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Rodney Dwayne Valentine asked police officers for a ride to a motel after he was released from jail. The officers said no and told him to call a cab. But he stayed put — and was arrested for trespassing. The Greensboro News and Record reports that he's back in the slammer.

It didn't leave behind as much destruction or as many downed power lines as the storm that rolled over states from the Midwest through the Mid-Atlantic on June 30, but some news outlets are saying the summer's second derecho struck on Thursday.

Today's lone public Olympic event is the Opening Ceremony, which begins at 4 p.m. EDT. Bettors say the secret "cauldron lighter" will be runner Roger Bannister. And the U.S. swim team has made its own video for the Carly Rae Jespen song "Call Me Maybe."

Bioengineers are developing microchips, about the size of a thumb, that can behave like human organs. Donald Ingber, director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, discusses how the "organ-on-a-chip" works and why the technology could replace the animal model for drug testing.

By referring to himself that way, police say, the suspect may have been implying he would mount an attack like the one in Colorado that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded. They found multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition at his home.

Curious about the history of currywurst? Searching for some facts about Spam? Unusual museums worldwide celebrate their favorite foods. And summer is a good time to check them out.

The International AIDS Conference isn't only about medical research. People from around the world met at its Global Village to share their experiences with the AIDS epidemic through music, art and dance. This year's highlights included a condom campaign and lube tasting booth.

The London Olympics' opening ceremony is a "show," director Danny Boyle says, that celebrates Britain, from the Industrial Revolution to its music and literature — even its socialized medicine. There's also time for thousands of athletes to enter Olympic Stadium. "We don't get lost in show business," Boyle says.

The Commerce Department's latest report confirms that economic growth was as lousy this spring as you suspected it was. Now the question is: Can anyone do anything to make it better in the year's second half? Next week, the Federal Reserve's policymakers may take another stab at it.

A proposed merger between EMI and Universal is drawing the scrutiny of regulators in the U.S. and Europe.