2015-06-28 U.S. Spotlight

CNN   

Confederate battle flag: Separating the myths from facts   
CNN
(CNN) The racist massacre in a South Carolina church has tipped the balance in a decades-old tug of war over the meaning of the Confederate battle flag. Its champions have argued it's a symbol of Southern culture, the historic flag of the South. Critics say it's ...

2015-06-28 U.S. Health

STGIST   

Yale U Study Shows Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Can Treat Vitiligo   
STGIST
The FDA-approved drug for rheumatoid arthritis, tofacitinib citrate, can cure vitiligo too according to new Yale University research. Last year, the same drug reportedly cured a man with alopecia universalis.
Arthritis drug restores pigment in patient with vitiligo   State Column
Rheumatoid arthritis drug restores pigment in Connecticut Woman with vitiligo   NYC Today
The Studies Discuss Potential Use of Alopecia Drug to Treat Vitiligo   Pioneer News
TIME   
Immortal News   
Maine News Online   
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Newsweek   

The largest-ever LGBT health study will be done via iPhone app   
The Week Magazine
University of California, San Francisco researchers have just begun an ambitious, decades-long study of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, the first such study of its kind. And it all hinges on the iPhone. Scientists are hoping tens of thousands of ...

2015-06-28 U.S. Science

USA TODAY   

Weather 90% 'go' for Sunday SpaceX launch   
USA TODAY
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Rivals to launch the first astronauts from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station in the post-shuttle era, Boeing and SpaceX hope to help each other with Sunday's 10:21 a.m. ET launch of an unmanned resupply mission.
How to Fly Rockets Back to Earth   Discovery News
SpaceX's Dragon poised for launch from Florida with worms, lettuce, parking ...   ABC Online
NASA, Kennedy Space Centre, SpaceX, SpaceX CRS-7, Elon Musk, Dragon ...   Vancouver Sun (blog)
The Denver Post   
International Business Times   
Florida Today   
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Metro   

Rats dream about the places they want to go, apparently   
Metro
Considering that they're known for crawling through the sprawling subterranean networks of the world, it should come as no surprise that rats actually dream about the places they want to go. That's according to researchers from University College London ...

2015-06-28 U.S. Sports

Los Angeles Times   

Women's World Cup: Success measured by competition and ticket sales   
Los Angeles Times
A Women's World Cup that started with a record 24 teams three weeks ago is now down to four. And once again, they have rounded up the usual suspects with Germany and the U.S., the only two-time winners, and defending champion Japan among the ...

2015-06-28 U.S. Entertainment

The Guardian   

Kanye declares himself 'greatest living rock star' during controversial ...   
New Zealand Herald
Kanye West gave a defiant performance at Glastonbury, challenging critics who said he was unsuitable for the event by declaring himself the "greatest living rock star". The US rapper delighted many core fans on Saturday night with a 100-minute set on the ...

2015-06-28 U.S. Technology

Huffington Post   

Gay Pride festivities take on special meaning for revelers   
Tampabay.com
They wore the colors of the rainbow in shirts and hair and body paint at an event that many recognized as so much more than just a parade and good party. Thousands of Tampa Bay residents and other Floridians gathered Saturday for the annual St. Pete ...

2015-06-28 U.S. Business

Sydney Morning Herald   

Greeks drain ATMs as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls referendum to decide ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Greece's banks may need an injection of fresh emergency funds to operate on Monday as people rushed to pull out money after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called a referendum that could decide his country's fate in the euro. Two senior Greek retail bank ...

2015-06-28 U.S. U.S.

The New Yorker   

US same-sex marriage ruling likely to impact other countries   
Miami Herald
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriages has no legal force outside the United States, but gay rights activists in many parts of the world believe the court ruling will help their cause. In the Philippines, in India, in Australia and ...

2015-06-28 U.S. World

Channel 4 News   

Tourists flee Tunisia after resort attack   
CNN
Sousse, Tunisia (CNN) Tourists fled a Tunisian seaside resort on Saturday, a day after an attack killed at least 38 people and wounded at least 39 others. A stream of buses quietly ferried out thousands of guests who abruptly ended their beach holidays in the ...