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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow President Bush and future presidents to waive the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s abstinence spending requirement, the AP/San Diego Union-Tribune reports (Abrams, AP/San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/5). [click link for full article]

- House Panel Approves Bill That Would Allow For Waiver Of PEPFAR’s Abstinence Spending Requirements

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Digital cinema and high-definition DVD sales are expected to fuel worldwide consumer spending on filmed entertainment through 2011, PriceWaterhouseCoopers said in its latest five-year outlook on Thursday.

- Digital innovations to boost film spending: PWC

Two dogs seized because they were believed to be pit bull-type animals have been saved from a death.

- Seized pet dogs saved from death

Independent Research Firm Recognizes Baynote in Report on Personalization in eCommerce (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)Baynote, Inc., a leader in intent-driven product and content recommendations and social search for the business web, today announced it was recognized in a December 2007 report entitled “Which Personalization Tools Work for eCommerce — And Why” from independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc. The report, written by principal analyst Sucharita Mulpuru, examines the market landscape of .

The former professional wrestling champion Brian Adams, best known as Crush, died Monday after he was found unconscious in his home.

- Another Professional Wrestler Is Found Dead at His Home

Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography discussed preliminary findings from the PACDEX (Pacific Dust Experiment) field campaign after they participated in the mission’s second major research flight over the Pacific. [click link for full article]

- Scientists Track Dust, Pollution From Asia To North America

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Mobile handset firm Nokia’s ultra low power short-range wireless technology is to be developed as a new version of Bluetooth to connect devices such as watches and heart monitors, the company said on Tuesday.

- Nokia’s low-power link to be new Bluetooth standard

The performance of Richard E. Stickler has thrown into question his future with the Mine Safety and Health Administration and drawn criticism onto the agency.

- Mine Safety Leader Loses Some Respect for Actions in Utah

Almost all surgical residents accidentally stick themselves with needles or other sharp medical instruments but most fail to report the injury, increasing their risk of contracting HIV, hepatitis or other bloodborne diseases from infected patients, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports. [click link for full article]

- Most Surgical Residents Fail To Report Needle-Stick Injuries, Increasing Risk Of HIV, Other Bloodborne Diseases, Study Says

Civil rights and environmental campaigners called on the United Nations to make sure that companies live up to their promises.

- Business signs on to the UN Global Compact, but environmentalists are wary

Social Skills StoriesSocial Skills Curriculum for elementary students using selected Children’s Literature to increase generalization of social skills to home, school, and community.

Botswana: An African Success Story Shows Strains (Foreign Relations)Botswana is an upper middle-income country touted as one of Africas few success stories.

Experts weigh nuclear storage options (WBIR-TV Knoxville)The nuclear industry has gotten a recent boost through federal incentives that could spur the construction of new commercial nuclear plants.

Rolling Along The Ohio River (The Evening News and the Tribune)A cyclist zips along Water Street through Riverfront Park in New Albany on Monday afternoon as near-record warm temperatures hit the area. Construction is still under way at the park as part of the Ohio River Greenway Project.

The Hill on Friday published an interview with NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, who discussed NIH funding, the impact of politics on the agency and new ethics and conflicts-of-interest rules. According to The Hill, NIH’s budget increased two-fold from 1998 to 2003 but has remained at about $28 billion annually since then. [click link for full article]

- The Hill Publishes Interview With NIH Director Zerhouni

Nine-month-old Fatima Jbouri was found in 120-degree heat after a death squad executed her mother and uncle. Now she?s recovering in an American military hospital.

- Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad