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A Libyan rebel sits under a Arabic slogan reading ’god is great, only Libya‘ on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

The e-book era: Best sellers go digital

Two years? Three years? Five years? It’s a parlor game in publishing circles to speculate how long it will take before e-books constitute a majority of the industry’s sales in the U.S.

TIME

Generations and gadgets

The Pew Internet & American Life Project

Money over matter: Can cash incentives keep people healthy?

Would you stick to a diet if you got paid for it, or exercise more if you were fined each time you skipped a workout? Companies are devising ways to implement such incentives and penalties.

Scientific American

US says rate of attacks on Libya slowing

Building on what U.S. officials called a successful first stage of international military action in Libya, the focus is shifting to widening a no-fly zone and setting the stage for a humanitarian relief mission.

San Jose Mercury News

Republicans: bombing ‘unconstitutional’

Guardian

Rebels on the offensive again

MSNBC

Health care law at 1 year: The future is still in question

One year after President Barack Obama signed his historic health care overhaul, the law is taking root in the land. Whether it bears lasting fruit is still in question.

Seattle Times

1 year later, Americans split on health care law

Gallup

Special section:

Health care reform: 1 year later

Politico

AT&T’s expansion raises questions for wireless consumers

AT&T’s plan to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a $39 billion merger would combine two giant wireless communication companies and reshape the telecommunications landscape.

NPR

NATION

100 miles of ‘goop’ in Gulf of Mexico

The Coast Guard said a miles-long patch of discolored goop floating in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be caused by river sediment.

MSNBC

US Army apologizes for Afghanistan photos

The U.S. and NATO are concerned about intense reactions to the publication of images documenting killings committed by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

Spiegel International

POLITICS

In Wis. the battle is ‘far from over’

Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill but the battle in Wisconsin, which launched a national debate on union rights, continues.

USA TODAY

Wis. asks appeals court to block order halting bargaining law

Bloomberg

Abortion foes target Title X Family Planning

Funding for the Title X Family Planning program, which serves more than five million men and women annually, is on the House Republicans’ chopping block.

NPR

Blog:

States test the limits of Roe v. Wade

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Contaminated crops may be the legacy in Fukushima

The future of agriculture in Fukushima hangs in limbo while the government scrambles to secure a more precise reading on the extent of radioactive contamination.

Globeandmail.com

Shelters for the tsunami’s homeless

Guardian

Steam rises from stricken Japan plant; radiation worry grows

Global anxiety rose over radiation from Japan’s earthquake-crippled nuclear plant, where rising smoke from two of the most threatening reactors suggested the battle to avert a meltdown was far from won.

Reuters

Japan nuclear crisis: Will it give nations pause about nuclear power?

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

MIT again reviews status of women

MIT is releasing a new report on the status of women, finding “remarkable progress.” The number of women on the faculty in the divisions of science and engineering has nearly doubled in recent years.

Inside Higher Ed

How dumb are we?

They’re the sort of scores that drive high school history teachers to drink. When 1,000 U.S. citizens were asked to take America’s official citizenship test, 29 percent couldn’t name the vice president.

Newsweek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religion to become extinct, says model of census data

A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion in these areas is set for extinction, say researchers.

BBC

Vatican praises EU ruling on crucifixes

Crucifixes in public school classrooms do not violate a student’s freedom of conscience, a European high court ruled in a verdict welcomed by the Vatican in its campaign to remind the continent of its Christian roots.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Quartz could hold the key to explaining puzzling earthquakes

Areas loaded with the fragile mineral make up persistent zones of weakness in the Earth’s crust. These findings might shed light on the inner workings of the quakes.

Christian Science Monitor

Computer chips wired with nerve cells

The discovery that offshoots from nascent mouse nerve cells explore specially designed tubes could lead to tricks for studying nervous system diseases or testing the effects of potential drugs.

Discovery News

SPORTS

Broncos’ John Elway intrigued by quarterback class

Elway was speaking at the NFL owners’ meetings about Auburn’s Cam Newton, Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick who are all considered as athletic quarterbacks.

