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People hold trade union flags during a demonstration called by trades unions against the government’s austerity policy in Marseille, southern France. (Photo by Claude Paris / AP)

Hall that jazz: Tradition is still alive in New Orleans

To keep pure New Orleans jazz alive, an art gallery was turned into a concert space and a national treasure. Preservation Hall survived Katrina and now it offers live sets and touring bands.

Vanity Fair

Special section:

Preservation Hall

Preservation Hall.com

Animated music video for Preservation Hall‘s St. James Infirmary’

YouTube

Board games are making a comeback

Retailers are offering various vintage-style games and baby boomers seek toys which they remember fondly.

Detroit Free Press

Smartest toys for kids can be the simplest

USA TODAY

Fed sees risks from Europe debt crisis for US economy

The Federal Reserve pointed to turmoil in Europe as a big risk to the U.S. economy, which it said is expanding “moderately” despite slowing global growth, elevated unemployment and depressed housing.

Reuters

The Fed’s effect on small business

CNBC

Feds urge ban of nonemergency driver cell phone usage

States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board announced.

Star Tribune

Palestinian flag raised for the 1st time in Paris at Unesco ceremony

The Palestinian flag was raised above Unesco headquarters in Paris, marking a diplomatic victory despite resistance from the U.S. and Israel. But it may have no impact on a bid for full U.N. membership.

Telegraph.co.uk

House passes payroll tax cut extension

Legislation passed extending the payroll tax cut, voting 234 to 193 in favor of the bill. President Obama has threatened to veto it due to objections over how House Republicans chose to pay for it.

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

NATION

Child homelessness up 33 percent in 3 years, new study claims

Last year, 1.6 million children were living on the street, in homeless shelters, or doubled up with other families, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness.

USA TODAY

Confusion reigns over medical marijuana as states and Feds clash

Sixteen states allow medical marijuana for patients with prescriptions. But the Feds have lately cracked down on what they say are abuses by the burgeoning industry. Will ‘pot wars’ ensue?

Christian Science Monitor

Occupy protesters disrupt ports

Hundreds of protesters blocked gates at some of the West Coast’s busiest ports, causing the partial shutdown of several, in a day of demonstrations.

CNN

Occupy Baltimore protesters removed

Huffington Post

POLITICS

Payroll tax cut passed by House

Legislation extending the payroll tax cut was passed, voting 234 to 193 in favor of the bill. President Obama has threatened to veto it due to objections over how House Republicans chose to pay for it.

San Francisco Chronicle

Iowa voters are deluged with campaign ads, some nasty

People in Iowa are getting to see a side of the Republican presidential campaign not nearly as visible to the rest of the country, as the state enters approaches voting by precinct caucuses.

McClatchy Newspapers

Ron Paul strikes chord with Iowa GOP voters

The Tennessean

GOP voters view choices as ‘average’

Msnbc.com

BUSINESS

The new American Localism

Many in our country seem to be turning toward the local markets. These days, we are doing everything locally: food, finance, news, charity.

NPR

WaMu settles dispute, eyes Ch. 11 bankruptcy exit

Washington Mutual Inc., the biggest bank to fail in U.S. history, said it reached a settlement in the dispute which was preventing the bank from emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Open CourseWare 2.0

How close can Stanford’s computer science department get to offering world-class courses for free?

Inside Higher Ed

Nation’s community colleges recognized for excellence at National Press Club

Ten community colleges around the country were honored at the National Press Club as part of the competition for the first $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

McClatchy Newspapers

Valencia named nation’s top community college

Orlando Sentinel

HEALTH

Are working moms healthier and happier?

Mothers who work part time may be enjoying some unexpected full-time perks, namely better overall health and fewer signs of depression in comparison to stay-at-home moms.

WebMD

US teen birthrate hit a record low in 2010

Last year, the teen birthrate dropped to the lowest level ever reported in America. Increased use of birth control is one reason, and many say that parent-child dialogue is key.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US, Muslim governments address global religious tolerance

The Obama administration has gathered representatives from more than two dozen governments this week in an effort to address the effects of religious intolerance around the world.

