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Looking for true love? Consider birth order to find it

If author Linda Blair is right, anyone looking for a compatible romantic partner will consider another important trait in addition to a sense of humor, sensitivity and a nice career: birth order.

ABC News

From a gas station to married with kids

NPR

Folic acid does not prevent premature birth, new study suggests

Pregnant women have long been advised to take the supplement — a form of Vitamin B — in order to protect their unborn children from developing conditions such as spina bifida as well as from being born early.

Telegraph.co.uk

Scientists find clues to preterm delivery

Medical News Today

Mubarak resigns as Egyptian president

Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian vice president, announced in a televised address that the president was “waiving” his office and had handed over authority to the Supreme Council of the armed forces.

Al Jazeera

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Revolution that began 18 days ago leads to Mubarak’s ouster

CNN

Mubarak shocks the masses

Spiegel International

LIVE: Egypt’s Mubarak resigns as leader

BBC

WikiLeaks founder back in court

Lawyers fighting extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are returning to court for final arguments in the high-profile case.

MSNBC

Nokia, Microsoft form a pact to challenge rivals Apple, Google

Technology titans Nokia and Microsoft are combining forces to create smart phones that might challenge rivals like Apple and Google in the hopes of reviving their fortunes.

Kansas City Star

Verizon iPhone debut greeted with short lines

YouTube

NATION

Arizona sues feds over border security

Arizona took the unusual step of suing the federal government over its immigration policies, claiming it has failed to secure the border and protect the state from an “invasion” of illegal immigrants.

Arizona Republic

Veterans more likely to be homeless

Military veterans are much more likely to be homeless than other Americans, according to the government’s first in-depth study of homelessness among former members of our armed services.

USA TODAY

Homeless veterans: Stand down

CBS News

POLITICS

Last day on the job for Obama spokesman

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs steps down from the post after two years as President Barack Obama’s top spokesman.

CNN

Fed’s Kevin Warsh resigns

Federal Reserve Gov. Kevin Warsh, one of Chairman Ben Bernanke’s closest financial crisis advisers, resigned after five years at the central bank.

BusinessWeek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kurzweil on 2045: The year man becomes immortal

In 1965 Kurzweil demonstrated the computer, which he built himself. Now he believes that we’re approaching a moment when computers will become more intelligent than humans.

TIME

Ray Kurzweil: Technology will transform us

TED

Chinese hackers targeted oil companies

At least five multinational oil and gas companies suffered computer network intrusions from a persistent group of computer hackers based in China, according to a new report from McAfee.

New York Times

BUSINESS

Fighting over Big Oil’s $4B a year windfall

The Obama administration is looking for ways to pay for its renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.

CNNMoney

US stocks retreat on concern over Cisco’s margin, inflation

U.S. stocks fell, snapping an eight-day rally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as Cisco Systems Inc.’s profit margin trailed estimates and concern grew that global inflation will drive up interest rates.

BusinessWeek

HEALTH

States race to ban risky ‘bath salts’ drug

A growing number of states are moving to ban a new synthetic drug known as “bath salts” that can cause severe side effects, including paranoia, hallucinations and sometimes violent behavior.

USA TODAY

Stroke rates rise among young Americans

Stroke rates among America’s younger population are rising sharply, according to a nationwide evaluation of hospitalizations for acute ischemic stroke.

HealthNews

Gene tests inadvertently exposing cases of incest

New gene-based tests that map out a person’s entire genetic code can help explain why a child has birth defects or developmental delays, but they are also exposing some dark family secrets.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Teach for America: 5 myths that persist 20 years on

Over the past two decades, Teach For America has grown and generated a great deal of research. Yet the reaction from the education establishment remains one of intense hostility.

TIME

High school teacher’s blog comments land her in trouble

She wished on a personal blog that she could describe her students as “frightfully dim” or “dunderheads” on their report cards. Administrators at Central Bucks High School East wish she had never done that.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Lawmakers’ health coverage will make you ill

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Immigration issues won’t be solved with temper tantrums

McClatchy Newspapers

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Valentine’s Day guide for lovers: ‘Talk money to me’

San Jose Mercury News

Column (David Sirota):

The Super Bowl of socialism

Creators Syndicate

Column (Ed Rollins):

Can Barack Obama be beaten in 2012?

CNN

Column (Tom Kaneshige):

Verizon iPhone 4 debut: the big fizzle

Computerworld

Blog (Joseph DiStefano):

To raise US cash, will Obama rent out roads, rails?

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GOOD NEWS

What women want

Architecture is a heavily male-dominated field, and hospitals in particular tend to feel masculine. But a new hospital pavilion was built intentionally for women by women.

Houston Chronicle

Salvation Army buoyed by couple’s wedding ring donation

A couple’s unusual move to donate the bride’s wedding ring during the Salvation Army’s annual kettle drive will help food banks and other programs after it is auctioned off.

MSNBC

1 idea sparks loans to low-income home buyers in Boston

In less than a year, the Boston community development group program kept 100 low-income families in their homes and cut their housing costs by an average of 50 percent. And no loans were in default.

McClatchy Newspapers

WORLD

Colombian rebel group scheduled to release 2 hostages

A Colombian rebel group is expected to release two hostages, according to a former senator who helped coordinate the humanitarian mission to free them.

CNN

Ghana says second-hand clothes are no longer good enough

Second-hand goods from the U.S. have long been a staple in Ghana, but now the country is seeking to get second-hand goods off its shelves.

Christian Science Monitor

CRISIS IN EGYPT

Obama learns of Mubarak resignation in Oval Office

Caught up in stunning news like the rest of the world, President Barack Obama absorbed images of celebration on television and prepared to make an afternoon statement.

MSNBC

Mubarak and the US

CBS News

Will Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood rise in Mubarak’s wake?

With Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepping down, many observers wonder if the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist group, could be poised to take on a bigger role in the country.

MSNBC

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Speech leaves Egypt, world wondering who’s in charge

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This Just In

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Dancing with the Stars’ next for Favre?

Brett Favre, whose inability to dance away from rushing linemen ultimately led to a painful end to his long NFL career, just might be on the next go-around of TV’s “Dancing with the Stars.”

Star Tribune

As ‘Hide/Seek’ ends, a step back to look for lessons

The National Portrait Gallery’s “Hide/Seek” exhibition has gotten a lot of attention — not for what’s in it, but for what’s been taken out.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Metal toxins in LED products

A new study from the University of California Irvine shows that LED bulbs contain lead, arsenic and a dozen more potentially hazardous substances.

Environment News Service

Itching to know how fleas flee? The mystery has been solved

A 40-year-old controversy about how a flea jumps has now been resolved: Fleas take off from their feet, not knees.

NPR

SPORTS

NFL lockout: 5 reasons Super Bowl could be last pro football of 2011

Owners and players must agree to a new collective-bargaining agreement or the owners will lock out the players, essentially suspending pro football indefinitely.

Christian Science Monitor

TV pioneer Chirkinian inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame

The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum announced that longtime CBS television executive Frank Chirkinian was selected for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

PGA TOUR

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US immigration system ‘immoral’

In speeches the same day, Los Angeles’ cardinal and its coadjutor archbishop talked about immigration in the United States.

National Catholic Reporter

How love lasts

Nothing compares to the rush of being newly in love. But even after a decade of marriage or more, some say their love remains intense.

Discovery News

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