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Exchange rates are shown at a foreign currency exchange shop. World markets slid and the euro hovered near four-year lows against the dollar after Germany announced new curbs on traders in attempt to prevent the continent's debt crisis from getting out of control. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris / AP)

Oil spill oozes into mouth of Mississippi marshes

The spectacle many feared finally began unfolding as gooey, rust-colored oil washed into the marshes at the mouth of the Mississippi for the first time, stoking public anger with both BP and the government.

CBS News

Conflict of interest worries raised in spill tests

New York Times

Oil slick reaches stream toward Fla.

ABC News

Study: uninsured vs. insured

A family with private health insurance is just as likely to use the emergency room as people without insurance.

USA TODAY

German lawmakers back $1 trillion euro aid package

German lawmakers backed a $1 trillion safety net to stabilize the euro, but world stocks slid further on fears Europe's debt crisis and tougher financial regulation will choke economic recovery.

Reuters

Investors flee the markets

Globeandmail.com

Crisis fuels rise in violence

Spiegel International

Custom bikes let commuters ride in style

Thousands of bicyclists will hit the road as part of National Bike to Work Day. But not all "commuter" bikes are equal. In fact, some are hand-built — and with a rider's particular route to work in mind.

NPR

Blog:

How much can you save by biking to work?

TIME

Disabled athletes defy an unaccommodating city

Russia’s Paralympic team has come to dominate high-level international competitions over the years, even as the fortunes of Russia’s main national team have steadily declined.

New York Times

NATION

Top intelligence adviser resigns

President Barack Obama's top intelligence adviser, Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, announced his resignation. His office oversees 17 agencies of the U.S. intelligence community.

CNN

Calderon urges US to reinstate assault weapons ban

Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged Congress to reinstate a ban on assault weapons to help cut cross-border gun smuggling and reduce drug gang violence for its southern neighbor.

Reuters

POLITICS

Senate passes Wall Street regulation bill

The legislation passed by the Senate would reshape the U.S. financial industry and its regulators with a sweep unseen since the aftermath of the Great Depression.

BusinessWeek

Special section:

Key amendments to bill

New York Times

Sweeping financial overhaul passed

NPR

Prominent businesswomen lead the pack in 2010 elections

Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina and Linda McMahon are three women shaking things up in the 2010 elections.

U.S. News & World Report

Special section:

Elections 2010

San Jose Mercury News

Paul tries to defuse controversy over discriminatory remarks

Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky labored to explain remarks suggesting businesses be allowed to deny service to blacks without fear of federal interference.

Tampa Tribune

HEALTH

Scientists detect ovarian cancer earlier

Researchers demonstrated a promising new way to detect ovarian cancer early, a long-sought tool in the battle against the disease known as "the silent killer."

Houston Chronicle

Women who drink 6 coffees a day may have smaller babies

Pregnant women who drink six cups of coffee every day may have smaller babies than women who consume less caffeine, according to a Dutch study.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yoga can improve sleep for cancer survivors

Yoga classes can help cancer survivors who have sleeping problems after they've finished treatment rest easy.

USA TODAY

Scientists reach milestone on way to artificial life

Scientists are reporting that they have made a living cell from DNA that was originally synthesized in a lab. The result is an important, and some would say troubling step on the road to creating life in the lab.

NPR

Q-and-A: synthetic life

Discovery News

ENVIRONMENT

Obama to push for tough new fuel rules

President Barack Obama will launch a drive to set fuel economy standards through 2025, ordering federal agencies to work together on tougher rules for cars, trucks and commercial vehicles.

Detroit Free Press

Geoengineering doesn't work as well as natural processes

Blooms of algae created by pumping nutrients into the ocean can suck up at least ten times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than was previously thought.

Environmental News Network

SPORTS

Lance Armstrong injured in cycling crash, hours after denying doping allegations

Cyclist Lance Armstrong denied allegations by his former teammate Floyd Landis that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong was later involved in a crash during the race and taken to a hospital.

ABC News

Armstrong says he has nothing to hide

ESPN

A very good day for Jason Day at Nelson

Jason Day was thinking about withdrawing from the Byron Nelson Championship. He ended up toughing it out, and "it was probably a good idea," he said with a smile.

Sporting News

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GOOD NEWS

$325 million funding initiative for high-performing charter schools

JPMorgan Chase announced a $325 million initiative to support the growth of high-performing U.S. charter schools in today’s challenging credit environment.

PNNOnline

More help bound for Haiti

A container packed with medical equipment and relief supplies left Maine, bound for a hospital in Haiti to treat survivors of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

Portland Press Herald

WORLD

Clinton: North Korea must face consequences over sinking

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that North Korea must face consequences over the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship which has stoked tensions in the divided peninsula.

CNN

Taliban in secret talks at mystery location in Maldives