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A Bahraini protester prays in the street in front of tanks and other anti-government demonstrators at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain. (Photo by Hasan Jamali / AP)

How the word ‘OK’ took over the world

“OK” is one of the most frequently used and recognized words in the world and also one of the oddest expressions ever invented. But this oddity may in large measure account for its popularity.

BBC

OK: How 2 letters made ‘America’s greatest word’

NPR

Drugs have vanished from government forensic lab

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory failed to properly track cocaine, amphetamines, opium and black tar heroin that undergoes forensic evidence testing, according to a federal report.

MSNBC

Bahrain soldiers open fire on crowds

At least one person has been killed and dozens injured in Bahrain after soldiers fired as hundreds of protesters marched towards Pearl roundabout on the way back from funerals of those killed during the protests.

Guardian

Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa

CNN

‘Victory march’ fills Cairo square

Al Jazeera

Blog:

Middle East protests – live updates

Guardian

Intel chief to join White House council to help promote economy

Casting about for innovative job creation ideas, President Barack Obama is naming one of his critics to an advisory council responsible for finding new ways to promote economic growth and create jobs.

San Francisco Chronicle

Time Warner CEO Jack Griffin ousted

Time Warner Inc. ousted Jack Griffin, the head of its storied magazine division, after fewer than six months into his job due to what insiders described as a polarizing management style.

Reuters

NATION

Wis. Governor: I took ‘bold political move’ on budget

There are continuing demonstrations in Wisconsin’s state capital, protesting Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to strip most public employees of most collective bargaining rights.

CBS News

Segregation in America: ‘dragging on’

Racial segregation in the U.S. housing market has ebbed since its peak, around 1960. But it’s hard to find a truly integrated neighborhood, according to demographer John Logan of Brown University.

NPR

US hardens its stance on immigrant policy

San Jose Mercury News

POLITICS

Alaska cites court ruling in refusing federal health care money

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, saying he’s bound by law, won’t apply for federal grants needed to implement President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul after a federal judge in Florida ruled it unconstitutional.

Bloomberg

Republicans are challenging unions in state capitols

Republicans who swept into power in state capitols with promises to cut spending and bolster the business climate now are beginning to usher in a new era of labor relations.

ABC News

Public employee union protests spread

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Cribs linked to injuries and deaths in babies and young children

U.S. researchers are calling for greater efforts to increase awareness about dangers of cribs and bassinets and have standards related to these products enforced more rigorously.

Medical News Today

US patients trust docs but they don’t trust e-health records

While Americans trust their physicians to keep their health care information private, they don’t extend that same trust to computerized records systems, according to a new survey from CDW.

Computerworld

EDUCATION

NYC to fire teachers, cut capital spending

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a $65.6 billion budget plan for fiscal year 2012 that calls for firing 4,666 teachers and reducing capital spending 10 percent over the next decade.

Reuters

Natalie Munroe calls out ‘whiny’ kids: Do teacher blogs help or hurt schools?

Natalie Munroe, a Pennsylvania teacher, got in trouble for referring to unnamed students as “lazy.” The case got schools to rethink how teachers can use popular social media and blogging sites.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

How rising sea levels are predicted to affect the US coastline

Climate experts predict that sea levels will rise as ocean temperatures increase and the polar ice caps melt.

Environmental News Network

Hibernating bears studied in unprecedented detail

Five bears have been the subject of the most detailed hibernation study ever undertaken in animals of their size.

BBC

Blog:

Secrets of hibernation

(PBS)

Nova Online

SPORTS

Ligety wins giant slalom world title

Ted Ligety produced a clean second run in worsening conditions and gave the U.S. its first gold medal of the world championships when he won the giant slalom title.

NBCSports

2nd win for Ted Ligety

Metacafe

NFL, NFLPA agree to enter mediation

Two weeks from the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL and its players’ union agreed to mediation in their labor dispute.

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

Take tobacco out of the game

Philadelphia Inquirer

Video (Catherine Shoard):

Why ‘The Kids Are All Right’ should win the best picture Oscar

Guardian

Column (Kirsten Adshead):

Tea party rallying Wisconsinites to support Walker budget

Washington Examiner

Column (Chris Arsenault):

Is there learning from past revolutions?

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Democracy by Internet

Los Angeles Times

Column (Ben Nelson and Charles E. Schumer):

Keeping airports safe, keeping privacy intact

CBS News

Editorial:

In treating breast cancer, less can sometimes be better

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Write a clever headline, Watson

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Glory set to launch on climate mission

The Glory spacecraft is set to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the help of its Taurus XL launch vehicle. It will study the role tiny particles play in the planet’s weather.

HappyNews.com

Facebook adds civil union, domestic partnership to relationship statuses

In a gesture of inclusiveness aimed at the gay community, Facebook added “In a civil union” and “In a domestic partnership” to its official list of relationship statuses.

CNN

Teen with facial birth defect is just one of the girls

A large mass covers 13-year-old Kennedy Hubbard’s lower face and neck, making it impossible to miss, yet it’s a non-issue for Kennedy and her classmates. “Nobody makes a big deal about it,” she says.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

India police broaden graft probe; shares take a hit

Indian police raided a television station linked to the government, as a widening investigation into a corruption scandal threatened the coalition and worried investors sent blue chip stocks lower.

Reuters

Chinese court upholds 8-year sentence for American citizen

The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said it was “extremely disappointed” by a Chinese court decision to uphold the eight-year prison sentence of American citizen Xue Feng.

CNN

Egypt gets Suez Canal request to pass from Iran warships

Egypt said it had received a request for Iranian naval vessels to pass through the Suez Canal, a move Israel’s right-wing foreign minister has described as “provocative.”

Reuters

BUSINESS

Borders is planning a fire sale!

Borders, the second-largest book retailer behind Barnes & Noble, is planning liquidation sales in the 200 stores it is shutting down as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

CNNMoney

Consumer prices show inflation rising

Consumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, rose at the quickest pace in 15 months, suggesting a long period of slowing inflation had run its course.

Reuters

Rising costs worry businesses in US

CBS News

Investing amid inflation worries

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hummingbird flying spy

The pocket-size drone developed by AeroVironment as a mini-spy plane is capable of maneuvering on the battlefield and in urban areas.

Sydney Morning Herald

Food and science stun the senses

A former technology chief for Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold has spent the last three years in a culinary lab with dozens of other researchers perfecting the science of cooking.

ABC News

Blog:

Foodies bow down before ex-Microsoft CTO’s cooking bible

(The Atlantic)

Strange Bedfellows

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Vick made the right read on this one

The Eagles quarterback reversed himself, telling producers for The Oprah Winfrey Show that, come to think of it, he isn’t ready for a sit-down with her next week.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Andy Warhol self-portrait sells for $17.44M in London

A rare Andy Warhol self-portrait has sold for $17.44 million at auction, having been in private hands since 1974. It was bought by an anonymous bidder at the auction held by Christie’s in London.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The Buddhist way of allowing yourself to be present for suffering

Doing service for others as a spiritual practice is a way to be in the world without separation. In the Buddhist tradition, we call this recognizing that everything is an expression of emptiness.

Huffington Post

Debt is a hot issue for evangelicals

Many economists warn that the government’s huge national debt is a looming threat to long-term prosperity. But is it also immoral?

Religion News Service

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