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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, speaks with Prime Minister Francois Fillon as he prepares to deliver his New Year’s address in Paris. France’s credit rating has been downgraded by Standard & Poor’s, threatening efforts to resolve Europe’s debt crisis. (Photo by Charles Platiau / AP)

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Rapper ODB’s FBI file reveals criminal past

Newly unsealed FBI documents portray Wu-Tang Clan members as more mobsters than musicians, linking the Staten Island rappers to guns, drugs and a pair of murders.

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Cruise ship runs aground off Italian coast

After what was described by survivors as a chaotic evacuation from a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over, at least three people have died and 69 are still unaccounted for.

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TIME

France, Austria, Italy, Spain stripped of AAA credit rating

Ratings agency Standard & Poor‘s downgraded the government debt of France, Austria, Italy and Spain, but it kept Germany’s at the coveted AAA level.

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BusinessWeek

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10 largest economies

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S&P cuts 9 euro countries’ credit ratings

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Al Jazeera

Illegally-imported meats carry viruses

Viruses that are potentially harmful to human health have been identified in illegally imported meat from primates, according to a new study.

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LiveScience

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Illegal wildlife trade poses health risk in US

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MSNBC

Iran: We have evidence US behind scientist slaying

CIA-linked agents were directly involved with the murder of an Iranian nuclear scienist, an Iranian foreign ministry letter to the Swiss embassy says.

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Msnbc.com

NATION

US national parks free for Martin Luther King Day weekend

More than a hundred national parks and historical sites across the United States will waive admissions fees to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.

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National Geographic

Guide to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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Charlotte Observer

Storm ends drought for much of Midwest

The upper Midwest and Northeast looked ahead to more snow following a bitterly cold storm that disrupted travel and put an end to the recent stretch of mild, springlike weather.

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Detroit Free Press

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Winter snow finally arrives

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The Weather Channel

House Republicans got discounted mortgage loans

Two veteran House Republicans received discounted mortgage loans from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, a congressional official said.

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CBS News

POLITICS

‘Son of Boss’ crackdown lands in Supreme Court

A tax shelter case going before the U.S. Supreme Court puts $1 billion in potential government tax revenues at stake and may tackle questions about the enforcement powers of federal agencies.

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Reuters

Federal judge rules against challenge to Virginia ballot

A federal judge ruled against a lawsuit brought by Texas Gov. Rick Perry that challenged Virginia‘s ballot access laws. If the ruling stands, it will be Mitt Romney against Ron Paul for Virginia’s delegates.

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CBS News

Young women becoming more involved in campaign coverage

While the senior ranks of the political media are still largely dominated by men, young women — typically under the age of 30 — now do a large share of the grunt work during a campaign.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Mild winter brings a wide range of economic surprises

Economic surprises have sprung out of a relatively balmy winter. People aren’t turning up the thermostat and have more cash in their pockets, but merchants are selling fewer shovels and blowers.

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Denver Post

Americans pay Wall Street $20 billion for bad swaps

From Portland to Puerto Rico, officials gambled with sewer, road and school financing. Municipal securities made up about half of the $330 billion auction-rate market when it collapsed in February 2008.

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Bloomberg

Banks playing games with your money

Financial firms are turning to games to attract a younger demographic that may be impervious to advertising. Online games afford banks a cheaper way to attract customers in a digital era.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Plan to scrap kindergarten program spurs protest in Calif.

California educators and childcare advocates are protesting Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to scrap a new program for children who are no longer old enough for kindergarten.

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San Jose Mercury News

UC banning smoking from all campuses

The University of California is banning cigarettes and other tobacco products from its campuses over the next two years in order to protect nonsmokers and prevent young people from developing the habit.

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San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Does paraben affect breast cancer risk?

British researchers have found that traces of parabens are widespread in tissues, even in women who have never used any underarm products.

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USA TODAY

Doctors cheated on exams

For years, doctors around the country taking an exam to become board certified in radiology have cheated by memorizing test questions, creating sophisticated banks of what are known as “recalls.”

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CNN

Muhammad cartoon row: Student atheist society claims victory

A university atheist society has declared a victory for freedom of speech after its student union backed away from a demand that its controversial cartoon be removed.

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Guardian

Mindfulness meditation is rediscovered

The Buddha discovered that if you pay attention to what’s going on without trying to hold on to what feels good or push away what feels bad your relationship to pain starts to change.

