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Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a demonstration at Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt. Protesters appear to have settled in for a long standoff, turning Tahrir Square into a makeshift village with tens of thousands coming every day. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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Many parents discourage girls who would be nuns

More than half of the women who professed final vows to join a religious order in 2010 said a parent or family member had discouraged their religious calling, according to a Georgetown University survey.

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USA TODAY

Game creates controversy

A game developed by a Boston-based tech company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates.

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MSNBC

Is iOS game ‘Smuggle Truck’ as controversial as it looks?

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(PC World)

Game on

Egypt’s promises of reform are greeted by bigger protest

The standoff between Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak and anti-government demonstrators entered a third week with another massive protest in Cairo.

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NPR

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In the ‘Republic of Tahrir,’ Egypt gets its Woodstock moment

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McClatchy Newspapers

The chaos continues

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Turmoil in Egypt

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TIME

As snow melts, it’s leaving an ugly mess

The mountains of snow that have covered the Northeastern landscape are finally melting, revealing oozing lumps of garbage, gaping potholes, rat-infested sofas, discarded Christmas trees — even bodies.

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Telegram & Gazette

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More snow, ice for southern states

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The Weather Channel

NASA primes new satellite to study the Earth’s climate

NASA is preparing to launch its newest satellite that will monitor how the sun and tiny particles in Earth’s atmosphere, called aerosols, affect the planet’s climate.

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Space News

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The Glory spacecraft

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NASA

NATION

States depend on unapproved foreign drugs for executions

Because of a U.S. shortage of sodium thiopental, which is the first of three drugs used for most lethal-injection executions, some states have resorted to importing the drug from foreign sources.

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ABC News

Victims of brain injury struggle to get rehabilitative care

Of the 275,000 hospitalized for brain injuries every year, about two-thirds are sent home with no further medical treatment, said Mark Ashley, chairman of the Brain Injury Association of America.

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MSNBC

POLITICS

GOP loves look of VP field

The GOP is buzzing over junior Republican officeholders who have captured the party’s imagination in ways that the current 2012 presidential field hasn’t come close to doing.

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Politico

Obama challenges big business

President Barack Obama received a cool reception from business executives, who initially welcomed him but turned icy as he defended government regulation.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Dow Jones closes higher for the 7th straight day

The Dow Jones industrial average closed higher for the seventh consecutive day. That’s the longest series of gains for the index since July.

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Star Tribune

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US stocks post another day of broad gains

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CNNMoney

Government finds no electronic cause for sudden acceleration in Toyotas

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reviewed 280,000 lines of code on nine Toyota vehicles and found no evidence that electronics caused the unintended acceleration.

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Consumer Affairs

HEALTH

Nearly a year into health law, states are all over the map

States are taking different paths to implementing the nation’s new health care law. Some roar ahead, others proceed grudgingly, hoping that the courts or Congress will overturn or dilute the statute.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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As health care law rolls out, many insurers drop child-only policies

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Miami Herald

Antipsychotic drugs could shrink brains

Evidence that prescription drugs shrink patients’ brains would suggest only one course of action: Stop prescribing them. But experts say findings won’t dramatically change current prescription practices.

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Nature

ENVIRONMENT

Calif. delta chinook salmon run bigger, but still low

Three years of restrictions on ocean fishing seem to have paid off with a bigger run of chinook, but there are still far fewer salmon laying eggs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river system than fishermen would like.

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San Francisco Chronicle

King crabs invade Antarctic waters

Warming waters along the Antarctic Peninsula have opened the door to shell-crushing king crabs that threaten a unique ecosystem on the seafloor, according to new research.

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Agencies cracking down on how ocean ships handle ballast

After decades of delay, government officials are beginning to crack down on cargo ships that allow invasive species to hitchhike to U.S. waters, where they have turned ecosystems upside down.

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Plain Dealer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

At an end-of-the-line prison, an unlikely escape through Vipassana

Deep in the Bible Belt, an ancient Eastern practice is taking root in the unlikeliest of places: Alabama’s highest-security prison.

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NPR

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Vipassana meditation

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Worship spaces finding new homes

What was once Church of the Ascension in St. Paul, Minn., is now a home for ordinary people — a sign of the new life that awaits church buildings that are no longer needed.

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Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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Cartoon (Nick Anderson):

Don’t have a cow

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Houston Chronicle

Column (Chip Johnson):

Black Wall Street paves way to success

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (David Corn):

Should Fox toss Beck out of the coop?

