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FBI Special Agent Stephen Anthony points to a map of an attempted bridge bombing at the bureau’s office in Cleveland. Five men, pictured on the wall behind the map, have been arrested for conspiring to blow up the high level bridge over the Cuyahoga River valley. (Photo by Mark Duncan / AP)

Inside the political brain

Why is the American political system so irrational? Why is it that, even though a lot less partisanship and a lot more compromise would be good for the country, nobody can seem to get us there?

The Atlantic

UK lawmakers criticize Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to run an international company because he ignored the full extent of phone-hacking at the News of the World, according to a report from the U.K. government.

The Telegraph

Special section:

The Murdochs and the phone hacking scandal

BBC

FBI nabs 5 in plot to blow up Ohio bridge

Federal agents have arrested five people plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, an incident not connected to the anniversary of former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden’s death, officials say.

Msnbc.com

Blog:

5 arrested in alleged plot to blow up Cleveland-area bridge

CNN

Interview:

FBI complaint: US vs. Wright

CBS News

In a post-bin Laden world, what’s al-Qaida’s next move?

The network bin Laden led may be fragmented — but it has not been eliminated. In death, such a symbolic leader can exercise as much influence as when he lived.

The Independent

Seized documents show delusional leader and micromanager

CNN

Wildlife Services’ methods killing off animals unnecessarily

The federal Department of Agriculture called Wildlife Services, has long specialized in killing animals that are deemed a threat to agriculture, the public and – more recently – the environment.

McClatchy Newspapers

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A Cambodian fisherman prepares his fishing net on a wooden boat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo by Heng Sinith / AP)	Roger Lewis performs at a sunrise concert marking International Jazz Day in New Orleans. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)	A woman dressed as a witch dances in front of a fire during the Walpurgis Night near Thale, Germany. (Photo by Jens Meyer / AP)

NATION

Occupy movement’s May Day turnout seen as test for its future

Occupy Wall Street vows a day of demonstrations across the United States in a crucial test of its staying power after emerging as a movement against corporate greed and economic inequality.

Reuters

Occupy Wall Street is planning global protests in resurgence

Bloomberg

The evolution of the American dream

An exhibit at the National Building Museum in D.C. is aiming to cover the evolution of American architecture and interior design.

The Atlantic

POLITICS

Romney and Obama offer classic choices on big issues

It’s time for Obama and Romney to start maximizing their appeal to the broad electorate. As they compete for that middle ground, the essential differences between them may become harder to see.

San Francisco Chronicle

Obama, Clintons deepen political ties

Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has evolved into a genuine partnership. Both sides have an incentive to make the alliance work in election year.

Virginian-Pilot

BUSINESS

‘Crowd labor’ helping to spur social networking revolution

The jobs don’t pay much, but for the growing global army of people making pennies in their spare time doing online piecemeal microtasks, crowdsourcing is a perfect way to supplement income.

San Jose Mercury News

Is Mr. Potato Head to blame for ‘pester power’ ads?

It is 60 years since Mr. Potato Head starred in the world’s first television toy advertisement. Did the plastic spud unleash the era of pester power?

BBC

Old brands are finding new reasons to get on your radar

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Is there a worldwide parking problem?

According to a new book, we are adrift in a “sea of asphalt,” and we need parking lots which have less environmental impact.

BBC

EPA official resigns after taped ‘crucify’ comment in 2010

Al Armendariz, an Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator, resigned after comments surfaced in which he compared enforcing laws against polluters to Roman conquerors who crucified foes.

Bloomberg

EPA official says ‘philosophy’ is to ‘crucify’ oil and gas companies

RealClearPolitics

Slaughter of rhinos at record high

Rhinos are being killed in such unprecedented numbers that there are realistic fears they could be wiped from the face of the planet within a generation.

The Independent

HEALTH

Sleep lessens the effects that genes have on weight gain

Sleeping more may help you fight a genetic predisposition to gain weight, a new study has shown.

USA TODAY

America’s waistline expands, costs soar

The nation’s rising rate of obesity has been well-chronicled. But individuals, businesses and governments are only now coming to grips with the costs of those extra pounds.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Colleges are fighting fraud by assigning more coursework

Amid rising concern that fraud rings are making off with financial aid, some of the colleges most at risk have come up with one simple deterrent: They’re assigning more coursework.

USA TODAY

Common Core standards drive wedge in education circles

Efforts to strengthen, simplify and focus the building blocks of elementary and secondary education are finally making their way into schools. But critics are already seizing upon the process.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Job-training center opens for developmentally disabled

Dante Braxton runs a gift shop at the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives. He learned his job skills through courses designed to meet the needs of developmentally disabled adults.

Baltimore Sun

African farmers grow trees as a natural crop fertilizer

In a decade, the number of small farmers in Africa using Fertilizer Tree Systems, or planting trees along with corn in soil that is low in nitrogen, has ballooned from a few hundred to more than 250,000.

Christian Science Monitor

Man uses his last wish on a surprise party for his mother

Asked what he wanted for his last wish, James Dobbins could have asked for anything for himself. Instead of doing that, he asked for a surprise birthday party for his mother.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Escape poses new riddle for US, China