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French firefighters leave after a police assault on a suspected Islamic extremist holed up in an apartment in Toulouse, southwestern France. Mohamed Merah died after jumping from his window in a fierce shootout with police, a French minister said. (Photo by Bob Edme / AP)

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Could the website Pinterest soon become the next Facebook?

Pinterest — for the uninitiated — is a deceptively simple-sounding, insanely addictive social media website that allows its users to collect and share images with friends on digital pinboards.

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CNNMoney

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How to use Pinterest for business

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CIO Magazine

The copyright question: protecting yourself on Pinterest

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Mashable

Clue to male baldness discovered

A biological clue to male baldness has been discovered in the form of a protein that triggers hair loss. The finding raises the prospect of a treatment to stop or even reverse thinning hair.

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BBC

Toulouse gunman killed by sniper

A police sniper shot and killed the gunman who carried out a spate of murders in southern France, prosecutors say, after a 32-hour siege in Toulouse.

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BBC

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Jewish community draws solace from France’s response to killings

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Christian Science Monitor

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Gunman dead as siege ends in shoot-out

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Chinese firm helps Iran spy on citizens

A Chinese telecommunications company has sold Iran’s largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring landline, mobile and Internet communications of Iranian citizens.

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Reuters

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China’s foreign policy is playing catch-up with its new status

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Guardian

At Oklahoma oil hub, Obama pledges to expedite part of pipeline

President Barack Obama pledged to accelerate approval for part of the Keystone XL pipeline, while deflecting criticism that his rejection of the full project resulted in rising gas prices.

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Reuters

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Obama’s speedy Keystone review will not accelerate Cushing pipeline

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Bloomberg

NATION

“No confidence” vote for police chief after handling of Trayvon Martin shooting

Sanford city commissioners have voted “no confidence” in their police chief for his handling of the shooting of Fla. teen Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer.

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CBS News

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Trayvon Martin march in New York

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Guardian

Financially troubled Harrisburg bets on unusual auction

Harrisburg, the financially troubled capital of Pennsylvania, is hosting an auction of artifacts this summer in hopes of raising enough money to close the gap between the city’s revenue and operating costs.

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CNNMoney

Does Secret Service trump speech rights? Supreme Court hears case

The Supreme Court heard an appeal that asked the justices to enact a special rule exempting U.S. Secret Service agents from civil liability for arresting someone for the offensive content of their speech.

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

The GOP race is lining up for Romney

It has not been pretty, but the Republican establishment, the delegate math and the money are lining up in Mitt Romney’s favor for the party’s nomination.

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Detroit Free Press

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Guardian

Obama tours 4 states to defend clean energy policy

Against the desert backdrop of the nation’s largest solar energy installation, President Obama assailed Republican critics of his clean energy policies as “the flat earth society.”

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MSNBC

BUSINESS

Kraft, Mondelēz International and the ‘art’ of rebranding a company

Think what you will of Mondelēz International, the new name that Kraft Foods will give to its global snacks business after the company splits this year. At least it is not “Tfark.”

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BusinessWeek

More employers asking job seekers for Facebook passwords

In their efforts to vet applicants, some employers are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles. Instead, they are asking to log in as the user to have a look around.

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MSNBC

When employers log in to dig in

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ENVIRONMENT

Fire devours Kenya’s ancient forests

A weeklong fire raging on Kenya’s highest mountain has devoured thousands of hectares of Mount Kenya’s ancient forests, a crucial water catchment for the country.

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Al Jazeera

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British troops help tackle Kenya blaze

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US intelligence agencies: water a cause for war in coming decades

The lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability in the coming decades, especially as developing nations seek to supply exploding populations in the face of climate change.

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Detroit News

India diverts irrigation water to industry

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The Independent

Grasslands more diverse than rain forests — in small areas

Sorry, tropical rain forests. Grasslands have the most plant species, at least when the area studied is smaller than a couple of parking spaces.

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National Geographic

EDUCATION

Tennessee bill protects teachers who challenge evolution and climate change

The Tennessee legislature has given legal cover to public school teachers who challenge the science of evolution and climate change, deepening a debate about the politicization of the classroom.

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Guardian

Online GED seekers presented with bogus diplomas, lawsuit alleges

Imposters abound online, promising simpler ways to get a GED or a high school diploma. Those who are duped into it are almost always disappointed, as colleges and employers do not accept the degrees.

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MSNBC

Seattle School Board votes to keep Teach For America partnership

The Seattle School Board voted to continue the district’s partnership with Teach For America, an organization that places recent college graduates without teaching credentials in low-performing schools.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

‘Blue Like Jazz’ seeks Christian audience

“We wanted to show that movies about the faith struggle that millions of Americans deal with do not have to be cheesy,” said director Steve Taylor. “They can compete with other films at the box office.”

