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Oil and gasoline prices could still climb

World oil prices are bouncing between $125 and $127 a barrel, shrugging off Saudi Arabia's pledge to add another 300,000 barrels to global supplies.

McClatchy Newspapers

After quake, China's migrant workers return

Christian Science Monitor

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Chengdu diary

NPR

Thousands flee South Africa attacks

BBC

Sen. Obama’s backers see dream ticket as nightmare

Sen. Barack Obama’s allies in Congress do not want Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate, even though many Clinton supporters are pushing the “dream ticket.”

The Hill

Obama returns to Iowa, hoping to declare victory Tuesday

McClatchy Newspapers

Clinton prepares for Kentucky Primary

NPR

40,000 troops told of fall deployment

The Pentagon alerted about 40,000 active-duty troops yesterday that they will be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, a sign that the military expects hard fighting to continue through late next year.

Baltimore Sun

White House takes swipe at NBC News

The White House sent a scathing letter to NBC News, accusing the news network of “deceptively” editing an interview with President Bush on the issue of appeasement and Iran.

The Hill

NBC responds to White House criticism

Times Online

Deal struck on mortgage relief bill Bush once opposed

The Senate Banking Committee is expected to pass a bipartisan measure that creates a $300 billion loan program to refinance distressed mortgages and stem foreclosures.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

Four Philadelphia officers fired for taped beating of three suspects

Four Philadelphia police officers were fired, with another demoted and three others facing suspension, for taking part in the videotaped beatings of three suspects.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Raw video: Philly cops fight with suspects

Yahoo! News

Chicago company recalls meat for E. coli contamination concerns

Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. coli contamination. The U.S.D.A. said no illnesses have reported from the meat.

Associated Press

New breed of American in need of food

USA Today

Wanted: foreign-born spies for CIA

The spy agency is desperately trying to recruit those with the cultural awareness and language skills needed to fight terror.

CBS News

POLITICS

High court upholds child porn promo ban

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld criminal penalties for promoting child pornography. The court, in a 7-2 decision, brushed aside concerns that the law could apply to innocent uses, such as classic literature.

CBS News

Obama warns GOP 'lay off my wife'

Sen. Barack Obama ripped into a Republican ad that targets comments made by his wife, Michelle, and called the GOP tactic "low class" and "detestable."

ABC News

Obama campaign draws huge crowds at Portland Waterfront

Yahoo! News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Times are tough these days, except in the repo business

So many people have so many things they can no longer afford. This is an excellent time to be a repo man.

International Herald Tribune

Indiana star Ford won't read reviews

Good or bad, actor Harrison Ford will not be reading reviews of the new Indiana Jones movie, which divided the Cannes film festival's notoriously picky critics.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google health beta service goes live

Google launched an ambitious initiative that aims to give people a central place online to store their health records and then share them with health-care providers.

PC World

Bid to ban hybrid embryos fails

A British member of Parliament's attempt to outlaw the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos has been defeated by 336 votes to 176.

BBC

New surgical technology holds promise of painless, scarless procedures

Natural office translumenal endoscopic surgery is a new procedure in which an endoscope is inserted through natural body openings, thereby avoiding incisions.

HealthDay

EDUCATION

Smarts about snacks

For years, consumer advocates and nutritionists have said that schools should stock more healthful snacks, but schools and districts have been reluctant to make that change.

Washington Post

At some schools, failure goes zero to 50

In most math problems, zero would never be confused with 50, but a handful of schools nationwide have set off an emotional academic debate by giving minimum scores of 50 for students who fail.

USA Today

HEALTH

Erectile dysfunction could be sign of far worse problems

Men with diabetes know that erectile dysfunction can be a distressing side effect of the illness, adding insult to injury for about 80 percent of those who suffer from the disease.

MSNBC

VA struggles to care for female veterans

Roughly 180,000 women have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. As they return home, they're increasingly turning to an already overtaxed Department of Veterans Affairs for help.

McClatchy Newspapers

Prostate cancer vaccine looks promising in early trial

A therapeutic vaccine to treat prostate cancer appears safe and may be effective, according to the results of an early trial.

HealthDay

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GOOD NEWS

College student's research helps save bog turtles

For her honors project, Shannon Pittman has studied threatened bog turtles in Gaston County, monitoring their habits and survival rates.

Charlotte Observer

Morning sickness may protect embryos

As irritating as morning sickness may be for pregnant women, it may protect embryos.

AOL News

Nissan moves ahead on electric cars

Nissan's joint venture with electronics maker NEC Corp. will invest $115 million to start mass-producing lithium-ion batteries — a technology widely viewed as key for next-generation "green" cars.

ABC News

WORLD

Ma sworn in as Taiwan's new president, ends DPP rule

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou took office with a promise to improve ties with China and establish direct air links for the first time in almost 60 years.

Bloomberg

Myanmar to let its neighbors help

Myanmar agreed to let its Southeast Asian neighbors help coordinate foreign relief assistance for cyclone victims, Singapore's foreign minister, George Yeo, said.

International Herald Tribune

Burma cyclone in video

BBC

Venezuela accuses US of airspace incursion by military plane

Venezuela's foreign minister said the U.S. ambassador will be summoned to explain an alleged incursion by a U.S. military plane in Venezuelan airspace.

CNN

The US dilemma over Chavez

TIME

SPORTS

Lester hurls 18th Red Sox no-no

Southpaw allows just two free passes to the Royals

MLB.com

Roddick withdraws from French Open with shoulder injury

Due to an injury to his right shoulder, the highest ranked American man, Andy Roddick, withdrew from the French Open.

Associated Press

Andy Roddick vs. Novak Djokovic

YouTube

Use of metal bats an issue in Little League lawsuit

The family of a 14-year-old boy is suing a bat manufacturer, a Little League affiliate and a local retailer after a batted ball hit the boy and left him disabled.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Microsoft and Yahoo in discussions on possible deal

After withdrawing a $47.5 billion offer to buy the Internet icon, Microsoft said that it and Yahoo are discussing a transaction but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo.

USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Wildfires cast haze over south Florida

Parts of southern Florida were off to a smoky start as 88 wildfires continued to burn. A dense smoke advisory was issued for at least five counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

MSNBC

Global warming has little impact in hurricane numbers, NOAA reports

A new model simulation of Atlantic hurricane activity for the last two decades of this century projects fewer hurricanes overall, but a slight increase in intensity for hurricanes that do occur.

Science Daily

Agri-biotech firms committing 'intellectual property grab'

According to a recent report, many agri-biotech companies are making a dash to apply for hundreds of patents on genetically engineered "climate crops."

Environmental News Network

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Removing anger from your life

Once you make the decision that you want to remove anger from your life — whether it is over a specific issue or represents a more general anger-filled outlook — your resolve is an important first step.

InnerSelf

Official: Sect leader's son not abused

A 6-year-old son of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs did not suffer physical or sexual abuse while living with his mother at the group's Texas ranch, a child welfare case worker testified.

CBS News

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