2015-06-30 U.S. Spotlight

Daily Signal   

9 Quotes From Scalia's Scathing Dissent in King V. Burwell   
Daily Signal
Tiffany Bates writes about the Supreme Court and constitutional law as a legal research associate in The Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Portrait of Elizabeth Slattery · Elizabeth Slattery / @EHSlattery ...

   

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2015 NBA Draft grades: Timberwolves, Lakers, Mavericks earn highest marks   
SB Nation
The first round of the 2015 NBA Draft was supposed to be loaded with trades, but for the most part, the order stood pat. There was some movement, but many players went where they were expected to go, including Karl-Anthony Towns to the Timberwolves.

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It's Official -- Bernie Sanders Has Overtaken Hillary Clinton In the Hearts ...   
Huffington Post
According to PBS, Bernie Sanders is "gaining against Clinton in early polls." Salon's Bill Curry believes "Hillary Clinton is going lose," primarily because millions of voters longing for a truly progressive candidate will nominate Sanders. POLITICO ...

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New York Times   

'I Don't Believe in God, but I Believe in Lithium'   
New York Times
The manila folder is full of faded faxes. The top sheet contains a brief description of my first medically confirmed manic episode, more than 20 years ago, when I was admitted as a teenager to U.C.L.A.'s Neuropsychiatric Institute: “Increased ...

   

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Yahoo News   

Coming Thursday: Katie Couric's exclusive interview with Skrillex   
Yahoo News
If this error is occurring repeatedly, we may be experiencing technical difficulties. We apologize for the inconvenience. Refresh Browser. Error Code: 400-101. 3329063601. By Katie Brinn and Andrew Rothschild. He introduces himself as Sonny Moore, but ...

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Huffington Post   

Mom's Honest, Inspiring Response To Comments About Her 'Perfect' Body   
Huffington Post
Mom and musician Kimberly Henderson gained a following back in December after her gorgeous lullaby cover of Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" went viral. Seven months and countless media appearances later, Henderson is back in the spotlight for a ...

2015-06-30 U.S. Health

PerfScience   

Citrus consumption and skin cancer: How real is the link?   
Washington Post
A large study published Monday that looked at the dietary patterns of more than 100,000 Americans discovered an unexpected link between high consumption of citrus - specifically whole grapefruit and orange juice -- and risk of melanoma, the most ...

2015-06-30 U.S. Science

Irish Independent   

Time stands still for 'leap-second'   
Irish Independent
An extra sliver of time - a "leap-second" - is being added to the world's clocks to adjust for the inaccuracy of the spinning Earth. Before the invention of super-accurate atomic clocks, time was based on the Earth's rotation, one complete turn taking ...
Good Question: Why Do We Need A Leap Second?   CBS Local
Happy Leap Second! Why This Tuesday Is Going to Be Exactly One Second ...   People Magazine
'Leap second' added for first time in three years   BBC News
Wall Street Journal   
Christian Science Monitor   
Boston.com   
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NBCNews.com   

30-Legged Prehistoric Worm Among First to Sport Spikes   
NBCNews.com
A spiky, wormlike creature with 30 legs — 18 clawed rear legs and 12 featherlike front legs that likely helped it filter food from the water — once lived in the ancient oceans of the early Cambrian period, about 518 million years ago, a new study ...
Spikes, Armor, Projectile Spit: Meet a Beautiful and Terrifying Ancient Worm ...   The Escapist
Newly Discovered Worm Looks Like Something From Horror Flick (Photo)   RTT News
Spiky little sea 'monster' thrived a half billion years ago   Business Insider

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BBC News   

Climate change plans require urgent action, warn MPs   
BBC News
The UK must take urgent action to prepare for the impact of climate change, a group of MPs has said. Ministers should focus on the future risks of heatwaves and flooding, says the climate change committee. Its report said more needed to be done to keep ...