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Huffington Post

Americans think politicians talk too much about religion

In an election campaign season where birth control and gay marriage have made headlines, a growing number of Americans think political leaders are talking too much religion, according to a new survey.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Gary Hart):

The new conservatism

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Huffington Post

Column (Nabila Ramdani):

Toulouse killings: making political capital out of Mohammed Merah

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Guardian

Column (Leonard Pitts Jr):

‘The Boss’ delivers his state of our union

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McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Joanna Weiss):

Another kind of heroine

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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An exchange with Jeffrey Goldberg on ‘bluffing,’ Israel and Iran

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The Atlantic

Column (Michael Eisen):

How traditional publishing hurts scientific progress

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Wired

Column (Howie Carr):

Nomination had value — then came Mitt

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Column (Michael Musto):

Drinking with rich people

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GOOD NEWS

State grant puts Focus: HOPE back in business, aids employment

Focus: HOPE is getting back to the business of putting metro Detroiters to work. The State of Michigan’s Workforce Development Agency is giving it a $2.35 million grant to restore programs.

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Detroit Free Press

Teen gets lost wallet returned with $20 ‘surprise’ gift

When Courtney Barwick got a call saying that her wallet had been found, she expected that it was returned in the same condition she had lost it — empty, except for an ID and some loose change.

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Huffington Post

Students’ creations offer hope for cause

The half-dozen girls who make up Kids and a Cause — a Pittsburgh group that raises funds for cancer patients and treatment — have raised more than $14,000 in the past five years.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Mutiny in Mali: Renegade soldiers seize power after palace attack

Soldiers stormed state television and announced they had seized control of the democratic country, dissolving all of its institutions due to the nation’s mishandling of an insurgency in the north.

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TIME

Scandal in the fight for Hong Kong

One has been linked to Triad gangs, the other has been engulfed by corruption. The candidates hoping to take control of the former British colony are making for an election like no other.

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The Independent

Venice has not stopped sinking after all

The water flowing through Venice’s famous canals laps at buildings a little higher every year — and not only because of a rising sea level.

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ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Taking 1 aspirin a day cuts cancer risk after just 3 years

Middle-aged people can reduce their chances of being diagnosed with cancer by taking an aspirin a day for as little as three years, according to new research.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Registered nurse labor supply and the recession: Are we in a bubble?

Over the next several years, many RNs who entered the workforce during the economic downturn are likely to leave their jobs once the economy recovers.

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New England Journal of Medicine

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The origins of futurism

While it might be impossible to know the future, that has not stopped futurists from forecasting it — and sometimes in ways that are of real, practical use.

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Smithsonian Magazine

Activists commit more cyberattacks than cybercriminals

Activists who hack into government and corporate computer networks, and then release files to embarrass those organizations, were responsible for more than half of all known data thefts in 2011.

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Guardian

Madagascar founded by women

Madagascar was first settled and founded by approximately 30 women, mostly of Indonesian descent, who may have sailed off course in a wayward vessel 1,200 years ago.

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Animals of Madagascar

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LiveScience

SPORTS

Thunder sign free agent Derek Fisher

After winning five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher chose the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder as the team where he wants to strive for his sixth championship.

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Muskogee Phoenix

New York sure to test Tebow, on and off the field

Instead of the lovefest that usually greets new players, Tim Tebow was dismissed as a "publicity stunt’’ by none other than Joe Namath, and dissed by Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie.

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Sports Illustrated

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New Yorkers react to Tim Tebow trade to Jets

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The new normal adoption: birth parent no longer secret

The secrecy that long shrouded adoption has given way to openness. Only about five percent of infant adoptions in the U.S. do not include some kind of relationship with the birth parents.

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Christian Science Monitor

Airlines, fliers seek to fit more in overhead bins

Passengers are testing the limits of what they can carry onto planes, and some flight attendants say it is getting out of hand. Airlines are also trying to address the problem with bigger overhead bins.

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NPR

Running a marathon with no training

Those limbering up for the London Marathon can be forgiven for feeling galled by Irish pop singers John and Edward Grimes, who claim to have run the Los Angeles marathon on a whim.

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BBC

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

How wine production pollutes

Every year from April to October, winegrowers in Northern California spray sulfur-based chemicals over their vineyards to kill mold, and the spray may be harming the ecosystem.

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Photo of the Day

Young Bangladeshi refugee boys are geared up to play cricket on a clear piece of land near their homes in a slum in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

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