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Next steps to confront the big spill

With the failure of "top kill," Gulf residents look for an end to an economic catastrophe.

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Early worries about rig safety

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How much oil remains under the Gulf?

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The Atlantic

Computer program recognizes sarcasm

Researchers have developed a computer program that can identify sarcasm in online communities with an accuracy rate of about 80 percent.

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ABC News

Memorial Day stories of loss, redemption and healing

Many Americans who’ve lost someone in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan have found something redemptive in the loss — not only honoring those who serve, but tangibly helping others as well.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Americans hit the road for Memorial Day

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NATION

Report: mostly low-level fighters detained at Guantanamo

The majority of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay when President Barack Obama took office were low-level fighters, according to a previously undisclosed government report.

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Washington Post

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Uighurs at Guantanamo

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Christian Science Monitor

Lawyers offer lower fees in 9/11 case

Lawyers for thousands of ground zero workers suing over their exposure to World Trade Center dust have offered to lower their legal fees in an attempt to save a major settlement in the case.

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Anchorage Daily News

POLITICS

The perils of crowd sourcing

What happens when the marketplace of ideas meets the free-for-all medium of the Internet? Republicans might be learning the hard way.

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Politico

Gulf oil spill: Obama’s big political test

President Barack Obama is facing a critical test of his political philosophy: If the federal government can do so much, why can’t it stop the slow-motion Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf?

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Christian Science Monitor

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Calif. candidates change drilling position

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Many line up in Tampa to apply for ABC reality show and shed 200 pounds

Clutching applications and photographs, dozens of people lined up at the Italian Club in Ybor City, Fla., to audition for a new weight-loss reality show.

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St. Petersburg Times

Harry Gregson-Williams works for ogres and princes alike

It's the life of a film composer: One week you're in a fairy-tale world populated by green ogres and talking donkeys, the next week you're dashing around 6th century Persia with a magical dagger.

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Los Angeles Times

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Snails' enhanced memories offer clue to why addiction is hard to control

Memories formed by aquatic snails under the influence of the methamphetamine drug were stronger than those formed under drug-free conditions.

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Scientific American

Top scoring mobile phone packages

Mobile phone firms are competing to offer the best deals this summer, offering free TVs and computer games

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Geoengineering: 'A bad idea whose time has come'

Some scientists are taking a more radical approach to cooling the Earth's climate, like dumping iron dust into the ocean, hoping to grow algae blooms that suck up carbon.

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NPR

Farmers flood fields for birds and profit

Dave Hedlin has taken part in an experiment that contradicts everything he's known about farming: He will flood about 20 acres to provide habitat for shorebirds, in hopes of more productive farmland.

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San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

God enters Ind. graduation

Commencement at a central Indiana high school that was the subject of a lawsuit by its valedictorian over a graduation prayer has taken place without students or staff praying aloud.

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WIBC

Will school reforms help education?

Under newly unveiled plans, the school system in England and Wales will be radically overhauled. Some will break away from local government control.

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Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

What happens when the Dalai Lama dies?

As the man at the center of the Tibetan exile movement approaches his 75th birthday, the question has become impossible to escape: What happens after the Dalai Lama dies?

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USA TODAY

NYC bus ads ask ‘Leaving Islam?’

The questions on the ads aren't subtle: Leaving Islam? Fatwa on your head? Is your family threatening you? A conservative activist and her organizations have paid for the ads to run on city buses for a month.

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GOOD NEWS

Self-made millionaire on a mission to save her heritage

Businesswoman Zita Cobb is at the forefront of a $20-million push to make remote, largely inaccessible island a must-go spot for artists and travellers.

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Globeandmail.com

Silicon Valley spirit shoots for the moon in Google contest

Will Baird has been fascinated with outer space ever since he was a little kid. Now he plans to put all that daydreaming to use by shooting a contraption into the heavens and landing it softly on the moon.

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San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Deadly storm strikes Guatemala

A powerful tropical storm has struck Guatemala, bringing torrential rains that have added to the disruption caused by an erupting volcano.

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BBC

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Tropical storm forms off Guatemala

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Houston Chronicle

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Ash coats airport in Guatemala

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Reuters

Nepal PM agrees to step down

Nepal's prime minister has agreed to resign as part of a last-minute deal with the country's former Maoist rebels to avert a political crisis.

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Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

Colorado's small businesses are big players in a recovery

When it comes to job growth in Colorado, no one does it like small business. Companies with fewer than 500 employees created 86 percent of the state's new private-sector jobs from 2003 to 2006.

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Denver Post

Feds close 5 banks in 3 states

Regulators shut down three banks in Florida and one each in Nevada and California, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 78.

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Buffalo News

HEALTH

WHO seeks clampdown on tobacco ads targeting women

The World Health Organization called for more action against tobacco advertising that targets women and girls, especially in developing countries.

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Reuters

'Click it or Ticket' coming to a seat belt checkpoint near you

National safety campaign will be in full force through June 6 to try to stem vehicular deaths.

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HealthDay

SPORTS

Halladay pitches perfect game

Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history, delivering the marquee performance of his All-Star career in a 1-0 win over the Florida Marlins.

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MLB.com

Lakers take out Suns to set up Finals showdown with Celtics

Ron Artest followed the highlight of his topsy-turvy season with the Los Angeles Lakers with yet another.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Can math and science solve crimes?

Mathematicians have built a model that allows them to analyze criminal “hotspots” — areas where crimes may occur.

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A woman stands on the Chinese river banks to overlook the North Korean side across the river in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning province. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)

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