Kicking the Competition: At the Tony Awards, Kinky Boots takes home the most awards, with six, including Best Musical. (Los Angeles Times)
Leaker Leaves: Former CIA employee Ed Snowden comes forward as the source of recent NSA leaks. Fearful of prosecution for his actions, he defects to Hong Kong. (Washington Post)
Double Fault: Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal wins a record-extending eighth French Open title by defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. The event is marred by two protesters, one of whom ignites a flare on court, evoking memories of the 1993 Monica Seles stabbing in Germany. (Reuters via News24)
Land of the Setting Sun: Jiroemon Kimura, who had been the world's oldest living person and the verified longest lived man ever, dies in the Japanese city of Kyotango. (AFP via New Strait Times)
Duplicity on the Diamond: Officials of Nippon Pro Baseball in Japan acknowledge that they introduced a new, livelier ball for the current season. Previously, NPB had denied that a marked increase in homes runs from last season was due to changes in the ball. (AP via Fox News)
Antitrust Anti-Body: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that isolated human genes are not patentable, invalidating BRCA gene patents held by Myriad Genetics. (WSJ)
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