Thousands of people in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand have been affected by devastating floods. At least 1,000 have died in flooding and landslides, and thousands more are stranded.
                    
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Early Monsoon Rains Flood India

A day after the Supreme Court effectively struck down California's ban on same sex marriage, questions still remain over when same sex marriages will resume and what other legal battles are on the horizon.
                    
<a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/06/27/gay-marriage-california">http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/06/27/gay-marriage-california</a>

California Sorting Out What Prop 8 Ruling Means

Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy visited Ireland, home of his ancestors who came to Boston in the late 1840s. The visit marked one of the personal high points of his presidency.
                    
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Remembering JFK’s Visit To Ireland

Epithets have been in the news recently. Paula Deen has lost business partners because she used the N-word. And a star witness in the George Zimmerman trial has used the word frequently.
                    
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Language On Trial: Rachel Jeantel

Full Broadcast for Jun 28, 2013

A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is reportedly under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
                    
<a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/06/28/general-leaks-probe">http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/06/28/general-leaks-probe</a>

Reports: Retired General Target Of Leaks Probe

Federal Reserve officials are trying to calm investors and stabilize the markets by assuring them the Fed won't start trimming its bond purchases until the economy has strengthened. 
                    
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Fed Officials Try To Calm Financial Markets

Forecasters say the temperature could approach 134 degrees in Death Valley, California -- that's a 1913 record. A postal worker just south of Death Valley tells us what it feels like there.
                    
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Dangerous Temperatures In The Southwest

Thousands of tourists will visit Gettysburg over the next few days to mark the 150th anniversary of the battle that killed or injured 51,000 Americans. How do you balance tourism and respectful remembrance?
                    
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150 Years Since The Battle Of Gettysburg

Like a lot of summer weekends, this weekend brings a new buddy cop movie. But this one, called "The Heat," is a little different. The buddy cops are played by Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock.
                    
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‘The Heat’ Offers Twist On The Buddy Cop Genre

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