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Tornado damage is seen in Greensburg, Kan. Most of this southwest Kansas town was destroyed by a tornado, part of a violent storm system blamed for at least nine deaths, officials said amid warnings of more severe weather. (Photo by Orlin Wagner / AP)

9 dead as Kansas tornado rips through town

Kansas City Star

Deadly twister

Yahoo! Video

Suicide attack west of Baghdad kills at least 15

A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi army recruiting center west of Baghdad, killing at least 15 people, police said.

International Herald Tribune

France's Sarkozy attacks Royal for 'riot' warning

Reuters

French election may bring new era in U.S.-France relations

Voice of America

Report: Kenya Airways 737 airliner crashes

A Kenya Airways passenger plane with more than 100 people on board crashed in southern Cameroon, state radio reported.

MSNBC

Kenya Airways CEO gives a news conference on the crash

BBC

Iran: Sanctions won't stop nuclear work

Iran's president told major powers considering United Nations sanctions they could "issue resolutions until you get tired," making clear the country would press ahead with its nuclear program.

Reuters

Iran and America-- a cagey game

Economist

Bush urges action on Iraq spending

President Bush, urging Congress to craft a war spending bill quickly, offered no clues about whether he'll compromise over linking U.S. support to stability in Iraq.

USA Today

Singapore pushes U.S. on Mideast peace

Singapore's prime minister told President Bush that "it's critical" to both America's global image and the anti-terror fight in Asia that Washington push to bring peace for Israelis and Palestinians.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Panda mating frenzy hits zoo

After months of bored indifference, two giant pandas recently joined for not one, not two, but three frenzied bouts of mating.

BBC

NATION

U.S. OKs missile shield talks with Russia

The United States has agreed for U.S. and Russian defense and foreign ministers to meet to try allay Russian concerns about U.S. missile defense plans in Eastern Europe, a senior U.S. official said.

Reuters

'Carlos the Jackal' to face trial

The jailed Venezuelan terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal is to face trial for his alleged role in deadly terror bombings in 1982 and 1983 in France, a judicial official said.

Toronto Star

Boat with Haitians capsizes in shark-infested water

Survivors say 150 Haitian migrants were on the boat that capsized, and about 20 bodies were found, some partially eaten by sharks. Sixty-three immigrants were rescued.

CNN

POLITICS

U.S. political system trips up women seeking presidency

When Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni recently suggested Ehud Olmert should step aside and let her be prime minister, nobody batted an eye over the fact she is a woman.

Monsters and Critics

Senior U.S., Iranian officials meet on Iraq

Senior U.S. and Iranian officials met at a crucial international conference on Iraq but mediators failed to arrange a meeting at a higher level between the two old foes.

Reuters

GOP starts to chart its post-Bush course

Underlying all the questions about abortion, taxes and war during the first GOP debate was a simple question: What's next for the Republican Party? The answer is not so easy.

CNN

POLITICS

Microsoft in merger talks with Yahoo!

Microsoft and Yahoo! are in fresh talks about teaming up to launch an all-out assault on Google to try to topple the online search giant from its dominant position on the Internet.

Times Online

Jobless rate hits 4.5 percent

Jobseekers had a harder time finding work last month as the economy cooled and wary employers added the fewest positions in two and a half years. The jobless rate edged up to 4.5 percent.

CNN

SPORTS

Street Sense is first juvenile Derby champ since Spectacular Bid

Street Sense roared from next-to-last in a 20-horse field to win the Kentucky Derby, putting trainer Carl Nafzger back in the winner's circle 17 years after his first visit.

Sports Illustrated

Derby pics

Yahoo! News

Jefferson's late basket sends Nets to second round

Watching Jefferson rise for the go-ahead basket and leap for the clinching steal was a reminder that he's healthy — and the Nets look pretty good, too.

ESPN

Police: Hancock was drunk, speeding

USA Today

A trail of poisoned medicine from China to Panama

Over the last 20 years, the syrupy poison, diethylene glycol, has figured in at least eight mass poisonings around the world — and many originated from China.

International Herald Tribune

Brazil to break AIDS drug patent

Brazil's president has authorized the country to bypass the patent on an AIDS drug manufactured by Merck, the U.S. pharmaceutical giant.

BBC

EDUCATION

New superintendent hired for New Orleans schools

Louisiana picked one of the nation's most prominent education reformers to run the troubled school district of New Orleans.

San Jose Mercury News

N.J. probing student loan providers

The state Attorney General's office launched an investigation into New Jersey's college student loan industry.

Asbury Park Press

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GOOD NEWS

Kentucky Derby bows to the queen

Queen Elizabeth II, an avid horse enthusiast, got her first look at Churchill Downson Derby Day when mint juleps flow and fancy hats are in fashion.

CNN

The Queen visits U.S.

BBC

Troops deliver supplies to pediatric hospital in Iraq

The Army's A Company, 3-25th Brigade Support Battalion, delivered a large quantity of medical supplies to the Kirkuk Pediatric Hospital, which is the only pediatric hospital in that Iraqi province.

HappyNews.com

NATION

More names due from madam's book

Thousands of Washington's power brokers will wake up this morning knowing they have had a close escape. However, a few will have had their lives turned upside down.

Telegraph.co.uk

Gasoline prices hit $3 as refiners strain

Consumers took a triple hit as gasoline shot above $3 per gallon, airlines raised fares and economists warned of record milk prices.

Reuters

Katrina victim awarded $1 million

After two days of deliberation and a two-week trial, a Kauai Circuit Court jury awarded $1 million to a Hurricane Katrina survivor swindled by her lawyer.

Honolulu Star Bulletin

ENVIRONMENT

Hurricane prediction should improve with new computer model

Aided by new observations, scientists have helped to develop and test a new model to better understand how air-sea interactions directly affect hurricane intensity.

Science Daily

Madagascar creates millions of acres of new protected areas

The government of Madagascar has established 15 new conservation areas encompassing a total of 2.65 million acres on the East African island famed for its unique wildlife.

National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Spider Man sets record with $59 million box office opening

Hollywood's biggest superhero now has the biggest box-office debut. "Spider-Man 3" took in a record $59 million domestically on opening day.

Forbes

Spider-Man 3 trailer

YouTube

Paris Hilton sentenced to jail

Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton was ordered to spend 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation for alcohol-related reckless driving.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yahoo Photos going dark as Flickr shines

Yahoo is shutting down Yahoo Photos — for years, the No. 1 or No. 2 most-visited photo site on the Web. Its users will be directed to move their pictures to Yahoo's hot upstart, Flickr.

USA Today

Europeans latch on to 'Second Life'

CNET News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Hispanics reshape religion in the U.S.

For most Hispanics in the United States, God is an active force in daily life, according to a recent major study.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

New hopes as Pope and Khatami meet

Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami met with Pope Benedict XVI for talks the Vatican hoped would heal tensions with Muslims following the pope's remarks on Islam last year.

Gulf Daily News

Photo of the Day

Seattle Mariners first baseman Ben Broussard dives for a ground ball hit by New York Yankees' Melky Cabrera during the third inning in Major League Baseball action at Yankee Stadium in New York. Cabrera beat out Broussard to the bag and Doug Mientkiewicz advanced to second base. (Photo by Julie Jacobson / AP)

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