VOA60 - USA: July 6th, 2011

1. The Dalai Lama celebrates his 76th birthday with the 11-day Buddhist kalachakra ritual in Washington, DC. 2. President Obama says progress is being made in deficit reduction talks with Congress. 3. Massive dust storm in Arizona grounds flights and leaves 400 without power. 4. A $200,000 Picasso drawing is stolen from a San Francisco art gallery. 5. Lady Gaga pulls out of album deal after company fails to assure her of commitment to gay charities. 6. Los Angeles Sparks lose fourth game in a row in US women's basketball. VOA 60 is a 1 minute overview of the day's top news stories -- comprised of compelling video clips with simple captions. It is short, concise, and straight to the point so that viewers will be able to get their daily dose of news in less time.