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Shown is an image from a live video feed the oil plume. The oil company planned a "top kill" designed to choke off the gusher of oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico by force-feeding it heavy drilling mud and cement. (Photo by BP.com / AP)

Is US a melting pot?

The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000. While still growing, that number is a marked drop-off from the 65 percent increase between 1990 and 2000.

San Jose Mercury News

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development raises growth forecast

The global economy is recovering faster than expected with Asia leading the way, but it is at risk from huge debts in developed countries and overheating in countries such as China, the OECD said.

BusinessWeek

Stocks rebound from slump, commodities rally; Euro weakens

Bloomberg

BP's next effort: 'Top kill' plug readied

BP's next effort to stop the damaged oil well will be to force-feed heavy drilling mud and cement into the well to plug it up. The tactic, called a "top kill," has never been tried a mile beneath the sea.

San Jose Mercury News

Panel: BP had warning signs before blast

Reuters

BP to begin 'top kill' operation

BBC

Wood-powered 'biomass' plants are making critics bark

Plans for electricity-generating "biomass" plants are in the works around the country and they're under attack from critics who worry that burning more wood may not be environmentally friendly enough.

NPR

Prison shutting down wood-burning power plant

Las Vegas Sun

Politics and gangsters: Behind the war on Jamaica's streets

The drama that led to the government declaring a state of emergency in Kingston started in New York City, when a grand jury indicted alleged drug-lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke.

TIME

Death toll reaches 44 in Jamaica

Jamaica Observer

NATION

Hunt is on for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' votes

A deal between the White House and congressional leaders that could end the 17-year-old federal law banning openly gay Americans from serving in the military was hailed as a "game-changer."

NPR

Poll: Nearly 8 in 10 favor allowing openly gay people to serve in the military

CNN

Police coalition challenges Ariz. law

Major city police chiefs will meet with Attorney General Eric Holder to oppose the controversial Ariz. immigration law that they fear could drive a wedge between the community and local law enforcement.

USA TODAY

Ariz. law: boycotts starting to take a toll

Christian Science Monitor

Space shuttle Atlantis lands for final time

Atlantis and its six-man crew landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, marking the end of Atlantis' 25 years of service. Only two shuttle missions remain, by NASA's two other spaceships.

CBS News

POLITICS

Obama orders Guard to Mexican border

President Barack Obama is preparing to send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, amid concern about cross-border criminal activity and a debate over immigration.

Politico

Abduction of powerful Mexican politician

Washington Post

Obama to send 1,200 troops to border

Associated Press

New Afghan prison marks change in Obama strategy

Eight hundred men who used to be kept in a prison on Bargram airbase, the main base for foreign troops in Afghanistan, have been moved to a new detention center nearby, as part of a new U.S. strategy.

Reuters

On immigration, racial divide runs deep

White and Latino Americans are deeply divided over immigration, their allegiances to the nation’s political parties and their opinions about President Barack Obama.

MSNBC

Could you pass latest citizenship test?

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hubble discovers star eating a planet

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet being eaten by its parent star. This marks the first time that the event has been recorded so clearly.

CBS News

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NASA

Bird conservation: Alaotra grebe extinct

The Alaotra grebe is extinct, according to the latest assessment of the world's rarest birds. Experts have confirmed its demise, killed off by a combination of poaching and predatory fish.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Orphaned moon bear cubs being mothered by scientists

Orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs are getting protection from scientists in Russia. The black bear, also known as moon bear, is threatened by habitat destruction and by hunters fueling a trade in body parts.

National Geographic

Chemicals may increase diabetes risk

Chemicals in the water, soil or buildings around you could be upping your risk of developing diabetes, according to new research from Stanford University.

ABC News

HEALTH

Dishes to avoid

Just in time for the beginning of summer, an organization announced its annual list of foods in chain restaurants that travelers would be better off passing on.

CBS News

Control of high blood pressure improving

While the number of Americans with high blood pressure has not declined in recent years, more people with the condition have it under control.

U.S. News & World Report

SPORTS

Frye leads charge by Suns bench to even series vs. Lakers

The Phoenix Suns got a decisive performance from their hustling bench to overcome Kobe Bryant's 38-point, 10-assist performance and beat the Lakers 115-106 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

ESPN

Jackson shuts door on Bulls, intrigued by Nets

Sporting News

US mulls expanding Armstrong probe to include possible fraud

U.S. federal authorities investigating accusations that Lance Armstrong and other top cyclists engaged in doping are considering expanding their probe to include other charges involving fraud.

Sports Illustrated

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GOOD NEWS

Social media boosts organ donors

A Michigan resident is one example of how patients and activists are using social networking to encourage more organ donations among the living and dead.

Detroit News

Donated beds help Pittsburgh students get the rest they need

Forty children arrived home to find a new twin bed. Some of the children from a high-poverty school had been sleeping on the floor or a couch with several others.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

95 year old woman finally gets high school diploma

At the Falkville High School graduation ceremonies in Alabama was 95-year-old Earlene Harvey-Morris, whose dreams of a diploma were snatched away from her 77 years ago.

MSNBC

WORLD

North Korea 'severs all ties' with Seoul

North Korea is to cut all relations with South Korea, Pyongyang's official news agency reports. The move comes after an international report blamed North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship.

BBC

South Korea lashes out at North Korea

CNN

Why are honor killings rising in India?

Honor killings are shockingly frequent in villages in the northern and northwestern parts of India, where those daring to cross the barriers of caste are made to pay with their lives.

TIME

Fate of Gaza flotilla remains vague

The Israeli navy is preparing to stop nine international aid ships that are trying to reach the Gaza Strip. The ships set sail from Ireland, Sweden, Turkey and Greece and carry 10,000 tons of cargo.

Jerusalem Post

BUSINESS

Bernanke says central banks must be free of pressure

Bernanke and other central bank chiefs have faced mounting threats to policy independence while combating the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Bloomberg

Stocks poised to rebound

U.S. stocks are poised to rise as investor fears about the economic outlook eased and global markets stabilized.

CNNMoney

Stocks up, but traders wary on Europe, Korea

Forbes

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US economy

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Broadway hits $1.02 billion for 2009-10

As the 2009-10 Broadway season came to its official close, at least according to box office bookkeepers, the 52-week frame pulled in a grand total of $1.02 billion.

Variety

Simon Cowell era comes to close on 'American Idol'

Simon Cowell was a man of few words as an "American Idol" judge. What he said helped turn a singing contest into a pop-culture force that dominates TV.

San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican supports adult stem cell therapy project with NYC-based company

The Vatican wants Catholics to know that not all stem cell research is a sin. To prove the point, it launched a first-ever joint initiative with a Manhattan-based company that's researching adult stem cell therapies.

NY Daily News

Kibbutz-style living still fills a void for young Jews

Moishe Houses are hubs designed to bridge the gap between college and settling down with a spouse and a synagogue.

Religion News Service

EDUCATION

Literacy programs teach an older generation how to read and write

For over 30 years, Linda Barrett says she didn't miss knowing how to read and write. If you don't know what it means to read, if you don't know what you're missing, how can you care?

St. Petersburg Times

Ga. teacher suspended after pupils don Klan robes

A teacher in Georgia has been suspended after allowing students to dress in mock Ku Klux Klan robes for a project.

BBC

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