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Libyans hold up their ink-marked fingers that shows they have voted as they celebrate in Martyrs‘ Square in Tripoli, Libya. (Photo by Abdel Magid Al Fergany / AP)

Blood donations decline in the US

There’s been a nationwide shortfall in blood donations — down more than 10 percent across the country. One group that would like to help may be moving one step closer to eligibility.

Wibw.com

Broken America: towns reeling from financial ruin

First came the U.S. sub-prime mortgage meltdown and now entire towns are declaring bankruptcy. Some experts say the financial trend can be avoided through fiscal reform.

The Independent

Libyans vote in 1st election after Gadhafi

Libyans started voting in the first parliamentary election as a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule. But the joy was tempered by boycotts and ballot burning.

USA TODAY

Timeline: Libya — from bloody uprising to elections

MSN Money

Libyans celebrate free vote despite violence

Reuters

Calif. high-speed rail gets green light

California lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line — a multibillion dollar project that will link Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Boston.com

Legislature approves high-speed rail spending

San Francisco Chronicle

Billions of dollars approved for California high-speed rail

KCRA

Afghanistan made ‘major US ally’

Afghanistan is designated the latest “major non-Nato ally” for the US, Hillary Clinton announces in Kabul, allowing it to buy advanced U.S. weaponry.

BBC

NATION

Huge swaths of US swelter amid prolonged outages, new storms

The forecast for the weekend called for more record-breaking heat across the Midwest and into the eastern U.S., the National Weather Service said.

Reuters

Torrid heat: 4,500 record highs and counting

The Weather Channel

How the health care ruling might affect our civil rights

Days after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, lawyers are still teasing out the consequences for other key issues — like civil rights.

NPR

George Zimmerman freed from jail for 2nd time after posting $1M bond

George Zimmerman, accused in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, was freed from jail as his lawyer asked his supporters to help fund his client’s $1 million bail.

Guardian

POLITICS

Obama signs bipartisan transportation, student loan bill

President Barack Obama signed a transportation funding and student loan bill which passed Congress in a rare election-year compromise between Republicans and Democrats.

CNN

Dismal hiring shows economy slump

U.S. employers hired at a dismal pace in June, raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to boost the economy and dealing another setback to President Barack Obama’s reelection bid.

Reuters

How unemployment has dragged on

Planet Money (NPR)

BUSINESS

Dollar versus euro: dollar gains most

The dollar climbed the most since September against the euro as investors sought refuge after U.S. job growth fell short of forecasts and the European economy still faces risks.

Bloomberg

Regulator begins probe of Deutsche Bank, stock falls

German markets’ regulator BaFin is conducting a special probe of Deutsche Bank as part of a wider investigation into possible inter-bank rate manipulation.

CNBC

Special section:

A Libor primer

Globeandmail.com

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic sea ice continues summer retreat

A rapid decline for Arctic sea ice extent briefly hit daily record lows in June, led by extensive ice loss in the Bering, Kara and Beaufort Seas, as well as Hudson and Baffin Bay.

Environmental News Network

Profitable palm oil leaves the Asian environment poor

While an initial public offering has been a boon for the company’s coffers, conservationists say the palm oil industry has been a damaging curse for the environment.

CNN

EDUCATION

Applications displayed for i3

The U.S. Department of Education has announced 124 i3 Development pre-applicants who are invited to apply for a share of the $150 million 2012 Investing in Innovation fund.

EducationNews.org

Finland rethinks factory-style school buildings for student success

Education watchers have dissected Finland’s educational leadership on international tests from every angle. But a new traveling exhibit suggests one more: that the buildings support achievement.

Education Week

HEALTH

The highs and lows of illegal drugs

People have taken mood-altering drugs since time began, from Europe to ancient civilizations. However, calculating the number of people that have died from drug use is more complicated than it appears.

BBC

Psych study: People who lack control are more likely to be superstitious

Doctor Katharine Greenaway’s study shows that losing control profoundly affects people’s psychological behavior by causing them to change their beliefs and orientation toward others.

Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

An art star’s creative crisis

As demand explodes for Chinese art, the country’s most expensive living painter copes with fragile health and relevance.

Wall Street Journal

The lost endings to ‘The Great Gatsby’

Scholars and family members of F. Scott Fitzgerald dropped a bombshell on the literary world, revealing 47 endings to the “The Great Gatsby.”

Slate

Consumers’ bad math has its costs

You walk into Starbucks and see two deals for coffee. The first deal offers 33 percent extra coffee. The second takes 33 percent off the price. Which is the better deal?

The Atlantic

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Marcus Padley):

Oh, for a grammar-phone: I bet they can’t even spell it now!

Sydney Morning Herald

Column (Eli Dourado):

UN: Hands off the Internet

NY Daily News

Column (Zoe Williams):

Why women love ‘50 Shades of Grey’

Guardian

Column (Jessica Irvine):

Need more life-work balance? Maybe there’s an app for that

The Age

Column (Rich Galen):

Jobs, taxes and penalties

Townhall.com

Editorial:

Fines, regulations, studies must add up to oil spill prevention

Detroit Free Press

Editorial:

Detroit Public Schools contract reflects tough new reality

Detroit News

Editorial:

Homeless camps are bad for all

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

Summer learning takes root in Baltimore

School hasn’t closed for about 30 Baltimore City middle school students. They arrive with enthusiasm for a shorter and laid-back school day that enhances their academic and athletic skills.

Baltimore Sun

Man finds $1,500 in savings bonds, tracks down owners

When Nick Miranda began clearing out the clutter in the basement of his new home, he was expecting cobwebs and dust, not to come across a stack of savings bonds.

Huffington Post

Man acquitted of assaulting retired priest in Calif.

A man who beat up a priest who allegedly molested him as a child was acquitted Thursday of assault, a surprising verdict that allowed the defendant to escape a prison sentence.

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Afghanistan ‘major non-Nato ally’ of US

Afghanistan is designated the latest “major non-Nato ally” for the U.S., announced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, allowing it to buy advanced U.S. weaponry.

BBC

Special section:

Afghanistan: the way forward

CBS News

Syrian clan’s defection strikes at regime

The Tlass family, a linchpin of the Assad regime that bound ruling Alawites and the Sunni elite, helped bridge their divide. Their departure has major implications for the government and the war.

Guardian

Special section:

Syria: the war within

Al Jazeera

Student leaders arrested in Myanmar

Over 20 leaders have been arrested in Myanmar, the most arrests since the dissolution of the junta. These arrests come on the eve of a rally to commemorate a crackdown on a student movement.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Swirling currents fuel huge blooms in North Atlantic

The North Atlantic is currently bursting with color as blooms of microscopic plants erupt on the surface of the chilly sea. But these expanses of plankton wouldn’t be possible without swirling currents.

Msnbc.com

Earth from space: phytoplankton spring bloom

YouTube

Could the Internet really shut down?

Thousands of users around the world are likely to lose Internet access thanks to a virus called DNS Changer — how bad could things get?

Telegraph.co.uk

Bribery, porn and spam are the path to riches in the app world

Makes of apps are paranoid that the competition is playing dirty better than they are — tricking users out of their time and investors out of their money.

Wired

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

China ordains bishop

China has ordained a bishop in the state-run Catholic church despite Vatican protests that he lacked papal approval.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Presbyterians reject call to divest over Israel’s West Bank occupation

By a two-vote margin, the Presbyterian Chuch declined to divest funds from three firms whose products help Israel enforce occupation of the Palestinian West Bank.

Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Serena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon title

Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title, and 14th major championship, by beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

CBSSports

Ray Allen going to Miami Heat, leaving Boston Celtics after 5 seasons

Ray Allen lingered on the court to congratulate the Miami Heat after his Boston Celtics lost to the team in the Eastern Conference finals. Now, the Heat will officially welcome Allen to their club.

ABC News

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