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GOOD NEWS

Restaurants offer free food, discounts

If there's little tax relief for you, the restaurant industry is at least stepping up with comfort food. Tax day has become a big promotional day over recent years for brands from beer to bagels.

USA Today

Design chosen for National Museum of African American History

The crown of an African king's headdress provided inspiration for the winning design for the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Baltimore Sun

WORLD

Iran 'to propose nuclear package'

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran has prepared proposals aimed at resolving his country's nuclear dispute with the West.

BBC

Column:

Why the US should talk to North Korea

TIME

Column:

What is North Korea thinking?

Christian Science Monitor

Italy earthquake reconstruction estimates to cost billions

Italy's interior minister has estimated that at least $16 billion will be needed to reconstruct the area ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago.

San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Obama administration plans to reveal data on health of top banks

The Obama administration is drawing up plans to disclose the conditions of the 19 biggest banks in the country as it tries to restore confidence in the financial system without unnerving investors.

MSNBC

Secrecy of US bank stress test results strains release of rules

Reuters

UBS to cut 7,500 more jobs after loss, asset outflows

Switzerland’s biggest bank plans to cut another 7,500 jobs, bringing total staff reductions to almost 20 percent of the workforce, amid mounting losses and customer defections.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

EBay unveils Skype IPO plans

The auction site says it will sell shares in its PC-calling business; some speculate the announcement could be a tactic for negotiating a deal.

BusinessWeek

Smallest cars do poorly in crashes with bigger models

Honda Motor Co.’s Fit, Daimler AG’s Smart ForTwo and Toyota Motor Corp.’s Yaris small cars performed poorly in head-on collisions with mid-size models from the same manufacturers.

Bloomberg

Small cars get poor marks in safety tests

YouTube

ENVIRONMENT

EPA evaluates ocean acidification as a threat to water quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced steps to protect U.S. waters from the threat of ocean acidification under the Clean Water Act.

Environmental News Network

Bed bugs biting in bigger batches

Once nearly eradicated in the U.S., bed bugs are re-emerging. The noticeable uptick prompted the EPA to convene the first National Bed Bug Summit.

Houston Chronicle

1st person: Taking a bite out of bedbugs

YouTube

SPORTS

Thousands attend tearful Hillsborough memorial service at Anfield

Tens of thousands of people gathered at Liverpool's Anfield football stadium to weep, cheer and applaud as the city marked the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

Times Online

Paulus may play football at Michigan

Sources say former Duke point guard Greg Paulua was in Ann Arbor meeting with Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez about the possibility of playing this season for the Wolverines.

Fox Sports

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Paulus meets with Michigan

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