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A man holds up a sign during a demonstration calling for the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Hussein Malla / AP)

More than just a coffeehouse, it’s a tech incubator for 3 tribes

The Summit cafe sits at the intersection of San Francisco’s three most conspicuous tribes: techies, foodies and yuppies. Yet what makes it unique is its dual-purpose nature.

San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon to stream TV shows, movies to home-delivery customers

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, is offering instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows to customers of its Amazon Prime home-delivery service.

BusinessWeek

Amazon takes on Netflix with instant streaming

CNNMoney

Obama under pressure to intervene in Libya

Pressure mounted on the White House to intervene to stop Moammar Gadhafi’s bloody crackdown on democracy protests as a lawmaker close to President Barack Obama urged oil firms to halt work in Libya.

Reuters

US lacks leverage to pressure Libya

NPR

Gadhafi: ‘I cannot leave my country’

Guardian

Libya protests

Christian Science Monitor

Wis. governor turns up pressure on Assembly Democrats

With their Senate colleagues still in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly began introducing a barrage of 100 amendments to try to stymie the Republican governor’s plan.

MSNBC

UCSD scientists aim to trap a trillion positrons at once

Physics Professor Clifford Surko’s team plans to corral antimatter using new methods that create specialized states of antimatter in large clouds — more than a trillion particles at one time.

Popular Science

NATION

Black Americans more optimistic than whites about the economic future

While white Americans are more satisfied with their own financial situation than blacks after the long economic downturn, blacks are significantly more optimistic about what the future holds for them and the economy.

Politics Daily

Special section:

Charting the quality of life for black Americans

USA TODAY

Ex-lawmakers find jobs at firms seeking to shape policy

Less than three months after leaving Capitol Hill, a dozen former congressmen have found work with groups that seek to influence their former colleagues, despite rules that impose restrictions on lobbying.

USA TODAY

Census estimates show 1 in 4 US counties are dying

Hit by an aging population and a poor economy, a near-record number of U.S. counties are experiencing more deaths than births in their communities, a phenomenon demographers call “natural decrease.”

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

9 Supreme Court cases to watch

The Supreme Court returns to begin the second half of a term that has featured oral arguments in cases ranging from protests at military funerals to prison overcrowding in California.

ABC News

Supreme Court refuses appeal about Ten Commandments displays

Christian Science Monitor

Chicago’s mayoral race: Meet Rahm Emanuel’s rivals

After nearly five months that took Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral candidacy to the edge in the Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago residents are finally ready to go to the polls and vote.

AOL News

Public broadcasting cuts would hurt smaller towns and rural areas

Small television and radio stations serving rural areas would likely feel the biggest impact of funding cuts because 70 percent of public broadcasting funds are channeled to local stations.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Brain’s electrical activity may help spot infants at high risk for autism

By analyzing patterns in the brain‘s electrical activity, researchers say they’ve been able to assess autism risk in children as young as six months of age.

HealthDay

Special section:

Autism spectrum disorders

WebMD

Trying pacemakers in the brain to zap disease

Call them brain pacemakers, tiny implants that hold promise for fighting tough psychiatric diseases — if scientists can figure out just where in all that gray matter to put them.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mobile phones do affect brain activity

A study is among the first and largest to document the potential of cell phone signals to alter brain function.

Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New batteries fix themselves

A lithium-ion battery that can heal itself may improve the life span and safety of today’s energy-storage technologies, researchers report.

Science News

What a rat can tell us about touch

In her search to understand one of the most basic human senses — touch — Mitra Hartmann turns to what is becoming one of the best studied model systems in neuroscience: the whiskers of a rat.

ScienceDaily

US cities using technology to cull ideas from citizens

Cities around the country are following the example of private companies employing technology to harness the wisdom of citizens, make use of their skills and create virtual civic forums.

ABC News

SPORTS

Carmelo Anthony traded to NY Knicks

Team owner James Dolan pulled the trigger on a blockbuster deal for Carmelo Anthony, the all-star forward, who for months was angling for an opportunity to join forces with Amar’e Stoudemire in New York.

