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Houses and property along the Mississippi River near Tunica, Miss., are flooded by the Mississippi River. Gov. Haley Barbour and other officials took an aerial trip along the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries to view the spreading damage from the flood waters.  (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis / AP) Aging population largest in Northeast Driven by immigration and young people moving to the South and West and older Americans who stay put elsewhere, the age gap between regions in the U.S. has grown to its widest level in decades. Telegram & Gazette Census shows Calif. median age at record San Francisco Chronicle Pace of foreclosures slows down Nationwide, foreclosures in the first quarter took an average 400 days from default notice to the day the bank reclaimed the property, RealtyTrac reports. USA TODAY   Louisiana prepares for flood surge Residents of three southern states await historic flood crest that has slowly worked its way downstream toward New Orleans along the Mississippi River. CNN Tales of trauma and resiliency in Mississippi River flooding ABC News Poor suffer as Mississippi level rises Al Jazeera US attacks militants in Pakistan as pressure grows A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles at militants in Pakistan, killing eight of them, Pakistani officials said. Reuters Pakistani hill town a secret militant hub? MSNBC US to spend $30 million fighting Internet censorship in repressive regimes The United States is playing a game of “cat and mouse” on the Web, funding new technology aimed at breaking Internet censorship in repressive regimes including China and Iran, officials have said. Guardian   NATION Border arrests of undocumented immigrants down 58 percent The number of arrests of people trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally has decreased sharply in the last five years, according to federal statistics. CNN Assisted suicide goes digital For years, William Melchert-Dinkel impersonated a female nurse and advised people on suicide methods in online chat rooms. But without any physical contact, was it really a crime? TIME Rajaratnam guilty on all counts in US insider trading case Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund tycoon at the center of a U.S. insider trading crackdown, was found guilty of all 14 counts against him in the largest illegal stock-tipping case in a generation. Bloomberg The basics of Rajaratnam’s conviction CNBC POLITICS Poll: Americans back tax increases in recent debt fix More than half of Americans say higher taxes should be part of a fix to tame the $14.3 trillion U.S. debt, a Reuters poll released found, signaling a disconnect with Republicans who reject any tax increases. Reuters Newt Gingrich will run for president Newt Gingrich, the 67-year-old former Republican House speaker, in an announcement on Twitter, said he intends to run for president of the United States. NPR Democrats reintroduce DREAM Act Congressional Democrats reintroduced the DREAM Act, a bill giving citizenship to people who were brought into the country illegally as youngsters if they join the military or complete two years of college. Las Vegas Review Journal DEATH OF BIN LADEN Obama to reach out to Muslims in post-bin Laden world Amid change in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama will address U.S. policy toward the region in a speech. MSNBC Blog: Osama bin Laden operational journal among evidence from raid  (ABC News) The Blotter Special section: Osama bin Laden’s family tree BBC Members of Congress see photos of bin Laden’s body Republican Sen. James Inhofe told CNN’s Eliot Spitzer he saw about 15 photos of bin Laden’s body, most taken at the al-Qaida leader’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. CNN BUSINESS Wall Street slips with commodities, inflation fears U.S. stocks slid as falling commodity prices prompted an unwinding of bets on risky assets and raised questions about the strength of the economic recovery. MSN Money Weekly US jobless claims drop 44,000 Applications in the U.S. for unemployment compensation fell by 44,000, partly reversing a large spike earlier in April, the Labor Department reported. MarketWatch Your family’s health care costs: $19,393 Health care costs for a family of four rose again in 2011, with employees paying a much larger share of the rising expenses, according to a new industry report. CNNMoney ENVIRONMENT Severe tropical droughts expected as temperatures rise A sediment core which has allowed researchers from the University of Pittsburgh to create a 2,300-year climate record reveals that as temperatures rise, so the summer monsoons will become drier. PlanetSave.com 1st pipeline-fed hydrogen refueling station opens in the US Toyota celebrated the opening of the first pipeline-fed refueling station in the U.S. Located in Torrance, Calif., it is the first hydrogen station to be directly connected to an active industrial hydrogen pipeline. Environmental News Network SPORTS ‘Tractor’ Traylor, 34, found dead Former NBA and University of Michigan player Robert “Tractor” Traylor, 34, has died. Police in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said in a statement that he was found dead on the bedroom floor of his oceanfront apartment. Philadelphia Inquirer Celtics wilt away in Heat Borrowed time expired on the Boston Celtics when LeBron James got a shot off over Paul Pierce from 24 feet away. Boston Herald Heat close out Celtics YouTube Fiesta Bowl to stay in BCS after being hit with $1M fine The Bowl Championship Series hit the wayward Fiesta Bowl with sanctions including a $1 million fine, but the game will remain part of the system that decides