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Click to View in Browser 04/17/2012 Space shuttle Discovery takes off on final flight to museum CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery took off on its final voyage on Tuesday, on a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex. March housing starts fall, new permits surge WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groundbreaking on homes fell unexpectedly in March, but permits for future construction rose to their highest level in 3 1/2 years, Commerce Department data showed on Tuesday. Despite Obama charm, Americas summit boosts U.S. isolation CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sat patiently through diatribes, interruptions and even the occasional eye-ball roll at the weekend Summit of the Americas in an effort to win over Latin American leaders fed up with U.S. policies. Virginia Tech holds classes on five-year shooting anniversary BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Five years after a mentally ill student gunned down 32 people at Virginia Tech, the university held classes on Monday for the first time on the anniversary of the country's deadliest mass shooting and 10,000 mourners attended a nighttime vigil. Obama to announce crackdown on oil market manipulation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce a plan on Tuesday to increase oversight and "crack down" on oil market manipulation, the White House said. New Mexico tourism officials fight state's dull reputation SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - New Mexico tourism officials on Tuesday are launching a new slogan, "New Mexico True," that they hope will change perceptions of the state as "barren," "dull" or merely "close to Arizona," as focus-group participants said last year. Howard Stern lawsuit vs Sirius XM Radio thrown out (Reuters) - A judge has dismissed radio shock jock Howard Stern's lawsuit accusing Sirius XM Radio Inc of failing to pay him stock awards he claimed were due for helping the satellite radio company exceed growth targets. Wisconsin couple accused of starving, abusing girl face charges MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin couple accused of starving and imprisoning their teenage daughter in a basement for six years including forcing her to eat her own bodily waste and do chores in the nude, were charged with more abuse on Monday. U.S. revokes security clearance of 11 agents over Colombia incident WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it revoked the top security clearance of 11 agents and uniformed division personnel over alleged misbehavior in Colombia, and a U.S. official said more than 10 military service members may also have been involved. Fire prompts evacuation at nuclear research lab in Idaho SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A welder's torch ignited a small fire on the roof of a building at a nuclear research laboratory in Idaho on Monday, prompting an evacuation, but no one was hurt and no radioactive material was involved, lab officials said. Related Video Amnesty: Bahrain fails to curb rights violations Tokyo looks to buy disputed islands Great Debate Stop conflating microfinance and entrepreneurship A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend