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A flood survivor wades through mud as he salvages belongings in Azakhel, near Nowshera, northwest Pakistan. (Photo by Aaron Favila / AP)

6 million flood victims still need aid in Pakistan

U.N. aid agencies have provided assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of Pakistan's floods, but relief operations have yet to reach an estimated 6 million people.

Reuters

Cholera case confirmed in Pakistan

CBS News

Lack of clean water in Pakistan

YouTube

Arguments are good for your health

A little arguing now and then is good for you, if done for the right reasons, a new study suggests. When people experience tension with someone else, sidestepping confrontation could be bad for their health.

LiveScience

Obama slammed, praised for stance on NYC mosque

President Barack Obama was compared to George Washington and castigated as uncaring after defending plans to create a mosque two blocks from ground zero.

MSNBC

Obama makes clear support for mosque

NPR

Obama: Muslim's right to build mosque

YouTube

Pentagon pleads with Wikileaks not to release more files

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell says the release of additional files will be even more damaging to national security and the war effort than the thousands already published.

Telegraph.co.uk

Protesters denounce Google plan for '2-tier internet'

Around 100 people have rallied outside Google's California offices to protest against controversial proposals to alter how data is treated over the web.

BBC

Blog:

A brief history of the net neutrality debate

(San Francisco Chronicle)

Business Report

NATION

More illegal immigrants getting licenses

Three states — Washington, New Mexico and Utah — allow illegal immigrants to get licenses because their laws do not require proof of citizenship or legal residency.

NPR

Border security plan adds 1,000 agents

Houston Chronicle

The border fence rises in the Southwest

TIME

Obama family visits Gulf Coast to try to boost area’s economy

President Barack Obama and his family are making a trip to Florida’s Gulf coast for a trip that’s part business and part pleasure, as his administration hopes to provide the region with an economic boost.

Bloomberg

Consumers' credit scores soar

Consumers have tightened their belts to the point where they could take on a lot more debt. But they don't.

Reuters

Illinois bank fails; total reaches 110

New York Times

Austerity or stimulus?

Economist

POLITICS

Mich. lawmaker overcomes odds to eye Capitol Hill

State Sen. Hansen Clarke, the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 13th Congressional District, won the primary by targeting tax dollars to impoverished neighborhoods like the one he grew up in.

NPR

Democrats consider more food stamp cuts to fund child nutrition bill

The House will soon consider an $8 billion child nutrition bill. The Senate passed a smaller version of the legislation that is paid for by trimming the program that pays for food stamps.

The Hill

At courthouse ex-gov waits out verdict

How did former Gov. Rod Blagojevich deal with the stress of waiting all afternoon at the courthouse to see if the jury rendered a final verdict in his corruption trial? He played a trivia game in the cafeteria.

Chicago Sun-Times

ENVIRONMENT

Is Norway's Øya leading the way to green?

Many music festivals promote an environmentally friendly ethos but their carbon footprints often tell another story. Norway's Øya festival is showing how things can be done differently.

BBC

Researchers alter cow diets

Scientists are experimenting with sophisticated diets to reduce harmful pollutants that emerge from, ahem, both ends of the cow.

Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

Did the department drop the ball?

The Government Accountability Office’s “secret shopper” investigation of recruiting practices at colleges was a mixed blessing for the U.S. Department of Education.

Inside Higher Ed

Grading curves away from homework

In a break with tradition, many teachers no longer grade homework. They prefer to calculate a student's grade point average based on in-class performance, saying homework shows effort more than brains.

EducationNews.org

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cadaver-sniffing device could find Hoffa

A new detector could finally answer the question of whether the body of former Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried under the west end zone of Giants Stadium.

Discovery News

Electronic cigarettes: a safer 'smoke' or another bad habit?

It looks like a cigarette, and provides the same nicotine buzz, but the electronic cigarette is a far cry from traditional smokes: This battery-powered gadget is practically carcinogen-free.

ABC News

SPORTS

Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone inducted into NBA Hall of Fame

Scottie Pippen and Karl Malone were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Ill., recognized as individuals and as part of the Dream Team.

