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Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity members Richard Cook, Adam Steltzner and John Grotzinger celebrate the landing of the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes / AP)

Mars rover beams photos back from the Red Planet

The photos, tiny and grainy at first, offered the first visual evidence that the $2.5 billion rover had made it to Mars after a nail-biting, first-of-its-kind landing.

SPACE.com

NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing, beams back photos

Reuters

Dinosaur boom linked to the rise of the Rocky Mountains

The evolution of new dinosaur species may have surged due to the rise of the Rocky Mountains and the emergence of a prehistoric inner sea in North America, researchers say.

Discovery News

Sikh temple shooter identified as Army vet

The gunman who opened fire in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., and killed six people has been identified as Army veteran Wade Michael Page.

ABC News

Home searched as police seek motive

NBCNews.com

Shooting at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin

CNN

Syrian Prime Minister defects to Jordan to join ‘revolution’

Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar Assad’s government to join “the revolution,” his spokesman says.

BBC

‘Bomb attack’ on Syria state TV building

Telegraph.co.uk

Special section:

Syria: live updates

Guardian

Education Secretary Duncan on reform and changes for the new school year

A more well-rounded curriculum, higher academic standards and cuts to extracurriculars are some of the changes to expect during the new school year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan says.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

Illegal immigrants’ road trip: riding a ’freedom’ bus or flouting the law?

About 30 illegal immigrants have set out for a “no papers, no fear” bus trip. Supporters say they are highlighting the need for reform. Detractors say they are thumbing their noses at the law.

Christian Science Monitor

US auditing post-Katrina sewer cash

Federal housing authorities are auditing the use of more than $650 million in grants designated for an ambitious plan for sewage and water systems in post-Katrina Mississippi.

ABC News

POLITICS

2012 — the year of the Asian voter?

There’s a man in Virginia who could quite possibly hold the key to a Mitt Romney victory in November. His name? Peter Su.

NPR

GOP names several speakers for national convention in August

A trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders are among the first speakers disclosed for August’s Republican National Convention.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Back-to-school promotions aren’t limited to school supplies

This stuff is sure not on the list the teacher sent out. But it’s hardly stopping savvy marketers from latching onto the back-to-school mantra.

USA TODAY

Back-to-school sales will provide an economic boost for states

NBCNews.com

Best Buy founder offers stock buy out

Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze, who stepped down as chairman this year, offered to take the electronics retailer private at $24 to $26 a share.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Tell fewer lies to live a healthier life

Growing up, we have always been taught that lying is unethical — that we should always speak the truth. But could lying also be bad for your health?

Counsel and Heal

Honey seems to provide relief for toddlers with coughs

Parents of young children who have coughs that keep them up at night may want to try giving their little ones honey for some relief, a randomized trial showed.

MedPage Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Eatery says business up after religion flap

A Pennsylvania restaurant proprietor was challenged by an atheist’s group when she offered a discount for receiving a church bulletin. She challenged back, stating that the controversy has not hurt business.

Philadelphia Inquirer

French Catholic Church prayer against gay marriage, euthanasia

The French Catholic Church will revive a centuries-old custom with an updated national “prayer for France,” opposing the same-sex marriage and euthanasia reforms planned by the new Socialist government.

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Experts flock to find a solution to collisions between birds and planes

A Denver-bound Boeing jet’s run-in with a large bird was the latest reminder of the danger of sharing the skies with animals, but for a group of officials planning to meet, avian strikes are never off the radar.

FOX News

You’re wrecking our wrecks!

Archaeologists want sunken vessels to be given the same levels of protection as threatened marine ecosystems.

The Independent

SPORTS

Kohles wins 2nd PGA event in 2nd professional start

One week after winning his professional debut, Ben Kohles did it again. The 22-year-old fired a 9-under-par 62 in the final round of the Cox Classic to win for the second straight week.

Yahoo! News

Police probe racing corruption

Police are investigating a string of top Australian horse-racing figures, including champion jockey Danny Nikolic, for alleged race fixing.

The Age

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Peter Gelzinis):

Hate breeds our own terrorists, too

Boston Herald

Editorial:

A year later: remember them

Virginian-Pilot

Editorial:

Judge should let public in on James Holmes trial

Denver Post

Column (Stephen Henderson):

Emergency manager law unpleasant

Detroit Free Press

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An emergency?

Baltimore Sun

Blog (Faye Flam):

Mars mission critics misunderstand chemistry

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (James Delingpole):

‘A sudden increase in extreme weather events’: the new big lie

Telegraph.co.uk

Column (Sam Mellinger):

America’s newest star, Gabby Douglas, is an inspiration to all

McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Fed up with congested roads? Online tool lets you sound off

Want to weigh in on how congestion can be reduced on the freeways? Washington State’s Transportation Commission has launched Voice of Washington State, an online forum and survey site.

Daily Herald

A Wharton grad from Pennsylvania hopes there is money in fungus

Graham Phillips, a Wharton graduate, grew plants indoors as a child and developed an entrepreneurial outlook as an adult. He started BioOrganics LLC, a small business that makes and sells fungi.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Service animals help troubled GIs adjust

Veterans of the military who suffer from PTSD and traumatic brain disorders receive help from Semper Fido, a group that pairs each veteran with a service animal to help alleviate stress.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Hiroshima marks atomic bombing