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This graphic shows a proton-proton collision, which scientists in central Europe at CERN say has revealed the existence of a new particle. The experiment was designed to uncover the mystery of the long-sought Higgs boson, or “God particle.” (Photo by CERN / AP)

New citizens explain why they are American by choice

As big days go, this is one of the biggest. All these people are about to become U.S. citizens. They will gain the right to vote, to work certain jobs, to serve on a jury and to run for office.

CNN

Some things you never knew about the Fourth of July

ABC News

Alexander Hamilton: patriot, heartthrob

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Yasser Arafat ‘poisoned with polonium’

Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been killed with a lethal dose of the highly radioactive substance polonium, indicate new tests.

Telegraph.co.uk

Special section:

What killed Yasser Arafat?

Al Jazeera

Scientists claim new particle discovery

CERN scientists reporting from the Large Hadron Collider have claimed the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson. The particle has been the subject of a 45-year hunt.

BBC

Blog:

Live announcements from CERN on Higgs Boson results

Guardian

When the world went Higgs boson crazy

Discovery News

Power outages, heat wave persist 5 days after storms

Many Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July sweating under high temperatures. Warnings and advisories are up from the East Coast to Midwest, and forecasters say the mercury will hit 105 in St. Louis.

CBS News

Society not ready for heat waves coming with climate change

USA TODAY

Outsourcing our memories

Is storing your life experiences on digital devices the same as remembering them? This question becomes ever more relevant in an age where technology allows us to record almost every waking moment.

BBC

NATION

Urban living: Oakland turns a corner as Calif. faces budget woes

Long associated with urban decay, Oakland, Calif., has experienced a resurgence in recent years with a revitalized downtown.

NPR

In Louisiana, a reveille to French heritage

There is a major effort in Louisiana to restore the French language. It is part of a resurgence in cultural pride, and there are signs that the decline in French speakers has slowed.

McClatchy Newspapers

Independence Day irony: veterans with PTSD jolted by fireworks

Explosive bursts send Marine veteran Pete Chinnici lunging to his feet and scurrying outside, heart racing, chest heaving. His instinctive mission: track, identify and “eliminate the threat.”

Msnbc.com

POLITICS

Obama to sign student loan and road-building bill

President Barack Obama plans to sign into law legislation that prevents interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students and maintains jobs on transportation projects across the nation.

U.S. News & World Report

Is Congress’s inability to act to blame for a downshifting US economy?

Evidence is mounting that the economy is taking a hit because Congress cannot — or will not — deal with the “fiscal cliff” looming at year’s end.

Christian Science Monitor

GOP fights over major food stamp crackdown

Politico

California bill would allow children to have more than 2 parents

A bill under consideration would amend California’s current two-parent-per-child law to allow for several parents to protect the best interests of the child.

Msnbc.com

California eyes multiple parenting law

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Urban gardening returns to its roots

Nationwide, urban farming and community gardens have hit a heavy stride. While enthusiasm for urban gardening has waned since the 1890s, enthusiasts see this upswing as something more permanent.

Idaho Statesman

Detroit, MSU moving forward on urban agriculture research campus

Detroit Free Press

Bees can ‘turn back time,’ reverse aging

Scientists have discovered that older honey bees reverse brain aging when they take on nest responsibilities typically handled by younger bees.

ScienceDaily

BUSINESS

Diamond apologizes for ‘reprehensible’ Barclays behavior

Robert Diamond, who quit as chief executive officer of Barclays PLC, apologized for the “reprehensible” behavior at the bank that led to record fines for rigging interest rates.

Bloomberg

Diamond also resigns from Romney fundraiser

YouTube

The US penny: Should it be scrapped?

Canada has stopped producing the penny coin, deeming it a waste of money. The move has re-ignited a long-running debate in the U.S. over the future of its penny.

BBC

HEALTH

US approves first take-home HIV test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved OraQuick, the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to check themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes.

Guardian

All about my mother

From the emotionally distant to the overbearing, difficult mothers can cast a shadow over our lives. But they can also be the key to our success.

The Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The scent of a cat woman

Why is it that the elite perfumers and sommeliers of the world spend so much of their time inhaling cat effluvia from expensive glass bottles?

Slate

The mystery of brain freeze

If it has not happened to you, count yourself as lucky. For many people, eating ice cream or drinking an icy drink too fast can produce a really painful headache.

NPR

Migraines affect 36 million Americans

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Why curly hair is viewed with suspicion

Curls elicit a variety of associations, often negative. But these associations are actually more often than not favorable, according to a leading curl specialist.

The Age

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Dominique Browning):

Why we will never adapt to record heat

TIME

Column (Richard Haass and Klaus Kleinfeld):

Lack of skilled employees hurting manufacturing

USA TODAY

Column (Simon Doonan):

Why do hotels turn us into monsters?

Slate

Column (Issac J. Bailey):

Real people suffer when health care is mixed with politics

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Rhodri Marsden):

Love poetry may seem like a good idea — but most of us cannot do it

The Independent

Column (Maura Kelly):

Behind America’s large anxiety epidemic

The Atlantic

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1 bar away from ‘Lord of the Flies’

Townhall.com

Editorial:

Olympic bid for Colorado?

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

8-year-old boy reaches summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro for a cure

Having reached the top of Africa‘s highest mountain, Tyler Armstrong is the second-youngest person to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. He did it to raise money to help find a cure for muscular dystrophy.

Huffington Post

Red Cross volunteers in the trenches for wildfire in Colorado

Steve Bayer, 78, is not a retiree. Waldo Canyon is his 37th stint as a disaster relief volunteer with the Red Cross since 2000, and he is now helping with the Colorado wildfire damage.

Msnbc.com

Charities in Colorado benefit from endurance athletes’ passion

Meet the charity jocks — the people throughout Colorado and around the world who push their bodies to the limits for the sake of causes that are dear to them: cancer, Down syndrome, you name it.

Denver Post

WORLD

Pakistan ends dispute over NATO supply routes after Clinton apology