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A woman begs for money in Rome as Italy’s borrowing rates spiked to a new euro high, and talk of early elections grew. Pressure mounted on Premier Silvio Berlusconi to resign and make way for economic reforms that Italy needs to avoid a financial disaster. (Photo by Pier Paolo Cito / AP)

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Smile! You’re on cop camera

Small, durable cameras, designed to be worn on police officer‘s uniforms, capture video from the officer’s point of view.

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Cops enlist data-tracking software in the fight against child predators

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Scientific American

US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever

The gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that saddled young adults with housing and college debt.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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New data show grim picture of poverty

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Euro crisis: Italy nearing ‘danger zone’

Italy, the third-largest economy in Europe, is too big to bail out. Its borrowing costs spiked, with yields on bonds perilously close to 7 percent, as faith wanes in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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Market focus shifts to Italy

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CNBC

Debt crisis: live

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Telegraph.co.uk

Conrad Murray found guilty of Michael Jackson manslaughter

Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury in Los Angeles.

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BBC

Race a factor in Texas death sentence?

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case of a death row inmate who claimed authorities in Texas improperly used race in trying to convince a jury to impose capital punishment.

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Christian Science Monitor

Cigarette warnings blocked by court on free-speech grounds

A federal judge blocked new U.S. rules from taking effect that would put graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging, saying the images may violate tobacco companies’ rights to free speech.

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San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Investigation found dozens of delayed HUD projects nationwide

Although the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told Congress its HOME program for low-income housing was doing just fine, the data suggested otherwise, officials say.

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Washington Post

Arrests of illegal immigrants down 43 percent on Ariz. border

The number of illegal immigrants arrested by the Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector fell by more than 40 percent last year, a drop that indicates illegal immigration has slowed considerably in Arizona.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Penn State officials head to court on perjury charges

Two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment on charges they lied to a grand jury and failed to properly report suspected child abuse, a case that has left fans reeling.

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Detroit News

POLITICS

Congress to create new farm subsidy

Farm-state lawmakers are moving for a new subsidy to protect farmers from revenue drops — an unprecedented program that critics say pays billions to farmers now enjoying high crop prices.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Small elections are drawing big money in some states

All over the country, small-scale, local school board races are attracting big money and big media attention.

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NPR

Abortion referendum in Miss. would redefine ‘personhood’

A ballot measure expected to pass in Miss. would define “personhood” as beginning at the moment of fertilization or cloning.

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Christian Science Monitor

Will the Mississippi Personhood Amendment pass? It’s a toss-up

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Slate

BUSINESS

Bank of America to sell biggest US Pizza Hut franchisee

Bank of America Corp. has agreed to sell the biggest U.S. Pizza Hut franchisee to a company formed by Olympus Partners, as Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan narrows the focus of the lender.

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Bloomberg

Bank Transfer Day a boon to credit unions, small banks

After Bank of America did an about face to drop a fee on their debit cards, many made their own change in direction.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Minn. factory restores US jobs

After going out of business, Faribault Woolen Mills is weaving back, restoring American jobs one thread at a time.

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MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Secret ‘watch list’ reveals failure to curb toxic air

The system Congress set up to clean up toxic air pollution still leaves many communities exposed to risky quantities of benzene, formaldehyde, mercury and other hazardous chemicals.

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NPR

Special section:

Toxic air and America’s schools

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USA TODAY

G-20 leaders endorse green climate fund, marine protection

Leaders of the G-20 economies wrapped up an annual meeting with promises in order to finance the fight against climate change, protect against oil spills and promote low-carbon development.

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Environment News Service

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The man in charge

Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar” is, of all things, a portrait of a soul. The movie is a nuanced account of J. Edgar Hoover as a sympathetic monster — a compound of intelligence, repression and misery.

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Leonardo DiCaprio inhabits Hoover

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Clint Eastwood at the “J. Edgar” premiere

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When the ‘happily ever after’ dream lasts

The fact remains that ordinary women find themselves wanting to divorce shortly after the nuptials for a variety of reasons.

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Msnbc.com

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Should the bride take the groom’s name?

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ABC News

Gaga, Bieber sweep European Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards turned into a celebration of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga as the two picked up a number of awards, including best male and best female act.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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For now, gas tax hike should be an option to fund roads

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Detroit Free Press

Column (Michael Levenson):

Read Dickens now!

