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An Indian woman helps a bride at a mass marriage on "Akshay Tritiya" in Ahmadabad, India. About 101 couples married on "Akshay Tritiya," an auspicious day for Hindu marriages and buying gold. (Photo by Ajit Solanki / AP)

Hindus flock to marry on auspicious day

Thousands of Hindus across the world will be tying the knot on the same day because it is said to be blessed. Estimates say that in Mumbai, 50,000 weddings have been planned for the day.

BBC

'Knot' so much fun

NDTV

New GI Bill fulfills veterans' dreams of higher education

The new Post-9/11 GI Bill is sparking enrollment gains across the nation by making it easier for veterans to pursue graduate degrees and, for the first time, to send their children to college.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New GI Bill targets San Diego marines

KPBS

Huge oil plumes found under Gulf

Oil from a blown-out well is forming huge underwater plumes as much as 10 miles long below the visible slick in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists said.

Seattle Times

Quest for oil leaves damage across the globe

McClatchy Newspapers

Use Metamucil to clean up oil?

ABC News

Species by species, a new ecosystem takes shape

The eruption of Mount St. Helens 30 years ago destroyed so much that often overlooked is what it created. Scientists are witnessing the assembly, species by species, of an entirely new ecosystem.

Seattle Times

Life and lessons in blast zone

The Olympian

Special section:

Rebirth of the blast zone

National Geographic

As the euro wavers in value, the dollar looks better

Both gold and the U.S. dollar have been gaining in value. The dollar recently reached its highest value, compared with the euro, in 18 months.

NPR

NATION

The Supreme Court connection to Ivy League law schools

If Elena Kagan is confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, it will lead to a court where each of the justices will have attended law school at either Harvard or Yale.

NPR

Blog:

Review set for 160,000 pages on Kagan

Politico

Task force, tourism groups try to cast Ariz. in a better light

After a particularly stinging week, Gov. Jan Brewer formed a tourism task force to polish Arizona's tainted image. (We're guessing they won't go with: "Arizona. We're huge in a spoof on YouTube.")

Arizona Republic

POLITICS

LA to boycott Ariz. Will the Lakers follow?

After the Los Angeles City Council passed legislation banning the city from doing any further business with the state of Arizona, some Los Angelinos are hoping that the Los Angeles Lakers will get behind the cause.

TIME

In 4 states, primaries pose puzzlers

In a year that has already delivered more than its share of political shocks, the question in advance of a slate of high-stakes elections is simple: How many more will there be?

Washington Post

Flood of outside money hits the primaries

MSNBC

AP-GfK poll: Voters tilt back toward Democrats

Google News

Civil rights vets uneasy with Kagan

Elena Kagan has steered clear of championing the old civil rights positions on race-based programs and preferences.

Politico

Voters tilt back toward Democrats

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Tech pioneers find fertile soil in Boulder

Boulder, Colo., is breeding tech startups at an attention-grabbing rate, solidifying Boulder's place among the country's up-and-coming tech center.

Denver Post

JPMorgan's Dimon stirs students' ire

On Wall Street, Jamie Dimon is considered a leader, but some students at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., are not impressed.

Reuters

EDUCATION

High lead levels hurt learning for Detroit Public School kids

More than half of the students tested in Detroit Public Schools have a history of lead poisoning, which affects brain function for life, according to data compiled by city health and education officials.

Detroit Free Press

Student’s arrest tests immigration policy

Jessica Colotl, a 21-year-old college student and illegal Mexican immigrant at the center of a contentious immigration case, surrendered to a Georgia sheriff but continued to deny wrongdoing.

Gainesville Sun

HEALTH

That 'spoonful of sugar' actually works

Giving infants sugar helps reduce the pain of vaccinations, researchers have found. The effect appears to be strong in those up to 12 months old, but weaker in older infants than newborns.

ABC News

Aiming to cure deafness, scientists create functional inner-ear cells

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Los Angeles Episcopal Church consecrates lesbian bishop

The Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles ordained an openly lesbian bishop, a move likely to stoke further tensions between liberals and conservatives in the divided global Anglican Communion.

Reuters

The sermon of the century

A minister is going to celebrate turning 100 by doing what he has always done: "Deliver the greatest news in the world."

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Derek Paravicini, the human iPod

Blind and autistic, pianist Derek Paravicini is on the brink of international stardom.

Telegraph.co.uk

Walmart launches $2B initiave to feed America's hungry

Walmart launched a $2 billion commitment to feeding hungry Americans, and in the process the retail giant highlighted a growing social challenge.

ABC News

WORLD

Parts of Thai capital under curfew

The Thai military has imposed curfew in some parts of Bangkok as soldiers remain locked in confrontation with anti-government protesters.

Al Jazeera

Protests in Thailand turn deadly