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Oil is seen on the water from the deck of the Joe Griffin at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

Dome plunged deep into sea to cap oil leak

BP engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber above a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, trying to contain a leak that threatens an environmental catastrophe.

Montreal Gazette

Lessons from the Exxon Valdez

Reuters

US amendment could curb rating agencies' power

The Big Three U.S. credit rating agencies looked set to survive Washington's push for financial reform with minor damage, until Senator Al Franken came along.

Reuters

All clear in Times Square again

Officers from the NYPD bomb squad said a cooler found in Times Square just a block from last week's failed car bomb was not a threat and reopened city streets to traffic.

MSNBC

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Terrorism in the US

CBS News

Police remove package from Times Square

CNN

German parliament approves Greek financial rescue package

After one of its most heated debates in memory, the German Parliament voted to approve its part of the emergency package arranged by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

New York Times

Greek aid support

Reuters

US extends Mexico travel warning over drug violence

The U.S. State Department has extended its travel warning for Mexico because of concern over drug-related violence. Three more states have been added to the list of places it says Americans should avoid.

BBC

NATION

Interrogator used false rape claim on detainee Omar Khadr

To get teen terror suspect Omar Khadr to cooperate, a former U.S. Army interrogator said he told the wounded man a "fictitious'' tale of an Afghan youth who was fatally gang-raped in an American prison.

Miami Herald

Pentagon bans 4 Guantanamo reporters for naming witness of hearing

BusinessWeek

Hunt on for courier in NYC bomb plot

Investigators of the failed car bombing in Times Square are looking for a money courier they say helped funnel cash from overseas to Faisal Shahzad.

CBS News

POLITICS

Senate's bank break-up plan fails

The Senate is moving fitfully through a massive bill to put restraints on the financial sector, bickering over procedural delays amid periodic bursts of action.

CBS News

Nancy Pelosi pals gain power in House

The fiercest old bulls who roamed the House when Nancy Pelosi came to power will be gone by the beginning of next year — replaced by new bulls who more clearly owe their positions to the powerful speaker.

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Android prototype tablet makes flashy debut for Adobe

Apple is riding high with iPad sales, but Adobe has offered a whiff of competition at the Web 2.0 Expo — a prototype Android tablet running Flash.

TechNewsWorld

Neanderthal genes 'survive in us'

Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study.

BBC

FCC chairman proposes increased regulation of Internet service providers

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed putting Internet service providers into the same category as telephone companies.

Washington Post

SPORTS

MLS adds Montreal, wants 2nd NY club

Montreal will join Major League Soccer as its 19th team in 2012, and commissioner Don Garber hopes to add a second New York club as early as 2013.

ESPN

Raiders release former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell

The Oakland Raiders have released JaMarcus Russell ending a three-year tenure marked by his high salary and unproductive play on the field.

Sporting News

EDUCATION

Albany charter cash cow

Wealthy investors and major banks have been making windfall profits by using a little-known federal tax break to finance new charter-school construction.

NY Daily News

Push to spur innovation raises hopes — and eyebrows

Major education grantmakers are teaming up on an initiative to maximize the power of public and private resources to help transform K-12 education.

Education Week

HEALTH

Genes tie blood fat to heart disease

Scientists have long debated the role triglyceride levels might play in heart disease, and finally they have genetic evidence linking high concentrations of blood fat to a risk of heart trouble.

HealthDay

FDA investigating E. coli in Ariz. after lettuce recall hits 23 states

Federal investigators are looking at a farm in Yuma, Ariz., as a possible source of a widespread E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce, according to the distributor.

USA TODAY

Stressful decision? Washing hands could help soothe

Soaping up your hands may do more than get rid of germs. It may scrub away your inner turmoil after being forced to make a choice between two appealing options.

NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mosque coming to ground zero

Plans to build a mosque two blocks away from ground zero have set off a debate among residents and relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

CNN

School for chaplains dedicated

Priests, rabbis, imams and Protestant ministers who serve as U.S. military chaplains came together to dedicate themselves and the nation's first joint military school for tending warriors' souls.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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GOOD NEWS

Foundations get high marks for response to economic crisis

Foundations appear to have responded quickly and intelligently to the economic crisis, directing more of their money for recession relief to the hardest-hit parts of the country.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Taylor Swift contributes $500,000 to Nashville flood relief

Taylor Swift is donating $500,000 to help victims of Nashville, Tenn., flooding. The announcement was made on a local Nashville TV telethon, Flood Relief with Vince Gill and Friends.

USA TODAY

Nashville under water

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Parliament hung in UK; Tories largest party in general election

With more than 500 general election results in out of 650, the BBC is predicting a hung Parliament with the Tories as the largest party.

BBC

In his reach

Economist

British anger at disenfranchisement

Guardian

Germany's open borders a bonanza for automobile thieves

The open border between Germany and its neighbors to the east has been a bonanza for car thieves. Since the border came down in 2007, the number of stolen cars has gone up 60 percent in Dresden alone.

Spiegel International

North Korea, China hold talks

Leader Kim Jong II said North Korea remains committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula after meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao, China's media reported.

CNN

BUSINESS

Unemployment inches up, but payrolls starting to improve

The unemployment rate may have risen in April, but the monthly job report was strong, offering a sign the U.S. economic recovery possesses real momentum.

Forbes

House approves 'cash for caulkers'

House lawmakers approved a $6 billion measure that aims to provide rebates to homeowners who invest in energy efficiency improvements — but not without a fight from Republicans.

CNNMoney

Homebuyer credits replace program

TIME

Bernanke: Fed's not waiting for Congress on reform

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is working to increase oversight of financial institutions, even as Congress debates Wall Street reforms.

CNNMoney

Obama: Feds looking into stock market plunge

MSNBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The man in the iron irony

“Iron Man 2,” the first superhero sequel of the summer, fulfills the basic requirements of the genre, which can be summed up as more of the same, with emphasis on more.

New York Times

Roger Ebert finds his voice online

Although Roger Ebert has lost his ability to eat and speak aloud, his appetite for communication with his rabid fan base is being fed in a fresh new way.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Senate climate bill to be rolled out

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will unveil their long-awaited energy and climate bill even as their former Republican partner claims it has "become impossible" to pass.

New York Times

Chevron wins ruling over Ecuador documentary film exposing corruption

Chevron Corp., the oil producer fighting drilling related lawsuits in Ecuador, can subpoena outtakes of a documentary film in an effort to find corruption in the nation's courts, a judge said.

Houston Chronicle

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