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A flooded area is seen after heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro. Public safety officials said many people were killed in Rio because of the flooding and more died in Rio de Janeiro state. In background, the Sugar Loaf mountain. (Photo by Felipe Dana / AP)

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Airline will charge for carry-ons

Just when you thought airlines had run out of things to charge for, Spirit Airlines has become the first carrier to add fees for carry-on luggage.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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MSNBC

Scam alert issued on new health care law

Beware of scam artists taking advantage of the new health care law to peddle phony insurance policies, President Barack Obama's top health official warned.

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White House warns about health care scams

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Associated Press

Over 100 dead after heavy rain in Brazil

The most intense rain in half a century triggered flooding and mudslides that killed at least 100 people in southeastern Brazil, most of them in the Rio de Janeiro area.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Deadly landslides hit Brazil

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Red Shirt protesters storm Parliament

Anti-government demonstrators have kept Bangkok on edge for nearly three weeks, and news agencies reported that a band of protesters broke through a line of security and stormed into Parliament.

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Thai Red Shirts breach Parliament grounds

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BBC

Parts of Mich. get 2nd census form

At least 530,000 Michigan households will receive a second census form, part of a nationwide first-time strategy meant to raise participation in neighborhoods with low return numbers.

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Detroit News

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Where’s your census form?

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Columbus Dispatch

NATION

Miners' families cling to sliver of hope

There has been no response from any survivors to rescuers banging on pipes in a West Virginia coal mine where four miners are missing after a blast killed 25 people.

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CBS News

LA mayor asks to shut down city services 2 days a week

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called for shutting down "nonessential" city services two days a week, after Controller Wendy Greuel said the municipality's cash may run out next month.

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BusinessWeek

POLITICS

Obama pressed on China showdown

A populist backlash against China's trade policies is spreading to Capitol Hill, with politicians in both parties pressuring President Barack Obama to jettison caution and crack down on Beijing.

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Politico

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Bill aims to punish Chinese currency manipulation

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Mid-Hudson News

Young Eagles: life in the fast lane

Many Republicans wonder if the cash actually raised by the Young Eagles is worth the high cost — and potentially bad press — of the group's nontraditional and sometimes edgy events.

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Politico

EDUCATION

ELLs' math, reading proficiency rises

The percentage of English-language learners nationwide attaining proficiency in reading and mathematics increased in many states from the 2005-06 through the 2007-08 school years, a new report claims.

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Bill stresses students' need to study the effects of Okla. City attack

A bill signed into law around the 15th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building stresses the need to educate Oklahoma public school students about the Oklahoma City attack.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Can a conscious machine be created?

Before we can replicate the mind, we must first understand it and that's why scientists are racing to create artificial consciousness.

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FCC lacks authority to enforce regulation

A U.S. appeals court dealt a setback to the FCC's authority to oversee the Internet, tossing out an agency ruling that forced Comcast Corp. to change management of its broadband network.

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San Jose Mercury News

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1st ever multicellular animals found in oxygen-free environment

In the 236 years since oxygen was identified as a life-giving necessity, no scientist anywhere has discovered a multicellular animal capable of living without the stuff — until now.

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Popular Science

ENVIRONMENT

Turtles killed 'in millions' by fishing gear

Millions of marine turtles have been killed over the past two decades through entrapment in fishing gear, according to a global survey.

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BBC

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Sea turtles killed accidentally?

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National Geographic

Science may spark a 2nd Green Revolution

Professor Jonathan Lynch of plant nutrition at Pennsylvania State University and his colleagues are trying to develop crops whose root systems can resist drought and take up fertilizer from the soil.

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Christian Science Monitor

Biodynamic farmers follow Earth's rhythms

When it was time for Randall Grahm to plant his new pinot noir vine, he considered less orthodox factors: the cosmic and seasonal rhythms at play and how they might be harnessed to help the clippings take root.

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Kansas City Star

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Are men the more belligerent sex?

Men exhibit more frequent and more extreme levels of physical aggression with one exception: In domestic disputes, the tables are often turned.

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Scientific American

Foster kids face tough times after 18

A new report says that many former foster kids have a tough time out on their own. When they age out of the system, they're more likely than their peers to end up in jail, homeless or pregnant.

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NPR

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Quality foster care helps kids catch up

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Real-life, place-based communities benefit from online interactions

Some experts say the intersection between online communication and the offline world forms two halves of a support mechanism for communities.

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Medical News Today

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GOOD NEWS

Women donate to breast milk banks to help others' babies

With a growing number of doctors saying breast milk is the best food for babies, especially hospitalized preemies struggling to gain weight, the demand for milk donations is increasing.

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USA TODAY

New discovery expected to increase radiotherapy effectiveness

British scientists have identified a gene that, once blocked, could increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy on tumors, according to research recently published in Cancer Research.

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Medical News Today

WORLD

Protesters riot, clouding fate of Kyrgyzstan government

Protesters seized internal security headquarters and a state TV channel after fatal clashes with government forces in Kyrgyzstan, saying they now controlled the Central Asian nation.

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MSNBC

Karzai meeting with Obama in jeopardy

The United States suggested it might cancel a meeting between President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai in the White House if the Afghan leader persisted with anti-Western comments.

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Reuters

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BUSINESS

Getting a signal you're already paying for

Faced with criticism for its spotty iPhone service, AT&T blames in part a shortage of cell phone towers near homes and businesses. But it has a solution: put a miniature cell tower in your living room.

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Facebook restricts employee stock sales

Facebook banned employees from selling stock on the secondary market outside specific trading windows opened by the company. The move comes as demand for shares of the company continues to surge.

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Financial Times

UAW sues GM over Delphi pact stipulation

The UAW filed a lawsuit against General Motors, claiming the automaker owes the union $450 million as part of a 3-year-old contract with its now-bankrupt parts division, Delphi.

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Detroit Free Press

SPORTS

Case to test NFL liability in dementia

A claim filed to California workers' compensation office could have serious implications for improvement of former NFL players' mental health coverage.

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UConn stops Stanford for women's title

Connecticut overcame the worst first half in championship history to go where no college women's basketball team has gone when it rallied past Stanford 53-47 to win a seventh NCAA title.

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USA TODAY

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2010 NCAA Tournament championship game

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Hartford Courant

HEALTH

Obese Americans get higher quality care

Countering concerns that obese Americans get second-rate health care, a new study finds that the quality of care for the obese may actually be higher than that given to normal-weight people.

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HealthDay

Complex spinal procedures abound in older patients

The rate of complex operations for spinal stenosis increased drastically over a recent six-year period in a Medicare population, researchers found.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Sex meets Christianity in former convent

Dutch art exhibit organizers seek to foster debate in the Netherlands on Christianity and sexuality.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Minn. priest won't fight extradition

A Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner in Minnesota said he would willingly leave his native India and try to clear his name in the U.S. courts.

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Accused priest still working in India

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Officials trying to pop Verizon's ballooning early-termination fees

Regulators are attacking a decision by the nation's largest wireless carrier to double the fee levied on subscribers who cancel their contracts early.

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A bumblebee sits on a cherry blossom at the Grugapark in Essen, western Germany. After a strong winter, Germany enjoys spring with sun, blue sky and temperatures up to 66 degrees Farenheit. (Photo by Martin Meissner / AP)

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