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Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks had their worst day of trading since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Tuesday, briefly hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 500 points.  (Photo by Frank Franklin II / AP) U.S.-North Korea talks scheduled U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in New York on March 5-6 to discuss initial steps toward normalizing relations, the State Department has announced. Associated Press Bank set to lift its freeze on North Korea International Herald Tribune Hamas wins Moscow embargo pledge Russia says it will work to lift sanctions that western governments imposed on the Palestinian Authority after Hamas won elections last year. BBC Castro makes first live comments since illness Fidel Castro made his first non-recorded comments since falling ill seven months ago, in a phone call to a live radio show hosted by Venezuela's president. Guardian   Most Asian markets plunge for second day Chinese stocks bounced back after their biggest decline in a decade, but stock markets in Asia and Europe fell for a second day amid investor jitters about possible slowdowns in the Chinese and U.S. economies. MSNBC Investors run for cover as Dow plunges 416 points USA Today Stocks' great wall of worry BusinessWeek CIA: bin laden establishing new camps In the most definitive statement in years, America's top intelligence official said Osama bin laden is in Pakistan actively re-establishing Al Qaeda training camps. ABC News 'State of panic' after Baghdad car bomb kills 10 A car bomb exploded near a market in southwestern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 21 others, an official with Iraqi emergency police said. CNN Storm batters shuttle Atlantis Hailstones as big as golf balls put more than 7,000 dings into space shuttle Atlantis' fuel tank and may delay the ship's launch from March until June, NASA officials said. USA Today Lost in space? Australia Herald-Sun   NATION Most Europeans feel happy Two EU reports released this week show most Europeans are happy with their lives, despite social challenges facing the 27-nation bloc. Deutsche Welle Canadian MPs vote against extending anti-terrorism measures Opposition parties in the Canadian parliament banded together to defeat a controversial government proposal to extend two anti-terrorism measures contained in the Criminal Code. CBC U.S. to attend Iraq meeting where Iran, Syria invited U.S. diplomats will attend a conference on Iraq to which envoys from Iran and Syria are invited, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said at a Senate budget hearing. Bloomberg POLITICS Internal debate steers Democrats on new Iraq course CNN Romney trying to overcome inconsistencies in record Republican Mitt Romney titled his book on how he saved the scandal-ridden 2002 Olympics "Turnaround." Now he's trying to fight the perception that he's committed a few too many turnarounds. International Herald Tribune SPORTS Steroids raid might implicate pro, college athletes Current and former professional and collegiate athletes have reportedly been linked to an Orlando pharmaceutical company that allegedly sold steroids over the Internet. ESPN Veterans Committee picks no one for Hall The Hall of Fame pitched another shutout. Ron Santo, Jim Kaat, Marvin Miller and all the other candidates were left out when the Veterans Committee admitted no new members for the third straight election. Houston Chronicle HEALTH Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome An old drug once used to study epilepsy can help improve learning in mice with a form of Down syndrome and also might help people, U.S. researchers said. Reuters Antioxidant vitamins may not prolong life Antioxidant vitamins, including A, E and C, don't help you live longer, according to an analysis of dozens of studies of these popular supplements. ABC News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT 'First Snow' a provocative thriller Blending noirish mystery and big questions about fate in an evocative Southwestern landscape, "First Snow" is a first-rate psychological thriller. Hollywood Reporter True or not, 'Lost Tomb' tale is never dull "Archaeological discovery of the millennium!" That's Simcha Jacobovici on his latest TV epic, The Lost Tomb Of Jesus. It may not be good history, good archaeology or good theology, but it's good TV. Toronto Star Discovery Channel accused of attacking Christianity As archeologists question filmmaker James Cameron's claim that he has discovered the tomb of Jesus Christ and his family, critics accused the Discovery Channel of attacking Christianity. Cybercast News Service Zen is philosophy for some, religion for others Tim McCarthy was raised in a born-again Christian family in Michigan, but he is