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Flood sufferers row a boat past an old pagoda submerged in the flood in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. Thailand is counting the multibillion dollar cost of nationwide flooding that has killed nearly 270 people and threatens to engulf the capital. (Photo by Apichart Weerawong / AP)

What became of the Taíno?

Given the collapse of the native society one might think Taíno, the Indians who met Columbus five centuries ago, are extinct. But their culture endures — in the genetic legacy of modern Antilleans.

Smithsonian Magazine

Republicans pile on Romney, looking to challenge him

They’re coming to what is essentially his home turf — and they are ready to challenge Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney on the economy.

Houston Chronicle

Blog:

5 things to watch for in the GOP debate

(New York Times)

The Caucus

Nationwide floods tally rising cost

Thailand is counting the multibillion dollar cost of nationwide flooding that has killed nearly 270 people and may yet cause more havoc as waters threaten to engulf the country’s capital.

Forbes

Blog:

Thai workers rush to salvage goods from flooded factory

(Msnbc.com)

Photo Blog

Thailand flooding impacts economy

CNN

Obama jobs bill likely to face defeat

The Senate is expected to reject President Obama’s new jobs plan in a key procedural vote reflecting a ideological divide over economic growth strategies.

CNN

Most Americans in poll back taxing rich

San Francisco Chronicle

Blog:

Obama’s day: Off to Pittsburgh and Orlando

USA TODAY

Sexual selection by sugar molecule

Researchers say that losing the ability to make a particular kind of sugar molecule may have directed the evolution of our early ancestors.

ScienceDaily

NATION

Security costs in NYC rise as Wall Street protests continue

As the protest on Wall Street continues, police officers are keeping their posts. With no end in sight, the cost of constant surveillance continues to rise.

CBS News

Some Latinos upset by Obama’s ‘betrayal’ on immigration law

President Barack Obama came into office with strong Latino support, having won two-thirds of the Latino vote, according to exit polls. But for some, that support has turned to disillusionment.

NPR

Brown signs anti-bullying, open-carry bills in California

Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed into law a measure that bans the open carrying of handguns and another that combats bullying of gay and lesbian students in public schools.

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

Stop bullying

CNN

POLITICS

Colorado’s congressional districts dispute goes to court

A trial that will determine Colorado‘s political landscape for the next decade kicks off as Republicans and Democrats battle over how best to redraw Colorado’s seven congressional districts.

Denver Post

Limits on supplemental Medicare health plans eyed

Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the knife from the special deficit-reduction panel of Congress.

Reuters

BUSINESS

A single hire is big to a small business

In this economy, the decision to add even one person to the payroll is a huge leap of faith for a small company. One marketing firm in Tacoma, Wash., has done the math — and is ready to hire.

NPR

Best jobs for your 2nd act

CNNMoney

US stocks up more than 2 percent on Europe pledge

U.S. stocks rallied more than three percent as France and Germany pledged to do everything necessary to support Europe’s banks, while investors looked ahead to the unofficial kickoff of the third quarter.

MarketWatch

Nobel economists say eurozone needs fiscal union

Two Americans were awarded the Nobel prize for economics for work that lays a foundation for macroeconomic analysis, but they said they had no easy answers for the debt crisis plaguing Europe.

Baltimore Sun

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Free fallin’ space junk

For every spacecraft that goes into orbit, all kinds of rubbish — bolts, boosters, adapter rings, insulation, even paint chips — are also released.

TIME

Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals

Netflix said it would reverse a previously announced decision to put its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming services on separate websites, a plan that was widely derided by subscribers.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blog:

Netflix tries for damage control in a ‘New Coke’ turnaround

(MSNBC)

The Bottom Line

‘Kraken’ lair found?

Paleontologist Mark McMenamin thinks there was a larger and more cunning sea monster that preyed on ichthyosaurs: a “kraken.”

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Mercury contamination in Great Lakes wildlife more widespread than thought

Despite decades of cuts in mercury emissions which have led to a 20 percent decline in the presence of the contaminant, levels in some species have begun going up again in the last 10 years.

Detroit Free Press

New Zealand oil spill: Conservationists warn of wildlife ‘tragedy’

Conservationists have warned of an impending wildlife “tragedy” caused by an oil spill off the east coast of New Zealand, with populations of penguins, whales, seals and seabirds set to be hardest hit.

Guardian

Nuclear plants’ generator failures draw serious scrutiny from Feds

Four generators that power emergency systems at nuclear plants have failed when needed, an unusual cluster that has attracted the attention of federal inspectors.

CBS News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Phoenix diocese restricts frequency of wine during Communion

In keeping with new standards for the distribution of Communion, the Phoenix diocese will be restricting the frequency of when Communion wine will be available, causing some questions from Catholics.

National Catholic Reporter

Drop a grudge and you’ll feel better

Often, people are perplexed when they learn that Claudia Riggs has forgiven the man who caused the violent death of her 4-month-old grandson, Jack Sebastian Koller.

Denver Post

London’s Jewish community center breaks ground of new building

The new Jewish community center moved closer to completion with a ceremony marking the start of building what will be one of the largest Jewish community centers in Europe.

Jerusalem Post

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Konrad Yakabuski):

Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea Party: the further polarization of US voters

Globeandmail.com

Blog (Susan L. Smalley, Ph.D.):

When the small become large

Look Around and Look Within

(Psychology Today)

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The candidate

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Mormonism isn’t a cult

Baltimore Sun

Column (Michael Smerconish):

Hitler comparison is always out of bounds

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Stop treating medical marijuana patients as criminals

Detroit Free Press

Column (James Fallows):

Just for the record: Anti-Mormonism is bigotry too

The Atlantic

Column (John Avlon):

Millionaire’s tax is on target

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Neighbor helps rescue family in fire

A man broke down his neighbors’ door and helped rescue a half-dozen people as a three-alarm fire tore through their home, Boston authorities said.

Boston Herald

Creating ‘culture of kindness’

Hundreds of Santa Ynez Valley students have taken up Rachel Scott’s challenge to create a culture of kindness and compassion at their schools.

Santa Ynez Valley News

7 Florida survivors of capsized boat are in good condition

Seven people, including a 4-year-old, are in remarkably good condition after their boat overturned in the Florida Keys and spending 20 hours afloat, officials said.

ABC News

WORLD

Cairo: Military rulers, Christian leaders hold emergency talks