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No better escape than a trip to the end of the world

While cinematic dystopias have long been a Hollywood staple, the record-breaking success of post-apocalyptic teen bloodbath “The Hunger Games” has given them greater currency than ever before.

The Independent

Barnes Foundation art collection changes location, but little else

The Barnes Foundation’s collection of paintings by Matisse, Picasso, Renoir and others is now hanging in downtown Philadelphia galleries that are replications of those at the Barnes’ suburban home.

NPR

A friendlier Barnes Foundation opens

Forbes

Eurozone to top agenda at G-8 summit

The eurozone crisis is set to dominate the Group of Eight talks, with President Barack Obama pledging leaders’ commitment to a compromise package of growth measures and fiscal responsibility.

Guardian

US hosts G-8, NATO leaders

CNN

G-8 wants Greece to remain in eurozone

Al Jazeera

CDC urges boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have hepatitis C, the liver-destroying virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Hepatitis overview and facts

WebMD

Chen Guangcheng: Chinese dissident leaves for US

Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng has left China for the U.S., capping off three weeks of roller coaster diplomacy that reached the very highest levels of Chinese government and the White House.

ABC News

NATION

Hate groups grow as racial tipping point changes demographics

The number of radical hate groups has exploded in reaction to a changing America. Census figures showing the majority of babies born in 2011 were non-white could fuel simmering tensions.

ABC News

What will a white-minority US look like?

BBC

US metros are ground zero for majority-minority population crossroads

The Atlantic

Alabama governor signs bill ‘tweaking’ immigration law

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed into law revisions to the state’s controversial immigration statute, despite earlier suggestions he might veto the measure because of a lack of changes.

WTAQ

POLITICS

China leads cyberattacks of US military computers, Pentagon reports

China is interested in gleaning information about how best to defend its own computers from cyberattack, says a Pentagon report. But China is also improving its offensive abilities.

Christian Science Monitor

Defense bill passes House, faces veto

The House approved a $642 billion bill that sets defense policy for the Pentagon — and faces a veto threat from the Obama administration.

Politico

BUSINESS

Vacation? No thanks, boss

Dubbed the “no vacation nation,” the U.S. lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to vacation days. But Americans do not seem to mind.

CNNMoney

Blog:

Getting older and going — or going back — to work

(Msnbc.com)

Life Inc.

Microsoft wins ruling, forcing change in Motorola phones

A U.S. International Trade Commission judge found that Motorola Mobility infringed a patent covering a program by Microsoft, which allows users to generate meeting requests within a group.

Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ultra-Orthodox Jews plan huge NYC meeting on Internet risks

Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life have rented the New York Mets stadium for a gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously appropriate way.

USA TODAY

Americans negative about moral values

Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey revealed that Americans are overwhelmingly negative about the future of moral values in the U.S.

Huffington Post

Catholics a-Twitter about the role of nuns

Social media provides a platform for reactions to last month’s Vatican report criticizing U.S. nuns as deviating from church doctrine.

Los Angeles Times

EDUCATION

Chris Woodward balancing life of a college student and baseball player

Chris Woodward, who has played in parts of 12 seasons in the big leagues, is preparing for life after baseball by attending online courses at the University of Phoenix.

Las Vegas Sun

What we do not know about debt

On the new “college scorecard,” a proposed federal tool intended to give a one-page picture of a college’s tuition and financial aid policies, one factor is missing: average debt per student at graduation.

Inside Higher Ed

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The anti-social network lifestyle: living without Facebook

With a website that boasts 901 million active users, it seems unlikely that once you get on Facebook, you would ever leave. But deactivating from the site is not that unusual.

CNN

‘Repair cafes’ reject a ‘toss it out’ culture

A “repair cafe” movement, in which people gather together to fix everyday items from bicycles to lamps, is gaining in popularity.

Christian Science Monitor

When a music scene leads to a boom

Chris Flemmons wanted to stem the exodus from his hometown Denton, Texas, and leveraged what he saw as the city’s “best export” — its music scene.

The Atlantic

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Brian Montopoli):

Will the birther movement ever go away?

CBS News

Column (Jonathan Weil):

JPMorgan fiasco shows big-bank regulation isn’t working

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Daniel Altman):

5 easy solutions to the Greek crisis

NPR

Column (Mat Honan):

Facebook is going to be even more annoying now that it is public

Gizmodo

Blog (Richard Louv):

Time to redefine green jobs

(Psychology Today)

People in Nature

Column (Daniel Engber):

Eating babies: a study of youth horticulture

Slate

Column (Fred Kaplan):

Why we need to have a greener military

Slate

Column (Robert Earl):

Cellphones in classrooms?

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit agency pays companies to hire the unemployed

The WorkPlace, a Connecticut nonprofit agency, believes the best way to get the long-term unemployed back into the workforce is by paying companies to hire them.

CNNMoney

Utah doctors make house calls — at work

Desperate to contain health costs, employers get into the doctoring business themselves and open up workplace clinics to deliver maximum benefits at affordable prices.

Salt Lake Tribune

International hunger program relies on private sector

The U.S. vowed to accelerate efforts to relieve hunger and malnutrition in Africa, unveiling a $3 billion commitment from multinational companies to make it easier for small farmers to grow their own food.

Des Moines Register

In Kenya, irrigation project is a welcome oasis

Msnbc.com