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A bowl of shark fin soup is being served at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Less than one week after Chinese New Year, California legislators have introduced a bill to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins used in a traditional soup. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

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Shark fin bill would ban Chinese delicacy

A bill to ban the sale and distribution of shark fins in California, that would prevent restaurants from serving the Chinese delicacy, is igniting an emotional debate between conservationists and Asian leaders.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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National Geographic

Amazon pollution: Chevron hits back in fight with Ecuador

U.S. oil giant Chevron says it will appeal against an $8.6 billion fine imposed by Ecuador judges, carrying on a long-running row over pollution.

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Court slaps Chevron with $8B fine

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San Francisco Chronicle

Obama defends budget

President Barack Obama defended his 2012 budget proposal amid criticism from Republicans that it does too little to rein in the U.S. deficit and costly entitlement programs such as Medicare.

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ABC News

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Chances for federal shutdown on the rise

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The Hill

Obama sees ‘arguments’ with GOP over budget cuts, deficits

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The Oval

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Budget: Obama on ‘impatient’ press corps

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Politico

After Egypt, people power hits the Middle East like a tsunami

It began with the self-immolation of an unemployed college graduate in Tunisia. Now, newfound people power in the Middle East and North Africa is spreading fast.

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CNN

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Protests rage across the Middle East

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TIME

Census data expected to show further drop in DC’s black population

For decades Washington, D.C., was known affectionately as “Chocolate City” to many black Americans. Now demographers predict that if current trends continue, the city could lose its majority-black status.

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NPR

NATION

President George H.W. Bush among those to receive Medal of Freedom

Former President George H.W. Bush, slugger Stan Musial and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are among the 15 individuals who will receive America’s highest civilian honor.

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CNN

Obama honors ‘extraordinary people’ from USA and beyond

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The Oval

Panel: FBI overstated scientific evidence in anthrax probe

Federal investigators overstated the strength of the scientific evidence against a late Army researcher blamed for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.

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Star Tribune

Special section:

Anthrax interactive feature

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CBS News

POLITICS

Daniels faces tea party heat on Ariz.-style immigration bill

A tough, Arizona-style anti-immigration bill in the Indiana state Legislature has put Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels — who is mum on whether he backs it — on a collision course with tea party activists.

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Politico

Poll: Rahm Emanuel may be able to avoid run-off in mayor’s race

Rahm Emanuel received a little over 58 percent of voter support, according to a poll by the Chicago Retail Merchants Association.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Stardust spacecraft makes comet flyby

NASA’s Stardust spacecraft has swept past the comet Tempel 1. The encounter will give scientists unique information on how these balls of ice and dust change over time.

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BBC

Romance amid the stars

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Cosmic Log

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Close encounters with comets

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Apple unveils new subscription service for App Store

In a move that goes a long way to address concerns of many in the magazine and newspaper sectors, Apple said that publishers will be allowed to set the price and the length of the subscription term.

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Apple launches subscriptions to App Store: boon for traditional media?

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BUSINESS

Home Depot to hire 60,000 workers

Home Depot announced that it will hire more than 60,000 seasonal workers in anticipation of a springtime rush for home improvement supplies.

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CNNMoney

NYSE deal nears as Deutsche Boerse board meets

Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext are expected to announce a deal to create the world’s largest exchange operator, setting aside political issues that threaten its completion.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Iowa’s ambitious preschool education may suffer from state budget problems

Republican Gov. Terry Branstad proposed scaling back the state program that provides preschool education in most of Iowa’s school districts, saying budget problems have made it unaffordable.

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Star Tribune

The $10,000 question

Texas prides itself on being a place where everything is bigger. When it comes to higher education, Gov. Rick Perry doesn’t just want the price of a bachelor’s degree to be smaller. He wants it to be smallest.

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Inside Higher Ed

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Perry wants end to rule on education funds

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Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Church sues over World Trade Center rebuilding project

The Greek Orthodox church damaged in the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York said it had sued local authorities on grounds they seized its land and prevented it from rebuilding.

