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GOOD NEWS

Science gets closer to regrowing teeth

The next time your children get cavities, they might get tooth regeneration instead of fillings.

ABC News

Rare parrot chicks born in New Zealand

A species of flightless parrot edged back from extinction with the hatching of five new chicks in New Zealand in recent weeks and two more on the way, officials said.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

China discloses protest in Muslim Xinjiang region

Chinese officials said they were grappling with ethnic unrest on a second front, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims protested Chinese rule late last month.

International Herald Tribune

Sarkozy appeals for hostages' freedom

The French government was trying to help a woman who has been held hostage by Colombian rebels for more than six years, as her son warned that she needed an immediate blood transfusion to stay alive.

International Herald Tribune

Mugabe is ready for last-ditch fight to hang on to Zimbabwe presidency

Robert Mugabe lost control of Zimbabwe’s parliament, but as the opposition also claimed victory in the presidential poll, speculation mounted that he would make a last attempt to cling on.

Times Online

Robert Mugabe 'unlikely to flee Zimbabwe'

Telegraph.co.uk

ENVIRONMENT

$20M prize for renewable ocean energy

Scotland's head of state unveiled the largest challenge prize to date for spurring advances in marine renewable energy, part of a bid to combat climate change.

National Geographic

It came from the sea — renewable energy, that is

Scientific American

Boxer blasts interior secretary for skipping hearing on polar bears

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Ca., blasted Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for failing to show up at a hearing on polar bears and global warming.

CQPolitics

Algae could one day be major hydrogen fuel source

As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won’t cramp their pocketbooks.

Science Daily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

No admission fee for celestial animals

A special treat comes early when, on the evening of April 8, the new moon spends three hours passing across the face of the Pleiades star cluster.

Houston Chronicle

Dog grows mysterious extra leg

A developmental problem split Angel the dog's leg, making her look like a five-legged pet. Veterinarian Frank Krupka, said he's never seen anything like it.

LiveScience

5-legged 'Angel'

ABC News

Smallest known black hole discovered

The newfound black hole is only 3.8 times as massive as the sun and just 15 miles in diameter.

National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Seinfeld survives harrowing car crash

Jerry Seinfeld's vintage car flips after brakes fail in Hamptons; comedian is unhurt.

ABC News

Remembering Bette Davis

Bette Davis, born 100 years ago, made her first appearance on film in 1931 and her last in 1989, and like every star of her generation she was always ready for her close-up.

International Herald Tribune

RELIGION

McCain shies away from religion talk

On a tour of places that have shaped his life, John McCain spoke in personal language to introduce himself to the American public. But missing so far is any significant mention of religious faith.

Yahoo! News

Houston cathedral offers Vietnamese mass as demographics change

The new Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas, will offer weekly masses in Spanish, Vietnamese and English. The diversity of the congregation offers a glimpse of Catholicism's future.

Bloomberg

Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Houston Chronicle

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