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Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown holds up the Stanley Cup after the Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 during Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jae C. Hong / AP)

LA Kings crowned champions, winning their 1st Stanley Cup

The Los Angeles Kings have won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game 6 at Los Angeles to finish the series 4-2.

FOXSports

Special section:

Boxscore: New Jersey Devils vs. Los Angeles Kings

ESPN

Stanley Cup game 6

Toronto Star

As drone strikes increase, so do concerns over use

Drones have become the U.S. weapon of choice in the fight against terrorism. But as the technology of this new form of warfare improves, so do concerns about how others will use it in the future.

NPR

Markets reverse on Spanish debt concerns

Asian markets reversed the previous day’s hefty gains, but investors are far from convinced that the bailout for debt-stricken Spanish banks will halt Europe’s spreading debt crisis.

Reuters

Spain rescue prompts bond selling

BusinessWeek

Blog:

The Spanish bailout: a guide

The New Yorker

America’s health chasm

Whether the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act or allows it to stand, America will still face the steadily growing chasm between the health care haves and have-nots.

Guardian

US health plans to keep some reforms, however court rules

Reuters

Justice Department to sue Florida over voting rolls purge

In the latest volley in the ongoing battle over Florida voter lists, the Justice Department has sent a letter stating it will take legal action against the state, citing violations of voting rights laws.

CNN

Feds, Fla. in dueling lawsuits over voter purge

Palm Beach Post

NATION

Homeless feeding bans

Laws tightening regulations on aid to the homeless are increasingly popping up across the country. Many critics ask: Are American officials trying to help the poor — or legislate them out of sight?

Los Angeles Times

US cities crack down on homeless

WXIA-TV

Long-term unemployment crisis rolls on

The national unemployment rate has fallen from its recession highs, but Americans who have been out of work for six months or more are still having trouble finding work.

CNNMoney

Current unemployment rates by state

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Rapidly spreading wildfires choke Colorado, New Mexico

An eerie orange dusk shrouded part of northern Colo., while heavy smoke choked a community in southern N.M., as both regions battled wildfires that have forced hundreds of evacuations.

CBS News

POLITICS

FEC allows campaigns to raise money via text message

The Federal Election Commission voted to allow Americans to make political donations via text message, making cellphones the newest weapon in the battle to raise unprecedented amounts of money.

Politico

Supreme Court declines case accusing Donald Rumsfeld of torture

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal arguing that the U.S. government violated the constitutional rights of a citizen by subjecting him to harsh interrogation as an enemy combatant.

Christian Science Monitor

More newbies to take the Hill

In January, the Capitol will be home to one of the least-experienced Congresses in decades, filled with rookies and sophomores unbound by the institution’s traditions.

Politico

BUSINESS

WSJ: JP Morgan knew of trading risks

Top JPMorgan Chase & Co. executives and directors were alerted to risky wagers by a team of London-based traders two years before that group’s botched bets cost the bank more than $2 billion.

MarketWatch

Federal ban on job bias still eludes gay rights groups

Gay rights activists have made significant strides in recent years on marriage and military service, but one longstanding policy goal remains elusive: a federal law to ban discrimination against gay workers.

McClatchy Newspapers

ENVIRONMENT

Local governments repurpose federally funded parks

With an increase of business development wiping out city parks, local governments are renewing efforts to provide citizens with public parks.

InvestigateWest

Rachel Carson: the green revolutionary

Fifty years ago a book appeared which altered the way we view the Earth and our place on it: Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.”

The Independent

Climate change rate could be faster than thought, study suggests

China’s carbon emissions could be nearly 20 percent higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed.

Guardian

EDUCATION

New education standards end rote learning, cursive writing

Like fashion, trends in public education come and go. What’s in vogue depends on the decade and often reflects which way the political wind blows and what shiny gadgets have hit the market.

San Francisco Chronicle

Children go back to basics in math

Children will be introduced to times tables, mental arithmetic and fractions in the first two years of school as part of a back-to-basics overhaul of the National Curriculum.

