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Anti-North Korea protesters and defectors shout slogans near mock North Korean missiles during a protest rally against North Korea’s rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea’s rocket launch ended quickly in failure, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / AP)

The power of perception

Becoming conscious of the subjectivity of our perceptions is an admittedly abstract feat. But human perceptions, and their ramifications, are real and potentially life-changing.

CNN

Megaupload user data in limbo

It is a cache of data roughly equivalent to half of the Library of Congress and nobody quite knows what to do with it. Currently the data sits on 1,100 powered-down servers stored in a Virginia warehouse.

Msnbc.com

US says Megaupload’s hosting service is no innocent bystander

CNET News

N. Korean launch signals diplomacy is not working

North Korea’s decision to launch a rocket drew swift and widespread condemnation across the globe. Failure aside, the launch underlined the international community’s inability to prevent such acts.

NPR

Obama engagement policy ‘in tatters’ after North Korean rocket defiance

Guardian

Failed rocket launch is a setback for North Korea’s new leader

CBS News

UN: North Korea actions ‘deplorable’

CNN

Leaders gather for Americas summit

President Obama arrived in Colombia for a summit of Americas nations, with the U.S. facing questions over Cuba’s exclusion and growing dissent from regional leaders over the U.S.-backed “war on drugs.”

Al Jazeera

Obama promoting US-Latin America trade ties

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Ultimate frisbee goes pro

The new American Ultimate Disc League is betting that it can turn ultimate frisbee into a serious, professional sport that is capable of drawing crowds and selling merchandise.

ABC News

NATION

Powerful storms feared for Midwest

Tornado sirens sounded across Oklahoma City as the nation’s midsection braced for what forecasters cautioned could be a day of “life-threatening” storms.

CBS News

FDA criticized for food-borne illness probes, secrecy

The FDA’s decision to let an E. coli probe go dormant in 2009, despite clear leads, is part of what some food safety experts call a worrisome “cone of silence” around leafy produce in the U.S.

Denver Post

Blog:

Beef recall renews worries

(Msnbc.com)

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POLITICS

Corporations face shareholder pressure on political spending

Companies holding their annual meetings this spring will face a record number of shareholder resolutions demanding companies reveal whether corporate funds have been spent on politics.

USA TODAY

Tax fight gets personal as Obama, Biden release returns

The fight over how best to tax the American people has turned to the finances of the two presidential candidates, as President Barack Obama released his 2011 tax return.

CNN

Biden jabs Romney over ‘Buffett Rule’

YouTube

BUSINESS

Wells Fargo reports profits are up as mortgage results improve

Wells Fargo reported a 13 percent rise in first-quarter profits, setting a record as the bank made more money on new mortgages and curbed losses from old ones.

San Francisco Chronicle

In Silicon Valley, designers are emerging as rock stars

Inspired by the legacy of Steve Jobs and lured by the promise of the tech boom, young designers are flocking to Silicon Valley, where they are shaking up a scene long led by engineers and programmers.

Reuters

HEALTH

Lack of sleep tied to obesity, diabetes

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found that people who slept for less than five hours a day had drastic change in their resting metabolic rates.

Times of India

African hallucinogen helps addiction

A group of scientists and former drug addicts have been advocating a radical treatment for addiction: a hallucinogen called ibogaine, that in some cases obliterates withdrawal symptoms.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Man-made earthquakes a big deal?

The nation’s midsection is typically quiet, geologically speaking. So when seismologist Bill Ellsworth noticed an unusual number of earthquakes in that region, he wanted to know why.

Discovery News

Replanting forests in Colorado wildfire areas benefits water supply

The U.S. Forest Service is deploying contract labor crews to plant 146,000 more pine and fir trees in an effort to stabilize wildfire-ravaged mountainsides that slump into Denver water supplies.

Denver Post

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Christian pilgrims gather in Jerusalem church for ancient holy fire ritual

Thousands of Christians lit candles and torches from a flame that emerged from the tomb of Jesus in a Jerusalem church as they conducted an ancient fire ritual that celebrates the Messiah’s resurrection.

Star Tribune

Religion makes people happier, but why?

Researchers say that people who regularly attend religious services enjoy a boost in happiness. However, they cannot agree on whether the benefit is religious or derived from social networking.

U.S. News & World Report

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

The battle for the soul of the Olympics

The Independent

Column (Adam Levin):

Is Facebook hurting government productivity?

ABC News

Column (Juan Blanco Prada):

Latin America breaking ranks on drug war

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Food industry regulations need to improve

Olympian

Column (Tom Vanderbilt):

Learning to walk

Slate

Editorial:

Lift Latin America‘s ’drug curse’

Christian Science Monitor

Cartoon (Kevin Siers):

Which Mitt will be the presidential nominee?

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Ann Brenoff):

Why we still have the stay-at-home mom debate

Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Friends with ALS to skydive for a cause

Juri Kameda and Gloria Hale are set to skydive to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

San Jose Mercury News

Teens delight seniors with makeovers

Dozens of senior citizens decked out in hot pink were pampered by students from Herbert H. Lehman High School in New York who gave the eager elders manicures and styling tips.

NY Daily News

The healthy side of being a sports fan

Researchers studying the characteristics, habits and overall health of sports fans have found that being a sports fan can be good for your emotional, psychological and social health.

CNN

WORLD

Syria cease-fire falters as security forces ‘fire at protesters’

Several protesters have been killed during demonstrations that tested the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in Syria. Security forces remained in the background in many other protest locations.

BBC

Syria calmer amid cease-fire deadline

PBS NewsHour

The fight for Egypt’s future

As the presidential race pits the old guard against Islamist parties, those who rejoiced at last year’s fall of Hosni Mubarak are losing their optimism.

The Independent

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Life on Mars found by NASA’s Viking mission in 1976?

A fresh look at NASA data suggests that a robotic mission may have uncovered microbial life on Mars more than 30 years ago.

National Geographic

Futuristic cars on the fast track

Automotive supplier Continental is testing a self-driving car that, by month’s end, could be among the first licensed for use in Nevada, the first state to pass laws governing driverless vehicles.

Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Aerial photographer uncovers the secrets of New York’s skyline

Organic farms, swimming pools and even a vintage plane are many of New York City’s skyline’s hidden delights, aerial photographer Alex MacLean has discovered.

The Independent

Do movie trailers reveal too much?

Trailers are meant to provide tantalizing teasers to lure audiences in, but many seem to offer major plot twists.

BBC

EDUCATION

Calif. teens study the science of learning

With the help of modeling clay, Wiffle balls and a sheaf of introspective writings, students are developing an appreciation for what happens between their ears when they learn.

San Jose Mercury News

Educators hope ‘Bully’ documentary has impact in schools

The documentary “Bully” portrays the lives of three bullying victims during the 2009-10 school year and includes the stories of two others who committed suicide.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Why civics class should be sexy

Something central is missing in civics classrooms: Students get explanations of processes, but rarely get an understanding of how to get what they want.

The Atlantic

SPORTS

Cardinals’ rings: rubies, diamonds and a rally squirrel

From the dates carved into its band to the diamonds embedded behind the phrase “World Champions,” the 73-gram ring the Cardinals will present to players is crammed with history and ingenuity.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Saints’ owner Tom Benson buys Hornets from NBA

Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.

ABC News

Joe Vitt to coach New Orleans Saints

ESPN

Photo of the Day

An Indian Hindu devotee swings on a rope next to a Lord Shiva Temple during the Charak ritual in the Hoogly district, near the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. The ritual is to show devotion to Lord Shiva at the end of the Bengali calendar year. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / AP)

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