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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levin, holds a news conference in Washington, D.C., after the Senate voted to pass a credit card reform bill. (Photo by Lauren Victoria Burke / AP)

Iran 'test launches' mid-range missile

Iran says it has successfully test launched a mid-range surface-to-surface missile, state media has reported.

BBC

White House mulls regulatory panel

The Obama administration, trying to crack down on abuses exposed by the financial crisis, is considering creation of a regulatory commission to protect consumers of financial products.

Examiner

US considers stripping SEC of powers in regulatory overhaul

Bloomberg

Senate to reject Guantanamo plan

The Senate said it will reject a White House call for funding to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp arguing that a better plan is needed.

BBC

Democrats pull funds to close Guantanamo

NPR

Millions spent in Afghanistan lack adequate oversight

The person responsible for a $404 million reconstruction contract in Afghanistan sits nine time zones away in suburban Maryland and is unable to provide adequate oversight, a new report finds.

Christian Science Monitor

US arms may be falling into hands of Taliban

MSNBC

Israel's Netanyahu faces US pressure

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure from the U.S. to freeze Jewish settlements that Palestinians see as an impediment to peace.

Reuters

Pelosi, Boehner welcome Netanyahu

ABC News

NATION

Senate OKs loaded guns in national parks

The Senate has voted to allow people to carry loaded guns — including semi-automatic weapons — in national parks and wildlife refuges.

CBS News

Exploiting the credit card law loophole

The Senate passed a major reform of the credit card industry that clamps down on arbitrary fee and interest rate increases. But the law won't fully take effect for nine months after President Obama signs it.

CBS News

POLITICS

Letter accuses CIA of error in timeline

A leading Democrat demanded a correction from the CIA in its timeline of congressional briefings — the one at the center of the accusations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and CIA director Leon Panetta.

San Francisco Chronicle

Pelosi: Bush, CIA misled me on torture

YouTube

Kennedy to return in June; Senators say health improved

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s brain cancer is in remission and he is expected back in the Senate after the Memorial Day recess to spearhead healthcare reform, according to Democratic colleagues.

The Hill

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists piece together human ancestry

Scientists hailed a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, humans and other primates.

CNN

Missing link no longer missing

Guardian

Power plants: artificial trees that harvest sun and wind to generate electricity

Alex van der Beek got an idea: Instead of ruining the natural landscape with conventional technology, why not generate electricity from something that blends in — a fake tree?

Scientific American

ENVIRONMENT

China and US held secret talks on climate change deal

A group of powerful Republicans and Democrats led two secret missions to China in the final months of the Bush administration for backchannel climate change negotiations on a U.S.-China deal.

Guardian

Obama reins in emissions

Reuters

Energy panel's slow start on climate measure

The House Energy and Commerce Committee got off to what can only be described as a glacial pace in marking up the Democratic climate change bill.

The Hill

HEALTH

Lose weight with a good night's sleep

A new study found a link between sleep and weight. Study participants who were short sleepers (less than six hours per night) tended to have on average a higher body mass index than long sleepers.

WebMD

H1N1 vaccine production delayed

Making an H1N1 vaccine may be more difficult than first thought, the WHO acknowledged as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan met with pharmaceutical companies.

CBS News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Warrant issued for mother of teen resisting chemotherapy treatment

A Minnesota judge has issued an arrest warrant for the mother of a 13-year-old boy who is resisting chemotherapy for cancer after she and her son failed to show up at a court hearing.

Seattle Times

Are spiritual encounters all in your head?

Have you ever wondered whether spritual encounters actually happen — or whether they are all in the head? Scientists suggest the answer might be both.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Golfer goes the extra mile for children's charity event

A golfer raised nearly $3,000 and outlasted at least two golf cart batteries during the 100 Holes 4 Kids charity event, which raises money for McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site.

Syracuse.com

Private foundation provides support for 'Free Fridays'

A private family foundation is providing support to select Massachusetts cultural institutions so they can open their doors to residents and tourists alike on Fridays throughout the summer.

Boston Herald

WORLD

Sri Lanka on brink of catastrophe as UN aid blocked by sitting government

The Sri Lankan Government has blocked access to aid workers trying to help the nearly 300,000 civilians displaced by the army’s victory over the Tamil Tigers.

Times Online

Sri Lanka: Rebel leader has been killed