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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, listens with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius during the “Friends of Syria” meeting, in Paris.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AP) Fake bylines reveal hidden costs of the local news Major newspapers in Chicago, Houston and San Francisco are among those this week that have acknowledged they published dozens of items in print or online that appeared under fake bylines. NPR Hundreds of thousands without power brace for more blistering heat Another day of blistering heat — and for hundreds of thousands, no power. Thermometers once again teeter above the 100-degree mark. CNN Record-setting heat wave could break for millions USA TODAY   Friends of Syria seeking tough action Representatives from more than 100 countries are holding talks in Paris in a fresh attempt to decide what should be done to end the violence in Syria. BBC Syrian general breaks from Assad’s inner circle Reuters Blog: Live from Syria Al Jazeera Continued slow growth in the economy with June job creation at 80,000 The U.S. economy created 80,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate held steady at 8.2 percent, reflecting continued slow growth with the presidential election just four months away. CNBC Special section: Unemployment, state by state CNNMoney Insurance companies send firefighting crews to Colorado Springs When firefighter Eric Morris shows up at wildfires across the West, locals battling the flames sometimes look at him and wonder who sent him. The answer is not a public agency. It is an insurance company. Telegram & Gazette   NATION Whites-only Christian gathering riles some Alabama neighbors A whites-only religious conference — which will conclude with a flaming cross — in Lamar County, Ala., has some upset at racist implications while a minister cites his freedom of speech. Msnbc.com Zimmerman bond set at $1M The Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin got a second chance when a judge set George Zimmerman’s bond at $1 million. USA TODAY POLITICS Stakes for jobs figures rise as voters’ views start to solidify Political experts say that the recent jobs report, and those immediately following, may outweigh job reports from the previous three years of President Barack Obama’s term. New York Times Elections: Michigan voters may decide on energy standard A group seeking to require that at least 25 percent of the energy produced in Michigan come from renewable sources by 2025 submitted petition signatures to state elections officials. Detroit Free Press BUSINESS Big retailers fighting back against ‘showrooming’ Big box retailers like Best Buy have suffered from “showrooming,” where customers visit a store to find products they want to buy, but purchase them for discounted prices from online retailers. Msnbc.com Blog: Retailers post worst June sales in three years  (Wall Street Journal) MarketWatch Robotic legs recreate human gait Think of it as one giant step for robot-kind. Scientists at the University of Arizona have published research on the development of a two-legged robot designed to mimic human gait patterns. Forbes ENVIRONMENT Aerosols from small volcanic eruptions could cool climate Researchers say minute droplets of sulfuric acid from relatively small volcanic bursts can be shot into the high atmosphere by weather systems such as monsoons, cooling the climate. Montreal Gazette Chance of El Nino developing increases Discovery News Arizona wildfire contained, concerns shift to flooding in the region Hundreds of square miles of Arizona wildlands have been left bare by three recent major fires and are now unprotected as seasonal rainstorms threaten to become the next disaster. Arizona Republic Heavy rains flood Arizona, frustrate residents USA TODAY LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The dark side of daily Groupon deals Groupon and Living Social rely heavily on getting businesses to offer their goods and services at deep discounts, but sometimes the flood of extra business causes more problems than it solves. NPR The nearly perfect counterfeit coin Counterfeiting techniques have become so advanced that even the most sophisticated numismatists cannot detect fakes, leaving only electron microscopy and other advanced techniques to reveal frauds. The Atlantic EDUCATION Obama frees more than half of states on ‘No Child Left Behind’ rules Obama freed more than half of U.S. states from No Child Left Behind education-testing rules after they pledged to turn around low-performing schools. Bloomberg Crisis hits City College of San Francisco The worst off among the state’s budget-battered colleges might look like the accreditation crisis that is engulfing the City College of San Francisco. Inside Higher Ed   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Detroit Public Schools contract reflects tough new reality Detroit News Editorial: Homeless camps are bad for all Denver Post Column (David Sirota): Why the US citizenship test is painfully out of touch Salon Blog (Hanna Rosin): Can a child successfully have three parents?  (Slate) XX Factor Column (Ericka Christakis): Modern parenting: Do we really need to reinvent the wheel? TIME Editorial: Obamacare is loaded with big tax increases in plan Washington Examiner Column (Dream Hampton): Thanks, Frank Ocean Life and Times Column (Alan Cochrane): A military based on political common sense Telegraph.co.uk   Site edited by: Lavanya Rajagopalan, Kevin Augustine, Betse Lyons, Shahinaz Ayoub, Laura Olson, Cyra Dixon, Candice Campbell, Paul Wertheim, Harsha Malik, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Sarah Alender and Maria Laverghetta.   GOOD NEWS 11-year-old making care packages for uncle, fellow soldiers In Afghanistan A young girl is busy making care packages for soldiers, with one special person putting her on a mission to provide the support. CBS News Boxing connects Israeli Arabs and Jews Jews and Arabs have been fighting each other for decades, so boxing may seem like a strange way to build peace between the two — but that is what the Israel Boxing Association aims to do. Las Vegas Sun William Penn Foundation giving $15M to public, private and charter schools In a signal of its growing reach into the city’s education sector, the William Penn Foundation will give $15 million to fund innovations in Philadelphia public, private and charter schools. Philadelphia Inquirer WORLD European Central Bank rates drop to record lows Europe’s major central banks delivered a further round of monetary stimulus in the face of a deepening slowdown, with the European Central Bank cutting its key lending rate to a record low. MarketWatch Blog: China, EU and UK take steps to boost economic growth  (Msnbc.com) Economy Watch Slumdog movie share In Mumbai, India’s most frenzied city, slum dwellers facing eviction are defending themselves with a local weapon: film. The Global Mail SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY New type of black hole found — relic of early universe? A new study says there’s a strange new brute on the celestial block: the middleweight black hole. National Geographic New technologies spread arrival of robots into our lives Robots, it seems, are everywhere. With the mechanical march gaining steam, experts predict that within 10 years, general-purpose robots will perform many everyday human activities. USA TODAY FBI: Malware could black out thousands of computer users Computer users around the world are at risk of losing Internet access because of malicious software at the heart of a hacking scam that U.S. authorities shut down last November. Reuters How to fix the ‘Internet doomsday’ virus News Track India RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Bishop’s July 4th call: God grants freedom, not government The U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a national push to assert that government should not decide who is religious enough to be exempt from government mandates. USA TODAY Church pondering a blessing for same-sex couples in future Sixteen fractious years after it allowed the ordination of gays, the Episcopal Church appears poised to adopt a blessing rite for same-sex couples wishing to wed. Philadelphia Inquirer SPORTS Roger Federer reaches a record eighth Wimbledon final Six-time champion Roger Federer reached a record eighth Wimbledon final in a victory over defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Telegraph.co.uk Roger Federer wins Wimbledon 2012 semifinals 3-1 sets YouTube Jeremy Lin to ink offer? Jeremy Lin has verbally agreed to sign a four-year offer sheet with the Houston Rockets, according to a source close to the talks. ESPN HEALTH Unknown disease killing children, World Health Organization says Victims of a disease that has killed dozens of children in Cambodia were from more than half the country’s provinces, a World Health Organization official said. BusinessWeek Infant formula can be a major source of BPA, experts BPA often is added to the material that lines food cans to increase shelf life and prevent rusting, and it can get transferred to the food inside the container. Bisphenol A is known to be a “hormone disruptor." HealthDay   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Slow down! Why some languages sound so fast and complicated Almost any language you do not understand sounds like it is being spoken at 200 miles per hour — a storm of alien syllables almost impossible to tease apart. TIME   Photo of the Day A tourist jumps on a Yolyn Am ice canyon in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains, located 28 miles south of Dalanzadgad, Mongolia.  (Photo by Andy Wong / 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 Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. 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