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Participants confer at a rally protesting against the usage of nuclear energy in Tokyo. Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the last of this nation’s 50 nuclear reactors switching off, shaking banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)

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Cinco de Mayo is as American as July 4th

Cinco de Mayo — the unofficial U.S. holiday believed to have been imported from Mexico — isn’t a Mexican holiday, but rather an American one, according to new research by a California professor.

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CNN

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How a Mexican battle became an American party

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Huffington Post

Too hot not to notice: connecting the dots on climate change

New data released show that many Americans are growing more concerned about climate change, precisely because they’re drawing the links between freaky weather and their own lives.

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Grist

Japan switches off last nuclear reactor

Japan is switching off its last nuclear reactor as part of a safety drive, leaving Japan without energy from atomic power for the first time in more than 40 years.

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BBC

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Thousands march, celebrate as Japan shuts off nuclear power

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor

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Al Jazeera

9/11 suspects ignore, disrupt Guantanamo arraignment

Silence from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others resulted in delays during their arraignment in Guantanamo Bay.

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CNN

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9/11 mastermind to be arraigned

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USA TODAY

Syrian children learn to forget, move on

For years, Syrian children were taught that Assad is the son of a god. But as they begin new lives as refugees in Turkey, their teacher is helping to give them a new start.

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The Independent

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Syrian refugees face housing shortages

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Daily Star

NATION

Reports are showing new slowdowns in US job growth

The U.S. generated just 115,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, but for the wrong reason — workers abandoned the labor force.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Where unemployment is tumbling

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CNNMoney

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NY lab creating jobs with nano-technology

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CBS News

NYPD facing court challenge over controversial stop-and-frisk tactics

A federal lawsuit has passed key legal hurdles and is now set to throw focus on the NYPD’s so-called stop-and-frisk policy that critics say amounts to racial profiling.

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Guardian

POLITICS

Obama: End the war in Afghanistan and rebuild the US

After more than a decade of war, President Barack Obama called on Americans to turn their attention to the home front and build a country worthy of the sacrifices made in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Politico

Checkout lines can fill campaign coffers

Americans may soon find it easier than ever to participate in pocketbook politics thanks to a series of federal campaign finance decisions that loosen restrictions on Internet and mobile technology.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Ohio Court of Appeals reverses $2B judgment against Ford

The Ohio Court of Appeals has thrown out a $2 billion award against Ford and ordered a new trial for a class of commercial truck dealers who claimed the automaker overcharged them for 11 years.

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Detroit Free Press

Oil prices fall to 6-month low with gas prices to follow

The price of oil plunged to its lowest level in nearly six months, falling below $100 per barrel for the first time since February. A drop in gasoline prices can’t be far behind.

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Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Nano-subs grab and move oil spills

Scientists say they have built a self-propelled “microsubmarine” that can scoop up oil from contaminated waters and take the droplets to a collection facility.

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Shipbreaking yards in South Asia

E.U. safety rules for recycling yards could save hundreds from injury and poisoning but pose dangers for South Asian economies.

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Guardian

HEALTH

Alcoholidays in America

The way holidays stack up in this country, an outsider might be forgiven for thinking the United States seems like a party monster lurching from beer to beer.

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NPR

Fertility methods increase risk of birth defects, study shows

Babies conceived with infertility treatment methods are more likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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ABC News

EDUCATION

Are educators showing a ‘positive bias’ to minority students?

A new study indicates that public school teachers under-challenge minority students by providing them more positive feedback than they give to white students, for work of equal merit.

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ScienceDaily

Individual US schools take part in PISA pilot project

More than 100 schools are participating in a pilot project in which students take a test based on a high-profile global assessment known by the acronym PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment.

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The money of study abroad

While American universities are among those that profit from international education, other countries pursue a different path.

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Inside Higher Ed

SPORTS

A need for speed: a look inside Jamaica’s sprint factory

When it comes to sprinting, Jamaica reigns supreme. And what makes Jamaicans so fast? Some say it’s in the food; others say it’s genetics. But let’s start with the obvious: In Jamaica, kids really like to run.

