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In this file photo, members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical-Biological Incident Response Force demonstrate anthrax clean-up techniques during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Kenneth Lambert / AP)

Microsoft offers Web browser choice

European Internet Explorer users will have the option to choose an alternative browser following a legal agreement between Microsoft and Europe's Competition Commission.

BBC

Rejuvenated conservatives see good times ahead

Conservative activists, united in opposition to President Barack Obama's agenda, celebrated their rising political prospects and confidently predicted big Republican gains in congressional elections.

Reuters

FBI closes anthrax letter attacks case in new report

More than eight years after anthrax-laced letters killed five people and terrorized the country, the F.B.I. finally closed its investigation of the matter after releasing a 92-page report.

New York Times

Medicare private plan premiums jump

CBS News

Interview:

Q-and-A: anthrax and Ivins case

USA TODAY

Blog:

Medicaid rolls swell as economy slips

NPR

North Korea refuses to abandon nukes

North Korea vowed not to dismantle its nuclear program — not even in exchange for economic aid — as long as the United States continues a "hostile policy."

CNN

When seniors tutor kids, they sharpen their own minds as well

A recent study found that among seniors, tutoring might help delay or even reverse some of the signs of aging in the brain.

HealthDay

NATION

Joe Stack hailed as hero in American patriot resurgence

Most were shocked by the charred scene of Joe Stack's kamikaze attack on a Texas IRS office, but for an alarmingly growing number of Americans, Stack is a hero.

ABC News

Questions still linger in Austin over crash

Houston Chronicle

Detroit area strains to help homeless

At a time when foreclosures in the nation are forcing millions to find new living arrangements, the homeless are frequently turning to alternatives to overbooked and inadequate shelters.

Detroit News

A familiar sight for poor neighborhoods

New York Times

Upcoming census hiring set to boost jobs reports by more than half a million

According to a new study released by the Commerce Department, which includes the Census Bureau, the upcoming survey will add up to 635,000 temporary jobs by May to the nation's employment reports.

ABC News

POLITICS

Obama to post health plan as Democrats try for accord

President Barack Obama is preparing to release his own proposed health care bill as Democratic lawmakers say they may be unable to agree on a plan to offer at an upcoming bipartisan White House meeting.

Bloomberg

Dems hurting, but lead in cash

Amid sinking poll numbers and a spate of retirements by veteran lawmakers, Democrats have one early advantage heading into November's congressional elections: money.

USA Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Anonymous buyer pays millions for Casanova's diaries

In what may be the most expensive manuscript ever, a donor purchased the 3,700 yellowing pages of Casanova's memoirs on behalf of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France for more than $4 million.

Guardian

Sex at work: weapon or repression?

People can use relationships at work to kick-start their career, but relationships can also turn out to be repressive and hinder careers from flourishing.

BBC

WINTER OLYMPICS

USA's Miller-Weibrecht take silver-bronze in Super-G

The USA's Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht have claimed a silver-bronze finish, respectively, in the men's Super-G race to give the U.S. a sixth alpine medal, a team record for one Olympics.

USA TODAY

Lysacek wins men's figure skating gold

Evan Lysacek of the United States won the men's figure skating gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, upsetting defending champion Yevgeny Plushenko of Russia.

MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Millennial generation less likely to claim religion, study finds

The millennials — those born after 1980 who began to reach adulthood around the year 2000 — are less likely to claim a religion than their parents and grandparents were at the same age, a new report says.

Denver Post

Ayatollah: Islam forbids Iran from seeking nuclear bombs

Iran's supreme leader said the Islamic republic isn't seeking and doesn't believe in pursuing nuclear bombs.

CNN

EDUCATION

Co-ops: a career before graduation

Cooperative learning programs, also known as co-ops, allow undergraduate students the opportunity to try their hand at working full-time in the real world while pursuing their college degree.

BusinessWeek

US school accused of Web spying

Parents from Pennsylvania have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study: How viruses changed evolution

Italian scientists say they have found evidence of how viruses helped change the course of human evolution and said their discovery could help in the design of better drugs and vaccines.

Vancouver Sun

Protein is key to fly forgetfulness

A protein responsible for forgetting has been identified in flies, and it's been used to speed up and slow down the erasure of painful memories.

New Scientist

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GOOD NEWS

Haas family gift to boost UC Berkeley diversity studies

A $16 million donation will help UC-Berkeley study diversity and related issues and, university leaders hope, make minority students feel more welcome on campus.

San Jose Mercury News

Grants to develop and test next-generation teaching tools

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced 15 grants totaling more than $19.5 million to support the development and testing of prototype instructional tools in math and literacy.

PNNOnline

WORLD

Afghan Taliban chiefs 'held in Pakistan'

Two senior members of the Afghan Taliban are reported to have been seized in Pakistan, media reports say.

BBC

Taliban not giving up

CNN

Military 'in control' of Niger after coup

A junta of military officers calling themselves the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy has dissolved Niger's government and fired all ministers after an armed coup ousted the president.

Telegraph.co.uk

Schools in China have been linked to Google attacks

A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military.

MSNBC

BUSINESS

New US credit card rules to boost payday lending

Credit card rules soon to take effect will squeeze access to subprime credit, analysts say, which could give a lift to the shadow banking sector and payday lenders.

Reuters

World's top firms cause $2.2T of environmental damage, report estimates

The cost of environmental damage caused by the world's biggest companies would wipe out more than one-third of their profits if they were held financially accountable, a U.N. study has found.

Guardian

Special section:

Hey, green spender: consumer perception vs. environmental realities

New Scientist

ENVIRONMENT

Greenland's fjords are melting

Waters from warmer parts of the ocean are penetrating into the normally chilly fjords of the Greenland coast, driving some of the glacier melt that has been speeding there in recent years, a new study finds.

LiveScience

Climate chief's resignation sparks treaty talk

ABC News

Special section:

Climate change

The Independent

Great white sharks are 'more endangered than tigers'

Great white sharks are now even more endangered than tigers, according to a leading marine biologist.

Telegraph.co.uk

HEALTH

Dolphins may help treat diabetes

Bottlenose dolphins can switch diabetes on and off — a trick that might yield a treatment for humans with the condition.

Guardian

Dips in breast cancer rates seen most in affluent women

Breast cancer rates are declining, especially among women over 50 who have estrogen receptor-positive tumors, and now a new study narrows down the reason why.

HealthDay

SPORTS

Woods says he'll continue to get help

A watery-eyed Tiger Woods apologized for cheating on his wife and says he is unsure when he will return to competitive golf.

ESPN

Kids react to Tiger Woods apology

Christian Science Monitor

Poll: Tiger Woods censure eases, but it's a bogey for golf

ABC News

Schaap on Tiger's statement

ESPN

Cavs hope moves are enough to keep Lebron James

When the Cavaliers shipped off Zydrunas Ilgauskas this week and welcomed Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair, it severed one of the last remaining ties to Cleveland's NBA finals appearance in 2007.

ABC News

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