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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of June 8-14, 2015.
Note: This is the last R&D of the 2014-2015 season. The first R&D for the 2015-2016 campaign will be released on August 5.
The IMF and the European Commission tell Greece they’ve had enough. Time to take the deal http://t.co/emh5XUlOv7 pic.twitter.com/PiaunpHY8b
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 11, 2015
What are #Russia‘s military capabilities? Read our primer to find out: http://t.co/XKQ98NoFOi pic.twitter.com/tDgP6tyP95
— CFR (@CFR_org) June 11, 2015
Idle home builders are holding back China’s economy http://t.co/JwcDUTHIFC
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) June 11, 2015
Democrats have filed a voting rights lawsuit in Virginia, part of a broader effort to roll back voting laws. http://t.co/aQjClNNDVu
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 11, 2015
Obama all but admitted on Wednesday that his strategy against the Islamic State is failing. http://t.co/st4Jrrc1zf
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) June 11, 2015
OPM hackers stole data on every federal employee: http://t.co/vHeQttVEqt
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) June 11, 2015
A forthcoming report documents United Nations workers exchanging relief goods for sex http://t.co/y1HaKVMeli pic.twitter.com/p3uXYAmMD0
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 11, 2015
“Romney hosting GOP summit, planning nomination coup?” http://t.co/wiWMvUnbp7 pic.twitter.com/sBJyoT9Av6
— The Hill (@thehill) June 11, 2015
More: Judge finds probable cause to charge police officer Timothy Loehmann with murder in the case of #TamirRice http://t.co/ROszkIOfH0
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 11, 2015
Why the TPP Is a Terrible Deal for Most Americans http://t.co/TB72KMp5Xi
— The Nation (@thenation) June 11, 2015
U.S. fracking rules to face early legal test http://t.co/bzA4xKKRcA
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 11, 2015
A recent TSA report found that 73 aviation workers, employed by airlines & vendors, had alleged links to terrorism http://t.co/ft2cdHCWMI
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 11, 2015
Dem congressman: Why is Bernie Sanders quiet on immigration? http://t.co/tTRo2kg4wB pic.twitter.com/C8gk4DQm1d
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 11, 2015
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will step down on July 1, and hand the reins over to Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey http://t.co/ebrlSwIAWh
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 11, 2015
Noam Chomsky: Obama has “rescinded” the presumption of innocence http://t.co/t2NC9jrsUv pic.twitter.com/Uv3UsyH4st
— The Hill (@thehill) June 11, 2015