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Men stand next to their tents in a refugee camp at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

A road trip to the end of the world

If you thought you had less than three months to live, what would you do? Spend time with loved ones? Or would you join strangers to travel the country warning people about the end of the world?

CNN

Special section:

Apocalypse chronology

PBS

My body, my laboratory

For centuries, self-experimentation was an accepted form of science, but in recent years, the scientific establishment has come to view it with suspicion. Nevertheless, the practice continues.

TIME

Gadafi’s proclamation of victory disputed

Four Libyan towns which forces loyal to Colonel Gadafi claimed to have retaken remain under rebel control, witnesses say.

BBC

Gadhafi proclaims victories as battles continue

CNN

Blog:

Obama’s chief of staff: Libya requires a global response

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

Gadafi supporters rally in Tripoli

Telegraph.co.uk

The cost of indiscretion

When talking on their cellphones, business travelers sometimes assume they’re surrounded by an invisible, sound-proof phone booth that keeps their conversations private. They are not.

ABC News

Driving your life away: the worst commutes in the US

America’s longest commutes were discerned by looking at mean travel time to work for workers aged 16 and over who work outside their homes, provided by the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey.

MSNBC

NATION

Race gap seen in justice system

The number of people in U.S. prisons has grown from less than 500,000 in the 1970s to more than 2 million, a result largely of the nation’s war on drugs. Three-fourths of those in prison for drugs are minorities.

Charlotte Observer

Raising the retirement age: Can it balance budgets?

As state and federal lawmakers search for ways to reduce government spending, some economists are urging them to raise the retirement age to ease budget pressures.

NPR

1 killed, at least 11 hurt in La. storm

One woman was killed and at least 11 other people were injured when three suspected tornadoes in 15 minutes swept through Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana, authorities said.

MSNBC

Damage in Rayne, La.

The Weather Channel

POLITICS

Democrats, GOP stall on talks over collective bargaining rights

A Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker says negotiations have stalled with Republicans over controversial legislation that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights.

USA TODAY

Coal reignites a mighty battle of labor history

NPR

Mitt Romney tries to explain ‘RomneyCare.’ Will it work?

Will Romney be able to sufficiently distinguish “RomneyCare” from “ObamaCare” — even though both have an individual mandate requiring coverage?

Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

‘Fever phobia’ may be worse than the actual fever

It’s natural for parents to take a child’s temperature at the first sign of illness. But lately, pediatricians are advising caregivers to think about leaving the thermometer in the medicine cabinet.

Baltimore Sun

Blog:

Thermometer basics: Taking your child’s temperature properly

(Mayo Clinic)

Infant and Toddler Health

Reduction in parents’ smoking may lessen child ear infections

Health officials report a nearly 30 percent drop over 15 years in young children’s doctor visits for ear infections. Harvard researchers think it is partly because fewer people smoke.

Denver Post

To eat more fruit, picture a fruit salad

Creating a healthy eating action plan and visualizing yourself carrying it out may help improve the way you eat, researchers suggest.

HealthDay

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft begs users to stop using IE6

On its new website, Microsoft is making its most concentrated effort yet to get users to move away from the decade-old browser.

USA TODAY

NASA readies space shuttle Endeavour for final mission

NASA is priming the space shuttle Endeavour for an historic final trip to the launch pad, even while its sister ship Discovery is still in orbit at the International Space Station.

Space

Blog:

NASA: Evidence of alien life on meteorite

CBS News

SPORTS

NFL head-butting is all about millionaires versus billionaires

National Football League players and team owners opted to keep talking despite the expiration of the current contract. But in the $9 billion sport, the biggest stumbling block remains money.

Christian Science Monitor

Celtics to sign Carlos Arroyo

In need of a veteran ball-handler to back up point guard Rajon Rondo, the Boston Celtics moved to sign Carlos Arroyo for the remainder of the season, a league source confirmed.

ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US Catholics are winning rare victories on church closures

In a series of decisions that parishioner groups began receiving, the Congregation for the Clergy said the bishop had failed to come up with a “grave reason” for shuttering the churches.

