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The outside world has proved powerless to halt the killing in Syria, where repression of initially peaceful protests has spawned an armed insurrection by army deserters and others. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd / AP)

African-American museum inspires national celebration

Lonnie Bunch periodically goes out in search of historical objects for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the $500 million project located on the National Mall.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

New ground has been broken in racial history

TriCities.com

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Museum building construction

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Town of Kokomo, Indiana says it owes its life to auto bailout

Back in this town’s darkest days, Jeff Shrock, an autoworker, would cruise down the streets, past the foreclosed homes and four giant Chrysler factories, knowing their future was in jeopardy.

Msnbc.com

Amid bloodshed, Syria approves constitution

Syrian artillery pounded rebel-held areas as President Bashar al-Assad’s government announced that voters had approved a new constitution derided as a sham by his critics at home and abroad.

Reuters

Red Crescent’s attempt to evacuate Homs journalists fails

BBC

Shelling continues despite Syrian vote

YouTube

Bullied student kills 1, wounds 4 at Ohio high school

A teenager described as a bullied outcast at his suburban Cleveland high school opened fire in the cafeteria, killing one student and wounding four others before being caught a short distance away.

TIME

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Ohio shooting: live updates

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‘The Artist’ triumphs at the Oscars

Silent movie “The Artist” has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin.

BBC

Preliminary ratings up for Oscars telecast

Anchorage Daily News

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

BP said to be considering $14B Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement

BusinessWeek

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BP oil Spill trial postponed

ABC News

WikiLeaks publishes emails from intelligence firm

The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing more than 5 million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA.

Msnbc.com

Washington, Des Moines best jobs cities

Looking for a good, high-paying job? The Washington, D.C., area is expected to add more than a quarter of a million of them, putting it at the top of Forbes list of the Best Cities for Jobs.

Forbes

POLITICS

High gas prices fuel calls, from both parties, to tap oil reserve

While high gas prices are draining the wallets of American motorists, they’re also driving heated debate over opening the spigot on the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

CNN

GOP not focusing on Obama

A new poll shows that the bitter and prolonged Republican primary is taking a toll on GOP candidates as President Barack Obama’s ratings are starting to climb.

Politico

Critical week ahead for GOP delegate count

Seattle Times

BUSINESS

Starbucks’s Schultz to expand jobs fund after raising $2 million

Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop chain, said it will expand its jobs fund and enlist fellow companies to collect donations and promote the campaign.

BusinessWeek

Like Home Depot, Lowe’s profits climb due to warm winter

Lowe’s, the world’s second-largest home improvement chain, reported high quarterly sales as a warm winter prompted homeowners to take up projects that they normally save for the spring.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Single molecule’s electric charges seen

Researchers have shown off the first images of the “charge distribution” in a single molecule, showing an intricate dance of electrons at tiny scales.

BBC

Unlimited human eggs a reality?

Researchers have shown it is possible to find stem cells in adult women, which produced new eggs in the laboratory.

BBC

HEALTH

Active video games no fix for fitness

Giving kids a Nintendo Wii may not be the answer to childhood obesity, according to a trial that found no boost in physical activity after children received the console with active games.

MedPage Today

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

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

God and family make appearance on Oscar red carpet

It was not hard to spot Elvis Presley’s old co-star on the Oscars red carpet. She was the one wearing the nun’s habit.

CBS News

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

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Black History Month and the uses of the past

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Oscars 2012: what Hollywood should be ashamed of

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Michigan Republicans want more obstacles for voters

Detroit Free Press

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A stroke leaves her with us, yet steals her away

Duluth News Tribune

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Ecuador libel ruling threatens freedom of the press

San Francisco Chronicle

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Measuring poverty: running on empty

Star Tribune

Blog (Karen Tumulty):

Candidates’ wives provide a reality check

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GOOD NEWS

Home-visit program helps new mothers

Healthy Families pairs mothers with early-childhood specialists who make regular visits to their homes. Such programs are among the most effective efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Arizona Republic

ND town opens 1st full-time diner in more than 15 years

Since the former Country Squire Inn closed its doors back in 1995, the new Double D’s Diner is the first full-fledged café in Hatton, N.D., a community of less than 800 residents.

Grand Forks Herald

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

Assassination bid on Putin has been foiled, Ukraine says

Russian and Ukrainian security services have foiled a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin after next week‘s presidential election, Ukraine’s SBU counter-intelligence agency said.

Reuters

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Russian TV claims that Putin assassination plot was foiled

CNN

Suicide bomber hits Afghan airport amid Quran backlash

A suicide car bomber struck early at the gates of Jalalabad Airport in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, killing nine people in an attack insurgents said was revenge for U.S. troops burning Qurans.

CBS News

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Afghan protests: live

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Conditions caused by climate change could make Mount Everest unclimbable

Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest treacherous to climb, some of the world’s top mountaineers have warned.

Discovery News

Untreated drinking water found in 60 Wisconsin communities

Despite science confirming the dangers, at least 60 communities in Wisconsin do not treat drinking water to help protect residents from contaminants.

Wisconsin State Journal

EDUCATION

Obama asks governors to spare education from state budget cuts

President Barack Obama told governors attending a luncheon that they are cutting too much funding for education and need to make reforms while continuing to invest in the future of America’s students.

CNN

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

Through video, Lakota students are rejecting stereotypes

Unhappy with portrayals of Native Americans in mainstream media, students from South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Reservation created a video to show what their community is really about.

NPR

Pritzker Prize of $100,000 won by protesting Chinese architect

Architect Wang Shu’s answer to the wholesale destruction of historic Chinese cities is to collect the stones of demolished buildings and install them in new ones.

BusinessWeek

Pritzker Prize 2012: Wang Shu

Huffington Post

SPORTS

Sacramento, Kings reach deal

The city and the Kings announced a tentative deal to build a new arena in the downtown Sacramento railyard. More than half the money would come from leasing the city’s parking to a private operator.

Sacramento Bee

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

Money putting an end to college sports’ oldest rivalries

The Kansas Jayhawks recently defeated the Missouri Tigers, 87-86, but never mind the exciting finish — it may the last time these old rivals meet. College sports has now lost three of its oldest rivalries.

NPR

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