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FDA needs food safety overhaul

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn't equipped to handle problems with the food supply and is in need of a major revamping, a government panel of experts reported.

U.S. News & World Report

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FDA programs sometimes put public at risk

CNN

Hispanics flee Ariz. before new law

Arizona's tough new immigration enforcement law is fueling an exodus of Hispanics from the state before it goes into effect, according to officials.

USA TODAY

Offshore drillers get green light

The Obama administration announced new rules on offshore drilling, a move that the industry hopes will secure new permits for more drilling operations.

CNNMoney

Judge recusals may hinder Gulf oil spill lawsuits

NPR

BP denies small business claims

CBS News

Terror suspect was threat as student

Two terrorism suspects arrested at a New York airport ran afoul of school officials and law enforcement in the past.

MSNBC

Lawmakers crack down on prepaid cells

ABC News

NJ men accused in terror plot appear in court

YouTube

Personalizing the MD

A hundred years after the release of the Flexner Report, which set many standards for medical education, a new report aims to stimulate reforms in medical schools and residency programs.

Inside Higher Ed

NATION

Job openings rise to highest level in 16 months despite reports

Job openings jumped in April to the highest level in 16 months, a sign that hiring by private employers is healthy despite disappointing job reports.

Yahoo! News

Bernanke: Unemployment unlikely to fall quickly

Bloomberg

Doctors helped CIA perfect 'torture' technique, report says

A report says agency doctors helped refine the use of waterboarding, sleep deprivation and severe pain under the guise of medical research. The CIA rebuffs the report, saying it is "wrong."

Herald Sun

Obama defends health bill to seniors

President Barack Obama sought acceptance of the new health care overhaul law from skeptical seniors, a crucial constituency the White House wants to win over.

Arizona Daily Sun

POLITICS

Democrats, Republicans face angry and unpredictable electorate

Anxious incumbents made their final pitch to primary voters, mindful that they could be the next to fall in an unpredictable election year that has claimed several veteran lawmakers.

MSNBC

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CBS News

America's frustration index

ABC News

Spending fears threaten Dem agenda

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heard gripes from members not happy about having to vote on a big spending measure at a time when many voters think government growth and deficits are out of control.

Politico

BUSINESS

GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles on fire risk

General Motors Corp. announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars because the unit that heats the windshield washer fluid could catch fire.

Reuters

Small businesses turn more optimistic

U.S. small businesses are slightly more optimistic about their economic outlook than they have been in the last two years but are still not ready to expand staffs and boost capital spending.

CNBC

Airlines halt 3-year slide in consumer-satisfaction ratings

North American airlines ended three years of declining customer-satisfaction ratings as fares dropped, more flights arrived on time and fewer bags were lost, according to a J.D. Power & Associates survey.

BusinessWeek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How to clean oiled birds

The cleaning process is arduous. By the time the one-hour cleaning is finished, the birds look like new and the workers are covered in the oil.

ABC News

Entrepreneurs enter space race

Four years from now, a Nevada company plans to launch modules to be assembled into the solar system’s first private space station — allowing paying customers to arrive a year later.

New York Times

ENVIRONMENT

Clearing Haiti's streets of rubbish means clearing crime too

Piles of concrete rubble from destroyed buildings block the streets and turn the twisting, congested roads into a nightmare of honking horns and exhaust fumes.

Environment News Service

Denver has busted the urban farming’s yuppie stereotype

This year the nonprofit Denver Urban Gardens will support the construction of its 100th community garden. The gardens are a kaleidoscope of ages, ethnicities, socio-economic strata and motivations.

Grist

SPORTS

Strasburg strikes out 14 in majors debut

Stephen Strasburg set a Nationals single-game record for strikeouts, fanning 14 Pittsburgh Pirates over seven innings of a 5-2 victory and taking a curtain call from a crowd of 40,315.

New York Times

Colts expect to re-sign Manning

Bill Polian is ready to make a deal with Peyton Manning, but getting it done in this labor market could still make it tricky.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Gates Foundation gives $1.5 billion for women's health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.5 billion in a joint push with the U.N. to improve the health of women.

Reuters

Auction Napa Valley loosens up

Wine Country's biggest annual charity event celebrated its 30th anniversary over the weekend with a haul of $8.51 million, a good rebound from 2009's $5.7 million.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Russia, Turkey and Iran meet, posing test for US

Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran convened at a security summit meeting in Istanbul in a display of regional power that appeared to be calculated to test the U.S.

New York Times

Israel condemned at Turkey summit

Al Jazeera

New sanctions against Iran?

CNN

US behind Libya in Global Peace Index

The 2010 Global Peace Index is an attempt to quantify which countries are the most secure. New Zealand is No. 1, Iraq is last, and the U.S. is in the middle.

Christian Science Monitor

Can Japan's new leader stay the course?

As soon as Naoto Kan was picked to be Japan's prime minister, "Yes We Kan" T-shirts went on sale online. Voters, however, may be wary of buying one without proof that he will stay the course.

Reuters

HEALTH

Secondhand smoke may harm mental health, researchers find

Other people's smoke is bad for your lungs and bad for your heart, and new research suggests it could be bad for your mental health, too.

Reuters

Nurses go on offensive against 14 Twin Cities hospitals

With two days to go before a planned strike, the Minnesota Nurses Association is going public with stories of alleged poor patient care to back its assertion that Twin Cities hospitals are understaffed.

Star Tribune

EDUCATION

Tough times ahead for children of the Great Recession

Children who are born during the recession are more likely to live in poverty with both parents unemployed.

Education Week

Duke, other colleges on sale

Parents of students planning to attend expensive private colleges can lock in big discounts if they can scrape together a few extra thousand dollars by June 30th.

U.S. News & World Report

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Kitchenettes for frugal Vegas visitors

Las Vegas hotel rooms may soon be known for their new kitchens — places where visitors can avoid the town’s staggering array of high-priced restaurants.

Las Vegas Sun

New vending machines fulfills more than food cravings

Vending machines aren’t just for soda and snacks anymore. Now sophisticated models with touch screens offer instant gratification for more expensive treats.

Kansas City Star

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Letter from priests' lovers reignites celibacy debate

In an unprecedented move, a group of Italian women who have had relationships with priests wrote an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI, saying that priests need to love and be loved.

NPR

Protestant pastor on the job hunt? Good luck in this market

Too many preachers, too many small churches and a bad economy make this one of the worst job markets for Protestant ministers in decades.

USA TODAY

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