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In this file photo, airman Mercedes McCoy-Garrett, left, closes a door to a transfer vehicle holding six transfer cases containing remains of American soldiers at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Photo by Steve Ruark / AP)

Hawaii looks for Web answers with Google

Stuck in the Internet slow lane, Hawaii and its sluggish network are hoping Google will ride to the rescue. Hawaii wants to persuade Google to choose the islands for one of its experimental fiber-optic networks.

CBS News

Grape-eating moth in Calif.'s premier vineyards brings 'secret' to light

Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's loose play with agriculture quarantine laws is getting scrutiny.

Star Tribune

Wine Country sounds alarm over grapevine moth

San Francisco Chronicle

US troop deaths double in Afghanistan

The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as more soldiers are trying to reverse the Taliban's momentum.

Fresno Bee

Blog:

A matter of life and death: army suicide

New York Times

Special section:

War in Afghanistan

Guardian

Tea party rally to draw scrutiny to Nev.

Tea party activists want to turn anger over the health care overhaul into political muscle as they call thousands to the home town of Senator Harry Reid.

USA TODAY

Tea party protest goes to Reid's hometown

CNN

Tea party packs Searchlight

KTNV

Older adults remember the good times

Despite the aches and pains that occur in old age, many older adults maintain a positive outlook, remembering the positive experiences from their past.

ScienceDaily

NATION

ID theft hits 3.3 million college students

A Minnesota company that processes loans for students nationwide has reported a major theft of "personally identifiable information" involving 3.3 million students after a break-in at its headquarters.

Minneapolis Star Tribune

US to increase housing loans

The Obama administration said that it would widen the reach of its home loan modification program, which could help thousands of unemployed homeowners.

Detroit Free Press

US bank failures reach 41

BusinessWeek

Obama's mortgage rescue plan

YouTube

Cigarette taxes are gold rush for states

Cash-strapped states are hitting smokers hard in the pocketbook, raising cigarette taxes to help plug budget shortfalls.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Obama announces 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP

President Barack Obama announced he would bypass a vacationing Senate and name 15 people to key administration jobs, wielding for the first time the blunt political tool known as the recess appointment.

New York Times

Ruling allows contributions to activist groups for campaigns

A federal appeals court handed another victory to opponents of campaign-finance restrictions, striking down limits on individual contributions to advocacy groups.

Washington Post

Special section:

Campaign finance

New York Times

EPA moving to veto permit for W.Va.'s largest surface mine

Coal industry officials and lawmakers believe the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke a permit for the largest surface mine in West Virginia.

Daily Mail

BUSINESS

Doing business in China getting tougher for US companies

Just a few years ago, the mantra in Silicon Valley went like this: What's your China strategy? A 2010 update could be: What's your China headache?

San Jose Mercury News

US set to make $8B from bailing out Citi

Among the banks that rule Wall Street, Citigroup got a bailout that was bigger than the rest. Now the company is about to pay a king's ransom for its federal rescue.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Earth Hour 2010 aims to get 1 billion to turn off the lights

For this year's Earth Hour, set for 8:30 p.m. local time, more businesses and governments are expected to take part in the campaign to turn off the lights. The aim: at least 1 billion participants.

Christian Science Monitor

Knowing a product's 'water footprint' may help conserve H20

Environmentalists think food products should be labeled according to how much water is used to produce them, allowing consumers and businesses to be more conscious of their purchases.

Scientific American

Special section:

Fresh water

National Geographic

Mother birds know best

Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research has found.

ScienceDaily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

European bishops rally behind the pope

Catholic churches in Europe rallied behind Pope Benedict, rejecting claims that he covered up child sex abuse by priests.

Toronto Star

Special section:

The Vatican's watchdog

BBC

Religion and science are compatible, award winner says

Francisco J. Ayala has won this year's prestigious and lucrative Templeton Prize for his life's work arguing that science and religion are compatible.

Vancouver Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Mo. church gives away gowns

New and gently used gowns with sequins, satin and tulle were arranged by size on overflowing clothing racks to be given away for free at Woods Chapel United Methodist Church in the Kansas City area.

Kansas City Star

Aid workers help Haitians return home

Aid officials say they have finally figured out where to put hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their homes in a cataclysmic earthquake: right back where they came from.

Star Tribune

WORLD

Iran suspected of planning atomic sites

Six months after the revelation of a secret nuclear enrichment site in Iran, international inspectors say they suspect Tehran is preparing to build more sites in defiance of U.N. demands.

New York Times

Medvedev: Iran sanctions may be needed

Seattle Times

Protesters force Thai troops to retreat

Thai troops have withdrawn from several security posts in the capital, under pressure from some 80,000 jubilant Red Shirts protesters who mounted a new rally to demand fresh elections.

Sydney Morning Herald

Red Shirts opt for psychological warfare

Bangkok Post

Discussion:

Q&A: Thailand protests

BBC

EDUCATION

Bill requiring seat belts on school buses shot down by Senate

A proposal to require seat belts on school buses was trounced in the Senate. The amendment would have required all buses purchased after June 30 to have three-point shoulder and lap belts.

Denver Post

Los Angeles school year shortened in teachers deal

The Los Angeles teachers union says it has reached a deal with the school district that would shorten the school year by at least five days, as officials cope with a $640 million budget deficit.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Women on the soccer field may be reaping surprising benefits

Playing soccer improves the health of women, especially in the areas of balance and muscle strength. That appears true even for women who never played in high school or college.

Baltimore Sun

Mini portion plea for food makers

Food manufacturers are being asked to start making smaller versions of unhealthy snacks to help the public stick to a healthier diet.

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Behavior of a protein seen in unprecedented detail

For the first time, researchers have been able to confine and study a single protein without altering its behavior.

ScienceDaily

Smart meter flaws give hackers power

Smart meters that are designed to help deliver electricity efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Baylor beats Tenn. to advance in NCAAs

Freshman sensation Brittney Griner scored 27 points and blocked 10 shots, leading fourth-seeded Baylor to a 77-62 win over the top-seeded Lady Vols to advance to the NCAA tournament regional finals.

Sports Illustrated

J.P. Prince vaults Vols past Ohio State

While Ohio State tried to stay in the game with a perimeter attack to the bitter end, the Tennessee Volunteers pummeled Ohio State under the basket.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

TV experiment sparks ethical concerns

A French TV show has raised questions about when it's acceptable to subject people to emotional harm as part of a psychological experiment.

NPR

Forgotten murals brought back to light

A new exhibit on the walls of the Interior Department's headquarters displays a series of photographs taken by Ansel Adams — murals commissioned in the last century, but never before displayed.

NPR

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