Denver Post

Bonds trial begins, putting steroid era back in spotlight

Barry Bonds’ trial on four charges of perjury and one of obstruction of justice is scheduled to begin in San Francisco and could last three to four weeks, bumping into the start of the season.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Jonathan Cohn):

Health care reform’s waivers and waffles

The New Republic

Blog (Julian Pecquet):

Year 2 of Obama’s health reform promises more political fights

(The Hill)

Healthwatch

Column (Troy Wolverton):

Wolverton: AT&T purchase of T-Mobile a bad deal for consumers

San Jose Mercury News

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Libya’s mission

USA TODAY

Column (Anthony F. Lang, Jr.):

Rethinking international responsibility

PBS

Blog (Ben Thomas):

Flagging up the elephant in the room: tracing history’s cliches

(Guardian)

Mind Your Language

Column (Leo Galland, M.D.):

Can health supplements reduce the damage from radiation?

Huffington Post

Column (Syl Jones):

Major media lack diversity of perspectives in their networks

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Anti-suicide Trevor Project to honor Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe looks forward to a tolerant world where young people grow up unaffected by differences in sexual orientation, and he has been working with the Trevor Project.

AOL News

David Shirkey matches poor, disabled with free wheelchair or prosthetic

A visit to Poland gave David Shirkey an idea to become a one-man charity, giving the poor and disabled a wheelchair or prosthetic limb.

Christian Science Monitor

Foundation strives to care for horse racing’s old timers

The nonprofit Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation was founded with a mission “to save thoroughbred horses no longer able to compete." The care and feeding of these animals is a noble but daunting task.

AOL News

WORLD

Top army commanders defect in Yemen

Several top Yemeni army commanders have declared their support for anti-government protesters seeking the resignation of the country’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Al Jazeera

Haitian new president’s Herculean task

The Haiti election was marked by many of the same problems voters experienced in the first round tainted with widespread fraud, although this time violence was avoided.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Approval of online gaming collaboration might make history

Is history about to be made for Internet gambling in Nevada? This month’s state Gaming Control Board meeting appears to be a small step toward the implementation of legal online gambling.

Las Vegas Sun

States push for online sales tax

Star Tribune

For fund raisers, the job market’s warming up — but it’s not hot yet

Many recruiters say that it’s a much better hiring environment now than it was in the past two years. Nobody expects the hiring frenzy that marked the years before the recession, when job offers were plenty.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

HEALTH

Lifestyle change still trumps best diabetes drug

While some sing the praises of traditional medication, there‘s an alternative that’s more effective at both preventing and controlling diabetes with no side effects: diet and exercise.

LiveScience

More men seeking plastic surgery

Move over ladies, middle-aged men may be the new rising market for cosmetic surgery, especially when it comes to face-lifts, Botox and liposuction.

ABC News

Conquering skyscrapers to keep fit

Although they may be unable to leap tall buildings in a single bound, enthusiasts of tower climbing insist they can conquer skyscrapers — and stay fit — just by taking the stairs.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

The coral pulse of life

Coral reefs occupy less than 0.1 percent of the world’s ocean surface, yet they provide a home for 25 percent of all marine species.

Environmental News Network

World’s coral reefs

National Geographic

Old-time methods yield spring greens straight through the winter

It can be a challenge in many parts of the country to find fresh greens at the farmer’s market. But some farmers have mastered the unusual art of growing greens straight through the winter.

NPR

Should Wash. cleanup focus on improving the health of those nearby?

Living along the Duwamish River in Washington is hard on your health. Babies born to families along the river are more likely to die and those who survive can expect a shorter life span.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

It’s Morgan in America

Examining the success and failures of Larry King’s blustery British heir, many wonder: Where did Piers Morgan come from? What has he done? And is there any way to send him back?

Vanity Fair

‘Mildred’ probes a mother’s love

The tug of war between Mildred and her beloved Veda has a special place in the annals of mother-daughter dysfunction.

Telegram & Gazette

Twitter, telegram and email: a few famous 1st lines

Twitter launched five years ago with the simple message “just setting up my twttr.” Most technological breakthroughs that shaped the world began life with a few humble words.

BBC

Happy birthday, Twitter: 5 years of top tweets

ABC News

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