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University of California, Los Angeles Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Gary Small. Behind him, a PET scan shows a healthy brain at right, and a brain with Alzheimer’s disease, left. For those affected by the disease, tracking devices might provide some extra safety. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes / AP)

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Dementia patients’ families find hope in tracking devices

When dementia patients wander — as 60 percent are expected to do at least once— tracking devices could make the difference between a happy reunion and a sad discovery. Or no resolution at all.

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Houston Chronicle

California State Universtity students, faculty protest budget cuts to higher ed

California State University students and faculty are protesting state budget cuts that could lead to higher tuition, larger class sizes and lower enrollment.

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Star Tribune

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Protesters on Sacramento campus

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San Jose Mercury News

Obama sets budget deficit target

President Barack Obama set a goal of cutting the U.S. budget deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years through spending cuts and tax increases on the rich and has rejected a Republican plan as too radical.

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Reuters

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Comparing deficit plans

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USA TODAY

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Treasuries, dollar, stocks gain as Obama announces deficit cuts

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BusinessWeek

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Obama unveils plan to save $4 trillion

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PBS

Barry Bonds found guilty of obstruction of justice

Barry Bonds has been convicted of obstruction of justice but, after a 12-day trial and almost four full days of deliberation, a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts.

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ESPN

New Internet privacy bill: How would it protect consumers?

New legislation would require companies to notify users before data is collected and allow them to change the collected data, or opt-out entirely.

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

$4 gas is coming to your state

Gas prices have been spiking and $4 gas is quickly becoming a reality across the nation. There are now four states with gas prices above what many economists consider a “tipping point” for consumers.

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CNNMoney

Job openings rise to highest point

The Labor Department said that employers advertised 3.1 million available jobs, the most since September 2008. That was at the height of the financial crisis when Lehman Brothers collapsed.

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Denver Post

POLITICS

Fiancee of Giffords’ aide urges gun control in legislation

The fiancee of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional aide — who was slain in the shooting rampage near Tucson — urged Congress to pass legislation banning large-capacity ammunition magazines.

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Arizona Republic

Planned Parenthood remains a thorn in abortion foes’ side

A lot of people were surprised when House Republicans’ desire to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood very nearly caused the shutdown of the federal government.

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NPR

HEALTH

‘Apple a day’ advice rooted in science

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” We all know we should eat more fruit. But why apples?

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Medical News Today

High blood pressure treatment may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s

Treating high blood pressure and other so-called vascular risk factors in people who have mild cognitive impairment may reduce the risk of their condition progressing to Alzheimer’s disease.

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WebMD

Can alcohol help the brain to remember?

Drinking alcohol primes certain areas of the brain to learn and remember better, says a new study from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at Austin.

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ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yellowstone supervolcano fed by bigger plume than previously believed

The underground volcanic plume at Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. may be bigger than previously thought, according to a new study by geologists.

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BBC

Study: Yellowstone volcano much larger than previously believed

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CNN

Birds inherited dinosaurs’ sense of smell

Birds are known for their senses of vision and hearing, but new research suggests the winged critters also boasted a better sense for scents.

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ScienceDaily

Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks

The Smithsonian Institution’s entomology collections house millions of specimens that scientists use to identify and study insects and arachnids.

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Yahoo! News

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When tarantulas attack

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Smithsonian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The good life: Minnesota’s guide for active adults

It wouldn’t be completely accurate to call them “volunteers” or “retirees,” but a growing number of Minnesota seniors who have left the workforce are giving back by going back to school.

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Star Tribune

Audio pioneer Sidney Harman dies at 92

Sidney Harman, who shocked the publishing world last year when he stepped up to buy the ailing Newsweek magazine, died from complications from acute myeloid leukemia. He was 92.

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Variety

Democrats mourn death of Sidney Harman

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On Politics

Shopping poll: 76 percent of women say they’re bargain hunters

Over three-quarters of women polled consider themselves to be bargain hunters, with 10 percent admitting that they enjoy the challenge of finding the very best deal.

