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Patients receive free dental care at a free health clinic sponsored by CareNow at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in California. More than 800 health care professionals volunteered their time this weekend to provide medical, dental and eye care to the uninsured. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes / AP)

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Governors Awards revs up Oscars’ engine

The quality of the honorees, star power of the crowd, emotion of the evening — and intensity of the campaigning — at the Hollywood & Highland grand ballroom left no doubt the race for Oscar gold has begun.

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Variety

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The glory of Oprah

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The Atlantic

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2011 Governors Awards: Winfrey accepts Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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NBA players reject league offer; begin to disband union

The NBA players have rejected the league’s latest offer and are beginning the process to disband the union. The decision likely jeopardizes the season, they say.

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CNN

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Stern says NBA ‘finished’ negotiating

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USA TODAY

Supreme Court to hear health care fight

The Supreme Court announced that it will hear a dispute testing the constitutionality of the Obama-sponsored healthcare overhaul, in the most important chapter in the legal battle over the law.

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USA TODAY

Supreme Court wades into presidential politics once again

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It's All Politics

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Supreme Court: challenges to health care

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Msnbc.com

Stem cell test for heart attacks: ‘biggest breakthrough in a generation’

A study of heart failure patients treated with their own stem cells has achieved "striking’’ results and could result in the biggest breakthrough in a generation.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Struggling grads get help on loans

To ease the financial strain on new grads, federal officials are raising awareness about “Income-Based Repayment,” an underused program intended for borrowers who don’t earn a lot.

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Detroit News

Two decades after Anita Hill, how do workplaces handle harassment?

Allegations against Herman Cain spotlight secret settlements, which many businesses turn to in harassment cases.

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Department of Veteran Affairs to create world’s largest medical database

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been keeping computerized medical records for more than two decades. The VA can now turn that information into a gold mine for medical research.

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NPR

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Specialized clinics for soldiers

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WebMD

Occupy Wall Street protests shifting

As city officials around the country move to disband Occupy Wall Street encampments amid growing concerns, protesters have begun to erect more tents on college campuses.

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Scott Olsen makes 1st public statement since Occupy Oakland injury

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Guardian

Special section:

Occupy movement

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USA TODAY

The American flag’s 5 hidden messages

Until 1912, there was no set design for the Stars and Stripes. Its makers laid hints of the country’s history.

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BBC

POLITICS

Romney grinds down GOP resistance

As Mitt Romney outshines rivals in debates and looks more like the last man standing, even longtime critics are slowly — and some, bitterly — acknowledging he may end up as the GOP nominee.

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Politico

US deficit: Supercommittee talks ‘at difficult point’

Talks designed to cut the U.S. deficit have reached a “difficult point”, but a deal is still possible, say members of a special supercommittee.

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BBC

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Obama tells the US lawmakers to bite bullet on debt deal

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Reuters

BUSINESS

Gen X takes the housing hit; boomers only grazed

At this time five years ago, the white-hot U.S. housing market was starting to cool. Before long, it would slip into a deep freeze.

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NPR

IPOs give companies instant wealth but lots of headaches

With Groupon’s high-flying IPO last week and Zynga poised to go public this month, Silicon Valley is once again atwitter (if you will) about its favorite obsession: the initial public stock offering.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

Fracking chemical found in Wyoming water after EPA testing

Tests indicate at least one common fracking chemical has contaminated drinking water in the town of Pavillion, Wyo. But, the natural gas industry still denies fracking is harmful to water supplies.

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Asia-Pacific leaders agree on making green growth a priority

At the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, the heads of state of 21 nations pledged to take a wide range of steps to help promote energy efficiency in their countries.

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Environmental News Network

Obama, Asian leaders forge green deal

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APEC 2011 summit and multinational trade

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Washington Post

EDUCATION

More foreign students studying in USA

International students and their dependents contributed more than $20 billion to the U.S. economy last year as foreigners enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, according to reports.

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USA TODAY

Students take a novel approach

This month in six classes at J.F. Smith and Matsumoto elementary schools in San Jose, Calif., every student writes a book. They’re among 2,000 U.S. classrooms joining National Novel Writing Month.

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San Jose Mercury News

SPORTS

US officials worried about security at London 2012 Olympics

The U.S. plans to send 500 FBI agents to protect its athletes as organizers admit underestimating number of security guards that would be needed.

