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President Barack Obama listens as China’s President Hu Jintao speaks at the White House in Washington. In a joint news conference on the first full day of his state visit the Chinese President acknowledged that “a lot still needs to be done” in China over human rights. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

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Gleaning a harvest for the needy by fighting waste

On U.S. farms, gleaning is making a comeback, as a national anti-hunger organization has turned to the ancient practice to help feed the poor.

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NPR

Focus shifts to next part of GOP vow

Republicans ran in 2010 on a promise to “repeal and replace” the Democrats’ health care law with something better. Now they’ve got to deliver.

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Politico

3 ‘no’ Democrats support repeal vote

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Healthwatch

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Dem. Congresswoman: Tucson hero wants to keep health care reform

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RealClearPolitics

China’s Hu says ‘a lot to be done’ on human rights

At a rare joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama on the first day of his state visit Chinese President Hu Jintao acknowledged that “a lot still needs to be done” in China over human rights.

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BBC

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Americans fall for rising Shanghai

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CNN

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Obama’s high-stakes summit with China

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ABC News

Employment linked to per capita growth

Countries with the highest share of the labor force working full time for someone else also tend to be those with the highest GDP per citizen.

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Bloomberg

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Worldwide, 40 percent are employed full time for an employer

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Gallup

Pedestrian fatalities rise slightly, reversing old trend

The nation saw a slight uptick in pedestrian fatalities, a puzzling trend for researchers and safety officials because it came as overall traffic deaths were falling.

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USA TODAY

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Recovering economy means increased traffic

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San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Calif. superstorm could destroy up to a quarter of homes in the state

Scientists say a plausible California superstorm that could devastate the state would be fed by an “atmospheric river” that moves water at the same rate as 50 Mississippi Rivers.

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MSNBC

Suicides rise for Army National Guard, Reserve, but fewer among active duty

There were twice as many self-inflicted deaths last year than the year before among the Army National Guard and Reserve, the nation’s “citizen soldiers.”

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Study: Screening before deployment protects soldiers’ mental health

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TIME

Rosa Parks to be enshrined

Using a motorized hammer and chiseling tools that date back centuries, stone carver Sean Callahan is patiently working on a new bust of the civil rights heroine.

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The Christian Century

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The significance of Rosa Parks

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Guardian

POLITICS

As Lieberman retires, GOP eyes benefit from rapidly changing Senate

The 112th Congress isn’t even three weeks old yet, but already the focus is turning to the 2012 elections as senators announce their plans.

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ABC News

Hospital visitation rights for gay, lesbian partners take effect

Patients will now be allowed to decide who has visitation rights and who can make medical decisions on their behalf — regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or family makeup.

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ABC News

EDUCATION

Too cold for recess? School policies vary as much as temps

When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.

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USA TODAY

Students learn their ABCs and Chinese

China’s president said young people are the future of the relationship between his country and the U.S. The problem is, he said it in Mandarin — a language most Americans don’t understand.

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CBS News

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Campus skill swap

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Research is cash cows for campuses

The work of researchers brings in tens of millions of dollars in licensing and royalty fees, reflecting one of the changing roles of today’s universities.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ENVIRONMENT

Yellowstone volcano has bulged

Yellowstone National Park’s supervolcano just took a deep “breath,” causing miles of ground to rise dramatically, scientists report.

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National Geographic

Minn. Department of Natural Resources misses deadline on corridor rules.

A year of work-group sessions, drafts, redrafts and heated debate on regulating development along the Mississippi River may have been for naught.

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Star Tribune

Fish can count ... up to 3

Fish can distinguish between larger and smaller quantities, with an additional ability to “count” up to three, according to research on tropical angelfish.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists fight bugs with poo

The Clostridium difficile bug, typically caught by patients in hospitals and nursing homes, can be hard to treat with antibiotics. But a group of scientists believe the answer is a fecal transplant.

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Reuters

Solar-powered ‘smart’ roads could zap snow and ice

In the near future, technology could clear city streets of ice and snow — by simply melting it away.

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CNN

SPORTS

NJ Nets drop Carmelo Anthony deal

Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov made his opening statement to what he thought would be a chance to finish the deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to the Nets from the Denver Nuggets.

