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Unidentified survivors from the shooting at an island youth retreat react outside a hotel after a Norwegian dressed as a police officer gunned down at least 84 people on the island in conjunction with an explosion in the capital of Oslo. The death toll could be as high as 92. (Photo by Matt Dunham / AP)

Customers stream in as Borders begins final sales

While workers were hanging a giant yellow “going out of business” sign on the outside of a Borders store, shoppers were streaming inside the store on day one of the liquidation sale.

Detroit Free Press

Borders Books liquidation sales begin

Yahoo! News

India plans for future in nuclear power, amid opposition from villagers

Villagers on the west coast of India have made clear in protests that they do not welcome the new neighbor the Indian government plans to install: The world’s largest nuclear power plant.

National Geographic

Officials seek motive for Norway attacks

The death toll in the mass shooting and bomb attack in Norway rose to 92 as the citizens tried to make sense of what the prime minister called the country’s “worst atrocity” since World War II.

CNN

92 killed in shooting and bombing in Norway, suspect charged

ABC News

Blog:

Live from Norway

(Al Jazeera)

Norway Live Blog

Bomb strikes Norway’s capital

CBS News

Amid budget cuts, nation’s mayors speak together as one

Mayors from 50 cities gathered to collectively vent about the impact that a sour economy and years of budget cuts is having on their cities.

Wall Street Journal

For debt crisis lessons, look back 225 years

CNN

Facebook rankings of brand names reflect national stereotypes

ABC News

NATION

The federal government’s brain power is about to shrink

The federal government — our nation’s largest employer — is about to suffer a serious brain drain. And the Department of Defense, the biggest employer within the federal government, is not sitting pretty.

CNNMoney

Obama has certified the repeal of gay military ban

President Barack Obama has announced that the ban on openly gay people serving in the U.S. military is to end on September 20. His certification comes after the repeal was overturned in Congress.

BBC

Blog:

President Obama certifies repeal of ‘don’t ask, don‘t tell’

(ABC News)

Poltical Punch

Heat to test East Coast power grid

Americans withered under yet another day of searing sun as a heat wave spread into the heavily populated East Coast, setting air conditioners humming that will again test the strength of the electrical grid.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Republican House Speaker John Boehner quits debt talks

Republican House Speaker John Boehner has walked away from crunch debt ceiling talks at the White House with U.S. President Barack Obama.

BBC

Blog:

Obama-Boehner breakdown leaves many questions, few answers

(NPR)

It's All Politics

Obama prepared for ‘tough choices’ on debt

Reuters

States and cities have rejected federal program to deport criminals

Three states and two major cities say they have pulled out of a federal program aimed at deporting criminals who are in the U.S. illegally. And now Boston’s mayor has threatened to join them.

NPR

FAA shutdown looking increasingly likely, would cost govt $200M a week

Portions of the Federal Aviation Administration will shut down — putting nearly 4,000 people temporarily out of work and allowing airline passengers to buy tickets without taxes.

Star Tribune

BUSINESS

As housing prices drop, closing costs are still rising

Many lenders and mortgage professionals claim that origination fees have increased because of stricter mortgage regulations that the government has implemented in the last two years.

MSNBC

American businesses use more automation, fewer workers

More Americans are applying for unemployment benefits as layoffs continue to mount. Amid the layoffs, one thing is clear: a lot of companies are doing just fine, with fewer workers.

CBS News

Bosses listening to millennial workers

As millennials play an increasingly important role in the workforce, their likes and dislikes are reshaping the way Americans work and are forcing executives to change policies and management styles.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Cleveland volcano in Alaska shows signs of impending eruption

Recent satellite images of a remote Alaska volcano along a flight route for major airlines show it may be poised for its first big eruption in 10 years, scientists said.

Environmental News Network

Ancient dino-eating croc had huge teeth, dog face

A crocodilian fossil with big teeth and a doglike skull is now shedding light on the anatomy of a strange group of predators, scientists have revealed.

LiveScience

Mass extinction caused by ‘earth burp’

Researchers in Denmark have found that the mass extinction of half of Earth’s marine life over 200 million years ago was likely the result of a giant release of carbon methane in the atmosphere.

Discovery News

EDUCATION

Texas Education Board compromises on evolution materials

The Texas State Board of Education has given its final approval to supplemental high school science materials after a brief flare-up over some lessons teaching the principles of evolution.

Washington Examiner

Gov. Christie announces new initiative to improve NJ schools

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie launches an initiative to pursue innovative approaches so that every child in the state is receives a quality education.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral may be reborn as Catholic

A Roman Catholic diocese made a $50 million cash offer to buy Southern California’s financially struggling Crystal Cathedral, officials said.

USA TODAY

Irish political classes lose their fear of the Catholic church

In Ireland the political classes have also lost their fear, namely of the once almighty Roman Catholic church.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Conor Friedersdorf):

Grover Norquist’s pledge is a colossal failure

The Atlantic

Column (Christina Gossmann):

Why do we call the Gang of Six a ‘gang?’

Slate

Blog (Barbara Sehr):

Hacking the journalism ethic

(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Reader blog

Blog (Matthew B. James):

Releasing the negative as a 1st step to creating the life you want

(Psychology Today)

Focus on forgiveness

Column (Tracy Clark-Flory):

Why there is an absurd attack on contraceptives

Salon

Column (David Quantick):

What makes a joke funny on the new comedy show launched by BBC?

Telegraph.co.uk

Column (Misha Glenny):

The end of a nightmare for UK media

CBS News

Blog (Linda Feldmann):

Michelle Obama on better homes and gardens cover

(Christian Science Monitor)

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GOOD NEWS

Ozzie Smith links fans to legends for a good cause

The legendary Ozzie Smith shows his winning personality on the field before the 2011 Legends and Celebrity Softball Game. Proceeds go directly into educational programs and scholarships.

MLB.com

Special-needs kids are enjoying a league of their own

The Central Ohio Miracle League offers baseball for kids with special mental and physical needs. The league, started in 2006, has games on Saturdays from May through July.

Columbus Dispatch

Surviving after a double-lung transplant: ‘Life is good’

Howell Graham underwent a risky operation — in 1990, he had a double lung transplant. And today, Howell, 49, is one of the longest-surviving recipients of that type of surgery.

NPR

WORLD

N. Korea has proposed to resume 6-party talks unconditionally