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A Maoist member Nepal's constituent assembly reacts as the monarchy is abolished and declared a republic at a sitting of the newly elected assembly, in Katmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Saurabh Das / AP)

Lawmakers in Nepal abolish monarchy after 239 years

The world's last Hindu kingdom became its newest secular republic as its lawmakers, led by former communist insurgents, abolished the monarchy that had reigned for 239 years.

ABC News

Parents' grief turns to rage, protests

Bereaved parents whose children were crushed to death in their classrooms have turned mourning ceremonies into protests, forcing officials to address repercussions over shoddy construction of schools.

International Herald Tribune

New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China

Epoch Times

Quake lake mass evacuation

Yahoo! News

Sex abuse by peacekeepers still a problem, says report

Children in Haiti, South Sudan and Ivory Coast who spoke to Save The Children reported cases of being coerced into sex, often in return for the very food or protection they were to receive.

Christian Science Monitor

Bush under fire from former aide

In a scathing new book, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan stopped short of calling President Bush a liar, but accused him of being "evasive" and "shading the truth."

ABC News

White House: McClellan is 'disgruntled'

MSNBC

Big three anchors on Scott McClellan

CBS News

Germany unveils memorial to gay victims of Holocaust

Germany unveiled a memorial to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime, a monument that also confronts visitors with an image of a same-sex couple kissing.

International Herald Tribune

Mars lander back online after radio glitch; activities delayed

NASA could not send commands to the Phoenix Mars lander because of a radio glitch, delaying a second day of activities, officials said.

CBS News

Olmert should step down amid police probe, Barak says

Prime minister Ehud Olmert should step down while police conduct an investigation into the Israeli leader's finances, defense minister Ehud Barak said.

Bloomberg

US businessman testifies he gave Olmert $150,000 over 13 years

International Herald Tribune

NATION

Halted adoptions leave parents in limbo

Thousands of prospective U.S. parents, eager to adopt children from abroad, are in an emotional legal limbo since two of the most popular countries for international adoptions halted their programs.

CNN

Boy Scouts sue Philadephia to stay in HQ

The Boy Scouts of America's Philadelphia chapter has sued the City of Philadelphia in federal court to block the city's deadline for the scouts to open membership to gays and atheists, or vacate their headquarters.

Philadelphia Inquirer

POLITICS

Candidates’ earmarkers

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have taken stands against earmarks, but they have also relied on fundraisers and advisers who have fueled the explosion in special spending projects.

The Hill

Clinton battles on, McCain and Obama battle each other

The general election bout has begun with Democrat Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain sparring with each other, ignoring Sen. Hillary Clinton's efforts to stay in the ring with them.

ABC News

McCain campaigns with Bush, seeing pluses, minuses

Google News

BUSINESS

Cable firms and Sony act to eliminate set-top boxes

Consumers will be able to buy digital televisions that allow them to receive cable service without a set-top box under an agreement announced between Sony Corp. and six of the biggest U.S. cable operators.

MarketWatch

Dow to raise prices up to 20 percent as energy costs surge

Dow Chemical Co., the largest U.S. chemical maker, will raise prices on all of its products as much as 20 percent, because of surging costs for energy and raw materials.

Bloomberg

Consumer confidence worst since '92

Conference Board's measure falls more than expected amid concerns about a weak labor market and poor business conditions.

CNNMoney

Special section:

Extreme consumerism

MSNBC

Glut of houses on the market as banks grow stricter

Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT

Hot life-forms found a mile under seafloor

Life-forms have been found a mile beneath the seafloor, doubling the maximum known depth for organisms under the ocean bottom. The discovery encourages the search for life on other planets.

National Geographic

Senate to take up climate change debate

The international fight to control climate change heads to a new arena when the Senate is to debate a bill that could cut total U.S. global warming emissions by 66 percent by 2050.

Environmental News Network

Scientists: Why So Many Tornadoes?

TIME

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

First-ever majority favors gay marriage

For the first time ever, a statewide survey reports a majority of Calif. voters favor gay marriage, a finding that pollsters describe as a milestone driven by younger people.

