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A man covers bodies of people killed by unknown gunmen, after they arrived at a Kirkuk, Iraq, hospital morgue. They were killed while riding on a mini bus in the town of al-Riyadh, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Kirkuk while coming back from a construction site where they worked. (Photo by Yahya Ahmed / AP)

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Blast hits Iraq hospital, violence spreads

Car bombs and gunfire killed more than two dozen civilians and wounded more than 60 in attacks throughout Iraq, officials said.

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CNN

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U.S. death toll in March twice that of Iraq forces

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MSNBC

Mixed reactions to Hicks' sentence

There have been mixed reactions to David Hicks sentence of seven years in Guantanamo Bay. He'll serve nine months.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Nine months in jail for Hicks

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BBC

Global warming could bring hunger, melt Himalayas

Global warming could cause more hunger in Africa and melt most Himalayan glaciers by the 2030s, according to a draft U.N. report due next Friday which also warns that the poorest nations are likely to suffer most.

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Reuters

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UK in direct communication with Iran on sailors

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Reuters

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Britain considers new dialogue with Tehran

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MSNBC

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Iran sends mixed signals on captured Britons

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International Herald Tribune

Pelosi to lead mission to Syria

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Syria during her fact-finding trip to the Middle East, defying a White House objection.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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White house slams Pelosi visit

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CNN

South Korea and U.S. try to save extended trade talks

The United States and South Korea struggled to save a proposed free trade agreement in extended high-level talks, after failing to conclude the deal by an original U.S.-imposed deadline.

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International Herald Tribune

Tainted pet food a bigger risk to cats than dogs

A greater sensitivity of cats to a chemical found in plastics and pesticides could explain why they’ve died in larger numbers than have dogs after eating contaminated pet food, experts said.

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MSNBC

NATION

Iraqi justice minister resigns

Iraq's justice minister says that he has offered his resignation to the prime minister as a series of bombings left at least 14 people dead across Iraq.

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Al Jazeera

EU refuses to back Britain over Iran exports

European foreign ministers failed to back Britain in a threat to freeze the €14 billion trade in exports to Iran, as the hostage crisis descended into a propaganda circus.

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Times

Pakistan jihad schools thriving

The International Crisis Group has condemned President Pervez Musharraf's failure to curb Pakistan's extremist Islamic schools.

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POLITICS

President Bush stands by Gonzales - again

President Bush expressed his support for Alberto Gonzales for the second time in as many days, insisting there is no evidence that he broke any law.

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ABC News

Bush chides Dems on pork in Iraq bill

President Bush, seeking to one-up Congress' Democratic majority, suggested that lawmakers should be ashamed that they added non-war items to an Iraq spending bill.

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MLive.com

Style on the stump

In presidential politics, the goal is to get voters to focus on a candidate's record. But this year, style has been front and center—and has sometimes seemed like a curse.

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Wall Street Journal

BUSINESS

Lawsuits filed in Miami in Brazil crash

A group of lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages were filed in federal court on behalf of family members of some of the 154 people killed in Brazil‘s worst air disaster.

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Jordan Falls News

China calls U.S. paper duties 'unacceptable,' may respond

China's commerce ministry said U.S. tariffs on imports of coated paper from the nation are unacceptable and it reserves the right to take "necessary'' action, signaling the dispute may escalate.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Oden-mania grips Final Four; young center unfazed

At 1:30 p.m., the doors to Ohio State's Georgia Dome locker room opened, and a not-so-small army of reporters and cameramen immediately bolted to a particular 7-foot center.

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Sports Illustrated

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Analysis: Oden vs. Hibbert

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Phelps grabs sixth gold medal at World Championships

Michael Phelps continued his incredible run in Australia, winning the 100-meter butterfly final to capture his sixth gold medal at the 2007 World Championships.

