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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speak to reporters after their meeting at the White House in Washington with President Obama regarding the budget and possible government shutdown. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Astronaut training changes

Steely-eyed and unflappable, the first astronauts to be sent into space were among the most rigorously trained people on the planet.

BBC

Housing crash slows in 6 cities: What the bottom looks like

Nationwide, home prices are down almost 32 percent from their peak. Many economists expect them to fall at least 5 percent more. Some predict even steeper declines.

USA TODAY

30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticks higher

MarketWatch

Obama cites progress toward a budget deal

During a meeting between President Barack Obama and the top two congressional leaders, negotiators have tried to resolve the differences in a budget deal that would avert a government shutdown.

CNN

Boehner paid as soldiers wait if Congress shuts down government

Bloomberg

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George's Bottom Line

President Obama calls for compromise on budget to avoid government shutdown

YouTube

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.

Guardian

Scientists’ shocking discovery: superbugs in Delhi drinking water

Bacteria that is highly resistant to antibiotics has been found in water supplies in New Delhi, India.

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Azaleas grow near the 16th green as golfers practice for the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. (Photo by David J. Phillip / AP)	Manchester United’s goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar makes a save during the Champions League soccer match against Chelsea in London. (Photo by Alastair Grant / AP)	Pakistani farmers harvest wheat in the suburbs of Hyderabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Pervez Masih / AP)

NATION

Sex offender pleads not-guilty in Dugard kidnapping case

A convicted sex offender pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly two decades.

MSNBC

Major US cities show population declines

The 1990s urban renaissance that ended decades of decline for many of the nation’s major cities lost steam in the past 10 years when most of America’s largest cities grew more slowly.

USA TODAY

Take the intelligent cities poll

National Building Museum

Border wars: patrol told to scare away immigrants, not arrest them?

An Arizona sheriff’s explosive allegation that Border Patrol agents are “chasing people away” rather than arresting illegal migrants has drawn a scathing rebuke from top Homeland Security officials.

ABC News

POLITICS

NJ Gov. Christie calls teachers union ‘political thugs’

New Jersey’s Gov. Chris Christie took a shot at his state’s teachers by describing their union leaders as “political thugs.”

ABC News

Abortion, adoption rights dominate at General Assembly

On a day when redistricting was supposed to be the dominant issue at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion and gay parenting rights took center stage.

Virginian-Pilot

Wis. Supreme Court challenger declares upset victory; results still unofficial

Wisconsin’s election chief says he expects the unofficial vote totals in the state Supreme Court race to change local election.

Star Tribune

Wis. Supreme Court recount would be first in more than 20 years

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Explosion still a risk at Fukushima

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant began pumping nitrogen gas into the area surrounding the No. 1 reactor, said Makoto Watanabe, a spokesman for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.

Al Jazeera

Bank of Japan to offer $12 billion in loans aimed at earthquake-hit region

The Bank of Japan will offer $12 billion in one-year loans for businesses hurt by the nation’s record earthquake, with officials seeing the disaster putting strong pressure on the economy.

Bloomberg

South Korea shuts schools amid Japan radiation fears

Classes were canceled or shortened at more than 150 schools in South Korea amid concerns about radioactive fallout from Japan’s nuclear disaster.

MSNBC

Owner reunited with dog after tsunami

ABC News

HEALTH

Simple treatment cuts preterm deliveries by 45 percent

Treating high-risk pregnant women with the hormone progesterone cut their rate of premature delivery by 45 percent and helped lower the risk of breathing complications in their babies, U.S. researchers said.

Reuters

Eating strawberries may help prevent esophageal cancer

“Eating strawberries may be a way for people at high risk for esophageal cancer to protect themselves from the disease,” says researcher Tong Chen, MD.

WebMD

ENVIRONMENT

Mass spectrometry could be the key to safe and clean groundwater

Lithium, which in the past has been used to treat bipolar syndrome, can affect the thyroid adversely in large cumulative doses. Lund University, in Sweden, carried out tests using mass spectrometry.

Earth Times

Investment in US clean technology highest since 2008

Increasing investor confidence and rising oil prices have helped investment in North American companies more than double compared with the previous quarter, according to a report by Cleantech Group.

Guardian

SPORTS

Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians make sure Red Sox stay winless

One of baseball’s big spenders, the Red Sox, dropped their fifth straight to open the season with an 8-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

ESPN

Ceremonial shots, then Masters begins for real

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

NBCSports

Practice round at 2011 Masters Tournament

Sports Illustrated

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GOOD NEWS

Maine student born without hands honored for penmanship

Born without hands and lower arms, fifth-grader Nicholas Maxim received an award for his participation in Zaner-Bloser’s 20th annual National Handwriting Contest.

CNN

Germany, Gates Foundation to give immunization aid

The German government says it is providing an extra $19.9 million in funding for child immunization in the developing world as part of an agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

San Francisco Chronicle

Many get taste of Ind. mom’s generosity

A resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana and mother of three, Sara McCurdy is a technician with Parkiew Hospital. Though obviously busy, she still enjoys cooking for large groups and charity events.

Journal Gazette

WORLD

Portugal’s PM calls on EU for bailout