Headlines from June 10, 2014

Democrats say broad acceptance of the need to fight climate change makes a carbon plan a winning issue.
President Obama just did something he hasn’t done in years: speak frankly and passionately about his views on climate change.
More than one-quarter of Israelis want to get rid of the presidency, “a pricey but ultimately powerless office.”
Lions and tigers and Valium: “Every animal with a mind likely has the capacity to lose it.”
Pittsburgh surgeons attempt amazing new technique: removing a patient’s blood—killing him—before trying to save his life.
Growing sex-robot industry largely makes sexbots to be women for straight men.
Boko Haram returns to the same nomadic settlement in north-east Nigeria to kidnap more women.
Six reasons why Clinton would give us a 635-page book devoted to her thoughts on diplomacy.
Cord Jefferson: “If you’re black and your beat is to offer your thoughts and opinions on the degradation of black Americans, you’ll never want for steady work.”
The entire black comedy world was breaking their necks to get in. Oral history of the funniest night ever.
In the season of bachelorette parties and class reunions, Iliza Shlesinger on girls who secretly hate each other. #video
Reports of Paris’s “love lock” bridge crumbling under its own weight are not exactly true.
Industrial California town cuts crime by 66% by offering likely offenders counseling and cash.
Scientists in Poland develop laser-based device that can detect alcohol vapor inside a car as it passes by.
Preparing for the World Cup, American “football” fans adopt foreign traditions, but not everyone yet understands scarves and pitches.
Mike Deri Smith on the super fans and gonzo money that could ruin soccer in New York. #longreads