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People gather by the River Thames in central London to watch a 1,000-boat flotilla, part of the four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne. (Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis / AP)

A celebration fit for a queen

It’s a historic sight that’s fit for a queen. Some are calling it the biggest gathering along the banks of the River Thames in 350 years, as both royals and dignitaries prepare for the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

CBS News

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: pageant crowds

Telegraph.co.uk

Today’s blacksmiths forge a new kind of artisanal future

Blacksmithing is an ancient trade that saw a downturn during the Industrial Revolution, when machines took over jobs that humans once did. Now, blacksmithing is seeing a small revival.

NPR

Syria crisis: Assad denies role in Houla massacre

Syria’s President Bashar Assad has denied his government had any role in the Houla massacre. More than 100 people, many of them children, were killed in the attack, most knifed or shot at close range.

BBC

Syria violence claims young filmmaker

Los Angeles Times

Map:

Houla massacre: what, where, when

Guardian

Looming court ruling worries some with health woes

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether to overturn the healthcare law, many with pre-existing conditions say the choice is clear.

Reuters

Special section:

Health care reform

ABC News

Some towns eyeing retreat from the sea

Years of storms have threatened to gnaw away a popular beachfront park near Los Angeles. Instead of building a 500-foot-long wooden defense to tame the tide, the latest thinking is to flee.

USA TODAY

The World in Photos .........................................................................
A Filipino boy uses an improvised float as he joins friends swimming along the polluted waters of Manila’s bay, Philippines. (Photo by Aaron Favila / AP)	A person in costume pauses for a portrait during a gay pride parade in Mexico City. (Photo by Marco Ugarte / AP)	Visitors to the Three Rivers Arts Festival pause in front of a sculpture called “Catch of The Day” at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. (Photo by Gene J. Puskar / AP)

NATION

Alaskans mark 100th anniversary of big volcanic eruption

Even a century after one of the world’s largest volcanic eruptions, a strong wind still whips up the ash that rained down on what became known as Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.

Anchorage Daily News

Alaska volcano eruption still boggles mind

Alaska Dispatch

The brotherhood of Disaster City

The streets of Disaster City are dotted by smashed and overturned automobiles — on one corner, a school bus has rammed into a telephone pole. It’s a façade, of course, no more dangerous than a movie set.

CNN

Minimum wage for restaurant servers remains stagnant for 20 years

The government raised the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour in 2009. But a sub-section of the minimum wage, known as the “tipped minimum wage,” has not changed from $2.13 per hour since 1991.

Huffington Post

POLITICS

Drone wars and state secrecy — how Barack Obama became a hardliner

He was once a liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war. Now, the U.S. president personally oversees a “kill list” for drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.

Guardian

Wisconsin recall election tests voters’ appetite for cuts

Wisconsin voters will decide whether to remove Gov. Scott Walker from office. Walker is under fire for cutting budgets at the expense of public employees.

Kansas City Star

Blog:

Wisconsin recall battle is state’s most expensive election

(Msnbc.com)

Open Channel

BUSINESS

Acquisitions drive Enterprise’s growth in car share business

Enterprise Holdings has built its business renting cars for days or weeks at a time. Now, the company is pursuing a growing number of consumers who want a more fleeting relationship — cars by the hour.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Experts torn on Oracle’s chances of appeal in Android copyright ruling

Oracle has pledged to appeal a judge’s ruling that Java APIs cited in its lawsuit against Google were not subject to copyright protection.

PC Advisor

Blog:

No perks for Java

(Economist)

Babbage

ENVIRONMENT

Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ventured north of the Arctic Circle and urged international cooperation in a region that could become a new battleground for natural resources.

Seattle Times

New Mexico wildfire is partly contained as firefighters prepare for bad weather

More than 1,200 firefighters are battling the nation’s largest wildfire that has charred acres in the rugged mountains and canyons of southwestern New Mexico, shrouding parts of the region in smoke.

Guardian

EDUCATION

In Minnesota, fraud, waste hijack federal tutoring program

The federal tutoring program is rife with mismanagement and fraud. Participating Minnesota students are failing to achieve the academic gains educators expected a decade ago.

Star Tribune

Teacher faces toughest ‘R’: retirement

After 46 years of teaching at Deephaven Elementary, in Minnetonka, Minn., Lynn Owens is retiring. She is one of the longest-serving teachers in the Minnetonka school district.

Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Rekindling old flames in a digital age

The prevalence of social media is making it easier for former loves to reconnect, making the memories very visceral when they surface.

Star Tribune

Are men more unfaithful than women?

Commonly quoted statistics suggest that more men are unfaithful to their partners than women. But if it takes two to tango, is it even possible?

BBC

Jessica Springsteen, Bruce’s daughter, was born to jump

Jessica Springsteen took a trip to the other side of the Atlantic to represent the U.S. in the Young Rider Tour of Europe. During the event, she received more attention than she does in America.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.”

Charles M. Schulz

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Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.):

GOP’s war on voter fraud: a threat that doesn’t exist

Seattle Times

Column (Michael Nesset):

Whatever your point of view, ponder your place in space

Star Tribune

Editorial:

Class size does make a difference

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Scott Maxwell):

Orlando is ‘worst dressed’? Tank tops, bra straps gave us away

Orlando Sentinel

Column (Jim Jenkins):

Watergate at 40

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Michael Nesset):

Whatever your point of view, ponder your place in space

Star Tribune

Column (Lion Calandra):

Time to toss the SAT test

FOX News

Column (Michelle Cottle):

Bill Clinton: two-edged sword for President Obama

Daily Beast

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GOOD NEWS

Prostate cancer drug proved so effective, trial stopped early

A new drug for advanced prostate cancer patients has proved so effective that researchers stopped the clinical trial early to give all patients a chance to receive the life-extending medication.

San Francisco Chronicle

Hormone-blocking pill slows cancer spread

Reuters

Cuba-trained doctors making a difference around the world

The world’s largest medical school, Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina, located in Santa Clara, Cuba, is home to students from 110 different countries who go on to help people from all around the world.

Toronto Star

Make it Right homes in NOLA

Over the past five years, the Make it Right Foundation, established by Brad Pitt in New Orleans, has been realizing its commitment to build 150 affordable, green storm-resistant homes for families.

Huffington Post