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Bison graze in the Corwin Springs compound near Gardiner, Montana, where government veterinarians monitor them for disease with blood and DNA tests. (Photo by Angela Schneider / 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

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

Plane crash in Mangalore leaves about 160 dead

Nearly 160 people are feared dead after a passenger jet crashed on landing in the southern Indian city of Mangalore. Air India Express said there were seven survivors on the Boeing 737 arriving from Dubai.

BBC

Tragedy in India

CNN

Oil seeps into Gulf of Mexico wetlands

Anger grew along the Gulf Coast as oil washed into delicate coastal wetlands in Louisiana, with residents questioning the federal government and others wondering how to clean up the mess that worsens.

Baltimore Sun

Blog:

Oil spill commission

New York Times

Obama taps two to lead oil spill panel

Houston Chronicle

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

NATION

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

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

POLITICS

Cuomo declares NY gubernatorial candidacy, vows leadership

Andrew Cuomo, attorney general of the third most-populous state through scandals that tarred two governors, said he’s officially running for the top office, three months after his leading rival dropped out.

Bloomberg

Cuomo seeking to reduce NY's agencies

New York Times

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

HEALTH

Using nature's bounty to feed the hungry

A New Jersey man created a website to bring gardeners' extra produce together with food shelters across the U.S.

CNN

Genes and brain centers that regulate meal size in flies identified

Medical News Today

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

Man goes home with artificial heart

Charles Okeke was barely 30 when a blood clot destroyed his heart. He had a transplant and life was good for this computer consultant and father of three.

CBS News

Artificial heart breakthrough

CBS News

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

Astronauts load up shuttle for return

Astronauts Piers Sellers and Garrett Reisman, operating the International Space Station's robot arm, moved a cargo of old solar array batteries back to the shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay for a return to Earth.

CBS News

Tree-swinger may be earliest human

A newly-found human, Homo gautengensis, is declared the world's earliest recognized species of human.

Discovery News

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

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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

Jazz educators reach out to students

Now, roughly 70 years after the high point of jazz popularity in America, jazz can be heard all over the world. It is getting fresh attention in the states to rekindle the love of the historic genre in the local youth.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

Anti-gay laws in Africa are product of American religious exports, say activists

After a lengthy investigation, during which he interviewed witnesses in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria, Mr. Kaoma concluded that Africa’s anti-gay crackdowns are, at least in part, “made in the USA”.

Times Online

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

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

The Lone Star state stands alone

Newsweek

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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