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People wait for a train at the Princeton Junction station in West Windsor, N.J. The weekend storm has disrupted train schedules. (Photo by Mel Evans / AP)

Business schools embracing do-gooders

For reasons ranging from the economy to a change in attitudes, many students today are pursuing business school degrees with a view toward working with nonprofits, or launching socially responsible businesses.

MSNBC

Anger over life term for Indian doctor

International academics joined civil rights groups in condemning an Indian court for sentencing a doctor to life imprisonment on charges of helping Maoist rebels.

The Himalayan

Hundreds protest against life sentence for human rights activist

The Irish Times

Winter storm slows transit in the Northeast

Despite sunny skies, rail and transit systems in the Northeast were still struggling to get back to normal operations.

Christian Science Monitor

Sledding and skating in Central Park

ClipSyndicate

20-hour blizzard in 40 seconds

Associated Press

Data shows lingering risk to recovery

House prices and consumer confidence have fallen more than expected, according to new data released, emphasizing the lingering risk that a weak housing market will undermine the U.S. economic recovery.

Financial Times

Where are the jobs? Overseas

CBS News

Blog:

Double-dip in housing almost here

Forbes

The 10 biggest tech ‘fails’ of 2010

Tech titans such as Apple and Google had some rough moments in 2010. Some ambitious ideas that must have made sense behind closed doors didn’t translate well to the real world.

CNN

NATION

Pilot who angered TSA with YouTube video goes public

The pilot who posted a cell phone video on YouTube revealing potential loopholes in airport security identified himself and said he is “pretty shocked” by the national uproar he has caused.

McClatchy Newspapers

Can trains and subways be protected from terrorist attacks?

USA TODAY

Salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 100 people in US

A salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened some 94 people in 16 states and the District of Colombia.

CNN

POLITICS

Pondering a ‘plan b’ in Afghanistan

Things could go well in Afghanistan in the next six months. But if that doesn’t happen, there are several people beginning to plot out alternatives.

NPR

Afghanistan’s graffiti wars

TIME

Health care repeal tops list of Obama’s showdowns with GOP

President Barack Obama and Republicans taking over the House are girding for a series of showdowns set to begin almost immediately after Congress resumes.

The Hill

Team Obama prepares for 2012 election

CBS News

EDUCATION

Student project fosters healthy curiosity

The classroom news conference is part of Healthy NewsWorks, a student media initiative in 11 Philadelphia-area schools that uses journalism as a way to educate students about health issues and lifestyles.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Teacher effort is linked to difficult students’ inherited traits

Challenging students take up more of their teachers’ time — and the difference between a tougher student and an easier one appears to be genetic, according to a new study.

Medical News Today

Special educators look to tie IEPs to common core

The widespread adoption of common-core academic standards is expected to accelerate a growing movement to link individualized education programs for students with disabilities.

Education Week

HEALTH

Cow milk formula leads to quicker weight gain in infants

Researchers report that infants fed cow milk formula gained more weight more quickly than infants fed protein hydrolysate formulas meant for babies that have problems digesting certain proteins.

WebMD

Emotional intelligence peaks as we enter our 60s, research suggests

Older people have a hard time keeping a lid on their feelings, especially when viewing heartbreaking or disgusting scenes in movies and reality shows, psychologists have found.

Medical News Today

Bonding with newborn baby in intensive care unit

The separation between parents and newborns admitted to the intensive care unit can disrupt the early development of parent-child relationship.

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Devastation from above

J. Henry Fair is known in ecological as well as art circles for his strangely beautiful photographs of environmental degradation, most of them made out the open windows of small airplanes at about 1,000 feet.

Smithsonian Magazine

The Economist speculates on the future of vertical farming

A recent Economist article asks the question of vertical farming, “Does it really stack up?” In theory, it’s a win-win-win concept for the environment.

Environmental News Network

How dangerous is dioxin?