2015-06-30 U.S. Sports

ESPN   

AP Source: LeBron James bypasses option, becomes free agent   
San Jose Mercury News
For the third time in six seasons, LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent. The difference this time is he has no plans to move again. The Cleveland star will not exercise a $21.6 million option on his contract for next season, a person with ...
Cleveland Cavaliers Offer Perfect Stage for J.R. Smith to Thrive   Bleacher Report
NBA: LeBron, Aldridge hot topics as free agency looms   Jakarta Post
2015 NBA Free Agent rankings: Top 50 headlined by James, Aldridge, Love   Washington Post
The Seattle Times   
Sydney Morning Herald   
CBSSports.com   
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ESPN   

UFC's Jose Aldo on track for medical clearance to fight Conor McGregor   
ESPN
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett says the commission believes it is "highly unlikely" UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will not receive medical clearance for a scheduled title fight against Conor McGregor ...

2015-06-30 U.S. Entertainment

ABC News   

Mexico won't send candidate to Miss Universe over Trump comments-Televisa   
Reuters
MEXICO CITY, June 29 Mexico will not send a contestant to this year's Miss Universe pageant after part owner and TV personality Donald Trump made comments insulting Mexicans, Mexican broadcaster Televisa said on Monday. Televisa and former Miss ...

2015-06-30 U.S. Technology

New York Times   

AOL in Deal With Microsoft to Take Over Display Ad Business   
New York Times
When the deal for Verizon to buy AOL was announced last month, executives from both companies said AOL was an appealing acquisition because of its advertising technology. On Monday, AOL showed some of the value in announcing a deal with Microsoft.
Microsoft Corp hands display ads to AOL, maps to Uber   Financial Express
Uber grabs mapping tech, employees from Microsoft   Computerworld
Microsoft sends display ad business to AOL   USA TODAY
The Seattle Times   
PCWorld   
Moneycontrol.com   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Amid antitrust investigation, report accuses Google of rigging its searches ...   
Christian Science Monitor
A new report alleges that Google tampered with search results to highlight its own services and drive out competitors. Is it ethical for Google searches to suppress rivals? By Graham Starr, Staff Writer June 29, 2015. Save for later Saved · About video ...
Yelp researchers take aim at Google search results   Los Angeles Times
Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search   New York Times
Why Yelp's anti-competitive case against Google is weak at best   Fortune
Boston Globe   
Engadget   
Business Insider   
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Boston Globe   

Debut of iPhone 8 years ago hid its potential   
Boston Globe
Eight years later, it's easy to remember the first delicious shock of using an iPhone. June 29, 2007, was day one, the day Apple Inc.'s new smartphone went on sale, the day it first fell into our hands. And the wonder of that first experience comes ...
Surprise! Apple iPhone 6S specs include Force Touch (rumors of iPhone 7 ...   Computerworld
Apple report reveals experimental new feature in next iPhone   Christian Science Monitor
iPhone history: How the iPhone has evolved since its debut in 2007   New York Daily News

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TechCrunch   

Facebook Fights YouTube With Big Data On What You Watch Unmuted, Full ...   
TechCrunch
Facebook wants to become your favorite Internet TV by tracking what a television never could. Today it announced a News Feed algorithm change that will show you more videos similar to ones you expand to full-screen, un-mute or opt to watch in HD, even ...
Facebook Shakes Up News Feed In Push To Show More Relevant Videos   Forbes
Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Show More Relevant Videos   Variety
Facebook tweaks News Feed again to serve up videos you'll actually watch   VentureBeat
Ubergizmo (blog)   
Tubefilter   
SiliconANGLE (blog)   
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The Star Online   

Samsung plans more Tizen smartphones this year   
The Star Online
TAPPING TIZEN: Samsung have sold one million Tizen smartphones in India. Pictured are Hyun Chil Hong (R), president and chief executive of Samsung India Electronics and Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi at Samsung's Z1 launch in New Delhi, earlier ...

