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Paramedic Tim Mosher, of Lima, Ohio, places five-year-old Betina Joseph on a stretcher before being driven to a private jet for her evacuation to Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. (Photo by Andres Leighton)

Medical evacuations of Haitians resume

The White House announced that flights transporting critically injured Haitians into the United States will resume.

CNN

Women-only food sites to start in Haiti

ABC News

Budget fears impair medical airlifts

MSNBC

3 deaths linked to Okla. winter storm

Oklahoma's death toll for a winter storm that left thousands without power climbed to three, emergency officials said.

CNN

Nigeria militants call off truce

"All companies related to the oil industry in the Niger Delta should prepare for an all-out onslaught," said rebel spokesman Jomo Gbomo in a statement announcing an end to a three-month-old cease-fire.

Christian Science Monitor

TARP costs less than expected

The U.S. government's Troubled Asset Relief Program to rescue the financial system probably will cost taxpayers much less than first predicted, according to a watchdog monitoring the effort.

Sydney Morning Herald

US economy bail-out goals 'not met'

BBC

Recycling dirty water a growing environmental trend

Greywater Action, a group that encourages reusing household water, holds five-day workshops teaching Californians how to reclaim and recycle what has been dubbed "gray water."

ABC News

NATION

Obama’s climate card: nuclear power

President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.

MSNBC

Beat goes on for drum circle fans

The case of a young woman who contracted a rare form of anthrax at a drum circle has done little to deter fans of the gatherings.

San Francisco Chronicle

A determined quest to bring adoptive ties to foster teenagers

Scores of foster and adoption agencies around the country have found that assertive efforts can turn up dozens of relatives for almost any child.

New York Times

POLITICS

War spending surges in Obama's budget

President Barack Obama’s budget forecasts two consecutive years of nearly $160 billion in war funding, far more than he hoped and only modestly less than the last years of the Bush administration.

Politico

Why people vote against their interests

Political scientist Dr. David Runciman looks at why there is often such deep opposition to reforms that appear to be of obvious benefit to voters.

BBC

SPORTS

Christmas bomb attempt prods Super Bowl security change

The massive security operations for the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics are being adjusted based on recent breaches such as the attempted bombing of an airliner and the White House gate crashers.

ABC News

Federer wins 16th 'slam' title

Putting together another dominant championship performance, No. 1 Roger Federer captured his 16th Grand Slam title by blasting past No. 5 Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11).

NBC Sports

Australian Open: men's final

Houston Chronicle

HEALTH

Catching hospital workers dirty-handed

The standard protocol in hospitals is for doctors and nurses to wash their hands on the way in to see a patient, and on the way out. But that doesn't always happen — they get busy; they forget.

NPR

Fake drugs bought on the Web pose big health risks

People who buy prescription medications over the Internet, especially drugs purporting to treat erectile dysfunction, are playing Russian roulette with their lives, a new study contends.

HealthDay

Sceptics stage homeopathy 'overdose'

BBC

Addictions, bad habits can 'highjack' brain

Advances in neuroimaging have enabled researchers to peer inside the brains of patients with addictive behaviors.

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Directors Guild of America honors Bigelow for 'Hurt Locker'

Underlining the awards season momentum for "The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to take the best director kudos in the 62 years of the Directors Guild of America awards.

Variety

Va. student wins Miss America crown

Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title after belting Beyoncé's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.

San Jose Mercury News

2010 Miss America Caressa Cameron

Las Vegas Sun

'Winter's Bone' tops Sundance

Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone" was the big winner in Park City, as it won both the dramatic competition grand jury prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Hollywood Reporter

Sundance Awards

Salt Lake Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

New world record wind speed announced

Mount Washington, N.H., "Home of the World's Worst Weather," lost the record for the strongest wind gust ever recorded to Barrow Island, Australia, with an incredible wind gust of 253 mph.

AOL News

Aging pipes force sewage into San Francisco Bay

During the storms that howled through the Bay Area, a total of 630,000 gallons of raw sewage spewed into the bay at 47 spots, according to environmental watchdog group San Francisco Baykeeper.

San Francisco Chronicle

Japan's whalers are at sea again, harvesting meat that few will eat

In an annual ritual as seemingly unstoppable as the tides, Japan's whaling fleet is again plowing the Southern Ocean hunting and killing whales.

The Independent

Humpback whales

National Geographic

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GOOD NEWS

Texting underground can save lives

A remarkable teenager in New Mexico has invented a device that may significantly speed up the process with the ability to text from underground caves.

NPR

Realtors donate $500,000 to build homes for homeless

A $500,000 donation from the charitable arm of the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors will help build 32 homes on the Near Eastside for families and individuals who are homeless.

Indianapolis Star

WORLD

US boosts missile presence in Gulf as warning to Iran

The Obama administration is intensifying pressure on Iran by increasing its missile defenses in the Middle East to defend against potential missile strikes by Tehran.

Guardian

Israel "responsible" on Iran, Obama adviser says

Reuters

Yemen seems to reject cease-fire

Yemen appeared to reject a cease-fire offer from the leader of the Houthi rebels, raising questions about a conflict that has diluted the government’s ability to deal with a growing insurgency by al-Qaida.

New York Times

Roots of Yemen's conflict with northern rebels

Reuters

State television: Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud dead

Pakistan's military is scrambling to confirm the veracity of a report on state television that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has been killed.

Guardian

Profile: Hakimullah Mehsud

Al Jazeera

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope calls for 'responsibility' amid economic crisis

Pope Benedict XVI has urged sense of responsibility from governments, employers and workers as they deal with job losses from the economic crisis

BusinessWeek

Va. Islamic school's expansion protested

In Northern Virginia, a private school needed the local county's approval to expand. This would have hardly raised an eyebrow except the school is Islamic, funded by Saudi Arabia.

NPR

BUSINESS

Fix coming 'soon' for recalled gas pedals

Toyota is "finalizing a program" to replace the gas pedals recalled in the United States.

CNNMoney

Macmillan books pulled from Amazon

Amazon.com Inc. has removed all e-books published by Macmillan from its website after a dispute over pricing, according to media reports.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA mission to unravel sun’s threat

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory will spend five years in orbit trying to discover the causes of extreme solar activity, such as sun spots and solar winds and flares.

Times Online

Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results

Egypt's archaeology chief will soon announce the results of DNA testing and CT scans on the mummy of King Tutankhamen.

Forbes

Scientists set for nuclear fusion fuel switch-on

Scientists in the U.S. prepare for the moment when the world's most powerful laser unleashes the nuclear force that lights up the Sun and achieves "ignition."

The Independent

EDUCATION

Obama budget increases NIH and education spending

President Barack Obama will send a $3.8 trillion budget to Congress that would increase financing for education and for civilian research programs and provide $25 billion for cash-starved states.

Boston Globe

Blind student wins court approval for computer aid for bar exam

A blind law student can use computer-assisted reading devices in next month's bar exam, a federal judge has ruled.

San Francisco Chronicle

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