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Click to View in Browser 06/12/2012 Accused mobster Whitey Bulger's girlfriend to be sentenced BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge will decide on Tuesday how long the girlfriend of reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger will spend in prison for helping the accused murderer evade arrest for 16 years. Commerce Secretary Bryson to take medical leave WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Commerce Secretary John Bryson, under investigation for his role in two car crashes in California over the weekend that aides linked to a seizure, said on Monday he will take an immediate medical leave of absence. Parents protest surge in standardized testing (Reuters) - A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teachers, and administrators protest that the exams are unfair, unreliable and unnecessarily punitive - and even some longtime advocates of testing call for changes. Authorities investigate lungs found on L.A. sidewalk LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities said on Monday that a pair of lungs had been found on a Los Angeles-area sidewalk and that coroner's investigators were trying to determine if they were from a human or an animal. Report wants to know how much soda is bought with food stamps LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new report from a California watchdog group is calling for the U.S. government to disclose how much sugary soda and other unhealthy food is paid for with food stamps at a time when policy makers are searching for ways to contain the spiraling cost of diet-related illness. Climate change will boost number of U.S. West's wildfires WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change will make U.S. western wildfires, like those now raging in parts of Colorado and New Mexico, more frequent over the next 30 years, researchers reported on Tuesday. Testimony resumes in Sandusky sex abuse trial BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Testimony resumes on Tuesday in the child sex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky after the first witness graphically accused the former Penn State football coach of years of molestation. As water bills rise, utilities struggle for funds WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With water bills on the rise even as consumers are being urged to use less, more than 70 percent of water companies either lack the funds to maintain aging infrastructure or have just enough to meet requirements, a new industry survey reports. NJ Governor Christie sees a bump in the polls NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is more popular than he has been since taking office in January 2010, with half of state voters saying they have a favorable view of the Republican governor, a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll found on Tuesday. Eating the food cart street in a New York afternoon NEW YORK (Reuters) - This round-the-world trip can be completed in an afternoon, costs less than $100 and comes with hot sauce. Related Video Colorado wildfire rages on Taiwan flooding leaves 5 dead Great Debate Sometimes leaking classified information is perfectly fine 'If I can't do that, then I'm worthless' A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend