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Pakistani army soldiers stand next to debris of the Peshawar Pearl Continental hotel after a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

Aid workers among 9 dead in Pakistani hotel blast

Investigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence after a deadly suicide bombing the U.N. condemned as a "heinous terrorist attack."

NPR

CCTV shows how bombers attacked

BBC

US clears 10 big banks to repay funds

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and eight other top U.S. banks won clearance to repay $68 billion in taxpayer money, a step that may help them escape government curbs on executive pay.

Reuters

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10 US banks to repay TARP money

Christian Science Monitor

Supreme Court clears Chrysler-Fiat deal

The Supreme Court cleared the way for Chrysler LLC's sale to Fiat, turning down a last-ditch bid by opponents that included consumer groups and three Indiana pension plans.

CBS News

Nearly 800 dealers closing

MSNBC

Pacific state Palau to take Uighur detainees from Guantanamo

The Pacific island nation of Palau will accept up to 17 Chinese Muslims held in legal limbo at Guantanamo Bay despite a Pentagon determination that they are not "enemy combatants."

San Francisco Chronicle

Gitmo terror suspect moved to NYC

ABC News

House approves cash for clunkers

The U.S. House approved a plan offering up to $4,500 for owners of gas-guzzling clunkers to trade in their wheels for new models in a bid to boost the lagging market for new vehicles.

Detroit Free Press

A look at 'cash for clunkers' plans in Congress

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

Federal ban on texting while driving?

Although 13 states now have laws against texting while driving and 17 more are considering them, some experts say a federal ban is needed.

CBS News

Pilot: I 'couldn't afford to be wrong' about Hudson landing

Saying he "couldn't afford to be wrong," pilot Chesley Sullenberger defended his decision to land U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River.

Newsday

NTSB opens hearing on Hudson River crash

United Press International

POLITICS

Senate democrats unveil healthcare bill

Leading Senate Democrats unveiled a plan to reshape U.S. healthcare that calls for sweeping insurance market reforms and prohibits insurers from denying coverage or charging more due to medical history.

Reuters

Republicans grumble about Sonia Sotomayor's hearing date

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy has forged ahead with a July 13 start date for confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Politico

Biden: Sotomayor is the real deal

CBS News

Obama fights skepticism on deficits

President Obama sought to fight against the perception that his administration doesn’t care about budget deficits.

The Hill

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Can once-cool MySpace come back?

In the brief history of Web sites, there are few if any second chances. Do you remember Friendster?

CNN

Popular giant star shrinks mysteriously

A massive red star in the constellation Orion has shrunk in the past 15 years and astronomers don't know why.

LiveScience

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood actors agree to pay deal

The main U.S. actors' union has agreed to a deal with the major Hollywood studios after a year of acrimonious pay talks which almost led to strike action.

BBC

Woodstock box set packed with unreleased Dead, Who tracks

While festivities celebrating Woodstock’s 40th anniversary are still being hammered out, there’s no shortage of special releases coming out to recognize the event.

Rolling Stone

EDUCATION

US high school graduation rate climbs to 69.2 percent

In 1996, the national on-time graduation rate was 66.4 percent; by 2006, that figure had risen to 69.2 percent.

Christian Science Monitor

US to push school funds

Acknowledging that the huge federal package needs a jump-start, President Obama announced an accelerated spending timetable for a variety of programs.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Survey examines megachurchgoers

Compared to attendees of a typical Protestant church, people who attend megachurches are more likely to be young, single, more educated and wealthier, a new survey reveals.

Christian Post

Psalms exhibit traces King David’s lament

King David is mum and pointing at his tongue. He promised to speak no evil word, writing “I will bridle my mouth, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” And “the wicked” are in very corporeal attendance.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Treat insomnia without drugs

Two new studies suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy to change people’s attitudes and actions about sleep and using meditation can help insomniacs get a better night’s sleep without pills.

WebMD

Kid caught in gang fire swaps wheelchair for walker to get diploma

The 5-year-old was caught in gang crossfire in May 2008, and badly injured. After nearly a year of physical therapy, Martrell swapped his wheelchair for a walker to accept his kindergarten diploma.

Chicago Sun-Times

WORLD

In Lebanese vote, hopeful signs for US

There were many reasons voters handed an American-backed coalition a victory in Lebanese parliamentary elections — but analysts also attribute it to Obama’s outreach to the Arab and Muslim world.

MSNBC

Mass rallies before Iran election

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran in a mass show of support for their candidates in the upcoming presidential election.

Al Jazeera

Iran prepares for June election

Reuters

BUSINESS

Whitacre tapped for GM chairman

Naming of former AT&T chairman and CEO signals efforts to bring in top leadership from outside the auto industry.

BusinessWeek

Most US stocks advance as Texas Instruments leads tech rally

Most U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three sessions as a better-than-estimated forecast at Texas Instruments Inc. spurred gains in technology companies.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Computers can send you to the ER

Emergency room visits from computer injuries increased sevenfold between 1994 and 2006, according to a report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

ABC News

Oily fish 'can halt eye disease'

Two or three servings a week of salmon or similar fish can significantly reduce the risk of progression in people with age-related macular degeneration.

MedPage Today

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change may displace 200 million

Alarmed by climate refugee predictions, humanitarian groups warn that gains against poverty could vanish unless forced migration issues become an integral part of the global warming dialogue.

CNN

Overfishing, other factors leading to proliferation of giant jellyfish

Giant jellyfish are taking over parts of the world's oceans as overfishing and other human activities open windows of opportunity for them to prosper, researchers say.

Environmental News Network

SPORTS

Penguins force Stanley Cup Game 7

The Penguins won without a point from either of their stars, Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, but made stellar defensive plays in the third period, stripping Detroit of the puck deep in the defensive zone.

Detroit News

After Strasburg, Draft falls into place

There were no surprises in the opening moments of Major League Baseball's 2009 Draft, as Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig announced that the Washington Nationals had selected Stephen Strasburg.

MLB.com

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