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Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, left, D-Mercer, and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver D-Essex embrace after Oliver spoke on behalf of passing the bill sponsored by Rep. Gusciora legalizing same-sex marriages, at the State House in Trenton, N.J. (Photo by Rich Schultz / AP)

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Whitney Houston: voice of a generation

Houston’s incomparable music career began, like so many African-American singers, in the Black church. At age 15, she belted out gospel lyrics, mesmerizing the sanctuary and testifying: a star was born.

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New York New Amsterdam News

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Inside Whitney Houston’s last recording session

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MSNBC

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Whitney Houston performs classics at 1994 American Music Awards

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How Starbucks became the darling of American gun owners

In states that allow open carry for licensed gun owners, Starbucks has refused to put up signs in protest. Gun-control advocates have started a boycott, but for gun owners, a ‘buycott.’

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Christian Science Monitor

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Bill proposes massive overhaul to Ga. gun laws

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

NJ Assembly approves same-sex marriage legislation

The New Jersey Assembly passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Chris Christie, a possible vice-presidential candidate who has promised a veto.

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Reuters

Veto promised on same-sex marriage bill

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CNN

US intelligence officials confirm al Qaida role in Syria

Al Qaida’s Iraqi affiliate appears to have infiltrated Syrian opposition groups and was likely responsible for recent suicide bombings in Damascus and Aleppo, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Syrian forces ‘launch Deraa assault’

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Al Jazeera

Tighten fracking regulations, scientists urge US officials

An influential group of scientists has urged U.S. officials to step up their policing of shale gas operations and to consider stronger regulations to reduce health and environmental risks at facilities.

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Guardian

Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug

In a medical first, researchers report that they’ve been able to deliver bone-building drugs with a microchip implant.

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USA TODAY

NATION

Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal

A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, set to expire at the end of this month, would be extended through December under a bipartisan deal announced by U.S. congressional leaders.

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Reuters

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Congress agrees to extend payroll tax cuts, unemployment, Medicare

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CBS News

Interracial marriages on rise, acceptance growing: study

Forty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage, the rate of marriage across racial and ethnic lines is on the rise, as is public acceptance of such unions, says a new study.

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CNN

New consumer bureau targets bill collectors, credit bureaus

Following an explosion in complaints about their practices, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to place debt collectors and credit bureaus under federal supervision for the first time.

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McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

States use mortgage deal money to plug budget holes, angering advocates

The $2.5 billion from the national mortgage settlement is not all going to help troubled homeowners. At least two states — Missouri and Wisconsin — are using the funds to plug big budget holes.

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CNNMoney

Kennedy name gives candidate early campaign boost

The prospect of the grandson of Robert Kennedy and son of former Rep. Joe Kennedy II taking outgoing Rep. Barney Frank’s seat in Massachusetts’s 4th District has the political money world buzzing.

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Politico

Why America pursues more perfect politics and government

We’re a nation in search of the perfect birth, martini, pizza, golf swing, job, dress and financial plan. How do we square the American quest for flawlessness with quirky caucuses and wacky candidates?

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NPR

BUSINESS

Jobs, factory data strengthen growth outlook for US economy

The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell to a near four-year low last week, suggesting the labor market recovery was quickening.

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Reuters

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Health costs, gov’t regulations curb small business hiring

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Gallup

GM chief: ‘We got a 2nd chance’

General Motors Co. announced the highest profits in its history. Only three years ago, the company was bankrupt and received a bailout, causing some to joke the initials stood for “Government Motors.”

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CBS News

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The good and bad about GM earnings

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San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Recycle those beads: Mardi Gras beads cause environmental hangover

Some green-thinking locals want New Orleans to recycle the tons of plastic necklaces that go flying during parades.

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Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Bay: A garbage can for 7 million people

Bay Area residents pollute San Francisco Bay with enough trash to fill 100,000 kitchen garbage bags, according to the first comprehensive study of the volume of litter flowing into the bay.

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San Jose Mercury News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The boy who played with fusion

Taylor Wilson is the youngest individual on Earth to have achieved nuclear fusion. And he’s just getting started.

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Popular Science

Social apps ‘harvest smartphone contacts’; Twitter, Apple questioned

Twitter admitted copying entire address books from smartphones and storing the data on its servers when users click on the “Find Friends” feature, often without customers’ knowledge.

