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Matt Tomasulo poses for a photo by some of his signs in downtown Raleigh, N.C. Tomasulo and his friends put up 27 signs that advised people how to walk to various locations. The project, part of his master’s thesis, has won over city officials, with two other states now planning to use his signs. (Photo by Gerry Broome / AP)

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Walk this way: A subversive student act gets people walking

On a January night, Matt Tomasulo and friends dared to commit a subversive act: They placed 27 signs at intersections in Raleigh, advising people how long it takes to walk from one destination to another.

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Detroit Free Press

Scientists ask, ‘Which came last — the dinosaur or the egg?’

Scientists unearthed remains of a new kind of dinosaur and its eggs in Patagonia recently. New evidence suggests that a mother dinosaur likely perished at the same time as her eggs.

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Christian Science Monitor

North Korea launches rocket, according to US

Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket, but it appears to have broken apart shortly afterward, U.S. officials said.

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CNN

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The costs of North Korea’s rocket launch

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The Atlantic

Democrats stay silent as Republicans run Obama attack ads

Republican-aligned groups are hitting President Barack Obama with almost $2 million in attack ads, and the response so far has been silence.

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Bloomberg

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Ads signal start of general election

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YouTube

Zimmerman charged in Trayvon Martin murder case

George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, special prosecutor Angela Corey has announced.

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USA TODAY

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Zimmerman ‘profiled’ Trayvon Martin

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Miami Herald

NATION

As governors reject their mansions, what to do with grand, abandoned digs?

Welcome to the nation’s highest-class public housing conundrum: What should communities do with executive mansions now that more elected officials are politely refusing to inhabit them?

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Msnbc.com

Virginia Tech anniversary creates difficult moment on gun control for lawmakers

A group of shooting victims has challenged national leaders to discuss ways to keep firearms out of dangerous hands — which is an uneasy topic on the anniversary of Virginia Tech.

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The Hill

POLITICS

Political ads ban on public TV struck down

A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV and radio stations, a decision that could open the public airwaves to a heavy dose of campaign ads.

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Reuters

Conn. lawmakers approve repeal of death penalty in 86-62 vote

After years of failed attempts to repeal the death penalty, Connecticut lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have passed legislation that abolishes the punishment for all future cases.

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For Conn. nun, death penalty talk is personal

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Hartford Courant

The jury selection has begun in John Edwards’ trial

Jury selection is set to begin in a Greensboro, N.C., federal courtroom in the trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.

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CNN

John Edwards trial: former senator set to face jury in North Carolina

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Investors to banks: Show me the growth

Investors want to see whether banks have bolstered lending, investment banking and trading activity. They also want to know what growth banks are forecasting for the next several quarters.

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CNNMoney

Your (virtual) self wants you to save up

A retirement crisis is looming, and new research has found a way around it: providing a virtual glimpse into the future that could help motivate young people to save more for retirement.

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NPR

HEALTH

Misery index: Low social status is bad for your health

Those at the top of the pecking order actually have the least stressful and most healthy lives. Cardiac arrest and early death from any cause is the prerogative of the poor.

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Economist

Superbug rise spurs animal antibiotics

Farmers will need prescriptions to get antibiotics for their livestock. Drugs should only be given when medically necessary to avoid overuse that can foster resistance, according to U.S. regulators.

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Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Study finds Hispanics are underrepresented at Texas universities

Changes to college admission policy in Texas may be leaving some out — namely Hispanics, according to a study conducted by Princeton researchers Dr. Angel Harris and Dr. Maria Tienda.

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Huffington Post

America’s struggle to make math fun

In the drive to boost science and math education, it is science that has all the sizzle: robots and roller coasters, foaming chemical reactions, marshmallow air cannons. Math has — well, numbers.

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Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic bishops begin Fortnight for Freedom initiative

The nation’s Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to pray and mobilize in a “great national campaign” to confront what they see as a series of threats to religious freedom.

