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General Motors to eliminate 21,000 jobs, Pontiac brand

General Motors Corp. said it will cut 21,000 U.S. hourly jobs and scrap Pontiac brand by end of 2010 in a major restructuring.

NPR

The future of the auto industry

MSNBC

The end of Pontiac

CNNMoney

Chrysler reaches labor accords with US Union, CAW

Chrysler, facing a deadline to cut labor costs or face bankruptcy, reached a tentative contract agreement with its biggest U.S. union and won ratification of an accord with Canadian workers.

Bloomberg

73 cases of swine flu confirmed globally

73 cases on swine flu have been confirmed worldwide, the World Health Organization said. 40 of those cases are in the U.S., 26 in Mexico, six in Canada and one in Spain.

CNN

Stocks retreat amid swine flu fears

CNBC

Clinton urges 'caution' over travel to Mexico

Reuters

Answers to swine flu questions

MSNBC

Taliban suspends regional peace talks

Taliban militants have suspended talks with the provincial government to end fighting in northwestern Pakistan.

CNN

Brown seeks aid to tackle Taliban threat

Bloomberg

Iowa issues marriage licenses to gays

Same-sex couples in Iowa began applying for marriage licenses after a state Supreme Court ruling legalized gay unions.

CBS News

NATION

Speed camera slay fuels debate in Arizona

The debate over the first statewide speed camera enforcement program in the nation has reached a boiling point following the fatal shooting of a camera operator.

CBS News

Leahy wants to probe torture orders

An independent commission is needed to determine who authorized the use of abusive interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists, a leading advocate of such a panel said.

CNN

POLITICS

Holder meets with British intelligence

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, on the first stop of a European tour, met privately with British officials to talk about intelligence and terrorism.

TIME

Pelosi playing defense on torture

Democrat Nancy Pelosi's team was locked and loaded to counter hypocrisy charges when the “torture” memos were released.

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Two men plead guilty after massive ivory haul in Kenya

Two men pleaded guilty to illegal ivory possession in Kenya after they were arrested in one of East Africa's biggest seizures in recent years, the Kenya Wildlife Service said.

Earth Times

'Major emitters' meet to tackle climate change issue

The 16 nations responsible for 80 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions are sending representatives to Washington to see if they can work together to slow the pace of climate change.

NPR

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Chinese World War II movie reports strong $10 million opening

A new movie backed by the Chinese government about Japanese atrocities during the World War II-era, "Nanking Massacre," earned a strong $10 million in its opening week, its director said.

Associated Press

Aerosmith play for unhappy fans

Rock stars Aerosmith are to hold a free concert in Hawaii to placate angry fans who brought a legal case against them.

BBC

HEALTH

Cholesterol drugs may protect prostate, sex potency, study says

Cholesterol drugs taken to prevent heart attacks may also lower the risk of prostate cancer and impotence in aging men, researchers said.

Bloomberg

Alfalfa sprout warning issued

The FDA is recommending consumers not eat raw alfalfa sprouts until further notice because the popular crunchy greens have been linked to a salmonella outbreak.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

Maynard loses MMA fight in Alabama

It was the first MMA match for Maynard, who was a wrestler in high school and college. But the match had drawn criticism as a promotion stunt.

USA TODAY

Ellsbury steals home as Sox sweep Yanks

Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox speedster, slid headfirst, stirred up a cloud of dirt and saved the day.

Sports Illustrated

Columns And Op-Ed

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Iraq violence not dead

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GOP stripped flu pandemic preparedness from stimulus

Huffington Post

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Obama's next 100 days and beyond

Salon.com

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This is your brain on religion

San Francisco Chronicle

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Obama's grand strategy is souring

NY Daily News

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Tight-rope walker

The New Republic

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Obama cools the stem-cell debate

San Francisco Chronicle

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Welcome to the populist era

Seattle Times

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This week in torture

Slate

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Looking back at Abu Ghraib 5 years later

Huffington Post

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Obama challenges his party's image

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Tyson donating 25,000 pounds of chicken to Fargo food bank

Tyson Foods is donating 25,000 pounds of chicken to a food bank in Fargo.

In Forum

4-year-old girl saves her father's life

Jessica Kartalija reports a Pasadena man is alive, thanks to his four-year-old daughter.

WJZ.com

WORLD

Pakistan president pulls out of press with Brown

Asif Ali Zardari's 'snub' follows British PM's announcement of a switch in strategy to send more troops and aid to Pakistan-Afghanistan border region

Guardian

Many reported dead as Pakistani army attacks Taliban near Swat