2015-06-30 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites   
Reuters
ATHENS Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied on Monday to back their leftwing government's rejection of a tough international bailout after a clash with foreign lenders pushed Greece close to financial chaos and forced a shutdown of its banking system.
European Leaders Insist Greek Deal Is Still Possible   New York Times
Simply Put: Greek tragedy waits for final act   The Indian Express
European and US stock markets plunge as Greek crisis deepens   Los Angeles Times
Livemint   
Sydney Morning Herald   
New Zealand Herald   
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NDTV   

Euro Holds Gains vs Dollar as Greek Debt Saga Plays Out   
NDTV
Tokyo: The euro held on to gains on Tuesday after surging against the dollar as the initial shock of seeing Greece heading for a debt default eased slightly, but tensions remained high as the market awaited further developments in the deepening crisis.
India Morning Call-Global Markets   Reuters India
Asian shares tentative, euro sags as markets eye Greece   Reuters Canada
Asian Shares Shrug Off Greece Woes For Now   Capital.gr (press release)

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Christian Science Monitor   

Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Delay in Debt Payments for 'Number of Years'   
Wall Street Journal
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said the U.S. commonwealth can't pay its debts and called for a negotiated agreement with bondholders to delay payment for “a number of years” to help restore the island to prosperity. In a televised speech ...
Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Splits Congress on Party Lines and Draws Muted ...   New York Times
Puerto Rico seeks bankruptcy   MarketWatch
Puerto Rico governor calls for bankruptcy; adviser says island 'insolvent'   Reuters
NBCNews.com   
Washington Post   
TIME   
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New York Times   

Loads of Debt: A Global Ailment With Few Cures   
New York Times
There are some problems that not even $10 trillion can solve. That gargantuan sum of money is what central banks around the world have spent in recent years as they have tried to stimulate their economies and fight financial crises. The tidal wave of ...
Don't Fight the Fed as U.S. Bonds Drop for 1st Quarter Since '13   Bloomberg
TREASURIES-US bonds rally as Greece debt impasse spurs bids   Reuters
Corporate Impact From Greece Looks Tame, So Far   Wall Street Journal (blog)
MarketWatch   
Financial Express   
Financial Times   
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New York Times   

Sysco Ends Plans to Merge With US Foods   
Nasdaq
Sysco Corp. abandoned its planned acquisition of rival US Foods Inc. following a federal judge's ruling against the deal, forcing the food-distribution giant to find a new strategy for its future that is likely to include smaller acquisitions. Sysco ...
Stock markets plummet; Sysco drops US Foods merger plan; AOL takes over ...   cleveland.com
US food distributor Sysco drops plan to merge with US Foods   Reuters
Sysco pulling out of US Foods buyout after FTC move   Los Angeles Times

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Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Finally, US incomes rise for the 99 percent, even as top 1 percent earn even more   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Carlos Osorio, Associated Press United Auto Workers assemblyman Bill Duke tightens the lug nuts on a Buick Verano at General Motors' Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, Mich., Monday, June 22, 2015. General Motors North America Vice President of ...

2015-06-30 U.S. U.S.

Los Angeles Times   

California now under pressure to propose lethal injection method   
Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court's decision Monday giving a green light to an execution drug triggered a renewed attempt in California to create a single-drug method of lethal injection for inmates on America's largest death row. Under a legal settlement reached ...
A Divided Court on Three Big Rulings   New York Times
Supreme Court upholds lethal injection procedure   Washington Post
Supreme Court Ruling Won't Stop Search for Execution Drugs   TIME
The Economist (blog)   
STLtoday.com   
Sky News Australia   
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Los Angeles Times   

Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion law from taking effect   
Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote blocked the state of Texas, at least for now, from enforcing a strict new abortion law that was likely to close most of the state's remaining abortion clinics. The measure would require these clinics to have doctors on ...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas abortion law   Washington Post
The Supreme Court Might Destroy Affirmative Action Because a White Woman's ...   Slate Magazine
Supreme Court will re-hear Texas affirmative action case   Your Houston News
MSNBC   
cleveland.com   
KGNS.tv   
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Washington Post   

A Look at Wildfire Hotspots Around the West   
ABC News
Wildfires chased residents from neighborhoods in Washington state, where 24 structures burned, and in California, where flames raged uncomfortably close to a historic mission. In Alaska, rain helped suppress fire activity. Here's a look at hotspots ...
'Mind blowing' flames destroy homes in Washington state   Miami Herald
Kitsap sends support to Wenatchee   Kitsap Sun
Washington 'Sleepy Hollow' wildfire destroys at least 23 homes, three ...   ABC Online
NBCNews.com   
ABC FOX Montana News   
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New York Daily News   