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LiveScience

ENVIRONMENT

Southern Skua population declines in the Falkland Islands

The Southern Skua, or the Falklands Skua, is in serious decline. Over the past five years, the bird species’ population has gone down almost 50 percent.

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Environmental News Network

Has BP cleaned up the Gulf oil spill?

Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches — and one scientist believes that the damage runs much deeper.

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Guardian

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Oil and gas industry: Spills happen ‘all the time’ across the country

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GOOD NEWS

With prosthetic leg, Texas horse is hitting his stride

After ProsthetiCare, of Fort Worth, Texas, designed and donated a $14,000 artificial limb, the video of miniature horse’s first ramble on his new leg became an Internet and TV sensation.

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Montreal Gazette

Web helps moms trade breast milk

Women have been nursing other women’s babies for hundreds of years; it used to be called wet-nursing. Now, technology is giving new life to this practice.

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Concord Monitor

Good news for Albany, NY — more seats in schools

Incoming Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott brought good news for both Albany, N.Y., students and state lawmakers — another 11,979 seats for overcrowded city schools.

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WORLD

Egypt detains Mubarak, sons for questioning about corruption

Egypt’s prosecutor general announced the detention of Hosni Mubarak, pending inquiries into accusations of corruption, in an unprecedented investigation of a former ruler in the Arab world.

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MSNBC

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Mubarak, sons detained for 15 days

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YouTube

More signs of fuel rod damage at Japan nuke plant

TEPCO discovered that the temperature inside part of its damaged nuclear plant was much higher than the normal level of about 104 degrees, the latest setback for attempts to contain damage at the plant.

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MSNBC

Pakistan wants to cut CIA drone strikes and personnel

The Pakistani government would like the CIA’s drone campaign “suspended” and only resumed under “new rules,” according to a Pakistani military official familiar with the matter.

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CNN

BUSINESS

GE tax hoax responsibility claimed by protest group US Uncut

US Uncut, a group protesting corporate tax issues and government service cutbacks, claimed responsibility for a fake press release that said General Electric Co. would return a "$3.2 billion tax refund.”

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BusinessWeek

US retail sales increase

Sales at U.S. retailers rose for a ninth consecutive month, easing concern that the jump in food and fuel costs would cause consumers to retrench.

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Bloomberg

American Airlines sues Travelport, Orbitz as ticket dispute expands

American Airlines sued Travelport Ltd. to stop what it called anti-competitive behavior against the carrier in a push to use its own technology to distribute fares and schedules to travel agents.

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Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Maximum Pell safe for now

As details emerged about the last-minute spending compromise that averted a government shutdown, higher education experts shared one reaction: It could have been worse.

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Inside Higher Ed

Minn. Seniors going back to school

It wouldn’t be completely accurate to call them “volunteers” or “retirees,” but a growing number of Minnesota seniors who have left the workforce are giving back by going back to school.

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Star Tribune

NAEP study finds jump in students taking tough courses

A National Assessment of Educational Progress study shows a nine percent increase in the number of students taking “rigorous” math and science classes from 1990 to 2009.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Thousands of Catholic books pulped over contraception error

Thousands of copies of a new book about the Catholic Church’s teachings will have to be pulped after a translation error suggested that the Vatican had radically changed its views on contraception.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Jewish community given back books stolen by Nazis

Recently rediscovered books plundered by the Nazis were returned to Berlin’s Jewish community in a ceremony at the city’s landmark synagogue.

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Denver Post

SPORTS

Giants raise nearly $70,000 for beaten fan at Dodger Stadium

The Giants announced they raised almost $70,000 to go toward the medical costs and other expenses for Bryan Stow. The 42-year-old paramedic remains in a medically induced coma.

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USA TODAY

Nadal, Murray reach 3rd round in Monte Carlo tournament

Six-time reigning champion Rafael Nadal and Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray were among the second-round winners at the $3.63 million Monte Carlo Masters tennis event.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The story of Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier’s photographs and life story are gaining attention after a collector found 30,000 prints chronicling her time wandering Chicago and the world with a keen eye for capturing compelling images.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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A Chinese tourist poses next to a painted egg, a permanent installation called “Egg of Happiness.” in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Photo by Valentina Petrova / AP)

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