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This photo shows the Henri Coanda airport in Bucharest, Romania, shortly before the country closed its airspace. The Icelandic volcano that erupted has sent an cloud of ash particles across northern Europe, grounding aircraft across the continent. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda / AP)

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Goldman case likely to unleash lawsuits

Experts say the allegations against Goldman Sachs & Co. will kick off a new era of litigation that could entangle banks for years to come.

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Detroit News

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Goldman case could help Obama shift voters

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Los Angeles Times

Anger increases as airline baggage fees hit new altitudes

An announcement by Spirit Airlines that it would charge $45 for carry-on luggage has set the travel world ablaze with speculation: What’s next for airline passengers? More fees?

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Kansas City Star

Ash may hover for days over uncertain Europe

As the fountain of ash from an Icelandic volcano showed no signs of letting up, questions about the long-term impact of the eruption were being raised in a continent trying to recover from recession.

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The world ponders ash from eruption

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Detroit Free Press

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Tracking the cancellations

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Volcanic disruption spreads

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ABC News

‘Revolving door’ a bar to mine safety?

The movement between industry and government allows both to benefit from crucial expertise, but mining safety experts say it often has led to a regulatory system tilted toward coal company interests.

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MSNBC

White supremacists rally in LA to protest illegal immigration

A white supremacist group rallied against illegal immigration in downtown Los Angeles as hundreds of counterprotesters gathered to shout them down in a tense standoff that included several arrests.

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NPR

NATION

Taxi drivers at risk

A recent survey suggests crimes against cab drivers have increased, and there have been several attacks across the country, including in Michigan, Georgia and California.

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NPR

Police fitness test is up for review

St. Louis police officers can justifiably say they are among the fittest in the country, but some believe the bragging rights aren't worth the unseen toll that comes with a strict fitness policy.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Boise's farmers market hopes to reach new families by accepting food stamps

A certain cliche hounds farmers markets: that they serve an affluent clientele. But one Boise booth started quietly undermining that idea by accepting food stamps.

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Idaho Statesman

POLITICS

Obama: Another crisis ahead without financial reforms

The U.S. is destined to endure a new economic crisis that sticks taxpayers with the bill unless Congress tightens oversight of the financial industry, President Barack Obama says.

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CNBC

Candidates chasing delegates at Mass. state GOP convention

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker hopes to edge challenger Christy Mihos off the primary ballot at the state GOP convention — but he was loathe to admit it at an interview.

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HEALTH

The hunger paradox of Northeast Fla.

Where there is hunger, there is obesity. It is a paradox that plagues communities throughout the U.S., and increasingly alarms experts. In Jacksonville, it's spurring some people and neighborhoods to action.

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Florida Times-Union

Structure of protein is key to hearing and inherited deafness

Rising from the top surface of our inner ears are cilia that can move to wisps of sound no larger than a molecule — but can shear at sounds that are larger than life.

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ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

How not to raise a bully

Over the past decade, research in empathy — the ability to put ourselves in another person's shoes — has suggested that it is key, if not the key, to all human social interaction and morality.

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TIME

NYC to close 'rubber rooms' for teachers

New York City and its teachers union agreed this week to shut down so-called "rubber rooms," reassignment centers where suspended teachers go each school day while their cases are pending.

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NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

NBC posts $223 million loss on Olympics

The tally is in: NBC lost $223 million on the Winter Olympics in the first quarter. That's slightly better than the most recent estimate of $250 million in losses.

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CBS News

Record Store Day celebrates independent music retailers

Record Store Day, an annual worldwide celebration of independent record stores, was conceived in 2007, and has since been celebrated on the third Saturday of every April ever since.

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NPR

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The best summer festivals for your buck

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San Francisco Chronicle

Are male marathoners more competitive than women?

A new study suggests that women run marathons to feel good while men run for competition and to achieve personal goals.

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HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

Which US cities are least wasteful?

San Francisco wins the title of America's "least wasteful" city, followed by Seattle, New York and Portland, Ore., according to a survey of the 25 largest cities.

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USA TODAY

Saving energy is part of dorm life on Ithaca College campus

At Ithaca College, a campus known for its embrace of all things sustainable, two dormitories proudly wear the Energy Star label, the federal government’s nod of approval for energy-efficient products.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Do university rules discriminate against student faith groups?

In a case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Christian Legal Society seeks official recognition by the University of California Hasting College of the Law in San Francisco.

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Christian Science Monitor

Views are night and day on federal judge's prayer ruling

Drawing mixed reviews in Jacksonville, a federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional because it's government-supported prayer.

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Florida Times-Union

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GOOD NEWS

6th-grader to play piano at Carnegie Hall

Eleven-year-old Nadia Azzi took her first piano lesson before she turned 5. Now, she is scheduled to play at Carnegie Hall.

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St. Petersburg Times

Percussion soloist is deaf, daring and down to earth

Dame Evelyn Glennie is from Scotland and the world’s only full-time percussion soloist. She is not only a dame of the British Empire, she has her own tartan, the Rhythms of Evelyn Glennie.

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Buffalo News

WORLD

Sudan elections flawed, but a 1st step

Sudan's first multiparty elections in 24 years fell short of international standards but should be recognized as an important step forward for the nation.

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CNN

Plans to transform Austria's Nazi-era towers spark controversy

The Vienna City Council is considering plans to turn one of the best-preserved towers, the Leitturm in the Arenberg Park, into a data storage center.

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BBC

BUSINESS

High unemployment not the 'new normal'

White House economist Christina Romer said the signs were improving but the economy is still suffering from a shortfall of aggregate demand as it emerges from what has been termed the Great Recession.

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Reuters

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Md. adds most jobs in nation

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Let's have a beer and talk derivatives

MillerCoors and other brewers are major users of derivatives, so they are at the center of a debate over how to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives trade.

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BusinessWeek

General Motors searches for new customers in church

General Motors Co. is making a pulpit pit stop as part of its accelerating quest to change perceptions among buyers, boost market share and reach new customers — particularly minorities.

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Detroit News

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Toyota recalling 600,000 minivans for rust

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Detroit Free Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space shuttle Discovery heads to Earth

The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station and is heading back to Earth.

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BusinessWeek

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Town adjusts to changes in space program

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YouTube

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NASA's rocket launch schedule

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NASA

Your laptop could detect an earthquake

By downloading a free program, you and your laptop could help researchers pinpoint earthquakes and even sound an early warning to surrounding areas.

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NPR

SPORTS

Mets, Cards add to history in epic duel

The Mets and Cardinals didn't set a Major League record, but their game was historic in more than a few ways.

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MLB.com

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Mets-Cardinals game report

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USA TODAY

Jimenez throws 1st Rockies no-hitter

Regardless of how the rest of his career plays out, Ubaldo Jimenez will forever be remembered as the first Rockies pitcher to throw a no-hitter.

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Denver Post

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Perfect games over the years

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Celtics rally to beat Heat

Boston's Kevin Garnett was slapped with two technicals after he elbowed Quentin Richardson in the jaw with 40 seconds left in the Celtics' 85-76 victory over the Heat in their NBA playoff opener.

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NBA playoff series matchups

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

States lower test standards for a high school diploma

As deadlines approached for schools to start making passage of the exams a requirement for graduation, many states softened standards or added alternative paths to a diploma.

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EducationNews.org

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A couple sits on a bench seen through the red colored water of a fountain in Bucharest, Romania. All fountains in downtown Bucharest had their water colored red to mark International Hemophilia Day. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda / AP)

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