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Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally to condemn killing of Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan. (Photo by Arshad Butt / AP)

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Brain fitness could be next big thing

Lumos Labs, the San Francisco startup behind Lumosity, says it is on the brink of taking “brain training” mainstream.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Mississippi River flood levee blown up

Flames shot up and a loud boom was heard as the U.S. government blew a hole in a Mississippi River flood levee in a bid to save several towns in Illinois and Kentucky from being inundated.

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Reuters

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Raw video: levee explosion

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Questions linger after bin Laden’s death

After a day of exaltation over the death of Osama bin Laden, questions remain about who might take over his terrorist group and whether material gathered from his compound might prove useful.

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CNN

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Pakistan accused of playing ‘double game’

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MSNBC

Bin Laden’s hard drive being examined

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World Watch

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Interactive archive: Osama bin Laden coverage over the years

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Al Jazeera

How some made millions betting against the market

In 2006 and 2007, several banks and hedge funds realized what was happening to the U.S. economy while it was happening — and then made vast fortunes by betting against the markets.

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NPR

Digital censorship grows as news media move online

Governments worldwide are developing new tools to censor reporters as the media increasingly moves online.

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Houston Chronicle

NATION

Massive relief effort under way in Ala.

In the tornado-shattered South, survivors are getting what they need — sometimes more than they ever expected. And it is coming from everywhere.

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Star Tribune

Construction rose in March

Builders began work on more office buildings, hotels and factories in March, pushing construction spending up 1.4 percent after three consecutive declines.

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Debt-limit deniers don’t buy ‘Chicken Little’ warnings

A growing number of Republicans are scoffing at warnings that failing to raise the U.S. debt limit would trigger a financial catastrophe.

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Bloomberg

Ben Bernanke’s bet on jobs and inflation

How much can the Fed reduce unemployment without stoking inflation? Bernanke’s bet is: a lot. He’s embraced credit to cut the 8.8 percent jobless rate.

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Newsweek

DEATH OF BIN LADEN

Why bin Laden’s death brought America together for 1 night

The announcement that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been killed sent hundreds spilling into the streets in what sociologists and psychologists say is a rare moment of American unity.

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LiveScience

Osama: What happened to his body?

U.S. officials say Osama bin Laden’s body was treated with respect and buried at sea, but some Muslims argue there was no good reason for not burying it on land.

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BBC

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President Obama monitors bin Laden mission

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TIME

Osama bin Laden’s death polishes CIA’s public image

Every day that Osama bin Laden was alive was a day that the CIA’s reputation took a hit. His killing begins the process of erasing a decade-long image problem.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Inside the Osama bin Laden strike: how America got its man

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TIME

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Hunting bin Laden

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BUSINESS

Southwest-AirTran merger could bring ticket-price creep

Southwest Airlines completed its $1 billion acquisition of AirTran Airways, combining Northeast Ohio’s two leading low-cost carriers into one.

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Plain Dealer

Fed says banks eased lending terms, demand for loans increased

Banks eased lending terms in the first quarter as they forecast improvement in the U.S. economy, and companies sought more loans, according to a Federal Reserve survey.

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BusinessWeek

Gas prices could rise to $4 nationwide

After jumping more than 3 cents, gas prices across America could top $4 a gallon, according to one analyst.

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CNNMoney

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6 ways gas prices could fall back to $3

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The Atlantic

ENVIRONMENT

Saving the seas: smarter hooks and nets

Last year, fish consumption reached a global annual average of 37.5 pounds per person. Our voracious appetite isn’t the only problem. Fishermen catch a lot of things unintentionally.

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Popular Science

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San Francisco salmon season opens with few fish

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San Francisco Chronicle

An epidemic among amphibians

A deadly and contagious disease is wiping out amphibians in two continents. Although there is no cure, scientists know how it spread.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope removes bishop who expressed openness to ordaining women

Pope Benedict XVI has removed Australian Bishop William M. Morris from office five years after he wrote a pastoral letter indicating he would be open to ordaining women and married men.

