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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Kofi Annan, the U.N. and Arab League envoy for the Syrian crisis, during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev / RIA-Novosti / AP)

Oxytocin: is it the molecule for love, morality and prosperity?

For almost a decade, the simple hormone oxytocin has been relentlessly hyped as a one-ingredient recipe for a utopian society. But the science may be more complicated.

Slate

Blog:

Can science help explain why file sharers buy music?

Techdirt

Hoarding — how you can overcome it

Understanding the psychology behind why we like to accumulate all manner of items can in fact help you to lead a clutter-free life. The key to this understanding can be found in the way we value things.

BBC

Central Damascus hit by intense clashes

Fighting is intensifying across the Syrian capital Damascus, where the military has deployed tanks and helicopters, activists say. Rebel forces say they have launched an all-out assault on the capital.

BBC

Russia urges U.N. compromise on Syria after Annan talks

Bloomberg

FDA bans bisphenol-A from baby bottles

The federal government announced that baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain the chemical bisphenol-A.

ABC News

BPA: 7 secret sources

CBS News

NYC’s trans fat ban cuts consumption

New York City’s pioneering ban on trans fats in restaurant food has led to a reduction in consumption, a change that should mean better cardiovascular health.

Boston Herald

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Why trans fat ban is good for the heart

(CBS News)

Health Pop

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Children cool off at a fountain in Tokyo. The temperature soared up to 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the city. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)	John Daniel Pagano, a historical interpreter in period clothing, constructs a table at the Henricus Historical Park in Chester, Va. (Photo by Steve Helber / AP)	Dancers in Paper Windmill Cultural Foundation perform during a dress rehearsal of “Paper Windmill Fantasia” in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Wally Santana / AP)

NATION

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,910

At least 1,910 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

Seattle Times

Boy Scouts of America reaffirms ban on gays following review

After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics.

Salt Lake Tribune

POLITICS

Jet-setting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton breaks travel record

If diplomatic achievements were measured by the number of countries visited, Hillary Clinton would be the most accomplished secretary of state in history.

Yahoo! News

House candidates raise more than $566M

House candidates have already raised more than $566 million for the 2012 race as of the 15-month mark in the campaign — $57 million more than at the same point two years ago.

Politico

Obama goes on the offensive with an early barrage of ads

Obama’s campaign has spent nearly $100 million on commercials in selected battleground states so far, unleashing an early barrage designed to create lasting, negative impressions of Romney.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Negative ads: a shift in tone

(TIME)

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CBS News

BUSINESS

HSBC ‘allowed drug cartels to launder money’ through its US operations

Lax controls at Europe’s largest bank, HSBC, allowed Mexican drug cartels to launder billions of dollars through its U.S. operations, an investigation by the U.S. Senate has found.

Al Jazeera

Senator Carl Levin criticizes HSBC, OCC on money laundering

BusinessWeek

US tightens security for economic data

Market-sensitive data will be guarded with launch-code secrecy, a precaution against anyone who might try to take advantage of a leak to gain an insider’s edge in the financial markets.

CNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The power grid: from rickety to resilient

Blackouts will become more common unless we build a system that can bend but not break.

TIME

Lightest material in the world

It is a network of porous carbon tubes that is three-dimensionally interwoven at the nano- and micro-level — and it is the lightest material in the world. It weights only 0.2 milligrams per cubic centimeter.

ScienceDaily

European Commission backs calls for open access to scientific research

The European Commission, which controls one of the world’s largest science budgets, has backed calls for free access to publicly funded research.

Guardian

EDUCATION

Digital tools can reshape our methods

On many traditional university campuses, it might seem like business as usual. However, higher education is in chaotic transition. What we do now to manage that change will determine the future.

Sydney Morning Herald

Families cut costs to keep college in reach

U.S. News & World Report

Substitute teaching in schools is the subject of scrutiny

While substitute teachers are largely seen as occasional pinch hitters for full-time teachers, statistics show that students spend a good chunk of their time in school with them.

Education Week

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Is the film trilogy going extinct?

“Ice Age: Continental Drift” broke ground as the second animated “fourquel” to hit theaters, while “The Lord of the Rings” films are getting a prequel. Is “The Dark Knight Rises” the final three-movie format?

The Atlantic

Retailer’s decision to drop ‘The Blind Side’ upsets Christian faithful

A U.S. retail chain that sells Christian products has come under fire for pulling the Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side” from shelves because of profanity and the use of a racial slur.

Guardian

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“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.”

Thomas Jefferson

Former U.S. President

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Food stamp spending hard to digest

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Work fun into learning

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