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The Alabama senate has voted to abolish marriage licenses. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12463

Amazon is now paying taxes in the UK and Germany. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12454

Rescuers searched for 12 people gathered in a Wimberley, Texas, home hit by flash floods, including at least three young children, after heavy floods swamped Texas and Oklahoma. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12451

ISIS has slaughtered more than 400 mostly women and children in the ancient city of Palmyra, two days after capturing it. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12449

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed a recent New York Times editorial as “shameless,” calling on the U.S. daily to “know its place.” http://www.infobitt.com/b/12462

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Tokyo and its suburbs, shaking buildings and temporarily stopping trains but causing no apparent damage or injuries. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12450

Blackberry has fired an "unspecified number" of employees in its device unit. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12459

The World Bank report on May 21 indicated that Turkey and the Gulf countries have so far delivered only part of the aid they pledged to Gaza during a donors conference held in Cairo last October. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12445

Amazon appears to intend to compete with sites like Etsy with its 'Handmade' marketplace. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12460

The US Coast Guard has released an app for iOS and Android. It is designed to provide key boating safety information. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12458

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