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An elderly man carries a red flag as he heads for a rally marking May Day in Moscow, Russia. Tens of thousands of government supporters and opponents are demonstrating across Russia in rallies marking May Day. (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev / AP)

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Supreme Court Justice David Souter exit starts court war

Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s planned retirement touches off a fierce fight between the parties that could reinvigorate moping Republicans and enhance or tarnish President Barack Obama’s bipartisan image.

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Politico

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Court opening presents choice for Obama

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The Hill

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Identity, political matters in court pick

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MSNBC

Dutch royal attack driver dies

A man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed five people in an attempted attack on the Dutch royal family has died of his injuries, prosecutors have said.

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Al Jazeera

Confirmed global flu cases jumps to 363

The number of confirmed swine flu cases across the globe kept rising, but some signs of hope emerged in the battle against the worldwide outbreak.

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CNN

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Vaccine pursued as swine flu cases rise

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Mexico shuts down to control flu

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BBC

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What not to do in swine flu frenzy

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TIME

Consumer confidence soars as factory sector stabilizes

U.S. consumers felt more confident about the economy last month than at any time since the September failure of Lehman Brothers that pushed global banking to the brink of collapse, a survey showed.

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CNBC

Chrysler plant workers: 'Roller coaster isn't over for us'

As employees leave the Warren, Mich., stamping plant, they give their reaction to the bankruptcy and look to the future.

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What does bankruptcy mean for Chrysler?

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A rider takes Kentucky Derby hopeful Mr. Hot Stuff for a workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Morry Gash / AP)	Women stand in line outside a polling station in Rae Bareli, waiting patiently for India's elections. (Photo by Rajesh Singh / AP)	A juggler from France gets a donation from a motorist after performing at a crossing in Berlin. (Photo by Gero Breloer / AP)

NATION

Flu sharpens tone of already heated US immigration debate

A new strain of flu has stirred a heated debate in the U.S. about immigration, an emotional topic that is never far from the surface in this country of migrants.

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Reuters

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San Jose immigration march still on, despite worries about flu

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San Jose Mercury News

Los Angeles police link 72-year-old to 30 rapes and killings

Los Angeles police believe they have caught a serial killer responsible for the rape and murders of up to 30 elderly women in two separate waves of rampages in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Guardian

POLITICS

Maine Senate passes gay marriage bill

Maine's Senate passed a bill that could make the northeastern U.S. state the fifth in the country to allow gay marriage, but the lower chamber and governor have yet to approve it.

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Reuters

Senate to move health reform by fall

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that he will work with Republicans to move bipartisan health reform, but is prepared to use special rules to cut them out if a deal isn’t reached by mid-October.

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The Hill

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Test drive: all-electric Mini and Ford Fusion hybrid

Like the Toyota Prius, the newly released Ford Fusion is a gas-electric hybrid that drives primarily on the gas engine, supplemented by a nickel-metal hydride battery.

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2010 Ford Fusion hybrid

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YouTube

Group wants Senate to get 'techy'

A bipartisan group of seven senators is asking the Senate Rules Committee to reverse the Senate's policy of refusing to publish the electronic data, or XML files, behind Senate roll call votes posted online.

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Politico

EDUCATION

Cash-strapped schools cancel field trips

For years, field trips have linked core subjects to destinations outside the classroom. Now they are being met with increased scrutiny nationwide as public schools deal with budget shortfalls.

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USA TODAY

Education to-do list awaits action

In his first 100 days as president, Barack Obama has proposed a more expansive federal role in education from cradle to college, including rigorous tests and academic standards for public schools.

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NPR

HEALTH

Deep-brain stimulation improves dystonia in cerebral palsy

Young cerebral palsy patients, especially the youngest ones, may get relief from dystonia symptoms with deep-brain stimulation, researchers said.

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Cerebral palsy: Helping kids gain strength

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WebMD

Cholesterol drugs may help in cardiac emergency, study finds

Giving patients a cholesterol-busting statin drug during a coronary emergency can save lives and reduce the incidence of longer-term problems, Czech researchers say.

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HealthDay

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Evangelicals: Nuclear weapons are 'direct affront' to God

The destruction one nuclear bomb can wreak is more than horrifying, says megachurch pastor Rob Bell of Grandville, Mich. It's an insult to God.

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USA TODAY

Can a chalice transmit swine flu?

Religious groups across the country are urging houses of worship to take special precautions, including changing sacred practices, as the swine flu outbreak threatens to grow into a global pandemic.

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Religion News Service

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The Daily Quote

“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.”

Nikita Khrushchev

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GOOD NEWS

World's largest solar power tower starts generating in Spain

Abengoa Solar has begun commercial operation of the giant new PS20 solar power tower. With a generating capacity of 20 megawatts, the tower will produce enough energy to supply 10,000 homes.

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Environment News Service

Tony Bennett donates instruments during Jazz Fest

Tony Bennett handed out dozens of new instruments at a charter school founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, hoping they would be used to carry on New Orleans' vibrant musical tradition.

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Yahoo! News

WORLD

UN images show Sri Lanka damage

Confidential U.N. satellite images leaked appear to show that the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed a safe haven for up to 150,000 civilians fleeing fighting against the Tamil Tigers.

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Sri Lanka in photos — a land of surprise

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IBT

Workers march in May Day rallies

Labor unions in dozens of countries around the world are using traditional May Day marches to protest over the handling of the global economic crisis.

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BBC

BUSINESS

SEC considering change to CEO pay disclosure rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering changing a formula that critics say often allows public companies to low-ball in regulatory filings just how much top executives are paid.

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Forbes

US bank stress test results delayed as conclusions debated

The Federal Reserve is postponing the release of stress tests on the biggest U.S. banks while executives debate preliminary findings with examiners, according to government and industry officials.

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Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Pet trade introduces diseases, costs

Invasive species are putting major strains on our environment, our pocketbooks and health, studies suggest, and our nation's demand for exotic pets may be to blame.

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Environmental News Network

Wildfire risk high in South, West

Wildfire experts are predicting a fierce summer fire season, particularly in drought-stricken areas of the South and West.

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USA TODAY

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Miss California appears in anti-gay marriage ad

After failing to stop recent gay marriage approvals in several states, opponents have found an attractive, telegenic poster woman in Miss California.

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Reuters

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Miss California in ad campaign

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CNN

'Star Trek' lives long and prospers

While filming "Star Trek," Zachary Quinto and his dramatic, plucked eyebrows rarely made a public appearance.

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USA TODAY

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‘Star Trek’ LA premiere

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Access Hollywood

SPORTS

A-Rod was demanding, says new book

Alex Rodriguez was an insecure prima donna who made a clubhouse attendant load his toothbrush with toothpaste after every game in his three seasons with the Texas Rangers, a new book charges.

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Bulls beat Celtics in 3 OTs, force Game 7

Derrick Rose scored 28 points and blocked Rajon Rondo's potential game-winner and the host Bulls beat the defending champions, 128-127, in triple overtime to tie the first-round series at three games.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

US school segregation on the rise

Black and Latino students are educated in U.S. schools that are increasingly segregated, said a report that undercuts optimism about race in America surrounding the Obama presidency.

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Reuters

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A kite drinks from a puddle in a lawn in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP)

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