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Students hold up their candles in tribute during a vigil at the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Fla., for the 32 students and teachers killed in the Virginia Tech massacre earlier this week. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee / AP)

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Iraq suicide bombing kills 12

Baghdad was struck by a fresh suicide bombing, just hours after a wave of attacks in the city killed nearly 200 people in the worst day of violence since the launch of a new security crackdown.

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Iraq orders arrest of top Army officer after deadly attacks

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CNN

Bush threatens new sanctions on Sudan

President Bush said the U.S. will tighten economic sanctions on Sudan if President Omar al-Bashir does not take quick, concrete steps to stop the bloodshed in Darfur.

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Guardian

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A farmer milks a cow outside the Agriculture Ministry building during a Lima, Peru protest to demand higher milk prices. (Photo by Martin Mejia / AP)	New cruise liner "AIDAdiva" passes the Hamburg landmark St. Pauli Landungsbruecken pier in the harbor of Hamburg, northern Germany. (Photo by Patrick Lux / AP)	Iraqi police recruits stand guard during their graduation ceremony in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad. (Photo by Alaa Al-Marjani / AP)

NATION

Australian farmers face water cuts as drought crisis worsens

Australians should pray for rain, because if substantial rainfall does not come in the next month, the Government will ban irrigation in the country’s agricultural heartland so that there is enough to drink.

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Abbas says British hostage is alive

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has received intelligence reports confirming that kidnapped British journalist Alan Johnston is alive.

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International Herald Tribune

3 Christians killed in Turkish city of Malatya

Three people were killed at a publishing house that prints books on Christianity in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya. The victims were bound and had their throats slit.

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Melbourne Herald Sun

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Religious killings in Turkey

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BBC

POLITICS

Loan probe moves Congress to act

A developing scandal over ties between the student loan industry and college financial aid officers is adding momentum to a congressional push to overhaul the system for college loans.

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AOL News

Court backs power of career criminal law

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court underscored the broad impact of a federal law allowing longer sentences for violent "career criminals."

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AOL News

BUSINESS

Freddie Mac offers to buy $20 billion in home loans

Freddie Mac, the second-largest source of money for U.S. home loans, is offering to buy as much as $20 billion of mortgages in an effort to maintain the financing available for subprime borrowers.

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Bloomberg

Late filers swamp TurboTax e-file system

A flood of last-minute tax filers swamped the servers of the company that makes the popular TurboTax and ProSeries tax software, forcing taxpayers to wait hours for confirmation of their e-filings.

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SPORTS

Va. Tech baseball team to play 'Canes despite tragedy

Classes may be suspended in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre but the baseball game will go on. The University of Miami’s baseball team will travel to Virginia this weekend as scheduled.

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Nats honor Virginia Tech

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ESPN

Urlacher fined $100K for wearing hat

Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was fined $100,000 by the NFL for wearing a cap during Super Bowl media day that promoted a sponsor not authorized by the league.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Decline in HRT use may have reduced breast cancer rates

When millions of women tossed out their prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy in 2002, the rates of breast cancer started dropping almost immediately, a new study finds.

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Health Day

Cervical cancer vaccine lasts

Two vaccines for preventing cervical cancer continue to offer nearly 100 percent protection five years following administration, new research shows.

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WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Study: Religion doesn't interfere with sex

God may influence Australians' attitudes towards sex but religion plays little role in what they actually do in bed, a landmark survey has found.

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Muslim cabbies lose fight over alcohol

Muslim taxi drivers who refuse service to travelers carrying alcohol at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will now face tougher penalties.

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“The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.”

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GOOD NEWS

Media mogul commits $105M to cancer and burn research

Sumner M. Redstone announced a commitment of $105 million to fund research and patient care advancements in cancer and burn recovery at three major non-profit healthcare organizations.

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Earth Times

Good Samaritan saves senior stuck on railway tracks

An elderly woman on a scooter narrowly avoided being hit by a train in Winnipeg, thanks to the quick action of a stranger passing by.

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NATION

Doctors denounce high court ruling

The controversial abortion procedure outlawed by the Supreme Court is rarely performed, but may offer distinct advantages over other second-trimester abortion methods, some doctors said.

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San Francisco Chronicle

FBI searches home of GOP congressman

The FBI searched the Oakton, Va., home of Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) in its ongoing investigation into the congressman and his wife’s ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

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The Hill

IRS commissioner to lead Red Cross

The American Red Cross selected Mark Everson, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, to be its new president, filling the post as the charity restructures itself.

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Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Amur leopard close to extinction, survey finds

A survey released by conservation groups found few Amur leopards remaining in the wild, with conservationists concluding that logging, building, farming and poaching have virtually killed off the species.

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MSNBC

Global warning could hinder hurricanes

Despite increasing ocean temperatures that feed intense hurricanes, climate change may also be ramping up the winds that choke off development of the storms, a new study claims.

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LiveScience

China's Yangtze river under threat

China's massive Yangtze River, a freshwater lifeline for tens of millions of people, is seriously and largely irreversibly polluted, a state-run newspaper said.

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Independent Online

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Suspect named in the murder of Run D.M.C's Jam Master Jay

Federal prosecutors in New York have named a suspect in the four-year-old slaying of Run-D.M.C. spinner Jam Master Jay, who was gunned down Oct. 30, 2002 at his Queens recording studio.

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E! Online

Gere facing legal action over kiss

Actor Richard Gere and Bollywood beauty Shilpa Shetty are facing legal action in India after being accused of committing "an obscene act" last weekend.

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WSYR

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Gere's risky kiss in India

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CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Evidence of chimps' intelligence grows

More recent examination shows that similarities between Homo sapiens and chimpanzees go beyond expressive faces and opposable thumbs.

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International Herald Tribune

BlackBerry service restored

Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless service suffered what the company called a "service interruption" in North America, causing angst among customers.

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MarketWatch

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Blackberry down

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EDUCATION

U.S. universities still a top draw for international students

Around the globe, many say that the Virginia Tech shootings won't affect their plans to study in the U.S.

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Christian Science Monitor

Action and realism on security

Recent years have seen colleges add safety measures, but experts warn about unrealistic expectations in wake of this week’s tragedy.

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Inside Higher Ed

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Heart transplant patient conquers Andes

Kelly Perkins, a 45-year-old Californian who had a heart transplant more than a decade ago, has added a dangerous free climb in the Andes to a string of mountaineering feats.

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An man leaves the Santo Domingo church after evening mass in downtown Guatemala City. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini / AP)

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