From the Wires

USA TODAY: Religious groups are fighting to get out of being required to fund birth control.

NPR: Senate passes 2-year budget to President Barack Obama.

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Google wants to transmit the Internet from balloons to places that otherwise can’t get the service.

NEW YORK TIMES: Retailers becoming wary of gender-specific toys and labels.

USA TODAY: Study reveals restaurants defraud customers by mislabeling salmon at an alarmingly high rate.

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Pharmacy giant purchases competitor for $9.41 billion in cash.

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Activists are pushing bill to prohibit the sale of products made with ivory.

NPR: High Bridge Arms will close after 63 years.

ASSOCIATED PRESS: More General Motors vehicles reported to leak oil that could cause engine fires.

ASSOCIATED PRESS: Processed meats increase likelihood of colon, stomach and other forms of cancer.