Telegraph.co.uk

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Black Mormons face tough political, religious choice

Black Mormons are looking at Obama, the Democrat, and Romney, the Republican, and finding themselves caught between political and religious perspectives.

Religion News Service

Religious education increasingly ‘marginalized’ in schools

Growing numbers of teenagers are being forced to drop religious studies because of the introduction of new-style league tables that prioritize other disciplines.

Telegraph.co.uk

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Joshua Foer):

How to train your mind to remember anything

CNN

Column (William Saletan):

Soda scold Mike Bloomberg’s bizarre elegies to gluttony

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Alexandra Petri):

The most secure password of all time

Star Tribune

Editorial:

Rolling the dice at the ‘Times-Picayune’

The Nation

Blog (Erin Wayman):

Old McHominid’s farm

(Smithsonian Magazine)

Hominid Hunting

Column (Tom Krattenmaker):

Please use ‘terrorist’ label carefully

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Special interests trumped voters on choosing judges

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Tina Brown):

Bad divorces

Daily Beast

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GOOD NEWS

Utah teacher honored for raising $100K for abused kids

Teacher Katie Borgmeier and student body officers at Riverton High School raised $107,000 for the Christmas Box House. The organization was the focus of a communitywide charity marathon.

Salt Lake Tribune

Colorado group offers horse-riding therapy to special-needs students

Sheryl Clossen saw a television program years ago about a therapeutic horse-riding program that impressed her so much, she wanted to work in the field.

Denver Post

US students survive 9 days in wilderness in New Zealand

Two U.S. students trapped in the New Zealand wilderness by a snowstorm trekked back out to safety after surviving their nine-day ordeal by rationing their meager supplies.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Syrian forces renew attack on Homs

Syrian government forces have renewed an attack on the city of Homs, one of the focal points of the uprising against President Bashar Assad. There is concern that civilians have been trapped.

BBC

Map:

Syria: Mapping the unrest

Al Jazeera

Russian police raid activists’ homes before anti-Putin protest

The opposition sees the raid as the latest effort to intimidate Russians who have been protesting Vladimir Putin’s government since December.

Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

Lack of sleep increases stroke risk

The 30 percent of working adults who routinely sleep less than six hours a night are four times more likely to suffer a stroke, says a new study.

USA TODAY

Can’t sleep? Could be a fear of the dark

LiveScience

New prostate screen recommendations strike a nerve

The recommendation that men no longer routinely be screened for prostate cancer has prompted a backlash from some doctors.

Houston Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New Mac, mobile updates at Apple show

New iPhone and Mac software and updated Mac computers were among the highlights at Apple Inc.’s annual conference for software developers.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blog:

Apple’s big event: skinny laptops, smarter Siri and maps

The Atlantic

New domain names to break grip of technology giants

A massive overhaul of Internet domain names will unlock the market dominance of a handful of multibillion-dollar technology giants.

The Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The Beatles turn 50

In 1962, The Beatles flunked an audition at Decca Records in London. It was an inauspicious start for the group that would soon dominate global pop society.

USA TODAY

Special section:

The Beatles

Rolling Stone

Iraqi restaurants are trying to satisfy Western tastes

Thanks to most households now having satellite television and Internet access, Iraqis are increasingly seeking out Western or international cuisine when they go out to restaurants.

USA TODAY

Memorial tourism

Holocaust memorials all over the world are seeing numbers soar. At the same time, other sites of massacres or genocide are becoming increasingly popular with tourists.

BBC

SPORTS

Bradley-Pacquiao split decision leaves boxing reeling

The outrage over the split-decision upset victory for Timothy Bradley against champion Manny Pacquiao reached a fever pitch with many in the boxing world seeking reform in the judging system.

Indianapolis Star

Pacquiao shocked in split decision

ESPN

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win record 7th French Open

Rafael Nadal stopped Novak Djokovic’s run in major tennis tournaments by beating him at the French Open for a record seventh men’s title.

San Francisco Chronicle

French Open 2012

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