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Syrian rebels gather in an alley as they secure a demonstration in Idlib, Syria. President Bashar Assad’s government vowed to continue its crackdown on a nearly 11-month-old uprising that has become one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

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The afterlife of technology

The Jamesburg Earth Station is a massive satellite receiver in a remote Calif. valley. It played a central role in satellite communications for three decades but had been forgotten until it was put up for sale.

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The Atlantic

Republicans move toward Romney as pace of primaries picks up

Republican voters are beginning to coalesce around the presidential candidacy of front-runner Mitt Romney even as his opponents vow to continue their campaigns.

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BusinessWeek

For Ron Paul, next 5 weeks critical

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Economist

US closes embassy, calls for Assad to step down

The U.S. has closed its embassy in Damascus in a move that increased diplomatic pressure on the Syrian regime as President Barack Obama declared he opposed military intervention.

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Guardian

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US seeks ‘Plan B’ to end Syrian violence

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Bloomberg

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Syria’s rebels: Ordinary men fight and die

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Syrian army intensifies shelling of Homs

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YouTube

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on the throne

Accession Day is usually marked quietly because it also marks the anniversary of the death of King George VI. But it drew extra attention because this year marks the queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration.

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Christian Science Monitor

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The Queen through 60 years

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Guardian

Neuroscience could mean soldiers controlling weapons with minds

Soldiers could have their minds plugged into weapons systems and undergo brain scans if the armed forces embrace the latest developments in neuroscience to hone troops’ performance.

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Guardian

NATION

Mortgage foreclosures deal closer, but not there yet

States are weighing whether to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving struggling homeowners. Attorneys general from California and New York are reportedly inclined to sign the deal.

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CNNMoney

Parents protest scandalized LA school

About three dozen parents and supporters protested at an elementary school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children.

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TIME

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Calif. teacher arrested for lewd acts

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POLITICS

Critics worry Senate advertisement will revive Asian-bashing

Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring an Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away U.S. jobs grew as some warned it could revive discrimination against Asian-Americans.

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U.S. News & World Report

Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues

GOP presidential hopefuls are attacking President Barack Obama’s order on contraception. But Mitt Romney also faces questions about his past support.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Fla. Senator Rubio pushes back at contraception rules

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McClatchy Newspapers

The ‘morning after’ pill: How it works and who uses it

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(NPR)

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BUSINESS

Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours, militant culture

Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad. Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them, she’s never seen the finished product.

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CNN

Dollar rises against euro amid worries over Greek debt

The dollar is rising against the euro as talks between Greek leaders and lenders for a new cost-cutting package drag on.

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CBS News

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Time is running out for Greece, Merkel says

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Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Engineers weld nanowires with light

Researchers at Stanford have discovered a new way to weld together meshes of wires at the nano level.

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ScienceDaily

Electronic telepathy breakthrough hailed

A first step has been taken toward hearing imagined speech using a form of electronic telepathy, it has been claimed.

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The Independent

HEALTH

Smoking slows memory, reasoning in middle-aged men

New evidence suggests that smoking isn’t only bad for the body but can also take a toll on the mind. A study linked smoking to faster, more dramatic age-related mental decline in men.

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ABC News

Smoking may hasten mental decline in men

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The Chart

New genetic discovery could boost treatment for stroke patients

Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in one of the 23,000 human genes that can double the risk of a stroke, which kills more than six million people worldwide each year.

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The Independent

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US tourists visiting Israel advised to dress modestly

The U.S. State Department is advising visitors to Jerusalem to dress modestly when visiting certain neighborhoods, or to avoid the areas entirely, in hopes of not provoking local sensitivities.

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Religion News Service

Woman survives after reading Bible to her attacker during assault

Lindsay Wood, a woman from Shelby, North Carolina, had only just returned from Bible study when an intruder walked into her home, and, without an apparent motive, the attacker slit her throat.

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Proving the recession could have been worse is hard to do

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Learning from tomorrow’s leaders

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For Russia and China, the Arab Spring only offers a warning

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Income tax inequality debate is fueled by fairness, not envy

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Reinvention: the rewards of trying again

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Christian Science Monitor

Do not abandon foster kids — help them to thrive

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Smiling at strangers

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GOOD NEWS

Chrysler draws praise for Clint Eastwood ad touting US turnaround

Chrysler Group aired a poignant Super Bowl ad that drew praises for pairing a Motor City turnaround to a U.S. economic rebound.

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Detroit News

Minnesota care center keeps memories of a city alive

For 92-year-old Pearl Battleson, getting wheeled down the hallway of the Thief River Care Center is like a trip down memory lane. The interior features facades that recall Thief River Falls’ past.

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Grand Forks Herald

California: Santa Clara County to house 100 chronically homeless

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is poised to fund a housing program for anyone living more than a year on the street with a disabling mental or physical condition.

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San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Rescuers dig to reach dozens after Philippines quake

After a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, at least 13 people were confirmed dead and 40 believed missing, most of them near the epicenter of the quake that struck just off Negros Island.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Philippine rescuers search for quake survivors

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Channel NewsAsia

For the 1st time, a female presidential candidate for Mexico

A major political party in Mexico has chosen a female presidential candidate for the first time, as the ruling party bet that a charismatic former congresswoman will help it erode the lead held by its rival.

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Msnbc.com

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Is Mexico ready for its 1st presidenta?

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Forbes

Egypt sends American workers to trial

Egyptian officials say 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, have been referred to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activity and illegally receiving foreign funds.

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News Journal

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US-Egypt relations at ‘a very tenuous moment’

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Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Climate consensus cracking open — or maybe not

Is there or isn’t there a scientific consensus on climate change? In a letter published in the Wall Street Journal, a group of 16 scientists declared there was “no need to panic on global warming.”

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BBC

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Will climate change ruin watching college football in the South?

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Grist

Eyeing greener acres, new farmers reap growing US aid

Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens, but the new Mo. farmers are counting on more rewards in trading their city lives for the country.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Terminally ill professor teaches end-of-life lessons

Medical school professor David Oliver has spent decades teaching others how to care for dying patients. Now, he is terminally-ill with Stage 4 cancer and using death as a teachable moment.

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CBS News

When black men succeed

The bad news about black men in higher education is familiar. They make up barely 4 percent of all undergraduate students. Shaun R. Harper was tired of the negative facts, so he changed them.

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Inside Higher Ed

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Online dating surges as stigma fades

Researchers confirm that romance and dating has gone digital. It is now the second most-popular way of connecting.

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ABC News

Unions create TV ad for young people

At a time when young activists from Zucotti Park to Tahrir Square have shown what the Internet and social media can do to help organize people, some American unions have been taking notes.

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NPR

NFL, NBC apologize for M.I.A. flipping middle finger at halftime show

The NFL as well as NBC have apologized for airing footage of M.I.A. flipping off the cameras during Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show.

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SPORTS

Manning up to task in the face of the lauded Patriots

For the second time in four years, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and coach Tom Coughlin remembered they just needed to win one all-important football game at the end of an uneven season.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Super Bowl XLVI

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Orlando Sentinel

Alberto Contador stripped of Tour de France title

The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive doping test was caused by eating contaminated meat on a Tour rest day.

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ESPN

Andy Schleck won’t claim Tour title in wake of Contador ban

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(USA TODAY)

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

‘Cultural generation gap’: Most US babies are minorities, census shows

Minorities now make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths.

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MSNBC

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On a rainy day in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, girls stand along a roadside. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

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