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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of June 1-7, 2015.
Hong Kong residents remember Tiananmen massacres, but with an eye this year on their own drive for democracy http://t.co/VrD31bcsDC
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 4, 2015
Nevada’s groundbreaking school-choice law: Help or hindrance to public system? http://t.co/FVob9QZD9l
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) June 4, 2015
Why a holy site may open a dangerous new front in the Israel-Palestinian conflict: http://t.co/UbpfnvFkgG via @specialreports
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 4, 2015
Personal data of 4 million federal employees hacked http://t.co/pLdd3w53K7 | Getty pic.twitter.com/4Jxe8by0JG
— POLITICO (@politico) June 4, 2015
Opinion: An offer that Greece should not refuse http://t.co/WKTcsbmwWs
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 4, 2015
Concerns are growing about the health of Turkey’s democracy ahead of Sunday’s elections: http://t.co/z2ePo4Y4CR pic.twitter.com/ygvP3KnaV1
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 4, 2015
On WPR: Japan’s South Pacific ties http://t.co/ZfwxThALrf FIFA & LatAm corruption http://t.co/XHgwgBLZFf Nusra Front http://t.co/56rcnklMDc
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) June 4, 2015
Drug prices in America often have more to do with what the market will bear than anything else http://t.co/mT8Cu4cAsN
— The Economist (@EconUS) June 4, 2015
Progressives do not take the fed seriously. Meet the people trying to change that http://t.co/ty2lJNEnYG
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 4, 2015
Ex-Pentagon official: Obama isn’t bluffing about Defense veto http://t.co/MQDu8WKaQu pic.twitter.com/KMpJtJUBTm
— The Hill (@thehill) June 4, 2015
Ontario becomes first province to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ children http://t.co/7sVVZWxgW2 #topstories
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) June 4, 2015
The Middle East is falling apart, but America isn’t to blame http://t.co/Q1iwpIypHO via @POLITICOMag
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) June 4, 2015
How two defense hawks — one American, another Chinese — came to be friends. http://t.co/LJsI1Kbn98 pic.twitter.com/KqEt99ixkD
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 4, 2015
Global warming didn’t stall for 15 years, new study shows. http://t.co/OlURjG8zac (Pic: ThinkStock) pic.twitter.com/cKYtsrKCPC
— The Australian (@australian) June 4, 2015
When it comes to global #trade, U.S. is losing ground. What can be done? http://t.co/FVChpuQGHF by @RenewingAmerica pic.twitter.com/NkzpiuA5L9
— CFR (@CFR_org) June 4, 2015
Would Britain get the World Cup in 2022 if Qatar doesn’t? http://t.co/OwqGtz78j0
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) June 4, 2015
A look at recent cable company mergers as the Internet shakes up the industry: http://t.co/8d21orzVIX
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 4, 2015
Poll finds big support for pathway to citizenship. http://t.co/DbQRBOIkpu via @JuliaPrestonNYT pic.twitter.com/0yZrYHawhW
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 4, 2015
El Salvador suffers deadliest month since end of Civil War with 650 dead http://t.co/FOKTaPO1o7 pic.twitter.com/RVooNWzoZq
— Independent US (@IndyUSA) June 4, 2015
Copyright and the Internet: Getting the Balance Right http://t.co/OFM1sB2tpf #InternetFreedom
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) June 4, 2015