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Demonstrators gather in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House in Washington, during protests against the Arizona immigration law. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

Fla. readies for flood of 'Harry Potter' fans

They've devoured the books and camped in front of theaters to see the films. Die-hard fans are now expected to clog major routes into Orlando for the official grand opening of Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Reuters

Wizarding world of Harry Potter opens

Jacksonville Business Journal

As Obama touts stimulus spending, Americans are skeptical

President Barack Obama broke ground on an Ohio road project funded by economic stimulus money — one of many public works the administration plans to spotlight in what they are calling "Recovery Summer."

NPR

By the numbers

Rasmussen Reports

Administration to block Ariz. law

The Obama administration has decided to file suit to block a new Arizona law aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, thrusting itself into the fierce national debate over how the U.S. enforces immigration policies.

New York Times

Special section:

Ariz.'s new immigration law

Arizona Republic

Clinton sounds off on immigration law

ABC News

Kyrgyz ex-leader may be behind unrest

Supporters of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who oppose the current, interim government, may be behind deadly ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Bloomberg

World cup: US rallies to 2-2 draw with Slovenia in second half

Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan helped the United States rally from two goals down at halftime to salvage a 2-2 draw with Slovenia in Group C.

CBS News

Americans still looking for answers on goal

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

Unemployment rate down as many job seekers give up

Many states saw their unemployment rates drop in May. But the widespread declines were mainly because people gave up searches and were no longer counted.

MSNBC

Retirement: 67 is the new 55

Looking forward to retirement? You may have to wait a bit longer. A combination of financial pressures and aging populations is forcing U.S. states and European countries to raise their official retirement ages.

NPR

Will prop 8 ruling impact other states?

While closing arguments have ended in California's Proposition 8 trial — a case that will determine the legality of the state's same-sex marriage ban — it may not impact states considering similar legislation.

CNN

POLITICS

Capitol Hill victories keep mounting for powerful NRA

Even with Democrats in control of Washington, the National Rifle Association usually gets what it wants.

Boston Globe

Senate rejects jobless benefits bill

The Senate effectively rejected a slimmed-down package of jobless benefits and state aid, rebuffing President Barack Obama's call for urgent action to bolster the economic recovery.

Washington Post

Kagan's e-mails to go public

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library will release approximately 80,000 pages of e-mails — about 11,000 of them written by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Houston Chronicle

HEALTH

Panel OKs 5-mornings-after pill

Federal health experts said that ellaOne, a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than existing drugs, is safe and effective.

MSNBC

A prenatal treatment raises ethics questions

TIME

Exercise shields cells from stress-induced aging, research shows

New research released by the University of California at San Francisco highlights one way you can leverage your lifestyle choices to maximize your longevity: exercise.

Seattle Times

Male menopause symptoms identified

European researchers have identified the symptoms of late-onset hypogonadism, also termed "male menopause."

Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Twain tribute sells for $242,500

A tribute written by American novelist and satirist Mark Twain to his daughter, who died of spinal meningitis at the age of 24, sold at auction for $242,500, almost doubling pre-sale estimates.

Reuters

The cult of the celebrity chef goes global

It's been a few decades since we started turning cooks into stars, and still the phenomenon continues to grow.

TIME

Nobel-winning author Jose Saramago dies at 87

Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago, author of the novel "Blindness" and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, has died at the age of 87, his publisher has announced.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Ariz. spends $1.25M to save 250 squirrels

Arizona is spending $1.25 million to build bridges for 250 rare red squirrels so they won't get hit by cars crossing a rural road. The expenditure is expected to save the lives of five squirrels a year.

ABC News

Zoological society scientists monitor dolphins in spill's way

The Sarasota Bay bottlenose dolphins along Florida's central western coast glide through blue-green waters above sugar-white sands and swaying meadows of seagrass.

Chicago Sun-Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Israel’s ultra-orthodox protest ruling

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews took to the streets to accompany parents who were on their way to prison after refusing to comply with a ruling against ethnic segregation in their children’s school.

New York Times

Vatican declares the Blues Brothers a 'Catholic classic'

The Blues Brothers have received an endorsement from the unlikeliest of quarters — the Vatican.

Telegraph.co.uk

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Menacing shades of the great game

The Independent

Column (Martin Rogers):

Playing out the scenarios in Group c

Yahoo! Sports

Column (Jon Carroll):

No TV, no soccer

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Paul Krugman):

That '30s feeling

New York Times

Column (Eugene Robinson):

Obama should stick to the withdrawal deadline in Afghanistan

Truthdig

Column (Max Fisher):

Inspired by wikileaks, Iceland aims to become reporter haven

The Atlantic

Column (Kathleen Pender):

Federal and state benefits for unemployment may end

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Gail Collins):

Obama bores his way to achievement

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Houston centenarians celebrate, and reflect on 100 years

They've dodged disease and beaten life expectancy odds. Now, 19 of the Houston area's oldest residents reflect on longevity.

Houston Chronicle

'Career closet' helps disadvantaged women dress for success

Since 1992, the nonprofit has been dressing disadvantaged women in clothes donated by working women. Clients, referred by local agencies, can choose a week's worth of professional clothing.

San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Pakistani region back to normal

One year ago, Taliban militants seized the Swat Valley region in Pakistan. No longer banished from public view by the Taliban's strict social code, women are weaving new lives — literally, in some cases.

NPR

Afghanistan returns 14 missing Pakistanis

Reuters

Illegal bushmeat 'rife in Europe'

About 270 tons of illegal bushmeat could be passing through one of Europe's busiest airports each year, the first study of its kind estimates.

BBC

BUSINESS

Foreclosure crisis hits minorities harder

The mortgage meltdown is hitting the African-American and Latino communities harder than whites, a new study has found.

CNNMoney

BP chairman: CEO's spill role to change

BP CEO Tony Hayward will turn over control of the company's handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to managing director Bob Dudley, it has been reported.

CBC News

BP suffers 3rd ratings downgrade

BBC

How Halliburton is profiting from the Gulf spill

Christian Science Monitor

Hayward hands off BP's daily gulf operations

MSNBC

EU leaders raise pressure for global levy on banks

European Union leaders backed a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a levy on banks, but divisions remained over how and when to impose it.

Reuters

Gold to jump to record as currencies shunned

Bloomberg

EDUCATION

LA teacher makes algebra cool with a hip-hop beat

A class of eighth graders at a Los Angeles middle school tap their rulers and nod their heads to the rhythm of the rap video projected on a screen. It's not Snoop Dogg or Jay-Z. It's their math teacher.

USA TODAY

Major foundation gets set to open a charter school

One of the nation’s largest private foundations has been authorized to run its own charter school, which it plans to open in fall 2011.

Education Week

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Is sense of direction innate?

Two new studies have found that even baby rats have a basic spatial framework in their brains ready to use as soon as they leave the nest.

Scientific American

'Clickjackers' spreading corrupted Facebook 'Like' buttons

Cybercriminals have begun spreading corrupted Facebook "Like" buttons inside the popular social network.

Arizona Republic

SPORTS

‘Sweetest’ repeat as Lakers beat Celts for title

The Lakers have won their 16th NBA championship after dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 83-79 in Game 7 of the NBA finals.

NBCSports

Breaking down the Lakers' game 7 win

ESPN

2010 NBA finals pictures

CBS News

Tough opening day at Pebble Beach

Opening day at Pebble Beach looks just as tough as it did 10 years ago for the U.S. Open. Only now it doesn't have Tiger Woods pushing it around.

CBS News

US Open opening round

San Jose Mercury News

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