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An Indonesian man touches a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness campaign, made of red candles during a rally to mark World AIDS Day in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim / AP )

South Africa's president praised on approach to AIDS

The U.S. says it's giving South Africa $120 million for AIDS treatment in response to a plea from President Jacob Zuma that underlines his new approach to fighting the AIDS epidemic.

CBS News

Special section:

A global view of the AIDS epidemic

MSNBC

Microsoft denies update causes 'Black Screen of Death'

Microsoft says that a problem with its Windows operating system, dubbed the 'Black Screen of Death' is not due to its latest security update.

BBC

Early users give Windows 7 high marks

Computerworld

Office 2010 confirmed for June 2010 release

Ars Technica

Obama: Afghanistan not lost, remains challenge

President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan is not lost as he announces he will send another 30,000 U.S. troops to fight it.

MSNBC

Special section:

The state of the war in Afghanistan

New York Times

30,000 more troops sent to Afghanistan

CNN

Clemmons shot, killed by a lone officer

Maurice Clemmons, the suspect wanted in the slaying of four Lakewood police officers, was shot and killed in South Seattle by a police officer making a routine check of a stolen car.

Seattle Times

Seattle police describe Clemmons shooting

KING5

In job hunt, college degree can’t close racial gap

That race remains a serious obstacle in the job market for African-Americans, even those with degrees from respected colleges, may seem to some people a jarring contrast to decades of progress.

New York Times

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Darren Crawford, rides his snowboard at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / AP)	Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon drops back to pass against the Ravens during a game in Baltimore. (Photo by Rob Carr / AP)	An Israeli Arab boy plays with a kite in a park at sunset on the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

NATION

Colleges fight back against anonymous gossip sites

Gossip on campuses is now broadcast for anyone with an Internet connection to see. The Dean of first-year students at Colgate University, describes the phenomenon as an "electronic bathroom wall."

TIME

New tools aid in policing Web comments

Editor & Publisher

Sharp tones kick off Senate debate

A historic debate on health care opened in the Senate on a fiercely partisan note, as Democrats and Republicans traded shots over the $848 billion bill and the breakdown of trust between the parties.

Politico

Reid 'confident' Senate will pass health care bill

USA TODAY

No big cost rise in US premiums is seen in study

New York Times

HEALTH

US swine flu cases chart sharp decline

U.S. health officials said that H1N1 swine flu infections appear to be on the wane nationally, even as the number of American children dying from the illness continues to have a steady rise.

U.S. News & World Report

Health Reform: What's in It for you

The two health reform bills that are moving through the U.S. Congress differ in a number of ways but achieve the same goal: a dramatic reduction in the number of uninsured Americans.

HealthDay

POLITICS

‘00 clemency may be issue for Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas at the time Mike Huckabee, granted clemency to Maurice Clemmons nine years ago. Now, Mr. Clemmons is being sought as the suspect in the killing of four uniformed police officers.

New York Times

Democrats change tune on nuclear energy power

In the year since being elected, President Obama along with congressional Democrats increasingly appear to be embracing nuclear energy power.

U.S. News & World Report

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Brain scan study shows cocaine abusers can control cravings

Active cocaine abusers were, on average, able to suppress activity in brain regions linked to drug craving, according to a new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.

ScienceDaily

Large Hadron Collider breaks record

The problem-plagued Large Hadron Collider set a world record in Switzerland when it accelerated twin proton beams to an energy of 1.18 TeV (teraelectronvolts), surpassing the record.

InformationWeek

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

AMC: no more outside snacks

It’s fade-to-black for bringing your own snacks into AMC theaters. AMC has been reviewing its policy on concessions and is now rolling it out nationwide.

Kansas City Star

No country for old typewriters: a well-used one heads to auction

Author Cormac McCarthy plans to auction his Olivetti typewriter for an estimated $15,000 to $20,000.

New York Times

Nicole Richie to create & star in comedy for ABC

The former reality star, current fashion designer and mother, announced that she is gearing up to star in comedy for ABC.

Access Hollywood

EDUCATION

Program aims to keep kids from getting lost in middle school

Kaelah Williams is one of about 40 fifth- and sixth-graders who go to Higher Achievement three days a week for a four-year program designed to support students through the middle school years.

Baltimore Sun

Majoring in math is not always a plus

When it comes to improving student learning in elementary and middle school, research shows that the value of having a college academic credential in math is limited — at best.

Education Week

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The Daily Quote

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Hillary Clinton

U.S. secretary of state

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Levi's 15 minutes appear to be over

McClatchy

Blog:

Political correctness revisited

New York Times

Editorial:

Iran’s adventurism

Times Online

Column:

Death to smiley

Salon.com

Column:

Do to oil what was done to salt

Sydney Morning Herald

Editorial:

Swiss vote and fears about Islam

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

How will Obama get them out?

The Independent

Blog:

Creating jobs quickly and cheaply

Huffington Post

Column:

Tiger Woods deserves your scrutiny

The Nation

Column:

Latin America: Oops, we did it again

Huffington Post

Column:

Mental servility high on GOP purity test

Saratogian

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ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

At church cafe, eat what you want and pay what you can

A new church-affiliated restaurant is offering customers an innovative new dining option: choose the size of your portion, then pay what you want.

Religion News Service

Colorado cities go easy on library fines

At a time when metro-area libraries are cutting back hours and threatening to close entire branches because of tax shortfalls, millions of dollars in tantalizing revenue sits on their tables.

Denver Post

Women band together to help eradicate land mines in Jordan

Jordanians hope to remove some 136,000 mines from the northern border with Syria by 2012. A group of 10 women became the first all-female de-mining team in the Middle East.

Al Jazeera

WORLD

Latin America's first gay marriage halted