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A dash board of a 1980 Fiat 124 Spider. Italy's Fiat is the new owner of most of Chrysler's assets, closing a deal that saves the troubled U.S. automaker from liquidation. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

Chrysler hands keys to Fiat

Chrysler avoided liquidation and moved closer to emerging from bankruptcy after it finalized a deal to sell the bulk of its good assets to Italy’s Fiat.

CBS News

At new Chrysler, old Chrysler problems linger

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Report: Detainee deal with Saudis close

The United States is nearing a deal that would send nearly 100 Yemeni detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

CBS News

4 Chinese Guantanamo detainees to Bermuda

Bloomberg

Obama takes health care agenda on the road

President Obama, facing challenges from Congress to his health care overhaul, is visiting supporters outside the capital to muster up momentum for one of his top legislative priorities.

Examiner

Obama gets set to push health care reform

MSNBC

Holocaust museum gripped by shooting

The most prominent American museum bearing witness to violence against Jews was the scene of bloodshed, breached by an assailant who opened fire in an attack linked to a white supremacist's hate.

Examiner

Homegrown hate groups on the rise

MSNBC

WHO declares swine flu pandemic

The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert to its highest level, saying H1N1 has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.

CNN

Special section:

Swine flu cases around the world

USA TODAY

NATION

Special Forces in charge in Afghanistan

The new U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been given carte blanche to pick subordinates, including Special Operations veterans, as he moves to step-up attacks on the Taliban and narcotics networks.

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Closing of Tiller clinic hailed, mourned

George Tiller's clinic will close in the wake of the abortion provider's shooting death, his family said through its lawyers.

The Wichita Eagle

Obama looks to overhaul executive pay

The administration's plan includes enabling shareholders to act as checks on top executives' compensation and appointing a pay czar for bailed-out firms.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama's executive pay czar

ABC News

POLITICS

Republicans roll out energy vision

House Republicans unveiled their vision for the nation's energy policy calling for 100 new nuclear plants, the expansion of renewable energy sources and fast track mining of oil shale in places like Utah.

Salt Lake Tribune

Tobacco bill advances in Senate

The U.S. Senate has just voted to cut off any more amendments to legislation that would give the federal Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products.

Courier-Journal

Bill gives FDA control over tobacco

NPR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ape study traces evolution of laughter

When scientists set out to trace the roots of human laughter, some chimps and gorillas were just tickled to help. Literally.

San Francisco Chronicle

Genetic difference found in wild versus tame animals

A study of nasty and nice lab rats has scientists on the verge of knowing the genes that separate wild animals like lions and wolves from their tame cousins, cats and dogs.

LiveScience

BUSINESS

Times reportedly explores buyers for Boston Globe

The New York Times Co. appears interested in getting rid of The Boston Globe, hiring Goldman Sachs to manage a potential sale of a newspaper that has plummeted in value since its purchase in 1993.

Baltimore Sun

May foreclosures fall, still high

Lenders filed fewer foreclosure notices in May, but the total number was still the third-highest monthly total on record.

CNNMoney

Home equity loans complicate mortgage aid

NPR

EDUCATION

Kids' lunch aid at all time high

Nearly 20 million children now receive free or reduced-price lunches in the nation's schools, an all-time high, and many school districts are struggling to cover their share of the meals' rising costs.

USA TODAY

Teacher sues district over his alleged display of Bible

An Ohio school teacher fired over accusations that he preached Christianity in class says in a $1 million lawsuit that his free speech and civil rights were violated.

Modesto Bee

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Reform rabbis back Obama on settlements

The Reform rabbinate is backing President Obama's position on halting new Israeli settlements, saying it is, "in the best interest of the United States, of the State of Israel, and of peace."

JTA

Clinton stands firm on Israeli settlements

Christian Science Monitor

'God probably doesn't exist'

Billboards went up in several subway stations in Stockholm, Sweden and elsewhere around the city proclaiming, “God probably doesn’t exist."

The Local

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GOOD NEWS

New era of gene-based 'personalized medicine' dawning

Researchers and doctors have opened a new era of "personalized medicine'' that seeks to tailor therapies to patients based on their unique genetic makeups and medical histories.

McClatchy Newspapers

Making strides in fight against cancer

Twenty teams raised about $23,000 in support of the American Cancer Society at a recent Iowa relay, and that figure will grow this summer.

Des Moines Register

WORLD

Fund crisis threatens Swat relief

With aid agencies struggling to cope with the sheer number of people fleeing their homes, many have warned that a funding crisis is threatening attempts to help those fleeing Swat Valley fighting.

BBC

Pakistan pounds militants near NW tribal region