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Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, from left, stand in front of a statue of Northern Ireland's First Prime Minister Lord Craigavon. (Photo by Niall Carson / Pool/AP)

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'New era of politics' dawns on Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's major Protestant and Catholic parties have united to form a power-sharing government, marking a "new era of politics" and an end to three decades of sectarian conflict.

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CNN

LAPD demotes officials after clash

The highest ranking police official at the scene of a violent clash between officers and people at an immigration rally was demoted, and his second-in-command was transferred.

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LAPD chief on rally violence

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CBS News

Europeans offer deal to replace Wolfowitz

Leading governments of Europe have signalled they are willing to let the U.S. choose the World Bank's next chief, but only if current president Paul Wolfowitz steps down soon.

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Sydney Morning Herald

'Radicals' arrested in plot to kill Fort Dix soldiers

Six "Islamic radicals" involved in a plot to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey were arrested, the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey said.

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CNN

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CBS News

Car bomb kills 16 in Shiite holy city

A car bomb tore through a busy market in the Shiite holy city of Kufa, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70 in an attack sure to further enflame tensions between Iraq’s Sunni and Shiite populations.

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U.S. warns of heavier casualties in Iraq

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Reuters

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Kansas governor: Iraq war hampers tornado recovery

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Reuters

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Tornado survivor, 2 bodies found

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Houston Chronicle

Russia, China accused of arming Sudan

China and Russia are supplying arms to Sudan that are being used to fuel the violence in the Darfur region in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a human rights group said in a report.

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Forbes

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Sudan accused of arms breach

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NATION

Push for popular vote in Turkey

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party defended its push for a constitutional amendment to let people elect the president.

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Guardian

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Turkey 'on brink' of reform

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BBC

Airline accused of helping Nazis to flee

KLM is facing calls for an inquiry after the discovery of documents suggesting it actively smuggled Nazis out of Germany.

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Times

POLITICS

Senate blocks bid to allow drug imports

The Senate effectively killed a bid to allow consumers to buy their prescription medicines abroad, requiring U.S. officials to certify the safety and effectiveness of such drugs.

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AOL News

Clinton widens leads in USAT/Gallup and CNN polls

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has widened her lead over Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination to 15 percentage points, USA Today reports.

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USA Today

POLITICS

Panel: Wolfowitz broke bank rules with pay raise

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz violated the agency's ethics rules when he arranged a pay increase and a promotion for his companion, a panel of directors has concluded.

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Bloomberg

Qantas bid still up in the air

The dust has yet to settle from the crash of the $9 billion Qantas takeover attempt, as the bidding consortium struggles to prove it may have crossed the acceptance line in time.

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New Zealand Herald

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Will Qantas bid take-off?

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Reuters

SPORTS

Italian cyclist Basso admits involvement in Spanish doping scandal

Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso became the highest-profile cyclist to admit he was involved in the Spanish doping scandal.

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canada.com

Spurs land first blow against Suns

With blood spewing from a cut on his nose, Steve Nash could only watch from the bench while the San Antonio Spurs put away Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

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James, rested Cavs hold off Nets in semifinal opener

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HEALTH

More than 10 percent of adults in U.S. develop drug problems

Ten percent of American adults abuse drugs at some point in their lives, including 2.6 percent who become dependent on drugs, according to a new federal report.

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Health Day

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Americans struggle with addiction

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ABC News

New recipe for powerful stem cells promises greater insight

A Massachusetts company announced that it has grown large numbers of a rare type of human embryonic stem cell that can transform into blood and blood vessels.

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Scientific American

EDUCATION

Migrant education changes sought

Persistent flaws and possible fraud undermine migrant education funding, the Bush administration believes. So now, the Education Department wants to change how school districts get federal aid.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

California sues school to recoup students' lost tuition

California's state attorney general filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup $2.5 million in lost tuition from the former owners of a defunct computer-training school.

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San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

King Herod's tomb likely found at Herodium

An Israeli archaeologist said he has found remnants of the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem, in the Judean Desert where the biblical monarch built a palace.

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Have they finally found Herod's tomb?

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Tools for poor at NYC museum show

A new breed of industrial designer is confronting poverty in developing countries with innovative products aimed at encouraging rural entrepreneurs.

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canada.com

Hospice wedding vows honor love — past, present and future

It was 1:51 p.m. Sunday, and a small crowd was gathering inside Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland. In nine minutes, Beth Kamimura would walk down a makeshift aisle and marry John Start.

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NATION

Man opens fire in New York courtroom

A man pulled out a sawed-off rifle inside a Rockland County courtroom and tried to shoot a woman he was involved with in a domestic dispute, police said.

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Newsday

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Gunfire at Rockland County courthouse

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ABC News

Minnesota fire burns 16,500 acres

More than 16,500 acres have burned in northeastern Minnesota since a wildfire began, forcing firefighters to call in reinforcements.

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Minn. firefighters call in reinforcements

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WCCO

1 dead in Las Vegas Strip resort parking lot explosion

A device left in a Las Vegas casino parking garage exploded, killing a man who attempted to remove it from the top of his car, authorities said.

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ENVIRONMENT

Nations agree to limit bottom-trawling in South Pacific

Concerned over the possibility of losing the pristine marine environment of the South Pacific Seas, 20 nations have agreed to place limits on deep sea bottom-trawling in the area.

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Earth Times

Scientists look high in the sky for power

Scientists are eyeing the jet stream, an energy source that rages night and day, saying if they can tap into its fierce winds, the world's entire electrical needs could be met, they say.

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San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

George Michael admits drug-driving

British pop star George Michael admitted driving while unfit through drugs on the first day of his trial at a London court. The 43-year-old singer blamed "tiredness and prescribed drugs."

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NEWS.com.au

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George Michael admits DUI

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Reuters

WB bans Canada promo screenings

In Hollywood's ongoing war against piracy, there's a new mantra: blame Canada.

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Variety

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Exploding star astonishes scientists

A massive exploding faraway star – the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen – has scientists wondering if a similar event may light up the sky much closer to Earth sometime soon.

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Toronto Star

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Largest explosion ever seen

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ABC News

Ceiling height alters how people think

A recent study at the University of Minnesota suggests that ceiling height affects problem-solving skills and behavior by priming concepts that encourage certain kinds of brain processing.

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LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

In U.S., Sunni-Shiite unity takes on greater urgency

Muslim leaders are trying to strengthen Sunni-Shiite ties in the U.S., hoping to head off conflicts between the faith's two major sects and get American Muslims to focus on common problems.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Iraq's Christian minority flees violence

Despite the chaos and sectarian violence raging across Baghdad, Farouq Mansour felt relatively safe as a Christian living in a multiethnic neighborhood in the capital.

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Guardian

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The evolution of sex roles

Anthropologists are looking at how prehistoric tasks were divided, perhaps indicating the moment when we became truly human.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Daisy Diaz, 10, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, foreground, dances with fellow members of Ballet Folclorico Quetzalcoatl as they participate in the Cinco De Mayo Parade down New York's Central Park West. The dance group is from the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Tina Fineberg / AP)

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