Quote of the day: “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction” ~ Rachel Carson

♦Happy Birthday to the 15 new Plano ducklings!♦

Arts and Entertainment:

• “Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ review: Maybe the most grown-up Avengers movie yet”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/captain-america-the-winter-soldier-review-maybe-the-most-grown-up-avengers-movie-yet/2014/04/03/89bad3d8-ba60-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html?tid=hpModule_d39b60e8-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394&hpid=z10

• “Two Stolen Paintings Are Found in Italy”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/arts/design/two-stolen-paintings-are-found-in-italy.html?_r=0

Local:

• “Former Plano ISD employee pleads guilty to embezzling millions”

http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/former-plano-isd-employee-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-millions.html/“Storms with huge hail, high winds, twisters sweep Dallas area”

• “Storms with huge hail, high winds, twisters sweep Dallas area”

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20140403-storms-with-huge-hail-high-winds-twisters-sweep-dallas-area.ece

Political:

• “White House Signals Pause in Mideast Talks”

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579480992215443548?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303532704579480992215443548.html

• “Second lawsuit filed against Texas’ strict new abortion law”

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/abortion-rights-advocates-plan-to-sue-to-halt-surgical-center-requirement.html/

• “Over 7 million signed up for health coverage through Obamacare exchanges”

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/national-politics/20140401-over-7-million-signed-up-for-health-coverage-through-obamacare-exchanges.ece

Science:

• “Sea found on one of Saturn’s moons”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-cassini-spacecraft-finds-sign-of-subsurface-sea-on-saturns-moon-enceladus/2014/04/03/f9a1e7fc-baa3-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html?hpid=z2

• “E-Cigarette Poisoning on the Rise, CDC Says”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/04/03/e-cigarette-poisoning-is-on-the-rise-cdc-says/

Sports:

• “Andrus sets Rangers’ Opening Day record”

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140331&content_id=70470662&notebook_id=70470462&vkey=notebook_tex&c_id=tex

• “Murphy Criticized Over Paternity Leave”

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10721495/daniel-murphy-new-york-mets-deflects-criticism-taking-paternity-leave

U.S:

• “Fort Hood shooting: ‘Texans’ hearts are once again heavy’”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/us/fort-hood-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

• “180,000 Stolen Eggs Latest in Odd Food Heists”

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/180000-eggs-stolen-odd-food-heists/story?id=23178260

• “‘I just need a company that’s willing to give me a chance’”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/04/02/wanted-heroes/?hpid=z5

World:

•  “Experts: Strict building codes saved lives in powerful Chile earthquake”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/world/americas/chile-earthquake/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

• “AP Photographer killed, reporter wounded”

http://hosted2.ap.org/txdam/633c954da7d9434f9de7ed15f38075aa/Article_2014-04-04-Afghanistan-Photographer%20Killed/id-e9aecc8fd64e410eb8df4051e18b28bf