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The Associated PressSuu Kyi swimmer faces trespassing chargeUnited Press InternationalYANGON, Myanmar, May 16 (UPI) -- An American who allegedly sneaked into the home of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces trespassing and other charges, diplomatic sources say.Video: Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi jailed, to ... Full story

Times OnlineUN official calls for Sri Lanka reconciliationThe Associated PressCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A top UN official appealed to Sri Lanka on Friday to begin a process of national reconciliation following its war with the Tamil Tiger rebels, but also cautioned that investigations into war ... Full story

MiamiHerald.comHouston's unemployment rate drops to 6.3 percent in AprilHouston ChronicleBy LM SIXEL More Houston residents were working in April, which helped the area unemployment rate drop to 6.3 percent, the Texas Workforce Commission reported this morning.Unemployment rate dips in Jacksonville Bizjournals.com44 states lost jobs ... Full story

WNCTHawaii's Hanalei Bay Tops List of 10 Best Beaches in 2009FOXNewsAP Hanalei Bay in Hanalei, Hawaii, is the No. 1 beach on the 2009 list of top 10 US beaches. Hanalei Bay in Hanalei, Hawaii, is the No.Two LI beaches on US top ten list Newsday... Full story

BBC NewsObama and Democrat's Torture ProblemU.S. News & World ReportBy Kenneth T. Walsh President Obama and the Democrats who control Congress have a problem: whether to keep alive the issue of torture or to let bygones be bygones.Video: USA: Obama seeks to reassure worries on Guantanamo ... Full story

The Southern LedgerUS House of Representatives Committee Approves Climate Change ...Voice of AmericaBy VOA News A key US congressional panel has approved a landmark bill aimed at combating climate change, days after Democratic lawmakers reached a compromise on the measure.House Panel Passes Limit on Greenhouse-Gas ... Full story

Seattle Post IntelligencerCongress: Cap-n-trade passes committeemsnbc.comPolitico: "After a one-two punch from Newt Gingrich and Dick Cheney, House Minority Leader John Boehner and other Republican lawmakers worry that their party has overplayed its hand on Nancy Pelosi.GOP seizes on Pelosi charge that CIA lied The Associated ... Full story

WTNHMore Americans hit the road to kick off summerReutersBy Rebekah Kebede NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the weather warming and gasoline costs dropping, Ken Hyman is looking forward to hitting the open road in his Mustang convertible as Americans head back to the highways in higher numbers ... Full story

AFPBad Weather Delays Shuttle LandingNew York TimesBy DENNIS OVERBYE Bad weather caused mission controllers to call off a 10 am attempt to land the space shuttle Atlantis in Florida on Friday.Illinois Astronauts testify at Senate hearing; Landing Delayed WBBM780Bad weather delays shuttle return BBC New... Full story

WVLA-TVStorm chances to increase; high today of 80, NWS saysNews-Leader.comAs Memorial Day approaches, National Weather Service forecasters are upping the chances for thunderstorms during the holiday weekend and into next week.Weather forecast for Denver CO and vicinity, Friday, May 22, 2009 Examiner.comChattahoochee Valley weather: Rainy ... Full story