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Newsweek

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Benjamin Ola. Akande):

On economy, MLK would have demanded better

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USA TODAY

Blog (Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis):

Our concern over ‘indecency’ is misguided

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(TIME)

Ideas

Column (Electa Draper):

Tebow’s on-field relationship with Jesus neither exclusive, nor new

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Denver Post

Column (Jordan Weissmann):

How to solve the teacher pay puzzle

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The Atlantic

Column (Caroline Poplin):

Premium support in Medicare: a terrible idea

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McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Evan Osnos):

The red menace in South Carolina

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(The New Yorker)

Relative in trouble

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Column (Jasmine Stirling):

5 resolutions to succeed in college

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Mo. couple sets out on a challenging life

As freshmen at Missouri State University, Kate Foster and Sean Hogue had a whirlwind romance that quickly led to serious talk about marriage.

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Afghan academy seeks to ease pain of war with music

At Afghanistan’s sole music academy, students are taught music with the hope it will bring comfort in the face of war and poverty, bringing back cellos and violins to revive a rich musical legacy.

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Reuters

Albatross are winging it faster under climate change

Stronger winds over the Southern Ocean around Antarctica have helped the wandering albatross to both fly faster and breed more successfully, European scientists are saying.

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Sydney Morning Herald

WORLD

Marines inch toward charges over desecration video

The Marine Corps took a first step toward possible charges against four troops who, in a video widely circulated on television and the Internet, appear to be urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.

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Reuters

In Haiti, hope is still hard to find

There has been some progress in Haiti during the two years since the 7.0-magnitude quake hit, but Port-au-Prince is a tour of unrelenting misery and often disturbing images.

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NPR

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This millennium’s destructive earthquakes

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LiveScience

Putin campaign site draws pleas for him not to run

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched the website for his presidential campaign, only to see it flooded with comments from detractors and many others demanding he not run.

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ABC News

‘The Strongman’ by Angus Roxburgh

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Guardian

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

‘Augmented-reality’ windshields and the future of driving

Mercedes-Benz showed off its vision of the future of driving — complete with augmented-reality and gesture-controlled features — at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

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CNN

Gold nano ‘ears’ set to listen in on cells

A gold sphere just 60 nanometres in diameter is the most sensitive listening device ever created, providing a chance to listen to single-celled organisms.

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Great science frauds

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Healthland

ENVIRONMENT

0 population growth = healthier planet?

A stable number of humans on the planet doesn’t necessarily mean less impact on the environment. But it helps.

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Honeybee problem nearing ‘critical point’

Bee populations are suffering poor health and experiencing shorter life spans and diminished vitality. Research increasingly points to pesticides as the primary culprit.

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Guardian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Meatless in the Midwest: a vegetarian’s tale of survival

For vegetarians in the meat-loving heartland, eating can be a constant struggle. Vegetarians and vegans: How do you get by in meat-centric places?

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Untangling Rebekah Brooks

Rebekah Brooks was running the News of the World at 31 and the British Newspaper at 41. A virtual member of the Murdoch family, she relished her power — until the phone-hacking scandal took her down.

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Vanity Fair

Silent film ‘The Artist’ wins big at Critics’ Choice Awards

Silent film “The Artist” was the top winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards, boosting its profile as the Hollywood season heats up ahead of the Oscars.

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Reuters

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Critics’ Choice Awards show highlights

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CBS News

SPORTS

Jeff Fisher: ‘Rams are the best fit for me’

Jeff Fisher has ended a week of drama in St. Louis and Miami by deciding to cast his lot with the Rams as head coach.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Yankees trade Jesus Montero to Mariners for Michael Pineda

The New York Yankees have traded top prospect Jesus Montero and right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for phenom pitcher Michael Pineda and righty Jose Campos.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

First lady teams up with grocers nationwide to highlight nutritious foods

A collection of retail heavyweights will join first lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to bring fresh fruits, vegetables and other nutritious foods to the USA’s so-called “food deserts.”

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USA Today

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Hindu devotees dry clothes after taking a holy dip at Gangasagar, on Sagar Island, the confluence of River Ganges and Bay of Bengal about 87 miles south of the city of Kolkata, India. (Photo by Bikas Das / AP)

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