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President Barack Obama speaks about credit card debt reform at a town hall style gathering at Rio Rancho High School in Rio Rancho, N.M. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Astronauts spacewalk to repair Hubble

A pair of NASA astronauts installed a new camera in the Hubble Space Telescope, giving the telescope the ability to peer even deeper into the cosmos.

ABC News

Astronauts begin spacewalk to repair Hubble

Guardian

Astronauts begin repairing Hubble telescope

YouTube

Pelosi: CIA misled Congress about torture

Under strong attack from Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the CIA of misleading her about waterboarding detainees and sharply rebutted claims she was complicit in its use.

CBS News

Chrysler to terminate US dealers

Chrysler notified all U.S. dealers about plans to eliminate 25 percent of its retail showrooms while rival Ford Motor Co. assured investors it's on track to break even without seeking any federal aid.

Reuters

Chrysler asks to cancel 789 dealer agreements

Bloomberg

Senators say Obama to reveal court pick

President Obama is considering a list of more than six contenders for the Supreme Court, which includes judges and leaders from own his administration who have never donned a judicial robe.

USA TODAY

Women dominate Supreme Court short list

NPR

Banned group aids Pakistani refugees

A charity with alleged links to the Mumbai attacks is aiding refugees in the region, raising questions about the government's pledge to crack down on the outfit.

Examiner

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BBC

Pakistan turmoil

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NATION

Ban on smoking in NC goes to governor

Smoking will soon be prohibited in bars and restaurants across North Carolina, a state where tobacco was once revered for the money it generated for farmers, universities and community institutions.

Charlotte Observer

Obama revives old, losing arguments trying to withhold detainee-abuse photos

In reversing itself and blocking the release of photos of U.S. military personnel abusing detainees, the Obama administration claims to have found a new legal argument.

Baltimore Sun

FBI expert: harsh techniques 'ineffective'

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

Obama to expand housing plan

The Obama administration is expected to expand its mortgage aid program, announcing new measures that would help homeowners even if they don't qualify for other assistance.

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama continues push for credit card bill

President Obama is continuing to press for legislation to protect consumers by ending some credit card industry practices deemed abusive, such as sudden interest rate hikes and late fees.

Houston Chronicle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cuttlefish inspire TV screens

Cuttlefish are masters of disguise, able to change their skin color in less than a second. Now, scientists from MIT and elsewhere are developing cuttlefish-inspired electronic ink and television screens.

MSNBC

Real-time traffic information for drivers

New real-time traffic information technology will improve efficiency, lead to fewer accidents and reduce road congestion, fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and driver frustration.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

New test could reveal dementia risk

Researchers report that a new test identifies with 88 percent accuracy those patients 65 and over who are likely to develop dementia.

CBS News

How human genes become patented

Here's a little-known fact: Under current law, it's possible to hold a patent on a piece of human DNA, otherwise known as a gene.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Growth of renewables transforms global energy picture

In 2008, more renewable energy than conventional power was added in the European Union and the United States, showing a "fundamental transition" of the energy markets towards renewable energy.

Environment News Service

Democratic climate plan would trim CO2 emissions 17 percent

House Democrats agreed on a compromise measure to cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions 17 percent by 2020, Chairman Henry Waxman said. The accord exceeds the target sought by President Obama.

Bloomberg

GOP will use gas prices against climate bill

The Hill

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

40,000 join pope at Nazareth mass

An estimated 40,000 people greeted Pope Benedict XVI on Mount Precipice in Nazareth before he presided over a mass.

Jerusalem Post

Pope in the Middle East

Times Online

Pope celebrates Mass in Nazareth

BBC

Notre Dame pro-life students plan to protest Obama at commencement

University of Notre Dame students who plan to protest the school's awarding of an honorary degree to President Obama on campus during commencement are calling for a peaceful, prayerful approach.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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GOOD NEWS

Neighbor makes heroic catch

A frantic mother held her baby out the second-floor window of her West Ashley, S.C., apartment, yelling for help as a fire smoldered in her living room below.

Post and Courier

Spanish queen tries to help elephant

Susi, the only elephant at the Barcelona zoo, has lost her best friend, and is said to be depressed. But now someone has come to her aid — not a fairy godmother or even a princess, but a queen.

MSNBC

WORLD

Some at US diplomatic posts earn less than $1 a day

A report says some local employees hired by U.S. Embassies and other posts around the world are so poorly paid they have to cut back to one meal a day or send their children to peddle on the streets.

CNN

Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi to go on trial again

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi faced charges less than two weeks before her house arrest was due to end after an American man swam across a lake and entered her home, her lawyer said.

Associated Press

BUSINESS

Bank of America says Asia-Pacific executive Desai to leave

The head of Bank of America's Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions practice, Kalpana Desai, is leaving the bank, Bank of America said, the latest in a series of high-level departures.

Reuters

Inside Citi's stress test: more like an F than a B+

Among the 19 banks the government probed, Citi was found to have the lowest common capital ratio, which the government said was a key measure to protect against insolvency.

TIME

Banks, reborn

Slate

SPORTS

Filly favored to win Preakness

Rachel Alexandra is a filly who has some of the colts, geldings and jockeys nervous. The belle of the Preakness ball arrived at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and has emerged as the early favorite.

ABC News

Preakness fighting 3 strikes

Baltimore Sun

Twins' Crede hits walk-off slam

With two outs in the 13th inning, Joe Crede hit a grand slam as the Twins beat the Tigers, 14-10, in Minneapolis.

Detroit Free Press

Crede wins game with grand slam

MLB.com

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Cannes opens with an 'Up' moment of animated fun

The Cannes film festival lightened up and animated storytelling achieved heavyweight status as the Pixar comedy "Up" kicked off the world's most exclusive movie gathering.

USA TODAY

Scorsese to direct Sinatra biopic

Martin Scorsese will direct an "unconventional" biopic of crooner Frank Sinatra. The movie will be the first feature film about Sinatra's life.

BBC

EDUCATION

Los Angeles teachers to picket

The Los Angeles teacher's union will follow a court order barring them from striking, but teachers will picket for an hour before class to protest potential layoffs, union officials said.

NBC Los Angeles

Mayor wants college student tax

The mayor of Providence wants to slap a $150-per-semester tax on full-time students at Brown University and three other private colleges in the city.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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