now a Zen priest for the Kent State Zendo Buddhist group. Daily Kent Stater   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Ann Althouse): A license to blog? International Herald Tribune Editorial: Departed from Boston International Herald Tribune Column (John Hughes): Character – not celebrity – should count in news and politics Christian Science Monitor Column: XY-Zone gets A's for helping at-risk kids Miami Herald Column: Josh Wolf — blogger — has no press pass San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: Serbia called to account Guardian Column: A Rough Ride on Air Force Two Newsweek Column: Appeasing our enemies won't bring peace RealClearPolitics Editorial: Buyout puts focus on coal energy, pollution Denver Post Editorial: Few signs of success in Iraq Houston Chronicle Editorial: Lighting up D.C. San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Tom Regan, Jesse Glickstein, Jim Scripps and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Satellites and sea lions: working together to improve ocean models Sea lions, seals, sharks, tuna and other top ocean predators are sharing some of their experiences with human researchers, thanks to electronic tags. HappyNews Bus driver leaps off bus to save girl A city bus driver is lauded as a hero after he leapt off his bus and snatched a 3-year-old girl from traffic. Daily Times NATION Oklahoma town is toxic waste site Undercut with mine shafts and buried under bleak, gray mountains of lead waste, this Oklahoma town is in the middle of one of the nation's worst environmental nightmares. Yahoo! News FBI revisiting decades-old civil rights cases The FBI has reopened files on about a dozen decades-old suspicious deaths amid a Justice Department focus on cracking unsolved cases from the nation’s civil rights era. MSNBC Wildlife refuges lack means to survive The system that spans states is being forced to choose between programs, and in some cases, animals, as staff and funding levels fall. Los Angeles Times BUSINESS Airbus confirms 10,000 job cuts Troubled planemaker Airbus has announced it is to cut 10,000 jobs across Europe over the next four years. France will lose 4,300 jobs, Germany 3,700, while the UK and Spain will see 2,000 jobs cut. BBC Home Depot sees profit drop, slowdown in sales growth Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home-improvement retailer, forecast a decline in profit this year and said sales growth will slow because the U.S. housing slump may last another six months. Bloomberg SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Hail storm damage delays shuttle launch NASA postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hail storm left hundreds of small dents on the spacecraft's external fuel tank and on a wing. Houston Chronicle Pluto probe gets an eyeful in Jupiter flyby Visions of a volcanic plume spewing out of Jupiter's moon Io and a swirling storm are among the first images returned by a NASA probe as it made an early-morning swing past the gas giant. MSNBC Bird-brained scientists learn to fly pigeons Scientists in eastern China say they have succeeded in controlling the flight of pigeons with micro electrodes planted in their brains, state media reported on Tuesday. Reuters ENVIRONMENT Environmental activists use cell phone ringtones to make nature statement Amid the cacophony of cell phone ringtones these days, add these: the clickety-click-click of a rare Central American poison arrow dart frog and the howl of a Mexican gray wolf. Environmental News Network Researchers use genetic map to track down source of illegal ivory Scientists have traced a multi-million pound haul of ivory products to its origins on the African savanna using a revolutionary genetic map of elephant herds on the continent. Guardian Bye-bye, incandescent bulb? Global warming concerns are pushing bulbmakers and environmentalists to talk about phasing out the common light bulb. Christian Science Monitor EDUCATION All school religious holidays dropped The Hillsborough county, Florida school calendar will not recognize any religious holidays next school year, but it will continue a traditional day off for students to attend the state fair. St. Petersburg Times Study: Vanity on the rise among college students Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists. CNN Not pretty enough? CNN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Staph bug causes new, deadly pneumonia A nasty staph germ circulating in and out of hospitals produces a poison that can kill pneumonia patients within 72 hours, researchers said. Reuters   Photo of the Day Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and youths dance during a traditional Jewish wedding of Aron Noah Alter, the eldest grandson of the Rabbi of Ger Hasidic dynasty in Jerusalem. 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