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Firefighters perform rescue operations as people crowd around the wreckage of an Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. (Photo by AP)

Disputed deal puts Yellowstone bison on Ted Turner’s range

Mr. Turner, under an unusual custodial contract with the state of Montana, offered to shepherd the animals as part of an experimental program.

New York Times

Experiment aims to return bison to open range

Los Angeles Times

13-year-old is youngest to climb Everest

A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest, breaking the former record as part of his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.

USA TODAY

Plane crashes in south India, at least 160 dead

An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India, killing at least 160 people when it burst into flames after overshooting the runway.

Reuters

Air India Express crash in Mangalore

BBC

Creation of synthetic genes in lab raises hopes, concerns

Scientists have created a set of synthetic genes and implanted them into living bacteria that thrive, an achievement that could lead to new synthetic biofuels and many other practical advances.

San Francisco Chronicle

Interview:

'We didn't create life from scratch'

CNN

NASA rover 'breaks Mars planet probe record'

A NASA robot buggy, Opportunity, has become the longest operating space probe on the surface of Mars.

Telegraph.co.uk

Spaceships get day in the sun

MSNBC

NATION

BP to try pumping fluid to stop oil

The "top kill" method intended to stop the runaway flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico probably will be tried early next week, says BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles.

CNN

Oil spill hurts wildlife

ABC News

Oil platform collapses in gulf

YouTube

US hikers' moms leave Iran without their children freed

The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home, getting one last chance to embrace their children but failing to secure their immediate release.

CBS News

Cuomo seeking to reduce NY's agencies

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo will seek to eliminate 20 percent of New York’s agencies, commissions, authorities and other bodies if he is elected governor, according to a campaign report.

New York Times

POLITICS

Clapper leading choice for intel job

The White House's leading candidate to replace Dennis Blair as national intelligence director is James R. Clapper, the Pentagon's top intelligence official, current and former U.S. officials said.

Forbes

1 jet engine maker or 2? Gates' defense spending war

A congressional panel added nearly a half-billion dollars to next year's defense budget for a jet engine — an engine the military and Defense Secretary Robert Gates deem unnecessary.

TIME

HEALTH

Salmonella tainted sprout triggers recall

Salmonella poisoning has triggered a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts, the Oregon TV station KMTR has reported.

MSNBC

Outbreak linked to ungraded eggs

Vancouver Sun

Nationwide smoking ban would reduce heart attacks

If all states banned smoking in restaurants, offices and other public spaces nationwide, the number of Americans suffering from heart attacks would drop by more than 18,000 within the first year.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Primordial gravitational waves provide a test of cosmological theories

Ripples in the fabric of space-time could someday provide observational evidence for what happened in the earliest instants of the universe.

Scientific American

New telescopes could revolutionize astronomy, but at what price?

The case for adding new ground-based telescopes is compelling, astronomy experts say. But they cost $700 million to $1 billion apiece just to build.

Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Vikings quarterback Favre has surgery

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre underwent arthroscopic left ankle surgery in Florida. Favre's future has been up in the air since the Vikings lost to New Orleans in the NFC championship game.

CBS SportsLine

Reds generating plenty of excitement

Here's a few words of advice for those attending or watching games involving the Cincinnati Reds. Don't leave your seat or change the channel on the television.

Sports Network

ENVIRONMENT

A battle to the death in Kenya

A massive drought has helped distort the relationship between cattle-raising Maasai and the country's endangered lions — and the big cats may end up losing.

TIME

Blog:

Kenya’s Mau forest in dire straights

PlanetSave.com

Urban trees help migrating birds

Even a small urban forest can help migrating birds, which use the greenery to rest and refuel along the journey between winter and breeding sites.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Answer to gang life faces hard times

In Los Angeles, generations of ex-gang members have found jobs and new lives, thanks to Homeboy Industries. But the organization is in a financial crisis that could spell its end.

NPR

Worship in changing neighborhood

The black choir clapped and swayed, propelled by the organ's groove and drums' beat as gospel music filled the tiny New Life in Christ Church on Compton Avenue.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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GOOD NEWS

Scrumdog millionaire: from Indian village to rugby pitches of England

Sailen Tudu, 20, was spotted playing rugby barefoot in Calcutta and has won a scholarship to a college in Gloucestershire renowned for its sporting prowess.

Guardian

$325 million funding initiative for high-performing charter schools

JPMorgan Chase announced a $325 million initiative to support the growth of high-performing U.S. charter schools in today’s challenging credit environment.

PNNOnline

WORLD

Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban taken down

A Facebook page that was considered offensive to Islam and led to a Pakistani ban on the site has been removed, possibly by its creator.

MSNBC

Pakistan blocks access to YouTube

San Francisco Chronicle

Thailand protests: Abhisit Vejjajiva pledges reconciliation as clear-up starts

Thailand's leader promised an independent inquiry into "all events" surrounding the Red Shirt protests and called for reconciliation to heal political divisions that led to widespread violence with 83 dead.

Guardian

BUSINESS

Financial reform bill 101: What does it mean for a new mortgage?

The financial reform bill would create a consumer watchdog that could write and enforce new rules governing financial products like mortgages and credit cards.

Christian Science Monitor

Consumer firms paying dividends

Companies that rely on consumer spending sent a message to investors with a recent spate of double-digit dividend increases: "We have a lot of cash and we cannot think of a better place to spend it."

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Biggest art theft in history'

A lone intruder took off with five modern art masterpieces from a Paris art gallery as a result of a broken alarm system and "dozing" security guards.

Telegraph.co.uk

Famous art heists

Christian Science Monitor

Medical marijuana facing backlash

States that have legalized medical marijuana are seeing a backlash, with anger rising and politicians passing laws to slow pot shop proliferation and bring order to a wide-open, Wild West sort of industry.

Huffington Post

Custom bikes let commuters ride in style

Thousands of bicyclists will hit the road as part of National Bike to Work Day. But not all "commuter" bikes are equal. In fact, some are hand-built — and with a rider's particular route to work in mind.

NPR

Blog:

How much can you save by biking to work?

TIME

EDUCATION

Texas school board to vote on social studies textbook guidelines

A push to revise Texas public schools' social studies curriculum was scheduled for a vote amid a storm of criticism.

Houston Chronicle

School board accused of whitewashing history

MSNBC

Schools, students sue state on funding

More than 60 children and nine school districts across California filed a historic lawsuit, arguing that elected officials have failed in their constitutional obligation to support public schools.

San Francisco Chronicle

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