From the Wires

Reuters: The drugmakers purchased Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $3.85 billion to boost its hepatitis C drugs portfolio.

CNN: Young adults, age 18 to 34, feel the American Dream is unattainable, with 63% saying it’s impossible.

BBC: Almost 2,000 veterans and world leaders gathered at Sword Beach in Normandy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.

WSJ: General Motors Co. dismissed 15 employees after a “troubling” report revealed why it took the auto maker 11 years to recall defective cars.

BBC: Research suggests that air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat and blood clots in the lung.

Businessweek: Officially named “End-to-End,” the Chrome Web browser extension will encrypt one’s digital message which will remain encrypted until the intended recipient decodes it.

USA Today: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that food handlers cause about 70% of norovirus outbreaks related to contaminated food.

Reuters: Automakers reported higher-than-expected new car sales in the United States in May.

WSJ: The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a draft rule that seeks to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30% from existing power plants by 2030.

WSJ: The number of factory jobs has risen to more than 12 million in the past four years.