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Reuters

Churches wrestle with guns in the pews

The way Rev. Jonathan Wilkins sees it, members of his Baptist church in Thomaston, Ga., should have the right to carry guns into worship services to protect the congregation.

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USA TODAY

Dalai Lama’s nephew killed in Fla.

The Dalai Lama’s nephew was killed along a Florida highway during one of his long treks to bring awareness to the Tibetan struggle for independence from China, officials said.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Hillary Clinton’s plan to topple dictators with an open Internet

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Christian Science Monitor

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Can the 14th Amendment defend itself?

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CNN

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The case for more federal aid

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The New Republic

Column (David Morris):

The Superbowl is over, now the real combat begins

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Arab world

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USA TODAY

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A bigger job ahead

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Admissions data show some have unfair advantage

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Columbus Dispatch

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Obama’s budget battle lines drawn over investment

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GOOD NEWS

Charlotte nonprofit to receive top international fundraising honor

The Association of Fundraising Professionals will bestow its highest fundraising honor to the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc., located in North Carolina.

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PNNOnline

UK is a nation of happy couples

Whether they are married or cohabiting with their partners, the vast majority of couples in the U.K. are happy in their relationships.

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ScienceDaily

Using a wood chipper to save cheetahs, Africa’s most endangered big cats

It takes an unusual mind to bring a wood chipper to the desert. In her 37-year quest to help save Africa’s most endangered big cat, the cheetah, Laurie Marker has gotten used to taking unusual steps.

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Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Cheetahs

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National Geographic

WORLD

Iranian lawmakers call for execution of opposition leaders

Iranian lawmakers called for the country’s opposition leaders to face trial and be put to death, a day after clashes between opposition protesters and security forces left one person dead and dozens injured.

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CBS News

American al-Qaida operative freed after less than 5 years in prison

An American who grew up in New York and became an operative at a terrorist training camp run by al-Qaida has been sentenced to 10 years probation after less than five years in prison, court records show.

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MSNBC

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Was the accused 7/7 bomber a US informant?

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Crime documentaries linked to fear

Most people get their exposure to crime through the media. Researchers have begun to look at how viewing habits influence fear of crime.

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LiveScience

Vegas wedding chapels deal with recession of love

Nevada wedding professionals said the drop in new marriage licenses is not a reflection of Las Vegas’s waning popularity. They blame the woes of a national recession and the ebbing interest in matrimony.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HEALTH

Doctors warn against energy drinks

Energy drinks are understudied, overused and can be dangerous for children and teens, warns a report by doctors who say kids shouldn’t use the popular products.

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Working toward automating sedation in intensive care units

Researchers are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive care units.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

The power broker: funding a revolution in new energy

Arun Majumdar directs a new federal entity that’s placing multimillion-dollar bets on corporate and university researchers who are looking for new ways to generate, amplify and store energy.

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Popular Science

Monarch butterfly numbers soar higher

The number of monarch butterflies migrating from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico has increased this year after a 75 percent drop last year.

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CBS News

Time’s up for toxic town

The EPA is tearing down what’s left of Picher, Oklahoma, a town that has paid a heavy price in toxic pollution and cave-ins since its heyday as a lead mining center.

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Los Angeles Times

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Toxic town Picher, Okla.

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SPORTS

London 2012 schedule released

The schedule of events for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been released. The first action will be women’s football in Cardiff, Glasgow and Coventry.

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BBC

How athletes spend their time

Division I baseball and football players report that they missed more classes during the season last year than their peers did five years ago, according to National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Inside Higher Ed

NFL files unfair labor practice charge against union

The National Football League filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations board, saying its players’ union isn’t bargaining in good faith on a new contract.

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Bloomberg

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Made in the lab, new stem cells may cut the controversy

Researchers say they have discovered a way to use scientifically created cells that appear virtually identical to embryonic stem cells for transplantation into patients.

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Visitors pose for a photo in front of a snow sculpture during an ice festival in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / AP)

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