May 31, 2013 (San Diego's East County) --ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- Bearing down: how safe is that bridge you’re driving over? (CNN)
- Find deficient bridges near you (Transportation for America)
- Principal recounts storm hitting Okla. school (U-T San Diego)
- Four-star general in eye of U.S. cyber storm (Reuters)
- CBO: Tax breaks cost $12 trillion over decade, benefit most wealthy (Reuters)
WORLD
- Rockets hit south Beirut after Hezbollah vows Syria victory (Reuters)
- French anti-terror unit investigating stabbing of soldier (Reuters)
- Stretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcements (Reuters)
- 'Assad has enough sarin to wipe out Damascus, Aleppo, Homs' (Jerusalem Post)
- Egypt: 3 women killed in suspected 'honor' crime (U-T San Diego)
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