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Afghan National Army soldiers secure the gate of a military hospital after Arsala Rahmani, a former Taliban official turned Afghan peace negotiator, was killed in Kabul. (Photo by Rahmat Gul / AP)

Mother’s Day has roots in US history

As families in dozens of countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day, much has changed since the holiday first began more than a century ago, historians say.

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Parenting lessons from the ancient world

Discovery News

A celebration of famous moms

TIME

Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus to bioterrorists

A controversial experiment made the avian flu virus more deadly to animals, and now a science journal is poised to publish the study that some experts believe could give a recipe to bioterrorists.

CNN

Senior Afghan peace negotiator killed in Kabul

A gunman has shot dead a top member of the Afghan peace council in Kabul, striking another blow to efforts to negotiate a political resolution to the decade-long war.

CBS News

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Live from Afghanistan

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Live Blog

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The war in Afghanistan

Guardian

4 years after US market crash, many new rules still not in effect

Almost four years after America‘s financial near-collapse, regulators are empowered to police financial markets as never before. Yet some of the most important rules have yet to take effect.

Star Tribune

Dodd-Frank Act explained

CNBC

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JPMorgan mess could strengthen Democrat efforts with Dodd-Frank

The Hill

The stuff TSA takes from travelers? It goes to Harrisburg — by the ton

Every four months, airline contraband arrives by the tractor-trailer load at a warehouse in Harrisburg, Pa., to be sorted, priced and sold to the highest bidder.

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

Lack of support puts the brakes on high-speed rail

Three years ago, President Barack Obama was rolling out an ambitious vision for high-speed rail in America. Today, for the most part, the president’s plans for high-speed trains have slowed considerably.

NPR

Kansas lawmakers pass ‘Sharia’ law bill

A bill that would ban the use of foreign legal codes in Kansas courts — broadly written but particularly aimed at Islamic “Sharia” law — is on its way to the governor.

Kansas City Star

POLITICS

Romney has affirmed his opposition to gay marriage

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has reaffirmed his staunch opposition to gay marriage just a few days after President Barack Obama’s historic statement in support of it.

Guardian

Courts will determine gay marriage fate

U.S. News & World Report

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Gay marriage: a wedge issue in suburbs?

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Washington Wire

Same sex marriage

Christian Science Monitor

Around the world, many consider Obama’s presidency a disappointment

In Europe, where people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack Obama speak, there’s disappointment that he hasn’t kept his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Philadelphia Inquirer

BUSINESS

Share of working moms at all-time high

It’s been about 40 years since women, freshly liberated by the feminist movement, began entering the workforce in droves. Four decades later, has it gotten any easier?

ABC News

China acts to boost loans, bolster economy

China‘s central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, freeing an estimated $63.5 billion for lending to head-off the risk of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Will Starship Enterprise become a reality?

In Star Trek lore, the Enterprise was built in 2245. Now, an engineer has proposed building a version of the ship with current technology.

Universe Today

Manta rays’ deep-sea secrets revealed

Very little is known about giant manta rays. Now, in the first study using satellite tracking of the creatures, scientists have teased out a few secrets.

LiveScience

Metallic paper touchpads make debut

Paper coated with a layer of aluminum, then covered in a thin film of transparent polymer, and sandwiched with another coated paper and an external circuit can detect electrical charges.

Discovery News

EDUCATION

Student loan blues

Despite the perception of educational debt as a twentysomething phenomenon, Americans of all ages are on the hook for student loans.

Los Angeles Times

Students lament debts as loan battle gains steam in Congress

USA TODAY

Student debt infographic

Vimeo

San Francisco teacher layoffs threaten improving schools

San Francisco‘s Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary’s attendance and test scores are up, but the school faces 14 teacher layoffs — nearly 60 percent — to help cover a budget gap.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Secularization of laws in Saudi Arabia still on track

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has fired an ultraconservative adviser who publicly criticized the easing of some restrictions on women as an attempt to Westernize the country.

USA TODAY

Mother’s Day packs church pews behind Christmas, Easter

A new survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors finds Mother’s Day ranks right after Easter and Christmas in peak church attendance.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Michael Smerconish):

The value of a summer job

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

VA ‘black hole’ in Oakland is an atrocity

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial:

The industry smoke thickens

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg):

Jefferson’s lifelong dream

Salon

Column (Amy Schapiro):

Katzenbach civil rights legacy lives on

USA TODAY

Column (David Rohde):

The lesson of JP Morgan’s $2 billion loss

The Atlantic

Editorial:

Declinism is resurgent in US

Economist

Column (Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji):

Rising GDP does not rule out recession

CNNMoney

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GOOD NEWS

College grads enter a job market that seems to be improving

The class of 2012 is leaving college with something that many graduates since the start of the Great Recession have lacked: jobs.

CBS News

Garden blooms in support of 12-year-old cancer patient

Breanna Bakker and Austin Lapiana are in seventh grade and haven‘t met Kimberly, who’s battling a rare form of cancer. But they felt touched by her story and wanted to do something in her honor.

Star-News

Project returns thousands of photographs to tornado survivors

When a massive tornado barreled through their city, the residents of Joplin, Mo., lost a lot. Abi Almandinger‘s project, Joplin’s Found Photos, has restored many photos of memories that many thought lost.

Huffington Post

Wearing helmets in tornadoes

NPR

WORLD

Shreddin’ in Yemen: Meet the skateboarders of Sanaa

In a country of 24 million, one would expect some young, hipster-like skateboarders occasionally ruling the streets. But in Yemen, this may seem more surprising.

Toronto Star

Special section:

Skateboarding

New York Times

Haiti eyes potential $20 billion in gold drilling bonanza

Haiti’s land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills — and silver and copper, too.

Msnbc.com

Islamist group al-Nusra Front claims responsibility for Syria bombings

Video posted online says twin car bombings that killed 55 people in the Syrian capital of Damascus were revenge for Assad regime’s aggression.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Even wild moms need backup

In the wild, growing up is delicate, as one misstep can land one on an animal’s dinner menu. So to give their young the best chance to survive, some wild moms have adapted a team approach.

News-Tribune

A fish caught in a net of controversy

Some fear the once-prolific bluefin tuna, a majestic creature that can reach over ten feet in length, has numbered days because of human craving for its fatty, succulent flesh.

National Geographic

HEALTH

Genetic mosaicism has been linked to aging, cancer

Studies suggest presence of genetic mosaicism, the risk of which increases with age, could be a biomarker for early detection of cancer and other chronic diseases.

Medical News Today

World Health Organization: We are losing the fight against tuberculosis

A third of the world’s population is carrying tuberculosis, and the disease could become incurable if governments fail to act, the World Health Organization has warned.

The Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Make room for mom and dad

In-law suites, part of a growing trend toward multigenerational households, give aging parents their own space while bringing extended families closer together.

Star Tribune

Child acting’s golden age

Child actors, once a sign of cheesiness and unprofessional conduct, have become integral to the success of a large number of critically respected and commercially successful entertainment properties.

Salon

Fred Savage’s never-ending wonder years

Hollywood Reporter

SPORTS

Public service held for Junior Seau

A crowd of 20,000 attended a public memorial service for Junion Seau. Many wore Seau’s No. 55 jersey in Chargers blue, Southern California cardinal and gold and Miami aqua and orange.

ESPN

US men’s volleyball team sweeps Canada to earn trip to London

The U.S. men’s volleyball team is headed back to the Olympics. The defending gold medalists swept Canada in the finals of the NORCECA Olympic qualification tournament.

Sports Illustrated

Special section:

Olympics

ESPN

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