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Here's a look at today's top stories from across the Web that highlight faith, family, education, media, causes and moneywise.

Here’s a look at today’s top stories from across the Web that highlight faith, family, education, media, causes and moneywise.

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Here's our daily list of articles from across the Web about family and faith-related topics as well as our other four areas of emphasis: education, causes, media and moneywise.

Some of these stories will find their way to The Pulse, a curated list of the top news stories of the day on our homepage. Others will pop up in our articles. So scan the entire email or focus on the section that interests you most, and don't forget to send us your feedback.

For tips and suggestions, email hscribner@deseretdigital.com.

FAMILY

Call the midwife — The Atlantic

Why are teens so moody and impulsive? This neuroscientist has the answer — The Huffington Post

Why aren’t automakers saving kids left in hot cars? — Daily Dot

How to make online dating work — NYT Opinion

This guy hacked a video game to create the ultimate marriage proposal (photos) — Elite Daily

Kid breaks into happy tears when he finds out he’s going to Disney World — Mashable

The perfect campfire, mathematically — Slate

Losing your sight as a deaf person — BBC

Charles M. Blow: Jeb Bush and single mothers — The New York Times

FAITH

Black churches led the civil rights movement. Can they do it again in Baltimore? — The Huffington Post

How to recognize idols in your life — Relevant

Are all sins really the same? — Relevant

The Catholic Church is not an enemy of science — The New Republic

Here’s what happens when a former pastor and standup comedian go on tour — Daily Dot

What can experts tell us about America’s growing “nondenominational” churches? — Patheos

The rise of evangelical ‘nones’ — CNN

Save the Internet: 12 faith voices you should hear — OnFaith

5 excuses Jesus’ donkey didn’t make (but we do) — OnFaith

To the Holy Mountain: A Protestant’s journey among the monks of Mount Athos — Christianity Today

The source of true joy — Christianity Today

EDUCATION

Forget apps, the best way to learn a new language is still by talking with another human — Quartz

A different abstinence education: A class of teenagers gave up smartphones for a week and lived — Slate

Building for the future, in California’s famously failed city — The Atlantic

Exams around the world — The Atlantic

The danger of picking a major based on where the jobs are — The Atlantic

The 40-year-old graduates — The Atlantic

At Harvard, ‘too Jewish’ has become ‘too Asian’ — Newsweek

Deeply divided over consent signals — The Washington Post

Lawyers, status, public backlash aid college athletes accused of crimes — ESPN

MEDIA

Billy Bob Thornton has ‘never trusted happiness’ since his brother’s death — The Huffington Post

‘Silicon Valley’s’ brutally funny indictment of the tech industry — The Atlantic

The science of ‘Game of Thrones’ spoilers: Why they’re a good thing — The Daily Beast

Soon, TV news will be coming to you from a selfie stick — Mashable

CAUSES

Houston nearly halves homeless population in 4 years — The Huffington Post

Waitress picks up grieving couple’s tab, reminds them that love is ‘alive and well’ — The Huffington Post

Hope and despair as families languish in Texas Immigration Centers — The New York Times

Home Free: Female veterans find fresh start in Los Angeles housing community — The Daily Signal

The problem of urbanization without economic growth — CityLab

Hillary Clinton, in Roosevelt Island speech, pledges to close income gap — The New York Times

MONEYWISE

Workplace chaplain is good business for Illinois company — Fox News

Millennials in search of a different kind of career — The Atlantic

Telecommuting isn’t as great as you think — Newser

Are the people who take vacations the ones who get promoted? — Harvard Business Review

Seven habits of fearless people — Forbes

Six ways to listen to your employees — Forbes

9 things you can do every day to be more productive — Fortune

The cover letter is (almost) dead — Forbes

Why developing a personal brand is essential for every entrepreneur — Forbes

It’s just business: How a new group of entrepreneurs are using the free market to advocate for justice — Relevant

Your bank account: The next thing to go obsolete — CNN Money

Clothing and accessories that last for life — Fortune

Sniffing out the next big thing in chocolate and gobstoppers — BBC

American seniors find middle-class ‘sweet spot’ — The New York Times

Herb Scribner is a writer for Deseret News National. Send him an email at hscribner@deseretdigital.com or follow him on Twitter @herbscribner.