New York Times Headline: SAC Capital Manager Arrested in Insider Trading Case

New York Times Headline: Justices Cast Doubt on U.S. Law Defining Marriage

While no verdict has been made about the gay marriage cases being heard by the Supreme Court, many of the justices are unsure about the Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA, the law that doesn’t allow gay couples to have federal benefits. Many of the justices are leaning towards letting individual states make the decisions. Hopefully an actual decision will be reached soon.

New York Times Headline: With Vouchers, States Shift Aid for Schools to Families

Lawmakers are discussing new ways to change the public education system. The ideas that are being tossed around now; giving the same amount of public money to education, but give it directly to the families, so parents can decide what school to send their children to. Some states are already trying similar techniques, and have reported success. 

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New York Times Headline: Damascus Students Killed in Mortar Strike

At least 12 students were killed at Damascus University when mortar shells were fired into the outdoor cafe. The government blames a main rebel fighting group for the attack, while the rebel group blamed back, saying the government may have done this to stir up anger against insurgents.

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New York Times Headline: Justices Weigh Law Denying U.S. Benefits to Gay Spouses

New York Times Headline: In Landmark Case, Justices Debate Gay Marriage

Today the Supreme Court will determine the definition of marriage, which could be the last word on the United States position on gay marriage. The main argument is against California law Proposition 8, which doesn’t allow gays to be married in the state of California. A decision will be reached at some point today.

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New York Times Headline: Rome Court Overturns Acquittal of Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox, an American exchange student, was on trial for charges of killing her roommate in 2007. She was sentenced to 26 years in prison, but the convictions were overturned and Amanda was able to go back to the United States. She thought the whole thing was over. Then the lawyers of the murdered girl filed an appeal to have the trial reheard, and a Roman court accepted that appeal. So the entire trial will be reheard, though it is unlikely that Amanda will return to Italy for the trial.

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Washington Post Headline: Summly and its teen founder snapped up by Yahoo

Nick D’Aloisio, the founder of the app Summly, has $30 million dollars and a new career. And he’s 17. This app allows readers to skim through news briefs that quickly explain the major news headlines. D’Alosio sold this app, and also will have a major place in the Yahoo! corporation as they begin to market the app as their own.

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Those are the major headlines today! Enjoy!

So I’m going to be switching things up on my blog a little bit. As some of you know, I am an aspiring journalist who loves the news. I read the New York Times every day, have a job that requires me to read religious news articles every day, and would love nothing more than to report the news on TV. Unfortunately there are many people who either don’t have access to, don’t care about, or dislike the news. My goal is to change all that. So this blog is now going to be housing more than just my personal sob stories. It’s going to have major headlines of news events made clear. Sometimes the jargon of foreign affairs and business makes reading news articles confusing. My goal is to make the news of the world accessible for anyone and everyone. So now when you come to this blog, you’ll not only see my personal life, but also some of the things that are going on in the world that really matter. Now you can have a way to keep up with what’s REALLY going on in the world, and be able to understand it too.

Educate yourself.

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