John Avlon: The fear of the Supreme Court overturning a burger full and therefore overturning gay marriage in America is more than a theoretical one. He says there's an argument that it's not that compared with, say, gun rights in America, gay marriage is not really asking anybody to give anything up. Avlon: There's an extent to which a gay couple getting married doesn't take anything away from you.
Scientists have reported a long-awaited nuclear-fusion breakthrough, using lasers to ignite hydrogen-isotope fuel in a self-sustaining burn. But that marks just one step on a long, uncertain road to clean fusion energy. Same-sex marriage in America is now protected by legislation, in a compromise that could provide a template for future culture-war clashes. And the uncertain future of Darjeeling teas.
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