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A Libyan protestor hits a window of the Libyan embassy in Tunis with a hammer. The demonstrator was protesting against Gadhafi’s crackdown on peaceful protesters in Libya. (Photo by Hassen Dridi / AP)

T minus zero: Discovery to blast off on final flight

Space shuttle Discovery made its debut back in 1984, now Discovery embarked on its final mission, marking the beginning of the end of NASA’s 30-year-old space shuttle era.

NPR

1 giant step for a humanoid robot in space

CBS News

Assange to be extradited to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault. Assange has been fighting extradition and has consistently denied the allegations.

Guardian

Libyan capital deserted; opposition gains

The Libyan capital is a ghost town, witnesses said, as anti-government protesters declared victory elsewhere after reportedly seizing control of the third largest city.

CNN

Among Libya’s prisoners: interviews with mercenaries

TIME

Special section:

Libya uprising

Al Jazeera

Gadhafi: Inside the opulence

ABC News

Government demands for tobacco firms

U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler refused tobacco companies’ requests for the suggested “corrective statements” to be under seal and declined to extend the legal battle over them.

Reuters

New York City gets public-smoking ban

Los Angeles Times

Toyota recalls 2 million US vehicles in stuck pedal inquiry

Toyota is recalling 2.17 million vehicles in the U.S. over reports that accelerator pedals could become stuck in floor mats and carpets.

BBC

NATION

Mentally ill increasing strain on American prison system

Treating mental illness is always a challenge, but in the U.S., after decades of declining funding for mental health care, the burden is increasingly falling on the prison system.

BBC

Texas’ effort to amend US Constitution draws conservative critics

In the latest round of Texas vs. Washington, D.C., some Republican lawmakers in Austin want to rein in the federal government by amending the U.S. Constitution.

Fort Worth Star Telegram

Government drops defense of anti-gay marriage law

In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage.

Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Obama awards 6 Purple Hearts

President Barack Obama awarded six Purple Hearts while visiting with wounded service members. Obama also met with medical center staff during his hospital stay of more than an hour.

MSNBC

Wisconsin union protest: beards, budgets and bargaining

Rep. Governor Scott Walker faces a budget deficit that balloons from $136 million in 2010-11 to $3.6 billion from 2011 to 2013.

BBC

Mike Huckabee speaks about his book ‘A Simple Government’

Former Arkansas governor and 2012 presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, Republican, speaks to an audience of reporters on his latest book, “A Simple Government.”

C-Span

HEALTH

‘Brazilian Blowout’ hazardous for health?

Concerns are growing over the controversial hair-straightening treatment, known as the “Brazilian Blowout” in the United States.

San Francisco Chronicle

Alzheimer’s disease misdiagnosis, accuracy is important

Brain autopsies in Hawaii are revealing that some cases of severe dementia and Alzheimer’s have been misdiagnosed before death.

Medical News Today

How disordered proteins spread from cell to cell, potentially spreading disease

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists: Dirty air triggers more heart attacks than cocaine

According to the scientists, air pollution triggers more heart attacks than using cocaine and poses as high a risk of sparking a heart attack as alcohol, coffee and physical exertion.

Reuters

Brontomerus had a colossal kick

Among the sauropods, the largest creatures to have ever walked the Earth, Brontomerus — “thunder thighs” in Greek — probably had the biggest thighs of them all.

LiveScience

Bendable microchips: The world’s first organic microprocessor is unveiled

At the International Solid-State Circuits Conference a team of European researchers will unveil a 4,000-transistor, 8-bit logic microprocessor. But this chip is different. This chip is flexible.

Popular Science

EDUCATION

Droids to teach toddlers in the future

Robots could one day help teach kids in classrooms, suggests research involving droids and toddlers in California.

LiveScience

Why they are rallying

Between the colorful rallies and counter-rallies, and legislators fleeing their own states, the debate over the right of public employees to unionize has captured national attention in the last two weeks.

Inside Higher Ed

SPORTS

`Melo does what `Melo does, but old guy Toney Douglas saves Knicks

Knicks fans, this is what you’re going to get from Carmelo Anthony. He had 27 points and one assist. He shot 10 of 25 on the night but the real hero of this game for the Knicks was Toney Douglas.