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BBC

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Congress pushes Apple on address books

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Digital novel lets readers choose ending

A new digital novel will let readers choose how they want the story to end. Readers with an ebook device will be asked questions on their interpretations of the characters to determine the ending.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Mavericks of American dance

For the last three years, Bob Hercules, the Chicago-based documentary film writer and director, has turned his focus to two high-profile dance ensembles.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Columns And Op-Ed

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Apple has big ethical duty to respond

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Chipotle: The next McDonald’s?

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Politics threaten Violence Against Women Act

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Detroit Free Press

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Talking with the Taliban: making peace with the guilty

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CNN

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Don’t believe hype about drop in unemployment claims

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CBS News

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Why I won’t be boycotting Chick-fil-A

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TIME

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Sorry, Mitt. The faculty doesn’t do much lounging

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McClatchy Newspapers

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What’s a space program?

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Knicks guard Jeremy Lin’s personal ‘Lin-derella’ story

Jeremy Lin is humble. He‘s religious. His style recalls an earlier era. And the Knicks guard’s path to the NBA was unconventional, which gives us hope for our own lives.

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Christian Science Monitor

Tony Danza’s heart still in Philadelphia classroom where he taught

He will be back at Northeast High for a “Students vs. Teachers” talent show, judged by the audience. Proceeds — with a private donor matching funds raised — go directly to the city’s largest school.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Teachers learn how to help students get along, thanks to grant honoring airman

Modesto California’s Rose Avenue Elementary teachers spent a day living as students, learning hands-on ways to help students work and play together better.

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Modesto Bee

WORLD

‘New poor’ now growing from Greek middle class

Aid workers and soup kitchens in Athens, Greece are struggling to provide for the city‘s “new poor.” Since the economic crisis has taken hold, poverty has risen among Greece’s middle class.

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Spiegel International

Debt crisis and Greek talks: live

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Debt crisis makes Greeks anxious

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Al Jazeera

World Bank President Zoellick resigns

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said he is stepping down, raising the possibility that a non-American might be chosen for the first time to head the 187-nation lending organization.

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TIME

In burning Honduras jail, inmates yelled for help

In all, the fire at an overcrowded prison in Honduras killed 358 people, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century. The local governor said a warning was received moments prior to the blaze.

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Star Tribune

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From overcrowding to corruption, examining prison life in Honduras

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PBS NewsHour

HEALTH

Can a diet clean out toxins in the body?

“Cleansing diets” claim that by limiting our intake of food to a few super-pure items, we can get rid of all the gunk in our cells.

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NPR

Snickers coming down in size

Snickers, Twix and other chocolate products from Mars Inc. are coming down in size as part of a drive by the company to stop selling products containing more than 250 calories by the end of 2013.

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Medical News Today

Slow walking may ‘predict dementia’

The speed someone walks may predict the likelihood of developing dementia later in life, say researchers in the U.S. They also found that grip strength in middle-age was linked to the chance of a stroke.

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BBC

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Having a curry could help ward off dementia

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Telegraph.co.uk

EDUCATION

College giving rebounded last year

After two lackluster years, donations to U.S. colleges and universities rose 4.8 percent after inflation, according to a report by the Council for Aid to Education.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Wealth gap in higher education widens

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USA TODAY

US public schools’ international rank gets new boost

The idea that U.S. public schools are falling behind the rest of the world is widely accepted, but analysis of international data suggests that using rankings is often misguided.

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Arizona Republic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic bishops fight for authority over US flock

A recent debate over contraception coverage has exposed a deep divide between the 271 active bishops and the rank-and-file U.S. Catholics who are supposed to follow their moral authority.

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Reuters

Judge allows New York church services at school

A New York City church can continue to hold religious services inside a public school for at least 10 more days, a federal judge ruled.

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Reuters

SPORTS

Defense may be Clippers’ Achilles’ heel

Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro doesn‘t dress up his offensive philosophy as anything it’s not. All Del Negro wants is to let good basketball players make good plays.

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ESPN

Phil Mickelson takes early lead at Riviera

After his big win at Pebble Beach, Phil Mickelson keeps right on rolling, chipping in from 35 feet for a birdie that gave him a 5-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the Northern Trust Open.

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Reuters

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Glacier National Park to be devoid of glaciers by 2020

In the 19th century, there were 150 glaciers in Glacier National Park, and now there are just 25. By 2020, even those will be gone, says Daniel Fagre, coordinator of climate change and glacial geology studies.

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Grist

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North Korean women perform in a mass synchronized swimming show in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the birthday of the late leader Kim Jong Il. (Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP)

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