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Riot Police push back protestors, one waving the Greek flag, who try to enter at the Parliament building at Athens’ main Syntagma square, during a 24-hour strike that stopped train and ferry services nationwide, closed schools and banks, and had state hospitals working on skeleton staff. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris / AP)

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Russian scientists 1st to reach ancient Antarctic lake

Russia pierced through Antarctica’s frozen crust to a subglacial lake that lay untouched for at least 14 million years, hiding what may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets.

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Reuters

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Russian scientists breach Antarctica’s Lake Vostok

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National Geographic

NASA seeks private space taxi designs for astronaut flights

NASA intends to provide up to $500 million between two companies, starting in August, to complete designs of vehicles capable of delivering crews to and from the International Space Station.

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SPACE.com

Greece facing ‘dramatic dilemma’

Greek leaders met to hammer out an agreement on reforms, scrambling to avoid a default. Pressure was on after finance ministers from the 17 euro nations also announced an impromptu meeting.

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CNNMoney

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S&P: Greek debt not sustainable with just 70 percent proposed haircut

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Reuters

Santorum claims wins in three states

Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum surged in momentum and fundraising after sweeping nominating contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri that dealt a blow to Mitt Romney.

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Reuters

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Voter turnout slides in GOP contests

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USA TODAY

Live blog - Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri results

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(Guardian)

Elections 2012 Live

Live blog - Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri results

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(Guardian)

Pentagon draws up ‘internal review,’ searches for way to stop Syrian killings

The Pentagon is drawing up contingency plans for intervention in Syria, as the Obama administration seeks an effective strategy to stop the violence. Military action is not ruled out.

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Guardian

NATION

Calif. gay marriage case could go to Supreme Court

The striking down of California’s ban on gay marriage sets up what may be a quick appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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BusinessWeek

Special section:

Same-sex marriage

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San Jose Mercury News

‘Hidden’ salt cited as culprit in US diet

About nine of every 10 Americans eat more salt than is recommended, and Public Enemy No. 1 is bread — not junk food, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Top 10 sources of salt in your diet

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(TIME)

Healthland

Reaction as LA school replaces staff

The move by school district administrators to replace the entire staff at an L.A. school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step to restore parents’ confidence, but it has been met with mixed feelings.

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CBS News

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Report: Teacher’s aide sent love letters to boy

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

US Congress’s job-approval reaches another low

The public’s contempt for Congress continues to grow. The Gallup Poll’s latest gauge of sentiment for Congress sank to a record low, with just 10 percent of Americans registering approval.

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Bloomberg

White House tries to quell brewing storm around birth control issue

An Obama administration rule requiring faith-based employers to offer workers free contraception is popular in polls, but the actions of the president’s top advisers reveal their worry about a backlash.

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Politico

Catholics want birth control coverage

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(USA TODAY)

BUSINESS

Decline in jobless rate masks drop in US labor force

The unemployment rate’s unexpected drop has overshadowed a less-positive labor market development: Fewer Americans are looking for work.

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Bloomberg

Yahoo Inc. shakes up board: Chair, 3 directors stepping down

Yahoo Inc. said Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors are stepping down in yet another major shake-up at the Internet giant. The board also elected two new independent directors.

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MarketWatch

Yahoo chair, 3 directors step down in ‘soft eBay takeover’

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(Wired)

Epicenter

EDUCATION

Calif. Speaker Pérez wants to cut college costs for middle-income families

Planned legislation introduced by Assembly Speaker John Pérez would grant Calif. students from middle-income families massive breaks on tuition at state’s colleges and universities.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Obama rekindles state debates on high school dropout age

President Barack Obama‘s call for every state to require school attendance until age 18 may spark action in some statehouses.

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HEALTH

A new definition of cognitive impairment may confuse patients

New diagnostic criteria would reclassify cases of very mild Alzheimer’s dementia as mild cognitive impairment. The change may be confusing for doctors and misleading for patients and their families.

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TIME

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Alzheimer’s research to get US funding boost

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San Francisco Chronicle

Hold that stretch — be safe about yoga

Mark Goldman was a relative newcomer to yoga when he found himself teetering in standing lotus pose with an instructor barking over him like a drill sergeant.

