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In Canada, US troops fleeing a war

Deportation and prison are threats to U.S. troops seeking sanctuary in Canada. Despite being members of an all-voluntary military, they strongly oppose the Iraq war and are willing to leave country behind.

USA TODAY

57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt

Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said.

Tampa Tribune

Frustration grows over Gulf oil spill

The Obama administration said it has lost patience with BP's efforts to stop the oil spill and threatened to take over the operation, saying BP lacks the expertise in stopping the deep-water leak.

NPR

As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes

ABC News

Gulf Coast oil spill

CNN

Gasoline prices fall across the US

The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations fell to $2.8279 as crude oil and gasoline futures slipped on concern the European debt crisis threatens the U.S. economic recovery.

BusinessWeek

Pump rally takes a break before summer

Wall Street Journal

Global death rates drop for children

Death rates in children under 5 are dropping in many countries at a surprisingly fast pace, according to a new report based on data from 187 countries from 1970 to 2010.

New York Times

NATION

State cuts to child care subsidy thwart more job seekers

State cuts in child care are forcing many low-income parents to forgo work, and threaten to undo the progress of welfare changes enacted in 1996.

New York Times

Did TV affect Detroit police-raid tragedy?

When police burst into a home in search of a murder suspect, a reality TV crew documented the raid — and might have recorded the death of a 7-year-old girl accidentally killed by an officer.

Columbus Dispatch

Sharpton calls out Detroit

Associated Press

POLITICS

Financial overhaul a test for lobbyists

Rep. David Scott of Georgia mingled with insurance and financial executives at a fundraiser in his honor at a Washington wine bar before rushing out to cast a House vote.

New York Times

Munger on the ethics of investment banking

Forbes

How did a Republican win in Obama's Hawaii hometown?

Republican Charles Djou won the special election in Hawaii's 1st congressional district — the Honolulu district where President Barack Obama grew up.

Christian Science Monitor

Charles Djou wins Hawaii special election

Youtube

BUSINESS

China avoids currency commitment to US

China struck a conciliatory note by promising to spur its domestic demand at the opening of Sino-U.S. talks, but it avoided commitments, including on whether to allow its currency to appreciate.

Reuters

Stocks: Back to the USA

With worries about the global economy having pushed stock markets into a correction, investors return to work to face a bevy of reports on the health of the United States.

CNNMoney

Long waits, denials for mortgage modifications

The federal government's loan modification program remains mired in long waits, denials of permanent modifications large bills at the end of failed trial modifications.

Detroit Free Press

Loan modifications often damage credit scores

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

How Salt Lake's bubble burst

Salt Lake Tribune

EDUCATION

Cash-poor districts cut summer school

Across the country, districts are cutting summer school because it's too expensive. The cuts started when the recession began and have worsened, affecting more struggling children.

MSNBC

Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep

As Mastery Charter School prepares for its first graduation at Thomas Middle School, good news is pouring in to its South Philadelphia campus.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Lost: planet-sized belt. If found, return to Jupiter please

Jupiter ducked behind the sun for a few months over the winter, and when it came back to the morning sky, the dark band in the Southern Hemisphere was gone.

NPR

Exploring Jupiter

National Geographic

Craig Venter's artificial life starts a debate of ethics

Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute have created a synthetic bacterial cell using manufactured DNA. The research has been completed after 15 years and $40 million dollars.

Times Online

Struggling Internet pioneer AOL turns 25

In a year steeped in significant anniversaries for tech companies, one that has been largely ignored is the 25th of online pioneer AOL.

USA TODAY

AOL turns 25

TIME

SPORTS

Teen makes final-round run at Nelson

Junior golf star Jordan Spieth held his own on the PGA Tour, getting within three shots of the lead on the final nine holes of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Forbes

Wright, Pelfrey lead Mets over Yanks

For one night, at least, the talk around the Mets wasn't only about the manager's job, the latest twist in the dust-up with John Maine, David Wright's whiff-a-thon or the rest of the sputtering lineup.

NY Daily News

Pelfrey's gem

MLB.com

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GOOD NEWS

Woman’s tissue donation to sister is act of love and act of courage

How far would you go to save your sister? Michelle Teran, 57, a La Costa resident, was faced with that question when her sister Leslie Richter, 45, needed a lifesaving tissue donation.

San Diego Union Tribune

Denver homeless connect with medical care, legal advice at Coors Field

A thousand Denver volunteers helped people maneuver through many booths that offered services from free legal advice, a job fair, vision and diabetes screenings.

Denver Post

WORLD

South Korea freezes trade with North over warship sinking

South Korea has suspended trade with the North and demanded an apology, after a report blamed Pyongyang for sinking a Southern warship.

BBC

NKorea must pay for torpedo attack on warship

San Francisco Chronicle

Japanese prime minister: 'No choice' but to accept US base in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama decided to move a U.S. military base within Okinawa, saying security threats from countries such as North Korea trump local sentiment to shift it elsewhere.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

'Whale-huggers' restart a crusade they thought they'd won

About 120 people braved chilling winds on the Santa Monica Pier to protest a proposal to lift the 1986 commercial whaling moratorium. It was one of 16 such actions along the California coast.

Los Angeles Times

Enviros attack OK for strip mine

Utah regulators set lax pollution standards for a strip mine near a national park, an expert witness testified.

Deseret News

Global warming fix? Theory says intensive farms cooling Midwest

Amid one of the warmest springs on record in Chicago, and renewed worries about our warming planet, how is it that late summer days across the Midwest are cooling?

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Special section:

Global warming

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Arts and crafts meets Burning Man at do-it-yourself festival

All manner of geeked-out contraptions wowed the crowds at the Maker Faire, a two-day extravaganza of creativity at the San Mateo County Event Center.

San Francisco Chronicle

British man becomes the first to swim under Mount Everest

A British endurance swimmer summoned the peak of his powers to become the first to swim under the summit of Mount Everest.

Herald Sun

Man swims at base of Mount Everest

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Dalai Lama discusses kinship

The Nobel Prize winner appeared at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine where nearly 2,000 people filled the cathedral to hear the man whom they believe to be the reincarnation of his predecessors.

Houston Chronicle

Calcutta's last Jews hold tight to centuries-old legacy

The Jewish community of Calcutta — descendants of immigrants from Syria — now numbers fewer than 40, with the average age hovering around 75.

Haaretz

HEALTH

Female-to-male HIV transmission risk doubles during pregnancy

Men in a relationship with an HIV-positive woman face double the risk of becoming infected themselves when their partner is pregnant, new research reveals.

HealthDay

Study challenges notion that moderate drinking protects heart

A major French study links moderate drinking to a lower risk for cardiovascular disease but challenges the notion that moderate drinking gets the credit.

USA TODAY

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