college football’s national championship. USA TODAY   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Andrew J. Rotherham): Why the Hispanic student crisis is going ignored TIME Editorial: Gay rights and the church’s evolving role Los Angeles Times Editorial: Obama puts immigration reform on the nation agenda San Francisco Chronicle Cartoon (The New Yorker): Cartoon slideshow The New Yorker Column (Harold Myerson): Is China’s bad news good for America? Star Tribune Column (L.Z. Granderson): We need year-round school to compete globally CNN Column (Peter Roff): Boehner’s debt ceiling speech shows problems of Obama-nomics U.S. News & World Report Blog (Natasha Lennard): A legal trap for anonymous big-money donors  (Salon) War Room   Site edited by: Anuja Seith, Laura Hardman, Joanne Pelton, Diana Shaw, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Cristina Petrut, Cat Van Le, Robyn Waselus, Brigitte Leschhorn, Beth Dupke, Shahinaz Ayoub and Sarah Alender.   GOOD NEWS Experimental AIDS vaccine ‘works in monkeys,’ researchers say An experimental vaccine has helped monkeys with a form of the AIDS virus control the infection for more than a year, suggesting it may lead to a vaccine for people, U.S. researchers have said. Al Jazeera A big-hearted billionaires club The Giving Pledge, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, has signed up 69 billionaires who promise to give away most of their fortunes to charity. Christian Science Monitor In Ill. town, groups partner to create outdoor classroom Elementary children were taught how plants grow and what is required to care for them. The harvest will be given to the state Women, Infants and Children program and sold at a local market. St. Louis Post-Dispatch WORLD Air France 447: Flight box recorders could unlock crash mystery Authorities may be a step closer to unlocking the cause of a 2009 Air France crash after two flight box recorders recovered from deep beneath the sea arrived in France. ABC News John Demjanjuk guilty of Nazi death camp murders A German court has found John Demjanjuk guilty of helping to murder more than 28,000 Jews at a Nazi death camp in World War II. BBC Guilty Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk appears in court Telegraph.co.uk EDUCATION Preschool, kindergarten teachers adding iPads to classrooms Dozens of preschool and kindergarten teachers are adding iPads to their classroom stocks of pencils and paints in an effort to hook young learners with the newest technology craze. Education Week Education for the emergency room Despite widespread agreement that students in all medical fields should be trained in a set of common, basic skills to help them work together, they are still often educated in silos. Inside Higher Ed HEALTH Lungs may harbor stem cells Scientists believe they’ve discovered stem cells in the lung that can make a wide variety of the organ’s tissues. This finding might open new doors for treating emphysema and other diseases. Star Tribune How can you explain cancer clusters? After 25 years, cancer clusters near nuclear power plants are still being investigated. It’s a battle with the forces of chance. BBC Worst nightmare? Bedbugs with ‘superbug’ germs found Itchy bites and tossed-out mattresses may not be the only things to worry about during a bedbug infestation. Researchers have found that the tiny bloodsuckers can also harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria. MSNBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Baking bread builds bonds You just never know what will serve as inspiration for a writer. For Darien Gee, it was a Ziploc bag of gloopy, bubbly liquid that her daughter, Maya, brought home from school. Honolulu Star-Advertiser Bill Gallo lives on in magic he created Near the end, when he was in the hospital and it seemed the only thing that kept him going was his love of the NY Daily News and the love of his family, Bill Gallo was still a newspaperman and an artist. NY Daily News Andy Warhol 1st self-portrait soars to $38 million at auction Andy Warhol’s very first self-portrait injected the energy that been missing back into spring art sales when it soared to $38.44 million at Christie’s post-war and contemporary art auction. Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IVF makes parenthood a reality Couples who may never have become parents a generation ago have the wonders of technology to help them. But because most insurance does not cover fertility treatments, cost is still an issue. NPR Google-powered laptops to go on sale The first laptops running on a Google-designed software system will go on sale in the U.S. and six other countries. Forbes RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Korean Bible instructor held following China raid Chinese police are holding a South Korean Bible instructor and his wife following a raid on an underground Protestant church, an activist group said. USA TODAY Even after win, gay clergy likely to remain limited Gay and lesbian advocates celebrated a landmark victory when the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) entered the expanding ranks of Christian denominations that allow openly gay, partnered clergy. Religion News Service   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Historians discover numbers and letters in Mona Lisa eyes Mona Lisa was at the center of a new mystery after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece — and noticed something in her eyes. Daily Mail   Photo of the Day Palestinian farmers harvest wheat during harvest season on a farm near the West Bank city of Jenin, Palestine.  (Photo by Mohammed Ballas / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it. 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