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Mega-cities pose climate challenge as consumption grows

The mega-cities of Asia will be the toughest test for climate-change policy as a rising middle class begins to consume goods at rates only previously seen in the U.S. and Europe.

Sydney Morning Herald

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Hong Kong inventor leads charge in war against pollution

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Ecocentric

Has ultimate Olympian Michael Phelps met his match?

The swimming phenomenon with a record 14 golds may have to play second fiddle this summer as his U.S. teammate, Ryan Lochte, may be the bigger noise.

The Independent

The life and career of Michael Phelps

USA TODAY

US divided as Obama endorses gay marriage

Americans reacted with joy, scorn and indifference to Obama‘s words supporting gay marriage in a television interview that marked what could be a key moment in his presidency and the nation’s history.

Kansas City Star

Obama throws backing to gay marriage

Philadelphia Inquirer

20 gay rights milestones

Politico

Syrian capital rocked by deadly blasts

Two explosions shook the Syrian capital, killing and wounding dozens of people in a district that houses a military intelligence complex involved in President Assad’s crackdown on a 14-month uprising.

Reuters

Syrian capital Damascus rocked by explosions

Telegraph.co.uk

Vidal Sassoon, renowned hairstylist, dies

Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-and-wear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 84.

San Francisco Chronicle

Vidal Sassoon’s iconic haircuts

Telegraph.co.uk

NATION

Post office closure plan canceled

The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

US military embraces robots

Robotics research is nearing a stage where the military may soon be able to deploy large ground vehicles capable of performing tasks on their own with little human involvement.

Reuters

POLITICS

Super PACS: Follow the money — if you can

Ever since the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in the Citizens United case paved the way for Super PACS, they have been a legitimate new tactic for political campaigns.

Reuters

Bloomberg: ‘Tall is good, rich is better’

Mayor Bloomberg trumpeted his own wealth while trying to one-up Newark Mayor Cory Booker at a Yankee Stadium breakfast.

NY Daily News

BUSINESS

Number of academics on public aid triples

The life of an academic is becoming more financially treacherous. A skyrocketing number of Americans with Ph.D.s say they are facing a reality in which they are turning to food stamps to survive.

ABC News

More farmers’ markets to take food stamps

Grist

Jobless claims fall, trade gap widens

While the claims data indicated the economy remained on a moderate growth path, a report showing a widening in the trade deficit suggested slower economic growth than initially believed.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Children’s education advocate brings message to Kansas City

Geoffrey Canada, the executive director of the Harlem Children‘s Zone, finds himself an icon in U.S. cities’ struggles to raise up the most desperate neighborhoods through cradle-to-college services for children.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Recent college grads face educational second thoughts

College graduates encountering today’s tough job market often wish they could hit the rewind button, a Rutgers University study finds.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Philadelphia Inquirer

HEALTH

Kids’ medical tests need child-size radiation, says FDA

The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests do not get adult-sized doses of radiation.

Telegram & Gazette

IUDs work best for emergency contraceptive, study

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, have been shown to be the best and most reliable emergency contraceptive for women, according to a new study published in the journal Human Reproduction.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Toning down radical Afghan preachers

Muslim clerics in Afghanistan often denounce the U.S. military presence and speak favorably of the Taliban. The Afghan government is now calling on the clerics to be more moderate, or face penalties.

NPR

Collinsville church’s 150th anniversary shows possibilities

With donations and hard work from both black and white citizens, Wilkerson Chapel, the oldest and only African Methodist Episcopal church in Collinsville, Ill., stands as evidence of unity and cooperation.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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GOOD NEWS

Adults with disabilities learn to perform at college of their own

The College of Adaptive Arts‘ Showboaters, all developmentally disabled adults, will perform songs like “Lean On Me” and “Be True To Your School” for their annual Palooza fundraiser.

San Jose Mercury News

Pit bull rescues unconscious owner from oncoming train

Move over, Lassie. A Massachusetts pit bull named Lilly took on a freight train to save her owner, who collapsed unconscious onto the tracks during a late-night walk.

ABC News

Bunking with cats, inmates learn the value of teamwork

The Cuddly Catz program at the Larch Correctional Facility, a minimum-security prison, is only several months old. But inmates say they have already noticed a difference in the cats and themselves.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

European elections signal an end to market calm

Elections in Greece and France have ushered in a new period of uncertainty for financial markets that could stand in the way of the easy-money rally that boosted stocks at the start of the year.

Reuters

Failed unity talks leave Greece at impasse

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Russian plane wreckage found in mountains in Indonesia

The wreckage of a Russian passenger airliner that went missing during a demonstration flight over Indonesia has been located in a mountainous area.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Turbulence ahead: Flight heads into storm’s heart

A research flight off Southwest England gathered vital details about temperatures and water movements inside a band of cloud.

BBC

Why do people choke when the stakes are high?

In sports, on a game show or on the job, what causes people to choke when the stakes are high?

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Firm seeks to add sewage sludge to composting mix

For the first time in Minnesota, treated “bio-solids” would be blended with yard and food waste to create nutrient-rich black dirt.

Star Tribune

The end of burning coal in the US

The era of U.S. coal-fired electric power generation will effectively end, as new federal regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from fossil plants take effect.

Scientific American

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Young historians ‘are damaging academia’ in their bid for stardom

Young history academics are too eager to convert their research into books that have only a slim chance of success in a crowded market, according to the chief judge of a leading history writing prize.

The Independent

Madonna’s secret for longevity seen aiding bacteria boom

The secret to Madonna’s staying power may be simple: gardening. What the star does involves no trowel or soil. Madonna practices a form of inner horticulture — cultivating her intestinal flora.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Flame lit in ancient Olympia

An actress dressed as a high priestess used a mirror to focus the sun’s rays and light a torch that will burn at the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics during the London Games.

TIME

Study shows NFL players live longer

A study conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health concludes that former NFL players have a much lower death rate than men in the general population.

USA TODAY

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