Detroit Free Press

McNabb throws TD pass in 'Skins debut

Donovan McNabb threw a touchdown pass in his Washington Redskins debut, Albert Haynesworth looked motivated in his debut as a $100-million backup, and the Buffalo Bills looked like the same old Buffalo Bills.

Detroit Free Press

Dickey throws 1-hitter as Mets blank Phils

R.A. Dickey pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a solid, sixth-inning single to pitcher Cole Hamels, and the New York Mets shut out the Phillies again at Citi Field, 1-0.

Detroit Free Press

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Jonathan Allen and Carrie Brown):

'Good ol' boys' in Warren's way?

Politico

Column (Mark Shields):

Desperately needed now: genuine humor

Creators Syndicate

Column (Michael Crowley):

How will Obama reshuffle his national-security team?

TIME

Column (Nigel Warburton):

Why video games are good

Truthdig

Column (Troy Patterson):

Against cupcakes: The lap dog of baked goods inspires 3 new shows

Slate

Blog (Mark Knoller):

How many 'top priority' issues does Obama have?

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Column (Neil Steinberg):

Political fund-raising down to an art form

Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Scott Maxwell):

Zealots give religion a bad name

Orlando Sentinel

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GOOD NEWS

Teacher finds joy in helping students succeed

Danielle Waring says, "With quite a lot of help from my family and my doctors, a dash of sarcasm, a huge dose of pure manic will and a whole lot of humor, I did indeed become a teacher."

Danbury News Times

Medium and message hold steady for unique Amish paper

While many newspapers are struggling, one weekly paper continues to thrive, as it has for 120 years. Its writers gathered at the paper's headquarters in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to hone their journalism skills.

NPR

WORLD

China calls national day of mourning for mudslide victims

Flags will be lowered to half-mast Sunday across China and at the nation's embassies and consulates around the world to mourn the victims of deadly mudslides in northwestern Gansu province.

CNN

Russia says it will begin fueling Iranian nuclear plant

Russia's nuclear agency said that it will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant, launching the facility despite Iran's defiance of international demand to halt uranium enrichment.

NPR

German economy sees 'record' growth in 2nd quarter

The German economy grew by 2.2 percent in the three months to the end of June, its fastest quarterly growth in more than 20 years, official figures show.

BBC

East. Europe's export-led recovery

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Oracle sues Google

Google's mobile operating system has gone from promising new upstart to a market leader and with that, it's getting some unwanted attention. Legal attention.

San Francisco Chronicle

Auto sales boost weak retail sector

A busy month for car dealerships and higher gas prices lifted overall retail sales 0.4 percent last month.

San Francisco Chronicle

GM IPO filing pushed to early next week

MSNBC

HEALTH

Vivid dreams improve memory

Vivid dreams can improve our memories and make us better problem solvers. Dream-filled sleep can improve information recall and also help us make links between facts when we wake, a study indicates.

Telegraph.co.uk

Study finds higher asthma risk among adolescents taking paracetamol

Taking a common over-the-counter painkiller may increase the risk of asthma and related conditions in young people, reports a new study.

Guardian

Hate fish? Can't eat vegetables? Doctors study picky eaters

Scientists at Duke University in North Carolina are compiling the first global registry of "picky eaters" in the hope of discovering why some people have trouble with food.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Couples who pray together, stay together, study says

Couples who share religious practices tend to be happier than those who don’t, according to a new study.

Times of India

Episcopal bishop seeks allies overseas

Jefferts Schori recently wrapped up a whirlwind tour of six Anglican provinces — all of them English-speaking — where she defended her church's acceptance of gay bishops and same-sex unions.

Beliefnet

Scientist lives as an Inuit for a year

A British anthropologist is staying with a small community in Greenland in an attempt to document its dying language and traditions.

CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

8-year-old painting prodigy is new art star

He's Britain's most talked-about young artist. His paintings fetch hefty sums and there's a long waiting list for his eagerly anticipated new works.

ABC News

No reason to fear Friday the 13th

Friggatriskaidekaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th, is not warranted, studies show. But researchers do note some effects — such as lower economic productivity and stock market losses.

Christian Science Monitor

The 13 weirdest Friday the 13th superstitions

Huffington Post

Birth order affects smarts, personality

Birth order typically creates sibling rivalry, but a new study suggests it also has an impact on personality and intelligence.

CBS News

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