USA TODAY

How religion changes a Chinese billionaire developer

Zhang Xin, the billionaire Chief Executive of Soho China Ltd., insists she’s not the woman she once was. Zhang is reinventing herself as a Baha’i convert who has transcended materialistic pursuits.

Wall Street Journal

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

California addiction to debt proves costly

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Paul Stoller):

Politics in a culture of ignorance

Huffington Post

Editorial:

Don‘t copy Ariz.’s foolishness on immigration law

Detroit Free Press

Editorial:

State budget showdown gives GOP rare opportunity to exact concessions

San Francisco Chronicle

Blog (Eric Reitan):

Pastor Rob Bell catches hell from conservative theologians

(Politics Daily)

(A)theologies

Editorial:

Job growth steady, fragile in Minnesota, rest of US

Star Tribune

Editorial:

Budget cut: Parole debilitated inmates

Modesto Bee

Column (Holly Richmond):

Yogis go from lotus position to lobbying

Grist

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GOOD NEWS

Youth pitch in to remove graffiti along US 95 in Nev.

Clark County officials declared March Graffiti-Free Nevada Month and two groups of students have given up their morning to help cover markings on walls along a half-mile stretch of U.S. 95.

Las Vegas Sun

7th annual bed race raises money for City Rescue Mission

Fable characters and fairy princesses could all be found along Hogan Street downtown. It was all part of City Rescue Mission’s seventh annual Bed Race and Family Fun Festival.

Florida Times-Union

Song and chance

Recipe for a show-choir trophy: Take 42 teens, mix well, sprinkle with sequins, toss hair, stir all souls until they’d rather sing than breathe. Then make them practice, until they can dance in sync in their sleep.

Star Tribune

WORLD

Rio’s roving street bands keep Carnival free, fun

While the public face of Rio’s Carnival is the famed and extravagant two day parade, its heart lies in roving groups of irreverently costumed, mostly inebriated partiers who create a free, open-to-all street festival.

Detroit Free Press

Gold smuggling is a way of life in Congo

The leaders of Congo and Kenya met to announce a joint investigation into mineral smuggling, which thrives despite a recent ban in Congo on mineral exploitation and trade in three eastern provinces.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Egyptians turn anger toward state security agency

Three weeks after President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians are turning their anger toward his internal security apparatus.

Forbes

BUSINESS

Stocks hit oil slick but economy to trump

Reports of escalated fighting in Libya and protests in Bahrain, Yemen and top oil-exporter Saudi Arabia rattled investors — oil rose, equities fell.

Reuters

Jobless rate dips below 9 percent

Companies added more workers in February than in any month in almost a year — a turning point for the economy. Economists say the stronger hiring should endure all year.

Detroit Free Press

ENVIRONMENT

Arctic’s spring phytoplankton are arriving earlier every year

When summer comes to the Arctic, the tiny plants that feed the ocean’s food chain form blooms in the water. In some Arctic waters, this blooming has been arriving earlier every year since 1997.

LiveScience

Kennedy ‘legacy’ endures on Cape Cod

Cape Cod National Seashore gained 10 acres of private land with colorful and fantastic views, in part due to the work of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to protect the region’s natural beauty.

Cape Cod Times

Testing the waters

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have undergone an aesthetic decline, reflecting the dangers from global warming that the vast, fragile ecosystem faces.

TIME

EDUCATION

When there are test scores that seem too good to believe

On test day last April, several fifth-graders immediately recognized some of the questions on their math tests. The questions were the same as those on the study guide given out the day before.

USA TODAY

Universities hit out at visa plans for foreign students

Universities across the U.K. will have to close vital science and engineering courses unless the home secretary, Theresa May, drops controversial plans to limit U.K. visas for international students.

Guardian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

For the production ‘Funny or Die’, comedy is serious business

When “Funny or Die” launched in 2007, there were five employees. Today there are 63, led by Mike Farah, the president of the production, and Director Jake Szymanski.

CBS News

Chilling out with the world’s only ice musician

Although it may sound strange for Norwegian-born musician Terje Isungset, the world’s first and only ice musician, the frigid conditions are all part of the job.

CNN

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