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UN says Darfur conflict worsening, with perhaps 300,000 dead

The conflict in Darfur is deteriorating, with full deployment of a new peacekeeping force delayed until 2009 and no prospect of a political settlement for a war that has killed perhaps 300,000 people in five years.

Google News

Auto makers must improve fuel economy by 25 percent

CNNMoney

White House to detail N. Korean-Syrian nuke connection

In an oddly timed move, the White House has decided to brief Congress about a nuclear facility the North Koreans allegedly helped Syria build more than a year ago.

ABC News

Clinton wins Pa.

Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

AP Analysis: Exit polls paint confusing picture

Yahoo! News

Pennsylvania voters flood polls

International Herald Tribune

Exit polls: Negative campaign tarnishes Clinton, Obama

ABC News

UN expert: Food crisis "a silent tsunami"

Those battling global warming by promoting biofuels may be adding to skyrocketing world food prices, creating "a silent tsunami" in developing nations.

CNN

'Crisis' of food shortages

BBC

Era of cheap food ends as prices surge

Times Online

Bush, Calderon, Harper reject renegotiating NAFTA

President George W. Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico rejected Democrats' demands that the North American Free Trade Agreement be renegotiated.

Bloomberg

Canada would dig in heels over NAFTA, Harper warns

The Globe and Mail

NATION

Inmate count in US dwarfs other nations

The United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population. But it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.

International Herald Tribune

Man accused of passing secrets to Israel

A New Jersey man was arrested by FBI agents and charged with sending highly classified military information to Israel through an operative who also served as handler for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.

CNN

Army engineer accused of spying for Israel

NPR

Army, Marines up ex-con enlistment

The Army and Marines doubled the number of convicted felons they enlisted, raising new concerns about the strain on the military from fighting two wars.

NY Daily News

POLITICS

Obama cites gains despite 'uphill climb'

Unable to pull off an upset in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, Barack Obama swiftly moved on to Indiana, in anticipation that the hotly contested battle.

USA Today

Former President Bill Clinton `firing up' rural voters amid stumbles

Hillary Clinton criticizes Saudi oil wealth while her husband benefits from its largess. She opposes a Colombian trade agreement that he supports.

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Concern mounts as oil price nears $120

Crude oil was little changed in New York near a record as investors purchased commodities after the dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro amid concerns of global supply disruptions.

Bloomberg

Oil has two potential futures, Shell strategist says

NPR

Existing home sales drop for seventh straight month

The national median existing home price in March dropped 7.7 percent from a year earlier, to $200,700

BusinessWeek

Regulator fears wave of bank failures

U.S. bank failures could rise above “historical norms” as a weakening economy puts pressure on badly underwritten loans, particularly in commercial real estate, according to a bank regulator.

Financial Times

SPORTS

Smoltz gets 3,000th strikeout of career against Nats

Starter, reliever, All-Star, likely Hall of Famer. John Smoltz can probably add that last description to his resume after the Atlanta Braves pitcher picked up his 3,000th career strikeout.

ESPN

Lupol's OT tally lifts Flyers over Capitals 3-2 in Game 7

Joffrey Lupul put in a rebound during a power play 6 minutes into overtime in Game 7 to lift Philadelphia past Alex Ovechkin and Washington 3-2 in their Eastern Conference first-round series clincher.

Google News

HEALTH

Despite Part D benefits, study shows patients skip medication to save money

Nearly one-fifth of ill Medicare patients cut back on their medications to save money, despite being covered by the program's Part D drug plan, a study shows.

WebMD

Life expectancy falls in poorer US counties according to study

Life expectancy may have reached an all-time high for the United States, but it is declining in many poor counties, especially among women.

Reuters

Simple saliva test may help diagnose heart attack victims

A simple saliva test may one day be used in ambulances, restaurants, neighborhood drug stores, or other places to quickly tell if a person is having a heart attack.

Yahoo! News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study: Genetic fluke allows athletes to evade doping test

A genetic variant common among East Asians masks the use of performance-enhancing testosterone prohibited in top-level sports competition, according to a new study.

Agence France-Presse

Stephen Hawking urges new era of space conquest akin to Columbus'

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking called for a new era of space conquest akin to Christopher Columbus' discovery of the new world, in a speech on the 50th anniversary of NASA space agency.

Google News

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GOOD NEWS

W.Va. teacher keeps politics out of science class

In West Virginia, science lessons on climate change have the potential to divide teachers from students. But one teacher has earned the trust of her students.

NPR

Dogs 'rescue' abandoned baby girl

Hundreds of villagers have flocked to a remote Indian village to see a baby girl who was saved by stray dogs after she was abandoned in a mound of mud by her mother.

Reuters

Breakthrough helps blind see

Sky News

WORLD

Kidnappings soar in Mexico as drug gangs seek new income

A crackdown by Mexican President Felipe Calderon on drug traffickers has had an unintended consequence — drug gangs have turned to kidnapping to bolster their revenues.

McClatchy Newspapers

China slammed for arming Zimbabwean President Mugabe

Hammered by criticism over its own human rights record and worried about the upcoming Summer Olympics, China signaled that it might turn around a ship full of arms bound for Zimbabwe.

Christian Science Monitor

Possible human rights abuse

CNN

Hamas ready to accept Gaza truce

Hamas said it is prepared to accept a partial truce that would cover only the Gaza Strip, in an apparent softening of the Islamist group's position.

The Gaurdian

Rice: It was Carter mistake to meet Hamas members

Al Bawaba

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Oil painting originated in East

Painting with oils was taking place in what is now Afghanistan, centuries before such techniques were known to Europeans, researchers say.

BBC

Aboriginal musician astonishes audience

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's first solo album is running strong on the mainstream iTunes music chart, above such international heavy hitters as Mariah Carey.

International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN

Guardian

Greenpeace wages war at sea against tuna fishers in Pacific Ocean

Greenpeace, emboldened by its recent success in harrying the Japanese whaling fleet, is now turning its attention to tuna fishers in the Pacific Ocean.

Times Online

Report confirms ozone pollution can kill

Even breathing in a little ozone at levels found in many areas is likely to kill some people prematurely, the National Research Council reported.

Reuters

RELIGION

'Adventure Rabbi' leads first-ever Moab Passover hike

Rooted in the great outdoors, the Boulder, Colo.-based Adventure Rabbi program, offered an approach that resonated with those who signed up for the sold-out inaugural Passover retreat.

Salt Lake Tribune

Churches fear Zimbabwe 'genocide'

Church leaders in Zimbabwe have called for international action to prevent post-election violence developing into genocidal proportions.

BBC

EDUCATION

Shakira lobbies on education for poor

The Colombian pop star hopes to persuade Congress to endorse the "Education for All" bill that would help pay for the 72 million children worldwide who are too poor to go to school.

NPR

College admissions dance gets longer, more complicated

The uncertainty in the admissions process, both for students and schools, is on the rise as each group turns to complicated selection strategies that make the SAT look like a walk in the park.

Christian Science Monitor

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