Trending: Thursday, June 13, 2013

Published 2:57 p.m. CST (GMT - 5:00)

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Louisiana chemical plant blast
▪ NBCNews: One dead, scores injured in Louisiana chemical plant explosion
▪ CNN: At least one dead in Louisiana plant blast, police say
▪ NPR: One dead, dozens hurt in Louisiana chemical plant explosion

Supreme Court gene patent ruling
▪ NPR: Natural DNA cannot be patented, Supreme Court rules
▪ CNN: Court: Human genes cannot be patented
▪ NBCNews: Supreme Court says genes can't be patented; patient advocates and researchers cheer
▪ ABCNews: Supreme Court strikes down BRCA gene patent

NSA spying scandal
▪ FoxNews: NSA leaker Edward Snowden reportedly tells Hong Kong newspaper US also hacking Hong Kong, China

Lung transplant
▪ FoxNews: Pennsylvania girl's double-lung transplant a success, family says

Philadelphia building collapse
▪ CNN: Official who inspected collapsed Philadelphia building kills self
▪ FoxNews: Inspector in Philadelphia building collapse commits suicide

Colorado wildfires
▪ NBCNews: Colorado wildfires destory more than 350 homes, force evacuations
▪ CNN: Spokesman: Black Forest blaze may be biggest property destroyer in state history
▪ NPR: Colorado fires: New evacuations, more homes burned

Turkey
▪ NBCNews: 'Lawbreakers' to be removed from Taksim Square, Turkey PM warns

Syria
▪ NPR: At least 93,000 Syrians have died during conflict, U.N. says

Wal-Mart news
▪ NBCNews: Wal-Mart's everyday hiring strategy; add more temps

Technology news
▪ CNN: Reports: Apple considering bigger, cheaper iPhones

Science news
▪ TIME: Meet the itsy-bitsy, teeny, weeny galaxy
▪ NPR: Could brain scans reveal the right treatment for depression?

Thinking news
▪ CNN: How poverty might change the brain

Workplace news
▪ NBCNews: Dunkin' Donuts: Workers who endured racist rant will be 'honored'
▪ NBCNews: Workers older than 60 making more than younger colleagues

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ ABCNews: Virginia restaurant latest to ban kids
▪ CNN: U.S. Navy adjusts to the times; ditches its ALL CAPS message format
▪ NBCNews: Louisiana town imposes curfew to cut crime
▪ NBCNews: Census: White majority in U.S. gone by 2043
▪ NPR: Census shows continued change in America's racial makeup

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Rich are running out of mansions to buy
▪ CBSNews: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender survey finds nearly 4 in 10 rejected by family or friend

Pop culture news
▪ NBCNews: Super boyfriends: Rating the hunky heroes

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Trains collide near Buenos Aires; 3 reported dead
▪ CNN: Argentine forces crack down on massive slavery ring
▪ NBCNews: At least 3 killed, scores injured in commuter train crash near Buenos Aires
▪ NPR: Chinese astronauts dock with orbiting space lab
▪ USAToday: Jellyfish stings end woman's bid to swim from Cuba to Florida

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ FoxNews: New eyeball licking fetish spreading pink eye among Japanese adolescents

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Jason Leffler
▪ NBCNews: NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies from injuries at dirt track

Blackhawks
▪ NYTimes: Blackhawks outlast Bruins, winning opener in third overtime

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Jason Kidd
▪ SI: Jason Kidd must prove he can be leader for Nets

Dodgers brawl
▪ USAToday: D'backs top Dodgers' first game after brawl

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