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  • The Bad Plus isn't the only piano trio to have recorded parts of The Rite of Spring. Hear from the band E.S.T. and its late leader, pianist Esbjorn Svensson, about their hidden take on "Spring Khorovod."
  • Photos show the events as they unfold on the day of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton in England.
  • If your name is Peter or Deborah, you're more likely to be a CEO. That's what the social networking site LinkedIn found. Other top CEO names: Bob, Jack, Cynthia and Carolyn. It turns out shorter names for males suggest friendliness. For women, full formal names evoke a professional image.
  • In Alabama Friday, President Obama and the first lady will meet with families whose homes were destroyed by tornadoes. Gov. Robert Bentley will show the Obamas storm damage as search and rescue crews keep looking for survivors.
  • Bids to buy Myspace from News Corp. are due Friday. The parent company will likely be selling the site for hundreds of millions of dollars less than it originally paid. MySpace, the one-time social network powerhouse, was eclipsed in recent years by Facebook.
  • Severe storms crashed through six states yesterday, killing more than 300 people. President Obama will visit damaged Alabama. The Endeavour shuttle launches today and President Obama and Rep. Gabby Giffords watch; political unrest in Uganda.
  • MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said recently that gay people have a responsibility to come out, if and when they feel they can. But Michael Arceneaux of The Root thinks it's not so simple, especially for members of minority communities.
  • Reports are emerging from Syria about security troops attacking thousands of anti-government protesters gathering to express anger on this 'Day of Rage'. The BBC notes Syrian civilians are furious over their treatment by police and are gathering after Friday prayers conclude today.
  • Medicare could save millions if patients with macular degeneration switch to a $50 cancer drug that's just as effective as a $2,000 drug approved for the eye disease. But it was a long haul to get the clinical trial done to prove it.
  • As President Obama arrived in Alabama to survey damage and meet with officials and devastated survivors, search crews and residents continued to comb the remains of communities pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in nearly four decades. More than 300 were killed across seven states.
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