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Palin to receive $75,000 for Cal State Stanislaus appearance

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will receive $75,000 to appear at a California State University campus fundraiser next month, two sources at the university have confirmed. Full story

Starting this summer, Uncle Sam will be your banker for student loans

After high school seniors graduate this season, they and their parents will soon face another time-honored tradition -- paying college tuition. Full story

Israel criticized over Gaza flotilla attack

Israel faced a diplomatic firestorm Monday over its deadly attack against a protest flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Full story

Don't be fooled by high SPF numbers

Think your expensive sunscreen will protect your skin? Unlikely. Put on a hat and shirt and sit in the shade instead. That, basically, is the latest sunny advice from Environmental Working Group, a green health nonprofit that recently released its latest Sunscreen Guide. Full story

Stanford University prepares for 'bookless library'

One chapter is closing - and another is opening - as Stanford University moves toward the creation of its first "bookless library." Full story

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Facebook privacy changes spark June 6 boycott plan

Paul Barbanes likes to think of Facebook the same way he thinks of other Web activity: when he buy something online, he expects that the retailer won't share his credit card information.

University's plan to test student DNA raises alarms

A request for voluntary DNA samples from incoming University of California, Berkeley, students has sparked quick criticism from privacy and genetic-science groups and even some corners of campus.

Gulf recovered from last big oil spill, but is this one different?

The toxic 1 oil spill in Mexico's shallow Campeche Sound three decades ago serves as a distant mirror to today's BP deepwater blowout, and marine scientists are still pondering what they learned from its aftereffects.

Times Square bombing suspect's story parallels Pakistani novels

Americans who are searching for an explanation for the attempted bombing of New York's Times Square this month should pick up two recent and critically acclaimed novels by Pakistani authors, which tell how the events that followed Sept. 11 made Pakistani New Yorkers feel alienated and angry.

U.S. troops, Afghan police storm Taliban stronghold

U.S. soldiers and Afghan police early Saturday swarmed a dense Taliban stronghold of mud-brick homes on the western shoulder of Kandahar, conducting searches and promising aid in a preview of a planned summer campaign to control the insurgent movement's spiritual home.