10 Things to Know for Today

Kenyan Defense Forces leave the near vicinity of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1) AMERICANS MAY HAVE AIDED MALL ATTACK

U.S. officials say they're looking into a claim by Kenya's foreign minister that "two or three Americans" were among the terrorists who killed more than 60 people.

2) WHITE HOUSE SEES AN OPENING IN IRAN

Obama in his U.N. speech is expected to signal a willingness to engage with the new Iranian government in exchange for nuclear concessions.

3) WHY SAFEGUARDING CHEMICAL WEAPONS COULD BE HAZARDOUS

Video images of Syrian military helicopters dropping barrel bombs on opposition-held areas underline the difficulties international inspectors will face on the ground.

4) TWO CHARGED IN CHICAGO PARK SHOOTING

Police say both men played significant roles in the apparently gang-related attack that injured 13 people. But neither is believed to have pulled the trigger.

5) HOW NAVY YARD SHOOTER SLIPPED THROUGH THE SYSTEM

He lied about a previous arrest and failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debts when he applied for a military security clearance.

6) NINE MILLION IPHONES SOLD IN THREE DAYS

The iPhone 5S and 5C's quick start surpasses analyst forecasts that Apple would sell 6 million to 8 million models the first weekend.

7) WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING

Pregnant women need to beware of industrial chemicals and pollutants that people encounter in the air, water, food and everyday products, experts say.

8) STAR IS RESURRECTED IN NEWLY DISCOVERED FILM

A carpenter in New Hampshire stumbles upon the only known copy of a 1911 movie starring Mary Pickford — the actress known as America's Sweetheart.

9) WHO'S TOUTING A HEALTHIER FRENCH FRY

Burger King is launching a new crinkle-cut french fry that it says has about 20 percent fewer calories than its regular french fries.

10) PLAYOFF DROUGHT ENDS IN PITTSBURGH

With a victory over the Cubs, the Pirates clinch their first trip to baseball's postseason in 21 years.

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A sign of things to come

2012 Logo on the side of GSK's headquarters

To celebrate GSK’s scientific contribution to the London 2012 Games, British Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Romero has unveiled the biggest 2012 logo on the side of GSK’s headquarters in London.  

The sign celebrates GSK’s role in helping organisers ensure the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the cleanest Games possible. As Official Laboratory Services Provider for London 2012, GSK has formed a partnership with King’s College London to operate a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory during the London 2012 Games. Over the course of the Games the laboratory will oversee 6,250 drug tests – the most ever at an Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The sign, which is 41m wide, is on GSK’s building next to the M4 and A4 in Brentford, and will welcome millions of people to London as they travel into the capital from Heathrow and the West of England.

It measures the breadth of five London Routemaster buses and will be visible from miles around. More than 78,000 people will see the sign every day from their cars as they drive in and out of London – that’s more than 0.5 million a week, two million a month and up to 26 million in the year leading up to the Games.

GSK Chief Executive, Andrew Witty, said: ‘We are immensely proud to be a partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and want to celebrate the role we will play in bringing science to the Games. The sign is the perfect way of doing this as millions of people will see it in the lead up to the Games and during Games time itself. As the UK’s largest pharmaceutical company, we will bring our expertise to running a world class laboratory that will carry out more anti-doping tests than ever before at an Olympics, making London 2012 the cleanest possible Games.’
Team GB cyclist, Rebecca Romero, said: ‘It is a pleasure to unveil a sign that celebrates the contribution that science will make to London 2012 through ensuring it is the cleanest Games possible. Going through anti-doping tests is all part of being an athlete and knowing the measures that are in place to ensure that the London 2012 Games are competed in fairly gives me great peace of mind as I prepare.’

Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, said: ‘Science will play a crucial part in the London 2012 Games, from the training and nutrition programmes which keep the athletes at peak performance to the anti-doping tests which will help to make the Games as clean as possible. It is great to have GlaxoSmithKline on board to deliver the anti-doping test laboratory and the sign launched today is a celebration of their commitment to help make London 2012 the cleanest Games possible.’
Minister for Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson MP said: ‘The sign unveiled today by GlaxoSmithKline will help welcome the world to London in 2012. It also symbolises the important part their partnership work with King's College London will play in operating a World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory during the Games. This work is vital in enhancing the UK's reputation as a nation that is robust and effective in tackling drug cheats and sends out the clear message that doping in sport is something we simply will not tolerate.’

For more information on King's, see our 'King's in Brief' page.

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The Learning Network Blog: Found Poem Favorite | ‘Things to See’

Seth Kugel An Adriatic view on the Albanian coast is just one experience found by getting off the planned path. Go to related article »

This poem, one of 12 winners of our fourth annual Found Poem Student Contest, was written by Brian, 16, from Hauppauge, N.Y. The poem comes from the article “Going Off the Itinerary and Finding Lifelong Memories”.

Check back every day through June 12 to read the work of another winner.

Things to See

A picturesque beach town — white sand.
Mountain roads, dirt roads, rocky roads.

An approaching stranger, a low-end rental car,
Around a curve, came into view not far.
I hesitated.

Unknown, unplanned, off script.
Should I wait? Should I give up?
I often chicken out.

No.
Travel. Wander.
I drummed up the courage.

I had things to see.

Want to read all the winning poems since this contest began in 2010? Visit our Found Poem Favorite collection.

And don’t forget our Summer Reading Contest, which begins June 14.

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