Democratic Rep. Edward Markey;s lead over Republican Gabriel Gomez in the special Senate race in Massachusetts is narrowing, according to a new Suffolk University political poll.

blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/06/10/poll-markeys-lead-narrows-in-mass-senate-race/

By Rubina Madan Fillion became the latest high-profile American politician to join Twitter on Monday. Within hours of her first tweet, Mrs. Clinton (@HillaryClinton) had more than 100,000 followers. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, joined the s

blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/06/10/hillary-clinton-joins-twitter/

Spain's Rafael Nadal beat countryman David Ferrer at the French Open to become the first man to win the same Grand Slam singles tennis title eight times. Carl Bialik and Tom Perrotta covered the action from Paris in a live blog.

blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2013/06/09/french-open-mens-final-nadal-vs-ferrer/

Amid the debate about whether a new housing bubble is forming, it’s worth looking at a recent paper that challenges conventional wisdom about the housing crisis.

blogs.wsj.com/developments/2013/05/28/study-how-using-homes-as-atms-fueled-foreclosures/?mod=WSJBlog

Apple's innovation crown is on the line at the company's annual developer conference. CEO Tim Cook and other executives are expected to introduce new software, including possibly a streaming-music service, new laptops and an update to its Mac operating sy

blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/06/10/live-blog-apples-wwdc-keynote/

Technology

Kuwait’s courts have sentenced a woman to 11 years in jail for comments she allegedly made on Twitter, the harshest verdict since a clampdown on political comments via social media that started in June 2012.Human rights activists said that Huda al Ajami w

blogs.wsj.com/middleeast/2013/06/10/harsh-sentence-for-kuwaiti-woman-accused-of-insulting-ruler/?mod=e2tw

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to join negotiations for an emerging regional trade agreement remains a hot-button issue, and Mr. Abe faces opposition from both the left and the right of the political spectrum.

blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/06/10/abes-facebook-post-on-tpp-protestors-causes-a-stir/

World

The White House today released the Economic Report of the President, a 456-page tome that chronicles the major forces driving the U.S. economy. We picked out 10 key questions and the White House's answers.

blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/03/15/ten-economic-trends-through-the-eyes-of-white-house-economists/

For its latest outpost, Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts has enlisted a hip local architecture firm to create a property that embraces Singapore’s “garden city” moniker.

blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/06/07/singapores-new-urban-oasis/?mod=djemSceneAsia

World

McDonald’s Japan is letting French Fries play center stage to grab customers' attention.

blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/06/04/when-sales-slump-at-mcdonalds-japan-fry-fry-again/

World

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blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/06/10/hong-kong-baffled-by-snowdens-hideout/

World

The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into server systems operated by a number of technology companies. But not Twitter.

blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/06/07/on-twitters-conspicuous-absence-from-prism/?mod=e2tw

Thoughts on the expanding surveillance state.

blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2013/06/08/the-era-of-metadata/

Politics

After Friday brought the all-important look at May labor markets, this week government agencies will report how retailing and industrial activity fared.

blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/06/09/retail-and-manufacturing-data-on-tap/

George Mason's Robert Matz on the economic arguments of studying humanities.

blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/06/06/can-you-make-a-living-after-studying-english-sure-you-can/

Wine etiquette says to hold a wine glass by its stem -- and there are reasons behind the rule. But how many people actually do?

blogs.wsj.com/wine/2010/08/12/how-to-hold-a-glass-of-wine/

Wasim Khan, design studio director. Butler & Webb suit, Van Heusen shirt, Ray-Ban glasses.

blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/06/07/scenestyle-van-heusen-in-mumbai/

World

Hotel and casino operator Macau Legend Development Ltd. plans to raise up to US$788 million in an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to a term sheet seen by The Wall Street Journal.

blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/06/macau-legend-development-to-raise-up-to-788-million-in-hong-kong-ipo/

Technology

Investors of all types are selling Japanese stocks, worried a recovery might not be easy for the government to engineer. But George Soros's firm, Soros Fund Management, is buying once again.

blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/07/soros-fund-back-in-japan-market-after-pulling-out-in-may/

World

After nearly two decades of deflation zapped all interest in Japanese real estate, has the time finally come to take another look?

blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/06/07/time-to-look-again-at-japanese-real-estate/

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