Holder Orders Equal Treatment For Married Same-Sex Couples Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Holder Orders Equal Treatment For Married Same-Sex Couples The attorney general has ordered "full and equal protection" for such couples, a move that has far-reaching repercussions for how they're treated in federal proceedings. Read this story Turning A Million Cubic Yards Of Post-Typhoon Trash Into Jobs Some call Tim Walsh the disaster garbage man, but he prefers waste management specialist. After major natural disasters, the Briton comes to clean up and put people to work. Amid destruction he's seen from Indonesia to the Philippines, he's learned that there's opportunity, and hope, even in a dump. Read this story Tennessee Weighs The Cost Of A Free College Education Tennessee's governor has proposed to pay community college tuition for anyone who needs it. The plan is intended to help boost higher education completion rates for the state, which ranks near the bottom nationwide. Read this story U.S. Sweeps Slopestyle Snowboarding With Women's Gold In a near flawless run, Jamie Anderson took the medal a day after teammate Sage Kotsenburg clinched the men's gold. Read this story The World's Most Optimistic Law: Banning Graffiti In Karachi Pakistani lawmakers may have overreached when they approved a measure that makes it a crime, punishable by jail time, to spray graffiti in the chaotic and often lawless city Karachi. Read this story more news stories

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