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Meryl Steep poses with her award for best actress for “The Iron Lady” during the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Joel Ryan / AP)

Meryl Streep wins 3rd Oscar for best lead actress

Meryl Streep, who holds a record 17 Academy Award nominations, won the Oscar for best lead actress for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.”

Reuters

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ABC News

2012 Oscars red carpet

CBS News

Life among the asexuals

In a society obsessed with sex, it’s hard if you have no sexual desire at all, but research suggests that 1 percent of the world’s population is asexual. Some are now searching for a new form of intimacy.

Guardian

Syria holding vote on new constitution

With many parts of the country reeling from weeks of military assaults between army defectors engaged against loyalist troops, more than 14 million Syrians voted on a new constitutional referendum.

Al Jazeera

Rebel occupied city of Homs under fire, Syria awaits referendum result

Daily Star

Blog:

Syrian tells NBC: ‘You hear the sounds of torture all the time’

Msnbc.com

Andromeda galaxy’s exotic X-ray signal is really a bright black hole

An intensely bright X-ray beacon shining in the Andromeda galaxy is actually a signpost for a hungry black hole that is gobbling up matter at a furious pace, new studies are revealing.

MSNBC

Schools weigh disciplining students for off-campus behavior

School districts are considering disciplining students for their off-campus transgressions, even though such policies may spark lawsuits from parents and free speech advocates.

Star-Ledger

NATION

Gulf oil spill trial is delayed as settlement talks progress

A judge has delayed the federal trial over the worst U.S. offshore oil disaster by a week, saying BP was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits.

USA TODAY

States urged to restore money for anti-smoking programs

Funding for chilling TV ads and other smoking cessation programs in New York and other recession-battered states is being slashed, despite success and savings in health care costs.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Gov. Christie says contested GOP convention a possibility

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that a contested convention is possible if his pick for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney, loses the Michigan primary.

Star-Ledger

Romney, Santorum campaign in Michigan as primary looms

With Super Tuesday — when 10 states hold primaries or caucuses — just around the corner, analysts say that a loss by Romney in his home state of Michigan could trigger a stampede against him.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Down to the wire in 2 man GOP race in Michigan

Boston Herald

BUSINESS

Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it would recall about 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires produced in 2009 over concerns that a small number could tear, leading to crashes.

Reuters

Rise in oil prices to 10-month high raises specter of global recession

A jump in energy prices is jamming the slow-turning cogs of an economic recovery in the West, but that may be nothing compared to the economic shock an Israeli attack on Iran would cause.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tech giants have power to be political masters, as well as our web ones

As the Internet becomes more central to our lives, the power of the commercial companies that mediate citizens’ interactions with one another and with the state increases with every passing day.

Guardian

Apple to elect board by majority after investor pressure

Apple Inc., bowing to pressure from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and other shareholders, agreed to start electing its directors by majority votes rather than a plurality.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

More gaming leads to more impulsivity, attention difficulties in children

Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, states a new study.

Medical News Today

Cancer’s growing burden: the high cost of obtaining care

Patti Tyree was afraid that cancer would steal her future. Instead, the cost of treatment has.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Special section:

Managing the cost of cancer

Cancer.net

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mormons posthumously baptize Holocaust victim Anne Frank

Anne Frank, the famous diarist and Holocaust victim, was put to death on account of her Jewish faith. But earlier this month, she was nonetheless secretly co-opted into the Mormon Church.

The Independent

Religious experts challenge Santorum claim on college

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s claim that U.S. colleges drive young adult Christians out of church was recently disputed by both Protestant and Catholic experts.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

Ecuador libel ruling threatens freedom of the press

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Roger Feldman):

Measuring poverty: running on empty

Star Tribune

Blog (Karen Tumulty):

Candidates’ wives provide a reality check

(Washington Post)

She the People

Blog (O. M.):

The Academy Awards: Why ‘The Artist’ should not win

(Economist)

Prospero

Column (Chris O’Brien):

Obama campaign leaves no social media stone unturned

San Jose Mercury News

Column (Sarah Sands):

Life‘s a breeze — as long as the washing machine doesn’t pack up

The Independent

Blog (Zara Rapoport):

My body is my non-denominational temple

(Huffington Post)

The Morningside Post

Column (Andres Oppenheimer):

Legalization forces are gaining ground in drug war

McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Cat rescues owner hours after adoption

Pudding the cat is big. He is orange. He is laid-back. And he’s a lifesaver, after saving his owner from the grip of diabetic seizure mere hours after she adopted him from a local animal shelter.

MSNBC

How a girl lost – and found – the horse that she loved

As many horse lovers will attest – and as thoroughbred owner Megan Chance would discover – a horse who is your best buddy can also break your heart.

Huffington Post

WORLD

Voters cast ballots in Senegal election

After weeks of riots, Senegalese voters began casting their ballots in an election that threatens the country’s image as one of the oldest and most robust democracies in Africa.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Senegal elections: a history of stability at stake

CNN

Anti-Putin protesters form human chain in Moscow city center

Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a human chain around Moscow city center in protest against Vladimir Putin’s likely return as president.

Reuters

Thousands attend anti-Putin rally in Moscow

Al Jazeera

Colombia’s left-wing Farc rebels vow to free hostages

Colombia’s left-wing Farc rebel group says it will free 10 members of the security forces it holds hostage and abandon kidnappings for ransom.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

How to stop fishermen fishing

Acidification, warming, the destruction of coral reefs: The problems facing the sea are as vast and deep as the oceans themselves. Of all the sea’s problems, overfishing should be the most fixable.

Economist

Ranchers’ land becomes ground zero In fight over XL pipeline

President Obama denied a permit to construct the massive Keystone XL pipeline, but the fight over its construction continues. Ranchers and their land have become the center of attention.

NPR

Eavesdropping on squid

Scientists are starting to get a much clearer understanding of what squid can hear and how they respond to sound.

BBC

EDUCATION

NYPD surveillance of Muslim students called ‘disgusting’

At Columbia University and elsewhere, the fear has spread that the New York Police Department might secretly be infiltrating the lives of Muslim students.

ABC News

Campus food banks help students through tough times

A growing number of colleges and universities nationwide have a food pantry on campus for students and others who find themselves struggling to get enough food and supplies.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Harlem blues summit brings music legends out to perform

In an extraordinary show of musical force, some of the greatest blues musicians alive have converged on Harlem’s storied Apollo Theater to honor the legendary Hubert Sumlin.

CBS News

Apologies: Do they make it all better?

At their best, public apologies restore or improve relationships. At their worst, the perpetrator must apologize for the botched attempt.

Discovery News

A homecoming for Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater’s artistic director

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is on a national tour that has brought its artistic director, Robert Battle, back to where he started — a public school in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Miami.

NPR

SPORTS

West holds off East in NBA All-Star Game; Durant named MVP

Kobe Bryant took Michael Jordan‘s points scored record, then nearly lost the game. Bryant, MVP Kevin Durant and the West held off the East’s comeback, 152-149, in the NBA All-Star Game.

San Francisco Chronicle

As profile grows, Giants’ Victor Cruz looks to capitalize

Since playing a pivotal role in the Giants’ Superbowl victory, the marketing of wide receiver Victor Cruz is in full throttle — and even includes a memoir.

The Record

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