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Supporters of French president-elect Francois Hollande react as they watch his victory speech after the second round of French presidential elections were announced at Social Party campaign headquarters in Paris, France. (Photo by Remy de la Mauviniere / AP)

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Did a copying mistake make humans smart?

Mutations from cell division appear to be responsible for critical features of the human brain that distinguish us from our closest primate kin, new research finds.

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‘The Avengers’ pulverizes a record with $200 million box-office haul

“The Avengers” has smashed the competition at the box office. The Marvel-Disney movie made $200 million in its opening weekend, crushing the previous record holder by more than $30 million.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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Meet ‘The Avengers’

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San Jose Mercury News

Hollande ousts Sarkozy as French leader

Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe and promised to start a pushback against German-led austerity policies.

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Reuters

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French election results and US economy

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CNN

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French election 2012

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Telegraph.co.uk

Rents soar as foreclosure victims, young workers seek housing

The average monthly U.S. rent is at an all-time high. With fewer apartment units and tighter standards for home loans, housing scarcity and rising rent are just two more causes of the mortgage crisis.

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Los Angeles Times

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Mortgage rates hit new lows

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Christian Science Monitor

Never-married parents get help from special Minn. court

Across the U.S., 40 percent of children are now born to unmarried parents. A court in Minneapolis is trying a new approach as it attempts to keep both parents involved in the lives of their kids.

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NPR

NATION

Overturn of health law could disrupt Medicare payments

Medicare’s payment system, the network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack Obama’s health care law is summarily overturned, the administration said.

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Detroit News

Prayer rugs, disruption and legal moves in trial of 9/11 defendants

In an unusual move, defendants in the trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed insisted on having their full charges read, yet most defendants seemed not to pay attention during the reading.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Defiant in court

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Msnbc.com

Occupy movement hopes for spring

The Occupy movement got off to a great start, but living in a tent camp seemed less attractive during the winter. Now that spring is back, activists are hoping for a protest renaissance.

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ABC News

POLITICS

US vice-president Joe Biden ‘absolutely comfortable’ with same-sex marriage

Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Joe Biden said he is “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex marriages, adding that homosexual couples are entitled to “the exact same rights” as heterosexual ones.

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Guardian

Warren, Brown pledge keeps attack ads at bay in Mass. Senate race

A civility pledge between the candidates has kept attack ads largely on the sidelines in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts between Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren.

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NPR

‘Virginia … we’re not going back’

President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election campaign at rallies in Ohio and Richmond, Va., where he cast the election as a choice between policies of the past or progress moving forward.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Minority vote will be strong for Obama

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Startups begin to make patents a priority

Software startups have traditionally avoided patenting their innovations, viewing it as an unneeded expense. But today, more companies than ever are choosing to file patent paperwork.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Greening New York’s iconic skyscraper

The Empire State Building has long been a signature feature of Manhattan’s skyline. But owners of the iconic edifice hope to convince investors and tenants that it’s what’s on the inside that really counts.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Using video games as teaching tools

The Oconomowoc Area School District, in Oconomowoc, Wis., has become a leader in trying out game-based learning models, which has included new classes for students to design games.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

All-girl classes can help in math, sciences

A Georgetown University study says 8 million jobs will be open in the math, science and technology fields by 2018. But the next generation of American workers will be unprepared, especially girls.

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CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Punch and Judy: the eternal triangle of man and wife

Political correctness never was Punch and Judy’s forte. Nevertheless, the man and wife puppet show has remained popular for 350 years, and now puppeteers are seeing a resurgence in the old favorite.

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The Independent

Crab chips and fruity oreos big overseas

Americans might get squeamish at the thought of their favorite snacks being tweaked. But what works in the U.S. may not work elsewhere.

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Msnbc.com

Pop star Phil Collins shows passion for all things Alamo

Phil Collins knows Texas history. Ever since he was a child watching Fess Parker’s portrayal of Davy Crockett, the English pop singer has been fascinated by the Alamo and the Texas Revolution.

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Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Corporate chaplain finds way to stay true to faith

Nate Schroder of St. Cloud, Minn., has found a way to combine his spiritual calling with a chance to be in business for himself — all rolled into the role of corporate chaplain.

