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Kristen Rinker, right, and Roger Cook, of Buffalo, N.Y., chant slogans during a rally in the financial district of lower Manhattan in New York. (Photo by Mary Altaffer / AP)

FDA approves 1st cancer vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccine to treat prostate cancer — or any cancer — the culmination of decades of research into harnessing the immune system to fight tumors.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Surviving prostate cancer

WebMD

Financial reform bill 101

The big financial reform bill now under consideration in the Senate could affect how average Americans acquire credit cards, mortgages, bank accounts and other ordinary features of monetary life.

Christian Science Monitor

GOP drops opposition to debate on banking bill

NPR

Union members: ‘make Wall Street pay’

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka led thousands of labor-union protesters in a march on Wall Street, chanting that investment banks must “fix the mess that you made.”

Bloomberg

Wall Street protests

CNBC

Gulf of Mexico oil within miles of coast

With the Coast Guard warning that oil could begin to hit the Louisiana coastline in a mere number of hours, BP asked the U.S. government for help to clean up the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

ABC News

Oil spill could affect drilling plan

TIME

Special section:

Wildlife at risk

New York Times

Clean-up efforts

BBC

Torture, rape in 'secret' Iraqi prison

Iraqi men were raped, electrocuted and beaten in a "secret prison" in Baghdad, Human Rights Watch said, in a harrowing report reminiscent of the abuses that took place at Abu Ghraib.

The Province

NATION

US subpoenas Times reporter over book

The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the CIA, a rare step that was authorized by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.

New York Times

Low census mail results could be trouble for 5 states

Five states — New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida — are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census.

MSNBC

FEC delays redistricting ruling

CQ Politics

Ky. miners found dead

Rescue teams have found the bodies of two miners killed in an underground collapse at a western Kentucky coal mine, state and federal safety officials said.

CNN

POLITICS

US Democrats push to stem corporate campaign money

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to blunt the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations, unions and other groups to spend unlimited funds to support or oppose political candidates.

Reuters

Charlie Crist declares independent run for US Senate

Declaring the political system "broken," Gov. Charlie Crist made his long-awaited announcement that he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent.

St. Petersburg Times

Crist announces as independent

Politico

BUSINESS

Goldman under scrutiny of US prosecutors examining SEC case

Federal prosecutors in New York have been examining transactions by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to determine whether to pursue a criminal case, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg

Think Blankfein will resign? Want to bet?

New York Times

GE's leader issues an energy warning

While the rest of the world invests in renewable, nuclear and cleaner energy sources, the U.S. continues to fall further behind, General Electric's chairman and CEO said.

Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Cape Wind wind farm approved

After nearly a decade of debate, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm, heralding it as the start of a new era in national energy policy.

Cape Cod Times

Boom clearing Baltimore river of trash

Baltimore County, Md., installed a heavy-duty vinyl boom last month at a cost of $80,000 to combat water borne trash on the Back River.

Baltimore Sun

SPORTS

Historic homestand brings hope for Mets

After their 7-3 win over the Dodgers at Citi Field, the Mets tied the 1969 and 1988 teams for the best homestand in team history, winning nine of 10 games, including seven in a row.

New York Post

Dodgers' GM on Matt Kemp

MLB.com

Willis blanks Twins; Ordonez gets 2,000th hit in win

Dontrell Willis pitched four-hit ball and got to the seventh inning in perhaps his best performance with the Tigers, helping them beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 to win the three-game series.

USA TODAY

EDUCATION

Is teacher tenure still necessary?

Tenure is under attack. The century-old system of protecting experienced teachers from arbitrary dismissal — long viewed as sacred — has triggered hot political debates in several states.

NPR

Iowa still has doubts on teacher merit pay

Des Moines Register

Ind. district pulls Toni Morrison book from hands of students

Students at Franklin Central High School in Franklin, Ind., had to return an award-winning but controversial novel, "Song of Solomon," after complaints surfaced about its appropriateness.

Indianapolis Star

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GOOD NEWS

Donations fly to aid of World Bird Sanctuary and its hospital

The World Bird Sanctuary's call for help has inspired $70,000 in donations that will keep its hospital open at least a year and buy time to rebuild its finances.

STLtoday.com

Miss. tornado couple receives wedding dress, trip

Days after a tornado obliterated their home and delayed their wedding, a Mississippi bride and groom say they feel blessed by the kindness of strangers.

Chicago Sun-Times

WORLD

Report: encouraging trends in Afghanistan despite rise in violence

Despite the increase in violence, and a 240 percent spike in roadside bomb attacks — a major factor in overall violence statistics — some officials said they are seeing encouraging trends.

CNN

Special section:

Afghans protest

MSNBC

Russia and US to discuss adoption

U.S. and Russian negotiators are to meet in Moscow to discuss the adoption of Russian orphans by American families, which were suspended this month.

BBC

Rights groups attack Israeli bill to shut down military critics

Israeli human rights groups say they are deeply concerned about a newly proposed bill that could shut down any organization that investigates and mounts legal challenges to abuses by the military.

Guardian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

China rules the world at Expo 2010

On May Day more than a million visitors will come to the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River to inaugurate the opening of Expo 2010, the most expensive and well-attended World's Fair in history.

The Atlantic

Alvin Ailey Company names a new leader

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater said that it would entrust its future to Robert Battle, a 37-year-old outside choreographer who has had a long association with the company.

New York Times

HEALTH

Graco and Simplicity cribs recalled

The federal government has recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs, warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in them.

CBS News

Ready for $1,000 personal genomes?

Do you really want to know all of the information encoded in your genes? A thought-provoking new study shows why you might — and why you might not.

WebMD

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Asteroid may contain keys to life on Earth

For the first time scientists have discovered evidence of water ice, as well as organic compounds, on an asteroid — findings that bolster a leading theory for the origins of life on Earth.

San Francisco Chronicle

Earth fossil find may lead to Martian discoveries

Discovery News

Water ice detected on asteroid's surface

BBC

Giant NASA balloon crashes to earth during take-off

A giant NASA science balloon crashed during take-off in Australia, destroying its multi-million-dollar payload, toppling a large car and narrowly missing frightened observers.

Times Online

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Health insurance through faith

A growing number of Americans are members of faith-based "health sharing ministries" where members directly pay for each others' medical bills.

Miami Herald

In Spain, church candles go digital

A digital candelabra, which consists of a computer screen mounted on a stand decorated with the Cross of Saint James, allows the faithful to light a virtual candle to a favorite saint through a website.

TIME

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