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A Libyan rebel takes a rest at a checkpoint on the frontline near Zwitina, the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi in eastern Libya. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

Who’s in hell? Pastor’s book sparks eternal debate

When the pastor of a rural church in North Carolina wrote a note on his Facebook page supporting a new book by a prominent young evangelical, complaints from church members prompted his dismissal.

Forbes

Silent watchmen guard school route

One of the most dangerous times of day for teenagers is after school and that’s especially true in Chicago, where police and school officials are using federal funds to protect kids on their way home.

NPR

West strikes deep in Libya, Misrata still besieged

Western warplanes hit military targets deep inside Libya but failed to prevent tanks re-entering the western town of Misrata and besieging its main hospital.

Reuters

Road gets rough for diplomacy on Libya

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Allied strikes pound pro-Gadhafi forces

CBS News

DC incident spurs concerns over airport tower staffing

Air traffic safety is under increased scrutiny after two passenger jets landed without controller assistance at Reagan National Airport because no one could be reached in the airport tower.

San Francisco Chronicle

Google patents doodling!

This week the Patent Office awarded Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder and head of technology, with a patent for what’s known as the doodle.

ABC News

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NATION

US soldier gets 24 years for murder

A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to the murders of three Afghan civilians was sentenced to 24 years in prison after saying “the plan was to kill people” in a conspiracy with four fellow soldiers.

USA TODAY

New US home sales unexpectedly fall to lowest on record

Purchases of new U.S. homes unexpectedly declined to the slowest pace on record and prices dropped to the lowest level since December 2003, adding to evidence that the industry is floundering.

Bloomberg

Same-sex marriage stays on hold for Prop. 8 appeal

A federal appeals court refused to let same-sex marriages resume in California while it considers the constitutionality of a 2008 ballot measure that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

President Barack Obama facing criticism over Libya

Top Obama administration officials are expected to face continued criticism over their handling of the crisis in Libya, and louder calls for a clearer explanation of U.S. policy in the region.

CNN

Fla. courts face $72.3M deficit from foreclosure freeze

Florida’s court system needs more foreclosures. The steep drop in foreclosure filings in recent months has opened a $72.3 million deficit in the Florida court system’s budget.

CNNMoney

Budget writers look for deals

Politico

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Robots arrive at Fukushima nuclear site with unclear mission

As workers race to stave off further melting at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan, several robots there are waiting on the sidelines for an opportunity to help.

Scientific American

FDA: Some foods from 4 Japanese prefectures can’t enter US

In the wake of Japan’s nuclear disaster, all milk, milk products, fresh vegetables and fruit from one of four prefectures closest to the quake-stricken nuclear power plant will be prevented from entering the U.S.

CNN

Aftermath of the tsunami

San Jose Mercury News

Small-town school graduation lifts spirits in battered Japan

Classes stopped when Okirai Junior High School was hit by the tsunami, students were kept away once it was used as a temporary morgue, but then they returned for a graduation.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Studies find cheaters overinflate academic ability

That time-honored anti-cheating mantra, “you’re only hurting yourself,” may be literal fact, according to new research.

Education Week

Creating academic ‘dream teams’

A fantasy football-style application has been launched that allows research managers to compare the performance of their own.

Inside Higher Ed

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cuckoo in egg pattern ‘arms race’

Cuckoos’ egg forgery skills are increasingly being put to the test, as host birds evolve better defenses, say scientists.

BBC

Genome study brings blood cancer into sharp focus

Scientists have mapped out the full genetic code of 38 people with multiple myeloma, uncovering unsuspected genes that play a role in the blood cancer and showing that a promising new drug might help.

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US colleges adding Muslim chaplains

Cornell soon could join the growing ranks of universities with full-time Muslim chaplains working alongside the Christian and Jewish chaplains already common on college campuses.

USA TODAY

A durable doomsday preacher predicts the world’s end — again

Save the date: May 21, 2012. If preacher Harold Camping is right, that’s the exact date Jesus will return and the righteous will fly up to heaven, leaving behind only their clothes.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Free tuition for UMass transfers

Students from community colleges across Massachusetts with a grade point average of 3.0 or better will be able to attend the University of Massachusetts in Amherst tuition-free.

Telegram & Gazette

Scientists grow personalized collections of intestinal microbes

New research sets the stage for identifying new probiotics and evaluating in preclinical trials whether microbe transplants can restore the natural balance of intestinal bacteria.

ScienceDaily

6 moms to run 198 miles for homeless

They’re raising 19 kids among them, working full-time jobs, and now planning to cover 198 miles by foot in roughly 24 hours.

AOL News

WORLD

Drugs, inequality and a dirty war backed by the US