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U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talk during their meeting ahead of the G20 summit in London.  (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP) Obama, Medvedev hail 'fresh start' in US-Russia relations President Barack Obama will travel to Moscow in July, part of what he and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, are calling a "fresh start" in strained relations between the nuclear powers. McClatchy Newspapers Russia and US pledge to slash nukes Times Online Experts doubt breast cancer screening Experts aiming to promote better-informed decision making in healthcare have questioned the benefits of mammograms, saying that to save one life, nearly 3,000 women have to be tested. Medical News Today Congress poised to adopt budget Democrats controlling the House and Senate are on track to give President Barack Obama a key victory by adopting slightly pared-back versions of his $3.6 trillion budget. Seattle Times   G-20 pledges $1 trillion World leaders have announced they are to triple the finances of the International Monetary Fund to help fight the worst economic crisis since the 1930s and will impose new curbs on financial markets. Al Jazeera Special section: Who's who at the G-20 CNN Protests turn ugly in London MSNBC North Korea warned over rocket launch U.S. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart have agreed a "stern, united response" must follow any rocket launch by North Korea. BBC North Korea starts fueling rocket Reuters Senate committee approves credit card accountability act The U.S. Senate is planning a vote on the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, a measure designed to end some of the credit card industry’s more abusive practices. Consumer Affairs US invests money to keep arms smugglers out of Mexico New money to monitor U.S. traffic entering Mexico and detect gun smugglers will be spent on scanners for inspecting trucks as well as communication equipment, the U.S. government said. Reuters US-Mexico border to get $400 million upgrade CBS News   NATION Senators grill Petraeus on Afghan strategy Senators grilled Pentagon officials over the new U.S. strategy for countering terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan, pressing them on whether there will be enough troops and how progress would be measured. Christian Science Monitor Feds drop Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' case Attorney General Eric Holder dropped a corruption case against ex-Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, saying prosecutors blew it by failing to share evidence. NY Daily News 'Stunning misconduct' in Stevens case MSNBC POLITICS Romney: Don't root for Obama to fail Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Republicans shouldn’t oppose President Obama as a reflex and should praise him when he succeeds. The Hill Reversing Bush policy, US seeks seat on UN Human Rights council President Obama is taking another step down the road of engaging America's adversaries with the decision to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group President Bush shunned. Christian Science Monitor HEALTH Marijuana chemical fights brain cancer The active chemical in marijuana promotes the death of brain cancer cells by essentially helping them feed upon themselves, researchers in Spain report. WebMD Walgreens clinics offer free medical care for unemployed, uninsured workers Walgreens is a extending a helping hand to unemployed, uninsured workers and their families, offering to treat minor pains for free at its Take Care clinic. U.S. News & World Report EDUCATION Oregon tracks special ed students after high school During their first year out of high school, more than one in four special education students in Oregon never held a paying job or enrolled even part time in college or job training. Oregon Live Colleges fearing rejection letters Decision letters being sent out reflect the worries of administrators, who fear admitted applicants may hesitate to commit in this climate of economic uncertainty. USA Today Economic stimulus money begins reaching targeted schools Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited two classrooms with Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. They took turns reading to first-graders and talked about President Barack Obama to fifth graders. Houston Chronicle Schools chief calls for transparency Detroit Free Press LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Obamas give Queen Elizabeth an iPod The diplomatic challenges facing President Obama during his overseas trip this week include this one: What gift to give his host in Britain, the Queen? Baltimore Sun 'Guiding Light' going dark CBS's "Guiding Light," which began on the network in 1952, is reportedly going off the air in September. Counting its original radio iteration, the show has been on in various forms for 72 years. TIME Special section: 'Light' was a beacon for big-name actors USA Today Wanda Sykes to host show on Fox Wanda Sykes will start hosting a late night topical show on Saturdays on Fox starting this fall, the network said. Hartford Courant Blog: Official: Wanda Sykes to Fox Newsday RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY This Passover, the face of hunger is surging to new heights Across the country, food banks and kitchens are reporting a surge in demand ranging from 20 percent to 75 percent higher than in previous years, as layoffs and cutbacks force families into poverty. Forward Vatican to inspect order after scandal Pope Benedict XVI has ordered a Vatican investigation of the Legionaries of Christ, the conservative religious order that has acknowledged that its founder fathered a child and molested seminarians. Seattle Times   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Wear hairshirts, not cloths of gold Times Online Column: The regulatory charade Slate Column: Silence meets despair of Afghan women Truthdig Editorial: Stevens case leaves taint behind USA Today Column: Will Iraq's 'tunnel light' shine on Bush? Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Divided we stand Economist Column (Sean Trende): Poor GOP performance in New York Real Clear Politics Editorial (Tonyaa Weathersbee): Women still fighting discrimination Florida Times-Union Editorial: Prison health care needs vigilance Detroit Free Press Blog (John B. Judis): Vote of confidence The New Republic   Site edited by: Jasmine Jernberg, Emily Naughton, Danny Bittker, Emily Kirby, Sevim Yolacti, Heather Norberg, Joe Gold, Lauren Thurmond, Lisa Lamphere, Binal Ghelani and Richard Phillips.   GOOD NEWS Falling baby caught by good samaritans Ordinary outings turned into a life-saving occasion when Robert Lemire and Alex Day rescued a falling toddler. HappyNews.com US donates rice for cyclone survivors The United States has donated more than 16,000 tons of rice to help survivors of last year's devastating cyclone in military-ruled Myanmar, officials said. Reuters Nursery saved by parents' charity Parents have formed a charity to save a south London nursery threatened with closure. About 100 families collaborated to form The Arc Community Trustees, which took over the administration. BBC WORLD Zimbabwe prison called 'death camp' Images have been released of Zimbabwean prisoners who are said to be starving and dying of disease due to meager supplies and appalling conditions. Al Jazeera New Israeli foreign minister disavows US-led peace talks As foreign diplomats and his predecessor looked on in astonishment, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman began by declaring the death of U.S.-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. San Jose Mercury News Can the US work with Netanyahu? TIME Fierce fighting rages in Sri Lanka There have been intense clashes between Sri Lankan security forces and Tamil Tigers in the country's northeast. BBC BUSINESS More jobless may mean less jostling for office space Problems in the commercial real estate sector are poised to worsen as the jobless rate soars. MarketWatch Mass. securities regulators: fraud at Madoff's biggest feeder fund Bernard Madoff's biggest feeder fund, Fairfield Greenwich Group, was so blinded by the fees it was making off him that it willfully ignored warnings, according to a lawsuit by Mass. securities regulators. Forbes As auto deals add up, will buyers bite? A fast-growing package of incentives is slashing the prices of GM, Ford and Chrysler vehicles. But wary would-be buyers still may not take the bait. BusinessWeek ENVIRONMENT 6,000 rare, large river dolphins found A previously unknown population of Irrawaddy dolphins discovered in Bangladesh has given scientists "great hope" for the survival of the rare species, conservationists said. National Geographic US sues BP over Prudhoe Bay oil spill The federal government and the state of Alaska filed civil lawsuits against BP's subsidiary BP Exploration (Alaska), following pipeline leaks which caused crude oil to spill at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 2006. Telegraph.co.uk SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Jupiter's Great Red Spot is shrinking Everything about Jupiter is super-sized, including its colorful, turbulent atmosphere. But there's fresh evidence that one of the planet's most recognizable features, the Great Red Spot, is shrinking. CNN Va. Space Grant Consortium gets $1.4 million NASA grant The Virginia Space Grant Consortium will be awarded a $1.4 million grant for its Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars program. Virginian-Pilot SPORTS NCAA, colleges pushing the envelope with sports marketing From the $591 million in TV and marketing revenue generated this season to the masses awaiting the semifinals and championship game, the men's tournament has grown into a mega-event. USA Today Villanova is Final Four's smallest spender on sports It's not surprising that Villanova is the only Philadelphia team to reach the Final Four since 1980. Its expenses for all sports were dwarfed by Michigan State, North Carolina and Connecticut. Philadelphia Inquirer   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Happiness is contagious New research from Harvard Medical School and the University of California San Diego suggests that happiness is influenced not only by the people you know, but by the people they know. 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