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Students of the Anne-Franck college hold a minute of silence the day after a gunman on a motorbike opened fire at a Jewish school in the city of Toulouse. It was the latest in a series of attacks on minorities that have raised fears of a racist killer on the loose. (Photo by Michel Spingler / AP)

Albert Einstein’s archives to go online

Albert Einstein’s complete archives — from personal correspondence with half a dozen lovers to notebooks scribbled with his groundbreaking research — are going online for the first time.

Guardian

Blog:

Einstein’s writings made available online

(CNN)

light years

To fix a heart, doctors train girl’s body to grow new part

Four-year-old Angela Irizarry was born with a single pumping chamber in her heart. To fix the problem, she is growing a new blood vessel in her body in a newly-pioneered experimental treatment.

Wall Street Journal

Manhunt under way after France school shooting

One of the biggest manhunts in recent French history is under way after four people were shot dead at a Jewish school in Toulouse.

BBC

Toulouse school killer may have used camera

Telegraph.co.uk

France in the grip of grief and terror

The Independent

The ‘nightmare’ touched every parent

CNN

Feds to investigate death of Fla. teen

Following a day of protests calling for the arrest of a Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot an unarmed black teen, the U.S. Justice Department announced it will investigate the case.

USA TODAY

Florida’s self-defense law complicates shooting

Kansas City Star

Drug testing: Florida aims to be 1st to test public workers

A new Florida drug-testing law allows agency heads to randomly test public workers for illegal drugs, prescription drugs and alcohol.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

US ‘war game’ sees perils of Israeli strike against Iran

A classified war simulation held to assess the repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran forecasts that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States.

Msnbc.com

Justices at odds over benefits for child conceived after death of a parent

The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning in relation to the question — Can a child conceived after the death of the biological father be eligible for survivor benefits under Social Security?

CNN

POLITICS

Health care message wars heat up on anniversary of reform legislation

As the Supreme Court gets ready to consider states’ objections to health care legislation signed by President Barack Obama, supporters and opponents alike are gearing up for a message war.

CNN

Romney aims for Illinois win to widen Republican lead

Front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised to widen his lead in the Republican presidential race with a victory in Illinois, where polls show he has a comfortable edge over top rival Rick Santorum.

Reuters

Illinois candidates’ final delegate dash

NPR

BUSINESS

Student loan interest rates to double

On July 1, college students will see their interest rates on federally subsidized student loans double, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

TIME

Apple shares $98 billion cash hoard

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years.

Reuters

Apple: Our stock is still a good deal at $600

YouTube

EDUCATION

Hostile takeover: Parents seek control of failing school in education reform move

Desert Trails Elementary School has been failing kids for years. More than half the students can’t pass state math or reading tests. Now, the school board will discuss a radical fix: a parent takeover of the school.

Reuters

How education apps have become a priority for AT&T

AT&T plans to spur the development of apps that will help improve the state of education, and is planning an education-centric “hackathon” contest in June to find the smartest apps.

CNET News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

In the footsteps of the apostles

They were unlikely leaders. As the Bible tells it, most knew more about mending nets than winning converts when Jesus said he would make them “fishers of men.” Yet the apostles are still drawing people in.

National Geographic

Many hope Pope Benedict will address tough issues in Cuba

When Pope Benedict XVI visits Cuba to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of a statue of the Virgin, many of its citizens hope Pope Benedict will address their nation’s problems.

Kansas City Star

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘John Carter’ set to lose Disney $200M

Muddled marketing and lukewarm reviews have been blamed for the bad performance of the space-themed epic, which has recently with just $30 million in the U.S.

Guardian

The day Bob Dylan made music history

When Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut LP hit shelves on March 19, 1962, it didn’t sound anything like the popular music of the time. It was the height of “The Twist.”

Rolling Stone

A year and a day with Bob Dylan

TIME

Bob Dylan — ‘The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964’

Vimeo

‘Crowdsourcing’ is mapping the world

Thousands of enthusiasts traveling the world using little more than GPS-equipped smartphones are helping Waze and other services to build in-depth maps of cities and countries around the world.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Robert Grenier):

Mitt Romney and the lure of neo-imperialism

Al Jazeera

Column (Tony Bradley):

Why the demise of print media is bad for humanity

PC World

Column (Mary Sanchez):

Thinking over the insane war on women

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Ron Dzwonkowski):

Typical teens text more than talk

Detroit Free Press

Column (Conor Friedersdorf):

Why mainstream media ignores conservative bestsellers

The Atlantic

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The road to hell

Washington Examiner

Column (Steven Cohen):

Rick Santorum and the cultural divide

Huffington Post

Editorial:

The mission in Afghanistan is over

Seattle Times

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GOOD NEWS

A London park devoted to those most worth remembering

Rare are commemorations of everyday heroes — the ordinary men and women who one day do something extraordinary. But there is a handful of neglected monuments that honor these heroes.

Smithsonian Magazine

How hospital gardens help patients heal

Dismissed as peripheral to medical treatment for much of the 20th century, gardens are back in style, now featured in the design of most new hospitals.

Scientific American

Nevada’s modern-day gold rush creates new mining jobs

Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country and one of the highest foreclosure rates. But, in the Northeast corner of the state, 500 miles from the Vegas strip, life is suddenly very good.

(Msnbc.com)

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