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Chicago teachers walk a picket line outside Benjamin Banneker Elementary School in Chicago, on strike for the first time in 25 years. Union and district officials failed to reach a contract agreement despite intense weekend negotiations.  (Photo by M. Spencer Green / AP) Game on for app makers Armed with little more than a laptop, a new generation of Australian app designers are flying solo to chase their dreams. The Age Mobile app disaster-relief technology is worthy of praise US Politics Today Using iPads before bed ‘can lead to a poor night’s sleep’ Using tablet computers like Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor night’s sleep, according to research. Telegraph.co.uk   Chicago teachers’ strike impacts 400,000 students Just days after their school year started, 400,000 Chicago students will be out of school indefinitely as their teachers go on strike in the country’s third-largest school district. CNN Chicago teachers to go on strike CBS News Chicago mayor: teachers strike a choice YouTube Los Angeles VA has made millions on housing rental deals The VA has had plans to create housing for disabled homeless vets for years, but government documents show that the VA has made millions of dollars renting out property to private enterprises. NPR Mental health care solutions for veterans Daily Herald Many South Africa miners are now ignoring deadline Many workers of South Africa’s Marikana mine have continued their strike over poor pay by defying a deadline to return to work. Al Jazeera   NATION Language bias issues are rising at work A rise in multilingual employees increases “English-only” discrimination issues nationwide in the workplace. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Anniversary of 9/11 marked under cloud of health problems, funding fights New Yorkers will mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks against a backdrop of health concerns for emergency workers and a feud over financing for the Ground Zero museum. Reuters WTC memorial magnificent, but with steep price Philadelphia Inquirer Younger people expect inheritance that will not exist Young Americans who grew up during the Great Recession apparently did not learn much from their parents’ money woes. There is a major disconnect between financial wishes and realities. USA TODAY POLITICS With $114M, Obama just outdoes Romney President Barack Obama’s campaign and its Democratic partners raised more than $114 million, narrowly beating Republican rival Mitt Romney for the first time in months. Reuters Congress has little motivation for compromise before election After a five-week summer recess, Congress returns to a long list of unfinished business, but with 57 days left before Election Day, it’s likely it will tackle only the bare minimum in its short fall session. CNN BUSINESS In Arctic oil battle, Shell has started the preliminary drilling More than 20 years after the last drill bit went into the Chukchi Sea floor off northern Alaska, a Shell drilling rig began work that it hopes will add to its bottom line and extend Alaska’s oil economy. NBCNews.com Jobs rut tips scales in favor of stimulus The Federal Reserve looks set to launch a third round of bond purchases to try to drive borrowing costs lower and breathe life into an economy that is not growing fast enough to lower unemployment. Reuters HEALTH In the war on malaria, a new tactic on mosquito defense A developing strategy to defend against malaria neither aims to kill the insect nor uses drugs against the malarial parasite. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Study points to tighter pairing of drugs and cancer patients The first comprehensive study of a common lung cancer has found more than half of tumors have mutations that may be treated by drugs already in the pipeline or that can be easily developed. New York Times A visual guide to lung cancer WebMD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY How Apple really invented the iPhone New documents from the recent Samsung trial reveal something of the secretive company’s design process. Slate 6 must-have video apps for the new Kindle Fire from Amazon The new Kindle Fire HD has a faster processor, double the RAM, improved audio, and a higher resolution screen that gives off less glare. The tablet is a tool for consuming content from the Amazon store. CNN LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Indian cartoonist’s arrest for mocking constitution sparks protests Police in India have arrested a political cartoonist on sedition charges after his drawings that criticized rampant corruption angered political leaders. Seattle Times Are all young artists ‘post-9/11’ artists? When museum curator Nicholas Bell was putting together the show “40 Under 40: Craft Futures” at the Smithsonian Institution, he realized the artists had something in common. NPR   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Jobs landscape calls for reform Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Monica Guzman): Are all those ‘friends’ really friends? Why it doesn’t really