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N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, hands pens to legislators after signing into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, in Albany, N.Y. Behind Cuomo, from left, are assemblyman Matthew Titone, assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Sen. Thomas Duane and Sen. James Alesi. (Photo by Mike Groll / AP)

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Food bank shortages lead to new innovations to cope

Food banks around the country are trying to keep their shelves stocked as more people in the U.S. struggle to get enough to eat. Increasingly, that means finding new ways to salvage food.

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NPR

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.

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Reuters

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Diabetes crisis spreads to developing nations

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Guardian

New York 6th state to legalize gay marriage

Celebrating late into the night, thousands of gay marriage supporters poured into the streets after New York became the sixth and largest state in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage.

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CBS News

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NY marriage bill paves way for divorce

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Reuters

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New York legalizes same-sex marriage

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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Iran opens int’l anti-terrorism conference

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Xinhua

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Iran and regional powers ‘to fight terrorism’

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Al Jazeera

Evacuation urged after water breaches North Dakota dike

People in the town of Sawyer, N.D., were requested to evacuate after water breached a protective dike, the National Weather Service said in a civil emergency message.

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MSNBC

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Worse flooding to come in Minot, ND

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CBS News

NATION

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.

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CNN

Truck hits Amtrak train, causing an unfortunate fiery death in Nevada

Hours after a tractor plowed into the side of an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing about 70 miles east of Reno, Nev., officials continued to have trouble getting access to smoldering rail cars.

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ABC News

Hackers release Arizona state files

A growing hacker collective has broken into the Department of Public Safety website of the U.S. State of Arizona and released hundreds of classified documents online to protest immigration law.

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Al Jazeera

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What does LulzSec want?

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

President Obama has stepped into serious debt-limit talks

Struggling to break a perilous deadlock, President Barack Obama took direct control of national debt-limit negotiations with both Republicans and Democrats.

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Houston Chronicle

Obama steps in, but no debt deal in sight

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Political Hotsheet

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Obama invites top senators for debt talks

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Ind. Planned Parenthood law blocked

A federal judge in Indianapolis blocked part of an Indiana law that cut off public funding for the state’s Planned Parenthood outlets because they provide abortions.

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Politico

President Obama announces an initiative concerning technology

President Obama visited a university research center outside Pittsburgh and announced a new partnership between the government, industries and leading universities.

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BUSINESS

Bourbon’s vast popularity feeds the growth of Ky. distilleries

At the new Wild Turkey bourbon distillery, the grainy smell of fermenting corn wafts from giant tubs as workers add a touch of grain or tweak the temperature, just as they had for decades.

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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.

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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.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Slow growing

Published tuition and fees at private colleges and universities will be an average of 4.6 percent higher this fall than last, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

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.

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USA TODAY

Deaf to danger: the perils of earbuds

Last year, for the first time in four years, pedestrian deaths rose, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. And experts are blaming our beloved, never-leave-home-without-’em gadgets.

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ABC News

Genetic testing in epilepsy — it takes more than 1 gene to see effects

Dr. Jeffrey Noebels, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center, conduct project to survey genes encoding ion channels.

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Medical News Today

SPORTS

Bradley yet to decide if Donovan will start

U.S. coach Bob Bradley has yet to decide whether all-time top scorer Landon Donovan will start against Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

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Reuters

NBA players, owners close ranks as a very distinct lockout looms

NBA owners and players are closing ranks as a June 30 deadline approaches to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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New law clears the way for gay marriage in NY

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Examiner

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Joyful revelers flock to Christopher St. after gay marriage passes

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Why Facebook isn’t a place for kids

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Editorial cartoons

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USA TODAY

Marijuana on the table

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Juliet Lapidos):

God, Albany and gay marriage

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Slate

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What happened to shame?

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Do tax cuts ever increase government revenues?

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Slate

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Corporate court

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GOOD NEWS

Former auto workers have now switched gears to begin making human parts

If Cleveland is going to dig its way out of the doldrums, manufacturing may be the surprising solution. There’s a stirring now in the Rust Belt, and it can be felt at places where job orders are on the rise.

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CBS News

Serengeti park road is scrapped over wildlife concerns

Controversial plans to build a tarmac road across the Serengeti National Park have been scrapped after warnings that it could devastate wildlife.

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BBC

New combo analyzes spinal fluid with MRI, may predict Alzheimer’s early

Alzheimer’s disease may be early diagnosed based on spinal fluid samples combined with brain scans, according to new research.

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Medical News Today

WORLD

Car bomb outside Afghan hospital kills at least 35 individuals

A suicide bomber blew up his sport utility vehicle outside a small clinic in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the building down on those inside, Afghan authorities said. At least 35 people were reported killed.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Syria: Deadly protests erupt against Bashar al-Assad

Activists said security forces fired tear gas and bullets after prayers in Damascus and elsewhere, but Syrian state TV blamed unidentified gunmen for some deaths.

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BBC

Senegal protesters vow to block 3rd term for current president

Anti-government protesters in Senegal vowed to intensify their campaign to block President Abdoulaye Wade from standing in next year’s election.

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Guardian

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.

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PhysOrg.com

Scientists decode history of coconuts

The coconut is the Swiss Army knife of the plant kingdom. In one package it provides a high-calorie food and potable water.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Federal agency has decided to list science ‘gaps’ on Arctic drilling

Decision makers lack key scientific information on what effect oil and gas drilling would have in Arctic offshore waters, according to a recent report.

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Anchorage Daily News

The amazing lifestyle of the gyrfalcon

A study from the University of Oxford has uncovered a very unique trait which this species possesses. It is the only known land-based predatory bird to make its home on icebergs floating over the ocean.

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Environmental News Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NY gay marriage talks are hinged upon strict religious rights

Will the Knights of Columbus be required to open their halls for gay weddings? Will Catholic adoption agencies be forced to choose between placing children with gay married couples and leaving the business?

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Detroit News

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NY gay marriage bill: Could Catholics play a decisive role?

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Christian Science Monitor

Franklin Graham hopes to launch Latino religious revival

After speaking across Central and South America, he kicks off a Festival de Esperanza in the Los Angeles area. Experts say the Latino audience may not embrace his conservatism.

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Los Angeles Times

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.

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Guardian

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.

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NPR

‘Columbo’ star Peter Falk dies at 83

Peter Falk, the Emmy-winning stage, screen and TV actor, best known to world audiences as the always-underestimated police detective “Columbo,” has died. He was 83.

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Variety

In memoriam: Peter Falk

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(The New Yorker)

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Long-term unemployed face stigmas

Some companies have explicitly barred the unemployed or long-term unemployed from certain job openings, outright telling them in job ads that they need not apply.

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USA TODAY

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A model wears a creation by Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck as part of his Spring/Summer 2012 fashion collection presented in Paris. (Photo by Thibault Camus / AP)

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