2015-07-14 U.S. Spotlight

Mom shares the tragic story of her daughter's overdose   
AOL News
A new report from the CDC and FDA show a dramatic increase in heroin use and deaths particularly in women, people with private insurance and higher incomes. Deaths nearly doubled across the United States between 2011 and 2013 – claiming about 120 ...

2015-07-14 U.S. Health

New York Times   

Unraveling the Relationship Between Climate Change and Health   
New York Times
Is climate change a serious threat to human health? Simple logic would suggest the answer is yes, a point that the Obama administration is using to build support for the president's effort to make climate change a centerpiece of his final months in office.
How Climate Change Might Kill People   NBCNews.com
Climate Change May Already Be Costing US Lives   WebMD
Climate change growing threat to health   New York Recorder

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Reuters   

Organized programs help prevent or delay diabetes   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Organized diet and exercise programs can stave off diabetes for those at risk, according to a new recommendation. The Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent, unpaid group of public health and prevention experts who ...

2015-07-14 U.S. Science

New York Times   

Pluto to Get a Close-Up After a Spacecraft's 3-Billion-Mile Journey   
New York Times
LAUREL, Md. — Almost there. After nine and a half years and three billion miles, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft was on course to take the first close-up look at Pluto on Tuesday morning. “Fasten your seatbelts,” S. Alan Stern, the mission's principal ...

2015-07-14 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

Todd Frazier edges Joc Pederson to win Home Run Derby in home stadium   
USA TODAY
CINCINNATI – In a sport famous for not using a clock, the introduction of one certainly seemed to breathe some life into baseball's All-Star Home Run Derby. Adding to the drama, hometown favorite Todd Frazier had the last word in the final against Los ...

2015-07-14 U.S. Entertainment

NOLA.com   

What Harper Lee's attorney doesn't say in an op-ed is revealing   
Washington Post
Harper Lee's “Go Set a Watchman” goes on sale Tuesday — you may have heard — but the puzzle around the publication of the book isn't clearing up anytime soon. The shocking revelation in the book is that in “Watchman,” set in the late 1950s, about 15 ...

2015-07-14 U.S. Technology

New York Times   

Satoru Iwata, Nintendo Chief Executive, Dies at 55   
New York Times
Satoru Iwata, who as chief executive of Nintendo oversaw the introduction of gaming systems such as the Nintendo DS and the Wii, died on Saturday in Kyoto, Japan. He was 55. The cause was a bile duct growth, the company said. A former video game ...

2015-07-14 U.S. Business

Wall Street Journal   

Hillary Clinton Takes Sharper Tone in Criticizing Donald Trump   
Wall Street Journal
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Three of the Democratic 2016 presidential rivals who are still seeking to define their candidacies found a unifying theme on Monday: bashing Donald Trump. It was a moment that anxious GOP strategists have been predicting for ...

2015-07-14 U.S. U.S.

ABC News   

Scott Walker Makes It Official; He Is Running for President   
ABC News
Now out of the race for 26 scene into an ABC news exclusive this evening Wisconsin governor Scott Walker making it official. He's in now the fifteenth Republican contender he's topping the polls in Iowa. And if you don't know his name here about over ...
Walker: 'I will win and fight for you'   Washington Post
Walker announces 2016 White House bid, vows to 'fight for America'   Fox News
Scott Walker Enters 2016 Presidential Race, Pledging Conservative Agenda   New York Times
Slate Magazine   
NBCNews.com   
Huffington Post   
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Los Angeles Times   

Eric Garner death case settled; New York City to pay his family $5.9 million   
Los Angeles Times
Almost a year after Eric Garner's controversial death, New York City settled a case brought by Garner's relatives, agreeing Monday to pay $5.9 million. “This settlement is significant,” said Jonathan Moore, a civil rights attorney who is representing ...
NYC official: City settles with Eric Garner's estate for $5.9 million   CNN
New York Agrees to Pay Family of Eric Garner $5.9 Million   Wall Street Journal
De Blasio to speak at memorial service for Eric Garner at Staten Island church ...   New York Daily News
USA TODAY   
People Magazine   
Gawker   
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TIME   

Girl who survived plane crash found by motorist   
Washington Post
SEATTLE — A teenage girl who survived a small-plane crash in the craggy, thickly forested mountains of north-central Washington state emerged from the wilderness after hiking “for a couple of days” and was picked up by a motorist who drove her to ...
Teen Who Survived Plane Crash Found by Motorists, Sheriff Says   ABC News
Teen Girl Survives Plane Crash, Walks Through Woods for Two Days, Hitchhikes ...   TIME
Washington state teen survives weekend plane crash   Miami Herald
CBS News   
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ABC News   

'Gone Girl' Kidnapping Couple 'Re-Victimized' by Police, Attorneys Say   
ABC News
Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn, the victims in the mysterious "Gone Girl" kidnapping case in Vallejo, California, were "re-victimized" when police called their story a hoax, their attorneys said today. Huskins' attorney, Doug Rappaport ...
Former Harvard-educated attorney charged in kidnapping that police called a hoax   Los Angeles Times
Harvard Law grad arrested in bizarre kidnapping case police once said was a ...   Washington Post
Disbarred lawyer charged in kidnapping of California woman that police called ...   Minneapolis Star Tribune
USA TODAY   
NEWS.com.au   
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USA TODAY   

Pentagon moves closer to allowing transgender troops to serve   
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday issued two directives moving the Pentagon closer to allowing transgender men and women to serve openly in the military. First, Carter ordered the creation of a Pentagon working group "to study ...

2015-07-14 U.S. World

TODAYonline   

Iran talks continue into Tuesday   
Washington Post
VIENNA — Hopes for a final agreement in the Iran nuclear talks grew early Tuesday as the United States and its five negotiating partners gathered shortly after midnight for an hour-long meeting after a day of alternating expectation and pessimism.
Diplomats prepare to announce landmark deal on Iranian nuclear program   Los Angeles Times
Report: Draft of nuclear deal with Iran gives UN access to military sites   Haaretz
Draft nuclear deal calls for access to all Iranian sites: source   Reuters
The Indian Express   
Vox   
Wall Street Journal   
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TODAYonline   

Greek leader's debt deal ignites revolt at home   
Washington Post
ATHENS — On Monday morning, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras capitulated in Brussels to keep the euro zone together. He returned home hours later to find a country split apart. After a marathon 17-hour summit that turned into one of the most ...