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1. US health officials are no longer recommending that schools close because of swine flu. Hundreds of schools have shut around the country but now it appears the flu is not as bad as initially¹ feared. The government does say parents should still keep sick children at home.

2. The chairman of the Fed says the US economy should start growing again later this year. Ben Bernanke says businesses remain cautious about hiring so expect more job losses, but do not expect a boom. Economic activity is likely to remain sluggish².

3. A senior Obama administration envoy³ says Pakistan is not a failed state, but its government is facing enormous challenges and needs the help of the US to fight the Taliban.

4. It took a motorcade to get there, but President Barack Obama and Vice⁴ President Joe Biden got their fast food fix just across the river from Washington in Virginia, stopping in for burgers at a joint⁵ called Ray's Hell Burger.