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The South Portico of the White House in Washington is seen before President Barack Obama returns for a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, R- Ohio and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., regarding the budget and possible government shutdown. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

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Astronaut training changes

Steely-eyed and unflappable, the first astronauts to be sent into space were among the most rigorously trained people on the planet.

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BBC

Eye closer as stem cells form shape

The prospect of growing an eye in a laboratory looks more possible after an experiment in which stem cells spontaneously organized themselves into eye-like structures.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Stem cells form embryonic eye

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Telegraph.co.uk

Obama says budget meeting was productive

President Barack Obama said an emergency White House meeting he convened to avoid a damaging shutdown of the U.S. government had been constructive, but called on negotiators to keep working.

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Reuters

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Essential vs. not: Which jobs would not shut down?

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NPR

Boehner isn’t budging on spending cuts

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George's Bottom Line

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Shutdown fears grow as budget deadline nears

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CNN

Scientists’ shocking discovery: superbugs in Delhi drinking water

Bacteria that is highly resistant to antibiotics has been found in water supplies in New Delhi, India.

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Daily News & Analysis

Ancient clay tablet is opening eyes on life in Europe

A piece of ancient clay tablet, discovered by a St. Louis archeological team, is challenging some conventional thinking.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NATION

Major US cities show population declines

The 1990s urban renaissance that ended decades of decline for many of the nation’s major cities lost steam in the past 10 years when most of America’s largest cities grew more slowly.

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USA TODAY

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Border wars: patrol told to scare away immigrants, not arrest them?

An Arizona sheriff’s explosive allegation that Border Patrol agents are “chasing people away” rather than arresting illegal migrants has drawn a scathing rebuke from top Homeland Security officials.

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ABC News

POLITICS

NJ Gov. Christie calls teachers union ‘political thugs’

New Jersey’s Gov. Chris Christie took a shot at his state’s teachers by describing their union leaders as “political thugs.”

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ABC News

Abortion, adoption rights dominate at General Assembly

On a day when redistricting was supposed to be the dominant issue at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion and gay parenting rights took center stage.

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Virginian-Pilot

Wis. Supreme Court challenger declares upset victory; results still unofficial

Wisconsin’s election chief says he expects the unofficial vote totals in the state Supreme Court race to change local election.

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Star Tribune

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Wis. Supreme Court recount would be first in more than 20 years

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Explosion still a risk at Fukushima

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant began pumping nitrogen gas into the area surrounding the No. 1 reactor, said Makoto Watanabe, a spokesman for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.

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Al Jazeera

Bank of Japan to offer $12 billion in loans aimed at earthquake-hit region

The Bank of Japan will offer $12 billion in one-year loans for businesses hurt by the nation’s record earthquake, with officials seeing the disaster putting strong pressure on the economy.

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Bloomberg

Children will return to school amid Japan’s nuke crisis

More than 70 schools began regular classes in Fukushima for the first time after government officials carried out radiation testing in the area due to the ongoing nuclear crisis.

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MSNBC

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Owner reunited with dog after tsunami

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ABC News

HEALTH

Simple treatment cuts preterm deliveries by 45 percent

Treating high-risk pregnant women with the hormone progesterone cut their rate of premature delivery by 45 percent and helped lower the risk of breathing complications in their babies, U.S. researchers said.

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Reuters

Eating strawberries may help prevent esophageal cancer

“Eating strawberries may be a way for people at high risk for esophageal cancer to protect themselves from the disease,” says researcher Tong Chen, MD.

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WebMD

For dementia patients’ families, tracking devices prove a godsend

When dementia patients wander — as 60 percent are expected to do, according to the Alzheimer’s Association — tracking devices could make the difference between a happy reunion and a sad discovery.

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Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Mass spectrometry could be the key to safe and clean groundwater

Lithium, which in the past has been used to treat bipolar syndrome, can affect the thyroid adversely in large cumulative doses. Lund University, in Sweden, carried out tests using mass spectrometry.

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Earth Times

Investment in US clean technology highest since 2008

Increasing investor confidence and rising oil prices have helped investment in North American companies more than double compared with the previous quarter, according to a report by Cleantech Group.

