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An anti-Mubarak protester reads the newspaper next to a tank near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Protesters appear to have settled in for a long standoff, turning the square into a makeshift village with some sleeping in tents made of blankets and plastic sheets. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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Cosmetic surgery grows with economy

The number of Americans voluntarily going under the knife for a nip and a tuck has grown along with the economy. It begs the question: Could plastic surgery be a sign of better economic times?

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Case fuels debate on changing the face of TV

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Poll: Recovery, inflation picking up speed

Reuters polls showed rich world economies could grow faster this year than previously thought, albeit with higher inflation and a growing likelihood that major central banks will start to hike interest rates.

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Reuters

Labor unions boost Egypt protests

Egyptian labor unions have gone on a nationwide strike, adding momentum to pro-democracy demonstrations in Cairo and other cities. Around 20,000 factory workers stayed away from work.

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Al Jazeera

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How long can Egypt’s protests keep going?

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AOL News

The Muslim Brotherhood uncovered

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Guardian

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Is the US sending Egypt mixed signals?

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CNN

Janet Napolitano: US terror threat highest since 9/11

The threat of terrorism is in some aspects “at its most heightened state” since the 9/11 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

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BBC

Want to pique a date’s interest? Play hard to get

A study using fictitious Facebook profiles found that the women who were most interested in a group of men knew the least about whether or not the men actually liked them back.

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LiveScience

NATION

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 southern snow

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The Weather Channel

Obama to call for $53B for high-speed rail

President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure spending to create jobs.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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

POLITICS

Bernanke downplays US inflation risk

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke entered the lion’s den, appearing for the first time before a House panel since Republicans took back majority control of the lower chamber of Congress.

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MarketWatch

Patriot Act extensions rejected by House in bipartisan vote

The House failed to extend the life of three surveillance tools that are key to the nation’s post-9/11 anti-terror law, a slip-up for the new Republican leadership that miscalculated the level of opposition.

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Huffington Post

Sizing up GOP presidential contenders

Despite the fact that only one hopeful has announced plans to run — that would be former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain — likely Republican presidential candidates have been working behind the scenes.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Pentagon welcomes mergers — except for top 6 suppliers

The U.S. Defense Department welcomes mergers among U.S. defense companies provided they don’t involve the top five or six suppliers acquiring each other, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said.

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BusinessWeek

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

New shingles vaccine in short supply

Less than a month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended most Americans over 60 get vaccinated to prevent shingles, the vaccine is in short supply.

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USA TODAY

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

ENVIRONMENT

Fish and Wildlife proposes guidelines for wind farm’s bird impacts

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed voluntary guidelines for onshore wind energy developers to avoid bird deaths as part of the Obama administration’s big push for renewable and clean energy.

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MSNBC

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

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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Police turn to churches to find recruits

As part of what Buffalo, N.Y.’s police department calls an “aggressive new police recruitment campaign,” men and women in blue are standing with men and women in black to find new officers.

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AOL News

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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Columns And Op-Ed

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Obama and Egypt: fear and loathing

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Al Jazeera

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On Egypt and the US

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Rationing is not the only alternative

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Don’t have a cow

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Houston Chronicle

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Black Wall Street paves way to success

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Should Fox toss Beck out of the coop?

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AOL News

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I, for one, welcome our manhole-seeking overlords

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Restaurateurs turn inventive to avoid menu increases

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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

Cambodia troops bunkered at cliff-top Khmer temple

Hundreds of Cambodian soldiers were camped at a cliff-top Khmer temple and World Heritage site in the line of fire in deadly border skirmishes with Thailand.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Jailed American stokes fury in Pakistan

The case of a U.S. Embassy employee accused of murder in Pakistan, which reaches the highest government levels, threatens to spin out of control and take U.S.-Pakistan relations to a new low.

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NPR

Taiwan general Lo Hsien-che held on China spy charges

Maj. Gen. Lo Hsien-che was recruited by China in 2004 while he was stationed overseas. But officials declined to comment on reports that he had worked in the U.S. and had sold secrets.

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BBC

CRISIS IN EGYPT

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

The chaos continues

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Turmoil in Egypt

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TIME

The view of Egypt’s protests from the pyramids, with hardly a tourist in sight

Camel owners and others at Egypt’s pyramids, where foreign tourists normally flock at this time of year, are surprisingly supportive of the protests.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Egypt antiquities restoration under way

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National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Animals make friends too

Researchers have determined that such human-like friendships exist among at least five different types of animals.

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EDUCATION

Number of Advanced Placement test takers has nearly doubled since 2001

The number of high-school seniors who took at least one Advanced Placement examination before graduating has almost doubled since 2001, according to the College Board’s annual AP report.

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Chronicle of Higher Education

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

Raising the barn

A new house, inspired by an old barn, makes an award-winning architectural statement — from its wood-slat exterior to the leaning walls that evoke age.

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Star Tribune

Jane Austen is back, thanks to Colin Firth

Almost 200 years after her death, it is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen and her works have found new life in the online world.

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Toronto Star

SPORTS

NFL offers all-expenses trip to any Super Bowl to 400 fans who lost seats

The 400 fans who were prevented from taking their seats at the Super Bowl three days ago can opt to attend any future championship game at no expense, the National Football League said.

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Bloomberg

Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz lined up for NBA All-Star Game performances

Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Josh Groban and Cee Lo Green have been tapped as the main musical attractions for the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

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Billboard

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

Photo of the Day

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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