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Katherine Medalis Jacobsen, 11, watches snow blow up her street in Frederick, Md. Claustrophobia was setting in for many school children in the area, who were on their sixth straight day without school. (Photo by Timothy Jacobsen / AP)

Fed. chairman Bernanke says trial reserve drains may launch exit

The Federal Reserve could begin pulling back its unprecedented stimulus for the U.S. economy by first removing some cash from the financial system and then raising interest rates.

Reuters

Dollar gains after suggested raised discount rate

MarketWatch

Bird-from-dinosaur theory of evolution challenged: Was it the other way around?

A new study provides yet more evidence that birds did not descend from ground-dwelling theropod dinosaurs and continues to challenge accepted theories about the evolution of flight.

ScienceDaily

Latest snow pushes DC past winter record

The second blizzard in less than a week buried the East Coast under nearly a foot of snow, breaking records for the snowiest winter and demoralizing millions of people still trying to dig out.

WJZ.com

Blizzard scrubs 7,000 flights, snarls East Coast

BusinessWeek

Washington gets hit with winter wallop

Washington Post

Will Micronesia be 1st nationwide park?

If successful, Micronesia will be the first nation to become a wholly protected area, adhering to conservation standards designed to safeguard the country's unique culture and rich marine biodiversity.

TIME

Alcohol abuse weighs on US Army

The U.S. Army needs to double its staff of substance-abuse counselors to handle the soaring numbers of soldiers seeking alcohol treatment, said Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army's No. 2 officer.

USA TODAY

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CBS News

NATION

Music that changed history and still resonates today

Rooted in the hymns, gospel and rural ballads of the southland they set out to change, civil rights songs seized a moral high ground with their melodies as well as their words.

New York Times

Blog:

Obama honors 'soundtrack of a movement'

ABC News

Obama hosts civil rights music concert

Guardian

New sites refine online job search

Some of America's unemployed are turning to a new generation of job Web sites that use targeted search technology to play matchmaker.

NPR

3.8 quake shakes Chicago area

A rare moderate earthquake struck Illinois, waking up residents in the Chicago area. Residents reported being shaken out of bed and finding books and tools scattered across the floor after falling from shelves.

Chicago Sun-Times

POLITICS

The nuking of Dan Coats

In the week since Dan Coats announced he was preparing to challenge Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, Democrats have launched a withering, no-holds-barred assault on the former Republican senator.

Politico

Obama and counterterrorism: The debate moves right

John Brennan, Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, is now President Barack Obama's official attack dog in an escalating war of words with Republicans.

TIME

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Some ditch social networks to reclaim time and privacy

As the social networking train gathers momentum, some riders are getting off, for reasons from being besieged by online "friends" who aren't really friends to concerns over messages and photos.

USA TODAY

'American Idol' Hollywood Week kicks off with Ellen DeGeneres' debut

"American Idol" has served up the first dose of Hollywood Week. In addition to the 181 potential superstars filing into the Kodak Theater, the show marked the debut of newest judge Ellen DeGeneres.

MTV.com

Best and worst of 'Idol'

MSNBC

HEALTH

Updates proposed for 'DSM'

Autism, substance abuse and eating disorders are among the conditions for which the American Psychiatric Association is proposing changes in the fifth edition of its diagnostic bible.

USA TODAY

Children labeled 'bipolar' may get a new diagnosis

NPR

FDA seeks reduction in radiation from medical scans

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan to reduce radiation exposure from three types of increasingly widespread imaging procedures: CT, nuclear medicine studies and fluoroscopy.

HealthDay

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hey little hen

A way to determine the sex of a chicken embryo before it hatches should save money and improve animal welfare.

Economist

Quantum trick for new mobile devices

Hand-held devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a new material that exploits a quantum physics trick.

BBC

SPORTS

America's Cup finances not plain sailing

Bad weather delayed the start of the America's Cup sailing race, but that postponement is nothing compared to the years of court battles that have taken place since 2007.

BBC

6 teams to hit Europe for openers

A record six teams will open their 2010-11 regular seasons in Europe, the NHL and the players' association announced.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Old-style computers get new life in developing countries

PlayPower, co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University graduate student Derek Lomas, is designed to create free educational software for impoverished families in India and other developing nations.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

New Zealand teen kidnaps puppy to save it from euthanasia

A New Zealand teenager faced legal action after he stole his own injured puppy from a clinic to save it from euthanasia when the family couldn't afford expensive surgery after it was hit by a car.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Iran arrests activists before protests

Iranian authorities have rounded up alleged opposition activists ahead of celebrations to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, when anti-government groups called for protests.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

US wants UN debate on Iran's human rights

The Herald

Hindu wins right to open air cremations

A Hindu spiritual healer won the right to be cremated on a traditional funeral pyre, opening the way for thousands of the cremations to take place in the British countryside.

Telegraph.co.uk

Kenya herds zebras for hungry lions

Kenyan wildlife rangers have begun rounding up thousands of zebras in an attempt to provide natural food for starving lions in a national park.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises

Researchers say the sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation.

BBC

China considering green tax as extent of pollution is revealed

China is considering implementing green taxes after a comprehensive new government survey revealed the extent of air and water pollution in the country.

Telegraph.co.uk

Recycling push hurts Berkeley's budget

Berkeley's $144 million budget is in the trash can — literally. In a $10 million deficit announced, the single biggest factor was a decline in its refuse revenues.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Private colleges are seeking to rein in financial aid

The economy is forcing some private colleges to limit their generosity after many of them doubled financial aid over the last decade to attract more applicants and reduce student debt.

MSNBC

Rethinking state policies on national-board-certified teachers

Experts are urging districts and teacher associations to think strategically about how to structure incentives so that board-certified teachers' expertise is used effectively in school systems.

Education Week

Schools likely targets for NJ budget cuts

A key Republican lawmaker says he expects school-aid cuts when Gov. Christie lays out his budget plans.

Philadelphia Inquirer

BUSINESS

Cell phone company's dirty little secret

Mobile phone companies have been lauded for slashing the cost of unlimited voice plans, but many wireless customers' monthly bills are actually going to get a bit more expensive.

CNNMoney

Toyota's home base starting to worry

Toyota City already gives an impression of a town under siege. Toyota's giant headquarters building is inaccessible, like a fortress at war.

TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Synod rejects attack on broadcasters over lack of religious programs

Senior members of the Church of England's general synod staved off an attack on the BBC and independent broadcasters for their alleged failure to produce enough religious television programs.

Guardian

Got a complaint? Chicago Catholics want to listen

Some churches in suburban Chicago are ready to listen to complaints about the church from inactive Catholics — and prepared to apologize for any hurt the church has caused.

Religion News Service

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