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People in Geneva, Switzerland light a memorial for the victims of Syria’s chemical weapons. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons claims that after a delay, the final stock of Syria’s weapons has left the shipping port to be destroyed. (Photo by Frederic Jacobs)

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Boehner to sue Obama in executive authority dispute

House Speaker John Boehner confirmed that he intends to sue President Obama in the dispute between the administration and congressional Republicans over the scope of the administration’s authority to enforce laws.

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USA TODAY

Iraq forces battle militants near major military base

Iraq government and allied forces battled Sunni militants threatening a major military air base in Balad, north of Baghdad. The militants had advanced into the nearby town of Yathrib.

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CBS News

Deadly blast hits market in Nigeria capital

Armed group Boko Haram suspected after explosion kills at least eight people in crowded shopping centre in Abuja.

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Al Jazeera

At least 5 injured after explosions hit Cairo subway stations, court building

Five small explosions that went off in subway stations and outside a court building in Cairo during morning rush hour wounded at least five people, state media and officials say.

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FOX News

Syria hands over final chemical weapons

Syria has handed over the last of its declared stockpile of chemical weapons, which will be destroyed, the UN’s chemical weapons watchdog has said.

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Guardian

Syria surrenders last of its known chem-weapons stock

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Syrian warplanes strike in Iraq, killing 57 civilians, official says

Reports that Syrian warplanes carried out a cross-border attack on Iraqi towns is further evidence of the blurring between the two countries’ borders as they face an offensive by Islamic extremists.

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CNN

US Supreme Court’s milestone ruling protects cellphone privacy

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police officers usually need a warrant before they can search the cellphone of an arrested suspect, a major decision in favor of privacy rights in digital communications.

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Reuters

Weddings begin as judge throws out Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban

A federal judge ruled that Indiana’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, immediately allowing same-sex couples across the state to receive marriage licenses.

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Indianapolis Star

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Federal appeals court strikes down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban

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NBCNews.com

Libya begins election amid violence

Polling is under way in Libya to elect a new national parliament despite the country being in the grip of the worst violence since 2011.

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Al Jazeera

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Boston bombing survivors with brain injuries seek more aid

A group of survivors of last year’s Boston Marathon attacks is calling on the charity to disburse donated funds to victims to boost payments to those who say they suffered traumatic brain injuries.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Partnerships and joint ventures are the key to Israel’s philanthropic future

International support for Israel is moving from an immediate, emotional base to a more rational and longer-term approach.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Palestinian prisoners in Israel end hunger strike

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners ended their 63 day hunger strike after reaching a deal with Israeli prison authorities.

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CNN

Ministers warn UK retailers to do more on human rights and ethical products

British Retail Consortium were ordered to produce new transparency guidance after a Guardian investigation found prawns sold in the UK were produced with the help of slaves.

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Guardian

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Dubai to host global trade development week

The Global Trade Development Week EMEA will attract business and government leaders, entrepreneurs and academics when it runs in Dubai.

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Zawya

Sales of new U.S. homes surged in May to highest since 2008

Purchases of new homes in the U.S. rose in May by the most in 22 years, indicating the industry is rebounding from a winter-induced lull at the start of the year.

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Bloomberg

Money men tally cost of climate change

Climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths, according to a report backed by a trio of men with vast business experience.

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Climate change is the enemy we all face

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POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

How strange politics triumphs over governance

In politics, like in war, all is fair in achieving victory. This axiom was manifested in the governorship election held in Ekiti, Nigeria.

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The Guardian

PM office tells bureaucrats to interact directly with Modi via website

Bureaucrats should interact directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the PM’s website for suggesting “changes in sphere of governance and suggestions for reforms.”

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Monarch butterflies migrate with a magnetic compass

Monarch butterflies are known for their remarkable migration, traveling 2,000 miles from the U.S. to Mexico every Autumn. Now researchers have determined that these butterflies use an internal magnetic compass.

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Nature World News

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Monarchs use ‘magnetic compass’ to navigate 2,000 mile migration

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Headlines & Global News

The Higgs boson should have crushed the universe

This may seem a little far fetched, but if our understanding of the physics behind the recently-discovered Higgs’ boson is correct, our universe should not exist.

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Special section:

Why the universe isn’t supposed to exist

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Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Noah Feldman):

Clean air’s legal silver lining

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Star Tribune

Column (Tony Norman):

How complacent voters undermine democracy

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blog (John Thompson):

Schools need a moratorium on fear

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GOOD NEWS

Chinese billionaire invites 1,000 poor Americans for lunch in Central Park

A Chinese billionaire has announced plans to invite 1,000 impoverished Americans for a meal in Central Park in an attempt to show fellow tycoons that there is more to life than “luxury goods, gambling and prostitution”.

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The Province

Doctors vote for ban on UK cigarette sales to those born after 2000

British Medical Association hails a vote as a step towards achieving the goal of a tobacco-free society by 2035, but critics call it ‘illiberal’.

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Guardian

NGOS AND NONPROFITS

Nonprofit is matchmaker for central Iowa’s food system

Eat Greater Des Moines’ work is helping to streamline and manage the local food system “from the time food is planted to the time it becomes waste or is rescued.” And everything in between.

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Des Moines Register

Wal-Mart and Exxon: Big checks, famed nonprofits and corporate greenwashing

The Sierra Club accepted more than $25 million from the natural gas industry from 2007 to 2010, but it is not unique. NGOs are reaching out to big oil and gas like never before.

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Salon

ENVIRONMENT

May was hottest on Earth since records began

Average land and ocean surface temperature for May was highest ever, as 2014 shapes up to potentially be the hottest year yet.

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Guardian

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Churning atmospheric winds inspire extreme weather

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Nature

There are 1,401 uninspected high risk oil and gas wells. Here’s where they are.

The government is failing to conduct key safety inspections on new oil and gas wells on federal and Native American land.

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Mother Jones

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A pile of firewood is bigger than the tiny cabin along Great Slave Lake in Canada. (Photo by Gawain Jones)

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