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Bison graze in the Corwin Springs compound near Gardiner, Montana, where government veterinarians monitor them for disease with blood and DNA tests. (Photo by Angela Schneider / AP)

Disputed deal puts Yellowstone bison on Ted Turner’s range

Mr. Turner, under an unusual custodial contract with the state of Montana, offered to shepherd the animals as part of an experimental program.

New York Times

Experiment aims to return bison to open range

Los Angeles Times

13-year-old is youngest to climb Everest

A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest, breaking the former record as part of his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.

USA TODAY

Obama pledges new 'international order'

President Barack Obama pledged to shape a new "international order" as part of a national security strategy that emphasizes global institutions and promoting democratic values around the world.

Washington Post

Obama congratulates West Point graduates

CNN

Oil seeps into Gulf of Mexico wetlands

Anger grew along the Gulf Coast as oil washed into delicate coastal wetlands in Louisiana, with residents questioning the federal government and others wondering how to clean up the mess that worsens.

Baltimore Sun

Blog:

Oil spill commission

New York Times

Obama taps two to lead oil spill panel

Houston Chronicle

Feds said to drop probe of AIG exec

Federal prosecutors won’t bring charges against former American International Group Inc. executive Joseph Cassano related to the insurer’s collapse, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

Bloomberg

NATION

US hikers' moms leave Iran without their children freed

The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home, getting one last chance to embrace their children but failing to secure their immediate release.

CBS News

1 jet engine maker or 2? Gates' defense spending war

A congressional panel added nearly a half-billion dollars to next year's defense budget for a jet engine — an engine the military and Defense Secretary Robert Gates deem unnecessary.

TIME

POLITICS

Cuomo declares NY gubernatorial candidacy, vows leadership

Andrew Cuomo, attorney general of the third most-populous state through scandals that tarred two governors, said he’s officially running for the top office, three months after his leading rival dropped out.

Bloomberg

Cuomo seeking to reduce NY's agencies

New York Times

Clapper leading choice for intel job

The White House's leading candidate to replace Dennis Blair as national intelligence director is James R. Clapper, the Pentagon's top intelligence official, current and former U.S. officials said.

Forbes

HEALTH

Using nature's bounty to feed the hungry

A New Jersey man created a website to bring gardeners' extra produce together with food shelters across the U.S.

CNN

Genes and brain centers that regulate meal size in flies identified

Medical News Today

Nationwide smoking ban would reduce heart attacks

If all states banned smoking in restaurants, offices and other public spaces nationwide, the number of Americans suffering from heart attacks would drop by more than 18,000 within the first year.

USA TODAY

Man goes home with artificial heart

Charles Okeke was barely 30 when a blood clot destroyed his heart. He had a transplant and life was good for this computer consultant and father of three.

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Creation of synthetic genes in lab raises hopes, concerns

Scientists have created a set of synthetic genes and implanted them into living bacteria that thrive, an achievement that could lead to new synthetic biofuels and many other practical advances.

San Francisco Chronicle

Interview:

'We didn't create life from scratch'

CNN

Astronauts load up shuttle for return

Astronauts Piers Sellers and Garrett Reisman, operating the International Space Station's robot arm, moved a cargo of old solar array batteries back to the shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay for a return to Earth.

CBS News

Tree-swinger may be earliest human

A newly-found human, Homo gautengensis, is declared the world's earliest recognized species of human.

Discovery News

ENVIRONMENT

A battle to the death in Kenya

A massive drought has helped distort the relationship between cattle-raising Maasai and the country's endangered lions — and the big cats may end up losing.

TIME

Blog:

Kenya’s Mau forest in dire straights

PlanetSave.com

Urban trees help migrating birds

Even a small urban forest can help migrating birds, which use the greenery to rest and refuel along the journey between winter and breeding sites.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Worship in changing neighborhood

The black choir clapped and swayed, propelled by the organ's groove and drums' beat as gospel music filled the tiny New Life in Christ Church on Compton Avenue.

USA TODAY

Anti-gay laws in Africa are product of American religious exports, say activists

After a lengthy investigation, during which he interviewed witnesses in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria, Mr. Kaoma concluded that Africa’s anti-gay crackdowns are, at least in part, “made in the USA”.

Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Scrumdog millionaire: from Indian village to rugby pitches of England

Sailen Tudu, 20, was spotted playing rugby barefoot in Calcutta and has won a scholarship to a college in Gloucestershire renowned for its sporting prowess.

Guardian

Jazz educators reach out to students

Now, roughly 70 years after the high point of jazz popularity in America, jazz can be heard all over the world. It is getting fresh attention in the states to rekindle the love of the historic genre in the local youth.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Air India plane crashes in India

An Air India Express plane trying to land at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed over a cliff and burst into flames with 166 people on board, officials said. Only eight survived.

Baltimore Sun

Tragedy in India