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An anti-government protester together with others gather in front of the residence of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Wason Wanichakorn / AP)

Deal reached with Ukraine leaders at nuclear talks

In a first concrete achievement from the nuclear security summit meeting in Washington, the government of Ukraine said that it would eliminate its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

CNN

Laser nuclear technology might pose risk

NPR

Nuclear summit: fastening security belt

YouTube

Eruptions from Caribbean abyss throw up secrets of ocean life

British scientists hope that the discovery of the world’s deepest undersea volcanoes is about to unlock the secrets of life at the bottom of the ocean.

Times Online

Wild Volcanoes

LiveScience

Thai protesters still occupy Bangkok

In central Bangkok, shopping malls in the commercial district remained closed, a major festival was canceled, and anti-government protesters paraded through the streets.

New York Times

Thailand's tourism industry takes a hit

BusinessWeek

Thai protests, violence cancel holiday

CNN

Near-record pollen adds additional misery to allergies

Some of the same regions of the country that experienced unusually cold temperatures this past winter are now in the middle of one of the worst pollen seasons in several years.

USA TODAY

How tackling allergies can ease asthma

NPR

US Jews claim Holocaust-era property

Israel’s official Holocaust Victims Assets Restitution Company is launching a campaign in the United States in search of the heirs to tens of thousands of Israel-based assets belonging to victims.

Jerusalem Post

NATION

Low census returns means high cost

Imagine what $32 million in taxes would buy: job training, a new school. That's how much taxpayers may fork over to hire temporary workers to knock on more than 500,000 doors of metro Detroit residents.

Detroit Free Press

7 shot near New Orleans' French Quarter

A dispute lingering from Carnival season between two men escalated into gunfire just outside the French Quarter, resulting in seven gunshot victims.

USA TODAY

US tax bite smaller overall than other advanced nations'

The U.S. has a lower overall tax burden than the typical advanced economy in Europe. But the gap isn't as big as you might think, and may be poised to shrink.

Christian Science Monitor

Tax mahal

Boston Herald

Blog:

Tax Day is almost here; make it easy

The Herald

POLITICS

Financial reform takes center stage

Senate Democrats embark on an effort to hammer out differences on a financial overhaul bill that they aim to pass before Memorial Day.

The Hill

Hillary Clinton: Karzai is a reliable partner

In spite of recent strained relations between Kabul and Washington, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit President Barack Obama at the White House on May 12, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

CBS News

Senator will fight airline carry-on bag fee

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said he's trying to get the federal government to prohibit airlines from charging for carry-on baggage.

MSNBC

Interview:

Carry-on fees 'ridiculous'

San Diego News Network

BUSINESS

Tension for Twitter and app developers

Developers fear that if Twitter’s engineers build the same features that they have, Twitter could transform overnight from generous benefactor to arch competitor.

New York Times

Greece wins EU 45 billion aid pledge to blunt crisis

European governments offered Greece a rescue package worth as much as 45 billion euros ($61 billion) at below-market interest rates in a bid to stem its fiscal crisis and restore confidence in the euro.

Bloomberg

While competitors fall flat, Panera rises

As other chains have halted or slowed the opening of new stores, Panera has continued to aggressively expand.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EDUCATION

Science gaining momentum in schools

It has taken prodding by industry, business, and government leaders — alarms going off, even — but science education is getting an upgrade in many classrooms.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Career for life? For a lucky few, it exists

There was a time when people like Richard Keshishian, who has been an employee at Prudential for nearly three decades, had to whisper the number of years they spent with one company.

MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bishop 'blames Jews' for criticism of Catholic church record on abuse

Quotes that were attributed to a retired Italian bishop suggested that Jews were behind the current criticism of the Catholic church's record on clerical sex abuse.

Guardian

The Holocaust can happen again, warns top anti-Semitism scholar

While Auschwitz is the culmination of where extreme Jew-hatred can lead, a British-Israeli scholar seems to suggest that there may yet be another genocide just around the corner.

Haaretz

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Designing Women' star Dixie Carter dies

"Designing Women" star Dixie Carter, whose Southern charm and natural beauty won her television roles, has died at age 70.

San Francisco Chronicle

Super-high alcohol beer heads to US

BrewDog released a beer that set a new record by weighing in at 32 percent alcohol-by-volume. Four hundred bottles are now heading to certain U.S. locations.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Friendly House celebrates 90 years

Over the years, the Phoenix social-services agency became a go-to resource for people who needed help learning English, finding work, going to school or staying independent as they got older.

Arizona Republic

Stories of grit and love get runners to finish line

Thousands of participants celebrated on the sunny lawn next to Soldiers Memorial after completing the St. Louis half-marathon and marathon events. They snapped pictures, hugged and cried.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Sudan Voters savor taste of democracy

On day one of the three-day vote, millions of Sudanese crowded into polling stations across the country to choose their president, national and state assemblies and other local officials.

Christian Science Monitor

Sudan's polls off to an uncertain start

BBC

Voters head to the polls in Sudan

YouTube

Kyrgyzstan pledges to honor security deals, US says

The U.S. says Kyrgyzstan's interim leader has promised to honor key security agreements, days after she came to power following a bloody uprising.

BBC

Kyrgyz president defiant, opposition considers arrest and trial

Reuters

SPORTS

Mickelson captures 3rd Masters title

Almost everyone around Phil Mickelson was going through a roller coaster in the final round of the Masters. Tiger Woods went from almost complete self-destruction to charging toward the leaders.

New York Times

2010 Masters

USA TODAY

Risk-taking Jets acquire Steelers WR Holmes for 5th-round pick

The New York Jets, continuing a win-now pattern that will delight their fans, traded their fifth-round pick in the NFL draft to Pittsburgh for Super Bowl XLIII MVP wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Study reveals increase in maternal death rate in US

As many developing nations are trying to reduce pregnancy related deaths, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. increased from 12 deaths to 17 deaths per 100,000 births from 1980 to 2008.

MedPage Today

Hallucinogens have doctors tuning in

Scientists are studying the drugs’ potential for treating mental problems and illuminating the nature of consciousness.

New York Times

The Johns Hopkins hospital launches meatless campaign

The Johns Hopkins Hospital will launch a campaign to encourage healthier eating among patients, visitors and staff.

Medical News Today

ENVIRONMENT

Australian officials seek to protect reef

Cargo ships that enter restricted waters of the Great Barrier Reef will face the full force of Australian law, the prime minister said, after a vessel ran aground and leaked fuel oil on the world's largest coral reef.

CBS News

Southern California Edison blankets roofs with solar panels

Southern California Edison has installed solar on two warehouse roofs and is working on another. The utility expects to do 100 to 125 more, totaling about 1.5 square miles of roof space.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Moray eels: the most cosmopolitan of reef fish, but why?

Along the coast of Oahu, five different species of moray eels were found under the same rock ledge. Later it was found they had all eaten the same species of fish. The question was, why this strange behavior?

ScienceDaily

Astronauts remove ammonia tank on space station

Astronauts took part in the second of three planned spacewalks to replace a storage tank on the international space station.

CNN

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