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Residents of Joplin, Mo., walk west on 26th Street near Maiden Lane after a tornado hit the southwest Missouri city. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses.  (Photo by Mike Gullett / AP) President Obama visits Ireland in search of his roots President Barack Obama has decided to pay a visit to a small village in Ireland. If a village can get emotional, Moneygall is in raptures preparing for this visit. CNN In Ireland, a homecoming for Obama NPR Anti-pirate software tracks risks of attacks at high seas The Navy has developed a new weapon in the war against pirates, a sophisticated computer model to predict where pirates may strike next. Discovery News   Joplin, Mo., slammed by twister, at least 89 dead A massive tornado killed at least 89 people as it tore though Missouri and hit the city of Joplin, leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood. CBS News Special section: Tornado super outbreak Discovery Channel Amid floods, dwellers turn homes into islands Popular Science Mo. city manager confirms tornado death toll Reuters As lenders hold homes in foreclosure, sales are hurt The nation’s biggest banks and mortgage lenders have steadily amassed real estate empires, acquiring a glut of foreclosed homes that threatens to create a further drag on the economic recovery. New York Times Reports of ADHD, autism on the rise The early 21st century saw a significant upswing in the number of children with developmental disabilities, according to a study by the CDC and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. MedPage Today   NATION American cities on the rebound Since 1990, the number of people living in cities has gone up by 7 percent — a far cry from all those years of folks fleeing to the suburbs. CBS News Unemployment benefits shortened Some of the states that have drained their unemployment insurance funds are cutting the number of weeks that a laid-off worker can count on those benefits. San Francisco Chronicle Workers lose benefit of doubt on jobless claims Orlando Sentinel POLITICS Minn. voters to decide state constitution same-sex marriage ban After nearly six hours of emotional debate, a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a man and a woman was approved in the Minnesota House. San Francisco Chronicle House roll call on marriage amendment Star Tribune Minn. gay marriage ban will go on 2012 ballot YouTube Republican Tim Pawlenty announces run for president Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced that he is seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, adding some weight to a field of candidates seen as struggling to defeat President Obama. Reuters Republicans ignored warnings on Paul Ryan plan Paul Ryan’s budget’s approval rating barely budged above the high 30s or its disapproval below 50 percent, according to a Republican operative familiar with the presentation. Politico BUSINESS Wall Street drops at open as eurozone concern weighs Stocks dropped more than 1 percent as worries escalated about the eurozone debt crisis after Standard & Poor‘s cut Italy’s rating outlook and Spain’s ruling Socialists suffered an elections setback. Reuters Money laundering now electronic Bulk cash, heavy and hard to hide, is simply not the easiest conveyance for money launderers. An increasingly attractive alternative for criminals is electronic cash. St. Louis Post-Dispatch EDUCATION Runaway tuition: a challenge for students, parents and schools Iowa’s two largest universities expect to pocket millions of dollars in extra tuition revenue next fiscal year, with the vast majority going to pay for additional faculty and programs to lower dropout rates. Des Moines Register Why would-be engineers end up as English majors Undergraduates across the country are choosing to leave science, technology, engineering and math programs before they graduate with those degrees. CNN SPORTS ‘60 Minutes’ report: Lance Armstrong encouraged doping Lance Armstrong’s former teammate, Tyler Hamilton, says Armstrong and other team leaders encouraged, promoted and took part in a doping program in an effort to win the Tour de France in 1999 and beyond. Comcast Sports Danica Patrick qualifies for Indy 500 Danica Patrick posted a four-lap Bump Day average of 224.861 mph to qualify 26th for the Indy 500 after it looked like she might not even get to qualify. ESPN Indy 500 Bump Day qualifying Indianapolis Star LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT NYC library turns 100 At 100 years old, the New York Public Library has nurtured generations of scholars and boasts treasures like a Gutenberg Bible and an early copy of the Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia Inquirer What’s the fastest-growing TV network? One TV network is serving the fastest-growing consumer population in America — and at times it is edging out ABC, NBC and CBS in the coveted 18-to-49-year-old