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Jackson Rathbone and Jerry Trainor get slimed at Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles / AP)

It's big, it's back, it's the World Expo: China style

What's more expensive than the Beijing Olympics, covers a vast territory and is forcing countries and international companies to splash out millions of dollars? It's China's latest publicity project.

Reuters

Grape-eating moth in Calif.'s premier vineyards brings 'secret' to light

Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's loose play with agriculture quarantine laws is getting scrutiny.

Star Tribune

Slime flies at Kids' Choice Awards

The slime flew, singer Katy Perry blew her nose, and first lady Michelle Obama picked up a "Big Help" award from the youth of America at the Kids' Choice Awards.

Reuters

Highlights from the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards

MTV.com

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010

MSNBC

Thai PM agrees to meet with protesters

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CNN

Discussion:

Q&A: Thaksin and the Red Shirts

Al Jazeera

US troop deaths double in Afghanistan

The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as more soldiers are trying to reverse the Taliban's momentum.

Fresno Bee

Special section:

War in Afghanistan

Guardian

NATION

US to increase housing loans

The Obama administration said that it would widen the reach of its home loan modification program, which could help thousands of unemployed homeowners.

Detroit Free Press

Obama's mortgage rescue plan

YouTube

More families depend on school lunches

In the midst of a blistering recession, more families are flocking to the federal program that gives students free or reduced-priced lunches.

MSNBC

Hawaii looks for Web answers with Google

Stuck in the Internet slow lane, Hawaii and its sluggish network are hoping Google will ride to the rescue. Hawaii wants to persuade Google to choose the islands for one of its experimental fiber-optic networks.

CBS News

POLITICS

Obama uses recess power to appoint 15

President Barack Obama exercised his constitutional power to temporarily appoint fifteen of his nominees to their jobs.

The Atlantic

Tea partiers push back after bad week

If tea party activists were skittish after failing to stop the healthcare overhaul, it was not apparent at the first major rally since President Barack Obama signed the healthcare bill into law.

Politico

Tea party rally to draw scrutiny to Nev.

USA TODAY

Tea party packs Searchlight

KTNV

BUSINESS

Doing business in China getting tougher for US companies

Just a few years ago, the mantra in Silicon Valley went like this: What's your China strategy? A 2010 update could be: What's your China headache?

San Jose Mercury News

Dollar heads for biggest quarterly gain

The dollar rose, poised for the biggest quarterly gain versus the euro since 2008, as European leaders struggle to forge a plan to bail out Greece.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Meat-eating vs. driving: another climate change error?

A much-cited comparison in the FAO report — that livestock produce more carbon emissions worldwide, at 18 percent, than transportation, at 15 percent — was based on a faulty comparison.

TIME

Green myths debunked

CNNMoney

Knowing a product's 'water footprint' may help conserve H20

Environmentalists think food products should be labeled according to how much water is used to produce them, allowing consumers and businesses to be more conscious of their purchases.

Scientific American

SPORTS

J.P. Prince vaults Vols past Ohio State

While Ohio State tried to stay in the game with a perimeter attack to the bitter end, the Tennessee Volunteers pummeled Ohio State under the basket.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Baylor beats Tenn. to advance in NCAAs

Freshman sensation Brittney Griner scored 27 points and blocked 10 shots, leading fourth-seeded Baylor to a 77-62 win over the top-seeded Lady Vols to advance to the NCAA tournament regional finals.

Sports Illustrated

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope faces fresh wave of child abuse scandals in Italy

Pope Benedict XVI is facing growing pressure over his handling of pedophile priests as new cover-ups come to light in Italy, the country with the greatest concentration of Roman Catholic clerics.

Guardian

Christian faith: Calvinism is back

In America's Christian faith, a surprising comeback of rock-ribbed Calvinism is challenging the Jesus-is-your-buddy gospel of modern evangelism.

Christian Science Monitor

Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite group

Church of Scientology is being sued by disgruntled members, challenging the premise that the Sea Organization is akin to a fraternal religious order.

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Mo. church gives away gowns

New and gently used gowns with sequins, satin and tulle were arranged by size on overflowing clothing racks to be given away for free at Woods Chapel United Methodist Church in the Kansas City area.

Kansas City Star

Aid workers help Haitians return home

Aid officials say they have finally figured out where to put hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their homes in a cataclysmic earthquake: right back where they came from.

Star Tribune

WORLD

Iran suspected of planning atomic sites

Six months after the revelation of a secret nuclear enrichment site in Iran, international inspectors say they suspect Tehran is preparing to build more sites in defiance of U.N. demands.

New York Times

Medvedev: Iran sanctions may be needed

Seattle Times

Russia cuts time zones to 9

The world's largest country by land mass is challenging time: Russia is cutting the number of its time zones from 11 to 9.

CNN

HEALTH

Women on the soccer field may be reaping surprising benefits

Playing soccer improves the health of women, especially in the areas of balance and muscle strength. That appears true even for women who never played in high school or college.

Baltimore Sun

Older adults remember the good times

Despite the aches and pains that occur in old age, many older adults maintain a positive outlook, remembering the positive experiences from their past.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Psychopaths' brains wired to seek rewards at any cost

A new study links psychopaths with a brain abnormality that may lead them to seek rewards like money or sex at any cost.

NPR

Smart meter flaws give hackers power

Smart meters that are designed to help deliver electricity efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Lawmakers overhaul college aid

Overshadowed by the health care legislation that arrived on President Barack Obama's desk was a college education aid bill that puts the government in charge of federal student loans.

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

President Obama hails student loan bill

NECN

Los Angeles school year shortened in teachers deal

The Los Angeles teachers union says it has reached a deal with the school district that would shorten the school year by at least five days, as officials cope with a $640 million budget deficit.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Fox's '24' winds down to its end

Fox announced it has canceled the series due to higher costs and declining ratings. "24" will end its run when the current eighth season concludes this spring.

USA TODAY

Forgotten murals brought back to light

A new exhibit on the walls of the Interior Department's headquarters displays a series of photographs taken by Ansel Adams — murals commissioned in the last century, but never before displayed.

NPR

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