NY Daily News

2011 Kentucky Derby, other Triple Crown races reunited on NBC

NBC announced that it will show the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes for the first time since 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, the Belmont was shown on ABC.

Courier-Journal

The top 10 race horses of the 20th century

PBS

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Blog (Justin Elliott):

Will Wis. walkout start a trend in states across the US?

(Salon)

War Room

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Rush to democracy

USA TODAY

Blog (Jonathan Cohn):

Public workers aren‘t Walker’s only target

(The New Republic)

Citizen Cohn

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PBS and the Republicans

Lexington Herald-Leader

Column (Delia Lloyd):

Can texting save women’s health — and that of their infants?

Politics Daily

Column (Christopher Hitchens):

‘The King’s Speech’ revisited

Slate

Editorial:

A cigarette in all but its name

Star Tribune

Column (Stephen Henderson):

Wis. governor a conservative? Hardly

Detroit Free Press

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GOOD NEWS

Nitroglycerin ointment might strengthen bones, prevent loss

Nitroglycerin ointment, usually prescribed to relieve chest pain, may also counter bone loss, a new study suggests.

HealthDay

Fewer credit card rate hikes and fees reported after regulations

A year after new regulations curbed a spate of questionable billing practices, federal officials say over-the-limit penalty charges and late fees have been dramatically curtailed.

San Jose Mercury News

Publishing children’s books; delivering them by elephant

In rural areas of Laos, Sasha Alyson hauls (sometimes by elephant) children’s books in the local language to kids who are eager to learn to read.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Christchurch quake: Search and rescue could work through 2nd night

Search and rescue teams could continue looking for survivors for a second night following the Christchurch earthquake.

New Zealand Herald

World launches efforts for New Zealand earthquake victims

Christian Science Monitor

Why did Somali pirates kill 4 hostage American yachters?

As U.S. forces negotiated the release of four Americans captured while yachting in the Arabian Sea, Somali pirates shot and killed them. The incident raises questions about the new military approach to piracy.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Consumer Confidence Index hits 3-year high with rising optimism

The Consumer Confidence Index rose to its highest point in three years as Americans are feeling more optimistic about their income prospects and the direction the economy is headed.

Houston Chronicle

Green economies for growth, urges UN

Investing $1.3 trillion each year in green sectors would deliver long-term stability in the global economy, a U.N. report has suggested.

BBC

EDUCATION

Wanted: a dependable backer

With increases in state support for higher education hard to come by, some leaders of public universities are arguing that the federal government may be best suited to pick up the slack.

Inside Higher Ed

Half of living languages face extinction

A new research project is documenting thousands of endangered languages — before we lose them forever. Of 6,500 living languages, half are expected to be extinct by the end of this century.

Guardian

Special section:

Disappearing languages

National Geographic

ENVIRONMENT

Benefit to cutting ‘black carbon’

Cutting atmospheric soot, methane and ground-level ozone is the quickest way to tackle climate change in the short term, according to a new report.

BBC

Multimillion-dollar fund announced for US wildlife projects

The longstanding connection between nature conservation and hunting and fishing in the U.S. has been confirmed with the announcement of a $749 million fund for wildlife projects.

Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Online repository of scores raises copyright concerns

Humanity’s musical treasures — such as Beethoven piano sonatas — survive as black marks on a page, otherwise known as scores. Now a website has made a vast expanse of this repertory available for free.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Give yourself a break at work

A University of Illinois professor says people don’t need to feel guilty about checking personal e-mail, chatting with co-workers or addressing other minor distractions throughout the workday.

Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bishop: Vatican talks show little progress

The head of a group of traditionalist Catholics said reconciliation talks with the Vatican would soon be coming to an end, with little change in the views of either side.

National Catholic Reporter

Vatican: No ticket fees for Pope John Paul II beatification Mass

The Vatican complained that some travel agents are asking faithful to shell out a “service” fee for procuring places for the beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II when no tickets or invitations are needed.

USA TODAY

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