San Jose Mercury News

Networks team up to battle cancer

The big three broadcast networks will set aside an hour of prime-time to raise money for cancer research. A telethon, "Stand Up to Cancer" will air on ABC, NBC and CBS.

NY Daily News

Who gets custody of the dog is complicated, 'hotly contested'

When couples split up these days, a matter every bit as intense as who keeps the house or TV is: Who gets the pets?

USA Today

HEALTH

Kentucky university to study diet-pollution link

The University of Kentucky announced that it has received a $10 million grant to study links between the pollution and the health problems.

McClatchy Newspapers

PTSD soars among troops

Nearly 14,000 U.S. service members who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan were newly diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, according to new statistics just made available.

Telegraph.co.uk

US soldiers' fight persists post-war

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column:

Gay-rights foes may be in the minority before long

Columbus Dispatch

Column:

Weak trade week

Real Clear Politics

Column (Dean Ornish):

A plan for overweight kids

Newsweek

Column (Bernadine Healy):

How consumers can force health reform

U.S. News & World Report

Column (Jacob Weisberg):

McCain best at rock bottom

Slate

Column (Jane Lampman):

The race has religion. Is that good?

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Stephanie Zacharek):

Remembering Sydney Pollack

Salon.com

Editorial:

Mars, air, fire and water

Economist

Column (Carlos Montaner):

Will voters go for the one like them?

Real Clear Politics

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GOOD NEWS

California resident pens first novel at 98

Osmond Molarsky has been writing all his life. But it wasn't until last year that the 98-year-old California resident wrote his first novel, a contemporary political satire called "The Noah Hour."

San Francisco Chronicle

Japan to double development assistance to Africa by 2012

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda vowed to provide agricultural assistance to African nations with an aim to double the rice production in the region by 2012.

Monsters and Critics

Obesity battle among US children may have peaked

The percentage of American children who are overweight appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle.

Newsweek

WORLD

CIA: Killing Bin Laden won't end al Qaeda

The United States is making "a big and continual push" to capture or kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, but his demise will not end the organization's menace, CIA Director Michael Hayden said.

CBS News

Calls for action as fuel prices skyrocket

Rocketing world oil prices aroused growing demands for action to hold down European fuel costs, ranging from calls from government leaders to road protests by truckers and blockades by fishermen.

Reuters

Belgian woman wages war for al Qaeda

Malika El Aroud, one of the most prominent Internet jihadists in Europe, is at the forefront of a women's movement to take a larger role in the male-dominated jihad.

International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Athlete tries hypnotism in quest for Olympic gold

U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, is willing to try anything — legal — to win gold at this summer's games in Beijing.

NPR

Closing arguments: Prosecutors say Graham liar, schemer

Track coach Trevor Graham orchestrated a doping scheme for his elite track athletes then lied to federal investigators about his role in it, the prosecution said in closing arguments of Graham's trial.

ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The guessing game has begun on the next iPhone

After coming up with the original iPhone, Apple faces a new challenge as it prepares to introduce an updated version.

International Herald Tribune

College students' online behavior mimics people on TV 'reality' shows

People who watch a lot of reality TV mimic the behavior they see on the shows and try to become celebrities in their own right, according to a new study.

Buffalo News

EDUCATION

National Spelling Bee can change winners' lives

Under the glare of the national spotlight, 288 competitors take the stage for the Scripps National Spelling Bee for a chance at academic glory, not to mention a possible TV appearance.

USA Today

Schools' unrest over the AP test

Once upon a time, AP courses on a transcript sent a powerful message about both students and their schools. They were marks of prestige that gave students an edge in college admissions. No longer.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Cell churches find their calling

In a religious world that is increasingly being supersized, some worshipers find everything they need in small groups.

Star Tribune

Celebrities, religious groups often go it alone in charity

These days, it seems nearly every celebrity has a pet cause, using their fame to do the kind of work that has been central to the religious community for years. But why not work together?

National Catholic Reporter

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