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GOOD NEWS

At-risk youth are next to go green

California's at-risk students may become part of the green economy if they sign up for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's new California "green corps."

MSNBC

Work on 'veiled reality' earns French physicist $1.4 million award

The prestigious Templeton Prize recognized University of Paris-Orsay physicist Bernard d'Espagnathis for his theory that a new reality lurks behind matter and other observable phenomena.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Madagascan president steps down

Besieged President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar stepped down, handing power to the country's senior military officer.

CNN

Storming a palace

BBC

US shot down Iranian drone over Iraq

The U.S. military confirmed that it shot down an Iranian remotely piloted aircraft over Iraq, believed to be the first incident of its type during the war.

International Herald Tribune

Jubilation in Pakistan for 'justice'

Pakistan's chief justice was reinstated after a two-year struggle, and for those assembled in the country's capital to celebrate, anything seemed possible.

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

US housing starts increase in February

Housing starts in the U.S. unexpectedly surged in February from a record low on a rebound in condos and apartments, suggesting builders cut too deeply as the credit crunch intensified.

Bloomberg

Bondholders plan provides best chance

Advisers to bondholders of General Motors Corp. said they have presented the best framework plan to President Barack Obama's autos task force and the ailing No. 1 U.S. automaker.

Reuters

SPORTS

Louisville is No. 1 in final AP poll

Louisville added one more thing to a week when it swept the Big East titles and earned the No. 1 NCAA tournament seed: Louisville's first appearance atop The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

USA Today

UConn, Terps, OU, Duke women top seeds

ESPN

Cutler no-shows first team meeting

Jay Cutler says he wants to break up. The Denver Broncos say they want to make up. The Pro Bowl quarterback was a no-show for the Broncos' first team meeting and the start of offseason workouts.

Sports Illustrated

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Discovery closing in on space station

Space shuttle Discovery is closing in on the International Space Station. The shuttle and its seven astronauts are delivering one last set of solar wings to bring the orbiting outpost up to full power.

Idaho-Statesman

Canadian dig yields tiny dinosaur

The smallest meat-eating dinosaur yet to be found in North America has been identified from six tiny pelvic bones.

BBC

Walking, talking female robot debuts in Japanese fashion show

A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and is ready to make its debut, but the robot still hasn't cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models.

Huffington Post

Humanoid robot meets the press

CBS News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Vatican official says doctors didn't deserve excommunication

The Vatican's top bioethics official said the two Brazilian doctors who performed an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim do not merit excommunication, since they acted to save her life.

Beliefnet

Churches and their lenders suffering after boom-years borrowing

Foreclosures and delinquencies for congregations are rising. With credit scarce, church construction sites have gone quiet, holding shells of sanctuaries meant to be completed months ago.

Baltimore Sun

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