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In this file photo, the Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich., has begun a long-term collaboration agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on monitoring and improving water quality. (Photo by Anonymous / Michigan Technological University / AP)

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Taliban attacks condemned

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting foreigners in Kabul, highlighting its ability to strike in the heavily defended capital.

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ABC News

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Suicide bomb strikes in Kabul

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7.0 quake strikes off Okinawa

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Ryukyu Islands; however, reports indicate damage was minimal.

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CNN

Much of US water is safe, but many problems still remain

The U.S. has benefited from centuries of improvements in drinking water safety. Yet closer inspection on a house-by-house basis shows water quality isn't guaranteed.

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LiveScience

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Measure would strip authority from DNR to test water quality

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Tainted tap water

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Study: Are liberals smarter than their conservative counterparts?

The notion that liberals are smarter than conservatives is familiar to anyone who has spent time on a college campus.

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TIME

For Cuomo, spotlight suddenly grows hotter for run at governor

For months, Andrew M. Cuomo has silently inhabited a world of grand assumptions: that he was by far the strongest Democrat to run for governor of New York.

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NATION

Pittsburgh tops housing markets list

The best place to buy right now: Pittsburgh. In the metro area, 85 percent of homes are affordable to those making the median family income of $62,500.

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MSNBC

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January home sales fall 7.2 percent

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CBS News

High court to take up gun-control laws

In June 2008, the Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban and declared an individual constitutional right to keep and bear arms. They now appear poised to revisit the Second Amendment.

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USA TODAY

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A constitutional right to hunt? Voters decide

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Christian Science Monitor

Prominent Harvard law professor joins Justice Department

Prominent Harvard law professor Laurence H. Tribe will join the Justice Department to lead an effort focused on increasing legal access for the poor, federal sources say.

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Washington Post

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Justice to launch indigent defense program

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POLITICS

Obama picks 4 more for debt panel

President Barack Obama appoints four to the bipartisan debt panel he established last week including the head of manufacturing giant Honeywell and a former Federal Reserve official.

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MSNBC

Senators to FAA: Address exhausting airline pilot commutes

Senators are demanding that federal regulators do something about airline pilots who regularly make exhausting commutes of hundreds — and sometimes thousands — of miles to work.

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USA TODAY

HEALTH

Study: Preventive double mastectomy may not improve survival

In a new study, researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston provide the first evidence that preventive mastectomy prolongs life, but only for a subset of breast-cancer patients.

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TIME

Be open to sesame

The tiny ivory-colored sesame seed may actually be one of the oldest condiments and one of the most nutritious seeds known to man.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

BBC signals an end to era of expansion

The BBC will close two radio stations, shut half its Web site and cut spending heavily on imported American programs in an overhaul of services to be announced.

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Times Online

Batman knocks out Superman

A mint-condition copy of Detective Comics No. 27 was auctioned in Dallas for a record-breaking price of $1,075,000.

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Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Nouns and verbs learned in separate sections of the brain

Nouns and verbs may go together in a sentence, but they are learned in different regions of the brain, a new study suggests.

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LiveScience

Gmail holds 'graduations' and 'funerals'

A color system filter has graduated to become a full-time part of Gmail. At the same time, Google also held "funerals" for five Gmail Labs features that were unpopular with e-mail users.

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NIH Director ruffles feathers again with new religion book

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins is again riling some scientists by publicly sharing his religious beliefs — this time by publishing a book about faith.

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Science

Lutheran Church seeing fallout over gay clergy issue

Several hundred congregations are moving toward a permanent split with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, but the number is still a small portion of the 10,000-church denomination.

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USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Fate of offshore wind farm in the hands of the government

A decision on the fate of what would be the first offshore wind farm in the United States is expected from the federal government in the next several weeks.

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NPR

Special section:

Harness the power of wind

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National Geographic

Iceberg breaks from Antarctic glacier

An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.

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GOOD NEWS

Teaching kids from the back of a burro

For hundreds of children in the rural villages of Colombia, Luis Soriano is far from a clown. He is a man with a mission to save rural children from illiteracy.

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Vancouver transit system displays Olympian quality

Vancouver's driverless trains have been steady winners at the Winter Olympics as passengers have poured on to a transit system that has stretched way beyond expected capacity but has not snapped.

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WORLD

Iraq to reinstate Saddam-era officers

The Iraqi military will reinstate 20,000 Saddam Hussein-era army officers who were dismissed from their posts after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

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TIME

Australian intel in fresh Israel spy probe

The Australian Security Intelligence Organization is investigating at least three dual Australian-Israeli citizens whom it suspects of using Australian cover to spy for Israel.

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The Age

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Australian fury over Dubai hit

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Reuters

Danish newspaper apologizes in Muhammad cartoons dispute

A Danish newspaper apologized to eight Muslim organizations for reprinting controversial cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, in exchange for their dropping legal action.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Citibank backpedals on shutting down account for gay Web site owner

Citibank executives backpedaled after a low-level Citibank executive froze an account associated with a gay Web site, stating that the account did not meet Citibank’s standard policies.

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American Banking News

Citibank’s gay site snafu looks familiar

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Wall Street Journal

AIG ‘boys club’ punished women, ex-workers claim

American International Group Inc.’s derivatives unit, which brought the firm to the brink of failure, was sued by two ex-vice presidents who said a “boys club” culture discriminated against women.

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BusinessWeek

Calif. insurers subpoenaed in rate probe

California Attorney General Jerry Brown subpoenaed financial records and other documents from the state's seven largest health insurance companies as part of a widening investigation of the industry.

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Reuters

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Health insurance hikes stun small businesses

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San Francisco Chronicle

WINTER OLYMPICS

1 away from gold

The U.S. trounced the Finns, 6-1, at Canada Hockey Place to advance to its first gold-medal game since the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, when it lost to Canada.

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Detroit Free Press

Eastern exposure: With Kim's gold, Asian skaters come into their own

For the first time in Olympic history, Asian skaters filled the podium in three of the four figure skating events.

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TIME

SPORTS

Gatorade ends relationship with Woods

Gatorade officially cut its ties to Tiger Woods, one week after he admitted to extramarital affairs and said he was unsure when he would return to golf.

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A-Rod relieved after World Series win

Alex Rodriguez felt a huge relief after helping the New York Yankees win the World Series. The third baseman said a "humongous gorilla came off my back."

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Fired RI school faculty to appeal

The entire staff of teachers fired in a radical attempt to improve one of the worst performing high schools in Rhode Island will appeal their dismissals to school authorities, the teachers' union said.

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CBS News

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Will mass teacher firings happen elsewhere?

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Christian Science Monitor

Barbed wire down at Houston schools

Dozens of Houston schools no longer leave a first impression that pupils are housed in a prison-like environment.

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khou.com

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

State to set limits on wait to see doctors

California is poised to become the first state to set time limits for doctors to see patients, the Department of Managed Health Care said.

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CBS News

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School students smear each other with colors as they celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors, in Allahabad. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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