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Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country
Hillary Clinton was forced to apologize for remarks she made on the decline of the coal industry. Meeting a West Virginia miner who recently lost his job, Clinton said a comment about putting coal miners and companies "out of business" had been a "misstatement."—NBC News
Supreme Court Upholds New Minimum Wage in Seattle
The Supreme Court has turned down a case by business groups attempting to challenge the Seattle law that raises the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour. The International Franchise Association argued local franchises of big companies like McDonald's needed until 2021 to get ready for the wage rise.—Reuters
Solar-Powered Plane Completes US Trip
Solar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane using energy from the sun, has flown from Mountain View, California to Phoenix, Arizona, its first US leg in an attempt to fly around the world. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg is now aiming to get to New York by the start of June before flying over the Atlantic.—ABC News
Racist Emails of LA Police Official Revealed
Tom Angel, a leading Los Angeles County sheriff's official, resigned after racist emails he forwarded about Latinos, blacks, and Muslims were made public. Sheriff Jim McDonnell said he hoped Angel's resignation would be a "learning opportunity" for members of his staff.—VICE News

Syrian Prison Besieged After Riot
Government forces have encircled a prison in the Syrian city of Hama after prisoners reportedly took captive the warden and several guards. The prison revolt happened in response to the government's plans to transfer several detainees to a notorious military prison near Damascus.—Al Jazeera
Canadian PM Promises Investment in Indigenous Communities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said major investment was coming to Canada's isolated indigenous communities. "We have discriminated against indigenous children for generations, for decades, for centuries," he told VICE News. Dozens of indigenous communities have recently declared states of emergency.—VICE News
EU Proposes Visa-Free Travel for Turkey
The European Union's executive will give conditional approval to relaxing visa requirements for Turkish citizens traveling to Europe's passport-free Schengen area. The move must be approved by the European Parliament, but Turkey has threatened to walk away from a migration deal unless it happens.—BBC News
Second Refugee Dies After Self-Immolation
A Somali refugee has set herself on fire at an Australian-run detention camp on the island of Nauru, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act. Australia's immigration minister blamed refugee advocates for "encouraging" the asylum seekers towards acts of self-harm.—Reuters

The Rolling Stones in 1971 (Photo: press image, via)

The Stones, Dylan, and McCartney Hint at Mega-Festival
The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney have all released teaser clips about playing a rumored mega-festival at Coachella's grounds this October. All of the cryptic posts featured the word "October."—Rolling Stone
Anti-Smoking Ads Aimed at LGBT Youth
The FDA launches a $35 million anti-tobacco campaign today focused on LGBT adults using the slogan "Freedom to be, tobacco-free." The FDA says 18 to 24-year-olds who identify as LGBT smoke at double the rate of other young adults.—The Hill
Corruption Rising in the Arab World, Poll Finds
A majority of people—61 percent—believe that corruption is on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a poll of 11,000 people in the region. Nearly a third said they had paid a bribe to access services.—Middle East Eye
Trio of Potentially Habitable Planets Found
Three potentially-habitable Earth-sized planets have been discovered only 39 light years from our own solar system. The TRAPPIST-1 system is home to a trio of exoplanets orbiting an "ultracool" dwarf star.—Motherboard

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