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President Barack Obama speaks to the media after a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at the White House in Washington, regarding the budget and possible government shutdown. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)

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Help wanted: references are filling jobs and pockets

Many companies and organizations are encouraging employees to be on the lookout for talent and are offering cash bonuses for referrals that lead to a hire.

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NPR

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Limits sought to employers’ use of credit reports

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USA TODAY

Drinking more than recommended limit ‘raises cancer risk’

Drinking more than a pint of beer a day can substantially increase the risk of some cancers, research suggests.

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BBC

Democrats, GOP ‘very close,’ but no budget deal

With the clock ticking to a partial government shutdown, the top Democrat in the Senate said that the White House and Republicans have agreed on a spending cut of $38 billion.

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MSNBC

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Government shutdown 101: What would it mean for you?

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Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Dueling budgets

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Washington Post

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No budget deal on shutdown deadline day

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CBS News

Creationists notch big win in Tenn.

Tennessee’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would protect teachers who want to challenge the theory of human evolution.

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CBS News

Scientists unsure why dolphins are washing up dead

Dead baby bottlenose dolphins are continuing to wash up in record numbers on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and scientists do not know why.

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CNN

NATION

Tevatron accelerator has yield hints of a new particle in the US

A particle accelerator in the U.S. has shown compelling hints of a never-before-seen particle. If the findings are confirmed it could bring the most radical change in physics for decades.

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BBC

US to use Facebook, Twitter to issue terror alerts to public

Terror alerts from the government will soon have just two levels of warnings — elevated and imminent — and those will be relayed to the public only under certain circumstances.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Oil price brings state $3.4 billion surplus

Alaska is rolling in money from the high oil prices, with the revenue department projecting a state surplus of $3.4 billion.

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Anchorage Daily News

POLITICS

Agency: CIA’s Leon Panetta not eager to swap jobs

Leon Panetta is happy as CIA director and has not been asked by President Barack Obama to consider changing jobs, the agency said as speculation swirled over changes in top U.S. security posts.

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Reuters

Congress set to decide if EPA can regulate greenhouse gases

After months of political jawboning, both houses of Congress are expected to vote on measures to limit or block the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases.

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Christian Science Monitor

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Workers return to the fight at crippled nuclear plant

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station returned to the plant after a strong aftershock forced them to leave, the plant’s owner said.

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CNN

Aftershock shakes Japan’s ruined northeast coast

A major aftershock rocked northeast Japan and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast devastated by last month’s massive quake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant.

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Reuters

HEALTH

Stomach ‘pacemaker’: the newest weight-loss tool

Silke Zeigler, fed up with “yo-yo” dieting to maintain a healthy weight, took the chance to participate in a trial of an innovative stomach “pacemaker,” aimed at curbing appetite and controlling weight.

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HealthDay

WHO warns drugs’ misuse weakens fight against diseases

The WHO said the misuse and irrational use of antibiotics has undermined the global fight against tuberculosis and malaria, warning of a possible return to the days before the drugs were developed.

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Reuters

Antibiotic resistance: The bacteria are winning the war

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Notes and Theories

Hospital errors may be far more common than suspected

A new method for identifying medical errors contends that as many as 90 percent of hospital mistakes are overlooked. The actual error rate is 10 times greater than previously thought.

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HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

GE has plans to build largest solar factory in the US

GE announced that it’s planning to go big in solar panel manufacturing and will build the largest solar panel factory in the U.S., with an annual capacity of 400 megawatts of production of thin-film solar.

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Forbes

EPA recently releases new Energy Star lighting standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced new standards that light fixtures must meet in order to qualify for the coveted Energy Star label.

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Earth Times

Why are penguins losing their feathers?

A new condition is causing many penguin chicks to lose their feathers, with some victims dying as a result of the mysterious problem, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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SPORTS

Rose rules Rondo As Bulls stand tall

The Chicago Bulls put the Eastern Conference’s reigning bully, the Boston Celtics, in a headlock. The 97-81 beatdown assured the Bulls of the Eastern Conference’s top seed.

