics

BUSINESS

Chinese investment in US businesses may hit record high

Chinese direct investment in the U.S. could hit a record high in 2012, reaching at least $8 billion, according to a new research report.

CNNMoney

China’s Tencent aims to battle US web firms like Google, Facebook in India

The Economic Times

Getting workers into the right jobs

Despite private-sector job gains in recent months, nearly 13 million people are still looking for work, and the national unemployment rate hovers stubbornly at 8.2 percent.

Huffington Post

EDUCATION

Professional development puts teachers in summer school

Feel free to call it summer school for teachers: Kris Huffman is aiming to cultivate a new breed of math teachers who can boost Las Vegas’s lagging academic achievement.

Las Vegas Sun

Bypassing college: different road to work

With college costs rising and student debt mounting, a group of college-prep kids in Charlotte, N.C., are opting for an alternative route to success: European-style apprenticeships.

NPR

Use of part-time college faculty sparks worries

Post-Tribune

What it takes to make school a safe place for students with diabetes

When children head off to school, it is assumed they are in a safe place. But for children with diabetes, school can pose a serious health risk if there is no one on site to help them manage their disease.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

ENVIRONMENT

China rejects call for ban on tiger farms

The U.K. and India have called on China and other countries to ban tiger farms because they undermine conservation efforts. But China challenged delegates to “show us the evidence.”

The Age

Antarctic ice thinning tracked along geological rifts

Fast thinning of ice in part of West Antarctica is made worse by an undiscovered basin in the rock underneath, which stems from an ancient geological fault, a new study shows.

Planet Earth

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

In early Italy, ice cream all the rage

Long portrayed as a luxury product that in its early days, ice cream was sold on the streets in Naples, Italy as long as 300 years ago.

Discovery News

Harvey Weinstein calls for industry summit to discuss on-screen violence

Harvey Weinstein, behind some of the bloodiest films ever made, says Hollywood should discuss its role after the “Dark Knight” massacre in Colorado.

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Initiative will fight fraud in health care

The Obama administration and major insurers announced that they will share raw data and investigative know-how to try to shut off billions of dollars in questionable payments.

Columbus Dispatch

Project Restore is more than a charity

Since Catherine Keck started her nonprofit organization, Project Restore, in 2007, people in impoverished villages and towns in Uganda, Mexico and Haiti have received food, medicine and education.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Talent on display in program for those with autism, other disorders

The talent on display at the Bristol Township School District’s summer program for youngsters with autism or other developmental disorders is often a victory of will.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Tough EU stance on financial crisis