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A Nepalese human rights activist holds a placard against the human rights violation in Syria as they take part in a protest organized by the Amnesty International outside the United Nations office in Katmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha / AP)

A badge of honor: the fight to save the whale

In 1982, the International Whaling Commission instigated a moratorium on commercial whaling, effectively stopping centuries of organized hunting of the world’s largest creatures.

The Independent

Special section:

Endangered whales

BBC

Pushing infants into pools and teaching them to swim

For nearly 50 years, behaviorial scientist Harvey Barnett has pushed infants into swimming pools with the hopes that they would rescue themselves, but many pediatricians question his methods.

ABC News

Syrian government forces reclaim Haffa region

After eight days of bombardment, Syrian government forces reclaimed the northwestern town of al Haffa, Syria, forcing rebels to stage a dawn retreat.

Star Tribune

Can UN monitors help forge peace in Syria?

CNN

As Syria grieves: photographs

TIME

Special section:

Syria

Guardian

Farm and food bill divides farmers

The farm and food stamps bill now being debated in the Senate is a regional fight, pitting rice and peanut growers in the South against corn producers and soybean farmers in the Midwest.

Seattle Times

Why the Farm Bill’s provisions will matter

NPR

Should bullies be treated as criminals?

A recent analysis shows that state lawmakers nationwide are increasingly willing to criminalize bullying behavior, even as experts wonder whether doing so will have the intended effect.

USA TODAY

Blog:

The making of a bully

State Impact

NATION

The military’s growing ‘people problem’

The Pentagon soon will spend more on health care and other benefits for former military personnel than on the men and women fighting today’s conflicts, according to a new study.

U.S. News & World Report

Colorado, New Mexico forest fire crews make some progress

Fire crews battling flames roaring through national forests in New Mexico and Colorado have made some progress beating back the blazes that have driven thousands from their homes.

Reuters

Massive Colo. wildfire growing by the minute

CBS News

Watergate — the untold story

Forty years ago, a failed burglary in Washington was the first small step in a giant political scandal that led to the fall of a U.S. president.

The Independent

POLITICS

Fellow survivor of shooting spree wins Giffords’ Ariz. House seat

Ron Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her.

U.S. News & World Report

Do leaked secrets hurt national security?

A recent assignment of two federal prosecutors to investigate disclosures of national security information might have been the first shot in a new war on leaks.

NPR

Michelle Obama a hit on campaign trail

Obama’s re-election campaign hopes that Michelle Obama, his popular spouse, can rekindle a spark among Democrats and independents with her fervor and enthusiasm for healthy living.

McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Apple vs. Google: starkly different experiences in China

In China, sometimes having the first-mover advantage is no advantage at all. The two companies have taken very different approaches to the world’s second-largest economy.

BusinessWeek

Facebook combats criticism over ads

Research firm comScore Inc. released a study commissioned by the social network concluded that being a fan of a brand on Facebook causes people to purchase that brand more frequently.

Wall Street Journal

ENVIRONMENT

Culling vampire bats does not halt rabies, a study suggests

Culling vampire bats in South American nations does not curb the spread of rabies. In fact, it could actually be counterproductive, a study suggests.

BBC

$257 billion invested in renewable energy last year

Global investment in renewable energy reached a record of $257 billion last year, with solar attracting more than half the total spending, according to a U.N. report.

Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

East San Jose parents assail ‘intolerable’ middle schools

With fewer than half of eighth-graders testing proficient in English and math, parents in two California districts have declared a middle-school crisis.

San Jose Mercury News

Searchable database makes comparing college costs easier

The U.S. Department of Education says it hopes to make the ordeal a little more transparent by updating its online searchable database.

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US ‘radical’ nuns will hold talks with Vatican over criticism

Leaders of the largest group of U.S. nuns are due to meet Vatican officials in a bid to defuse an escalating row.

BBC

Catholic bishops, Church of England object to gay marriage plan

The Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops of England and Wales formally objected to the government’s proposal to permit gay marriage, asserting that marriage is the union of woman and man.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Superflattery: the art of getting what you want, study

How do you get someone to do something they definitely do not want to do? According to a recent study, flattery still works even when the recipient knows it is insincere.

BBC

Afrobeat music is the weapon in ‘Fela!’

Anyone who sits through “Fela!” may be forgiven for feeling wrung out after two-and-a-half hours of ecstatic Afrobeat music, pulsing dance, emotional turmoil and epic resolution.

Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Pennsylvania is cold toward solar energy

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Drone kills should continue

USA TODAY

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Double take toons: self-inflicted wounds?

NPR

Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.):

Seeing Jesus in a cheese sandwich

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Gene Policinski):

Teach free expression in school by example

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial:

Mining deeper — and younger — for tomorrow’s workers and citizens

Seattle Times

Blog (Dorian deWind):

‘Pinup Girls’ for a cause

(Huffington Post)

Impact

Column (Debra Saunders):

Out of touch? Not so much. Out of gas? Definitely

Creators Syndicate

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GOOD NEWS

Helping India’s poorest of the poor brickmakers, in Kolkata

Irish nonprofit GOAL teaches seasonal brickmakers in Kolkata, India, to read and do math, a crucial step toward self-sufficiency.

Christian Science Monitor

Woman sings anew after lung transplant

Opera singer Charity Tillman-Dick has had two double-lung transplants. Charity stood on stage last month to perform for the first time in public since the second operation.

CBS News

Michelle Obama, Ann Romney ‘comfort’ ABC’s Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts thanked viewers this morning for the outpourting of support she has received since announcing her diagnosis of a rare blood disorder.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Bond rates reflect lack of confidence, faith in leadership