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An Ultra Orthodox Jewish man opens a curtain of a voting both before casting his vote for the French presidential elections in a voting station at French consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

Punch and Judy: the eternal triangle of man and wife

Political correctness never was Punch and Judy’s forte. Nevertheless, the man and wife puppet show has remained popular for 350 years, and now puppeteers are seeing a resurgence in the old favorite.

The Independent

I’ll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby

I’ll Have Another looked like just another horse at the Kentucky Derby until the chestnut colt blazed past highly regarded Bodemeister, beating one of the deepest fields in years.

CBSSports

I’ll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby

Denver Post

Hollande wins French presidential election

French President Nicolas Sarkozy conceded defeat to challenger François Hollande as results from exit polls and official tallies in the runoff election came in lower than expected.

Guardian

Sarkozy conceded defeat to Hollande

CNN

Special section:

French election 2012

BBC

9/11 suspects ignore, disrupt arraignment at Guantanamo hearing

Silence and the odd outburst from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others turned an arraignment into a 13-hour court session at Guantanamo Bay.

CNN

Blog:

9/11 suspects face Guantánamo Bay hearing: as it happened

(Guardian)

US News Blog

Occupy movement hopes for spring

The Occupy movement got off to a great start, but living in a tent camp seemed less attractive during the winter. Now that spring is back, activists are hoping for a protest renaissance.

ABC News

NATION

Conn. Senate passes medical pot bill

Nearly seven failed amendments after Sen. Antonietta Boucher started her final attempt to stop the bill, the Connecticut Senate voted 21-13 to allow use of marijuana by the seriously ill.

Connecticut Post

For some, land lines are still lifelines

More than 8 out of 10 adults have a cell phone, which makes it the most popular electronic gadget in the world, according to the Pew Research Center. However, there are still reasons to keep a landline.

Star Tribune

NC in spotlight of marriage amendment

In North Carolina’s primary, the discourse has been dominated not by candidates, but by a bitterly contested measure known as Amendment 1.

Sacramento Bee

Map:

The gay marriage landscape

Pew Research Center

POLITICS

Warren, Brown pledge keeps attack ads at bay in Mass. Senate race

A civility pledge between the candidates has kept attack ads largely on the sidelines in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts between Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren.

NPR

‘Virginia … we’re not going back’

President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election campaign at rallies in Ohio and Richmond, Va., where he cast the election as a choice between policies of the past or progress moving forward.

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Minority vote will be strong for Obama

CBS News

BUSINESS

Startups begin to make patents a priority

Software startups have traditionally avoided patenting their innovations, viewing it as an unneeded expense. But today, more companies than ever are choosing to file patent paperwork.

San Francisco Chronicle

Apple wins ruling, sanctions in Samsung infringement suit

Apple Inc. won sanctions against Samsung Electronics Co. for its failure to produce source code in a patent-infringement case in federal court in San Jose, Calif.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Northern California fishermen free entangled whale

Using 12-foot bamboo poles with hooks on the end, Mark Anello and his crew spent 90 minutes freeing the 40-ton whale nicknamed “June” by rescuers who had earlier tried to free it.

TIME Magazine

‘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.”

ABC News

Supermoon photos from around the world

SPACE.com

HEALTH

PTSD name change could lessen stigma

It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Now, military officers and psychiatrists are in a heated debate over whether to change its name again.

Washington Post

Will we ever have an HIV vaccine?

To understand why creating a vaccine protecting us against HIV infection is so hard, we need to understand the virus.

BBC

EDUCATION

Using video games as teaching tools

The Oconomowoc Area School District, in Oconomowoc, Wis., has become a leader in trying out game-based learning models, which has included new classes for students to design games.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Learning that works

Vocational education began to fall out of fashion about 40 years ago, in part because it became a civil rights issue. Clyde McBride revives it in Kayenta, Ariz.

TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

In Spain, the Catholic Church offers more than salvation

Spain has Europe’s highest jobless rate, but the Catholic Church is still hiring. A group of Spanish bishops has produced a recruitment video as they seek to boost the dwindling numbers of priests.

NPR

Sisters, doing it for themselves

The Vatican is cracking down on the activities of U.S. Catholic nuns. Washington social justice lobbyist Sister Simone Campbell talks about what it’s like to be in the firing line.

Globeandmail.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Matthew Yglesias):

Can Hollande save the Eurozone economy?

(Slate)

Moneybox

Column (Trudy Rubin):

Out of touch about Afghanistan

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (David Quantick):

A little bit of nonsense is the secret to a sane life

The Independent

Blog (Dan Neil):

The Ferrari with the dragon tattoo

(Wall Street Journal)

Rumble Seat

Column (Thomas L. Friedman):

Lead, follow or get out of the way

San Jose Mercury News

Column (Chris Mooney):

Republicans: wired for homophobia

Salon

Column (Andres Oppenheimer):

Has Brazil become a disoriented giant?

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Michael Scherer):

Voters beware: what campaigns don’t tell

(TIME)

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GOOD NEWS

More than 20,000 expected for Girl Scout centennial celebration

Girl Scouts worldwide are celebrating their group‘s centennial, and the Girl Scouts of Northern California are thinking big. The group’s event is expected to draw more than 20,000 participants.

San Jose Mercury News

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.

ABC News

Narayana hospital raises money for the treatment of poor patients

Narayana Hrudayalaya — meaning “Temple of the Heart” — is a hospital in India that is determined to make a difference. Making a profit and offering free medical care go hand-in-hand.

Al Jazeera

WORLD

Japan shuts down last nuclear plant

Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation’s 50 nuclear reactors, waving banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol.

Christian Science Monitor

Japan nuke-free for the 1st time since 1970

Japan Times

Hundreds held in Putin inauguration protest in Moscow

Baton-wielding and helmeted police have clashed with tens of thousands of protesters taking part in a demonstration against the inauguration of Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president-elect.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tagged cuckoos complete migration and return to the UK

Tracking devices fitted to five cuckoos have revealed the remarkable annual journey of a bird that heralds the arrival of the spring.

BBC

Did Mars rocks shelter ancient life?

Before water evaporated from fractures in Martian rock deposits, ancient microbial life may have thrived. The discovery of gypsum veins by NASA’s rover Opportunity supports this theory.

Discovery News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

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.

CNN

Pop star Phil Collins shows passion for all things Alamo

Phil Collins knows Texas history. Ever since he was a child watching Fess Parker’s portrayal of Davy Crockett, the English pop singer has been fascinated by the Alamo and the Texas Revolution.

Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

Mayweather wins unanimous decision over Cotto

Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally found himself in a real fight, complete with a bloody nose and an opponent in Miguel Cotto who was never going to quit. As usual, he found a way to win.

CBS News

Simpson in lead at Quail Hollow

Webb Simpson broke out of a five-way tie for the lead with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, and a 3-under 69 gave him a one-shot lead over Ryan Moore and D.A.

Yahoo! News

Thunder rally to complete 1st-round sweep of Mavericks

James Harden scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter as Oklahoma City rallied for a 103-97 victory to sweep the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks out of the playoffs.

ABC News

Durant and Westbrook’s bond

ESPN

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