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Unemployment takes tough mental toll

Research suggests that being unemployed doubles a person’s chance of a major depressive episode, and unemployment is also highly associated with domestic violence and alcohol abuse.

CNN

Unemployment: a health risk

ScienceDaily

Matt Cain throws 1st perfect game in Giants history, with a little help

Cain pitched the franchise’s first perfect game and the 22nd in major league history, getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.

NBCSports

Umpire behind plate for second perfect game

Sports Illustrated

Western wildfires fuel greater urgency for forest restoration

As firefighters extinguish blazes, the U.S. Forest Service chief is renewing his call to restore forests to a more natural state, where fire was a part of the landscape.

Houston Chronicle

Months of drought fueling Colorado wildfires

YouTube

Divided politics, economy put Egypt on edge

Since Egypt‘s revolution, many people have had a hard time getting by. While Egypt’s first real presidential election is about political freedom, many are thinking about their pocketbooks as they vote.

NPR

Egypt’s Supreme Court ruling on election run-off and parliament

YouTube

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says losses indefensible, still criticizes Washington

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon used his appearance before lawmakers to apologize for the bank’s trading loss, but he also still criticized how Washington tries to curb Wall Street.

Reuters

Blog:

What Jamie Dimon told Congress: four key points from his testimony

(Christian Science Monitor)

DC Decoder

NATION

Rich international investors target California real estate

Wealthy European and Asian investors who have dominated the market for addresses in London’s most fashionable neighborhoods are frequently outbidding locals for assets in the Golden State.

Reuters

Will credit spoil the housing recovery?

Amid all the economic uncertainty over the credit crisis in Europe and slow job growth in the U.S., one sector may be looking up. The U.S. housing market is finally showing more signs of recovery.

NPR

US security beachhead at foreign airports

Travelers flying out of the international airport in Ireland are confronting one of the newest lines of defense in the war on terrorism: the U.S. border.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

POLITICS

Federal prosecutors drop all charges against John Edwards

Federal prosecutors dropped all charges against John Edwards after his corruption trial ended last month in a deadlocked jury.

Chicago Sun-Times

Your politics stink

People on the left and right of politics see the world differently, literally. It is not opinion, it is science. And, as several studies show, it is why the left has dibs on most of the good jokes.

The Global Mail

BUSINESS

Here comes the domain name gold rush

An announcement by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is the first time the public had a chance to see all the new domain names sought by applicants.

Wired

US retail sales dropped in May

Americans barely increased their spending at retail businesses in April and May, constrained by weak job creation and paltry wage increases.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HEALTH

World’s only cured HIV patient will attend Philly conference

In the long, lethal history of the AIDS epidemic, only one human has conclusively beaten the disease: Timothy Brown.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jogging can add 5 years to your life

Like all exercise, jogging has its benefits. No controversy there. But here are some hard numbers to kick around: 6.2 years.

San Francisco Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

External airbags could save pedestrian lives in car accidents

Thousands of pedestrians die each year in road accidents, but few carmakers have shown interest in developing new safety features. Now Volvo has produced the first external airbag, and it could save lives.

Spiegel International

Will we ever live on the Moon?

Four decades after the Apollo missions, the idea of colonizing the Moon is still the stuff of science fiction. But astronomer Phil Plait argues that it is not an issue of if we can, but why we would.

BBC

EDUCATION

Title IX: new opportunities for girls, but gender gap remains

Experts are unanimous that progress has been made toward the elimination of gender discrimination in high school athletics, but they also say there is still plenty left to do.

Education Week

Friendless in America

According to a new study, nearly 40 percent of international students report having no close American friends and say that they wish they had more meaningful interaction with those born in the U.S.

Inside Higher Ed

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Conor Friedersdorf):

The cult of smartness: How meritocracy is failing America

The Atlantic

Blog (Allison Benedikt):

Do the child-free change their minds?

(Slate)

XX Factor

Column (Dean Baker):

Why middle class has taken a big hit

CNN

Column (Maura Kelly):

Women’s opinions?

Guardian

Column (Christopher Sabatini and Ryan Berger):

Why the US cannot afford to ignore Latin America

CNN

Column (Mary Angelini):

NJ drug court plan will save lives, money

Times of Trenton

Column (Mary Elizabeth Williams):

Cheap chic ruined us

Salon

Column (Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross):

California Insurance Dept. workers getting iPads

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Mogadishu losing unwanted label as Somali capital enjoys rare peace

Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World’s Most Dangerous City.

CBC News

Irrigation expert crosses lines to win World Food Prize

Daniel Hillel developed a system called micro-irrigation, which has opened up dry regions to farming, revolutionizing agriculture worldwide.

Christian Science Monitor

Got food scraps? Hail a ‘Compost Cab’

Jeremy Brosowsky’s mission is to make composting easy for urbanites and organizations so urban agriculture can thrive in the city.

Grist

WORLD

Going to extra time in Spain