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Travel grinds to a halt after powerful mid-Atlantic snowstorm

A powerful snowstorm pounded the nation's capital and other mid-Atlantic states, bringing travel to a virtual standstill.

CNN

In pictures: DC snow chaos

BBC

Whaler, activist ship collide again

The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in the icy waters off Antarctica — the second major clash in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between the two sides.

Houston Chronicle

Debt crisis unsettles European economy

Governments in Athens, Madrid and Lisbon struggled to quell fears of a looming debt crisis in Europe that is pummeling the euro and rippling across global markets.

MSNBC

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Economic conditions and trends

New York Times

Greece debt problems may pose systemic risk

NPR

Offensive aims to turn Afghan war

A new and possibly decisive chapter of the Afghan war is unfolding. The U.S. is preparing a major attack on the Taliban, and the Afghan government is trying to draw militants into peace talks.

MSNBC

US, NATO gather largest offensive in years

YouTube

West skeptical of Iran nuclear claim

Western powers have responded with skepticism to a claim by Iran that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel could now be close.

BBC

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Iran

Guardian

NATION

Pentagon allows morning-after pill on military bases

The Pentagon announced that the Department of Defense would provide soldiers with Plan B, otherwise known as the morning-after pill.

ABC News

Obama honors 7 CIA officers killed in Afghanistan blast

President Barack Obama paid tribute to seven CIA officers killed in Afghanistan calling them "American patriots who loved their country."

CNN

POLITICS

Senator stalls Obama's appointees

Sen. Richard Shelby is using a Senate tactic to stall confirmation of scores of President Barack Obama's appointees to steer major spending in his home state.

CBS News

Franken lays out 'pledge and pass' strategy for health care

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn) called for Senate Democrats to commit to passing important amendments to its health care legislation through the process of reconciliation.

Huffington Post

Health care: Americans angry over earmarks

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Buyer interest in Prius up

By now, you've heard that some 2010 Toyota Priuses have a braking problem blamed for several crashes. That sounds scary, but to some it sounds like a deal.

CNNMoney

Tyson plays chicken with supply

Tyson Foods plucked a fiscal first-quarter profit, as volume and average selling prices for poultry improved from year-ago levels.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Climatologists: Tibet temperature 'highest since records began'

The roof of the world is heating up, according to a report that said temperatures in Tibet soared in 2009 to the highest level since records began.

Guardian

Engineers aim to make air travel greener

Carbon emissions from air travel could be reduced thanks to a new collaboration between engineers from Bath and Bristol Universities and the aerospace industry.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hubble maps show a changing Pluto

New images reveal substantial differences from how Pluto looked when Hubble examined it in 1994. Pluto has gotten redder, and the northern hemisphere has brightened as the south has darkened.

Scientific American

What does your choice of search engine say about you?

A new study intends to determine the profile of search-engine-brand loyalists and identify how search engines are changing consumer behavior and helping to build brand images.

Advertising Age

Dinosaur had vibrant colors, microscopic fossil clues reveal

Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million years.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Many US adults skip routine vaccinations

Tens of thousands of American adults die each year from pneumonia, influenza and other infectious diseases that could be prevented by routine vaccinations, according to a new report.

MSNBC

Swine flu still out there, officials caution

H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said.

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope criticises support for euthanasia

The pontiff condemned support for euthanasia, which he said goes directly against the Christian understanding of the dignity of human life.

Telegraph.co.uk

Televangelist denies 'quid pro quo' with ex-Liberian president

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor said that his government awarded Pat Robertson a gold mining concession and that Robertson offered to lobby the Bush administration on the government's behalf.

Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Dog saves owner's life

Five years ago, Don Callahan rescued an abandoned and abused dog at an adoption fair at the Detroit Zoo. The same dog returned the favor.

WOODTV.com

Mechanics free kitten from van

A kitten was removed from the dashboard of a van owned by an Illinois animal shelter. Shortly after being rescued, the cat got his second lucky break of the day. He was adopted within minutes.

The Register-Mail

WORLD

Leaders meet in Northern Ireland after coming to terms

The British and Irish prime ministers arrived in Northern Ireland after political parties reached a deal to save the province's power-sharing government.

CNN

Pakistan bombing kills Shia Muslims

Bombings in the Pakistani city of Karachi have killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Black Eyed Peas and Ludacris jump start world tour

Picking up where they left off at the Grammy Awards, the Black Eyed Peas kicked off their world tour at Atlanta's Philips Arena, costarring hometown hero Ludacris and party boys LMFAO.

Spin

Black Eyed Peas launch 'The END' tour

Rolling Stone

'Mein Kampf' makes German comeback

A group of German historians is lobbying to publish Hitler's memoir, arguing that it's necessary to get an authoritative annotated edition ready for bookshops by the time the copyright runs out in 2015.

MSNBC

SPORTS

College team taps 13-year-old QB

The University of Southern California has recruited a seventh-grader to be its quarterback of the future.

Toronto Star

David Sills' USC commitment

YouTube

Brees’s peers see amazing athlete within

As Drew Brees carries the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl appearance, he is described as a humanitarian, a thinker, an overachiever and an underdog.

New York Times

Archie Manning's divided loyalties

FOX News

EDUCATION

Segregation rife within charter schools

De facto segregation is alive and well in public schools in virtually every state, but is more common in charter schools — an option increasingly endorsed in reform efforts, according to a national study.

San Francisco Chronicle

Wide achievement gaps for top students

Education Week

Failure rate for AP tests climbing

The number of students taking Advanced Placement tests hit a record high in 2009, but the portion who fail the exams — particularly in the South — rose as well.

EducationNews.org

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