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National Catholic Reporter

Jewish Funds for Justice, Progressive Jewish Alliance will merge

Two Jewish social justice organizations — The Progressive Jewish Alliance and Jewish Funds for Justice — have decided to merge.

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The problem with seeking perfection

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A Shift of Mind

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Al Jazeera

Bin Laden’s day of reckoning

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Miami Herald

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Can we go home now?

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USA TODAY

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Celebrating someone’s death

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Huffington Post

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Senate braces for 2012 budget debate

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Politico

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Why does your doctor hate alternative medicine?

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Salon

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The best kind of military intelligence

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Slate

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GOOD NEWS

eBay acquires nonprofit fundraising tool

MissionFish, which is an independent nonprofit organization, screens nonprofits that want to become members and processes the donations that result through eBay Giving Works.

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TechCrunch

Girl Scout team patents prosthetic hand device, helping a toddler write

A team of Girl Scouts in Iowa engineered a prosthetic device that allowed a Georgia toddler to write for the first time. The device won an inaugural X Prize Global Innovation Award.

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Popular Science

HP makes $25 million pledge to Packard Children’s Hospital

Hewlett-Packard said that it’s pledging $25 million and some of its analytical prowess to help Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital carry out a major expansion and conduct new research.

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San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Libya rebels ask NATO for help as Gadhafi forces bombard Misrata

Moammar Gadhafi’s forces have bombarded Misrata with missiles and tank fire, preventing ships carrying humanitarian aid from entering the port for a fourth straight day.

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Guardian

Germany, Austria open doors to EU’s migrant workers

The doors to Germany and Austria have opened wider to foreign workers after the two European Union nations lifted restrictions on migrant laborers from Eastern Europe.

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Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Hong Kong following the American model for higher education

In the next year, higher education in Hong Kong will make a change that will firmly shift the educational model from one that looked to Britain to one that looks to the United States.

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Inside Higher Ed

NC ‘funding cliff’ hits special education

North Carolina teacher Julie Morgan developed a program for her special education students to spend about half their school days in regular classes. Now that program will come undone.

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HEALTH

Many young American adults deceiving themselves about health

Many young adults in the U.S. are deceiving themselves about health: nine out of 10 believe they follow a healthy lifestyle, but in reality consume too much fast food, alcohol and sugary drinks.

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Medical News Today

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Family meals keep kids slim and healthy

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HealthDay

Survey shows tanning beds and outdoor sunbathing remain popular among teens

Large numbers of teenage girls are still using tanning beds or sunbathing outdoors despite repeated warnings from doctors that too much exposure to ultraviolet light can lead to skin cancer.

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WebMD

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The show goes on, minus detained Chinese artist

Twelve bronze, 800-pound statues representing the mythical figures of the Chinese zodiac will be unveiled in New York. Missing from the event will be the artist, Ai Weiwei.

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MSNBC

Makeup doesn’t last forever

Get rid of clutter and ensure effectiveness with this guide to expiration dates for common vanity products.

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Star Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ancient ‘Nutcracker Man’ really ate grass

Calling an ancient pre-human “Nutcracker Man” because of his large teeth and powerful jaw, scientists now conclude he chewed grasses.

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Denver Post

Endogenous proteins found in a 70-million-year-old giant marine lizard

A research team in Lund, Sweden, has discovered primary biological matter in a fossil of an extinct varanoid lizard that inhabited marine environments during late Cretaceous times.

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ScienceDaily

SPORTS

Mavs claw their way to a Game 1 victory in Los Angeles

The Dallas Mavericks actually went into Los Angeles and won a game that seemed to be slip-sliding away from them for most of the second half.

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Kansas City Star

Sports world embraces news of bin Laden’s death

Before the top of the fourth inning on Military Appreciation Night at Nationals Park in D.C., the announcer encouraged everyone to cheer for the active or retired members of the service.

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NBCSports

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Death penalty support is dropping

Statistics show that use of the death penalty was down across the country — even in Texas, which has carried out more than a third of all U.S. executions since the modern death penalty was instituted.

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TIME

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A cyclist makes his way on a sunny day near Muensing, southern Germany. (Photo by Matthias Schrader / AP)

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