viewer demographic. NPR   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Cartoon (David Horsey): Living with old religion Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog (John Nichols): Patriot Act extension scheme sells out Constitution  (The Nation) The Beat Column (Claire Hope Cummings): Apocalypse now? Lessons from the rapture that didn’t happen Grist Column (Mitch Albom): Apple store like a land far, far away Detroit Free Press Cartoon (Jeff Stahler): Smartphones Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Our roads need more revenue Des Moines Register Cartoon (Steve Sack): State employees Star Tribune Column (Eric S. Margolis): The harsh and bitter truths of WWII Khaleej Times   Site edited by: Jodi McMaster, Diana Shaw, Harsha Malik, Sam Dieter, Tanya Flowers, Shahinaz Ayoub, Joanne Pelton, Kathie Raikes, Cat Van Le, Robyn Waselus, Sara Stewart, Cristina Petrut, Virginie Gilles and Valerie Serrano.   GOOD NEWS Scientists discover switch to speed up stem cell production Scientists have shown how proteins that control genes work together to carry out their functions in stem cells and how they can change interaction partners to make other types of cells. ScienceDaily Colleges get high-tech with health screenings to spot problems quickly To help deal with the demands of university counseling centers, more are using computerized questionnaires to help them flag a serious problem more quickly than traditional evaluations. San Jose Mercury News Ill. hero says a fluke kept him fishing on Fox River, saving child’s life An Addison, Ill., firefighter and paramedic recalled the moment he was called to action to save a toddler who fell into the Fox River. “I’m just glad that I could be there at that time," he said. Algonquin Patch WORLD Pakistani commandos remove Taliban guerrillas from Karachi Naval Air Base Pakistani commandos ended a Taliban siege of a navy base in the country’s largest city after a 16-hour battle that militants said was in part to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden. Bloomberg After another blow to its image, Pakistan’s military regains control of base Christian Science Monitor Bombings rock Baghdad, killing 19 Fifteen bombs exploded within hours of one another in Baghdad, killing at least 13 people and wounding 67, Iraqi authorities said. CNN Ash from Icelandic volcano may drift over UK Ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland could begin to drift across the U.K., forecasters have said. BBC HEALTH States cut back efforts to provide drugs for HIV, AIDS Cash-strapped states are scaling back efforts to provide life-saving medicines to HIV patients. The result: More than 8,300 people are on waiting lists in 13 states to get drugs used to treat HIV and AIDS. Washington Post Emergency room visits getting busier locally, nationally More than 80 percent of physicians say visits are increasing in their emergency departments. Half of those doctors said the increases were significant, and 90 percent expected increases in the future. Times-Tribune RX drug abuse looms in New York City The death rate for accidental poisoning by prescription pain medications, like oxycodone and Vicodin, jumped 20 percent between 2005 and 2009, the New York Health Department said. NY Daily News The meth epidemic PBS ENVIRONMENT Outside polluters thought to be costing Texas industries Houston is known as a smog factory, but wind-borne pollution from Mexico and other countries is partly to blame for the bad air. Houston Chronicle Scotland: 100 percent renewable by 2020 Scotland announced that it is targeting to use only renewable energy by 2020, increasing its former target of 80 percent by that year. Earth Times SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Online dating secrets, as revealed by math majors For singles who brave the jungles of online dating, there‘s nothing like an experienced friend or two to offer advice. Baltimore Sun Octopuses make pretty good moves Octopuses are among the most developed invertebrates. And, unlike most animals such as humans, octopuses possess limitless flexibility. ScienceDaily RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Harold Camping ‘flabbergasted’; rapture a no-show The man who said the world was going to end appeared at his front door in Alameda a day later, very much alive but not so well. San Francisco Chronicle Saudi middle-class women pushing for more reform A small band of Saudi middle-class professional women have grown defiant of the religious police, demanding everything from women shop assistants in lingerie stores to the right to vote. Telegraph.co.uk Afghan policewoman challenges insurgents, prejudices CNN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Hospitals pushing full-term deliveries While the medical community previously thought it was OK to deliver a baby a few weeks early, recent research disagrees. 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