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Economic growth slackens to 5.2% in first 3 months (Manila Bulletin): The country’s economic growth rate, as measured by its gross domestic product (GDP), slowed to 5.2 percent in the first three months of the year on the back of weak exports and rising food and energy prices, the government said yesterday. Crop insurance sought across Erode district (The Hindu): No response to administration’s plea to National Agriculture Insurance Corporation MSP for paddy by month-end: Pawar (The Hindu): HYDERABAD: The minimum support price for paddy will be announced by the Centre on May 29 or 30, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told reporters here on Monday on the sidelines of a national conference of Ministers of Agriculture and Horticulture. Hampstead woman flown to Boston hospital (The Eagle-Tribune): MERRIMAC — A Hampstead, N.H., woman was driving her 1999 Volkswagen Passat when it veered off Interstate 495, rolled over and struck a tree in the median. Anastasiya Steshenko, 22, of 27 Thomas Drive, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston by helicopter, said state police Capt. Barry O'Brien. The extent of her injuries were not known last night. Report: Massachusetts economy resilient (Cape Cod Times): BOSTON — The nation's lingering credit crunch and housing slump will slow an economic turnaround in New England, with the region expected to post slightly slower overall economic growth than the nation over the next five years and much slower job... Margulies & Associates Earns LEED Silver for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Contract Magazine): Boston-based Margulies & Associates has announced that the new South Shore headquarters it designed for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) has been awarded LEED Silver certification, as well as two distinctive awards: the Best Practice Award of Excellence by IFMA Boston and a Sustainable Design Commendation by CoreNet Global.