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UK retail sales post steepest fall in a year: BRC

LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales plunged unexpectedly last month, hurt by an earlier Easter this year, although the underlying trend appears to be improving, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday.Full story

Key Walgreen revenue figure rises 1.2 pct in April

Walgreen's revenue from established stores climbed 1.2 percent in April, but analysts expected more from the nation's largest drugstore chain. Full story

Key Rite Aid revenue metric falls in April

Rite Aid's revenue from established stores slipped 4 percent last month, as an earlier Easter and new generic drugs hurt sales for the nation's third largest drugstore chain. Full story

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  Top Lines: Kid President, Malkin, Obama, Gohmert, bullies

Scott Brown enters the no-spin zone; Kid President plays an Aprils Fools trick; Michele Malkin sings, regretably; Fox’s Megyn Kelly hits Wayne LaPierre; and Louie Gohmert talks about a love that dare not moo its name in the week’s “Top Lines.”

  Teenagers spend days in canyon without food, water

Two teenagers who went missing since Easter Sunday were found in the rugged Trabuco Canyon in Orange County, Calif. The teens were without food, water and shelter after they couldn’t find their car. One rescuer is in serious condition after falling 60 feet and suffering a head injury.

  Nearly $6 million in gold found hidden in car

Italian border police intercepted a ton of gold bullion worth nearly $6 million on the border with Switzerland on Easter Sunday. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.

  Detroit church robbed of donations after Easter services

Following its Easter services, more than $40,000 in donations were stolen from a Michigan church. WDIV’s Roger Weber reports.

  Top Lines: Obama, Limbaugh, April Fools, and Hannity

Jimmy Kimmel shows President Obama reading an Easter tale; Rush Limbaugh says the GOP may be finished; Scott Brown is Fox’s April Fools gag; and Sean Hannity tries to solve race relations after attacking Obama’s daughters in today’s “Top Lines.”

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East Orthodox Christians carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during a parade marking the second day of Easter at Bachkovo monastery
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East Orthodox Christians carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during a parade marking the second day of Easter at Bachkovo monastery, some 170 km from Sofia May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

An East Orthodox monk leads the crowd as Christian pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during a parade marking the second day of Easter at Bachkovo Monastery
An East Orthodox monk leads the crowd as Christian pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during a parade marking the second day of Easter at Bachkovo Monastery

An East Orthodox monk leads the crowd as Christian pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during a parade marking the second day of Easter at Bachkovo Monastery, some 170 km from Sofia May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

East Orthodox Christian pilgrims pray during a parade with an icon of the Virgin Mary marking the second day of Easter near Bachkovo monastery
East Orthodox Christian pilgrims pray during a parade with an icon of the Virgin Mary marking the second day of Easter near Bachkovo monastery

East Orthodox Christian pilgrims pray during a parade with an icon of the Virgin Mary marking the second day of Easter near Bachkovo monastery, some 170 km from Sofia May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)