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　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　Boy meets world. Today, the world had its first glimpse of Britain's royal new born, the third in line to the throne. He was brought up by his parents William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. And as NPR's Philip Reeves reports the excitement rippled¹ across the area.

 

　　The royal couple came out with their baby boy born just over a day earlier. This is the prince's first taste of the intense media scrutiny² that will dominate his life. The public gathered outside London's Saint Mary Hospital was thrilled. Prince William said of his boy.

 

　　He's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure.

 

　　Kate added that she felt

 

　　I am very very sure it's such a special time.

 

　　Photos complete the young family went inside to prepare to depart for Kensington Palace.  They left one issue unresolved, the boy's name. They say they are still working on that. Philip Reeves, NPR News, London.

 

　　Many parents in the U.S. are dealing³ with a new kind of anxiety over their kids, college tuition. But the loan giant Sallie Mae is out with an optimistic report at least to some that shows college spending in 2012 was down slightly to $21,000. Two years earlier the cost was $24,000. Also it says many students are relying more on grants and scholarships and their parents' pocketbooks to help pay for an education.

 

　　An FDA review of menthol cigarettes out today, says they pose a greater risk than regular cigarettes. The agency scientific advisor⁴ committee has already issued a report suggesting removing menthol from cigarettes would be good for public health. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports now the agency is seeking more input⁵ from the health community.

 

　　The head of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products says menthol cigarettes raise critical public health questions. The agency has released a preliminary evaluation⁶ of the health effects of smoking menthol versus⁷ none menthol cigarettes. Doctor David Ashley is with the Center for Tobacco Products' Office of Science.

 

　　Menthol cigarettes are likely associated with an increase in initiation⁸ of smoking than increase in nicotine⁹ dependants¹⁰ as well as decreased success in quitting smoking.

 

　　The agency says it needs more information before it considers regulatory options. According to the FDA, about 30% of adult smokers¹¹ and 40% of youth smokers say they smoke menthol cigarettes. Cathy Lohr, NPR News.

 

　　The Syrian opposition¹² is demanding that Lebanese Hezbollah leaders be put on trial for fighting along Syrian forces in the civil war. It's also praising the EU for blacklisting Hezbollah's military wing, a terror group.

 

　　Back in Washington, Secretary of State, John Kerry, updated reports about his visit to a Syrian refuge camp in Jordan last week and how people are coping.

 

　　Unbelievably, moving ways in which people are separated from homes, from family, so many people are murdered, killed, massacres¹³. Secretary of State, John Kerry.

 

　　Before the close, Dow was up 22.

 

　　This is NPR.

 

　　A new survey finds a growing share of Latinos in the United States are getting their news in English. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports trim reflects a demographic shift.

 

　　The Pew Hispanic Center finds 82% of Latinos say they get at least some of their news in English. The center's Mark Hugo Lopez says in part this is because immigration is down dramatically in recent years, there are fewer recent arrivals with little English.

 

　　At the same time, those immigrants who live in the U.S. had been here longer and they become more proficient¹⁴ in English.

 

　　Still, the outlook for Spanish media is good, as the Hispanic population continues to grow, Pew finds a record 35 million Latinos speak Spanish at home. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　There is a little sign the Congress was any closer to reaching consensus¹⁵ on the politically explosive issue of immigration, especially just days before lawmakers are due to leave for a month-long summer recess¹⁶. This afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee began hearing on the legal status undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. House Republicans' proposal offering some of these kids a chance to become citizens are meeting with rejections¹⁷ from some Democrats¹⁸. They say that the GOP-led House should follow the lead of the Democratic-led Senate and create a path to citizenship¹⁹ for 11 million immigrants already in the U.S. illegally.

 

　　In Ohio, where same-sex marriage is banned, a federal judge is allowing two Ohio men to have their out-of-state marriage recognize as one of them near death. The Cincinnati Enquirer²⁰ reports John Arthur wants his death certificate to show James Obergefell is his surviving spouse²¹, which would allow for a number of rights only afforded to heterosexual couples in Ohio. Lawsuit²² filed Friday against local and state authority says the men married recently in Maryland.

 

　　This is NPR.

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