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How not to raise a bully

Over the past decade, research in empathy — the ability to put ourselves in another person's shoes — has suggested that it is key, if not the key, to all human social interaction and morality.

TIME

High unemployment not the 'new normal'

White House economist Christina Romer said the signs were improving but the economy is still suffering from a shortfall of aggregate demand as it emerges from what has been termed the Great Recession.

Reuters

Md. adds most jobs in nation

Baltimore Sun

Volcano continues to delay flights

A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe, as Icelandic scientists warned that volcanic activity had increased.

San Jose Mercury News

Obama cancels trip to Kaczynski's funeral

CBS News

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Tracking the cancellations

New York Times

Volcanic disruption spreads

ABC News

Fresh crisis without new financial rules

The U.S. is destined to endure a new economic crisis that sticks taxpayers with the bill unless Congress tightens oversight of the financial industry, President Barack Obama said.

Houston Chronicle

Dems say Goldman suit bolsters case for rules

Business Week

Doing a manly job

The Rev. Hattie Horne started True Love Church in Minneapolis after a male minister told her that women were not qualified to be pastors.

Star Tribune

NATION

Taxi drivers at risk

A recent survey suggests crimes against cab drivers have increased, and there have been several attacks across the country, including in Michigan, Georgia and California.

NPR

Drug addicts getting sterilized for cash

Individuals coping with drug addiction have opted to seek help from Project Prevention in the form of tubal ligations or vasectomies. The organization hopes to prevent births in those severely addicted to drugs.

TIME

Boise's farmers market hopes to reach new families by accepting food stamps

A certain cliche hounds farmers markets: that they serve an affluent clientele. But one Boise booth started quietly undermining that idea by accepting food stamps.

Idaho Statesman

POLITICS

Candidates chasing delegates at Mass. state GOP convention

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker hopes to edge challenger Christy Mihos off the primary ballot at the state GOP convention — but he was loathe to admit it at an interview.

Boston Herald

Destruction of interrogation videotapes raised concerns at CIA

Top Central Intelligence Agency officials were concerned over whether it was proper to have destroyed videotapes showing the interrogation of terrorism suspects, according to internal documents.

Wall Street Journal

HEALTH

Structure of protein is key to hearing and inherited deafness

Rising from the top surface of our inner ears are cilia that can move to wisps of sound no larger than a molecule — but can shear at sounds that are larger than life.

ScienceDaily

Could eating yogurt battle cancer?

Researchers have found that harmless bacteria from probiotic yogurt travels through the body and can grow inside tumors.

ABC News

EDUCATION

NYC to close 'rubber rooms' for teachers

New York City and its teachers union agreed this week to shut down so-called "rubber rooms," reassignment centers where suspended teachers go each school day while their cases are pending.

NPR

Truancy court in Oakland is for parents

One by one, mothers stepped forward to face Alameda County Superior Court Judge Cecilia Castellanos and explain why their children have repeatedly failed to show up to elementary school.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Smithsonian taxidermist: a dying job title

Every natural history museum worth its stuffing used to have a whole crew of taxidermists working behind the scenes. And many of the animals now displayed date from that era, many decades ago.

NPR

NBC posts $223 million loss on Olympics

The tally is in: NBC lost $223 million on the Winter Olympics in the first quarter. That's slightly better than the most recent estimate of $250 million in losses.

CBS News

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Winter Olympics 2010

NBC

The best summer festivals for your buck

Since Woodstock in 1969, festivals sporting music's biggest names have become popular all over the world. These festivals can give fans the chance to see hundreds of their favorite bands at a fraction of the price.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Views are night and day on federal judge's prayer ruling

Drawing mixed reviews in Jacksonville, a federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional because it's government-supported prayer.

Florida Times-Union

German Bishop convicted of denying the Holocaust

British Roman Catholic Bishop Richard Williamson has been convicted in a German court of denying the Holocaust in a television interview.

CBC News

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GOOD NEWS

6th-grader to play piano at Carnegie Hall

Eleven-year-old Nadia Azzi took her first piano lesson before she turned 5. Now, she is scheduled to play at Carnegie Hall.

St. Petersburg Times

Percussion soloist is deaf, daring and down to earth

Dame Evelyn Glennie is from Scotland and the world’s only full-time percussion soloist. She is not only a dame of the British Empire, she has her own tartan, the Rhythms of Evelyn Glennie.

Buffalo News

WORLD

Feds indict ex-Blackwater president

The former president of Blackwater Worldwide was charged with using straw purchases to stockpile automatic weapons and with filing false documents to cover up gifts given to the King of Jordan.

BusinessWeek

Sudan elections flawed, but a 1st step

Sudan's first multiparty elections in 24 years fell short of international standards but should be recognized as an important step forward for the nation.

CNN

BUSINESS

Let's have a beer and talk derivatives

MillerCoors and other brewers are major users of derivatives, so they are at the center of a debate over how to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives trade.

BusinessWeek

Toyota recalling 600,000 minivans for rust

Toyota said that it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans to inspect for rust in the cable that holds the spare tire, adding to the more than 6 million vehicles already under recall by the automaker.

Detroit Free Press

ENVIRONMENT

Which US cities are least wasteful?

San Francisco wins the title of America's "least wasteful" city, followed by Seattle, New York and Portland, Ore., according to a survey of the 25 largest cities.

USA TODAY

Saving energy is part of dorm life on Ithaca College campus

At Ithaca College, a campus known for its embrace of all things sustainable, two dormitories proudly wear the Energy Star label, the federal government’s nod of approval for energy-efficient products.

New York Times

52 ways to go green at home for the next year

dailycomet.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Helicopter tests radar for Mars landing

In recent tests, a helicopter carried a test model of the landing radar for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory on simulated descent paths.

ScienceDaily

Space shuttle Discovery heads to Earth

The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station and is heading back to Earth.

BusinessWeek

Special section:

NASA's rocket launch schedule

NASA

Town adjusts to changes in space program

YouTube

SPORTS

Predators get 1st road playoff win by knocking off Blackhawks

J.P. Dumont called it a lucky goal, but the unexpected score allowed the Nashville Predators to tie the game early and changed the momentum in their direction.

ESPN

Yankees beat Rangers with a homerun

With one swing of the bat, A-Rod put a tumultuous spring and an extended stint on the disabled list behind him.

NY Daily News

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