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Slate

Finally, real Americans can pick fruit: is the job crisis over?

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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USA TODAY

Homeless families need winter shelters

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Concord Monitor

Column (Mitch Albom):

Kids in Haiti are longing for a chance to learn, but they need your help

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Detroit Free Press

Caution on local fracking policies

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Denver Post

Column (Matt Zoller Seitz):

In prime-time, Big Brother watches everything

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GOOD NEWS

Baltimore theater uses new grant to give nonprofits a broader stage

Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theater aims to be a hub for local arts groups, becoming much more than just a stopping-off spot for touring artists and productions.

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School on a bus brings classes to children in India’s slums

A school on wheels brings education to the doorstep of disadvantaged children every day, halting in different parts of the sprawling Indian city of Hyderabad.

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Reuters

Patient finds giving to be a cure

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Cami Walker found herself in terrible pain and fighting addiction when a friend inspired her to give 29 gifts in 29 days.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Dalai Lama: ‘Cultural genocide’ behind self-immolations

The Dalai Lama has blamed Beijing’s “cultural genocide” for a wave of self-immolations among monks and nuns in ethnic Tibetan parts of Sichuan.

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BBC

US hangs back as inspectors prepare report on Iran’s nuclear program

An imminent report by United Nations weapons inspectors includes the strongest evidence yet that Iran has worked to obtain a nuclear weapon.

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HEALTH

School soda bans don’t keep kids from sugary drinks

Laws that specifically ban sugar-rich sodas in schools — but not other high-calorie drinks — do not reduce consumption of these obesity-generating beverages, a new study shows.

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HealthDay

Stem cells transformed into brain cells to treat Parkinson’s disease

Researchers have been able to coax human embryonic stem cells to become the neurons killed by disease. Cells survive and function reversing movement problems caused by Parkinson’s in monkeys.

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Airships may offer an alternative stairway to space

Plans are in motion to enter space by floating a very large balloon right up to the edge of orbit, and then give it one final boost away from earth.

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Scientists puzzled by recent seismic activity after Oklahoma earthquake

Earthquakes were among the strongest yet in a state that has seen a dramatic, unexplained increase in seismic activity.

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Man-made earthquakes?

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1 fish, 2 fish, smart fish, sly fish

Goldfish don’t forget. Fish — the smarter ones at least — are able to distinguish left from right, remember their surroundings, use logic, engage in deception and cooperate while hunting.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

Middle school excels after grouping kids based on academic performance

Hannah Ashton Middle School in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, groups students based on their academic prowess instead of treating every student the same.

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Columbus Dispatch

Survey: sexual harassment pervasive in grades 7-12

In the 2010-11 school year, 48 percent of students in seventh through twelfth grade experienced some form of sexual harassment, according to national survey.

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MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Millions in Mecca start Hajj pilgrimage

Millions of Muslims from around the world were in the holy city of Mecca for Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that every able-bodied Muslim is expected to perform at least once in his or her life.

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CNN

Tougher task for Israeli fundraisers

Things have changed dramatically when it comes to raising money for Israeli nonprofits from American funders. Donors want more involvement with the groups they support.

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Forward

SPORTS

Ex-heavyweight boxing champ Joe Frazier has liver cancer

The 67-year-old boxer has been diagnosed with liver cancer, Frazier’s personal and business manager said. Doctors have not yet told Frazier how long he has to live.

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Herald Sun

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Joe Frazier still fighting liver cancer

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ESPN

NBA: Deal on table

Commissioner David Stern gave NBA players an offer and a deadline: Accept a chance to earn up to 51 percent of basketball-related income or get ready for a deal that’s a whole lot worse.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Moderate to intense exercise may protect the brain from ‘silent strokes’

Jogging, swimming or other moderate to intense physical activity may protect the brain from “silent strokes,” or small brain lesions that can lead to mental decline and increase the chances of a future stroke.

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HealthDay

Photo of the Day

Women wearing the traditional costumes of the region sit in a horse-drawn carriage during the traditional Leonhardi pilgrimage in Bad Toelz, located in southern Germany. (Photo by Matthias Schrader / AP)

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