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AOL News

Blog (Paul Marks):

I, for one, welcome our manhole-seeking overlords

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(New Scientist)

One Per Cent

Column (David Elbert):

Restaurateurs turn inventive to avoid menu increases

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Des Moines Register

Will Dems put unions ahead of air safety?

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Washington Examiner

Cartoon (Bruce Beattie):

Mubarak and the Saudis

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U.S. News & World Report

Column (Robynn Shrader):

4 things you can do to defend organic against GMO

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Grist

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GOOD NEWS

New explanation for heart-healthy benefits of chocolate

In time for the chocolate-giving and chocolate-noshing fest on Valentine’s Day, scientists are reporting the discovery of how this treat boosts the body’s production of “good” cholesterol.

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Medical News Today

Lymph node removal not needed for some breast cancer

Women with early breast cancer may not need to have surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes under the armpit, U.S. researchers said.

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Reuters

New FDA approval path for ‘breakthrough’ devices

The FDA has announced a new initiative to speed “pioneering” medical devices to the market, and its first test will be a novel upper-extremity prosthetic that is controlled by the brain.

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WORLD

Chechen warlord Doku Umarov claims Moscow airport bomb

One of Russia’s most wanted men, warlord Doku Umarov, said he ordered the deadly bomb attack last month on a Moscow airport where 36 people died.

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BBC

Spain’s salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities

The exploitation of thousands of migrants used to grow salad vegetables for British supermarkets has been uncovered by an investigation into the $2-billion-a-year hothouse industry in southern Spain.

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Guardian

CRISIS IN EGYPT

Can Al Jazeera topple governments?

The network is powerful in the Arab world, where it has more influence than CNN or the BBC. It determines which images are important for the people in the region — and which emotions these images trigger.

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Spiegel International

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Uprising in Egypt equals downfall in tourism

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NPR

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Gibbs signals US backing for a more deliberate process in Egypt

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CNN

Wael Ghonim freed after 12 days

A Google manager, Wael Ghonim, held in Egypt for about 12 days over anti-government protests was freed. Shortly after his release, Ghonim took part in the protests.

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CBS News

Egypt’s Brotherhood warns it could quit talks with government

President Barack Obama said talks to resolve Egypt’s crisis were making progress, but the main Islamist opposition in Cairo said it could quit the process if protesters’ demands were not met.

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Reuters

US trusts Egypt’s VP, but do Egyptians?

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Open Channel

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Queen Noor on Muslim Brotherhood

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How social media shape medical practice

Popular demand for an unproved surgical treatment for MS shows the growing power of social media to shape medical practice.

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Scientific American

IBM’s building for gigaspeed

They’re building the future at IBM in Rochester — and her name is Mira. Mira is an IBM supercomputer worth an estimated $50 million and may be the most powerful computer in the world.

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Star Tribune

EDUCATION

Young non-drinkers up in down economy

The tough economy might be having a sobering effect on incoming college freshmen. New surveys of high school students suggest increasing numbers are beginning college as teetotalers.

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USA TODAY

Some Mo. districts blaze trail on early childhood schooling

Despite tough times, a handful of districts in Missouri are digging into their budgets to find cash for new early childhood programs.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Little Darth Vader’ reveals face behind the Force

The pint-size Darth Vader, who seemingly brought a Volkswagen Passat ad to life while stealing America’s heart in this year’s breakout Super Bowl commercial, reveals Star Wars was too scary for him.

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MSNBC

The battle for the Mercedes millions

A $500 million treasure discovered in the shipwreck Mercedes has sparked a high-stakes legal battle between Spain and the American shipwreck-hunting company that detected it.

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The Independent

SPORTS

James Dolan tries to close deal

Garden chairman James Dolan is taking a more active role in the Knicks’ pursuit of Carmelo Anthony and has had direct negotiations with Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke.

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Cavs hit another all-time low

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their way into the NBA record book in fitting fashion — not with a blowout, but with the kind of head-slapping plays typical of a team that can’t do anything right.

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NBCSports

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

A growing problem: fresh out of foster care and homeless

The record demand experienced by shelters for young adults illustrates a new face of homelessness, and comes even as the number of beds has been expanding.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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A pedestrian walks during a sunset on the seaside promenade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki. (Photo by Nikolas Giakoumidis / AP)

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