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Einstein's brain unlocks some mysteries of the mind

Pathologist Thomas Harvey lost his job and reputation in a quest to unlock the secrets of Einstein's genius. He never found the answer, but his search helped transform our understanding of how the brain works.

NPR

State plastic bag ban gaining support

California would be the first state to ban plastic and most paper bags from grocery, convenience and other stores under a proposal that appears headed for a major legislative victory.

San Francisco Chronicle

US job cuts fell from year ago

Companies are retaining workers and starting to hire as they boost production and spending to meet improved demand in the U.S. and abroad.

Bloomberg

Obama takes economic message to Pittsburgh

CBS News

For ‘99ers,’ a job can feel like a mirage

MSNBC

Israel expels activists after raid on flotilla

Facing rising international pressure to ease its blockade of Gaza, Israel began expelling some of the hundreds of activists it seized in a raid on a flotilla of ships.

New York Times

UN Human Rights Council authorizes independent Gaza investigation

Bloomberg

The Gaza flotilla and the aftermath of the raid

Christian Science Monitor

Baseball cards a huge hit again

Baseball cards are back. With the consolidation of the card-making industry to just one licensed vendor, startling sums are again being paid for single cards.

Denver Post

NATION

Registry law doesn't apply to all sex offenders, Supreme Court rules

A national sex offender registry law does not apply to interstate travel by a sex offender that took place before Congress passed the registry statute in 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.

Christian Science Monitor

'Speak up if you want to remain silent'

The Supreme Court ruled that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations.

MSNBC

US opens criminal inquiry into oil spill

The Obama administration said that it had begun civil and criminal investigations into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as the deepening crisis comes to define Obama’s second year in office.

New York Times

Stuck diamond saw delays latest effort by BP to cap well

Houston Chronicle

Onslaught of oil threatens fragile marshes

MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama faces intra-party resistance

President Barack Obama is facing increased resistance from Democrats as well as Republicans as health care reform fades and the midterm elections approach.

The Hill

Voters flip on party-switchers

Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Parker Griffith were welcomed with open arms by their new political families in Washington, but when they returned home, voters slammed the door.

Politico

Democratic candidate seeking to be 1st black Ala. governor loses

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Prudential abandons bid for AIA

U.K. insurer Prudential has scrapped plans to buy AIA, the Asian business of U.S. insurer AIG. The deal collapsed after Prudential failed to negotiate a lower price for AIA.

BBC

Dieting for dollars? More workers trying it

How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500? At least a third of U.S. companies offer financial incentives to get their employees to lose weight.

MSNBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Rare photo shows Marilyn Monroe with JFK, RFK

Marilyn Monroe's sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" sung for President John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday celebration marked the actress' last major public appearance before her mysterious death.

CNN

Cisco helps build prototype for instant, technologically advanced cities

As tens of millions of people across the globe migrate from the countryside to new cities, Cisco Systems is helping build a prototype here for what one developer describes as an instant "city in a box."

San Jose Mercury News

SPORTS

In sports history, nothing can rival it

The Celtics and Lakers have met more times to decide a major American sports championship than any two clubs have in any of the four major team sports, and now they are about to play for a 12th time.

Boston Globe

LeBron tells King in interview that Cavs have edge in free agency

One month from the start of the NBA's free-agency frenzy, LeBron James said he's not close to making any decision.

CBS SportsLine

EDUCATION

How 'Race to the Top' is recasting education reform in America

As states submit their applications for round two of the Obama administration's "Race to the Top" education grants, several states have taken major actions to try to be more competitive.

Christian Science Monitor

Judge: No public school graduations to be held at a church

A lawyer says a Connecticut school system will appeal a federal judge's ruling that prohibits the district from holding its two high school graduations at a megachurch.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Seeking heart valve that grows with kids

Dr. Frank Hanley is a pioneer in a form of surgery to repair multiple defects in infant hearts, giving his patients a chance to have a relatively normal childhood.

San Francisco Chronicle

A song to life

When his disease took away his ability to play and compose music, Stephen Senderoff entered what he calls the darkest time in his life. But he soon realized how much more he had to live for.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Japan's prime minister steps down over Okinawa base

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said he was resigning over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off the southern island of Okinawa.

NPR

Yen weakens as Hatoyama quits; China shares reach 13-month low