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Guardian

SPORTS

Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians make sure Red Sox stay winless

One of baseball’s big spenders, the Red Sox, dropped their fifth straight to open the season with an 8-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

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ESPN

Fans, Mickelson and Woods are ready to go at Masters

It is a long eight months for a golfer, especially if you live in either the Midwest or the Northeast, where waiting for the Masters is very much the same as waiting for spring in Pittsburgh.

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Sports Illustrated

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Practice round at 2011 Masters Tournament

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GOOD NEWS

Germany, Gates Foundation to give immunization aid

The German government says it is providing an extra $19.9 million in funding for child immunization in the developing world as part of an agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Many get taste of Ind. mom’s generosity

A resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana and mother of three, Sara McCurdy is a technician with Parkiew Hospital. Though obviously busy, she still enjoys cooking for large groups and charity events.

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Journal Gazette

WORLD

Portugal’s PM calls on EU for bailout

Portugal has joined Greece and Ireland on the casualty list of Europe’s sovereign debtors after its prime minister, José Sócrates, requested a bailout from the European Union.

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Guardian

Gadhafi asks Obama to end air strikes

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama to end what Gadhafi called “an unjust war.” He also wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year.

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Palm Beach Post

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Libyan rebels regain ground near Brega

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Al Jazeera

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Telegraph.co.uk

BUSINESS

Crude, heating oil advance to 30-month highs

Crude oil rose to a 30-month high and heating oil extended its 31-month high. Gasoline slipped for the first time in seven days, falling from a 32-month high. Ethanol also declined.

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Bloomberg

Dish Network wins Blockbuster auction for $320M

Dish Network Corp. won Blockbuster Inc. in a bankruptcy auction for $320 million, further broadening its business beyond satellite TV and setting up a possible showdown with Netflix.

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Reuters

Toyota, Microsoft sign $12M deal

Toyota Motor Corp. announced a $12 million partnership with Microsoft Corp. aimed at building the auto makers’ in-car technology and rivaling General Motors’ OnStar service.

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MarketWatch

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Prehistoric near-perfect human brain found pickled in bog

A human skull dated to about 2,684 years ago with an “exceptionally preserved” brain still inside was recently discovered in a waterlogged U.K. pit.

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Online security: very bad, getting worse

The state of Web security has never been pretty, and a new report from Symantec discussing current and future threats only highlights just how risky the Internet environment has become.

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Sir Richard Branson launches Virgin Oceanic to explore the deep ocean

Sir Richard Branson will explore the deepest trenches of the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans, feeding first-of-its-kind data and video to Google.

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Popular Science

EDUCATION

A love of teaching, but fear for the future

Greta Voit knew she wanted to be a teacher before she had even started elementary school. Four years into her teaching career, she sometimes finds herself re-evaluating her choice.

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MSNBC

At home on campus, not in country

Dozens of student officials turned up at the American College Personnel Association’s annual convention, where survey results showed that many international students still struggle with discrimination.

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Inside Higher Ed

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ground Zero Cross on the move again

The Cross at ground zero, an I-beam which was a part of the iron skeletons of the World Trade Center towers, will move to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at ground zero.

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Religion News Service

Thou shalt not put Jesus on bluff

Jesus has risen on a Minnesota man’s Mississippi River bluff property, but he might have to come down. City Hall wants the 7-foot statue of Jesus, which sits atop a 10-foot base, off that cliff.

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Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Online dating: Maps show where happiest, kinkiest people live

Using data from millions of online dating profiles, a New York artist has created a series of maps showing how Americans in different parts of the country describe themselves when they’re looking for love.

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ABC News

Glenn Beck’s Fox show ending

Glenn Beck later this year will end his Fox News Channel talk show, which has sunk in the ratings and has suffered from an advertiser boycott.

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San Francisco Chronicle

US library to save famous baseball, country tunes

The 1908 tune “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” which became the anthem for America’s favorite pastime, will be preserved at the Library of Congress along with 24 other recordings.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Earth’s vital link to comets

Scientists have found evidence that comets not only may have taken life away through cataclysmic impacts, they may have helped provide life by supplying Earth with vital molecules such as water.

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Photo of the Day

This newly born albino Bennett’s wallaby, Albert, looks out from its mother’s pouch in the Vogelpark Marlow, Germany. (Photo by Jens Koehler / dapd / AP)

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