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USA TODAY

Pakistan tries to curb Muslim minority sect’s religious expression

The Ahmadi community in Pakistan is one of the country’s most persecuted minorities. Because they revere another prophet as well as Muhammad, the government considers Ahmadis “non-Muslims.”

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Population: all downhill from here?

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Star Tribune

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They don‘t make rock chicks like they did in the ’90s

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The Independent

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Her child still missing, a mother soldiers on

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Detroit Free Press

Hazing charges don‘t conclude FAMU’s duty

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Orlando Sentinel

Civic duty: What is Apple’s obligation on paying taxes?

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Can Hollande save the Eurozone economy?

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Out of touch about Afghanistan

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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A little bit of nonsense is the secret to a sane life

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The Independent

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GOOD NEWS

Paralyzed football player signed to Bucs hopes to change the world

Even though it’s symbolic and “there’s no money involved,” Eric LeGrand, a former Rutgers defensive tackle, said that he’s thrilled to be on the roster of an NFL team.

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CNN

Expanding nonprofit has positive partnership track record

Since Nancy Welsh started Builders of Hope Inc. in 2006 with her own inheritance, it has saved more than 500 homes in several cities that were slated for demolition.

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Narayana hospital raises money for the treatment of poor patients

Narayana Hrudayalaya — meaning “Temple of the Heart” — is a hospital in India that is determined to make a difference. Making a profit and offering free medical care go hand-in-hand.

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Al Jazeera

WORLD

Hundreds held in Putin inauguration protest in Moscow

Baton-wielding and helmeted police have clashed with tens of thousands of protesters taking part in a demonstration against the inauguration of Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president-elect.

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Al Jazeera

Airstrike in Yemen kills al-Qaeda leader on FBI wanted list

An airstrike killed a top al-Qaida leader who was on the FBI’s most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said.

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USA TODAY

Bahrain human rights activist arrested as crackdown escalates

Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist and critic of Bahrain’s ruling family, has been arrested as authorities escalated a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

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Guardian

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Bahrain: a picture timeline

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A private company heads for the International Space Station

Private space flight is nothing new. NASA has never been in the business of building rockets, relying on private contractors such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin to do the work.

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Economist

Did Mars rocks shelter ancient life?

Before water evaporated from fractures in Martian rock deposits, ancient microbial life may have thrived. The discovery of gypsum veins by NASA’s rover Opportunity supports this theory.

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ENVIRONMENT

Israel to help India clean up the polluted Ganges river

Israeli news site Ynet reported that Israel would be sending engineers, researchers and representatives from water technologies companies to help India clean up the notoriously polluted Ganges river.

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Environmental News Network

Northern California fishermen free entangled whale

Using 12-foot bamboo poles with hooks on the end, Mark Anello and his crew spent 90 minutes freeing the 40-ton whale nicknamed “June” by rescuers who had earlier tried to free it.

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HEALTH

Drug-resistant bacteria: designing nanoparticles for high antibiotic doses

Highly-targeted nanoparticles that deliver huge doses of existing antibiotics could be used to overload the defenses of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers reported in the journal ACS Nano.

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Medical News Today

When illness makes a spouse a stranger

For the first time, researchers have identified drugs that may be able to treat one of the biochemical and genetic defects that cause some forms of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Msnbc.com

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Scientists ‘switch off’ brain cell death

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ABC Online

SPORTS

Rickie Fowler earns 1st PGA Tour win

In a three-way playoff, 23-year-old Fowler gambled with a 51-degree wedge that had to be perfect on an 18th hole at Quail Hollow that had yielded only four birdies all day. And it was.

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ESPN

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Rickie Fowler finally a PGA winner

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YouTube

I’ll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby

I’ll Have Another looked like just another horse at the Kentucky Derby until the chestnut colt blazed past highly regarded Bodemeister, beating one of the deepest fields in years.

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CBSSports

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I’ll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby

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Denver Post

Mayweather wins unanimous decision over Cotto

Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally found himself in a real fight, complete with a bloody nose and an opponent in Miguel Cotto who was never going to quit. As usual, he found a way to win.

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CBS News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Black holes and pulsars could reveal extra dimensions

Making a black hole let go of anything is a tall order. But their grip may slowly weaken if the universe has extra dimensions, something that pulsars could help us to test.

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China’s Liu Xiang crosses the final hurdle ahead of the United States’ Ronald Brookins at the Men’s 110m Hurdles of the Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi / AP)

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