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In this file photo, Yemenis chant slogans during a demonstration in the capital of Sanaa. Yemen’s al-Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is one of several offshoot terrorist groups which still survives after the death of Osama bin Laden alsmost one year ago. (Photo by Hani Mohammed, File / AP)

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Life after Seinfeld

After permeating popular culture for eight years, Jerry Seinfeld’s sophisticated, strange sitcom has inspired a whole new generation of comics — so why is there nothing quite like it today?

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Guardian

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Can the networks ever create another night of must-see TV?

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NPR

The show about nothing — interactive

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Dollar stores: the new general store

The past few years of economic turmoil have been a boon to dollar stores, which have proven to be a strong draw for shoppers seeking cheap gifts, clothes and household goods.

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TIME

In a post-bin Laden world, what’s al-Qaida’s next move?

The network bin Laden led may be fragmented — but it has not been eliminated. In death, such a symbolic leader can exercise as much influence as when he lived.

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The Independent

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Seized documents show delusional leader and micromanager

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CNN

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One year after bin Laden’s death, threat of terror remains

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Associated Press

Wildlife Services’ methods killing off animals unnecessarily

The federal Department of Agriculture called Wildlife Services, has long specialized in killing animals that are deemed a threat to agriculture, the public and – more recently – the environment.

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McClatchy Newspapers

UK lawmakers criticize Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to run an international company because he ignored the full extent of phone-hacking at the News of the World, according to a report from the U.K. government.

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The Murdochs and the phone hacking scandal

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BBC

NATION

The evolution of the American dream

An exhibit at the National Building Museum in D.C. is aiming to cover the evolution of American architecture and interior design.

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The Atlantic

World Trade Center back as tallest building in NYC

The World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks, reclaims the title of New York City’s tallest skyscraper.

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Christian Science Monitor

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World Trade Center built in 2 minutes

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ABC News

Drugs issued by military led to assaults, murders, doctors say

In a small but growing number of cases across the U.S., lawyers are blaming the military’s heavy use of psychotropic drugs for their clients’ aberrant behavior and related health problems.

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Toronto Star

POLITICS

Romney allows big-dollar ‘bundlers’ to remain anonymous

Every presidential nominee since 2000 has revealed the names of influential supporters, known as “bundlers,” because they persuade others to give money to a candidate. Every nominee until Romney.

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NPR

Obama, Clintons deepen political ties

Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has evolved into a genuine partnership. Both sides have an incentive to make the alliance work in election year.

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Virginian-Pilot

BUSINESS

‘Crowd labor’ helping to spur social networking revolution

The jobs don’t pay much, but for the growing global army of people making pennies in their spare time doing online piecemeal microtasks, crowdsourcing is a perfect way to supplement income.

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San Jose Mercury News

US ‘dirty oil’ imports set to triple

U.S. imports of what environmentalists are calling “dirty oil” are set to triple over the next decade, raising concerns over the environmental impact of extracting it and whether pipelines can safely transport it.

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CNNMoney

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EU row over Canada’s ‘dirty oil’

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Reuters

Is Mr. Potato Head to blame for ‘pester power’ ads?

It is 60 years since Mr. Potato Head starred in the world’s first television toy advertisement. Did the plastic spud unleash the era of pester power?

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BBC

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Old brands are finding new reasons to get on your radar

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USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

EPA official resigns after taped ‘crucify’ comment in 2010

Al Armendariz, an Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator, resigned after comments surfaced in which he compared enforcing laws against polluters to Roman conquerors who crucified foes.

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Bloomberg

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EPA official says ‘philosophy’ is to ‘crucify’ oil and gas companies

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RealClearPolitics

Slaughter of rhinos at record high

Rhinos are being killed in such unprecedented numbers that there are realistic fears they could be wiped from the face of the planet within a generation.

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The Independent

HEALTH

Why bad habits are difficult to break

In the battle against addiction, “just say no” is magical thinking, says Dr. Nora Volkow, who, after spending decades working with addicts, thinks that drug addiction physically changes the brain.

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CBS News

America’s waistline expands, costs soar

The nation’s rising rate of obesity has been well-chronicled. But individuals, businesses and governments are only now coming to grips with the costs of those extra pounds.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Common Core standards drive wedge in education circles

Efforts to strengthen, simplify and focus the building blocks of elementary and secondary education are finally making their way into schools. But critics are already seizing upon the process.