Kansas City Star

Small churches in Hungary fear losing legal status and recognition

Hare Krishna members protested outside Hungary’s Parliament against a new law that could strip them of their status as a recognized church.

Washington Examiner

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Rochelle Riley):

‘All-American Muslim’ offers valuable lesson for US

Detroit Free Press

Blog (Amy Nathanson Ph.D.):

How background TV affects children

(Psychology Today)

Turn Off That TV

Blog (Bill Davidow):

Internet compulsion disorder: Should we include it in the DSM?

The Atlantic

Column (Gideon Rachman):

EU melodrama may still turn into a tragedy

Business Day

Column (David M. Primo):

It’s time to bring some sanity to campaign finance laws

Forbes

Blog (Michael Moran):

Let’s teach Wall Street a new acronym: RICO

(Slate)

The Reckoning

Column (Mark Oppenheimer):

Switching religions on a political stage

CBS News

Column (Vanessa Veselka):

In the wake of protest: one woman’s attempt to unionize Amazon

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

Tampa Bay hockey team leads by example in giving back

The Tampa Bay Lightning gives a different nonprofit $50,000 at each of 41 home games in the 2011-12 season. Team employees have each also pledged 100 volunteer hours for the year.

St. Petersburg Times

Facebook aims to help prevent suicide

Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

School transforms teens’ lives, 1 pound at a time

At Wellspring Academy, a boarding school for overweight children, located near Asheville, N.C., students learn to control weight through a healthful diet, exercise and counseling.

NPR

WORLD

Gunman kills 3 in Belgium

A gunman opened fire in the center of the Belgian city of Liege, killing at least three people and wounding 75.

BBC

Iran rejects US calls for return of drone

Iran has rejected U.S. calls for the return of a spy drone captured by its military. The country has instead demanded an apology from Washington.

Guardian

Blog:

Cheney rips Obama over drone capture

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

UN Security Council urged to act after Syria death toll is raised to 5,000

The United Nations Security Council faced new calls to intervene in Syria after the U.N.’s top human-rights official raised the civilian death toll to at least 5,000.

Bloomberg

Blog:

Live from Syria

(Al Jazeera)

Syria Live Blog

ENVIRONMENT

Tougher pipeline safety rules approved

A final compromise to toughen safety rules on the nation’s fuel pipeline network cleared the House. The legislation tightens current law, requiring gas companies to meet maximum pressure standards.

San Francisco Chronicle

Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol

Canada pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, saying it won’t help solve the climate crisis. Up to this point, the Protocol had not been formally renounced by any other country.

CBS News

Real Christmas trees save water

Fake Christmas trees might be convenient and seem eco-friendly at first glance, but their environmental costs — measured in greenhouse gas emissions and landfill space — far outweigh their benefits.

National Geographic

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hacking of firms reflects global cyber war

The networks of at least 760 companies, research universities, Internet service providers and government agencies were hit over the last decade by the same elite group of China-based cyber spies.

Bloomberg

Scientists close in on ‘God particle’

Scientists are expected to announce they may have caught their first glimpse of the Higgs boson, a curious subatomic particle long thought to underpin the microscopic workings of nature.

Guardian

Blog:

Higgs vs. hype: a mini-guide

(Msnbc.com)

Cosmic Log

Using virtual reality to cure PTSD

Doctors are hoping that virtual reality can help cure soldiers of their all-too-real wartime traumas.

NY Daily News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

How Alabama banned gifts for teachers

You might be thinking about what sort of gift or tip you‘d like to offer your child’s teacher for Christmas. In Alabama, they won’t let you get away with that kind of illegal behavior.

NPR

Could US-style local TV work abroad?

Local television stations are on their way to the U.K., with the culture secretary announcing details of pilot schemes. But can they emulate the success of American local TV?

BBC

SPORTS

New MLB deal includes extra replay

Baseball’s new labor contract includes more video replay, the chance for a longer All-Star break and a small, but likely welcome perk for players: a private room during spring training.

ESPN

Tebow sparking intense spiritual debate

Tim Tebow’s outward display of his Christian faith, along with his unorthodox playing style, have made him one of the most controversial and polarizing players in the National Football League.

Boston Globe

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