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Soldiers stand guard as police officers inspect the site of explosion in Weliweriya, about 8 miles east of Colombo, Sri Lanka. A suicide bomber attacked the opening ceremony of a marathon, killing Minister of Highways and Road Development Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and 11 other people, authorities said. (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP)

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Sri Lanka's track coach and Olympic marathon runner killed in bombing

Sri Lanka's national coach and a former Olympic runner were among 12 killed in a suicide bomb attack during the opening ceremony of a marathon outside the nation's capital.

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International Herald Tribune

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A year of misery and violence

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BBC

Abducted Iraqi students are freed

A group of 42 male university students abducted near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have been freed, police say.

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BBC

Sniper fire from Gaza wounds aide to Israeli public security minister

A senior aide to the Israeli minister for public security, Avi Dichter, was wounded Friday morning by sniper fire from Gaza, the Israeli Army and a witness said.

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International Herald Tribune

President Bush makes final call in Russia

U.S. President George W. Bush began a farewell call in Russia as the White House abandoned hope of a major agreement on missile defense during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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CNN

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The George Bush - Vladimir Putin equation

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Al Jazeera

Scuffles mar Olympic torch relay

Ten arrests have been made as clashes between pro-Tibet protesters and police marred the London Olympic torch parade on its 31-mile journey through London.

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BBC

Actor Charlton Heston dead at 84

Legendary actor Charlton Heston has died, his family said in a statement. He was 84.

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Reuters

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Slide show: Life of a legend

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MSNBC

Obama, Clinton campaign in western states holding last primary contests

Both Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are already launching their campaigns in western states that will be among the last to hold primary contests.

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International Herald Tribune

NATION

1 dead, dozens hurt in Minn. bus crash

A bus carrying students and their chaperones home from a band trip to Chicago rolled over on a highway, killing one student and injuring the dozens of others on board, authorities said.

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MSNBC

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Emergency workers pick up scattered belongings

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Star Tribune

Government plans to cut army war tours

The Bush administration plans to announce that U.S. soldiers' combat tours will be reduced from 15 months to 12 months in Iraq and Afghanistan beginning later this summer.

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Google News

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Iraqi official: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news'

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Blackwater to stay in Iraq

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Yahoo! News

Polygamist compound raided

State troopers sealed off a polygamist compound in a remote stretch of Texas, and child welfare officials removed 52 girls after a complaint that a 16-year-old had been physically and sexually abused.

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San Jose Mercury News

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Warren Jeff's compound

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CNN

POLITICS

McCain OKs Secret Service protection

The Secret Service all but forced John McCain to accept its protection, after announcing to the world the presumptive Republican nominee was unguarded.

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Obama's pastor problem fades: poll

Barack Obama's advantage over Hillary Clinton in a national tracking poll has held firm since the controversy over Obama's retired pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, "began to die down,'' Gallup is reporting.

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Earmarks linked to campaign $$

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CBS News

Another Clinton story shot down

For the second time in recent days, Sen. Hillary Clinton has had to drop a story from her stump speech after being challenged on its accuracy.

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ABC News

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Bill Clinton earned $15.4 million from Burkle firm

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Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Skybus latest airline to shut down

Skybus Airlines announced it was shutting down, with the low-cost airline blaming the "insurmountable" pressures of rising jet fuel costs and a slowing economic environment.

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MarketWatch

Gas prices rise to new record

Retail gas prices surged to a new record above $3.30 a gallon and appear poised to rise further in coming weeks.

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Employers Skittish over Economy, Rising Prices

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NPR

SPORTS

What a Rush!

Brandon Rush had 25 points, and Kansas surged to a surprising huge first-half lead before beating North Carolina, 84-66 in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

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Final Four: Five things we learned

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CNN

Rios finalizes deal with Blue Jays

Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios finalized a $64 million, six-year contract extension that runs through 2014.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Farm law hinges on anti-hunger programs

The chances to enact a new U.S. farm law before an informal April 18 deadline hinge on providing "very solid" funding for anti-hunger programs, the Senate Agriculture Committee chairman said.

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Reuters

FDA clears drugmaker's new rotavirus vaccine

A second oral vaccine to prevent a leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants won approval from U.S. health officials.

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RELIGION

Pope will find diverse church in US

In his visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI will find an American flock wrestling with what it means to be Roman Catholic.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Judge rules for breakaway Episcopal churches

A court has ruled in favor of 11 conservative congregations that broke away from the U.S. Episcopal Church and want to keep property worth millions of dollars.

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GOOD NEWS

Natural trans fats have health benefits

A researcher at the University of Alberta found that a diet with enriched levels of natural animal fat found in dairy and beef products can reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and obesity.

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WORLD

Mugabe 'preparing for poll war'

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has accused President Robert Mugabe of preparing to go to war against the country's people.

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BBC

Chertoff blasts UK plot press coverage

As the London trial for the alleged plotters of the foiled 2006 U.K. plane bombings begins, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff blasts what he calls minimal press coverage of the "disturbing" case.

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ABC News

France sets Olympics conditions

France's human rights minister has set three conditions for President Nicolas Sarkozy's attendance of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Chesapeake Bay suffering, restoration efforts treading water

The health of the Chesapeake Bay is dismal and more than three decades of restoration efforts have done little to improve the condition of the nation's largest estuary.

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Environment News Service

Rising sea levels, melting river ice seen in Arctic Canada

Canada's massive Mackenzie Delta is feeling the impact of climate change faster than expected and could foretell of problems elsewhere in the Arctic, a Canadian researcher reported.

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USA Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft gives Yahoo! 3-week deadline in buyout offer, may cut price

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer sent a letter to Yahoo!'s board of directors threatening to take the company's offer to buy Yahoo! for $31 a share directly to shareholders.

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San Jose Mercury News

AT&T plans fast 4G wireless rollout

AT&T's wireless operation plans to move its infrastructure to Long Term Evolution, a high-speed standard that many service providers are expected to adopt.

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InformationWeek

XP to live on in cheap PCs

Windows XP will live a little longer. This time, the OS gets a reprieve in order to sell preloaded versions of Windows XP Home Edition in ultra-low cost PCs.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Beyoncé, Jay-Z hip-hop to the altar

Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z, a match made in musical heaven, tied the knot in New York, just three days after setting tongues wagging by taking out a marriage license.

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E! Online

Newseum opens window on journalism

The Newseum, the giant, new temple that celebrates newsgathering, is reopening near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and features interactive lessons on the five freedoms of the First Amendment.

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USA Today

Husbands create 7 hours of extra housework a week

For married women who can't figure out why they always have so much housework researchers may have the answer — husbands.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

'Education apartheid' failing Aboriginal kids in Australia

Indigenous children in remote communities in the Northern Territory, Australia, are being condemned to failure by a system of educational apartheid that offers a second-rate curriculum.

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Affirmative action for boys

The tables have turned. Gender gap has reopened: if girls were once excluded because they somehow weren't good enough, they now are rejected because they're too good.

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TIME

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Psychiatrists can predict onset of Alzheimer's with new EEG test

Using new computer software that analyzes EEG data, psychiatrists can now better distinguish early signs of Alzheimer's from normal aging.

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Photo of the Day

Memphis' Derrick Rose goes up for a shot over UCLA's Josh Shipp during the first half of a semifinals game at the college basketball Final Four in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Eric Gay / AP)

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