Supreme Court blocks top Obama environmental effort on emissions from coal ...   
New York Daily News
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a top Obama administration environmental effort. The court, in a 5-to-4 ruling, said EPA restrictions on emissions of mercury and other pollutants by coal-fired power plants improperly ignored the cost the rules ...
Supreme Court: EPA erred in rule on toxic emissions from power plants   Washington Post
For US power firms, EPA ruling barely a bump on road to natgas   Reuters
Supreme Court Blocks Obama's Limits on Power Plants   New York Times
Christian Science Monitor   
Wall Street Journal   
Los Angeles Times   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Obama plans to extend overtime to more salaried workers   
Washington Post
President Obama said Monday that he wants to require overtime pay for salaried workers who make up to $50,400 a year, a proposal that the White House estimates will cover nearly 5 million workers. The changes would go into effect in 2016 and would ...

2015-06-30 U.S. World

Reuters   

Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites   
Reuters
ATHENS Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied on Monday to back their leftwing government's rejection of a tough international bailout after a clash with foreign lenders pushed Greece close to financial chaos and forced a shutdown of its banking system.
Greece to default on IMF payment   The Australian
Greek Referendum Plan by Alexis Tsipras Tests His Power and Conviction   New York Times
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras issues defiant call to reject 'insulting' bailout in ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Hindustan Times   
Los Angeles Times   
USA TODAY   
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CNN   

Quick succession of terrorist attacks has officials worried   
CNN
(CNN) The scenes were horrific: Vacationers snapped from their naps by the sound of gunfire. The screams of the injured. Blood on the beach. The attack Friday at a Tunisian beach resort killed at least 18 Britons, but officials said Monday the actual ...
Tunisian gunman ... Seifeddine Rezgui who killed tourists in the Tunisian ...   NEWS.com.au
David Cameron Vows a 'Full' Response to Tunisia Attack   New York Times
Brits injured in Tunisia hotel attack are flown back to the UK   Daily Mail
The Week Magazine   
The Hindu   
Washington Post   
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Firstpost   

Egypt's top public prosecutor Hisham Barakat killed in car bomb attack   
Firstpost
Cairo: Egypt's top public prosecutor died of wounds sustained in a car bomb attack on his convoy as it was leaving his home on Monday, the most senior state official killed in militant violence since the toppling of an Islamist president two years ago.
Hisham Barakat, Prosecutor Assassinated in Egypt, Is Most Senior Official to ...   New York Times
Car bomb attack kills Egypt's top public prosecutor   Reuters
Egypt's top prosecutor survives bomb attack in east Cairo   Irish Independent
The Hindu   
Los Angeles Times   
Daily News & Analysis   
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Hindustan Times   

Israeli navy peacefully gains possession of Gaza-bound vessel   
Hindustan Times
Israel's navy took over a Swedish vessel attempting to breach a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip early on Monday and brought it to an Israeli port. It said the foreign activists would be questioned before they are sent back to their home countries. The ...
Netanyahu, MKs praise IDF for takeover of flotilla   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israeli detains Gaza-bound aid vessel   The Hindu
Watch what these passengers have to say about Gaza Freedom Flotilla's social ...   Al-Bawaba
Firstpost   
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CBS News   

A year of the self-declared Islamic Caliphate   
CBS News
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) first formed during the Iraq war as a fledgling terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda, and has since struck out on its own to control vast swaths of territory straddling Iraq and Syria. A major turning point ...
Congress Voted Against Directly Arming Iraq's Kurds. Here's What That Means ...   Huffington Post
Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration - Pentagon   The Star Online
US and allies intensify anti-ISIS strikes in Syria   ARA News

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ABC Online   

Two Uber executives detained for questioning by French police as part of probe ...   
ABC Online
French police have detained two executives from Uber for questioning as a government clampdown intensifies on the US based taxi and ride-sharing service. Uber France manager Thibaud Simphal and western Europe general manager Pierre-Dimitri ...