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An Egyptian youth hangs a banner with a defaced picture of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq and Arabic that reads “Shafiq, the former regime,” during a protest in front the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Nasser Nasser / AP)

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How the infamous ‘Summer of Love’ began

It was billed as the "Summer of Love,” a blast of glamour, ecstasy, and utopianism that drew some 75,000 young people to the San Francisco streets in 1967.

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Vanity Fair

Special section:

‘Summer of Love,’ 40 years later

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San Francisco Chronicle

Is the prohibition of ‘pot’ coming to an end in the US?

The momentum to legalise marijuana in America is growing, as is the number of smokers. Will the US war on drugs soon be over?

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Sydney Morning Herald

Egyptian activists calling for protests

Egypt‘s interim military rulers plan to announce a 100-person assembly to write a new constitution, a day after a top court declared parliament invalid and triggered renewed chaos over the country’s leadership.

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CNN

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Egypt, a country lost in translation

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Guardian

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Egypt votes

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BBC

Obama, Romney spar on economy

In Cincinnati, Mitt Romney moved up his remarks at a factory to own the airwaves. And in Cleveland, President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping critique of Romney and his GOP allies.

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Politico

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Romney and Obama’s dueling speeches

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Christian Science Monitor

Global warming: The vanishing north

The Arctic’s glaciers, including those of Greenland’s vast ice cap, are retreating. The area covered by snow is roughly a fifth less than in the 1960s.

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Economist

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Global warming’s evil twin threatens West Coast fishing grounds

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Pentagon to recognize gay troops

Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month.

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Huffington Post

R. Allen Stanford gets 110 years for role in $7B Ponzi scheme

Former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison for bilking investors out of more than $7 billion over twenty years in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.

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FOX News

POLITICS

Federal prosecutors drop all charges against John Edwards

Federal prosecutors dropped all charges against John Edwards after his corruption trial ended last month in a deadlocked jury.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Casino executive gives pro-Romney group $10M support

Casino executive Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam have given $10 million to a political action committee supporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

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BusinessWeek

BUSINESS

Will credit spoil the housing recovery?

Amid all the economic uncertainty over the credit crisis in Europe and slow job growth in the U.S., one sector may be looking up. The U.S. housing market is finally showing more signs of recovery.

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NPR

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US sees biggest home equity jump in 60 years

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Bloomberg

Could that Facebook ‘like’ hurt your credit?

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Moneyland

Nokia to eliminate up to 10,000 jobs

With Nokia’s huge market losses, new CEO Stephen Elop cuts more jobs and shuts production and research sites in his biggest overhaul.

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San Francisco Chronicle

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says losses indefensible, still criticizes Washington

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon used his appearance before lawmakers to apologize for the bank’s trading loss, but he also still criticized how Washington tries to curb Wall Street.

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Reuters

HEALTH

Unemployment takes tough mental toll

Research suggests that being unemployed doubles a person’s chance of a major depressive episode, and unemployment is also highly associated with domestic violence and alcohol abuse.

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CNN

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Unemployment: a health risk

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ScienceDaily

World’s only cured HIV patient will attend Philly conference

In the long, lethal history of the AIDS epidemic, only one human has conclusively beaten the disease: Timothy Brown.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Traces of virus in man cured of HIV triggers debate in the medical community

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Shots

Jogging can add 5 years to your life

Like all exercise, jogging has its benefits. No controversy there. But here are some hard numbers to kick around: 6.2 years.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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SPORTS

London 2012: American sprinter Allyson Felix faces dilemma over sprint double

Allyson Felix will leave the decision over which events she runs at the U.S. Olympic Trials to her coach Bob Kersee.

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BBC

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Allyson Felix beats Fraser, Brown in 100m

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YouTube

Matt Cain throws 1st perfect game in Giants history, with a little help

Cain pitched the franchise’s first perfect game and the 22nd in major league history, getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.