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NPR

76ers slip past injury-plagued Bulls, take series lead

Hawks’ center Spencer Hawes scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and hit the go-ahead jumper in the fourth quarter to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 79-74 and take a 2-1 lead.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Andres Oppenheimer):

Has Brazil become a disoriented giant?

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McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Michael Scherer):

Voters beware: what campaigns don’t tell

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Swampland

Column (Rana Foroohar):

Business: learning to hate big tech

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TIME

The pace we’ve come to expect

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Column (Jeremy Delamarter):

The truly noble power of education

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Taxes, unions and regulation make states hostile to business

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Washington Examiner

Cyber bill seeks too much information

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Denver Post

Blog (Michael Fullan):

What America can learn from Ontario’s education success

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The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

Farmers’ markets go online

Online ordering systems, like Arganica Farm Club in the mid-Atlantic, Green Bean Delivery in the Midwest and SPUD in the Northwest, deliver fresh local produce to consumers.

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Christian Science Monitor

Once-abused therapy dog eases pain

Pets have forged strong bonds with veterans’ families who are coping with the effects of wartime military service. A 2011 study reveals that patients report “feeling better” when they interact with an animal.

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ABC News

Jogging boosts lifespan up to 6 years, study shows

A new study found that people who regularly jog tack on an average of 6.2 years on a lifespan for a man, and 5.6 years for a woman.

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CBS News

WORLD

Ethiopia: Deaths increase in childbirth as women opt out of healthcare

In Ethiopia, a lack of awareness of the importance of skilled hospital deliveries, cultural beliefs and transport challenges in rural areas are causing a high number of deaths during childbirth, say officials.

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Guardian

Life in the city of 1,000 statues

There aren’t many cities around the world which have as much to offer the sightseer as Rome. Even after visiting the most well-known sites, there are thousands of other wonders to behold.

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BBC

No sign of controls easing in China after Chen case

No matter whether China makes a rare concession to allow legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave the country with his family, other dissidents say they don’t expect a broader easing of controls.

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Msnbc.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How marshmallows are being reinvented

Marshmallows are suddenly all-natural, imbued with fresh fruit, natural flavorings, authentic fillings and sweet gourmet prejudice.

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The Independent

Researchers tinker with bird flu: Are enough safeguards in place?

A new study and one to be published soon on Asian bird flu have prompted debate about safeguards during research and how much access others should have to research details.

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Christian Science Monitor

‘Supermoon’ lights up night sky

If the full moon rising in the East struck you as unusually large, you‘re right — 30 percent larger, in fact. Though it’s hardly a scientific term, it was what’s known as a “supermoon.”

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ABC News

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How to see the supermoon

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Msnbc.com

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Supermoon photos from around the world

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SPACE.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Recession generation has adulthood on hold

Today’s young adults are caught in a generation where gaining economic independence is a longer haul than it was for their parents — who continue supporting their now-adult offspring.

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Star Tribune

Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch dies at 47

The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch, best known the world over as the thoughtful, witty, in-your-face rapper MCA, died after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: a life in music

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E! Online

The art of Kentucky Derby hats

During the annual “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports,” bets will be lost, hearts will break and mint juleps will be sipped, but for many at the Kentucky Derby and elsewhere, “It’s all about the hats.”

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CNN

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Craziest racing hats ever

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Philadelphia archbishop removes priests in scandal

The Roman Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia announced that five priests under investigation for sexual abuse would be permanently removed from ministry.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Abuse inquiry: 5 Pa. priests unsuitable

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TIME

Muslim woman bridges faiths to advance progressive goals

Faiza Ali is part of a vanguard of faith-based community organizers who are selected for their religious devotion and then trained to cross denominational lines in pursuit of common cause.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Using the web to track deadly diseases in real time

By analyzing the Internet‘s everyday wealth of data we can catch new diseases before they’ve emerged — and stop them before they become a deadly threat.

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TIME

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The full moon rises behind the steeple and cross of the Ayia Thekla Christian Orthodox Church near the coastal resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. (Photo by Petros Karadjias / AP)

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