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First-grader Heidi David, 6, uses her fingers to solve a “Hello Kitty” arithmetic question during a “teach in” on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser / AP)

Georgia schools offer object lesson in living with cutbacks

As the economy continues to falter, many governors are warning of more cuts. How do school districts cope with reduced budgets? Franklin County, in northeast Georgia, provides an object lesson.

NPR

Cities frozen, frustrated people get hot

The second day after a major snowstorm covered the New York region, frustration reigned because of still-snowed-in streets and slowly clearing skies.

USA TODAY

Blizzards cause havoc on US East Coast

Guardian

China cuts quotas for rare earths export

China cut its export quotas for rare earths by 35 percent in the first round of permits for 2011.

Bloomberg

China will curtail rare earth exports

Denver Post

US resumes rare earth mining

YouTube

US can’t seal Afghan-Pakistan border

American troops are focusing on fighting Taliban militants and defending vulnerable towns on Afghan soil, as it has become practically impossible to stop insurgents.

MSNBC

Interview:

How America fights its wars

TIME

More US states to follow Arizona’s push for tougher immigration laws

Many state legislators across the U.S. are drafting measures that match or go further than Arizona’s law, which requires police to check the immigration status of people stopped for questioning.

Bloomberg

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Sweden‘s Maria Pietilae-Holmner skis at the women’s World Cup giant slalom in Semmering, Austria. (Photo by Marco Trovati / AP)	A couple of wild turkeys walk through the chilling snow in Barre, Vt. (Photo by Toby Talbot / AP)	Bangladeshi children walk in the village of Shingair in Bangladesh. (Photo by Pavel Rahman / AP)

NATION

Diplomats object to US over import of drug for executions

British diplomats have complained to the U.S. government about a drug imported from the U.K. being used in the execution of death row prisoners.

The Independent

High winds blamed as cause of Maine ski lift derailment

High winds caused the derailment of a ski lift at the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort that left eight people injured.

CNN

How common are serious ski lift accidents?

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

2012 hopefuls’ first big decision: how to announce candidacy

In politics, first impressions have always been important. But in the age of Twitter and Facebook, they will take on a new level of significance.

The Hill

Judge clears way for Murkowski Alaska Senate win

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Joe Miller that challenged his loss in Alaska‘s election for a U.S. Senate seat, clearing the way for state officials to certify Lisa Murkowski’s historic write-in victory.

Reuters

EDUCATION

New laws hit the books in new year

New state laws taking effect on New Year’s Day show that legislators are concerned about protecting consumers, children and state coffers.

USA TODAY

Effect of college on volunteering is greatest among disadvantaged

A new study shows a college education has a much greater impact on volunteering rates among individuals from underprivileged backgrounds than among those from more fortunate circumstances.

Medical News Today

HEALTH

Orange juice lowers diastolic blood pressure in healthy volunteers

According to a small study, drinking orange juice had beneficial effects on diastolic blood pressure and microvascular reactivity.

MedPage Today

Deadliest cancer getting smaller chunk of research dollars

Lung cancer is the most deadly form of cancer in the U.S., killing about 157,300 people every year. And yet lung cancer attracts fewer federal research dollars than the other leading forms of cancer demise.

HealthDay

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Marcella Hazan brings Italy to America

When Marcella Hazan came to the United States in 1955, one of her first priorities was figuring out how she would feed her husband, Victor.

NPR

Publisher confirms Julian Assange book

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he’s being forced into penning an autobiography to keep his organization from going under.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

With paper and pencils, missioners rebuild education in southern Sudan

Solidarity has made a 15-year commitment to accompany the people of Southern Sudan and be an integral part of the church‘s mission during the excitement and pain of a new country’s birth.

Catholic News Service

Federal appeals court dismisses Establishment Clause challenge

A federal appeals court sided with Arlington County, Virginia, in a legal battle over affordable housing in the neighborhood of Clarendon.

WTOP

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The Daily Quote

“I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.”

Leo Rosten

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Boston Globe

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GOOD NEWS

Gold-coated liposomes could make chemo more effective

Delivering cancer drugs inside gold-coated liposomes, an invention developed at the University of Arizona, could kill cancer cells more effectively without harming healthy cells and causing side effects.

Medical News Today

Cut from the same cloth

Quynh-Anh McMahan draws on her experience to empower refugee craftswomen in Houston.

Houston Chronicle

Lucky foods for the new year

What one eats often depends on his or her family heritage. Here are some of the world’s popular culinary traditions for an auspicious new year.

Smithsonian

WORLD

Iraqi prime minister says US not welcome after 2011