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USA TODAY

Fund preschool now to avoid crime later

At a time when sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors are complaining that budget cuts put public safety at risk, a group of law enforcement officials are calling for an increase in funding for preschools.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Be grateful for the good journalists who inform us

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How Risky Is It, Really?

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The horror and pita

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Asia Times Online

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The Los Angeles riots happened because justice did not

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San Jose Mercury News

Return postal plan to sender

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Denver Post

Column (Peter Callaghan):

The unwritten rules of baseball, politics

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McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Sarah Laskow):

Wind farms do not cause climate change

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Grist

Column (Paul Rosenberg):

Planned Parenthood vs. the NRA: contrasting models of freedom

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Al Jazeera

Blog (Terry Dickson):

There is great art on display in D.C.

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Florida Times-Union

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GOOD NEWS

An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forest

Yevgenia Chirikova found out a national forest was quietly being sold off. She built one of Russia’s first grass-roots environmental movements and has been vaulted to the center of national politics.

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Christian Science Monitor

March for Babies walk raises both money and awareness

Roughly 500 people walked in the March of Dimes’ “March For Babies” 5K in Libertyville, Ill. The walk raised money to help prevent premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality.

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Daily Herald

New hotels arise amid ruins in Haiti

At least seven hotels are under construction or are in the planning stage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, raising hopes that thousands of investors will look to build factories and tourist infrastructure.

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San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Escape poses new riddle for US, China

Activist Chen Guangcheng’s unwillingness to leave China could complicate negotiations between Washington and Beijing over his fate, bringing the two sides into uncharted territory.

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Wall Street Journal

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Chen’s demands

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BBC

Syrian city hit by 2 suicide bombings

Two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in northwestern Syria, killing at least nine people and wounding generally nearly 100.

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Guardian

China’s social media struggles

China is clamping down on social media as it grapples over the escape of a dissident. The case presents new difficulties for Chinese leadership already struggling with the downfall of a politician.

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Singularity University: Meet the people who are building our future

Top thinkers from Silicon Valley, including scientists, innovators and philanthro-capitalists, are on a mission to seek solutions to the world’s greatest challenges at the Singularity University.

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Guardian

Google ‘aware of data scoop’

Google’s harvesting of emails, passwords and other sensitive personal information was neither a mistake nor the work of a rogue engineer, according to new details from a regulatory report.

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The Age

How tech can help prevent violence

Just as researchers are able to predict tornadoes and tsunamis, they can sometimes predict war and violence, too.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Occupy an art movement?

There has been so much art focused on Occupy protests that it is beginning to feel like a new artistic movement. Could it supplant galleries?

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BBC

Discrimination at airport security? There’s an app for that

Civil rights groups led by The Sikh Coalition unveiled an application for mobile devices that allows airline passengers to report suspected instances of discrimination at airport checkpoints.

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USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

From a minister to an atheist: a story of losing faith

Teresa MacBain admits that when she was ordained as a minister, she had questions that haunted her. In a move that’s left her unemployed and nearly friendless, MacBain has come out as an atheist.

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NPR

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Pastor’s loss of faith started with loss of hell

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Religion News Service

Convent uses Internet for recruitment

As the number of convents and sisters committed to a life of chastity declines, one Canadian based order turns to the Internet to find new recruits.

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ABC News

SPORTS

Briere scores in OT, Flyers top Devils

Danny Briere had two chances to celebrate his overtime win. The first time, his goal did not count. The second time, Briere left no doubt and put away Game 1, once and for all.

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CBSSports

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Flyers 4, Devils 3 (OT)

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Clippers rally from 27-point deficit, defeat Grizzlies 99-98

The Clippers’ Chris Paul hit a pair of free throws with 23.7 seconds left to cap off an NBA record for largest comeback at the end of three quarters, beating the Memphis Grizzlies after trailing by 21.

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FOXSports

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Clippers amazing comeback

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YouTube

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Plastic powers a lake cleanup

Spring Lake in Minneapolis is getting a cleansing, thanks to floating wetlands that are a mix of nature and recycling.

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Photo of the Day

People are silhouetted on the OCBC Skyway which links Supertrees together. The Supertrees range from 82-164 feet in height and serve as vertical gardens in Marina Bay, Singapore. (Photo by Wong May-E / AP)

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