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Many predicted it would happen, but few were ready for how it would really feel to so many Americans. The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex “marriage” is to be legal throughout the United States, joining another 20-or-so countries where it is already legal in one form or another. But what does this mean to you? Indeed, if you are a man married to a woman, or a woman married to a man, why should this mean anything to you? You may be surprised.

“Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that governments throughout the country should grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage. The court’s June 19 decision was based on the finding that procreation is not an essential purpose of marriage. The court found, on that basis, that all state laws restricting marriage to male-female couples were unconstitutional” (Catholic World News, June 22, 2015).

“Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif has called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province reached nearly 700.

“US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday urged Germany to bolster its defense spending ‘to ensure that Germany’s defense investments match Germany’s leadership role’” (Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2015). “The United States is pleased to hear that Germany is willing to assume a leadership role.

What if you could borrow a large sum of money, and your lender paid you to borrow it? This actually happened in Europe recently, and in Spain and Portugal, banks have actually paid interest to their borrowers—instead of the depositors! This phenomenon is called “negative interest,” and although it is a bit complicated, you need to know how it works.