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In this file photo, Union Army cavalry troops form up to charge Confederate Army units during a re-enactment of the Battle of Gettsyburg in Gettysburg, Pa. (Photo by Brad C. Bower / AP)

Gettysburg works towards preparing for Civil War anniversary

For the town that is the most synonymous with the war, Gettysburg’s big moment is still two years away as events marking the 150th anniversary unfold to the timetable of the war.

Sydney Morning Herald

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At 75, ‘Gone with the Wind’ still attracts fans, cash and controversy

(CNN)

Best in Life

The workshop that shapes American literature, in Iowa

The Iowa Writers’ Workshop, on its 75th anniversary, a program whose title is now usually preceded by the word “famed,”offers a window into the state of American letters.

Christian Science Monitor

New York prepares for surge of gays to wed

From City Hall in Manhattan to rural hamlets upstate, New York officials began to prepare for a surge in gay couples expected to flood clerks’ offices next month seeking to marry.

San Francisco Chronicle

Religious groups react to gay marriage

YouTube

Generous residents help neighbors in flooded Minot, ND

Clergymen Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast have been too busy helping people chased from their homes by rising waters to give much thought to their own predicament.

Houston Chronicle

Flood victim: ‘It’s pretty hard to just walk away’

BBC

Among the costs of war: $20B in air conditioning annually

The amount the U.S. military spends annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan: $20.2 billion. That’s more than NASA’s budget and what BP has paid so far for damage during the Gulf oil spill.

NPR

US mayors awaken early to costs of war

Bangkok Post

NATION

Death toll from Amtrak crash raised to 6

Two truck drivers and a train engineer watched helplessly as a semitrailer skidded before it smashed through crossing gates and into two double-decker cars of an Amtrak train at a Nevada highway crossing.

CBS News

Driver tried to stop before hitting Amtrak car

YouTube

Dozens of homes evacuated as fire rages in Oklahoma

Wildfire forced the evacuation of 70 to 80 homes in central Oklahoma officials said. The evacuations came as Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, declared a state of emergency for 33 Oklahoma counties due to drought.

CNN

POLITICS

Comparing Obama and Romney health care laws

The White House and Romney’s Republican opponents argue that the two laws are near-mirror images. Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty went so far as to coin a term: “Obamneycare.”

USA TODAY

Mass observation

Economist

Maher: Defending health care system is ‘like defending slavery’

RealClearPolitics

Obama campaign team courts very wealthy donors

The effort to raise money from deep-pocketed backers comes amid uncertainty about whether the president will be able to reenergize the network of small donors who helped sweep him into office.

Los Angeles Times

BUSINESS

Court has struck a law that restricts the sale of prescription info

The Supreme Court struck down a Vermont law that prevented pharmacies from selling prescription information for drug marketing purposes, by a 6-3 vote in a closely watched data-mining dispute.

USA TODAY

Bulls ready to charge into a wall of worry

A bounce could be in the cards for U.S. stocks as bulls defend a key technical level and managers buy the quarter’s winners to prop up their books.

Business Day

EDUCATION

As schools cut budgets, various strains on counselors grow

A study from Harvard University cited the nation’s weak guidance counseling system as one of the reasons why more students aren’t making a smoother transition into post-secondary education and careers.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Schools stretch into summer to recoup snow days

Thanks to last winter’s snow days, thousands of students across New England are spending the first days of summer with noses in books rather than toes in the sand.

Boston Globe

HEALTH

The male biological clock

“As men get older, maybe there is some sperm available, but a lot of that DNA may be abnormal,” says author Harry Fisch.

Wall Street Journal

Breast cancer prostate drug hope

Drugs used to treat prostate cancer in men may also be useful for difficult-to-treat breast cancers in some women, a Cancer Research UK study suggests.

BBC

Global diabetes epidemic balloons to 350 million individuals

The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 to 347 million, a larger number than previously thought and one that suggests costs of treating the disease will increase.

Reuters

SPORTS

Mexico rallies to top US and win high-scoring Gold Cup final

In one of soccer’s biggest showdowns, Mexico rallied from an early deficit with four straight goals to defeat the United States 4-2 and win the 2011 Gold Cup.

CNN

Phone updates on lockout for NFL players

The key issue is how to divide revenues — the NFL took in about $9.3 billion last year. The players’ share could approach the 50 percent the NFLPA has said it has received throughout the last decade.

Forbes

Columns And Op-Ed

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Congress vs. the president on war powers

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What to do about Taiwan

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Worldwide diabetes more than doubled since 1980

(Scientific American)

Observations

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New law clears the way for gay marriage in NY

Examiner

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Joyful revelers flock to Christopher St. after gay marriage passes

Village Voice

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Why Facebook isn’t a place for kids

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Marijuana on the table

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Reginald F. Lewis Foundation honors Eugene A. Profit, former NFL player

After a hamstring injury forced Eugene A. Profit to hang up his cleats and retire from the NFL in 1991, the Yale University graduate set his sights on making a name for himself on the Wall Street playing field.

Bloomberg

USF football player recognized for lifting car off trapped man

Anyone could have heard the screams. But fortunately for Pedro Arzola, Estenor is not only a football player at USF, he is one of the strongest ones, a 6-foot-3, 295-pound offensive lineman.

Ledger

Sick penguin offered lift home

A young emperor penguin stranded in New Zealand has survived two medical procedures and now has an offer of a lift home.

NPR

WORLD

Fleeing Syrians cross into Lebanon

Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds, crossed into neighboring Lebanon in search of a refuge from the growing government crackdown in their homeland, a Lebanese security official said.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Chinese dissident Hu Jia is finally released from jail

Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia has been released from prison and reunited with his family, his wife says.

BBC

Iran’s supreme leader has accused the US of terrorism

Iran’s supreme leader accused the United States of supporting terrorism, pointing to American drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan that he said have killed scores of civilians.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Iran and regional powers ‘to fight terrorism’

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A real-life zombie story in the life of bugs

In a recent study published in Biology Letters, a page of science fiction comes to life in a real-life zombie scenario between the ladybug and a parasitical wasp called Dinocampus coccinellae.

PhysOrg.com

Asteroid to miss Earth but may collide with satellite

An asteroid named 2011MD, measuring about 10 to 50 yards, will be passing Earth at a distance close enough to have drawn the interest of scientists.

Christian Post

ENVIRONMENT

Glass straws are on the rise: help keep you green and refreshed

Those straws that are usually one-use items commonly made of plastic and end up in landfills have gone green too! Glass straws are reusable, beautiful and all the rage right now.

PlanetSave.com

Canada, others block asbestos from UN hazardous list

Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada and Ukraine blocked consensus.

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Criticism of Delta airlines unfair, some travel industry experts say

Some travel industry experts say Delta Air Lines is being treated unfairly — and is the victim of misinformation — because of its pending marketing alliance with Saudi Arabian Airlines.

USA TODAY

Americans tougher on politicians’ financial misdeeds than sexual ones

Americans are tougher on politicians for their financial misdeeds than their sexual ones, but men are more willing than women to tolerate sexual misbehavior in their elected officials, according to a survey.

Washington Post

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

How self-publishing came of age

What used to be seen as a last resort is fast becoming the most successful trend in writing.

Guardian

Fake Japanese pop star surprises fans

It’s no secret that Japanese pop star Aimi Eguchi is beautiful and talented. But human?

ABC News

Minorities at the movies fill seats, but not screens

There seems to be an assumption that this is the only type of movie that black people want to see. Matthew Barnhill, senior director of marketing at BET, says that’s not true.

NPR

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