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Libyan rebels in a car and a truck with a mounted weapons system leave Ras Lanouf, Libya. Moammar Gadhafi’s ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town and were close to taking a second. (Photo by STR / AP)

The day that changed presidential security

It has been 30 years since the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. But for retired Secret Service agent Ray Shaddick, the memories of that gray, rainy day in Washington remain clear.

CNN

Blog:

Former Secret Service agent revisits Reagan shooting scene

(PBS)

The Rundown

FDA probes link between food dyes and kids’ behavior

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting to examine whether artificial food dyes cause hyperactivity in children.

NPR

Blog:

Study: Fresh food diet cuts exposure to BPA

(USA TODAY)

Green House

Obama authorizes covert help for Libyan rebels

President Obama has a signed a secret presidential finding authorizing covert operations to aid Libyan rebels who are in full retreat despite air support from U.S. and allied forces, according to a source.

ABC News

Libya’s foreign minister defects

MSNBC

Special section:

Battle for Libya

Al Jazeera

Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack

USA TODAY

More states use familial DNA as a forensic search tool

A powerful forensic search tool known as familial DNA is gaining clout for its ability to identify suspects, and gaining criticism for its potential to be unfair.

Reuters

How DNA evidence works

HowStuffWorks

School violence targets teachers, staff

Veteran Philadelphia teacher Lou Austin endured 40 minutes of terror as a 15-year-old ninth-grader jabbed his index finger into Austin’s temple and threatened to kill him while swinging a pair of scissors.

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

Ohio House committee passes public union curbs

An Ohio House committee passed a bill that would restrict collective bargaining rights for about 350,000 public employees and ban them from striking.

Reuters

Minn. GOP passes sweeping education overhaul into law

Star Tribune

Medicare change could shift costs

Employers and even some younger people would pay more for health insurance if lawmakers raise the eligibility age for Medicare, a study concludes.

Telegram & Gazette

POLITICS

Pot politics on Capitol Hill: Proponents aim to shift industry’s image

Supporters of decriminalizing marijuana are hoping to build momentum on Capitol Hill after a historic election that saw the politics of pot take center stage in four states.

ABC News

Arizona outlaws abortions based on race or sex of fetus

Arizona has made it a crime to perform an abortion because of the sex or race of the fetus. The bill, signed by Gov. Jan Brewer, aims at doctors or other abortion providers.

ABC News

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Alaska’s Dutch Harbor registers highest radioactive fallout in US

Despite the relatively high radiation levels in the Aleutian Island community of Dutch Harbor, state and federal health officials continued to say that the fallout levels were too small to pose a health risk.

Anchorage Daily News

Japan to scrap stricken nuclear reactors

Japan is to decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator says.

BBC

Blog:

The differences between radiation and radioactive contaminates

(PBS)

The Rundown

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Does your name determine your destiny?

A University of Pennsylvania researcher is stirring controversy by questioning how much our names really matter.

LiveScience

Thinking of an electric car? Get your garage ready

Before you jump for new automotive technology, make sure your garage is ready to be a refueling station.

San Jose Mercury News

HEALTH

The grass-fed vs. grain-fed beef debate

Lately, a movement has been singing the praises of the grass-fed cow, while the grain-fed industry has been under attack from food activists.

CNN

How healthy is your county?

An annual set of reports is now available ranking the health of almost every U.S. county, and the results show many different factors play a role in shaping people’s health.

ABC News

SPORTS

Key Auburn football starters say, ‘I didn’t see a dime’

Lee Ziemba says he never received money from Auburn coaches or anyone else affiliated with the program. An HBO special reveals four former Auburn players saying they received money while at the school.

Sporting News

Baseball in 2011: a new-age ballgame

The Steroid Era gave way to the Year of the Pitcher, and the Speed Revolution is next. Computers and video form the modern swing tool, and numbers are now being crunched digitally and exhaustively.

Star Tribune

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Surge in Satanism sparks rise in demand for exorcists, says Catholic Church

Exorcism is the subject of a six-day conference being held at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University in Rome, an institution which is under the Vatican’s authority.