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ESPN

All the trappings

Maybe Andy Shoemaker was born a century late, but he still applies age-old skills to track and trap the “soft gold” of the forest.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Jeremy Mayer):

The NRA has actually lost influence on gun control

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Carl Hiaasen):

The terror war next door

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McClatchy Newspapers

School lunch standards deserve praise

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San Jose Mercury News

Column (Derek Thompson):

Where are the jobs? 6 theories for the employment crisis

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The Atlantic

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Perceptions vs. reality

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Al Jazeera

Column (Daniel Indiviglio):

FCC approves the Comcast-NBC union with some odd conditions

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The Atlantic

Never mind reality: The health care repeal vote is based on ‘truthiness’

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Do easy digital answers put us in jeopardy?

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GOOD NEWS

Study: Blood test could predict chances of contracting Alzheimer’s

Researchers say that a simple blood test may predict who will develop cognitive problems years before symptoms emerge, which could prove useful in treating diseases like Alzheimer’s.

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San Francisco Chronicle

An $11.2M pledge for a mental hospital pioneers a legacy

Two years ago, Caroline Amplatz donated $50 million to name University of Minnesota’s new hospital in honor of her father. But her latest gift is just as personal: It’s in memory of her mother.

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Star Tribune

Wal-Mart takes a healthy turn

Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, will announce a five-year plan to make thousands of its packaged foods lower in unhealthy salts, fats and sugars, and to drop prices on fruits and vegetables.

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WORLD

Ship in Venezuela to begin laying fiber-optic cable to Cuba

Cuba is the only nation in the Western Hemisphere that is not linked to the outside world by optical fiber. Instead, it relies on slow, expensive satellite links.

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Herald-Mail

An act of faith, desperation or protest: self-immolations through time

The popular uprising that led to the toppling of Tunisia’s government began after Mohamed Bouazizi, an unemployed 26-year-old college graduate, ignited himself in protest and died.

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CNN

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Tunisia’s upheaval resonates in Arab world

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PBS

Row as Israeli Knesset plans inquiry into leftist NGOs

Israeli President Shimon Peres is the latest political figure to weigh into the heated row over a parliamentary inquiry into non-governmental organizations.

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BBC

BUSINESS

Analysis: What is plan B if China dumps its US debt?

China is officially the United States’ biggest foreign creditor, with roughly $900 billion in Treasury holdings — or over $1 trillion with Hong Kong’s holdings included. Hence it is worth asking about U.S. officials’ plan B.

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Reuters

Green jobs in Calif. continue to grow amid the economic downturn

California’s unemployment rate has hovered around 12.4 percent for almost a year. But a new report shows that green jobs continued to grow amid the downturn.

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San Jose Mercury News

HEALTH

Googling symptoms seems to help patients and doctors

Whether the Internet is a useful or dangerous place to get health information is not a novel question. Yet there is no question that patients routinely benefit from going online before visiting the doctor.

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TIME

Dieting during early pregnancy alters fetal brain development

Researchers from the University of Texas have found that dieting during early pregnancy can cause damage to the developing brain of the fetus, leading to lower IQ and behavioral problems.

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HealthNews

Antioxidants may improve chances of conceiving in male subfertility

Antioxidant supplements may benefit couples who have difficulty conceiving naturally, according to a new systematic review published recently.

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Medical News Today

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Researchers testing antioxidants for diabetes treatment

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WebMD

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Buddhists pray for animals killed to halt disease outbreak

Hundreds of South Korean Buddhist monks and believers prayed for more than 1.93 million cows, pigs and other animals put to death in the country’s worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

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USA TODAY

Quran-protest US pastor Terry Jones banned from UK

The American pastor who sparked a global controversy when he threatened to burn the Quran has been banned from entering Britain by the Home Office.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Did the Vatican tell Irish bishops to protect priests?

The Vatican is trying to downplay a letter that seems to warn Irish bishops not to report sex abuse cases to authorities.

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NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Is the next generation more inventive than they are creative?

Nearly 70 percent of Americans aged 16 to 25 view themselves as creative, but only about a third think they’re inventive, according to survey.

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MSNBC

Woodshop carves out a niche

Opened by four surfers, Woodshop is a showroom and work space that fosters a unique collaborative artistic environment.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Consumers are drained of time waiting for services

Americans last year wasted more than 2.75 billion hours waiting for some type of in-home service or appointment — the equivalent of 1.3 million people out of work.

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Sun sets on the seaside promenade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki. (Photo by Giorgos Nissiotis / AP)

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