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Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally to condemn killing of Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan. (Photo by Arshad Butt / AP)

Anatomy of a $500,000 credit card fraud

While it may sound like the plot of a Hollywood heist movie, anyone who understands how credit works can easily game the system.

CNNMoney

Military personnel with mental woes before deployment at higher PTSD risk

Military personnel who have a psychiatric disorder prior to deployment or who’ve been injured during combat are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder after they return home.

HealthDay

Vets with PTSD train service dogs

WebMD

Questions linger after bin Laden’s death

After a day of exaltation over the death of Osama bin Laden, questions remain about who might take over his terrorist group and whether material gathered from his compound might prove useful.

CNN

Pakistan accused of playing ‘double game’

MSNBC

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Bin Laden’s hard drive being examined

(CBS News)

World Watch

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Interactive archive: Osama bin Laden coverage over the years

Al Jazeera

How some made millions betting against the market

In 2006 and 2007, several banks and hedge funds realized what was happening to the U.S. economy while it was happening — and then made vast fortunes by betting against the markets.

NPR

Holistic pet care: an Eastern-style approach to veterinary medicine

Even the vibe between veterinarian and pet is evaluated in veterinary offices offering traditional Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture and herbal remedies.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Designs are seen on display at the new Alexander McQueen exhibit, “Savage Beauty,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (Photo by Bebeto Matthews / AP)	Vehicles are driven through walls of snow after the reopening of Zojila Pass, about 67 miles north of Srinagar, India. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan / AP)	Buddhist monks gather during ceremonies in Bangkok, Thailand, for the reopening of the parade ground known as Sanam Luang. (Photo by David Longstreath / AP)

NATION

Mississippi River flood levee blown up

Flames shot up and a loud boom was heard as the U.S. government blew a hole in a Mississippi River flood levee in a bid to save several towns in Illinois and Kentucky from being inundated.

Reuters

Raw video: levee explosion

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Massive relief effort under way in Ala.

In the tornado-shattered South, survivors are getting what they need — sometimes more than they ever expected. And it is coming from everywhere.

Star Tribune

Construction rose in March

Builders began work on more office buildings, hotels and factories in March, pushing construction spending up 1.4 percent after three consecutive declines.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Debt-limit deniers don’t buy ‘Chicken Little’ warnings

A growing number of Republicans are scoffing at warnings that failing to raise the U.S. debt limit would trigger a financial catastrophe.

Bloomberg

Ben Bernanke’s bet on jobs and inflation

How much can the Fed reduce unemployment without stoking inflation? Bernanke’s bet is: a lot. He’s embraced credit to cut the 8.8 percent jobless rate.

Newsweek

DEATH OF BIN LADEN

Why bin Laden’s death brought America together for 1 night

The announcement that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been killed sent hundreds spilling into the streets in what sociologists and psychologists say is a rare moment of American unity.

LiveScience

Osama: What happened to his body?

U.S. officials say Osama bin Laden’s body was treated with respect and buried at sea, but some Muslims argue there was no good reason for not burying it on land.

BBC

Osama bin Laden’s death polishes CIA’s public image

Every day that Osama bin Laden was alive was a day that the CIA’s reputation took a hit. His killing begins the process of erasing a decade-long image problem.

McClatchy Newspapers

President Obama monitors bin Laden mission

TIME

Special section:

Hunting bin Laden

PBS

BUSINESS

Southwest-AirTran merger could bring ticket-price creep

Southwest Airlines completed its $1 billion acquisition of AirTran Airways, combining Northeast Ohio’s two leading low-cost carriers into one.

Plain Dealer

Fed says banks eased lending terms, demand for loans increased

Banks eased lending terms in the first quarter as they forecast improvement in the U.S. economy, and companies sought more loans, according to a Federal Reserve survey.

BusinessWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Saving the seas: smarter hooks and nets

Last year, fish consumption reached a global annual average of 37.5 pounds per person. Our voracious appetite isn’t the only problem. Fishermen catch a lot of things unintentionally.

Popular Science

San Francisco salmon season opens with few fish

San Francisco Chronicle

An epidemic among amphibians

A deadly and contagious disease is wiping out amphibians in two continents. Although there is no cure, scientists know how it spread.

Discovery News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope removes bishop who expressed openness to ordaining women

Pope Benedict XVI has removed Australian Bishop William M. Morris from office five years after he wrote a pastoral letter indicating he would be open to ordaining women and married men.

National Catholic Reporter

Muslims in Iowa glad Islam is no longer held hostage

A single thought went through the minds of many Iowa Muslims as they learned that U.S. forces had killed a man they say represented a perversion of their religion: We can finally take our religion back.

Des Moines Register

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GOOD NEWS

eBay acquires nonprofit fundraising tool

MissionFish, which is an independent nonprofit organization, screens nonprofits that want to become members and processes the donations that result through eBay Giving Works.

TechCrunch

Girl Scout team patents prosthetic hand device, helping a toddler write

A team of Girl Scouts in Iowa engineered a prosthetic device that allowed a Georgia toddler to write for the first time. The device won an inaugural X Prize Global Innovation Award.