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The staff of the Presidential Palace, seen in the background, holds a prayer service in Warsaw, Poland, as news broke about the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski / AP)

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.

Detroit News

Calorie counts on menus aim to curb obesity

Weight Loss Surgery Channel

Will calorie counts influence what you order?

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.

Guardian

President of Poland killed in plane crash in Russia

A plane carrying the Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, and dozens of top Polish officials crashed in a heavy fog in western Russia, killing everyone aboard, Polish and Russian authorities said.

New York Times

Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies

Baltimore Sun

Chemical in everyday consumer products raises concerns

New research on a chemical found in everyday products ranging from soaps to toothpaste to toys raises "valid concerns" about its possible health effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.

Vancouver Sun

Blog:

FDA takes a closer look at your soap

Baltimore Sun

Discussion:

Triclosan and your health

WebMD

China reports rare trade deficit

China has recorded a rare monthly trade deficit, which officials blame on the rising price of the raw materials the country needs to import to power its economy.

BBC

Chinese currency may rise against US dollar

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

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.

San Francisco Chronicle

Deadliest coal mining accident since 1970

Kansas City Star

Grass-fed beef making a comeback

What's old is new again. U.S. farmers are turning back to a traditional method of cattle raising: feeding cows on grassy pastures instead of troughs filled with corn.

NPR

Agency may seek 2nd fine for Toyota fixes

U.S. auto safety regulators may pursue a second fine against Toyota over hiding information about sticking accelerator pedals in 2.3 million vehicles, after already setting a $16.375-million fine.

Detroit Free Press

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.

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Justices of the Supreme Court

Detroit Free Press

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.

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.

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.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

USA TODAY

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.

Christian Science Monitor

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.

CBS News

'New' hominids offer clue to evolution

Sydney Morning Herald

Preserving the planet's breadth of life

A barometer measures atmospheric pressure. Now some biologists are calling for a similar scientific tool to measure extinction pressure on Earth's biodiversity — a so-called "barometer of life."

Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican launches transparency policy

The Vatican has initiated a new transparency strategy to deal with the sex abuse crisis, planning to post a guide for lay people on the Web to explain how it deals with abuse accusations against priests.

Detroit News

Catholics not more likely to abuse kids

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.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

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.

Times-Picayune

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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.

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.

Telegraph.co.uk

WORLD

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.

PBS

Cartels continue to fight for control of Juarez drug trade

El Paso Times

Special section:

Mexican drug trafficking

New York Times

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.

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.

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.

Forbes

Obama talks tax breaks ahead of Tax Day

Just ahead of Tax Day, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to take advantage of tax credits for first-time homebuyers, college students and others.

Boston Herald

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.

Times of India

Action at the 2010 Masters

NBCSports.com

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.

Kansas City Star

HEALTH

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.

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.

HealthDay

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.

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.

New York Times

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