NBCSports

Bucks vs. Knicks

Metacafe

NFL urging states to pass youth concussion laws

The National Football League wants all 50 states and the District of Columbia to pass legislation that could help cut down on concussions suffered by young players.

Virginian-Pilot

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

As Arabs cry for democracy, Islamists may need to follow

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Jonathan Zittrain):

Freedom and anonymity: keeping the Internet open

Scientific American

Column (Robert Creamer):

Why Americans need unions now more than ever

Huffington Post

Column (Jim Hightower):

Corporate lawsuit abuse

Creators Syndicate

Blog (Shadi Hamid):

It’s time to intervene

(Slate)

Foreigners

Column (Paul Reynolds):

A glimpse into the future of journalism

BBC

Video (Ian Black):

Libya protests: ‘Gadhafi’s regime is increasingly desperate’

Guardian

Audio (Frank Deford):

Be sparing with the broad stripes and bright stars

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Coach who donated kidney to player gets hero’s welcome at home opener

Two weeks after saving the life of one of his players by donating a kidney, Wake Forest University baseball coach Tom Walter received a hero’s welcome at the home opener.

AOL News

Kentucky turnaround high school ratchets up improvement

The test scores aren’t in yet, but by almost every other measure that matters — school climate, instructional strategies, staff satisfaction — the former Shawnee High School, Ky., isn’t the same place.

Education Week

Galveston to honor a forgotten boxer

Jack Johnson was snubbed a century ago after becoming the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight title, but one of his descendants viewed plans in Texas to honor his memory.

Houston Chronicle

Special section:

‘Unforgivable Blackness’

PBS

WORLD

New Zealand earthquake rescue efforts now in full swing

With the New Zealand earthquake death toll now at 98, authorities have mounted the country’s largest-ever rescue operation in a bid to save as many of the 226 missing people as they can.

Christian Science Monitor

Christchurch earthquake: CTV building in ruins

New Zealand Herald

Reports indicate heavy fighting, losses intensify in Somalia

Reports in Somalia indicate that intense fighting between African Union peacekeepers and Islamist militants has resulted in heavy casualties.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Somali pirates: Gulf of Aden thugs

LIFE.com

BUSINESS

Oil industry eyes turmoil in Middle East

As oil prices soar amid spreading unrest in Libya and across the Middle East, pressure is growing for U.S. regulators to allow new deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Globeandmail.com

$100 oil could shock recovery

Reuters

Ford to recall F-150 pickups over ‘low risk’ air bag problem

Under pressure, Ford Motor Co. said it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks that have a “relatively low risk” of the air bag deploying inadvertently. Included are 2005-06 models from the U.S. and Canada.

Denver Post

ENVIRONMENT

Upgrading the electric grid with flywheels and air

The modern electric grid is getting some help from some admittedly old-fashioned technology. Flywheels don‘t sound as sexy as wind turbines, but the latter wouldn’t go mainstream without the former.

National Geographic

Mega-drought threat to Southwest

A study of the Southwest’s distant climatic past reveals that the Dust Bowl was a mere dry spell compared to the “mega-droughts” that were recurring long before humans began to settle the continent.

Nature

‘Surviving the Dust Bowl’

PBS

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

At 150 years, the pope’s newspaper raises eyebrows

The homage to “The Simpsons” that was splashed across the Vatican’s newspaper was odd, and hinted that the paper was trying to be hip, even a bit controversial.

San Jose Mercury News

Minn. parish told to restrict homilies

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis says only priests can preach before communion after a recent mass where a woman stepped to the lectern on the altar — and started to preach.

Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Lopez will unveil new music video on ‘Idol’

The star, who wept and said, “I can’t do this anymore!” at the end of an American Idol show after she had to kick off contestant Chris Medina, will unveil her new music video.

USA TODAY

The difficult road to American Idol’s top 24

People

Oscar fashion goes bold, thanks to Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj

Taking a tip from music stars Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, Hollywood’s A-list actresses are expected to turn up on Oscar’s red carpet in many bold, futuristic designs, fashion experts predict.

Reuters

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