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Drought-damaged corn is seen in a field near Nickerson, Nebraska. Dry conditions have worsened in the key farming states of Kansas and Nebraska as the worst U.S. drought in decades continues. (Photo by Nati Harnik / File / AP)

New NASA mission to take 1st look deep inside Mars

NASA has announced a new mission, which will see another robot sent to the red planet in 2016. The new mission, named InSight, will take the first look into the deep interior of Mars.

RTT News

NASA InSight mission to Mars

SPACE.com

Whale-watchers’ delight

Longtime observers say they’ve seen a sharp increase in endangered blue and humpback whales feeding near California shores, where they spend the spring and summer.

CBS News

Humpback whales sighted near Calif. coast

ABC News

US drought causes grains bull market

Commodities are poised to enter a bull market led by surging grain futures amid the worst U.S. drought in half a century.

BusinessWeek

UN calls on nations to adopt drought policies

NPR

US horse rescues overwhelmed as hay prices rise in drought and more people abandon animals

Vancouver Sun

Drought: Farmers coming up dry

The Weather Channel

Rising insider attacks imperil US strategy in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama declared he is sticking to his war strategy of using U.S. troops to advise and mentor Afghan forces, even as an increasing number of Americans are being gunned down.

Boston.com

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Top US general’s aircraft hit by rocket-fire in Afghanistan

NBCNews.com

About half of doctors say they’re burned out by workload

About 1 in 2 doctors is burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, U.S. researchers found.

Bloomberg

NATION

End of strike at Caterpillar a blow to US labor movement

Machinists striking against Caterpillar have voted to accept a new labor contract that calls for concessions. It’s not much to cheer for manufacturing workers, analysts say.

Christian Science Monitor

Diana Nyad abandons swim

Diana Nyad ended her bid to swim 103 miles from Cuba to Florida due to jellyfish stings and a storm that took her off course.

USA TODAY

Binge drinking college students are happier

A new study found that socially connected college students with a perceived “high status” are more likely to engage in binge drinking than their less socially connected “low-status” counterparts.

U.S. News & World Report

Blog:

Marriage means more drinking for women, less for men

(ABC News)

Medical Unit

POLITICS

Romney battles Obama for cash advantage

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has almost $60 million more in the bank than President Barack Obama, but campaign finance experts say it is too soon to assume that means a political advantage.

Reuters

Bad polls and Romney’s cash

The New Republic

Pressure builds on Akin to leave Missouri Senate race

Until recently, few people outside of Missouri had ever heard of Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for Senate there, but his remarks about rape have put him and the abortion issue in the spotlight.

CBS News

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Rep. Todd Akin’s controversial quote

ProPublica: Officials Say the Darndest Things

California law barring parents from ‘curing’ gay kids moves ahead

A new law that prohibits California parents from trying to “cure” minors’ same-sex attraction will soon pass from legislature to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.

Digital Journal

BUSINESS

The secret to success: feedback

Everyone talks about how to be a success and learn from failure. The truth is you can count those events on one or two hands and you don’t always know if you’ve had a success or failure until long after the fact.

CBS News

Fast-food giants try to cut the ‘guilty,’ leave the ‘pleasure’

Many fast-food joints have launched a new, nutritional arms race: trying to out-healthy one another. But will these heart-happy changes risk losing core customers?

NBCNews.com

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Research links charity to religion

A study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that residents in states where religious participation is higher gave the greatest percentage of their discretionary income to charity.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Pope to visit Lebanon despite Syria conflict

Pope Benedict’s trip to Lebanon next month will go forward as planned, the Vatican said, even as fighting rages in neighboring Syria.

Yahoo! News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Meteor dust boosts night-shining clouds

Mysterious night-shining clouds and trails of smoke left by meteors share an intimate link, a new study says.

National Geographic

Motorola Mobility hits Apple with another patent claim

Google’s Motorola Mobility subsidiary broadened its legal battle with Apple by filing a second patent infringement claim with the International Trade Commission (ITC).

InformationWeek

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic sea ice set to hit record low

Arctic sea ice looks set to hit a record low by the end of the month, according to satellite data.