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San Jose Mercury News

The risks and rewards of yoga

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NPR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Churches go less formal to make people comfortable for worship

Across the U.S., churches are springing up in unexpected locations — movie theaters, gyms, old warehouses — in an effort to welcome people who may not feel comfortable in more traditional settings.

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USA TODAY

A pulpit for the masses

Many take to the pulpit of YouTube to express views about Jesus. One now reaches biblical proportions. With over 18 million views, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” is a YouTube sensation.

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NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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Egyptian military has gone too far

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Tim Stanley):

Rick Santorum’s victories: Mitt Romney has only himself to blame

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Column (Mary Sanchez):

Mexico’s drug cartels have expanded beyond drugs and guns

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McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial (Rick Scott):

Pill law sends ‘pillbillies’ packing back home

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Orlando Sentinel

Column (Mark Brown):

Not enough help for those with developmental disabilities

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Chicago Sun-Times

Super Bowl ads vs. campaign ads

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Star Tribune

Blog (Lisa Rankin, M.D.):

Is it your fault if you get, and stay, sick?

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(Psychology Today)

Owning Pink

Column (Sven Böll):

Debt crisis myth: why Germany isn‘t benefiting from euro’s woes

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Spiegel International

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GOOD NEWS

Charitable donations in US rise as economy improves, new study shows

The Philanthropy 50 list reveals that the top American donors gave more than seven times as much money to charities than in 2010.

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Guardian

Giants fan who bet on safety to donate winnings to charity

Bettors in Nevada wagered upwards of $93.8 million on Super Bowl XLVI in hopes of striking it rich, and 28-year-old Jona Rechnitz was fortunate to live every gambler’s dream.

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ESPN

WORLD

Greek workers strike over job cuts

Workers in Greece are staging a general strike in protest over new government austerity measures as 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs.

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Al Jazeera

Putin warns against outside interference

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Moscow must not let events like those in Libya and Syria be repeated in Russia, issuing a warning to the West against interference.

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Reuters

Special section:

Russia

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Mediterranean seagrass could be hundreds of thousands of years old

Seagrass plants alive today may have begun life in the late Pleistocene at the dawn of humanity.

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Guardian

Coming soon: The foldable electric car

A foldable electric CityCar has been created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology‘s Media Lab and commercialized by a consortium of automotive suppliers in Spain.

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Environment News Service

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12 greenest cars of 2012

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CNNMoney

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Whales ‘stressed by ocean noise’

Ships’ propellers emit sound in the same frequency range that some whales use for communicating, causing whales to alter their calling patterns. Now, researchers have also noted a rise in stress hormones.

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BBC

Breathtaking Carina nebula photo provides window into star nursery

The Very Large Telescope spied the cosmic landscape of gas, dust and young stars in the majestic Carina nebula, which is located about 7,500 light-years away from Earth.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

At 16, I was a Black Panther

I walked into a Panther office in Brooklyn in 1968. Dr. King had been assassinated and protesters swarmed the streets, setting trash fires and hurling bricks at white-owned businesses.

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The Atlantic

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Jamal Joseph — a Panther’s perspective

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New Hampshire Public Radio

At 200, Dickens still king of inspiration

On both sides of the Atlantic, Dickens, who loved to perform, remains a literary force of nature. He’s to writers and filmmakers what Lincoln is to historians: an endless source of inspiration.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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A walking tour of Dickens’s London

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BBC

SPORTS

Clippers’ Billups says achilles injury won’t end his career

Billups tore his left Achilles tendon, ending his first season with Los Angeles. He said the injury left him “deflated,” but he was confident the Clippers would survive without him to still have a special season.

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USA TODAY

Memphis joining Big East

The Big East has invited Memphis to join the conference, an invitation the school is expected to accept. The conference’s board of directors unanimously voted to extend the invitation.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The one-room schoolhouse

Conditions are far from the rough-hewn rooms of “Little House on the Prairie,” but one-room schools often lack amenities associated with high-quality schooling, such as computer labs or libraries.

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Wall Street Journal

Photo of the Day

Maggie, a baby reticulated giraffe, is nuzzled by an adult giraffe at the Zoo, in Oakland, Calif. Weighing in at 80 pounds and measuring 72 inches, Maggie is the first female giraffe born at the Zoo in nearly a decade. (Photo by Ben Margot / AP)

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