2015-06-16 U.S. Spotlight

This Tesla (barely) climbed Mt. Washington   
Boston.com
A Tesla Model S recently drove from Los Angeles to New York in just under 59 hours, relying on a string of Tesla Superchargers, which allow the vehicle to regain 170 miles of range in as few as 30 minutes. But they aren't everywhere. And while that is ...

2015-06-16 U.S. Health

New York Times   

CVS to Buy Target's Pharmacy Business for $1.9 Billion   
New York Times
CVS Health said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the pharmacy and clinic businesses of the American retailer Target for about $1.9 billion. Under the terms, CVS, which is based in Woonsocket, R.I., would acquire more than 1,600 pharmacies from ...

2015-06-16 U.S. Science

Discovery News   

Study shows climate change's surprising toll on early dinosaurs   
Washington Post
For years, scientists have puzzled over an odd gap in the fossil record for early dinosaurs: Even as dinosaurs spread through the most of the world 200 million years ago, some yet-unknown force kept them from colonizing the tropics. Now researchers may ...

2015-06-16 U.S. Sports

Los Angeles Times   

Blackhawks keep emotions in check as they hope to clinch Stanley Cup   
Los Angeles Times
The usual drudgery that surrounds the morning skate was replaced by an undercurrent of excitement Monday because the Stanley Cup will be in the house at the United Center on Monday night for Game 6 of the Cup Final. Either the Chicago Blackhawks will ...

2015-06-16 U.S. Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

As storytelling breaks down, tone-deaf Game of Thrones has lost its way   
Sydney Morning Herald
COMMENT. The biggest failings in the finale had to do with <i>Thrones</. The biggest failings in the finale had to do with Thrones' male characters. Could Game of Thrones' biggest twist yet be reversed? Season five, episode ten recap: Game of Thrones ...

2015-06-16 U.S. Technology

BBC News   

Xbox One console to run old 360 games   
BBC News
Old Xbox 360 games will be playable on the newer Xbox One console, Microsoft has announced at the E3 games show. It has developed technology that lets the older games run on the new console "natively". Microsoft said Xbox One owners will not have to ...

2015-06-16 U.S. Business

The Globe and Mail   

FOREX-Dollar treads water, wary of Greek default risks as Fed awaited   
Reuters
... * Investors await outcome Fed meeting that will start on Tuesday. * Weaker than expected U.S. data limits dollar's rise. * Thursday's euro zone finance ministers' meeting next Greek focus. By Lisa Twaronite. TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - The dollar was ...

2015-06-16 U.S. U.S.

AL.com   

Tropical Storm Bill 2015 forms, on path for Texas coast   
AL.com
Tropical Storm Bill is expected to make landfall on Tuesday along the Texas coast. It could strengthen a bit before landfall but is not anticipated to become a hurricane. (National Hurricane Center). Print Email · Leigh Morgan By Leigh Morgan AL.com

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USA TODAY   

Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal steps down   
USA TODAY
SPOKANE, Wash. — Rachel Dolezal, the embattled president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP, stepped down from her post Monday amid questions surrounding her racial identity. In a statement the chapter posted on Facebook on Monday, Dolezal ...

2015-06-16 U.S. World

New York Times   

Britons, Some Raising a Pint, Celebrate Magna Carta's 800th Anniversary   
New York Times
LONDON — The 800th anniversary on Monday of Magna Carta, a medieval political truce that inspired protections for some of the world's most cherished liberties, prompted a range of celebrations in Britain that included a ceremony involving Queen Elizabeth ...