In 1982, a Missouri town had to be abandoned because the Environmental Protection Agency found high levels of dioxin. The EPA still can’t seem to decide how dangerous it really is.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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The year in crazy: part 1

Credo Action

Column (Unni Karunakara):

Haiti: where aid failed

Guardian

Blog (Jody McIntyre):

2 years after Operation Cast Lead, Gaza remains imprisoned

(The Independent)

Eagle Eye

Editorial:

Return of ROTC?

Boston Herald

Blog (Brad Tuttle):

How to return lousy gifts before ever receiving them

(TIME)

It's Your Money

Blog (Barry W. Lynn):

Wish for 2011: better news

(AOL News)

2010 Snapshots

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

The worsening journalistic disgrace at Wired

(Salon)

Unclaimed Territory

Column (Rupert Cornwell):

The march of American conservatism

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Random act of hospitali-T

Boston transit workers often get a bad rap. But for every rude remark or apathetic response some might utter, there are countless acts of unexpected kindness.

Boston Herald

There are more farmers markets that are expanding to year-round

A steady stream of customers filled baskets with vegetables, cranberries, cheese, fresh-baked breads and pies while chatting with the dozen or so farmers selling goods at a local museum.

Seattle Times

Hard-hit construction sector helps build young workers

The construction sector is taking steps to solve a shortage problem by working proactively with school systems to teach kids how to use math on the work site, in an effort to spark interest and boost skills.

McClatchy Newspapers

WORLD

South Korea must unite to survive, says President Lee

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has told his nation it must unite in the face of military aggression from the North.

BBC

Cuban medics in Haiti put world to shame

A medical brigade of 1,200 Cubans is operating all over earthquake-torn and cholera-infected Haiti as part of Fidel Castro’s medical mission, which has gotten little international recognition.

The Independent

Cholera death toll stands at 2,707

Hindustan Times

Ivorians’ reaction to general strike highlights divisions

Ivorians unevenly followed a general strike aimed at pressuring their incumbent leader, Laurent Gbagbo, to step down, largely along lines that marked the West African nation’s civil war eight years ago.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Exclusive Al Jazeera interview with Gbagbo

YouTube

BUSINESS

Allstate sues Bank of America

Allstate Corp. sued Bank of America Corp. and its Countrywide mortgage unit over $700 million in mortgage-backed securities the insurer purchased, claiming misrepresentation by Countrywide.

Bloomberg

Google pushes education software through App store

Google is talking with software makers to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value may approach $5 billion.

BusinessWeek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Political views ‘hard-wired’ in brain

Scientists have found that people with conservative views have brains with larger amygdalas, almond shaped areas in the center of the brain often associated with anxiety and emotions.

Telegraph.co.uk

How low can life go?

There is a thriving realm of mysterious microbes of potential importance to the global carbon budget hidden beneath the sea floor near where the Earth’s crust is being pulled apart.

Discovery News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

In India, a struggle for moderation

In Ahmedabad, India, imams fanned out into the region’s poorest Muslim areas, some bringing with them Wahhabism, the fundamentalist form of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia.

Washington Post

Muslim women gain higher profile in US

Around Sept. 11, 2001, not long after she founded the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, Soumaya Khalifa heard from a group whose name sounded like “Bakers Club.” It wanted a presentation.

New York Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Review: ‘Paris — the Luminous Years’

Twentieth century Paris may seem like well-trod history, but documentary, “Paris — the Luminous Years,” begs to differ.

San Francisco Chronicle

Elton John and David Furnish have Christmas baby

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become fathers after using a surrogate mother in the U.S.

Guardian

SPORTS

Obama to Philadelphia Eagles: Thanks for hiring Michael Vick

What has been a fairy tale year for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has now apparently received a presidential seal of approval.

Christian Science Monitor

Behind the mic: Vick’s comeback

Sports Illustrated

Dome-field advantage could send Falcons to Super Bowl

The Falcons were frustrated about what could have been in their Monday night loss to New Orleans that allowed their NFC South rivals to qualify for the playoffs.

Sporting News

Saints edge Falcons, clinch playoff spot

Associated Press

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