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Huffington Post

‘Reverts’ return to childhood faith

More than half of Americans say they have switched religions at least once, and only 9 percent of U.S. adults say they have returned to the pews, practices and prayers that shaped them.

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National Catholic Reporter

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GOOD NEWS

Africans make ‘do-it-yourself’ electricity

In countries like Kenya and Tanzania, most people lack access to electricity. Wind turbines made from local scrap and a “Netflix” model for distributing batteries may offer solutions.

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Christian Science Monitor

CEO hired back laid-off workers after monumental success

Dan Porter, CEO of social game designer OMGPOP, known for its famed app, “Draw Something,” hired back laid-off employees so they could cash in on the company’s sudden success.

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Huffington Post

Young entrepreneurs do good — and make a profit, too

College graduates no longer have to choose between a career path of making profits and one of doing good. They can choose to do both.

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Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Disaster looms for people of Mali as country is split by revolt

Mali is threatened with partition as a rebellion flares in the country’s northern regions and political uncertainty grips the capital, Bamako.

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CNN

10-mile oil sheen near Shell wells in Gulf

Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC fell in European trading after it reported a “light sheen” of oil about one mile long and 10 miles wide in the area of its production platforms called Mars and Ursa.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Royal Dutch Shell reports signs of oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico

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Yahoo! News

Lull in Syria fighting after deadline

Syrian troops have been on an offensive since late January when they attacked rebel-held areas around Damascus. A lull in violence is the first break in fighting in more than two months.

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TIME

Syria: live

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New Nook lets you read in the dark or on the beach

Barnes & Noble unveiled an electronic reader that is the first and only E-Ink-based device that lets you read in the dark without having to supply an external reading light.

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USA TODAY

Humans vs. robots: Who should dominate space exploration?

The most recent footprints on the moon are 40 years old, and the next artificial mark on the lunar surface will probably be made by a robot’s wheels rather than human soles.

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Wired

ENVIRONMENT

Why manatees do not avoid speedboats

Manatees have sensitive hearing, but that does not necessarily keep them safe from passing boat propellers, a new study has found.

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LiveScience

Cargo and passenger inspector cuts mean paradise for pests

Cuts in Hawaiian cargo inspectors have some worried that more pests will establish in a state that is especially vulnerable because of its tropical weather and few natural predators.

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Huffington Post

Scientists link rise in quakes to wastewater wells

Scientists who watch for earthquakes have discovered a big increase in the number of small quakes in the middle of the country, which they suspect are caused by wastewater wells.

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NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The science of stories: learning how to tell a tale in the film industry

The film industry is long on “re-imaginings” but short on imagination. The problem, says story specialist Bobette Buster, is that studios neglect a big part of the filmmaking process: development.

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The Independent

Why teen girls go crazy for boy bands

Something is in the air in Sydney, Australia: a strange brew of hormones and frenzied excitement, with a backing track of high-pitched squeals and swoons over pubescent male crooning.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Teen hysteria screams in One Direction

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The Canberra Times

How the Marshall amp changed rock

Jim Marshall‘s famous black box allowed bands to be heard by larger crowds than ever before. Now, though, it is more a symbol than a necessary item.

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The Atlantic

SPORTS

Saints name Vitt interim coach

The New Orleans Saints have named Joe Vitt as interim coach despite the top assistant‘s six-game suspension for his role in the club’s bounty system.

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Miami Herald

Celtics win — in the worst way

In their 88-86 overtime victory, the Celtics beat an Atlanta team that had come in off three days of rest.

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Celtics vs. Hawks: first-half highlights

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Keiko Fukuda, 98, becomes 1st woman to earn highest-level black belt

Keiko Fukuda is a petite, 98-year-old woman who is only 4 feet 10 and 100 pounds, but she was recently recognized as a giant in the martial arts world of Judo.

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ABC News

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Indian Hindu devotees carry holy water taken from the River Ganges, marking the festival of Shiva Gajan in West Bengal, India. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / AP)

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