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A bicyclist navigates a sidewalk blocked by a fallen tree that also damaged a parked vehicle in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Storms wiped out power to more than 2 million people across the eastern United States. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

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How gay pride went global

Forty years ago, 700 men and women braved hostile police and the missile-throwing public to tell the world they were not ashamed to be gay. Since then, gay pride has become a global movement.

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The Independent

Rodney King remembered as a man, not as a symbol

Rodney King will always be remembered for the night that changed the history of Los Angeles. At his memorial, King’s family said they wanted to dwell on the man, not the symbol.

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Rodney King remembered as symbol of forgiveness

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San Francisco Chronicle

Mid-Atlantic power outages could last days

It could be several days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 million power customers in sweltering temperatures without air conditioning.

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Washington Examiner

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Deadly storms leave damage in the East

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USA TODAY

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Severe heat wave holds the United States at boiling point

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ABC News

Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, faces burden of expectation, long to-do list

Citizens seeking jobs, compensation from the state or clemency for jailed relatives crowded in Cairo, showing how Mohammed Morsi’s mandate raised hopes for a responsive government.

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Mohammed Morsi: From Cairo to Calif. and back again

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Mohamed Morsi sworn in as Egypt’s president

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New mind-reading device lets paralyzed people type

A new device may offer hope to people dealing with paralysis: a new use of MRI technology to read minds. It allows individuals to type 27 symbols without saying a word or moving a muscle.

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(Smithsonian Magazine)

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NATION

Law could force Mississippi’s only abortion clinic to close

Clinic owners are in a fight to save the only abortion clinic operating in the state of Mississippi. New state requirements may close their doors forever, making Mississippi the first abortion-free state.

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CNN

Police find Dali painting at JFK airport

The New York Police Department has cracked the case of the stolen Salvador Dali painting after it was mysteriously mailed back to New York from Europe.

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FOX News

Stolen Salvador Dali drawing mysteriously returned by mail

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(ABC News)

Nation

US ponders Guantanamo transfer for suspected Taliban militants, reports say

The White House is considering sending suspected militants currently held at Guantanamo back to Afghanistan in a bid to kickstart stalled talks with the Taliban, it has been reported.

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Guardian

POLITICS

Young, worried and unsure — about both presidential candidates

A Reuters/Ipsos poll of recent graduates reveals a drop in support for Obama compared with 2008, but it shows no movement toward the GOP.

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Reuters

Medicaid ruling could give red states more bargaining power

The Supreme Court ruling left the Democratic health care law intact, but it also left Republicans in a stronger bargaining position when it comes to Medicaid.

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Politico

Which states are most likely to resist the Medicaid expansion?

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(Slate)

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EDUCATION

Is online teacher training good?

At a time when brick-and-mortar teacher training programs are under fire, does the burgeoning world of online teacher training have the potential to help or hamper efforts to improve public education?

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TIME

A movement for absolute smoking bans on college campuses

Colleges are pushing for total smoking bans on campus. This includes not only in buildings but also in the open air. Students who use smoking to get through college are speaking out against the bans.

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FOX News

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College campuses push smoking bans

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Can we create intelligent robots?

Walking, talking androids have been a sci-fi staple for decades, but building one in reality is still a matter of getting the right parts and smarts.

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BBC

Robot plays rock, paper, scissors

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Krulwich Wonders ...

Soon we might spray-paint batteries onto any surface

Scientists at Rice University in Houston have invented a spray paint that functions as a battery. The scientists turned lithium-ion battery materials into a sprayable liquid form.

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Forbes

HEALTH

Hot flashes don’t signal poor heart health for most women

The hot flashes that bedevil so many women as they enter menopause don’t appear to be linked to poorer heart health. The exception may be if hot flashes persist for years after the onset of menopause.

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HealthDay

Purple Hearts for PTSD?

In a report, “Parity for Patriots,” NAMI called mental health disorders “signature injuries" and recommended that military commanders be accountable for suicide prevention.

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ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

New news network to launch

A new news network is launching online with well-known investors. The venture is called #Waywire, and the hashtag is a nod to its emphasis on social media and reliance on digital platforms.

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Variety

See yourself as the next Assange? Good luck with that

Do you aspire to be the next Julian Assange and create a site like WikiLeaks? You will have your work cut out for you.

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CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Graduation gift from a father: a 13-year labor of love

For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept a book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append positive messages.

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Msnbc.com

Substance-abuse program in prison changing women’s lives

For Cindy Chatterson, life fell apart the same way it does for a lot of women serving time at the Utah State Prison. But the ExCell program helped her turn things around.

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Salt Lake Tribune

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Anonymous couple gives $30 million gift to homeless

An anonymous couple from Vancouver, Canada, has donated $30 million to pay for a supportive-housing project at Taylor Manor, a complex built to provide housing for low-income seniors.

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Globeandmail.com

WORLD

Libyan children fight a battle at school

While Libya lurches forward to its landmark parliamentary election, its children face a brutal conflict on the playground.

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Daily Beast

Timbuktu’s tombs destroyed by militants

Islamist militants, swinging pick-axes and shouting God’s praise, have destroyed ancient tombs of Muslim saints in Mali’s fabled city of Timbuktu, sparking international condemnation.

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The Age

Youthful candidate favored to be Mexico’s new president

As Mexicans prepare to elect a new president, the clear front-runner is Enrique Pena Nieto, who is seeking to return his PRI party to power after 12 years.

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NPR

BUSINESS

Hiring most likely cooled in 2nd quarter

Economists report that the jobs tally in June is probably the weakest quarter for employment in more than two years — evidence that the U.S. recovery has lost momentum.

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Bloomberg

The BlackBerry’s 5-year fall

Remember the CrackBerry? Five years ago, the buzzing gadget was all the rage — the rock star of mobile communication and seemingly every office drone’s high-tech status symbol.

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CNN

The ‘Osborne Effect’: RIM’s BlackBerry 10 chatter killed BlackBerry 7 sales

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ENVIRONMENT

4th of July fireworks banned in some states due to wildfire fears

There will be star-spangled banners waving but not so many bombs bursting in air this 4th of July.

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GlobalPost

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US wildfires are what global warming really looks like, scientists warn

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Guardian

How will you spend the ‘Leap Second’?

Scientists have learned that Earth is not the most reliable timekeeper. The planet’s rotation is slowing down overall because of tidal forces between Earth and the moon.

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The Atlantic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic bishops sponsor rally

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the state’s Roman Catholic bishops rallied against a mandate for insurance coverage of birth control, protesting it as an attack on religious freedom.

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Des Moines Register

Retired African-American Methodist Bishop, Leontine Kelly, dead at 92

Retired Methodist Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly, the first African-American woman elected to the episcopacy by a major religious denomination, has died. She was considered a pioneer for her ministry.

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Huffington Post

SPORTS

Silent and unsung, ball boys keep Wimbledon rolling

If you watch the action at Wimbledon, you will see the camera closely tracking Serena Williams and David Ferrer. But you will also notice less-celebrated figures darting on and off the court.

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NPR

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Wimbledon 1st week look back

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Kevin Garnett to return to Celtics

According to an NBA source and a source close to the center, the sides are working out the details of a deal that will be for at least two years and could possibly include a third.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

‘Stem cell zoo’ could treat zoo animals, endangered species

Stem cells are quickly becoming an important tool for human medical treatments, and researchers think they will also be a useful tool for zoo animals.

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The U.S. Coast Guard ship, Eagle, left, sails past the USS Wasp on its way to dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. (Photo by Michael Dwyer / AP)

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