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Guardian

Brady, Patriots take control of AFC East with win over Jets

New England, facing the prospect of dropping three successive games for the first time since 2002, instead gained the upper hand in the AFC East by silencing the New York Jets 37-16.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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

Who is and isn’t poor in America

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Sexual harassment: He said, she said, we shrug

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The Daily Beast

Column (David Kennedy):

Humane ways to combat crime

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Blog (Karl Vick):

Behind Iran‘s nuclear quest: an ancient civilization’s pride and insecurity

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(TIME)

Global Spin

Blog (Scott Huler):

‘Ambiguity’: a word in defense of the Paterno witnesses

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(Scientific American)

Guest Blog

Column (Reza Marashi):

The dilemma with America’s intelligence

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Blog (F. Diane Barth, LCSW):

What makes Sunday nights so hard?

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(Psychology Today)

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J. Edgar, man in charge

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GOOD NEWS

Lending Hearts aims to ease isolation of young cancer patients

A new Pittsburgh-area nonprofit founded by Nina Paliouras aims to ease the loneliness that many child and teenage cancer patients endure.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

High school grads in Australia focus on charity in Cambodia

As their classmates flock to the coast for a week of sunshine and mayhem, Claudia Snell and her friends will celebrate the end of school by helping the less fortunate.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Life-saving study results lift Bayer/J&J clot drug

Data showing the life saving benefits of a low dose of a new blood clot preventer could alter future treatment of patients who suffer from acute coronary syndrome.

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Reuters

WORLD

Iranian lawmakers may reconsider atomic watchdog cooperation

Iranian lawmakers want to reassess cooperation with the U.N. atomic agency after the latter published what Iran calls a “politically motivated” report on its nuclear program, state-run TV reported.

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CNN

Norway killer Anders Breivik to make public appearance

Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was set to make his first public appearance before media and victims in a custody hearing at Norway district court.

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Msnbc.com

Mario Monti appointed new Italy PM-designate

Mario Monti has been asked to form a new Italian government to tackle an acute debt crisis which prompted the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi.

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BBC

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Treasuries fall as new Greece, Italy leaders tackle debt crisis

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BusinessWeek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Villanova researchers seek ways to beef up the armor on military vehicles

Engineers at Villanova are working to devise better armor for the underbodies and sides of Humvees and other military vehicles, as are numerous other teams in academia and the private sector.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Russia to return full crew to space station after crash

Three astronauts will take off returning a full crew to the International Space Station after the crash of a Russian cargo spaceship disrupted operations.

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Reuters

Singing in the brain: Wrens cooperate to make better music

Deep in the cloud forests of Ecuador, there lives a chubby, unassuming looking bird known as the plain-tailed wren. It does not look extraordinary, but there is something extraordinary in its singing.

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Ars Technica

HEALTH

Sugary drinks may increase heart, diabetes risk in women

Women who drink two or more sugary drinks a day appear to be at higher risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to a study presented at a 2011 meeting of the American Heart Association.

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Medical News Today

Evelyn Lauder, co-creator of breast cancer ribbon, dies

In her long career as an executive at cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Cos., her mother-in-law’s company, Evelyn Lauder worked with many shades, but pink was the hue that changed her life.

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CBS News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Frustrated Muslims to protest, declare: ‘Don’t call NYPD’

Fed up with a decade of police spying on the innocuous details of the daily lives of Muslims, activists plan a demonstration in N.Y. and are discouraging people from going to the police with terror concerns.

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Buddhify Web application promotes calmer urban experience

Although its name makes reference to Buddhism, a religion in which meditation plays a key role, the Buddhify app is intended for use by anybody interested in mental well-being.

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Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

It’s true: Parents really do play favorites

We may say we love them all the same — a white lie right up there with Santa Claus — but experts say many parents gravitate toward one child.

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San Jose Mercury News

Ultramarathon: Is it pushed to the limit?

Dodging rocks and roots, extreme heat and cold, ultramarathon runners can cover 100 miles in a single race, pushing themselves to the limit. But, they talk of nature, stunning views and camaraderie.

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Star Tribune

Artists in high demand for $60B video game industry

To compete in the $60 billion global video game marketplace, top studios have assembled NFL-roster-size teams of increasingly specialized artists to create blockbuster titles.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Is high unemployment the ‘new normal’ even in a recovery?

A “new normal” is emerging for the U.S. jobs market, and a growing number of economists warn that it’s likely to mean that unemployment will remain persistently high for years to come.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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A girl gestures under the rain during the 2011 Metropolitan Children’s Parade in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by William Fernando Martinez / AP)

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