matter Seattle Times Column (Santiago Zabala): How wired is your life? Al Jazeera Column (Susan Tompor): Time to protect grandparents’ money Detroit Free Press Column (Jeremy Dennison): One word for Minnesota: infrastructure Star Tribune Editorial: Political tales: Both conventions left questions to be debated Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Column (Jeff Jacoby): Politics and the G-word Townhall.com Column (Vandana Shiva): Designing food systems to protect nature and get rid of hunger Al Jazeera Column (Stephen Mansfield): Mormonism’s American values USA TODAY   Site edited by: Lavanya Rajagopalan, Sandra Crozier, Sumi Naidoo, Shahinaz Ayoub, Kathie Raikes, Amy Marie Phillips, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Kevin Augustine and Rachel Wright.   GOOD NEWS Former gang members getting help to ‘Stand a Little Taller’ Ernesto Perez fired several shots towards his girlfriend’s family and, luckily, didn’t hit anyone. Since then he’s changed because of an anti-gang program. Salt Lake Tribune Surprising methods are healing troops Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Seattle Times St. Louis: Lutheran South students receive computer tablets Two St. Louis suburban schools, Lutheran High South and Lutheran High North, have gone paperless, with all 830 students from both schools using Apple iPad computer tablets. St. Louis Post-Dispatch WORLD Human trafficking: Is it a misunderstood global scourge? Sex trafficking has become an American cause célèbre. But does it divert attention from the broader human trafficking issue of modern slavery? Christian Science Monitor Simultaneous bombs hit army in Syria Two bombs exploded simultaneously next to Syrian army compounds in the northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding scores of President Bashar Assad’s forces, residents and opposition activists said. Reuters Special section: What you need to know about Syria today CNN Iraq VP Tariq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death Iraq’s fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of running death squads. Philadelphia Inquirer EDUCATION Experts: Put traffic safety on back-to-school ‘to-do’ list As schools open for another year, students, parents and drivers are urged to keep traffic safety in mind. U.S. News & World Report Private school vaccine opt-outs rise Parents who send their kids to private schools are much more likely to opt out of immunizations than their public school counterparts. USA TODAY ENVIRONMENT Shark expert Ron Taylor dies in Sydney Ron Taylor, the Australian marine conservation pioneer who helped film some of the heart-stopping, iconic underwater footage in the movie “Jaws”, has died. He was 78. The Age There is enough wind to power global energy demand Atmospheric turbines that convert steadier and faster high-altitude winds into energy could generate even more power than ground- and ocean-based units. ScienceDaily RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Mass. gay couple sues church over nixed house sale A gay couple from Massachusetts has sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester for allegedly refusing to sell them a mansion. Yahoo! News Chaput emerges from bruising first year A year after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia passed into his hands, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is arguably within his rights when he avows, ‘It’s hard to say I love it here.’ Philadelphia Inquirer SPORTS London: Paralympic Games close with fiery ceremony London’s 2012 Paralympics brought 11 days of competition to an end with a fiery finale. The show, described as a “festival of flame,” honored Britain’s ancient traditions and festivals. BBC Paralympics put disabled athletics on the map Reuters Best of London Paralympics 2012 CBS News Niners lean on defense to upend Aaron Rodgers, Packers at Lambeau Field Showing the same brand of dominant defense from last season, the 49ers smothered Rodgers and the Packers offense, then made one last stand to stop a late rally in a 30-22 victory. ESPN Special section: NFL Week 1 scores NFL.com NFL Week 1 Roundup San Jose Mercury News Serena Williams wins 4th US Open crown Serena Williams capped a dominating summer and earned player-of-the-year bragging rights by beating No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open final 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Houston Chronicle   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Visiting Vietnam‘s ’City of Ghosts’ in Hanoi Between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh is a city where mausoleums that can cost $30,000 intermingle with houses, allowing ancestors to reassure the living. Telegraph.co.uk   Photo of the Day Hasan Gul, 44, displays pottery for sale in the Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan.  (Photo by Rahmat Gul / 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 To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind. Theophile Gautier Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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