- An apartment balcony collapse in Berkley, California has killed six and injured seven during a birthday party, five of the six dead were Irish nationals on work visas.
- News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch's plan to hand the position over to his son James has been approved by the corporation's board of directors, effective July 1.
- Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is accusing EU officials of trying to "humiliate" his country and plans to stand firm against austerity cuts necessary to remain in the eurozone.
- A new report by union sources finds Wal-Mart is sitting on $76 billion in overseas tax havens, allowing the company to dodge at least $3.5 billion in income taxes over the last six years.
- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an Estonian news website is liable for nasty comments from readers, causing concern among free speech advocates.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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