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Another world record for Phelps

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ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Congressional subcommittee criticizes Google pre-Katrina images

Google's replacement of post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery on its map portal with images of the region before the storm does a "great injustice" to victims, a congressional subcommittee said.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Is Google too powerful?

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BusinessWeek

Humans can see race and sex even in simple outlines

Adult minds are so keen at spotting race, gender and age that we can correctly guess those features from nothing more than a black-and-white silhouette, new experiments show.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Teachers' sex charges bring cries of racism

The arrest of two women teachers on charges of having sex with their male students has brought cries of lingering racism in one of South Carolina's most conservative counties.

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AOL News

Contractor evaluating own reading program

The government contractor that set up the billion-dollar-a-year federal reading program for the Education Department is also part of the team hired to evaluate it.

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CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Puget Sound orcas spotted with new baby

Puget Sound‘s endangered killer whales have been spotted with a new calf, bringing the number of orcas to 86 as the whales feed on salmon along the California coast, scientists said.

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Ely Times

'Kid for Kerry' in demand

Ilana Wexler has a dilemma. The Hillary Clinton for President campaign wants her to chair its Students for Hillary committee. Her friends are stumping for Barack Obama and want her to join their team.

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San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Tillman case memo fuels cover-up theory

A top Army general suggested a week after former football star Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan that the White House should be informed of the incident, according to a document.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Girl in prison for shove released

After spending a year behind bars, Shaquanda Cotton walked out of a Texas youth prison pretty much like many 15-year-olds would: eager for a hug from her mom and pining for a Big Mac.

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Chicago Tribune

No love lost on ferrets, poll finds

Almost everyone in California knows what a ferret is. And most think the creatures should remain illegal, according to a poll that has ferret lovers frowning - and some at each other's necks - across the state.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Ethanol-blend auto emissions no greener than gasoline: study

An unpublished Canadian federal report appears to undermine the belief that commercially available ethanol-blended fuel produces cleaner emissions than regular gasoline.

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CBC News

Sydney dims lights to protest emissions

Australia's largest city plunged itself into near-darkness for an hour when city officials, thousands of businesses and many more residents cut the lights for energy conservation.

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Helena Independent Record

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Lights off in Sydney

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ITN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Iraq unites behind singing 'Idol'

Charismatic Iraqi singer Shada Hassoon shot to stardom in her war-torn homeland as a symbol of unity after winning an Arab version of "American Idol" in a glitzy Beirut final.

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France 24

Miss America homeless again

Cable network CMT announced that it is opting not to televise the Miss America Pageant next year, leaving it homeless for the second time in three years.

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E! Online

HEALTH

Fish help statins protect the heart

People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins who also consume omega-3 fatty acids have a better chance of avoiding heart problems than patients who take statins alone.

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Health Day

Women face fertility curb after IVF health scare

Tens of thousands of women are to have their fertility treatment rationed because of fears that a surge in the number of multiple births is putting babies' lives at risk.

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Guardian

Tai chi may boost immune system

Tai chi, a traditional Chinese martial art, may give older adults' immune system a boost. That news comes from experts at UCLA and the University of California, San Diego.

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WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Diocese names 38 accused priests

In its most extensive accounting of priests accused of sexually molesting minors, the Catholic Diocese of San Diego released the names yesterday of 38 priests with “credible allegations” against them.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Nun says dead pope cured her Parkinson's

Smiling broadly, a French nun said she had been inexplicably and suddenly "cured" of Parkinson's disease - a case that could prompt the Catholic Church to beatify pope John Paul II.

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NEWS.com.au

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French nun: I am cured

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Algae may fuel our future

U.S. biochemistry scientists at Utah State University are using an innovative approach that takes oil from algae and converts it to biodiesel fuel.

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Monsters and Critics

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Veiled female students of an Islamic seminary "Jamia Hafsa" hold bamboos as they chant slogans during a protest demanding the release of their teachers in Islamabad, Pakistan. Authorities have arrested four of the seminary's teachers in connection with the abduction. (Photo by AP)

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