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People walk around tents at a camp for Pakistani families displaced by floods organized by the Pakistan Army in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / AP)

Online hiring halls rely on labor pool

In a nation desperate for jobs and hopeful that small firms will fill the role of doing most of the new hiring, sites such as oDesk and Guru.com create a global labor pool for any sort of computer-based task.

San Francisco Chronicle

What you get from a $14/hour overseas worker

CNNMoney

'Straw' gun buyers leave a bloody trail

Authorities are cracking down on "straw buyers" — people who buy a gun and then hand it over someone who can't legally buy one. Experts say "gray market" supplies 90 percent of guns used in crimes.

Star Tribune

UN: Pakistan's humanitarian situation critical

As flood waters travel south through the country, tens of thousands of people are being displaced each day. The U.N. estimates that the number of people who need basic shelter has risen to six million.

BBC

The aftermath of Pakistan's floods

TIME

1st NATO aid flight Pakistan bound

YouTube

Poll: Americans confused about health care reform bill

Millions of Americans are waiting for health care reform legislation, previously signed into law by President Barack Obama, to take effect. But many of them are not sure what it will do for them.

Reuters

Home-schoolers go mainstream

An estimated 2.3 million people in the U.S. are now home schooling their children, a number that has increased substantially, according to the National Home Education Research Institute.

Detroit Free Press

Home schooling gaining popularity in Texas

Houston Chronicle

NATION

Rallies over mosque near ground zero

Hundreds of impassioned demonstrators — all waving American flags, but separated into two groups by police — descended on the site of the proposed mosque near ground zero.

ABC News

Far from ground zero, other plans for mosques run into vehement opposition

Washington Post

In controversial mosque, young Muslims pray for understanding

TIME

FDA investigates farms tied to salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added 40 illnesses to the estimated 1,300 that have occurred already in the salmonella outbreak that forced the recall of half a billion eggs.

USA TODAY

10 ways to catch salmonella

CBS News

Era of homes generating wealth is over, analysts say

Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield wealth-generating rewards.

New York Times

POLITICS

Middle East peace talks raise stakes higher for President Obama

President Barack Obama's decision to restart Middle East peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians creates a big opportunity for him, but also huge risk, experts on the region say.

USA TODAY

Australia’s deadlocked election gives independents upper hand

Australia’s closest election in 70 years left Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott scrambling to woo a handful of lawmakers.

Bloomberg

Petraeus says Taliban momentum halted in key areas

The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says the momentum built up by the Taliban has been reversed in the south of the country and capital, Kabul.

BBC

US pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge

Reuters

BUSINESS

Growth concerns support dollar

The dollar index, a gauge of the greenback's performance against a basket of major currencies, was softer at 82.92 but not far from the high of 83.30.

CNBC

BYD dealers quitting on high inventory

Dealers are leaving the sales network of Chinese carmaker BYD Co. Ltd. because of sluggish sales, local media reported, a new setback for the high-flyer backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett.

Reuters

Travel sites get boost from hotels

Priceline, Orbitz and Expedia are thriving as consumers shrug off a weak economy to hunt down bargains.

BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Hidden toxins: Beware these summer dangers for children, pets

Your potatoes can be deadly if you’re not careful. The same goes for the leaves on those beautiful, tart rhubarb stalks, and that amaretto flavoring in your morning coffee.

Lawrence Journal-World

Oldest US farm to be sold

The owners of the country's oldest family farm are getting out. And while America's small farms are vanishing acre by acre, this historic spread will have a better fate, a reporter says.

CBS News

HEALTH

Birth control pills are not always good

Bayer HealthCare is coming out with a brand new pill. The new launch coincides with growing problems for Bayer's last new contraceptive, Yaz.

NPR

Bird flu virus may live on duck feathers

Influenza virus (H5N1) may persist on feathers fallen from the bodies of infected domestic ducks and contribute to environmental contamination.

ScienceDaily

Crying serves a purpose

Humans seem to be the only species that shed tears for emotional reasons, and scientists say crying probably conferred some benefit.

NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

A new approach to theology: training pastors, rabbis and imams together

The hope of officials is that when leaders study their own religious traditions together alongside friends of other faiths, they will develop the respect and wisdom necessary to transform America's religious outlook.

TIME

Adventures in the McCrackenverse

Brett McCracken, a self-described "evangelical," is the author of "Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide." He warns against "the perils of 'wannabe cool' Christianity."

Books and Culture

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GOOD NEWS

Unbreakable bond: 2 friends share life, look at death with grace

After traveling the world together, two women who have filled the roles of daughter and sister in each other's hearts say they plan to end their journey side by side in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Boston Herald

Toddler walks 2 blocks to reach medical help for her father

Alesaundra Tafoya's parents have been teaching their daughter about safety in their Northern California community, pointing out such safe havens as fire stations if she ever finds herself in trouble.

CNN

WORLD

Gunman, 8 hostages killed in Manila

Philippine police shot and killed a sacked former policeman who was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists aboard a bus in downtown Manila and TV images showed some hostages leaving the vehicle alive.

Reuters

Hostages escape after Philippines bus hijack

BBC

All 33 trapped Chile miners found alive after 17 days

All 33 Chilean miners trapped are alive, Chile's president confirmed. A probe sent deep into the collapsed mine came back with a handwritten note: "All 33 of us are fine in the shelter."

Houston Chronicle

Rescue of Chilean miners could take months

The Santiago Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Drugs protect monkeys from Ebola, US study finds

U.S. government researchers working to find ways to treat the highly deadly Ebola virus said a new approach from AVI BioPharma Inc. saved monkeys after they were infected.

Reuters

Scientists to study the Titanic wreck

An A-list of maritime scientists is scheduled to set sail from Newfoundland, Canada, on an unprecedented mission to "virtually" raise the world’s most fabled shipwreck.

Globeandmail.com

Chimpanzees invent back-scratching tool

By learning an utterly superfluous technique for scratching their backs, wild chimpanzees are displaying even more evidence they are capable of what may be deemed culture.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Rhode Island upgrades conditions for cultivating great teachers

The quality of Rhode Island’s teachers is about to improve. The conditions that nourish educators, at every phase of their career, have begun to change.

EducationNews.org

What will school districts do when the federal money runs out?

Experts speaking at an Education Commission of the States conference suggested schools start planning for when the cash runs out by sharing services and combining their purchasing power.

EducationNews.org

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

New study: Childless women succeed more than mothers in the workplace

A new study from the University of Chicago claims that childless women become more successful in the workplace than women with children.

ABC News

Mother, father show similar love hormone levels after childbirth

SIFY News

Lady Gaga battles Britney Spears for social network supremacy

With some help from her "little monsters," Lady Gaga has dethroned Britney Spears on Twitter. The pop star is also the most popular on Facebook with over 16 million fans, more than Spears and the President.

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