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A woman leans against a police cruiser as law enforcement officials stand outside the house of Jared L. Loughner in Tucson, Ariz. (Photo by Matt York / AP)

Pacific Ocean ‘garbage patch’ exaggerated

Oprah Winfrey described a plastic garbage patch twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean. A scientist debunked the vastness of the garbage swirl as “hyperbole.”

Contra Costa Times

Elvis’s birthday celebrated at Graceland

Fans are marking what would be the 76th birthday of the King of Rock and Roll with a celebration at his Graceland estate — and one of Elvis’ biggest fans is taking part.

ABC News

Chilean miner sings at Elvis’s home

BBC

Giffords in critical condition after shooting

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remained in critical condition after a gunman shot her in the head and then opened fire on a crowd gathered at a political meet-and-greet outside an Arizona supermarket.

CNN

Disturbing signs about the gunman

Newsweek

Ariz. shooting targets US congresswoman

San Francisco Chronicle

FBI follows Internet trail of Ariz. gunman

ABC News

Ready to vote on creating a new country

In southern Sudan, the open hand symbol of secession is splattered across billboards and T-shirts as the region votes in a referendum expected to divide sub-Saharan Africa’s third-biggest oil producer.

Sydney Morning Herald

Southern Sudan prepares to vote

TIME

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

NATION

Southeast braces for winter storm

As the Northeast appeared to avoid a repeat of the Christmas blizzard, residents in the Southeast turned a wary eye on a new storm that is threatening to drop as much as an inch of ice in parts of the region.

CNN

Feds push back over testing of key device in Gulf oil spill probe

Investigators are responding to criticism that they aren’t doing enough to keep companies involved in the Gulf oil spill away from the forensic analysis of equipment that failed to stop the spread of the oil.

Kansas City Star

US orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks’ account records

A U.S. court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of WikiLeaks and several supporters as part of a criminal investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents.

Reuters

101: WikiLeaks revealed

CNN

POLITICS

Obama: Economy moving in right direction

President Barack Obama sees clear and encouraging movement by the economy, trumpeting private-sector job growth and lower unemployment. “The trend is clear” on the economy — and it’s encouraging.

Houston Chronicle

Obama revamps his economic team

Detroit Free Press

Napolitano target of DC package

Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano was reportedly the intended recipient of an incendiary package. Two such parcels aroused alarm in Md., but did not appear to contain explosive material.

Christian Science Monitor

Republicans find governing isn’t easy

From the substantive to the absurd, the opening of the 112th Congress provided GOP leaders with lessons in the difficulty of getting all 242 members of their majority marching in the same direction.

Politico

GOP: Focusing on the people’s priorities

CNN

EDUCATION

Va. considers ban of Facebook and texting between students and teachers

The Virginia Board of Education will soon vote on a measure to discourage school teachers from using Facebook or text messaging to communicate with students.

The Daily Caller

PG-13 films: too hot for classrooms?

It’s a teenage cry for freedom that illustrates what can be a difficult question for parents and teachers: When, if ever, are students old enough to watch movies with mature content at school?

Star Tribune

HEALTH

New rules may increase home dialysis

Only about 8 percent of kidney patients do home dialysis. New Medicare payment rules could change that.

Forbes

Herbalife surveys how men and women view weight loss

A recent nationwide survey of 1000 adults revealed that men and women differ not only in their strategies, but also in what motivates them to shed excess flab.

Medical News Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

We were naked until 170,000 years ago

Clothing first appeared 170,000 years ago. That’s what University of Florida researchers have deduced from an unlikely source — the annoying clothing louse.

USA TODAY

NASA stuck in limbo with new Congress

Lawmakers passed a bill that called for NASA to receive $19 billion in 2011 — a boost from the 2010 NASA budget of $18.3 billion. But funding was not appropriated.

Space News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Filipinos swarm to religious procession

Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics joined a raucous religious procession in the Philippines to honor a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ that they believe possesses mystical powers.

Denver Post

Iowa senator concludes 3-year probe of ministry finances

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa has concluded a probe into alleged lavish spending at six major broadcast ministries, and asked a prominent evangelical group to study ways to spur “self-reform."

Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Matthew Cooper):

With Giffords shooting, a grim milestone

The Atlantic

Column (Glenn Garvin):

Great moments in politics for 2010

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Relax, liberals. William Daley is your friend

Washington Examiner

Column (Dennis Rockstroh):

Why you shouldn’t write a check with red ink

San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Stanton E. Samenow):

Peer pressure does not cause crime

Inside the Criminal Mind

(Psychology Today)

Blog (Tim Townsend):

For Episcopalians, vote in Sudan gets personal

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Keep the Faith

Editorial:

DHS head poised to do a lot for kids

Detroit Free Press

Blog (Ken Rudin):

Barring info, speculating on motive behind Giffords shooting helps no one

(NPR)

It's All Politics

Column (Jed Babbin):

War forecast

RealClearPolitics

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GOOD NEWS

Mother Nature’s cleanser may help study of global warming

Scientists have long known about the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of nasty pollutants such as benzene and methane. But they haven’t always understood how nature’s cleanser works.

AOL News

Breast-feeding boosts children’s test scores, study finds

Infants breast-fed for at least six months after birth scored higher on math, reading and spelling tests at age 10, according to a recent study.

MyHealthNewsDaily

You’re never too old to begin to swing

The New Horizons International Music Association is a nonprofit group that helps people over 50 learn to play an instrument. In its two decades, it’s seen a big increase in participation.

NPR

WORLD

Mexican police find 15 dead in Acapulco

Police found the bodies of 15 men on a street in Acapulco. Handwritten signs left with the bodies were signed by “El Chapo’s People” — a reference to drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of the Sinaloa cartel.

Star Tribune

Pentagon chief heads to China, hopes to improve relations

After a rocky year for U.S.-Chinese relations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to China in hopes of strengthening relations with the rising military power and global competitor.

Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

US tradition endures in vintage motels

Five years ago, the Island Breeze was a run-down relic. After a sweeping renovation the inn shines as an exception to the rule of fading rental properties.

Sarasota Herald Tribune

Europe is the market’s biggest wild card

Investors are optimistic that stocks will continue to recover in 2011, but it will be far from a smooth ride, thanks to a number of potential road blocks along the way.

CNNMoney

Yellen: Asset-buying adds 3 million jobs in private sector

The Federal Reserve’s two rounds of asset purchases totaling $2.3 trillion will have helped boost private payrolls by about 3 million jobs through 2012, said Fed Vice Chairman Janet Yellen.

BusinessWeek

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘American Rose’

To say that Gypsy Rose Lee was a stripper is a bit like calling Frank Sinatra a saloon singer. Which is to say: Yes, but.

NPR

History Network pulls plug on fictional Kennedy series

A controversial miniseries on the Kennedy family will not air on the History Channel because the completed multimillion dollar project does not fit the “History brand,” the network said.

The Boston Channel

ENVIRONMENT

Green jeans: Levi’s makes its denim with less water

Back in 2007, Levi’s did a cradle-to-grave assessment of the resources required for its 501 denim and found its jeans were practically made of water.

TIME

Co-management holds promise of sustainable fisheries worldwide

Encouraging new evidence suggests that the world’s fisheries could be sustained using community-based co-management.

ScienceDaily

SPORTS

Seahawks upset Super Bowl champs

Once Marshawn Lynch reached the end zone, it was clear that these Saints had been KO’d by a punch no one saw coming.

Seattle Times

No. 11 LSU rallies past No. 18 Aggies in Cotton Bowl

Jordan Jefferson threw three touchdown passes to Terrence Toliver and ran for a score to help the 11th-ranked Tigers rally for a 41-24 victory over No. 18 Texas A&M in the 75th Cotton Bowl.

CBSSports

Highlights: Cotton Bowl

FOXSports

Jim Harbaugh lured from Stanford to San Francisco 49ers

Characterizing it a “perfect competitive opportunity,” Jim Harbaugh accepted the job as coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Class differences: Luck stays, Harbaugh bolts

Chicago Sun-Times

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