BBC

In an environmental exchange, some ancient trees are killed to help others

As part of a Forest Service effort to return Sierra forests to their pre-settlement glory, many conifers are designated for logging to help the aspen, a species officials say is in danger.

McClatchy Newspapers

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Safer conduct for city schools

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Hostile fire: US troops should not have to fear Afghan trainees

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blog (Robert Creamer):

Romney fails when it comes to “the vision thing”

(Huffington Post)

The Blog

Column (Graham Kates):

Death penalty opponents’ unlikely allies

Salon

Column (Kay McDonald):

Paying more for food? Blame the ethanol mandate

CNN

Blog (Laura Helmuth):

Akin’s ‘legitimate rape’ comment not a misstatement, but worldview

(Slate)

XX Factor

Column (Jon Meacham):

Undecided? Election 2012 is up to you

TIME

Blog (Dwight Silverman):

Even Apple may not be able to deliver Perfect TV

(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

TechBlog

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GOOD NEWS

Girl raises $30K from lemonade stand

A young entrepreneur has already earned more than $30,000 at her makeshift business, which she appropriately dubbed “Make-A-Stand! Lemonade: The Sweet Taste of Freedom.”

Huffington Post

Food waste from Starbucks turned into useful products

New research findings offer a small, albeit promising, breakthrough in addressing the vexing issue of waste.

Scientific American

Arts center helps youths in Bogota shun guns, drugs

An arts center, run by a Colombian non-governmental organization, works with former child soldiers — leftist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries — to help them return to civilian life.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Ethiopia’s longtime ruler dead at 57

Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s longtime ruler, who held tight control over the East African country but was a major U.S counter-terrorism ally, died after not being seen in public for weeks.

CBS News

In Mexico’s murder city, the war appears to be over

Many take credit for the drop in Mexico killings, but one drug cartel’s victory in a turf battle could be responsible.

Washington Post

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Patrolling the US-Mexico border

Washington Post

EDUCATION

Analysis: New studies weigh college value and cost

Two new studies offer answers to questions about higher education: Yes, a college degree is worth it. But yes, it’s the middle-class that’s getting squeezed with student debt in the pursuit of one.

Philadelphia Inquirer

US student loan debt passes credit cards

Veoh

‘Undroppable’ puts focus on at-risk high school students

An estimated 1.2 million American high school students fail to graduate each year. A new documentary, “Undroppable,” is part of a social media campaign to raise awareness of the issue.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

Could antibiotics make your baby fat?

Giving your baby antibiotics too early may increase their chances of being overweight in childhood, new research suggests. This effect on the child’s body mass appears to be dependent upon timing.

ABC News

California lawmakers weigh boosting school-age vaccines

As children return to their classrooms, California lawmakers are debating a bill that aims to boost the number of kids who go to school with all of their shots.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

Golf: Augusta membership now historically includes 2 women

After three quarters of a century, women will be included on the membership rolls of Augusta National Golf Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in the world — and the host of the Masters.

Tucson Citizen

Blog:

Augusta National has never caved to money

(ESPN)

Playbook

Judge dismisses Armstrong suit against anti-doping group

A U.S. federal judge dismissed Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong’s effort to block a probe into whether the retired cycling champ cheated by using performance-enhancing drugs.

Orlando Sentinel

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Phyllis Diller, comedy’s self-deprecating pioneer, dies

A queen of comedy has died. Phyllis Diller had audiences in stitches for more than five decades with her outlandish get-ups and rapid-fire one-liners. She died at her home. She was 95.

NPR

Phyllis Diller: 1917-2012

Houston Chronicle

Fox studio to distribute Dreamworks Animation films

20th Century Fox movie studio will distribute animated feature films from “Kung Fu Panda” maker Dreamworks Animation for the next five years, the studios announced.

Reuters

Thriving fairs branch out from their agricultural roots

Once known for midway thrill rides and livestock shows, many state and county fairs are finding success by adding unique events to attract new visitors and offering low-cost entertainment.

USA TODAY

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