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A worker feeds a boom into the Gulf of Mexico at Biloxi, Miss., site of possible land fall of the BP oil spill. (Photo by Charlie Riedel / AP)

NRA celebrates gun culture

The annual National Rifle Association Convention is about more than just guns. It's a celebration of a culture that is distinctly American.

BBC

Early calcium helps prevent obesity later

New research suggests that not getting enough calcium in the earliest days of life could have a more profound, lifelong impact on bone health and perhaps even obesity than previously thought.

Medical News Today

What's in your calcium supplement?

WebMD

Latest effort to stop oil leak hits snag

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said BP PLC had a problem with the latest effort to stop the leak, but was continuing its work at the ocean floor.

Houston Chronicle

How helpful are dispersants?

Christian Science Monitor

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Administration presses BP for formal position on $75 million liability cap

ABC News

BP trying to thread mile-long tube to help plug Gulf oil leak; Obama assails drillers

Baltimore Sun

The radicalization of an all-American kid

The young al-Qaida fighter must have stood out among the others creeping up a mountain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, trying to get a good vantage on a U.S. base.

CNN

Some jobs gone for good

In the labor market of the future, fewer construction workers will be needed. Don't expect as many interior designers, either, and retailers will get by with leaner staffs.

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

Study: White and black children biased toward lighter skin

Nearly 60 years after American schools were desegregated, white children have an overwhelming white bias, and black children also have a bias toward white, according to a new study commissioned by CNN.

CNN

Town rebuilds green after tornado

Three years ago, a tornado destroyed Greensburg, Kan., leaving 90 percent of the population homeless and 11 people dead. But the residents came together to rebuild a new environmentally friendly town.

NPR

Schwarzenegger compares Calif. woes to eurozone economies

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger compared the state's predicament to that of weaker eurozone economies and called for scrapping the state welfare system to close a $19.1 billion budget gap.

Reuters

POLITICS

Stop investments in Iran, insurers told

Nearly 300 insurance companies licensed to do business in California have refused to comply with an order that they stop making new investments in corporations engaged in energy or defense-related work in Iran.

Hartford Courant

Obama pushes passage of Wall Street reform bill

President Barack Obama pushed for passage of a financial overhaul bill being debated on Capitol Hill, saying it would empower consumers and bring back-room investment deals "into the light of day."

Detroit Free Press

BUSINESS

Google 'mistakenly' got wireless data

Google Inc. said its fleet of cars responsible for photographing streets around the world have for several years accidentally collected personal information sent by consumers over wireless networks.

Reuters

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Google admits snooping via WiFi networks

Huffington Post

Navy gives Boeing multiyear contract to build F/A-18 jets

The Navy told members of Congress that it will proceed with a multiyear agreement for purchasing Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet, according to U.S. Rep. Todd Akin.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS

Immigration opponents urge fans at Wrigley to back Cubs move to Fla.

In a new twist to the immigrants rights battle ongoing in Arizona, activists were outside of Wrigley Field, saying the Cubs should move their spring training facility out of Arizona.

USA TODAY

Follow Ariz.'s lead?

Detroit News

LeBron James' next move will ripple through NBA

Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cavaliers, is preparing to make a desperate appeal to keep LeBron James from leaving his franchise — and Cleveland — in ruins.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Australian teen completes round-the-world sail

A 16-year-old Australian who spent seven months at sea sailed across the finish line of her round-the-world journey, becoming the youngest sailor to circle the globe solo, nonstop and unassisted.

NBCSports.com

Emotions rise as Jessica Watson returns

Sydney Morning Herald

EDUCATION

Education rises among all Americans

Americans across major racial and ethnic groups became better educated over the past decade, a new analysis of U.S. census data finds.

Education Week

Congratulations, class of 2010. Hired yet?

In a still-tight job market, college graduates have their sights set on more education and opportunities abroad. Demand is up for statistics, finance, and accounting majors.

Christian Science Monitor

Teacher retirements to shake up schools

A day after lawmakers passed teacher retirement reforms, school administrators were calculating district savings and teachers were sizing up their pensions.

Detroit News

HEALTH

Quality child care leads to smarter teens

The effects of early child care may be more long-lasting than commonly believed, according to a new study.

WebMD

Hospice may no longer be contingent upon halting treatment

The new health law could lead to a major change in Medicare policy allowing patients treatment and hospice care simultaneously.

MSNBC

Food allergies take a toll on families

A debate has broken out over how many people really have food allergies. Whatever the numbers, parents whose children have serious food reactions can attest to both distress and high financial costs.

New York Times

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GOOD NEWS

Preakness outlook bright in light of economy

The Preakness has been run in Baltimore as if each time it might be the last. Now, a rebounding economy, a new marketing strategy and its owner exiting bankruptcy appear to have solidified the race's future.

Baltimore Sun

'Love drug' helps moms bond to babies

A hormone nasal spray may help mothers bond better with their babies. A first trial involves giving mothers a synthetic version of the hormone oxytocin, often dubbed the ''cuddle chemical.''

Sydney Morning Herald

WORLD

Thai army cites 'live fire zone'

The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone” and said it was calling in reinforcements as fighting spread to several areas in the city.

New York Times

Bangkok unrest

BBC

Thailand travel warning for Americans

ABC News

Turkish leader Erdogan makes 'historic' Greek visit

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made a rare trip to Greece, where he co-chaired the first joint cabinet meeting between the two states.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Easter Island mysteries

There are many mysteries about this small island in the southeast Pacific. The biggest ones are about the strange large statutes and how they were moved and the second about how it all ended.

Environmental News Network

NASA space shuttle Atlantis launches on final mission

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its final scheduled journey after almost a quarter-century of missions.

BusinessWeek

Space shuttle Atlantis soars on final voyage

Toronto Sun

Jupiter loses big belt

Two wide stripes known as the equatorial belts normally circle the huge planet. However, new pictures of Jupiter show that the south equatorial belt has completely faded from view.

National Geographic

ENVIRONMENT

Lizards facing extinction

Lizard populations on five continents are becoming extinct due to rising global temperatures, an international team of biologists reports.

San Francisco Chronicle

Locavore craze boosts fishing industry

From Alaskan wild king salmon to Maine lobsters, local fisheries have survived, due for the most part to a new appreciation for local, sustainable food sources.

MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Small churches struggle to recover from Tenn. flooding

Rebuilding after the flood of 2010 will not be easy for small congregations like Bledsoe Baptist. The flood wiped out the church's treasury, leaving the congregation wondering how to put things right.

The Tennessean

1st lesbian bishop to be consecrated by Anglican church in America

The first lesbian bishop in the Anglican church is scheduled to be consecrated, deepening divisions over homosexuality.

Telegraph.co.uk

Catholics fight move to deny schooling to children of gays

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Law & Order' to cease and desist after 20-year run

The venerable police-courtroom drama "Law & Order" has received the death sentence. NBC announced that the show would end its historic 20-season run.

Seattle Times

A new interpretation of 'Robin Hood'? That's so 14th century

Makers of the new 'Robin Hood' film are touting it as 'authentic.' But no one knows what the real Robin Hood was like — if he existed at all.

Christian Science Monitor

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