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  • A divided Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that it's constitutional for police to take DNA swabs from suspects who are arrested but not yet convicted of a crime. The court compared such DNA sampling to fingerprinting when a suspect is booked.
  • Throughout the Soviet-era tuberculosis patients in Moldova were treated in special TB hospitals. But that system collapsed along with the Soviet Union. Now the Eastern European nation is struggling to cope with worst rate of drug-resistant TB in Europe. And there's a raging debate over whether infectious TB patients should be returned to sanitariums or be treated at home.
  • Let's just see if the Chinese can hack into the answer to this week's ScuttleButton puzzle.
  • As a defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams in the '60s, Jones was one of the "fearsome foursome." He's also credited with coining the word "sack" for what's done to a quarterback when he's tackled behind the line of scrimmage. Jones is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  • Lionel Shriver has never shied away from contentious topics. Her latest novel, Big Brother, tackles the hot-button issue of obesity as doll-maker Pandora deals with her brother — washed-up jazz pianist Edison — and his massive weight gain.
  • When 13-year-old Andrew Pawelczyk's cymbal went flying during a junior high band's playing of the national anthem, he thought for a moment about what to do. Then he turned to the flag. Now the video of his salute is going viral.
  • Also: An American woman is reportedly gang-raped in India; wildfires continue to test firefighters in Southern California; the president is expected to fill some key court vacancies; and Turkey braces for more protests.
  • Prosecutors asked for more time to prepare the case against the Olympic star, accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend.
  • One of the most surprising findings of a new poll conducted on over 1,000 African-Americans shows that black single men were much more likely to say they're looking for a long-term relationship than single black women. Professor Ivory Toldson, and regular parenting contributor, Dani Tucker weigh in on the poll's results.
  • The Supreme Court is set to issue several decisions that could have a major impact on civil rights laws in this country. Host Michel Martin talks about what's at stake with Hans Von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation, and George Washington University law professor Spencer Overton.
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