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Missing primitive star found

Astronomers have discovered a relic from the early universe — a star that may have been among the second generation of stars to form after the Big Bang.

ScienceDaily

Bill calls for NASA to continue push to moon

Computerworld

Fidel Castro is back in charge

Fidel is once again the arbiter on all critical matters facing Cuba. After his convalescence, the ailing dictator reimposed his authority, quashing hopes of reform and easing tension with the U.S.

Newsweek

House approves $15 billion jobs measure

The House of Representatives approved a $15 billion measure intended to spur job creation by granting payroll tax breaks to businesses that hire new workers.

New York Times

Jobless claims in US fall

BusinessWeek

Stimulus funds felons job fair

CNN

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NPR

Individual gun rights: tyranny protection?

The Supreme Court is considering what could be a landmark decision on individual gun rights. One argument is that armed citizens would make any usurper think twice before subverting the Constitution.

Christian Science Monitor

Starbucks in crosshairs on gun-control debate

CNNMoney

Fashion's new muse: the CEO

The fall 2010 collections may offer the best clothes for working women since Yves St. Laurent introduced the sleek "Le Smoking" pantsuit in 1966.

Wall Street Journal

NATION

Pensions falling short for retirement

Most American workers were woefully unprepared for retirement before the financial crisis struck. The stock market crash that followed made things worse.

NPR

Many over 60 can't afford to retire

CNNMoney

Court jails Islamists for foiled US attacks

Four Islamists who admitted planning "a monstrous bloodbath" with foiled car bomb attacks on U.S. targets in Germany were convicted of conspiracy to murder.

Reuters

Proposed passport fee hikes draw ire

Get ready to open your wallet even wider to satisfy your travel bug: It may soon cost more to apply for a new U.S. passport or renew an old one, news that is not sitting well with some lawmakers.

CNN

POLITICS

NY governor's supporters may request resignation in wake of charges

New York's David Paterson's political backers will meet to discuss whether the scandal-ridden governor should resign.

Reuters

RNC mocks donors, plays on 'fear'

The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on "fear" of President Barack Obama and a promise to save the country from socialism.

Politico

Philadelphia mayor proposes 2-cent-per-ounce sweet-drink tax

Philadelphia's mayor wants to treat the city's weight and wallet problems with the same remedy: the nation's highest tax on all sweetened beverages including soda, energy drinks, even chocolate milk.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Good intentions behind tax hike

Myfoxphilly.com

HEALTH

Carnegie Mellon to research sensors that can track elderly

Researchers will equip such everyday items as a pillbox, telephone or sofa with wireless, computerized sensors in test homes in order to track any decline in the residents' cognitive or physical abilities.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Obesity police want to track your kid's BMI

Researchers from the nonprofit Altarum Institute are calling on states to implement an electronic BMI surveillance system in a recently published analysis.

ABC News

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Study links bacteria in gut to size of your gut

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Sarah Palin pitching TV show about Alaska

Fox News Channel may not be Sarah Palin's only foray into television. The former vice presidential candidate has been pitching an idea for a show about Alaska to network executives.

ABC News

How Hollywood gets fed

These days, the job of craft service is mainly known for providing workers and actors with lavish snacks — all day long.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Billion dollar Chinese hydropower projects get go-ahead in Cambodia

Construction of two Chinese-funded hydropower dams costing more than $1 billion dollars is to begin in Cambodia.

Earth Times

Global warming? Scientists find methane source in Arctic seas

Researchers have located large emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf. They now want to determine if the emissions are have a connection to global warming.

Christian Science Monitor

Farm aid from space

Satellite data of climate activity enable remote herders to obtain drought insurance. Like all insurance, the intention is to mitigate risk.

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Survey finds drop in children's bullying

There's been a sharp drop in the percentage of America's children being bullied or beaten up by their peers, according to a new national survey.

Education Week

13 Baltimore Catholic schools to close

Facing rising costs and falling enrollments, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will close 13 of its 64 schools at the end of the academic year.

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Baylor University receives anonymous $200M gift

Baylor University has received an estate gift that is the largest donation in the school's history by a wide margin. It is the second-largest gift to a Texas university.

Waco Tribune-Herald

Kellogg Foundation receives award for 'Access to Recreation' initiative

The national award recognizes grant-making foundations that have demonstrated innovative leadership, bold vision, and significant impact in advancing the common good.

PNNOnline

WORLD

Attacks sour 1st day of Iraqi elections

Iraq opened its polls for tens of thousands of security workers, but a series of attacks in Baghdad aimed directly at them marred the first day of voting in the country's parliamentary elections.

New York Times

Iraq willing to ask some US troops to stay

CNN

Iraq opening to BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell

Bloomberg

Iraqis head to the polls

YouTube

China's military spending slows, on paper

China's military spending will grow by 7.5 percent in 2010, the smallest increase in more than two decades of double-digit yearly growth, Beijing announced.

Christian Science Monitor

US panel sets resolution to vote on Armenian mass genocide

A U.S. congressional panel was set to vote on a resolution declaring the Ottoman era killing of Armenians as genocide, a move that could alienate Turkey.

MSNBC

BUSINESS

US to top banks: Send more loans!

After repeated calls by lawmakers over the past year, regulators now seem to be picking up the baton, demanding top lenders to help cover the credit shortfall.

CNNMoney

Kosher supermarket plans to become nation's largest

Seven Mile Market, a kosher supermarket in the Baltimore area, plans to move and double in size — likely making it the largest operation of its kind in the nation.

Baltimore Sun

SPORTS

No. 2 Hawks rout No. 5 Wildcats for 6th straight outright Big 12 title

Wearing another Big 12 championship T-shirt, his teammates' arms around his shoulders, hands patting him on the head, Sherron Collins looked at the scoreboard as tears streamed down his face.

CBS Sports

Topsy-turvy Texas attempts to rebound as tournament looms

Even Damion James' contributions — he's averaging 17.7 points and 10.3 rebounds — haven't been enough to stop Texas' free fall. Since starting 17-0, the Longhorns have gone 6-7.

USA TODAY

Baseball batters getting fatter

Baseball players historically have made light about their weight. Babe Ruth's rotundity helped cement his brand as the Sultan of Swat. And they may be getting bigger.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Octopus found imitating flounder

The Atlantic longarm octopus has developed a strategy to avoid predators, including expertly disguising itself to appear as a flounder.

ScienceDaily

Spanish police arrest masterminds of 'massive' botnet

Spanish police have revealed that they have arrested three men responsible for one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers.

BBC

Hydrothermal vents discovered off Antarctica's coast

Scientists at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have found evidence of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor near Antarctica, formerly a blank spot on the map for researchers.

ScienceDaily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Corporate chaplains add spiritual dimension to employee assistance

Bob Hodgdon has always treated his 100 employees at Hodgdon Powder Co. in Overland Park, Kan., as family. However, there are times when even the closest families need outside support.

Kansas City Star

Dozens injured in temple stampede

A stampede broke out at a Hindu temple in northern India as thousands of people jostled one another to get free clothes and food, leaving at least 63 people dead and dozens more injured.

ABC News

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