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ESPN

Chase for green jacket begins

Rory McIlroy is contending again in a major championship, surging to an early lead with three shots ahead of two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen and Matt Kuchar at the Masters.

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NBCSports

Special section:

Championship central: the Masters

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ESPN

The Masters Tournament app

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GOOD NEWS

Go, dog. Go!

True to his name, Scooter the dachshund scoots around his new home on his new wheels. The damaged dog, whose back legs are useless, took to his “doggie wheelchair” without missing a beat.

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Telegraph Herald

After mom’s cancer, baby born healthy

Alice weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces; she has dark hair, her grandfather’s nose and a clear bill of health. And she was born to a mother suffering from breast cancer.

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MSNBC

Lost Dr. Seuss stories to be published

Seven rarely-seen Dr. Seuss stories from the 1950s, which were tracked down by a Massachusetts dentist, will finally be published in book form this autumn.

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Guardian

WORLD

NATO refuses to apologize for strike on Libya rebels

NATO has refused to apologize for a recent “friendly fire” attack on rebel tanks in eastern Libya that killed at least four people.

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BBC

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Libyan minister to take Turkish peace plan to Moammar Gadhafi

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Live from the Middle East

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Middle East Live Blog

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Libya: Gadhafi forces bombard edge of rebel-held Ajdabiyah

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YouTube

Gbagbo’s compound cordoned off

Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara has ordered a blockade around rival Laurent Gbagbo’s presidential residence where he remains holed up.

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Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

How News Corp. got lost in Myspace

Myspace was the king of social media when News Corp. bought it for more than half a billion dollars. But its influence has waned as Facebook exploded.

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Reuters

Bank of America seeks to defeat loan modification litigation

Bank of America Corp. asked a court to throw out a complaint that accuses it of violating obligations to homeowners seeking to modify mortgage loans and avoid foreclosure.

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Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Under the sea, sex can be slimy business

What are of some of the craziest underwater activities that help ocean creatures stay alive, fight predators, find food and reproduce?

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NPR

E-books: Could you be the next self-published star?

A growing number of writers use new technology to bypass traditional publishers and reach audiences directly. The potential for self-styled success may be seductive, but it’s not as easy as it seems.

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ABC News

EDUCATION

Educate or incarcerate? NAACP’s push to shift priorities

The current system largely warehouses people who need treatment for drug and mental health problems, while at the same time taking dollars away from education, says an NAACP report.

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Christian Science Monitor

Science competitions to be integrated into school curriculum

Competition has brought out the best in students at Lyman High School: Styrofoam gliders, designs for airplane wings and miniature rockets built to soar hundreds of feet in the air.

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Free to speak out

A professor suing his university in North Carolina won a key ruling in a case which limited the free speech rights of some public employees.

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Inside Higher Ed

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Excommunicated church thrives despite censure by diocese

Spiritus Christi is a breakaway parish at odds with the Catholic church. The Rev. James Callan, now the parish’s assistant pastor, was fired from the Rochester diocese and excommunicated.

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Religion News Service

However you cook it, it’s not Passover without beef brisket

At Passover, beef brisket is a mainstay for the Seder meal. Passover commemorates and reflects on the escape of Jews from slavery in Egypt. Cleaning and cooking begin weeks in advance.

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Detroit Free Press

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Flags and re-enactments on 150th anniversary of US Civil War

The White House of the Confederacy once held the presidency of the southern states. Exactly 150 years after the beginning of the Civil War, it remains an interesting site.

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Monsters and Critics

Crave caffeine? It may be in your genes

New research indicates that DNA may play a large role in determining how much caffeine people consume in beverages such as coffee, tea and soda as well as in foods such as chocolate.

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WebMD

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Baby Boomers’ dilemma: when should mom, dad stop driving?

A problem confronting a growing number of Americans is knowing when it’s time for their moms and dads to stop driving.

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USA TODAY

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A statue of Manikin Piss decorated with cherry blossoms and disaster prevention gear stands in a Tokyo station in Japan. The banner reads “Keep the spirit, Eastern Japan.” (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama / AP)

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