Telegraph.co.uk

Michigan pastor has Christians debating new book

Are you going to burn in hell? The question is at the center of a provocative book released by Grand Rapids, Mich., pastor Rob Bell that has sparked debate among Christians across the U.S.

Detroit Free Press

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Slide show: this week’s editorial cartoons

Oakland Tribune

Interview (Michelle Rhee):

Ex-D.C. schools chief champions reform

Indianapolis Star

Editorial:

Fighting fire with firepower a no-go

Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Lamis Andoni):

Learning all the wrong lessons in Jordan

Al Jazeera

Column (Glenn Greenwald):

The wisdom and legality of arming Libyan rebels

Salon

Editorial:

More support for probation system

Denver Post

Column (Froma Harrop):

When the government was a bear

Creators Syndicate

Blog (Larry Bell):

Got problems? Just blame global warming

(Forbes)

The Bell Tells for You

Site edited by: Jameson O'Neal, Nisha Dubey, Conrad Hain, Lukas Dregne and Catherine Lux.

GOOD NEWS

Bolivia’s illegal coca becomes compost rather than cocaine

The authorities in Bolivia are experimenting with turning illegal coca harvests into organic fertilizer, and they say the results look promising.

Guardian

Kroger’s $3.8M promise of books, arts, help to Indianapolis school children

Kroger announced a $3.8M investment in local schools and education programs, including a plan to collect book donations at every store and to redistribute them to children across Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Star

Cancer survivor turns medication into unique jewelry

Susan Braig, a 61-year-old cancer survivor, takes old pharmaceutical pills and tablets and mounts them on costume jewelry to create colorful necklaces and earrings that she sells.

Los Angeles Times

WORLD

In speech, Assad blames ‘conspirators’ for unrest in Syria

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad blamed “conspirators” for two weeks of anti-government protests in his first address to the nation since the start of a violent crackdown on unrest.

Al Jazeera

Syria tests Internet freedom theory

CNN

Cocaine wars and the invasion of the drug submarines

In recent years, the boat of choice for Colombian cocaine smugglers has been the semisubmersible, a vessel that cruises just below the ocean’s surface with its air pipes sticking out of the water.

TIME

Developing economies’ lead over rivals poses risks

China, India and other developing countries are seeing breakneck growth after escaping the economic downturn, and have grown big enough to thrive independently.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

BUSINESS

Berkshire Hathaway’s Sokol resigns

David Sokol, who was long seen as a contender to take over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway when Warren Buffett retires, has resigned unexpectedly.

Reuters

Tech sector hiring is hot again as Google, Twitter grow

Silicon Valley companies are swooping in and scooping up potential employees in a frenzy of hiring not seen since the Internet bubble of a decade ago.

USA TODAY

Co-founders, celebrities talk Twitter

CNN

EDUCATION

DC’s public schools to dig deeper on test score irregularities

The acting head of Washington, D.C.’s public schools requested a review of eight schools that were flagged in 2009 for irregularities in their standardized tests.

USA TODAY

Virginia Tech fined $55K for response

Nearly four years after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Education fined Virginia Tech for waiting too long to notify students about the shootings.

San Francisco Examiner

Gift horse or a good idea?

The gambling industry’s charitable arm urges colleges to write formal policies that encourage “responsible gaming” on campus — and offers to show them how.

Inside Higher Ed

ENVIRONMENT

Antarctica going green as a result of climate change

Only two species of flowering plants exist on Antarctica. A team of UK and Australian scientists has found that one of them, Antartica hairgrass, has spread over the last 50 years due to global warming.

Telegraph.co.uk

Pollutants in the springtime melting snow

Spring has arrived for the Northern Hemisphere and the snow is beginning to melt. But according to a new study, the snow melting brings with it a massive uptick in pollutants.

PlanetSave.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Killer whale responsible for SeaWorld trainer’s death returns to performing

SeaWorld’s killer whale, Tilikum, will return to performing at the theme park 13 months after killing trainer Dawn Brancheau.

ABC News

Las Vegas embraces mob roots in new museum attractions

Speakeasies, bootleggers, gun-wielding crime bosses and tough-guy accents pay homage to Las Vegas’ mob roots in a pair of new attractions showcasing Sin City’s criminal history.

CBS News

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