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Officials look to Mississippi River to help in oil-spill fight

Louisiana state officials and the Army Corps of Engineers are considering increasing the flow of water from the Mississippi River to help keep the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from reaching land.

USA TODAY

A rush of seafood to New Orleans

New York Times

Unemployment inches up, but payrolls starting to improve

The unemployment rate may have risen in April, but the monthly job report was strong, offering a sign the U.S. economic recovery possesses real momentum.

Forbes

Parliament hung in UK; Tories largest party in general election

With more than 500 general election results in out of 650, the BBC is predicting a hung Parliament with the Tories as the largest party.

BBC

In his reach

Economist

Special section:

Live coverage: latest results

Telegraph.co.uk

Genes tie blood fat to heart disease

Scientists have long debated the role triglyceride levels might play in heart disease, and finally they have genetic evidence linking high concentrations of blood fat to a risk of heart trouble.

HealthDay

German parliament approves Greek financial rescue package

After one of its most heated debates in memory, the German Parliament voted to approve its part of the emergency package arranged by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

New York Times

NATION

Interrogator used false rape claim on detainee Omar Khadr

To get teen terror suspect Omar Khadr to cooperate, a former U.S. Army interrogator said he told the wounded man a "fictitious'' tale of an Afghan youth who was fatally gang-raped in an American prison.

Miami Herald

Pentagon bans 4 Guantanamo reporters for naming witness of hearing

BusinessWeek

Hunt on for courier in NYC bomb plot

Investigators of the failed car bombing in Times Square are looking for a money courier they say helped funnel cash from overseas to Faisal Shahzad.

CBS News

POLITICS

Senate's bank break-up plan fails

The Senate is moving fitfully through a massive bill to put restraints on the financial sector, bickering over procedural delays amid periodic bursts of action.

CBS News

Nancy Pelosi pals gain power in House

The fiercest old bulls who roamed the House when Nancy Pelosi came to power will be gone by the beginning of next year — replaced by new bulls who more clearly owe their positions to the powerful speaker.

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Neanderthal genes 'survive in us'

Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study.

BBC

FCC chairman proposes increased regulation of Internet service providers

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed putting Internet service providers into the same category as telephone companies.

Washington Post

SPORTS

Raiders release former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell

The Oakland Raiders have released JaMarcus Russell ending a three-year tenure marked by his high salary and unproductive play on the field.

Sporting News

Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts dies

Robin Roberts, the tireless Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1950 National League pennant as part of the famed "Whiz Kids," died. He was 83.

Sporting News

EDUCATION

Albany charter cash cow

Wealthy investors and major banks have been making windfall profits by using a little-known federal tax break to finance new charter-school construction.

NY Daily News

Push to spur innovation raises hopes — and eyebrows

Major education grantmakers are teaming up on an initiative to maximize the power of public and private resources to help transform K-12 education.

Education Week

HEALTH

Drinking while pregnant tied to rare leukemia in offspring

Pregnant woman may have another reason to avoid drinking, with a new study finding that alcohol use during pregnancy ups the risk for a rare blood cancer in children.

HealthDay

Stressful decision? Washing hands could help soothe

Soaping up your hands may do more than get rid of germs. It may scrub away your inner turmoil after being forced to make a choice between two appealing options.

NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mosque coming to ground zero

Plans to build a mosque two blocks away from ground zero have set off a debate among residents and relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

CNN

School for chaplains dedicated

Priests, rabbis, imams and Protestant ministers who serve as U.S. military chaplains came together to dedicate themselves and the nation's first joint military school for tending warriors' souls.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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GOOD NEWS

Foundations get high marks for response to economic crisis

Foundations appear to have responded quickly and intelligently to the economic crisis, directing more of their money for recession relief to the hardest-hit parts of the country.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Taylor Swift contributes $500,000 to Nashville flood relief

Taylor Swift is donating $500,000 to help victims of Nashville, Tenn., flooding. The announcement was made on a local Nashville TV telethon, Flood Relief with Vince Gill and Friends.

USA TODAY