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Oscar, right, a man who underwent a full-face transplant, appears in public for the first time in a news conference at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos / AP)

Full face transplant results revealed

Speaking with difficulty, a Spanish man who underwent the world's first face transplant appeared before TV cameras for the first time since his surgery. He thanked his doctors and donor's family.

MSNBC

Spain performs full face transplant

YouTube

New home sales surge in June

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded strongly in June from the prior month's record low, driving the number of houses on the market to their lowest level in nearly 42 years.

Reuters

Cleanup efforts in the Gulf resume

Crews working on the relief well designed to access and permanently stop the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico were making headway after activity was halted for bad weather early in the weekend.

CNN

Could American take over Britain's BP?

ABCNews

Blog:

Scaled-back version of the oil spill package may still hit rough waters

(The Hill)

E2 Wire

US says Wikileaks could 'threaten national security'

The United States has condemned as "irresponsible" the leak of 90,000 military records, saying publication could threaten national security.

BBC

Afghanistan 'shocked' by leaked U.S. documents about the war

CNN

Democrats to introduce energy bill

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will unveil a slimmed-down energy bill seeking to make offshore drilling safer and convert trucks to run on domestic natural gas.

Reuters

NATION

Ariz. law symbolizes festering anger

As the days tick down until Arizona's immigration law takes effect, the state stands as a monument to the anger over illegal immigration that is present in many places.

CBS News

Cities tackle traffic problems head-on with commuter options

Snarled traffic costs the USA $87.2 billion a year in gasoline and lost productivity. That's 2.8 billion gallons of wasted fuel and 4.2 billion hours of wasted time.

USA TODAY

How the trauma of war hits US troops

More than half a year after one of the deadliest battles ever waged by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the men of Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry are still fighting in — and with — their memories.

MSNBC

POLITICS

House Dems count down final week

The party could use the week to cram as many job creating and deficit reducing measures onto the floor schedule as possible so they can tout their work to voters during the August recess.

The Hill

Obama's message: 'Things could be worse'

Houston Chronicle

Obama faces rising pressure to publish Lockerbie bomber release letter

President Barack Obama is under growing pressure to release a letter that reveals that the U.S. supported freeing the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds.

Guardian

Special section:

Taliban conflict

BBC

BUSINESS

Stock buying hits bull market record at mutual funds

Mutual funds, pensions and endowments are spending more on stocks than at any time since the start of the bull market, just as individuals grow the more pessimistic.

Bloomberg

Ford asks buyers to pay more for smaller engine in Explorer

When Ford Motor Co. starts selling its re-engineered Explorer sport-utility vehicle, it will ask U.S. buyers to do something unusual: Pay more for less.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

String of infestations mostly unrelated to climate change

Changes in climate are driving some insect populations to surge, spread or change. Infestations of bedbugs, ants and spiders have recently been reported.

Discovery News

Activists frustrated at Obama’s environmental record

Environmental activists were delighted to have President Barack Obama replace George W. Bush. But greens are increasingly unhappy with Obama’s record — especially on climate change.

Christian Science Monitor

Blog:

Department of Energy has a new blog

(Wired)

Epicenter

Denverite's visonary urban garden struggling to sink roots, get growing

After real estate developer Paul Tamburello bought an old greenhouse in a Denver neighborhood with the dream of turning it into an urban farm, things don't look much different from the outside.

Denver Post

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Helicopter parents aren't crazy

According to a cadre of authors and scholars, hypervigilance in parents is often a rational — if misguided — response to dramatic changes in major social institutions.

Globeandmail.com

Are iPads, smartphones and the mobile Web rewiring the way we think?

Multitasking on smartphones, iPads, and the mobile Web makes some feel smarter and others just more scattered. Is it changing how we think?

Christian Science Monitor

For more couples, divorce can be on friendly terms

More couples are opting for a friendly divorce, whether through mediation, collaboration or even do-it-yourself kits. And the majority of couples choosing friendly divorces are those with children.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Ben Mattlin):

Looking back on 20 years of disability rights

NPR

Blog (Roy Greenslade):

'Data journalism' scores a massive hit with Wikileaks revelations

(Guardian)

Greenslade

Column (Michael Rosenberg):

Ah! Nothing like the great outdoors

Detroit Free Press

Column (Kevin Kearns):

FedEx's campaign of distortion

Huffington Post

Column (Delaine Eastin):

Citizens' redistricting is an essential reform

San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Greg Mitchell):

WikiLeaks bombshell on Afghan war

(The Nation)

Media Fix

Blog (Louis Diuguid):

Minorities deserve more stimulus jobs now

Kansas City Star

Column (David Kuhn):

On Democrats' lost week

RealClearPolitics

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GOOD NEWS

San Francisco Marathon: 24,000 unique tales in 26 miles

The San Francisco Marathon was full of tales — people from around the Bay Area and the world finding personal meaning in 26.2 miles of pavement.

San Francisco Chronicle

Scouts celebrate anniversary in Va.

The Boy Scouts of America are preparing to celebrate their 100th anniversary with a national jamboree in Virginia.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Khmer commander sentenced to 35 years

Three decades after the Maoist revolution tore Cambodia apart, a senior member of the murderous Khmer Rougel has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, but may end up only serving 19.

NPR

Special section:

Cambodia's Duch sentenced

CNN

Senior Khmer Rouge cadre guilty of torture

Reuters

Al-Qaida executes aid worker

A 78-year-old French aid worker kidnapped by al-Qaida was executed in the Sahara after a failed attempt to free him left six militants dead, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said.

MSNBC

In Russia, 1st black elected to office

People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare — an honest politician.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Teens stay clean at safe-haven schools

Advocates for teen substance abuse treatment who gathered in Boston said more school districts are looking to sobriety-intensive high schools as an alternative approach to keep kids clean.

Boston Herald

Linking courses to careers improves high school grad rates

Linked Learning makes what goes on in the classroom more relevant. At Skyline, every 10th-grader gets to choose from seven different career-themed programs.

San Francisco Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FCC, public safety at odds over broadband plan

The Federal Communications Commission hopes to auction off the D Block to wireless carriers and use the proceeds — projected to be as much as $4 billion — to help pay for a public safety network

NPR

Future is already in the hands of robots

There's no commandment we know of that says a day of rest has to be observed by robots. In fact, these days 'bots' are busy day and night, 7 days a week, in ways and places most of us can barely imagine.

CBS News

HEALTH

Key enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA

For the first time, researchers have witnessed how an enzyme that reverses severe sun damage — which humans lack naturally — works at the atomic level.

Medical News Today

Medical devices injure 70K kids annually

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries from home medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit.

CBS News

Gel for women shows promise in preventing AIDS

Scientists may have finally come up with the first product to block HIV infection since the condom.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SPORTS

A-Rod plunked, Yankees ... relieved?

Alex Rodriguez did not hit his 600th career home run. Nonetheless, Rodriguez, the New York Yankees and their fans are breathing sighs of relief.

ESPN

Giants add former Pro Bowl LB Bulluck

Free-agent linebacker Keith Bulluck officially joined the New York Giants, after nailing a private workout in the oppressive Meadowlands heat.

ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Saudi cleric: OK to uncover face in anti-burqa countries

USA TODAY

Internet allows area missionaries to reach worldwide audience

Global Media Outreach shows how evangelical Christian groups are using increasing sophistication to reach people abroad and give all Christians the chance to try international missions.

Houston Chronicle

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