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An Egyptian riot policeman throws a stone at anti-Hosni Mubarak protesters after the verdict against the former President was announced in Cairo. Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters during last year’s revolution that forced him from power. (Photo by Fredrik Persson / AP)

New evidence tells of Amelia Earhart’s last days deserted on island

New information provides a clearer picture of what happened to Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan 75 years ago, including how they likely became castaways on a remote island.

Christian Science Monitor

Amelia Earhart clues unearthed

ABC News

Make it Right homes in NOLA

Over the past five years, the Make it Right Foundation, established by Brad Pitt in New Orleans, has been realizing its commitment to build 150 affordable, green storm-resistant homes for families.

Huffington Post

Mubarak given life term for protester deaths

An Egyptian court has sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that toppled him last year.

Al Jazeera

Mubarak’s hometown in search of stability

BBC

Chaotic scenes at Mubarak trial

Guardian

Low job growth, analysts smell fear

A report from the Labor Department showed that U.S. employers added just 69,000 jobs last month — far fewer than expected. Hiring ground to a halt in many different industries across the country.

NPR

Wall Street sinks on jobs data

CNBC

May jobs report stings

CNNMoney

US defense secretary announces new strategy with Asia

As part of a “rebalancing” with Asia, the U.S. will enhance military-to-military cooperation with China while also boosting the capabilities of its allies in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.

CNN

NATION

Boomerangs a risk in cyberwar

Cyberweapons that spread across the Internet may circle back to infect computers they were never supposed to target, posing an unusual challenge for programmers and presidents alike.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Embattled US Postal Service gets help from rural America

As the U.S. Postal Service limps along, congressional leaders are looking to a group of outspoken rural lawmakers for help with a dramatic restructuring of the agency.

Reuters

POLITICS

Big Texas bucks to national Super PACs

Texans have donated far more money to Super PACs than voters from any other state, the vast majority of it going to conservative and Republican political committees.

Houston Chronicle

Barack Obama ‘ordered Stuxnet cyber attack on Iran’

A report based on a book chronicling secret wars under the Obama administration confirms the suspicions of computer security experts who detected and forensically examined Stuxnet in 2010.

Telegraph.co.uk

Blog:

In case of a cyber attack

Discovery News

BUSINESS

Experts torn on Oracle’s chances of appeal in Android copyright ruling

Oracle has pledged to appeal a judge’s ruling that Java APIs cited in its lawsuit against Google were not subject to copyright protection.

PC Advisor

Automakers report US sales gains

Five of the six largest automakers reported U.S. sales gains in May that trailed estimates as incentive offers failed to draw enough buyers amid slumping job growth.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ENVIRONMENT

Spaceport plan raises wildlife concerns

A proposed spaceport in South Texas could harm endangered falcons, ocelots and sea turtles, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department told federal officials.

Houston Chronicle

Native lands wash away, sea levels rise

Rising sea levels in coastal Louisiana are threatening the tribal lands of the Native Americans who live there. Residents of Isle de Jean Charles are slowly sinking into the sea.

PBS NewsHour

EDUCATION

Scantron drops ALEC membership

Scantron, the manufacturer of the ubiquitous test answer sheets, is the latest in the line of companies to disassociate itself from the American Legislative Exchange Council.

EducationNews.org

Louisiana’s bold bid to privatize schools

Louisiana is embarking on the nation’s boldest experiment to privatize public education by shifting tax dollars out of the public schools to pay private industry to educate children.

Reuters

HEALTH

Researchers claim cancer rates expected to increase 75 percent by 2030

According to French researchers, the incidence of cancer is expected to increase by more than 75 percent by the year 2030 in developed countries, and more than 90 percent in developing nations.

Medical News Today

Tackling the US pain epidemic

With consumption of painkillers soaring in the U.S., policy-makers have noticed worrying trends in how the nation handles pain.

Nature

Blog:

Opium poppy genes: promising cancer drug

(TIME)

Healthland

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Federal judge supports hate crime charges against Amish sect leader

A federal judge has rejected a challenge of the federal hate crimes law by Amish sect leader Sam Mullet and 15 followers charged with beard and hair cutting assaults in Ohio Amish country last year.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mosque construction continues to attract opposition across US

In the decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, animosity toward Muslims has sometimes taken the form of opposition to mosque construction.

Huffington Post

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Michelle Cottle):

Bill Clinton: two-edged sword for President Obama

Daily Beast

Column (Farhad Manjoo):

Are interactive iPad books for kids better?

Slate

Editorial:

Mayor Bloomberg has better idea to tackle obesity

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Naomi Wolf):

How chick-flicks are breaking the conventions of wedded bliss

Guardian

Column (Marvin Kalb):

Are we better off without an ‘Obama Doctrine’?

FOX News

Column (Judith Warner):

Why we need to rethink a 50-50 parenting split

TIME

Editorial:

Protect women’s health

Scientific American

Blog (Randy Rieland):

Talking with machines

(Smithsonian Magazine)

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GOOD NEWS

From the good life to digging up land mines in Cambodia

While living in Palm Springs, Calif., with retirement looming, Bill Morse chose to move to Cambodia to help activist Aki Ra rid the country of land mines that kill and maim locals.

Christian Science Monitor

Hope for the paralyzed?

Experts have recently implanted nasal stem cells into areas of spinal damage, forming a bridge where nerve fibers re-grew and re-connected, repairing a severed spinal cord.

BBC

Catchafire matches talented volunteers with opportunities to serve

Catchafire — with 10,000 volunteers and 2,500 organizations signed up — connects skilled professionals with meaningful volunteer projects.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Diamond Jubilee: Queen starts celebrations at the Derby