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Participants gather at a rally protesting the usage of nuclear energy in Tokyo. Thousands marched to celebrate the last of this nation’s nuclear reactors switching off, shaking banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)

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Recession generation has adulthood on hold

Today’s young adults are caught in a generation where gaining economic independence is a longer haul than it was for their parents — who continue supporting their now-adult offspring.

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Star Tribune

A need for speed: a look inside Jamaica’s sprint factory

When it comes to sprinting, Jamaica reigns supreme. And what makes Jamaicans so fast? Some say it’s in the food; others say it’s genetics. But let’s start with the obvious: In Jamaica, kids really like to run.

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NPR

Japan switches off last nuclear reactor

Japan is switching off its last nuclear reactor as part of a safety drive, leaving Japan without energy from atomic power for the first time in more than 40 years.

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BBC

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Thousands march, celebrate as Japan shuts off nuclear power

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor

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Al Jazeera

Reports are showing new slowdowns in US job growth

The U.S. generated just 115,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, but for the wrong reason — workers abandoned the labor force.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Where unemployment is tumbling

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CNNMoney

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NY lab creating jobs with nano-technology

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CBS News

9/11 suspects ignore, disrupt Guantanamo arraignment

Silence from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others resulted in delays during their arraignment in Guantanamo Bay.

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CNN

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9/11 mastermind to be arraigned

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USA TODAY

NATION

NYPD facing court challenge over controversial stop-and-frisk tactics

A federal lawsuit has passed key legal hurdles and is now set to throw focus on the NYPD’s so-called stop-and-frisk policy that critics say amounts to racial profiling.

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Guardian

US has announced compromise on fracking disclosure

The Obama administration proposed a rule governing hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public lands that will, for the first time, require disclosure of the chemicals used in the process.

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Wyoming got EPA to delay frack finding

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San Jose Mercury News

Hazing suspects surrender in Robert Champion death

Aaron Golson, a Florida A&M University student, is one of 13 people now facing charges in the hazing death of FAMU drum major Robert Champion.

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Why is hazing so common?

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BBC

POLITICS

Checkout lines can fill campaign coffers

Americans may soon find it easier than ever to participate in pocketbook politics thanks to a series of federal campaign finance decisions that loosen restrictions on Internet and mobile technology.

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Politico

Race is still an issue for some voters

As the nation braces for what most signs suggest will be a close re-election battle, race remains a powerful factor among a small minority of voters.

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Msnbc.com

The very public race for veep

They say they do not want the vice presidency, but for the handful of GOP rising stars viewed as potential running mates, actions speak louder than words.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Ohio Court of Appeals reverses $2B judgment against Ford

The Ohio Court of Appeals has thrown out a $2 billion award against Ford and ordered a new trial for a class of commercial truck dealers who claimed the automaker overcharged them for 11 years.

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Detroit Free Press

Oil prices fall to 6-month low with gas prices to follow

The price of oil plunged to its lowest level in nearly six months, falling below $100 per barrel for the first time since February. A drop in gasoline prices can’t be far behind.

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Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Shipbreaking yards in South Asia

E.U. safety rules for recycling yards could save hundreds from injury and poisoning but pose dangers for South Asian economies.

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Guardian

Natural gas development linked to wildlife habitat loss

A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society documents that intense development of natural gas fields in the continental U.S. is driving away wildlife from their traditional wintering grounds.

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Environmental News Network

Do Wyoming pronghorns give clues to Pa. wildlife’s response to drilling?

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(Philadelphia Inquirer)

Green Space

HEALTH

Fertility methods increase risk of birth defects, study shows

Babies conceived with infertility treatment methods are more likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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ABC News

Though breast cancer is rare in men, they tend to fare worse

Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often do not survive as long as women because they do not realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.

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USA TODAY

Heart attack risk assessment: a vital check for everyone

The latest cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology include a call for universal risk assessment.

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EDUCATION

Are educators showing a ‘positive bias’ to minority students?

A new study indicates that public school teachers under-challenge minority students by providing them more positive feedback than they give to white students, for work of equal merit.

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ScienceDaily

Individual US schools take part in PISA pilot project

More than 100 schools are participating in a pilot project in which students take a test based on a high-profile global assessment known by the acronym PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment.

