Hip-Pop Hooray! Minnesota will become the 12th state in the country (plus D.C.) to allow same-sex marriage, following a 37-30 vote of the state’s Senate on Monday. The state’s sole out gay senator, Scott Dibble, spoke in support of the bill. Read about the celebration here. [Buzzfeed]
In Myanmar, nearly 200 people were killed after boats capsized in the water. The victims were evacuating ahead of a storm when the vessels hit trouble on Monday night. One person survived, according to UN officials. [AlJazeera]
Talk about intrusion! The Associated Press is accusing the Justice Department of secretly obtaining two months worth of reporters’ telephone records, potentially identifying confidential sources. The government is out of control, read about it here. [DailyMail]
The support for alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continues to build. And Sarah Cook, one of those ardent supporters, is telling everyone she can that she believes he is innocent. Why? Well because a pressure cooker bomb is “way too heavy” to carry around in a backpack. Hmmm…read about it here. [TMZ]
