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U.S. Top News: U.S. law firms flock to gay-marriage proponents, shun other side

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06/10/2014

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

U.S. law firms flock to gay-marriage proponents, shun other side

(Reuters) - As U.S. lawsuits seeking gay-marriage rights move toward a likely showdown at the Supreme Court next year, major law firms are rushing to get involved — but only on the side of the proponents.

U.S. approves BP drone surveys of Alaskan oilfields

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP has been authorized to use unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, to conduct aerial surveys of pipelines and other infrastructure on Alaska's North Slope, the first commercial drone flights over land, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

Killers of Las Vegas cops harbored anti-government ideology

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A married couple who shot dead two Las Vegas police officers in a weekend pizza parlor ambush harbored anti-government and white supremacist ideology and threw a swastika on the body of one of the officers they gunned down, police said on Monday.

Private U.S. report accuses another Chinese military unit of hacking

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A private U.S. cybersecurity company on Monday accused a unit of China's military of conducting far-reaching hacking operations to advance the country's satellite and aerospace programs.

Victims of 2004 Ion crash sue GM to reopen case

(Reuters) - Victims of the crash of a Saturn Ion in 2004 have filed a lawsuit against General Motors Co to reopen a settlement and accusing the automaker of fraud.

Supreme Court refuses to hear California prison overcrowding case

(Reuters) - The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal of a court order that requires California to ensure that disabled inmates who are housed in county jails to ease crowding in state prisons receive appropriate accommodations.

Firefighters work to contain wildfire threatening Oregon city

PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Firefighters were working on Monday to prevent an Oregon wildfire that has forced home evacuations and school closures from spreading into the small city of Bend, the U.S. Forest Service said.

Falling dolphin statue kills toddler on San Francisco vacation

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 2-year-old boy visiting San Francisco with his family was killed when a large metal statue fell on him in the city's busy Fisherman's Wharf district, police said on Monday.

California police seeking 3 children, mother after father found shot dead

(Reuters) - Authorities were searching on Monday for three children allegedly abducted by their mother from a home where their father was found shot dead in the San Francisco area, California officials and media reported.

Social inequality in San Francisco spurs verbal brawl among VCs

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ongoing tensions over how to handle social inequality in San Francisco sparked an a rare outburst among venture capitalists Monday.