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This image from Polish Television's TVP via APTN shows a firefighter walking near some of the wreckage at the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski died along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed in western Russia. (Photo by TVP via APTN / AP)

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Calorie mandate for menus stirs debate

A food fight has been stirred over whether a provision that requires restaurant chains to declare calorie counts is a costly waste of time or an effective way to encourage healthier choices.

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Detroit News

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Calorie counts on menus aim to curb obesity

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Weight Loss Surgery Channel

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Detroit News

Al-Qaida threatens to target England-USA match at World Cup

A branch of al-Qaida has threatened to target England's match against the United States at the World Cup in South Africa.

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Guardian

Reports: Crash kills scores, Poland’s president

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died along with about 130 other passengers when their plane crashed while coming in for a landing in western Russia, officials said.

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MSNBC

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Polish president likely killed in plane crash

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CNN

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Polish president's plane crashes

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BBC

Drug-related violence in Mexico prompts policing changes

Continued drug-related violence in the troubled Mexican border town of Juarez caused the Mexican government to make a change: replacing the army with a federal police force.

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PBS

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Cartels continue to fight for control of Juarez drug trade

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Mich. college offers money back if grads don't get jobs

Lansing Community College is so convinced jobs are out there that it's offering a money-back guarantee for students who don't get an offer of full-time work within a year of finishing select programs.

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USA TODAY

NATION

Thousands counting on benefit extension

More than 200,000 jobless Americans are waiting for the Senate to restore their extended unemployment insurance. A million people could lose benefits this month, says National Employment Law Project.

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CNNMoney

Bodies of 4 coal miners found

Crews found the bodies of four miners missing for nearly a week since an explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine, bringing the death toll to 29, authorities said.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Deadliest coal mining accident since 1970

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Kansas City Star

POLITICS

Filling Stevens' vacancy is big test

Replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens depends largely on who President Barack Obama nominates, but confirmation by the Senate is unlikely to be quick and easy.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Washington Post

Dems, GOP look to dark horses

Thirty-seven states are electing governors this year. Steve Levy is among a handful of dark horse gubernatorial hopefuls across the country who are well-regarded by party leaders and who could pull off an upset.

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Kansas City Star

Republicans expected to line up behind New START

Despite near gridlock in the Senate, Republicans were expected to swing behind a new arms control treaty with Russia that President Barack Obama said they will like.

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San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Christie seeks cap on NJ public tuition

Gov. Chris Christie wants to cap tuition and fee increases at New Jersey's four-year public colleges and universities at 4 percent, after proposing to cut the schools' state aid by nearly 18 percent.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Role-playing games pull reluctant school kids into a supportive crowd

For kids with a troubled school life, role-playing games teach valuable life skills such as risk-taking and leadership.

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Christian Science Monitor

'Fighting Sioux' gone for good

The nickname of University of North Dakota teams is retired after a state Supreme Court's ruling. The nickname, Fighting Sioux, was retired after a four-year legal battle.

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Star Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New fossil link in evolutionary chain

It looked like a rock to Matthew Berger. But when the 9-year-old turned it over, he saw the fossilized collarbone it held, and knew his father was going to be very happy.

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CBS News

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'New' hominids offer clue to evolution

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Sydney Morning Herald

Astronauts take 1st spacewalk

Astronauts of the Discovery space craft, who are currently servicing the International Space Station, have successfully completed their first space walk.

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ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Future pope stalled pedophile case

The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.

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Houston Chronicle

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Catholics not more likely to abuse kids

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Newsweek

Public to get look at Shroud of Turin

For six weeks both the curious and those convinced the Turin Shroud is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ can have a brief look.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

From A's prospect to priesthood

Grant Desme stunned the sports world by retiring from baseball to pursue the Catholic priesthood. He will be taking the Norbertine monastic order's vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

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San Jose Mercury News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The 'House' effect: Are real patients misled by TV docs?

To most viewers, it's clear that medical TV dramas only vaguely resemble legitimate medical environments. But a study questions whether exposure to the shows may affect attitudes toward medicine.

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TIME

Meet the real New Orleanians who inspired the characters in HBO's 'Treme'

As viewers will discover, the creators of HBO's "Treme" have blended their drama from very real pieces of our reality.

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ENVIRONMENT

US denies climate aid to countries opposing Copenhagen accord

The U.S. State Department is denying climate change assistance to countries opposing the Copenhagen accord.

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Guardian

BLM suspends some oil and gas lease sales to review warming impacts

The Bureau of Land Management delayed all oil and gas lease sales in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota while the agency studies their impact on climate change.

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GOOD NEWS

Building a business, 2 bare feet at a time

Then-entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie saw Argentinean children walking barefoot on streets. Therefore, he started a company with the goal of putting shoes on the feet of every needy child.

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Reuters

Kindness best way to encourage toddlers, study suggests

The carrot, rather than the stick, may be the best way to deal with uncooperative toddlers, according to a study that shows young children will respond more favorably to adults who treat them kindly.

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Telegraph.co.uk

WORLD

Israeli PM skipping Obama nuke summit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed the Obama administration that he will not attend the nuclear security summit; a move that could signal further tension between the U.S. and Israel.

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CBS News

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Israeli reporter 'stole' 2200 secret files

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Sydney Morning Herald

Tear-gas hits Thai protesters

Thai security forces used tear-gas and water cannons against anti-government protesters who stormed a television station on Bangkok's outskirts.

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The Age

BUSINESS

Spring weather brings out shoppers

A 9 percent year-over-year sales surge at major chain stores has economists wondering if consumer spending is up long term, or if it's just the nicer weather.

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NPR

The complex crude question

While oil demand has picked up in Asia, it still lags in developed countries like the U.S., where overextended consumers and businesses have spent the past two years cutting back.

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Forbes

Credit checks for hiring draw questions

With millions of Americans nursing damaged credit reports after a bruising recession, some lawmakers are seeking to limit the use of credit reports as a factor in hiring.

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Feds step up probe into tech hiring practices

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CBS News

SPORTS

Italian schoolboy Manassero makes Masters history

Italian schoolboy Matteo Manassero produced more record-breaking exploits at the Masters, becoming the youngest player in the history of the event to make the halfway cut.

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Ump calls Yanks, Sox 'a disgrace'

Umpire Joe West blasted the Yankees and Red Sox just before game time, accusing the two clubs of being "pathetic and embarrassing" in dragging the pace of games and refusing to work with umpires.

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West: Rivals' slow play 'embarrassing'

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ESPN

Greinke honored for Cy Young Award

In a pregame ceremony held on the field, the Royals presented Zack Greinke with a number of honors, which included his Cy Young Award.

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Kansas City Star

HEALTH

Baby boomers may outlive their kids

Because of rising obesity rates among young people, more and more baby boomers may outlive their children.

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WebMD

This allergy season nothing to sneeze at

The trees are blossoming and shedding pollen early. That's bad news for millions of Americans suffering from allergies.

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CNN

Report: Gulf War Syndrome is real, but causes unclear

The symptoms of some Gulf War veterans is a real disease, but its causes, treatment and potential cure remain unknown.

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HealthDay

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

South Koreans experience what it's like to die and live again

Across South Korea, entrepreneurs are holding controversial forums aimed at teaching clients how to better appreciate life by simulating death.

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Los Angeles Times

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A Palestinian man performs a summersault as others watch on the beach of the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City. (Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP)

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