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Ancient primate may be missing link
Achilles' heel was his weak spot in the Greek myth, but the heel of a newly discovered primate provides a strong connection between humans and their possible ancestors.

Boy beats racists in NBA Finals
Ruben Navarrette says the story of the boy who was bashed on social media after singing the National Anthem in mariachi costume is instructive

Wipe out stigma of mental illness
Fifty years ago, President Kennedy defined civil rights and equality as a moral issue. Patrick Kennedy says today's moral issue is that people with brain injuries and mental illness face stigma and inadequate treatment.

Rep said what about abortion?
Donna Brazile says anti-abortionist Rep. Trent Franks just doesn't get it when he justified why victims of rape and incest get no exception in his proposal for an abortion bill.

Bigger threat: Snowden or NSA?
Dean Obeidallah, John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and guest Chris Cuomo on this week's top issues: NSA, charities and CIA.

Fathers, stop coddling your kids
Ruben Navarrette says it's time for fathers to set the standards on their kids instead of the other way around.

ID rules would threaten rights
Richard Sobel says the Senate immigration bill contains ID requirements that could infringe on rights.

Bush's legacy on the mend
Julian Zelizer says for the first time since 2005 more people approve than disapprove of President George W. Bush.

Why no Straight Pride month?
If you ever wonder why there's no Straight Pride, LZ Granderson says wait till being straight becomes a crime.

Two marriage bans, both wrong
Donna Brazile says just like the Supreme Court struck down a ban on interracial marriage in 1967, it could rule on the side of history in 2013 and make same sex marriage legal.

Will Whole Foods tell whole truth?
Ruben Navarrette wonders if the trendy organic supermarket company has an "English-only" policy.

Leakers seek advocacy
Sources with big stories to reveal have been seeking out advocacy journalists rather than traditional media, writes Howard Kurtz

Disasters cost $110 billion in 2012
From Superstorm Sandy and last year's drought to tornadoes, wildfires and a hurricane, the weather and climate disasters of 2012 caused more than $110 billion in damages, making it one of the costliest years on record for weather events, national climate data show.

FBI hunts for Hoffa's remains
The FBI is planning to dig in a Detroit-area field for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, a source with knowledge of the search says.

Rape terrorizes female enlistees
Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in the Army. And now she sought to enlist in the Army National Guard.

Ship wreck a ghostly gallery
Sunken World War II ship is now underwater gallery, featuring 12 sumptuous photographs of retro sailors and their sweethearts.

Letters a glimpse into death row
A Florida inmate's letters to his sister offer an unfettered and rare glimpse into death row.

Source: FBI hunts for Hoffa
The FBI is planning to dig in a Detroit-area field for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, a source with knowledge of the search says.

Chicago's bloody weekend: 7 dead
It was a bloody Father's Day weekend in Chicago, but police said murder and shooting rates are significantly below those at the same time last year.

Rape terrorizes female enlistees
Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in the Army. And now she sought to enlist in the Army National Guard.

Did Minn. man command Nazi unit?
The founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center wants the Justice Department to investigate allegations that a Minnesota man commanded a Nazi unit accused of war crimes in World War II.

Dictionary finally acknowledges humans can tweet, too
The Oxford English Dictionary has finally gotten around to acknowledging that tweeting isn't just for the birds.

Receipt profanity angers dad who took young son to sports bar
Everything was going fine, until the bill came.

Naked man accused of attacking subway commuters faces felonies
Here's hoping Yeiner Garizabalo wears more to court Tuesday than he did in a San Francisco subway station in May.

'Night Stalker' Ramirez died of cancer, coroner finds
Condemned serial murderer Richard Ramirez, known as the "Night Stalker" to the Californians he terrorized in the 1980s, died of cancer, according to coroner's findings released Monday.

Expert: Promoter deal with Jackson's doctor 'highly inappropriate'
AEG Live's negotiations with a doctor to treat Michael Jackson were "highly inappropriate," a music industry veteran testified Monday.

Witness: 'It broke my heart' to learn Bulger was FBI informant
With defendant James "Whitey" Bulger sitting less than eight feet away and staring straight ahead, a star government witness in the case against Bulger explained Monday why he turned against the man he long counted among "my partners in crime, my best friends."

Shark attacks Texas teen in waist-deep water
A shark attacked a teenager Monday afternoon as he swam in waist-deep water at Surfside Beach, along Texas's Gulf coast, local police said.

2 teens saved in dramatic cliff rescue
Two California teens who stranded themselves atop a windy, 8,600-foot-high cliff ended up being rescued in what resembled a movie scene, according to authorities.

Justices strike down citizenship provision in Arizona voter law
The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a provision inn Arizona's voter registration law that required proof of citizenship.

Classes canceled to deal with race issues
Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House.

Watch Friday's Show!
In our last show of the school year, we look at some of today's headlines before looking back at major events and global elections from the past year.

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June 7, 2013