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Myanmar school children wave towards the supporters of pro-democracy Aung San Suu Kyi, unseen, during an election campaign a day before the country’s by-election near the village of Wah Thin Kha, in Myanmar. (Photo by Altaf Qadri / AP)

The Titanic: a tragedy, an enduring story

So much was shaken by the sinking of the Titanic — the gilded post-Victorian era, public adulation of the rich and famous, breezy faith in mechanical progress. None of that changed at once, of course.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Titanic disaster still captivates 100 years later

San Jose Mercury News

A coal-fired power plant, cancer and a small town’s fears

Plant Scherer in Juliette, Ga., is the largest producer of greenhouse gasses in the country. Many people in the town believe the plant is the source of sickness in the community.

CNN

Myanmar holds landmark election

Myanmar held a landmark election that was expected to send democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi into parliament for her first public office since launching her struggle against the government.

CBC News

Blog:

Opposition to Myanmar historic vote decries campaign infractions

(TIME)

Global Spin

Will a movement emerge from Trayvon Martin’s death?

In the wake of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, his parents have led a call for justice. Meanwhile, their lawyers have hired a marketing firm and Trayvon’s mother is trying to trademark slogans.

NPR

Martin supporters rally, demand justice

CNN

Martin supporters vow to continue

Yahoo! News

Will it take law to protect online privacy?

Members of a House subcommittee again took up consideration of whether new legislation is needed to protect consumers on the Internet.

PC World

NATION

Unemployment rates drop in 29 states

Unemployment rates fell last month in most U.S. states, including some hit hardest during the recession. Economists expect that the stronger job market will help growth later this year.

USA TODAY

Where are you on the global pay scale?

BBC

Special section:

US state unemployment rates

Reuters

Mega Millions winning tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland

Three lucky ticket holders in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas will share a $640 million prize, the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

ABC News

Tribe sues town to keep reservation free of booze

The sale or possession of liquor is forbidden by the tribal government of the Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D. But there is a town just over the border in Nebraska that sells alcohol, and mostly to tribal residents.

NPR

POLITICS

Obama administration proposes new rule for immigrant families

The Obama administration is proposing to make it easier for illegal immigrants who are immediate family members of American citizens to apply for permanent residency.

San Jose Mercury News

Deportations separated children from parents

Huffington Post

Humor can help candidates, but it can also backfire

Done right, humor can be a huge asset for a politician. However, it is fumbled easily in the overheated environment of a political campaign.

Houston Chronicle

Obama adds new sanctions to Iranian oil

President Barack Obama cleared the way for new sanctions against countries doing business with Iran, introducing yet another economic pressure aimed at forcing Tehran to yield on its nuclear program.

Politico

General election: Romney vs. Obama

RealClearPolitics

BUSINESS

Apple agrees to labor reforms

Apple has agreed to implement reforms following an independent audit that discovered major violations in the sprawling Chinese factories that produce iPhones and iPads.

TIME

Honda recalls more than 500,000 SUVs over headlight issues

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. is recalling about 554,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States to inspect for faulty wiring in headlights.

Reuters

Travelocity works to get its magic back

With pointy red gnome hats, a cruise giveaway and plenty of balloons, Travelocity turned sweet 16 last month. But it hasn’t been all cupcakes and champagne for the travel website.

Star-Telegram

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Leaders of controversial neutrino experiment step down

The super-speedy neutrinos may have slowed, but they haven’t stopped creating turmoil in the physics world. Two leaders of the OPERA experiment behind the controversial result have stepped down.

New Scientist

Amazon founder finds Apollo 11 engines on sea floor

Space enthusiast and entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has found the rocket motors used to send Apollo 11 to the moon and plans to mount a recovery expedition soon, the Amazon.com CEO and founder reported.

Reuters

HEALTH

Antibody’s cancer hope

In a potential breakthrough for cancer research, Stanford immunologists discovered they can shrink or even get rid of a wide range of human cancers by treating them with a single antibody.

San Francisco Chronicle

Tobacco makers must list ingredients, prove safety claims

Tobacco companies will have to begin reporting the amount of unsafe chemicals in their products and prove their so-called lower-risk alternatives to smoking such as snuff are actually safer.

BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Military nonbelievers’ event shows there are atheists in foxholes

An atheist-themed festival drew hundreds of people to an Army post in North Carolina for what was believed to be the first event held on a military base for service members without religious beliefs.

Reuters

Leading Cuban dissident identifies protester at pope’s Mass

A leading Cuban dissident has identified the mystery man who yelled anti-government slogans just before a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI before being hustled away by security agents.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Thomas Friedman):

Why nations fail

San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Katharine Brooks, Ed.D.):

Lose the lottery? Reinvent your life

(Psychology Today)

Career Transitions

Column (Marc Dion):

No angel food, no devil’s food...just caramel

Creators Syndicate

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Is warfare on the way to becoming obsolete?

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Gary Sick):

What if Israel bombs Iran?

CNN

Editorial:

Individual mandate vs. ‘do not treat’

USA TODAY

Column (Jeffrey Rosen):

1 simple argument could have saved Obamacare

The New Republic

Editorial:

The odds and ends of Mega Millions jackpot lottery

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Sun-catcher sculpture promotes solar power, aesthetics and art accessibility

Artist Deedee Morrison melds the latest technology with one of our most basic elements — sunlight. The result is an environmentally friendly creation useful to the public.

PlanetSave.com

Some are donating March Madness pool money to kids’ charities

The HuffPost Impact is encouraging March Madness poolers to give their bracket bounty to charities that promote activity for youth. It’s called a “Charity Hoopla!”

Huffington Post

Panettone sound system shapes up for sweet music

This could be music to your ears: A wireless sound system that could finally relegate surround sound speakers with yards of messy cables to the dustbin is about to be unveiled to consumers.

Scotsman

WORLD

Syria claims revolt is over, but bloodshed continues across the nation

Syria’s foreign ministry has claimed the year-old revolt to topple President Bashar al-Assad is over amid reports that the army is continuing to shell opposition areas.

Guardian

Special section:

Syria

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria regime says battle to topple it is over

Al Jazeera

US drones attack al-Qaida militants in Pakistan, Yemen

U.S.-operated drones carried out deadly missile strikes against suspected al-Qaida targets in Pakistan and Yemen, U.S. government sources said.

Reuters

Yemen pipeline sabotaged in drone retaliation

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Do jobs trump environment? Bucolic Swedish town faces uranium dilemma

The Swedish town of Oviken, whose pristine natural surroundings have made it popular with tourists, has the blessing — and burden — of uranium deposits below its soil.

Christian Science Monitor

Gulf of Mexico dolphins sick, dying after BP oil spill

Bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, La., now are showing signs of severe ill health after coming in contact with oily waters from the BP oil spill nearly two years ago, warn NOAA marine mammal biologists.

Environment News Service

EDUCATION

Unaccredited, even fake, colleges in India add to education crisis

It is a story being replayed across many Indian cities — poorly regulated, unaccredited and often entirely fake colleges have sprung up as demand for higher education accelerates.

Seattle Times

Oakland plan makes teachers compete for their jobs

As part of a radical plan to reform three failing high schools in Oakland, Calif., current teachers who want to stay will have to compete for their jobs with outside applicants.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

NCAA Final 4: Basketball royalty, but how’s their football lineage?

Basketball and football excellence seldom go hand in hand in college sports — at least not in the same academic year — and the teams playing in the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans are no exception.

Christian Science Monitor

Final 4 in New Orleans

ESPN

Rockies’ Jamie Moyer, 49, makes pitching rotation

Jamie Moyer officially resumed his career as a big-league starter with history beckoning as the 49-year-old joined the Rockies’ rotation and will attempt to become the oldest pitcher to win a game.

Denver Post

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Scoop! The curious world of Edward Trevor, the ace reporter who never was

He’s the News of the World reporter, now under investigation, who scooped Fleet Street with tales of sleaze. But the most incredible thing about his stories? The author never existed.

The Independent

The rise of solo living

During the past half-century, our species has embarked on a remarkable social experiment. For the first time in human history, great numbers of people have begun settling down as singletons.

Guardian

Pretty at any size

Self-proclaimed “fatshion” bloggers are throwing traditional beauty standards a curve and showing off their plus-sized style online.

CNN

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