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Snow removal crews work to clear runways at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A powerful East Coast blizzard menaced would-be travelers by air, rail and highway, leaving thousands without a way to get home after the holidays. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)

Children like to show they can make a difference

The good news is that children “are sort of hard-wired” to want to help others, says Michael Ungar, author of “The We Generation: Raising Socially Responsible Kids.”

Christian Science Monitor

Parenting style plays role in teen drinking

Researchers have found that teenagers who grow up with parents who are either too strict or too indulgent tend to binge drink more than their peers.

NPR

Snowstorm paralyzes travel along East Coast

Travelers are dealing with the aftermath of a massive snowstorm that slammed into the northeast region, causing a travel nightmare.

ABC News

Live: driving through New York City

CNN

Snowstorms hit US

BBC

A history of blizzards — winter’s perfect storm

TIME

Light rail transforming cities, guiding planning and development

It‘s hard to find a city in America that isn’t planning, proposing, studying or actually building a light rail system. Many see light rail as a way to reshape their development.

NPR

Postmodernism’s crafted typography in new media

In today’s digital world, most words we read reach us via computer or smartphone. Typographers have meticulously sculpted each individual letter, whether on the page or the computer screen.

Smithsonian Magazine

The World in Photos .........................................................................
A child bats during a cricket match on a foggy day near the India Gate in New Delhi. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / AP)	A fan yells during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Miami. (Photo by Hans Deryk / AP)	Soldiers of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company patrol at sunset in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

NATION

Homeland Security defends security

The use of full-body scanners and invasive pat-downs at airports around the country will not change for the “foreseeable future,” said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Detroit News

Experts see economy turning corner

In 2010 the economy actually grew, but so slowly many didn’t feel the improvement. So, what does 2011 hold?

NPR

Signs of better days? Whatcom County economy showed signs of picking up in 2010

News Tribune

POLITICS

Republican Miller won’t file to block Murkowski Senate certification

Republican Joe Miller said he won‘t stand in the way of Lisa Murkowski being certified the winner of Alaska’s US Senate race, but he vowed to continue his legal fight over the state’s handling of the vote count.

MSNBC

In tough economic times, Haley Barbour still flies high

The Mississippi state plane, a zippy Cessna Citation, is a favorite of corporate executives and the wealthy, and its principal passenger, Gov. Haley Barbour, might easily be mistaken for one of them.

Politico

EDUCATION

Elementary school makes the most of its Pinelands setting

It was a snake‘s turn to be the charmer one recent afternoon at Medford’s Taunton Forge Elementary School, and Gaia, a buff-and-black beauty, did not disappoint.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Extra students equal extra pay

Primary school teachers in San Bernardino City, Calif., dealing with class sizes that swell to more than 25 students will now be compensated for the added workload.

EducationNews.org

HEALTH

Best fitness routines fit your personality, studies show

Many of us — especially after washing down the last of the holiday cookies with yet another cup of eggnog — resolve to revamp our exercise routines in the New Year.

LiveScience

Shortening a pregnancy could pose health risks for newborns

Shortening a pregnancy could affect a baby’s lung development, vision, weight and some fine-tuning of the brain, experts say.

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Rare earth metals mine may be key to US control over hi-tech future

It‘s just a deep pit in the Mojave desert. But it could hold the key for America to challenge China’s technological domination of the 21st century.

Guardian

Will generating ocean energy affect migration of sea creatures?

Scientists believe that marine creatures use the earth’s magnetic fields to navigate as they migrate. That raises a big question: Could electromagnetic fields that go with power generation affect the sea creatures?

McClatchy Newspapers

Europe’s top chefs push for sustainable seafood

TIME

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Popular culture goes back to the ’30s

A renaissance in popular culture from the austerity period that began in the 1930s is seeing theaters, cinemas and the small screen packed with the grit, grimness and escapist Technicolor of the wartime years.

The Independent

5 ways to keep peace at family gatherings

From the cheerful messages and images on the photo cards that arrive in our mailboxes, one would think that the holidays are a time devoted exclusively to peace and joyful celebration.

CNN

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Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

British wildlife benefits from return to ‘traditional’ seasonal weather

Conservationists express relief as insects, birds and other wildlife flourish because of a cold winter and decent summer.

Guardian

Agency has clients helping others

He’s a 25-year-old college graduate, blind since birth and wickedly funny. Nate Fernandes also is a customer-service solution for the sprawling Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.

Columbus Dispatch

Dogs help fire officials determine whether arson caused a fire

Unlike other dogs, Mae the yellow Lab can help fire investigators search charred debris for flammable liquids, helping to determine whether arson might be the cause of a blaze.

Baltimore Sun

WORLD

Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty