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Palestinians search the rubble of a mosque used by the Hamas security forces, after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike. Israeli troops turned heavy firepower on militant rocket squads bombarding southern Israel, killing 54 Palestinians in the deadliest day in Gaza since 2000. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AP)

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At least 80 Palestinians killed, Israel to continue Gaza offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will continue its offensive against militants in the Gaza Strip -- an operation that has killed at least 80 Palestinian militants and civilians.

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Voice of America

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FACTBOX-Hamas's options in Gaza

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Reuters

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Mideast conflict

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Yahoo! News

Georgia's first black police officers may take pension battle to court

Black officers were blocked from joining a police retirement fund until 1967. Today, white officers who entered the fund before then take home hundreds of dollars more every month than their black counterparts.

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CNN

Clinton and Obama tied in Texas, close in Ohio

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck and neck heading into a pivotal primary showdown in Ohio and Texas, two delegate-rich states where Clinton held leads just weeks ago, according to polls.

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Kansas City Star

Increasing food prices imperil US emergency aid

The U.S. government's humanitarian relief agency will significantly scale back emergency food aid to some of the world's poorest countries this year because of soaring global food prices.

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MSNBC

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Chavez in Farc raid 'war' warning

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BBC

European Aeronautic Defense & Space welcomes $40 billion US contract

European Aeronautic Defense & Space welcomed a victory over its archrival, Boeing, in which it secured a multibillion-dollar U.S. military contract, resulting in a rebound from setbacks.

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International Herald Tribune

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Boeing denied tanker pact

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NATION

Fiscal woes imperil Schwarzenegger

Four years ago, he left Hollywood to save America's most populous state from "girlie men," now, he finds himself in the same fiscal straits — $16-billion-plus in state debt.

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Christian Science Monitor

Bizarre twist in abandoned baby case

Several arrests have been made in connection with the case of a baby who was abandoned in a cab earlier this week. Among those arrested: the livery cab driver.

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CBS News

NY attorney general takes on insurers

An investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says insurers systematically low-ball reimbursements to some physicians and hospitals, leaving consumers with too much of the cost.

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U.S. News & World Report

POLITICS

Clinton focuses on boosting turnout

With her closing arguments made, Democrat Hillary Clinton turned her attention to the mechanics of delivering voters to the polls in a round of primaries that could hold the key to her future.

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Associated Press

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Obama, Clinton battle in Texas just days before key primary

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Ohio critical for McCain

For Sen. John McCain, Ohio will be a critical proving ground in his effort to win war-weary voters.

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CNN

BUSINESS

Motorola gets $335M pact from Saudi firm

Motorola Inc. said that it received a $335 million contract to supply a communications network and related services to a Saudi Arabian member of Kuwait's Zain Group.

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MarketWatch

The housing nightmare hits Main Street

One domino toppling the next. It's been a convenient metaphor for how troubles in the American subprime mortgage market have cascaded into a global financial mess.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Mortgage woes boost credit card debt

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U.S. News & World Report

SPORTS

Smith, 49ers agree to 6-year deal

According to a league source, the 49ers and Justin Smith reached an agreement on a six-year, $45 million deal that includes $20 million dollars in guaranteed money.

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Sports Illustrated

Mets say last season's historic collapse is now out of their sight

It was one of the worst collapses of all time -- the Mets became the first team in history to not make the playoffs after having a seven-game lead with 17 games to play.

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ESPN

HEALTH

Whole grains curb belly fat, inflammation

Cutting calories helps people lose weight, but doing so by filling up on whole grains may be particularly heart-healthy, new research suggests.

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Epoch Times

Outsourcing pain? IT workers ache abroad

Rakesh Gupta's patients have back pain. Their necks ache. Their vision is blurred. But above all else, their hands hurt.

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ABC News

EDUCATION

Oregon school calls wearing crucifixes 'gang-related behavior'

Two Oregon teenagers were suspended for "gang-related behavior" because they were wearing crucifixes. They say they were only wearing gifts from their mothers.

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RELIGION

Author of best-selling Holocaust book admits story not true

Almost nothing Misha Defonseca wrote about herself or her horrific childhood during the Holocaust was true.

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FOX News

Alaska, ACLU clash over tax exemption for religious property

The Alaska Civil Liberties Union argued in court that it was unconstitutional for the state Legislature to block the city from taxing homes owned by the Anchorage Baptist Temple.

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Anchorage Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

China considers changing 1-child per family policy

China may consider changing its one-child policy because it has succeeded in helping to slow population growth in the past three decades, a Chinese official said.

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USA Today

Study finds dogs, robots cheer elderly

Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man's-best-friend department.

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WORLD

Thousands in Philippines call for Arroyo to resign

In one of the largest demonstrations against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo since she took office in 2001, thousands of Filipinos took to the streets, demanding that she resign over a corruption scandal.

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International Herald Tribune

Princes greet Harry from Afghanistan

Prince Harry was welcomed home by his father and brother after he was quickly withdrawn from serving with the British army in Afghanistan because of the media's disclosure of his deployment there.

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CNN

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Prince Harry's tour of duty

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CBS News

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Prince Harry serving in Afghanistan

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Showbuzz

Russia's election laws favor Medvedev, Kremlin candidate

The rules and procedures of Russia's presidential election are widely considered to favor candidate Dmitri Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's designated choice to succeed him.

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Voice of America

ENVIRONMENT

Richard Branson's new push, biofuels; coconut oil fueled airliner

Richard Branson made history by becoming the first commercial airliner owner to fuel a flight with a partial load of biofuels.

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Environmental News Network

Judge sets new limits for Navy sonar exercises off Hawaii

A federal judge has ordered the Navy to take additional precautions when conducting sonar exercises off Hawaii that environmentalists say can seriously injure or kill marine mammals.

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MSNBC

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Underwater creatures

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National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study: Increased hurricane losses due to more people

Scientists have found that the economic damages from hurricanes have increased in the U.S. due to greater population and wealth on the U.S. coastlines, and not to the number or intensity of hurricanes.

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Japanese robots enter daily life

At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.

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USA Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Black Crowes to start tour with first album in 7 years

After seven years without a new studio album, the Black Crowes are particularly keen to play some fresh tunes.

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Reuters

Olsens wanted for Playboy?

Playboy boss Hugh Hefner reportedly is hoping to convince the Olsen twins to celebrate their 22nd birthday in June by stripping off in the magazine.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Millions of children with epilepsy denied drug that costs less than $3 a year

Millions of children with epilepsy in developing countries are being denied an effective drug that costs less than $3 a year, according to an editorial in British Medical Journal.

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Visitors take pictures of an angel shark using their mobile phones as it passes above them during the public opening of The Manila Ocean Park, the country's first oceanarium, in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Pat Roque / AP)

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