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Hicham Ghamrawi surveys the flooding damage to his convenience store in Cranston, R.I., Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri calls the worst flooding to hit the state in 200 years 'another whack' at Rhode Island's dismal economy. (Photo by Gretchen Ertl / AP)

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150 years later, Pony Express rides on in legend

The Pony Express dispatched its first rider from St. Joseph, Mo., on April 3, 1860. It was a high-speed information delivery service that traversed nearly 2,000 miles of open, desolate and hostile land.

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Sacramento observances are few

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US cracks down on unpaid internships

With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed, leading regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor.

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MSNBC

RI residents fear slow flood recovery

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a firsthand look at disastrous flooding in R.I. as state officials asked the federal government to help the economically devastated state.

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USA TODAY

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The great flood

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Napolitano considers plea for grants

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WPRI

The 3-D pileup: too many movies, not enough screens

Only about 4,000 of the 39,000 screens in U.S. theaters are currently equipped to show movies in 3-D, and though theater chains are scrambling to convert more screens, they feel the shortage.

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TIME

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Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devices

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'Biodegradable' doesn't always mean eco-friendly

In an effort to ease the sea of single-serve containers, a growing number of companies are turning to biodegradable packaging in everything from yogurt containers to junk mail.

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NATION

Can states afford the health care law?

Many states are concerned about how much the health law will end up costing them. States that have traditionally offered lower levels of coverage will no longer be able to spend so much in tough times.

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True or false? Top 7 health care fears

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Most Americans remain against overhaul

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CBS News

US unveils new airport security measures

U.S. officials are revising the way they screen air passengers coming to the United States, replacing previous measures with a plan to give airlines "real-time, threat-based intelligence" about potential terrorists.

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CNN

US sues KBR on security costs

The Justice Department filed a civil suit against KBR Inc., accusing one of the U.S. military's largest contractors of improperly charging taxpayers for the cost of private security guards in Iraq.

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Wall Street Journal

POLITICS

Obama, GOP spar over new jobs figures

President Barack Obama and his GOP critics engaged in a war of spin over news that the economy had added 162,000 jobs in March.

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CNN

Anti-government 'guardians' target governors across states

The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence by others.

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CBS News

EDUCATION

$3.4B is left in 'Race to Top' aid

By selecting just two states as first-round Race to the Top winners, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is leaving $3.4 billion on the table for the remaining states to vie for in round two.

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Cuts looming, NJ schools brace for worst

School districts across the state have long attracted families because they offer some of the best public education in New Jersey. But now many districts are preparing to cut what has long set them apart.

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SPORTS

Colleges feel pinch of coaches' salaries

In a climate of spiraling costs, skyrocketing salaries and softening revenue, athletic programs with much deeper pockets than Northern Iowa's are showing signs of strain.

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USA TODAY

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Pitino's contract extended to 2017

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Louisville Courier-Journal

Kobe Bryant signs 3-year contract extension with Lakers

Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the Los Angeles Lakers through at least the 2013-2014 season.

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Bloomberg

Kobe Bryant extension keeps Lakers intact for the future

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Deseret News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The iPad is here — will it sink or swim?

The iPad finally arrives in customers' hands, behind a wave of hype and supported by generally favorable reviews. But can Apple duplicate the big-bigger-biggest success it enjoyed with the iPod and later the iPhone?

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PC World

Which iPad apps are getting the early buzz?

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CNN

Broadband acoustic imaging of the ocean

Researchers have developed two advanced broadband acoustic systems that could represent the acoustic equivalent of the leap from black-and-white television to high-definition color TV.

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ScienceDaily

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Hot mantle may prop up the seafloor

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Science

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican invokes persecution of Jews

A senior Vatican priest speaking at a Good Friday service has compared the uproar over sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church to the persecution of the Jews, raising the volume in the Vatican’s counterattack.

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Good Friday in the Holy Land

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Newsweek

Is the meaning of Easter being lost?

Just as Christmas for many has become less about the miracle of the virgin birth, Easter is losing its connection to the resurrection.

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Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Walmart's US giving rises to $467M

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. gave more than $467 million in charitable donations in the United States in its latest fiscal year, a 23 percent increase, with a good chunk of the giving focused on food.

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Reuters

Newborn with pre-existing condition gets insurance coverage

At 12 days old, he already had survived a rare birth defect, but his family was in a battle with an insurance company to get his surgeries covered — until a Blue Cross C.E.O. offered him insurance coverage.

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WORLD

Iran says sanctions will not stop nuclear enrichment program

International sanctions will not stop Iran's nuclear program, Tehran's most senior nuclear negotiator has said, in the face of growing pressure from China and the U.S. over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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Guardian

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Obama talks with Chinese leader

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Iran says China agrees on sanctions

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Reuters

Moscow bomber was widow of militant

One of the Moscow subway suicide bombers was the 17-year-old widow of a slain Islamist rebel from the North Caucasus, a Russian newspaper reported.

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MSNBC

BUSINESS

Goldman Sachs: Don't blame us

By traditional measures, Goldman Sachs ought to be on top of the world. Among the general public, however, the perception is that Goldman is the toxic epicenter of everything wrong with Wall Street.

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BusinessWeek

Shopping till we drop?

New report finds consumer confidence may be rising too fast for the economic reality: incomes falling as debts, interest rates rise.

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Toronto Star

HEALTH

Hundreds of donor kidneys tossed away each year

Every year, hundreds of kidneys are thrown out because they may be infected with hepatitis C, but they could help many infected patients waiting for a transplant.

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HealthDay

Smoking is dumb: Study finds young men who smoke have lower IQs

A study has determined that young men who smoke are likely to have lower IQs than their non-smoking peers.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

World's protected oceans doubles

Britain created the world's biggest marine reserve in its Indian Ocean territory, pleasing environmentalists but angering exiled Chagos Islanders who say it creates an obstacle to them returning home.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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UK to build Chagos marine reserve

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BBC

Explosive silicon gas casts shadow on solar power industry

As the silicon industry gears up to meet growing demand, what are the human health and environmental concerns related to solar power?

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Scientific American

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Finding the musical in a punk album

"American Idiot's" director and creative team kept returning to the same question: Should they add more dialogue to flesh out the three main characters or rely on Green Day's songs to do the storytelling?

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Puppy watches over autistic children

Kelli Collins knew how to train dogs. Lisa McMillan knew about autism. Together, they would train and raise a puppy to be a companion.

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Russia wants to be positive asteroid won’t hit Earth soon

Anatoly Perminov, head of the Russian Space Agency, is considering the creation of a mission to send a spacecraft to the asteroid Apophis to cause a deflection in its orbit during 2036.

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iWire

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Penitents from the ''Santisimo Cristo de los Alabarderos" brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession though Plaza Major in Madrid. (Photo by Steffi Loos / AP)

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