Morning Digest: Supreme Court due to set legal course on gay marriage

	Click to View in Browser 06/26/2013 Supreme Court due to set legal course on gay marriage WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's top court was expected to deliver rulings on Wednesday in two high-profile cases with national implications on gay marriage, an issue that stirs cultural, religious and political passions in the United States as elsewhere.. Australian government dumps PM Gillard for former leader Rudd CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's ruling Labor Party elected former leader Kevin Rudd as prime minister and dumped Julia Gillard on Wednesday, in a dramatic move to try and head off a catastrophic defeat at elections due within three months.. U.S. tops confidence survey on foreign investment, displaces China NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a 12-year hiatus, the United States reclaimed first place among top executives in a survey on foreign direct investment sentiment, displacing China as it makes progress toward sustainable and steady economic growth, a study showed on Wednesday.. Oprah tops Forbes most powerful celebrity list NEW YORK (Reuters) - After two years as a runner-up, Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity on Wednesday by Forbes, heading the six women and four men who make up the top 10.. Ichiro steals the show as Yankees beat Rangers (Reuters) - Ichiro Suzuki stole the show from dueling Japanese pitchers Yu Darvish and Hiroki Kuroda with a walk-off home run that gave the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.. Father of the Web scolds "hypocritical" West over spying LONDON (Reuters) - The British inventor of the World Wide Web accused Western governments of hypocrisy in spying on the Internet while lecturing repressive leaders across the world for doing exactly the same.. Chinese astronauts land safely after "perfect" space mission BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday, touching down in north China's Inner Mongolia after a successful 15-day mission in which they docked with an experimental manned space laboratory.. Rufus the Hawk clears Wimbledon as record crowds queue up LONDON (Reuters) - Record crowds lined up for day one of the 2013 Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday as action got underway early on Center Court with pigeon-scarer, Rufus the hawk, clearing away pesky bird life and forecasts for a dry day.. Related Video Heightened security in Senegal ahead of Obama visit Investors find courage after upbeat data Great Debate Obama signals global shift on climate change A fragile peace with Taliban if school attacks escalate A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend