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In this file photo, Lt. Col. Mike Shower, commander of the 90th Fighter Squadron, center, is greeted by crew chiefs after landing one of the F-22 Raptor fighter jets, during an arrival ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Al Grillo / AP)

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The $77B fighter jets that have never gone to war

More than five years and nearly $80 billion after the world’s most expensive fighter jets joined the U.S. military fleet, the high-tech stealth F-22 Raptor has yet to see combat.

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ABC News

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F-22 Raptor unveiled

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CBS News

Facebook codifies green data centers

Facebook shared the details about the energy efficiency of its server and data center in its new Oregon facility. This is the latest example of how energy-efficiency is a must-have.

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Bloomberg

Facebook shows green data center, launches Open Compute Project

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Deal reached to avoid government shutdown

Perilously close to a midnight deadline, the White House and congressional leaders have reached agreement to cut billions of dollars in spending to avoid the first government shutdown in 15 years.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Source: Deadline may be pushed one week

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CNN

Live coverage of the budget battle

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Reuters

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Democrats, GOPs disagree on budget deal

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Nuclear woes set to propel renewed quest for natural gas

The ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan may undermine support for nuclear power in the U.S. If it does, other sectors of the energy economy stand to benefit — none more than the natural gas industry.

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NPR

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Japan quake causes fresh radioactive spill

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Al Jazeera

For casinos, fines are just 1 cost of doing business

Last year, the Missouri Gaming Commission fined casinos $761,000. The violations included everything from accidentally letting minors on to the gambling floor to not changing decks frequently enough.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NATION

Gay Americans are 4 percent of population

An estimated nine million Americans — or nearly four percent of the total population — say they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a new report.

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ABC News

150 years later, the Civil War still divides

On April 12, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War rang out in South Carolina. It’s been 150 years but even now the city of Charleston is figuring out how to talk about the war and observe the anniversary.

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NPR

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How the Civil War changed modern medicine

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Calif. failing to enforce seismic rules for public schools

State regulators have failed to enforce California’s landmark earthquake safety law for public schools, allowing children and teachers to occupy buildings with structural flaws.

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Biden to students: ‘No means no’

During his 36 years in the Senate, one of Vice President Joe Biden’s signature issues was protecting women from abuse. Now, he’s taking the cause to college students.

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Politico

Creationists notch big win in Tenn.

Tennessee’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would protect teachers who want to challenge the theory of human evolution.

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CBS News

Agency: CIA’s Leon Panetta not eager to swap jobs

Leon Panetta is happy as CIA director and has not been asked by President Barack Obama to consider changing jobs, the agency said as speculation swirled over changes in top U.S. security posts.

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Reuters

HEALTH

Drinking more than recommended limit ‘raises cancer risk’

Drinking more than a pint of beer a day can substantially increase the risk of some cancers, research suggests.

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BBC

Heavy beer drinking, genetics may raise risk of stomach cancer

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Executive Health

Crave caffeine? It may be in your genes

New research indicates that DNA may play a large role in determining how much caffeine people consume in beverages such as coffee, tea and soda as well as in foods such as chocolate.

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WebMD

ENVIRONMENT

Are mega earthquakes on the rise?

The small but destructive tremors in Haiti, Chile and New Zealand — surpassed by the magnitude 9.0 quake in Japan — has some researchers wondering whether the number of large earthquakes is on the rise.

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LiveScience

Cleaner, greener fireworks

U.S. Army pyrotechnic experts have discovered a compound that could replace the toxic metal used in green-colored fireworks.

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Nature

Scientists unsure why dolphins are washing up dead

Dead baby bottlenose dolphins are continuing to wash up in record numbers on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and scientists do not know why.

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CNN

SPORTS

Rays’ Manny Ramirez to retire

Tampa Bay Rays slugger Manny Ramirez told Major League Baseball that he is retiring after being notified of an issue that arose under MLB’s drug policy.

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ESPN

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Compilation: Manny being Manny

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eBaum’s World

Global sports trade: Athletes hurdle national borders for a better life

Runner Mohamed Marhum left Morocco to become a gold medal hopeful for Spain in the 2012 Olympics. The global sports trade is drawing more scrutiny as athletes trade talent for naturalization.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Historic theater set to reopen

Before it closed in 1984, memories were made at the Wildey Theatre for three-quarters of a century. Now as the theater opens again, new memories will be made there.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sci-fi ‘gothic’ architecture brought to life

It looks like a futuristic architectural fantasy, but Swiss architect Michael Hansmeyer’s complex column design is so real you can touch it.

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CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Boston Tree Party planting the fruit of civic involvement

At the Boston Tree Party inauguration, communities, businesses and passers-by will be making their mark on the city by planting apple trees in public spaces.

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AOL News

Go, dog. Go!

True to his name, Scooter the dachshund scoots around his new home on his new wheels. The damaged dog, whose back legs are useless, took to his “doggie wheelchair” without missing a beat.

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Telegraph Herald

Grandmother helps kids ‘off the block’

In Roseland, one of Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods, plagued with rampant gang violence, one grandmother opened her door and invited gang members to come inside.

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CNN

WORLD

NATO refuses to apologize for strike on Libya rebels

NATO has refused to apologize for a recent “friendly fire” attack on rebel tanks in eastern Libya that killed at least four people.

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BBC

Special section:

Regime forces push rebels back in Libya

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MSNBC

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Rebellion in Libya

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USA TODAY

Gbagbo’s compound cordoned off

Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara has ordered a blockade around rival Laurent Gbagbo’s presidential residence where he remains holed up.

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Al Jazeera

Blackouts hit a million homes in Japan after latest quake

Nearly a half-million homes were without electricity after the magnitude-7.1 aftershock struck disaster-weary northeastern Japan.

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MSNBC

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Japan tries to move on after quake, tsunami

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CNN

BUSINESS

Help wanted: references are filling jobs and pockets

Many companies and organizations are encouraging employees to be on the lookout for talent and are offering cash bonuses for referrals that lead to a hire.

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NPR

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Limits sought to employers’ use of credit reports

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USA TODAY

Approval of travel deal for Google underscores antitrust concerns

Google Inc. won government clearance with restrictions for its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA Software in a deal that will give the Internet giant a key role in online travel.

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Star Tribune

Oil settles above $112 as dollar falls

Oil surged above $112 per barrel following a drop in the dollar and continued jitters about shipments from the world’s major oil suppliers.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Surging oil prices: family budget-buster

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ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Home automation

Home automation experts say the sky is the limit when it comes to wiring up a house. For a fee, you can manage your home on a computer.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Recent eclipses shine light on 3-star ‘solar’ system

An unusual, distant triple-star system has been observed in intimate detail with help from Canadian researchers and a B.C. telescope.

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CBC News

EDUCATION

Gay students win strong allies in battle against bullying

After a rash of suicides linked to bullying in public schools, gay and lesbian students are punching back as never before. They’re finding powerful allies as they demand an end to the harassment.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Upside of rejection: Your safety school might be the smarter choice

It’s not that most students won’t get into college at all. But for many, the school they end up enrolling in may not have been their first, or even third, choice.

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TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Orthodox Lenten meals

For Eastern Orthodox Christians this is Great Lent, the 40-day period of strict fasting leading up to Easter. However, they are supposed to observe fasts of one kind or another nearly all year.

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Excommunicated church thrives despite censure by diocese

Spiritus Christi is a breakaway parish at odds with the Catholic church. The Rev. James Callan, now the parish’s assistant pastor, was fired from the Rochester diocese and excommunicated.

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Religion News Service

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Baby Boomers’ dilemma: when should mom, dad stop driving?

A problem confronting a growing number of Americans is knowing when it’s time for their moms and dads to stop driving.

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USA TODAY

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Two race goers arrive for Aintree Ladies Day at the Grand National horse race meeting in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Tim Hales / AP)

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