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A New York City police officer stands watch on Times Square in New York, as pedestrians pass by. Activity appeared normal in the wake of a car bomb incident over the weekend. (Photo by Craig Ruttle / AP)

Shots still reverberate for survivors of Kent State

It was 40 years ago that four students were shot and killed and nine others wounded at Kent State University.

NPR

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Shootings haunt former Kent State football players

USA TODAY

May 4th remembered

WKSU

Rogue satellite threatens spacecraft

An adrift Intelsat satellite that stopped communicating with its ground controllers remains out of control and has begun raising the threat of interference with other satellites in its path.

MSNBC

How much junk is in space?

Space News

Person of interest identified in Times Square bomb attempt

Federal authorities are closing in on the man they say is a person of interest in the Times Square car bomb attempt, who is described as a naturalized American citizen who hails from Pakistan.

ABC News

Times Square bomb plot: 'CSI' methods could crack the case

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Attempted bombing scene

New York Times

Hong Kong air pollution worst on record, dissatisfaction grows

Hong Kong’s air pollution was the worst on record during the past two quarters, sparking regular government health warnings and growing discontent among the city’s seven million people.

Bloomberg

More than 1 billion critical of air quality

Gallup

Air Force tests method for using light to heal battlefield injuries

In the near future, wounds may be treated with a flash of light. A process called photochemical tissue bonding can replace stitches in repairing wounds and reconnecting nerves and blood vessels.

Popular Science

NATION

Huge water pipe breach imperils Boston

An unprecedented break in a 10-foot pipe deprived 2 million Boston residents of clean drinking water and sent health officials and law enforcement racing to deploy emergency conservation and boil orders.

Boston Herald

Drinking water to be restored within days

Patriot Leger

Storms kill at least 15 in Tenn., Miss.

A devastating and deadly line of thunderstorms rocked Tennessee and northern Mississippi, killing at least 11 people.

Houston Chronicle

Tour of record flooding in Tenn.

The Weather Channel

POLITICS

'It's terrifying': Students build grassroots momentum for nuclear disarmament

"Roadies" are hoping to build a grassroots movement on the threats of nuclear weapons, and convince their generation to take up this issue.

ABC News

Left sees chance to beef up bank bill

Sensing the political wind at their backs, activist groups on the left are planning a push this week to shape the Wall Street reform bill on the Senate floor.

Politico

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Regulatory rounds

New York Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IPad appears to be clicking with seniors

Apple's new gizmo appears to be resonating well with older adults, who see the 10-inch computer as a device that speaks to their particular needs.

San Francisco Chronicle

Woolly mammoth's survival secret: antifreeze blood

Mammoths had more than woolly coats to protect them from the frigid conditions of their stomping grounds. They had a form of antifreeze blood that kept them supplied with oxygen in the sub-zero temperatures.

Guardian

SPORTS

Mickelson could be golf's new No. 1

On the heels of his worst outing as a professional, Tiger Woods now stands in danger of losing world golf's No. 1 ranking for the first time in nearly five years to Masters champion Phil Mickelson.

Orlando Sentinel

Sharks bite Red Wings again, lead series

Joe Thornton's third-period goal and Joe Pavelski's two power play goals led the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings in their second Western Conference semifinals game.

Detroit Free Press

NHL second round playoffs

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

BP vows to clean up US oil slick

Oil giant BP has acknowledged it is "absolutely responsible" for cleaning up a huge oil spill after an accident at one of its wells off the U.S. coast.

BBC

Wal-Mart to pay $27.6 million in Calif. hazardous waste dumping case

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $27.6 million to settle allegations that it improperly handled and dumped hazardous waste in a case that led to changes in the retailer's practices nationwide.

Fresno Bee

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Today's youth trust Uncle Sam

A generation ago, young people vowed never to trust anyone over 30. But as it turns out, those under 30 today are more trusting of the government, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

NPR

Quiz: How satisfied are you?

Pew Research Center

Large distributors slow to embrace local food movement

Local produce and meat are projected to be the two most popular items on restaurant menus this year, according to the National Restaurant Association.

NPR

Lynn Redgrave dies at 67

Lynn Redgrave, 67, was for most of her career viewed as the "normal" member of her theatrical family — the one without the bisexual husband, the revolutionary politics or, indeed, the brilliant career.

Telegraph.co.uk

In pictures: Lynn Redgrave

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Researchers turn trees into biofuel

Fuel derived from the hardy, fast-growing common poplar could eventually replace some of the billions of gallons of petroleum-based fuel now pumped a year.

Baltimore Sun

Great Prostate Cancer Challenge donates $45,000 in scholarships

Proceeds from the 2009 Great Prostate Cancer Challenge in Baltimore will be used to support the American Urological Association Foundation Chesapeake Urology Scholar Fund.

Earth Times

WORLD

Iran, US take nuclear cases to UN stage

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings his nuclear case to N.Y., turning a U.N. conference into a stage for Tehran's long-running showdown with the Western powers over its uranium enrichment program.

ABC News

The US braces for Ahmadinejad's visit

TIME

Special section:

Iran nuclear chronology

CBS News

Israel to open peace talks with security, water demands

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to open the indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority this week with a discussion of the security arrangements in the West Bank and of water resources.

Haaretz

BUSINESS

Consumer spending up, savings at 18-month low

U.S. consumer spending rose in March for a sixth straight month as households pushed savings to a 1 1/2 year low, evidence consumers were taking a bigger role in the manufacturing-led recovery.

Reuters

Manufacturing, consumers drive recovery

MSNBC

FCC chairman expected to leave broadband deregulated

The FCC chairman has indicated he wants to keep broadband services deregulated, sources say, even as a federal-court decision has exposed weaknesses in the agency's ability to be a strong watchdog.

Seattle Times

HEALTH

Bullies target obese kids

New research suggests that just being overweight increases the risk of being bullied. The study found that being overweight increased the risk of being the target of bullying by 63 percent.

HealthDay

Gene find offers hope of screening test for bone disease

Scientists have discovered three genes linked to the development of Paget's disease, a painful bone condition. The genes are believed to be involved in the rate of bone repair.

ScienceDaily

Vegas' new building isn't a casino

Frank Gehry, who turned down countless offers to design casinos, has instead fashioned an outlandish edifice for a first-of-its-kind brain-health medical facility.

AOL News

EDUCATION

No grading, more learning

When Duke University's Cathy Davidson announced her grading plan for a seminar she would be offering this semester, she attracted attention nationwide.

Inside Higher Ed

Medical students learn that a cappella singing is good for them

A cappella groups at all five Philadelphia medical schools find singing a creative outlet, a bonding experience, and a release from the stresses of the classroom.

Philadelphia Inquirer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

A Supreme Court without Protestants?

For most of American history, a Supreme Court with no Protestant Christian judges would have been unthinkable. Nearly three quarters of all justices who've served on the nation's high court have been Protestant.

CNN

Special section:

Who will replace Justice Stevens?

MSNBC

Bishops welcome Democrats’ immigration reform policy

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is welcoming the Senate Democrats’ framework for immigration reform but is opposed to its treatment of homosexual relationships.

Catholic World News

Ex-Episcopal bishop returns to flock

Times Union

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