June 2, 2014

• Obama moves to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30% by 2030.
• Nearly 800 Iraqis were killed in May, making it 2014's deadliest month yet, reflecting a surge in sectarian violence.
• Dozens arrested in China to keep from commemorating this week’s 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
• The difference between "mostly sunny" and "partly cloudy" is scientifically precise: 1-4 oktas.
• California’s disastrous drought said to be good news for the state’s gold prospectors.
• Dr. Maya Angelou, American Poet Laureate, wasn't ashamed about her experiences as a sex worker; unfortunately, politics disagree.
• Erotica writer admits to moments of embarrassment—because "sharing shame seems to lessen it."
• YouTube, internet journalism, and the year that was 2005 combined to destroy Tom Cruise.
• Oral history for Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."
• Primer on Lenin, Cromwell, Washington, and other revolutionary corpses.
• Airline employees and industry folk say the majors need to shift to "conscious capitalism" to meet public-safety concerns.
• In 2012 farmed fish reached more than 70 million tons, exceeding beef production.
• Circle, Mont., is the farthest spot from any Starbucks in the continental United States.
• Brazil misses FIFA's construction deadlines for all six venues where the World Cup hopefully will be played.
• Match-fixing cartel said to be operating just fine, after rigging hundreds of professional soccer games, including World Cup qualifying matches.
• The U.S. soccer team is an indie band right before they break out. It’s hipster patriotism.