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Published June 2, 2014 10:15AM (EDT)

In this photo released by the Royal Palace on Monday, June 2,  2014,  Spain's King Juan Carlos signs a document in the Zarzuela Palace opening the way for his abdication. Spain's King Juan Carlos plans to abdicate and pave the way for his son, Crown Prince Felipe, to take over, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told the country Monday in an announcement broadcast nationwide. The 76-year-old Juan Carlos oversaw his country's transition from dictatorship to democracy but has had repeated health problems in recent years. (AP Photo/Spanish Royal Palace) (AP)
In this photo released by the Royal Palace on Monday, June 2, 2014, Spain's King Juan Carlos signs a document in the Zarzuela Palace opening the way for his abdication. Spain's King Juan Carlos plans to abdicate and pave the way for his son, Crown Prince Felipe, to take over, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told the country Monday in an announcement broadcast nationwide. The 76-year-old Juan Carlos oversaw his country's transition from dictatorship to democracy but has had repeated health problems in recent years. (AP Photo/Spanish Royal Palace) (AP)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. WHAT WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO CHOP BY ONE THIRD

The Obama administration will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030.

2. FRESH HOSTILITIES REPORTED IN UKRAINE

The country's border guard service says several of its members have been injured in an insurgent attack on their camp in the east.

3. CLUES SOUGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS JET CRASH

Investigators are looking for the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the plane accident which killed Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz.

4. PARENTS HAIL FREED US SOLDIER

"I'm proud of how much you wanted to help the Afghan people," Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's father says in a news conference.

5. WHY BENGHAZI PROBE DRAWS FIRE

Most Democrats on the special committee for investigating the 2012 death of four Americans in Libya describe the panel as a political stunt.

6. AUSTRALIA SAYS TIES WITH CHINA STRONG DESPITE U.S. RIVALRY

Canberra's defense secretary says military cooperation with Beijing remains unaffected by strategic competition between the Asian country and America.

7. WHO FOOTS THE BILL FOR FIRST LADY'S OUTFITS

Michelle Obama's fashionable wardrobe is the subject of endless public fascination, but the job doesn't come with a clothing allowance or a salary.

8. FROM EX-GUERRILLA TO HEAD OF STATE

Salvador Sanchez Ceren, a former rebel commander during El Salvador's long civil war, is sworn in as president of the Central American nation.

9. WORLD CUP'S MOST EXOTIC CITY AWAITS TOURIST INFLUX

The Amazonian metropolis Manaus will offer the 52,000 foreigners expected for soccer's premier tournament to explore its rich and unique traditions.

10. HEDGEHOGS GO MAINSTREAM

These tiny animals with cute faces are finding homes as family pets despite laws banning them in a number of states.


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