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NBCSports

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Michelle Cottle):

The GOP celeb bashing of Obama’s Parker-Wintour fundraiser

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Daily Beast

When our common sense went off with the dingoes

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The Age

Blog (Brad Tuttle):

When dad says ‘don’t waste your money’ on Father’s Day gifts, he means it

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(TIME)

Moneyland

Lessons in risk for JPMorgan Chase chief

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (James Carville):

What if the rich lost 40 percent of their wealth?

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CNN

Unsettled foreclosure bills vital to economic recovery

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San Francisco Chronicle

Blog (Jack Welch and Suzy Welch):

Dear summer intern: This is an audition for your future

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Reuters

Column (Conor Friedersdorf):

The cult of smartness: How meritocracy is failing America

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The Atlantic

Blog (Allison Benedikt):

Do the child-free change their minds?

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GOOD NEWS

Regenerated cells may restore vision

A group of scientists has developed a method that allows successful corneal transplantation to repair pathological dysfunctions.

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ScienceDaily

Mogadishu losing unwanted label as Somali capital enjoys rare peace

Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World’s Most Dangerous City.

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CBC News

Got food scraps? Hail a ‘Compost Cab’

Jeremy Brosowsky’s mission is to make composting easy for urbanites and organizations so urban agriculture can thrive in the city.

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Grist

WORLD

Going to extra time in Spain

The Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy described the pledge of $125 billion from other euro-zone countries as “a loan with very favorable conditions,” but the outcome was less than favorable.

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Economist

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Spain’s unanswered questions

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CNNMoney

Syria accused of organized attacks

Syria is committing crimes against humanity as part of state policy to exact revenge against communities suspected of supporting rebels, Amnesty International has said in a report.

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Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Fires push case for forest restoration

Decades of vigorous fire suppression and the timber industry waning over environmental concerns has left many forests tangled, overgrown, and subject to super-fires.

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FOX News

US scientists celebrate return of the cougar to the Midwest

Nearly extinct in the 1990s, cougars are expanding their presence. The population of big cats, also known as American mountain lions, has rocketed, from less than a hundred in 1990 to about 30,000.

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

External airbags could save pedestrian lives in car accidents

Thousands of pedestrians die each year in road accidents, but few carmakers have shown interest in developing new safety features. Now Volvo has produced the first external airbag, and it could save lives.

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Spiegel International

Will we ever live on the Moon?

Four decades after the Apollo missions, the idea of colonizing the Moon is still the stuff of science fiction. But astronomer Phil Plait argues that it is not an issue of if we can, but why we would.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Title IX: new opportunities for girls, but gender gap remains

Experts are unanimous that progress has been made toward the elimination of gender discrimination in high school athletics, but they also say there is still plenty left to do.

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Friendless in America

According to a new study, nearly 40 percent of international students report having no close American friends and say that they wish they had more meaningful interaction with those born in the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Sewing the flags that fly

In the pantheon of holidays, Flag Day does not often register much more than a stitch in the fabric of the everyday. No sequined parades or cookouts, no fireworks, no gift-giving and no day off.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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On Flag Day, inspiration abounds

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The simple and surprisingly sexy button

Buttons may seem humble, but they have a racy side. They tell the story of our clothing, with buttons hugging all the right places.

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Slate

Crossroads of the vintage guitar market

Collectors and guitar fans have been whipsawed by the Elvis-pelvis gyrations of the vintage guitar market. Now they are at a crossroads — is it time to pick up that choice instrument?

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Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

At national conference, Catholic bishops see a ‘broken economy’

The nation’s Catholic bishops have voted to draft a message on “a broken economy,” but only after some concern that the statement would be perceived as an attack on Republican budget priorities.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Doctor warned over preaching religious beliefs in practice

A doctor who preached to a patient that only Jesus could cure him of his problems has received a warning from the General Medical Council that his career could be at risk if he continues to proselytize.

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The Independent

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks.

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Photo of the Day

Red Beard Flying Warriors perform during a dress rehearsal of the “Peking Opera” at the Opera House in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Rob Griffith / AP)

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