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Hispanic farmworkers harvest Ranaculous bulbs at the Carlsbad Flower Fields in Carlsbad, Calif. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Obama and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AP)

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Thousands march in Armenia to remember mass killings

Thousands marched in the Armenian capital on the eve of the 95th anniversary of Ottoman-era mass killings of Armenians and amid fresh tensions with Turkey over stalled peace efforts.

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Montreal Gazette

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Turkey-Armenia relationship strains further

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Bankers reject global levy for bailouts as flawed concept

A bank levy to cover the cost of future bailouts is a flawed idea, a global banking group said, calling instead for a global agreement for unwinding failing banks without resorting to taxpayer money.

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Reuters

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FDIC shuts down 7 Ill. banks

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CBS News

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No one marching for the banks

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Politico

Hispanics fear profiling under new law

At least two advocacy groups are preparing legal challenges to Arizona's tough new immigration law and Mexico has warned that the law could affect cross-border relations.

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USA TODAY

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Ariz. law: 'Open season' on non-Anglos?

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CBS News

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Immigration crackdown brings protests

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MSNBC

Goldman Sachs messages show it thrived as economy fell

As the mortgage crisis gained momentum and many banks were suffering losses, Goldman Sachs executives traded e-mails saying they were making “some serious money” betting against housing markets.

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Goldman Sachs players: faces in fraud case

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Obama hails auto industry turnaround

President Barack Obama heralded signs of recovery at General Motors and Chrysler in his weekly radio address, saying their rescues show the need for the financial reform bill.

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Detroit Free Press

White-collar crime floods Twin Cities

Authorities are accelerating investigations exposed by the credit crisis, and U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones said that he expects the housecleaning to continue.

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Star Tribune

NATION

Oil drilling injuries prompt safety rules

The U.S. Minerals and Management Service is developing regulations aimed at preventing human error, which it identified as a factor in many of the offshore oil drilling accidents in recent years.

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Detroit News

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Ripple effects after an offshore oil rig explosion

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TIME

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Deadly oil rig accidents

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Associated Press

US military launches mystery space plane on secret mission

An unmanned Atlas rocket carrying a miniature space shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a technology test flight that could last as long as nine months.

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CNN

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Blast off for X-37B military spaceplane

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BBC

Fixing Detroit: a laboratory for saving America's cities?

Detroit is a city in crisis, but it is hardly alone. From San Jose to Atlanta, cities are grappling with budgets that clearly show that the effects of this recession are far from over.

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TIME

POLITICS

Senate GOP wants spotlight on White House-focused lobbying

Senate Republicans have discussed putting greater scrutiny on lobbying activities focused on the Obama administration.

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The Hill

SEC staffers watched Internet porn as economy crashed

As the country was sinking into its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, Security and Exchange Commission employees cruised porn sites.

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CNN

HEALTH

No gaming of hospital 'report cards' seen

Fears that hospitals would try to boost their published quality ratings by turning away sicker patients have not been borne out, at least in one large state, researchers said.

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Schools can dish out help in battling childhood obesity

Some schools are doing great things with school lunches, but an unrelenting focus on obesity can have a serious downside.

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Denver Post

SPORTS

Weather cancels Talladega qualifying, Nationwide race

NASCAR canceled all track activity at Talladega Superspeedway because of severe weather threats, making this the second consecutive weekend that NASCAR will attempt a doubleheader.

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Clausen lands in Carolina; McCoy falls to Browns in 3rd round

Jimmy Clausen waited longer than anticipated to hear his name announced during the 2010 NFL Draft, as the Notre Dame quarterback was taken with the 48th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Green tech wilting under patent scrutiny

It's been a slow start for the U.S. Patent pilot program to fast-track the evaluation of patent applications for green technology, with the agency approving about one-third of the requests it has received.

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Scientific American

Hubble team marks 20th birthday with a brand new view

The team behind the Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating the orbiting observatory's 20th birthday with a picture that shows a cosmic pillar of gas and dust piled high in the Carina Nebula.

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MSNBC

Hubble turns 20, and it's still amazing

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Houston Chronicle

Early warning system for monitoring bridge rust developed

Concrete bridges have to be strong enough to cope with a wide variety of different impacts: frost, heavy traffic and emissions all take their toll on these structures.

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ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Online comic books pull fans to the Web

The comic-book industry has begun to lurch away from print and toward a future where comics fans will consume them online.

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Christian Science Monitor

What the data crunchers know about you

How do companies know things about you? Because they’re becoming increasingly adept at using the mountains of credit card and other data they collect on you to predict how you’re likely to behave.

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Toronto Star

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GOOD NEWS

Hero dog brings help to burning home

Buddy the German shepherd was hailed as a hero for guiding Alaska State Troopers through winding back roads to a fire at his owners' workshop.

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Hartford Courant

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Dog leads police to burning building

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MSNBC

Surgeries create a new life for Iraqi boy

Black hair covers the scars that disfigured Mohammed's head as an infant. He's grown nearly four inches, added 26 pounds to his once-undernourished frame and discovered a love of baseball.

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Detroit News

WORLD

Abbas urges Obama to impose Mideast peace solution

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the Obama administration to impose a solution to the Middle East conflict that would give his people an independent state.

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Haaretz

Mumbai's Oberoi hotel reopens after deadly 2008 attack

The Oberoi hotel, one of the best-known landmarks in Mumbai, is due to reopen — 18 months after being badly damaged when militants stormed the Indian city.

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BBC

Tyranny of high expectations plague Shanghai expo

After an eight-year build-up, the final countdown is on for Shanghai's World Expo. Crowds and endless queues marked the $45 billion extravaganza's opening, but it's already receiving complaints.

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NPR

BUSINESS

Bailout cost may total just $87 billion

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is telling Congress that the administration believes the final cost of the government's heavily criticized financial bailout effort could be as low as $87 billion.

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Kansas City Star

Greek crisis overshadows IMF meeting

The debt crisis in Greece looks set to dominate a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Protesters form human chain against German nuclear energy

Demonstrators have formed a 75-mile-long human chain between two German nuclear power plants, to protest against the government's energy policy.

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Earth Times

A renewable energy debate heats up in the Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert in southeastern California is the mother lode of renewable energy. But the Mojave is also valuable to rare plants and animals and the people who want to protect them.

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NPR

Department of Energy announces $200 million for solar and water power

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Green Chip Stocks

EDUCATION

New teachers battle seniority rule in NY

With New York City schools planning for up to 8,500 layoffs, many new teachers would like the city to overturn seniority rules that have been in place for decades.

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College students are Internet-addicted

American college students are hooked on cell phones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions.

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MSNBC

Moms push for stronger parent voice in failing schools

Two mothers formed a friendship over a shared concern and are now faces of a controversial proposal under consideration by the Connecticut legislature, which gives parents more power to fix failing schools.

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Hartford Courant

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pro-religion groups, atheists lobby over Day of Prayer

Groups across the country rallied both for and against the Day of Prayer by e-mailing, sending letters and planning the use of billboards to convince state and local leaders to see things their way.

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YMCA re-emphasizes Christian roots

For almost 157 years, the YMCA has moved steadily away from overt displays of Christian principles. In St. Louis, that's about to change.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Studies: MS pills show promise, risk

Tests of the first two oral drugs developed for treating multiple sclerosis show that both cut the frequency of relapses and may slow progression of the disease, but with some side effects.

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A South Korean worker attaches the name cards of Buddhists on lanterns to celebrate the upcoming Buddha's birthday on May 21 at the Bongun Temple in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

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