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The money of study abroad

While American universities are among those that profit from international education, other countries pursue a different path.

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Inside Higher Ed

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Rana Foroohar):

Business: learning to hate big tech

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TIME

The pace we’ve come to expect

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(Economist)

Column (Jeremy Delamarter):

The truly noble power of education

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Taxes, unions and regulation make states hostile to business

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Washington Examiner

Cyber bill seeks too much information

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Denver Post

Blog (Michael Fullan):

What America can learn from Ontario’s education success

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The Atlantic

Column (Cyrus Sanati):

Why Wall Street fears a Socialist French leader

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CNNMoney

Another NFL player dies too young, but of what?

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Chicago Sun-Times

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GOOD NEWS

Farmers’ markets go online

Online ordering systems, like Arganica Farm Club in the mid-Atlantic, Green Bean Delivery in the Midwest and SPUD in the Northwest, deliver fresh local produce to consumers.

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Christian Science Monitor

Miniature horse named Sprout aids hospital healing

Every other Wednesday, Sprout the miniature horse wends his way through a Colorado Springs hospital, evoking a spontaneous delight that briefly banishes the specter of sickness and stress.

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Denver Post

Stress of war prompts soldiers to take Afghan dogs home

Nowzad, a charity set up by former Royal Marine Pen Farthing, has given homes to more than 330 dogs rescued by marines in Afghanistan.

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Reuters

WORLD

No sign of controls easing in China after Chen case

No matter whether China makes a rare concession to allow legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave the country with his family, other dissidents say they don’t expect a broader easing of controls.

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Msnbc.com

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Clinton applauds China

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Reuters

Egyptian troops and protesters clash in Cairo, blast with live ammunition

Egyptian troops blasted protesters with water cannons and live ammunition, trying to prevent them from marching on the Defense Ministry in clashes that left one dead and many injured.

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USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Researchers tinker with bird flu: Are enough safeguards in place?

A new study and one to be published soon on Asian bird flu have prompted debate about safeguards during research and how much access others should have to research details.

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Christian Science Monitor

Supermoon: why it is the biggest, brightest of 2012

The moon is to officially turn full and arrive at perigee, its closest approach to Earth — a distance of 221,802 miles away. The effect is a stunning skywatching sight called the “supermoon.”

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Christian Science Monitor

Machine politics

When Apple released the iPhone, many flocked to the nearest retailer. George Hotz, a 17-year-old proclaimed hacker from Glen Rock, N.J., wanted the iPhone too — but on his terms.

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‘Unknowns’ hack NASA, Air Force, Harvard, 7 other sites

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(ABC News)

On Deadline

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch dies at 47

The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch, best known the world over as the thoughtful, witty, in-your-face rapper MCA, died after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: a life in music

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E! Online

Alcoholidays in America

The way holidays stack up in this country, an outsider might be forgiven for thinking the United States seems like a party monster lurching from beer to beer.

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NPR

The art of Kentucky Derby hats

During the annual “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports,” bets will be lost, hearts will break and mint juleps will be sipped, but for many at the Kentucky Derby and elsewhere, “It’s all about the hats.”

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CNN

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Craziest racing hats ever

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Philadelphia archbishop removes priests in scandal

The Roman Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia announced that five priests under investigation for sexual abuse would be permanently removed from ministry.

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San Francisco Chronicle

How nuns are clashing with the Vatican

The Vatican issued a report declaring that the umbrella group representing most American nuns had strayed from church doctrine and adopted “radical feminist” views.

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NPR

SPORTS

76ers slip past injury-plagued Bulls, take series lead

Hawks’ center Spencer Hawes scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and hit the go-ahead jumper in the fourth quarter to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 79-74 and take a 2-1 lead.

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USA TODAY

London’s toughest taxi driver to call an Olympic time out

Two in every five of London’s licensed black taxi cab drivers will not collect passengers during the Olympic games, in protest of travel restrictions.

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Bloomberg

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Using the web to track deadly diseases in real time

By analyzing the Internet‘s everyday wealth of data we can catch new diseases before they’ve emerged — and stop them before they become a deadly threat.

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TIME

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An Indian jumps into a swimming pool as a crow flies past in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade / AP)

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