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Workers pour rice for distribution in Yangon, Myanmar. Cyclone victims faced new challenges as markets doubled prices of rice, charcoal and bottled water, belying government claims that life was returning to normal. (Photo by AP)

Fears Burma storm toll could soar

More than 22,000 people were killed, says the government, but the top U.S. diplomat in Burma warned that without speedy action that could top 100,000.

BBC

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Philadelphia police chief 'disappointed' by officers' actions

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey expresses his disappointment with the police officers' beating of three suspects.

Philadelphia Daily News

Ramsey: Police beating 'certainly does not look good'

WTFX

Obama shifts his focus to rival McCain

After a commanding victory in North Carolina and a strong showing in Indiana, Obama warned supporters of a bruising campaign against Republican rival John McCain.

International Herald Tribune

Obama picks up superdelegate support

Associated Press

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McCain talks about his temper

CBS News

Global View of North Carolina and Indiana primaries

International Herald Tribune

Humane Society releases new video of mistreated livestock

The Humane Society of the United States released video footage of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter.

Google News

Humane Society video

HSUS

Sean Bell protesters arrested

The Rev. Al Sharpton was arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge as he and hundreds of demonstrators blocked traffic to protest the acquittal of three detectives in the 50-bullet shooting of Sean Bell.

MSNBC

NATION

US drops charges against alleged '20th hijacker' in September 11 attacks

The United States has dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks on the United States.

Voice of America

Sting snares 96 on SDSU campus on drug charges

San Diego Union-Tribune

FBI raids Bush official's office

FBI agents raided the D.C. offices of Scott Bloch. The Office of Special Counsel was created to protect whistle-blower rights and investigate improper political activity by government employees.

ABC News

US consumer debt rises more than previous forecast

U.S. consumer borrowing jumped more than double the amount economists forecast, indicating a slowing economy is forcing Americans to accumulate credit-card and other forms of debt.

Bloomberg

POLITICS

Clinton loaned struggling campaign more than $6 million

Sen. Hillary Clinton lent her presidential campaign $6.4 million over the past month, her campaign said, underscoring the financial advantage held by her rival, Barack Obama.

MSNBC

Cheney's chief of staff subpoenaed

A House of Representatives committee has subpoenaed Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff as part of its investigation into the treatment of suspected terrorists.

CNN

McCain courts blue-collar Democrats

With the other party still waist-deep in its presidential nomination fight, John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, has been quietly courting the support of white working-class Democrats.

Christian Science Monitor

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Did McCain vote for Bush?

Atlantic Online

BUSINESS

OPEC to earn over $1 trillion from oil exports according to estimate

OPEC members will likely earn over $1 trillion from oil exports due to crude oil prices.

Globeandmail.com

Sprint, Clearwire to build national Wi-Max wireless network

Sprint and Clearwire are building a "WiMax" wireless network to provide advanced wireless Internet services.

USA Today

SPORTS

Celtics hold James to 12 points to edge Cavs in Game 1

LeBron James couldn't make a basket down the stretch and the Boston Celtics eked out a 76-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

San Francisco Chronicle

Ex-Vikings D-lineman Scott charged with domestic assault

Darrion Scott was charged with assault for holding a plastic dry cleaning bag over his 2-year-old son's head.

CBS SportsLine

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Apple strikes first non-exclusive iPhone deals in Italy

Two mobile service providers, U.K.-based Vodafone and Telecom Italia, reached separate deals with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone in Italy.

Computerworld

Yahoo search to 'battle spyware'

Yahoo is introducing new technology to its search engine which will warn users if they are about to click on a website that hosts viruses, spyware and spam.

BBC

EDUCATION

BB&T funds Ayn Rand studies on campus

Since 2005, the BB&T Charitable Foundation has given 25 colleges and universities several million dollars to start programs devoted to the study of Rand's books and economic philosophy.

NPR

American and German students take cross-ocean class on the Holocaust

Students at Vassar College in the United States and the University of Potsdam in Germany share ideas — and cultural differences — on Germany's 'darkest hour.'

Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (David Frum):

A conservative crisis of followership

Financial Times

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Protecting the jobless

Real Clear Politics

Column (Don Campbell):

The media has gone easy on Obama

USA Today

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Burma's Katrina moment

Christian Science Monitor

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Media distracted as the war rages on

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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A disaster in Myanmar

Economist

Column (Joshua Zumbrun):

Feed the world. Let it trade.

Forbes

Blog (John Nichols):

An end, a beginning, or a nightmare

Nation

Column (Richard Wolffe):

Obama, Clinton face a muddled path

Newsweek

Column (Charles Murray):

The age of educational romanticism

The New Criterion

Column (Virginia Postrel):

Superman comes to the museum

Atlantic Online

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GOOD NEWS

Costa Rica plants more trees to become carbon neutral

Costa Rica will plant seven million trees in 2008 to soak up as many greenhouse gas emissions as it produces, in a bid to become the world's first carbon neutral nation, a top official said.

Yahoo! News

Cold case cracked by DNA evidence

The Dallas Police Department has used these high-tech tests to crack a 24-year-old cold case.

Star-Telegram

A soldier's personal quest to save Iraqi, Afghan interpreters

Army Lt. Jason Faler has worked tirelessly to help Iraqi and Afghan military interpreters, often targeted by insurgents in their own countries, to find a haven in the United States.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Clashes as strike grips Lebanon

Explosions and gunfire rang out across the Lebanese capital Beirut as opposition supporters held a one-day general strike calling for higher pay.

BBC

Violence 'getting worse' in Zimbabwe

Supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition party are under increasing attack as the nation awaits word on when a presidential runoff will be held, an official says.

Sydney Morning Herald

Eisteddfod hit by volcano dust

Events at an eisteddfod in a Welsh community in Patagonia had to be conducted through face masks after a volcano erupted in nearby Chile.

BBC

Major Chilean volcano eruption

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Chile volcano evacuation

BBC

HEALTH

Saving on surgery by going abroad

Thousands of Americans are leaving the United States for surgery when they have to come up with funds themselves.

US News & World Report

More women suffer from alcoholism

More women than previously thought have problems with alcoholism, probably because after the World War II, drinking alcohol became more socially acceptable for women, a study found.

eFluxMedia

Bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?

According to researchers, many people who have been told by their doctors that they have bipolar disorder don't really have it.

WebMD

ENVIRONMENT

'Green' banana farming gains more industry appeal

Bananas are a food staple, but growing it has become one of the worst activities for the environment. Now, an innovative agricultural school has decided to grow a banana that's better for the planet.

National Geographic

Solar hot water on the cheap

Simple, low tech, clever products or affordable high tech plug and play technologies may be the key to bringing renewable energy into the home.

Environmental News Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican tells bishops not to share parish information with Mormons

Seeking to stop Mormons from posthumously baptizing their Catholic ancestors, the Vatican has instructed bishops not to share parish registers with Mormon churches.

National Catholic Reporter

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'Grand Theft Auto IV' hits record of $500 million in sales in first week

Video game Grand Theft Auto IV had sales of $500 million in its first seven days of release, beating records not just for games titles but for DVD and music releases as well.

The Independent

Julie Andrews feels 'lucky' to have made it in life and career

Born Julia Elizabeth Wells, Andrews got her start in show business at nine, when she joined her pianist mother in her vaudeville act. She describes her early experiences in new memoir, "Home."

CNN

Hollywood producers suspend talks with Screen Actors Guild

Major studios and the Screen Actors Guild broke off three weeks of contract talks without agreement, stoking fears of renewed Hollywood labor unrest after a writers strike.

Reuters

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