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  • A former News of the World reporter has come forward with stories of her time at the disgraced tabloid.One being that she was ordered to catch Mike Tyson in a cocaine orgy. [HR]
  • Girl power! Three young American women took the top prizes at Google's first-ever science fair, beating 7,500 other contestants from 91 countries. [NYT] More»
  • The same antiretroviral drugs that treat HIV and AIDS can also be used to cut down the risk of contracting HIV in the first place, two new studies show. [WaPo]
  • Google+ is estimated to have passed 10 million users last night and is on course to hit 20 million by the weekend. [WSJ] More»
  • Forget "Got Milk?" The new campaign asks "Are you a man living with PMS?" [NYT]
  • Twitter and Facebook campaigns are urging the boycott of all Rupert Murdoch operations in the wake of the NotW phone hacking scandal at the shuttered newspaper. [Telegraph] More»
  • Wrap it up! A "superbug" strain of gonorrhea, the first ever to resist all currently recommended treatments, has been discovered in Japan. [Reuters]
  • Groupon announced yesterday that it will collect and share more information about its users, along with changes in privacy policy. [WaPo] More»
  • Casey Anthony will not be getting out Wednesday as announced yesterday. Officials now say she’ll be out July 17—four days later. [Newser]
  • HUGE surprise: Bobby Brown is kind of an a-hole. He caused a ruckus at DJ Cassidy's 30th birthday party on the USS Intrepid by pulling a waitress's hair when she walked away from him as they were talking.[P6] More»
  • President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept an ambitious plan to slash $4 trillion from Social Security over the next decade. [WaPo]
  • A new study shows that guys need cuddling more than their girlfriends. [MSNBC] More»
  • A bill requiring California schools to teach gay history is headed for Gov. Jerry Brown's desk after passing the state Assembly. [LAT]
  • Twitter blew up yesterday at news of the Casey Anthony verdict and @Entenmann’s made an ill conceived Tweet. They have now apologized. [WaPo] More»
  • Google+'s most popular user is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. [Atlantic]
  • The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has fallen apart so much that charges are expected to be dropped within two weeks. [NYP] More»
  • Orchard Beach, Brighton Beach and several stretches of Coney Island's waterfront have been ranked some of the most contaminated public beaches in the city. Happy 4th of July! [NYP]
  • Forget the Social Network. Justin Timberlake has teamed up with digital advertising agency Specific Media to buy MySpace. [Telegraph] More»
  • Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner is planning to head to an "intensive" rehab program to deal with his penchant for sending women lewd photos of himself before he looks for a new job. [NYP]
  • Tumblr has been haunted by a phishing scam that has gained access to thousands of accounts on the microblogging site over the past few days. [MSNBC] More»
  • An asteroid roughly the size of a bus passed within 7,500 miles of Earth yesterday. That's closer than many satellites. [CSM]
  • Charlie Sheen lost a goddess but picked up a TV deal. He has signed with Lionsgate Television to star in a new sitcom. [Radar] More»