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Universal Parks & Resorts CEO Thomas L. Williams delivers a speech during the Universal Studios Korea Resort "MOA" Signing & Announcement Ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / AP)

France, Germany say stop using Internet Explorer 6

The "Operation Aurora" cyber attack from China has prompted French and German information security organizations to recommend against using Internet Explorer.

InformationWeek

Internet Explorer: Stay or go?

USA TODAY

Debt ceiling fight is back

The Senate will debate just how high to raise the U.S. legal debt limit. The proposed increase will likely be more than $1 trillion, perhaps as high as $1.8 trillion.

CNNMoney

Obama seeks $1.35 billion for school reform

Reuters

Record $134 billion NY budget proposal

NY Daily News

Universal Studios resort in South Korea to open

Developers of a Universal Studios theme park and resort in South Korea said the project is slated to open in early 2014 after being delayed by the global financial crisis.

ABC News

Resort in South Korea to open two years later than expected

NPR

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction under construction

Orlando Sentinel

FBI broke law in phone record searches

The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records.

Washington Post

Apple tablet: Content will be key

Apple plans to unveil its "latest creation," which is expected to be a touchscreen tablet. But it's unclear whether excitement over the tablet will turn into profit.

PC World

Blog:

Tablet video previews

CNNMoney

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A woman looks at an image of the Holy Mother made of Easter eggs in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP)	Members of the Vocal Praise Ministry carry a Haitian flag after attending the Greater Philadelphia MLK Day of Service. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)	A man crosses himself after taking a bath in the ice-cold water of the Moskva River in northwestern Moscow. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / AP)

NATION

US economy adds to skilled, educated pool of census workers

The Census Bureau is finding itself with the most highly skilled, highly educated workforce in its 220-year history — thanks in part to a struggling economy that has produced millions of people eager to work.

USA TODAY

California readies for storms

Residents of canyons and foothills braced for possible mudslides as a series of powerful storms is forecast to begin pounding the West Coast.

USA TODAY

Massive flood storm coming to California

YouTube

Harper's claims Guantanamo inmates killed during questioning

U.S. government officials may have conspired to conceal evidence that three Guantanamo Bay inmates could have been murdered during interrogations.

Guardian

POLITICS

Congress taking a backseat to White House on Haiti aid

As international aid poured into Haiti and residents fled a devastated Port-au-Prince, congressional aides said Congress has no immediate plans to take up Haiti relief.

The Hill

Finger-pointing begins for Democrats

As voters head to the polls in Massachusetts, nervous Democrats have already begun to blame one another for putting at risk the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held for more than 40 years.

Politico

BUSINESS

Henry Ford raising wage may give China tip on worker prosperity

China’s communist leaders might learn a lesson about how to create a more prosperous working class from American industrialist Henry Ford.

Bloomberg

Cadbury surrenders to foreign takeover

The iconic British chocolate manufacturer Cadbury fell to an 11.7 billion-pound takeover by the major U.S. food conglomerate, Kraft.

Times Online

Cadbury workers react to takeover

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Exxon Valdez oil 'still persists'

Large quantities of oil spilled during the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster still persists beneath gravel beaches in the region, a study has found.

BBC

Himalayan glacier thaw report re-examined by UN

The U.N. panel of climate scientists said it was reviewing a report containing a projection that Himalayan glaciers might vanish by 2035.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Monkeys do basic math in their heads

Researchers have proved that they are able to calculate whether dots on a screen are growing fewer or greater.

Telegraph.co.uk

Start running and watch your brain grow, say scientists

The health benefits of a regular run have long been known, but scientists have never understood the curious ability of exercise to boost brain power.

Guardian

SPORTS

Possible terrorist threats for Americans traveling to Vancouver Olympics

A recently issued fact sheet from the U.S. State Department warns that al-Qaida's demonstrated capability to carry out attacks against sizable structures puts the Olympics at a greater risk.

ABC News

Jets' confidence flying high after shocking Chargers 17-14

The New York Jets have seemingly benefited from good fortune for weeks now, so it was hardly surprising that the few critical breaks they needed went their way in the 17-14 upset of the San Diego Chargers.

USA TODAY

There's plenty of history between AFC finalists Jets and Colts

Sports Illustrated

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GOOD NEWS

Recycling success

A Canadian company called Knowaste is at the cutting edge of the recycling world — becoming the first to be able to effectively recycle the plastics within children's diapers and other sanitary products.

Positive News

Young talent recognized

The eight winners of a children's international biodiversity photograph competition were rewarded in collaboration with National Geographic.

Positive News

WORLD

Haiti aid starts getting through

International relief efforts are gaining momentum. After criticism that military and rescue flights had been given priority, the U.S. and U.N. have agreed to prioritize aid.

Al Jazeera

US accused of 'occupying' Haiti