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A woman lies on the ground as she prays next to other faithful as they visit different areas of the city where people were killed during the Jan. 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa / AP)

Haiti’s healing continues through art

“Haiti: Kingdom of this World” is an exhibition on display in Miami, questioning the idea that misfortune and chaos are inevitable in life.

The Telegraph

Special section:

Haiti: The world remembers

Guardian

Private company hoarding license-plate data on US drivers

A private California-based company has compiled a database with more than 550 million license-plate records on both innocent and criminal drivers that can be searched by police.

California Watch

US-Taliban talks: What are the prospects for success?

A flurry of under-the-radar diplomatic activity has suddenly put talks between the U.S. and the Afghan Taliban back on the rails. But the ultimate objective of those talks still faces a long list of hurdles.

Christian Science Monitor

Marines ID 2 of the men in urination video

CNN

Taliban: abuse video will not stop peace talks

euronews

Foreclosures fall 33 percent to 2007 lows

While the sharp decline seem like good news for the housing market, much of it is due to processing delays caused by fall-out from the “robo-signing” scandal.

CNNMoney

US unemployment claims rise by 400K after post-holiday seasonal layoffs

MarketWatch

Why are England and Scotland weighing a break up?

Talk of Scottish independence has been around for centuries, but it’s heated up dramatically in the past few months amid debacles with the European Union.

The Atlantic

NATION

Southern tops ranking of US carbon emitters as new rules loom

The federal government’s first-ever public accounting of the sources of greenhouse gases puts the spotlight on Southern Co. and other power companies that will soon face regulation of those emissions.

BusinessWeek

Greenhouse gas wars to restart in Texas

The Texas Tribune

Blog:

EPA creates website to ID biggest emitters of greenhouse gases

(NPR)

The Two-Way

Map:

Greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities

Environmental Protection Agency

Homicide drops off list of top 15 causes of death in US

Homicide is no longer among the 15 leading causes of death in the U.S., according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

USA TODAY

Illegal immigrants across US obtained Missouri driver’s licenses

Thousands of illegal immigrants living across the U.S. used fraudulent paperwork to obtain Missouri driver’s licenses, federal authorities said.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

The dark side of Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney has long been a front-runner for the GOP nomination — even if no one knows who he is.

Vanity Fair

Lawmakers geared up for battle over defense spending, military strategy

Both parties in Congress are poised for an ideological battle in 2012 over the future of the military as the Iraq conflict ended, Afghanistan is wrapping up and the Pentagon budget is shrinking.

(The Hill)

DEFCON Hill

Miss. judge bars release of 21 newly pardoned inmates

A Mississippi judge barred the release of prisoners newly pardoned by former Gov. Haley Barbour, who outraged some by granting clemency to more than 200 convicts as he was leaving office.

Reuters

Miss. attorney general: Barbour tried to rule the state like Boss Hogg

CNN

BUSINESS

ECB, BoE leave interest rates unchanged, noting signs of stabilization

The European Central Bank and Britain‘s Bank of England each left their key interest rates unchanged as they fight the government debt crisis, although economists believe cuts can spur growth.

Denver Post

Blog:

Eurozone crisis live

(Guardian)

Business Blog

Exclusive: Google launches style guide for Android developers

Matias Duarte is a man who loves a challenge, and, as the head of user experience at Android, he aims to change the way developers design for the platform.

Wired

EDUCATION

US pressured by world comparisons

Many U.S. leaders say that the performance of American students on a handful of high-profile international tests and measurements underscores the weaknesses of the education system.

Education Week

Calif. fiscal analyst tells schools to prepare for worst-case scenario

Gov. Jerry Brown wants schools to budget optimistically, assuming voters will approve new taxes. But the state’s top analyst says to plan a worst-case scenario so schools know whether to cut or hold steady.

McClatchy Newspapers

HEALTH

‘Internet addiction’ not just a buzzword

A new study says people who cannot control using the Internet have abnormal white matter brain structure similar to cocaine and crystal-meth addicts.

canada.com

New DNA reader to bring genetics to clinics

The reader makes genetic testing less expensive and more accessible. Taking up as much space as an office printer, it sequences an entire genome in a single day rather than eight weeks.

HealthNews

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Mormons optimistic about fitting in

Mormons are optimistic about moving into the cultural mainstream and they say the nation is ready for a Mormon president, according to a new survey of their social, political and religious beliefs and practices.

USA TODAY

Infographic: Mormons in America

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Megachurches launch mobile apps

Second Baptist is a tech-savvy congregation long using digital projection screens in services and Internet tools to connect with the community, so to them this is a logical next step.

(Houston Chronicle)

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Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog (Joshua Alston):

People’s Choice awards: a bigger threat to voter enthusiasm than GOP race

(Guardian)

TV & Radio Blog

Column (Trudy Rubin):

Taliban talks not likely to effect an honorable US exit from Afghanistan

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Samantha Bennett):

Offering thanks in advance

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Donovan Webster):

Haiti: 2 years later, where’s the money?

CBS News

Video (Ed Pilkington):

Guantánamo: Still a part of America’s conscience

Guardian

Column (Bill Gates):

India’s 1st year polio free

Forbes

Column (Lawrence Summers):

Why isn’t capitalism working?

Reuters

Column (Patricia Cohen):

The advantages of the middle-aged brain

Time

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GOOD NEWS

Homeless teen could win $100,000 science prize and new future for family

The family of Long Island, N.Y., homeless teen Samantha Garvey will now have a home to call their own. Garvey was recently named one of the top science students in the nation.

Msnbc.com

Gates’ push for polio-free world gets boost as India foils virus

A Bill Gates-backed effort to wipe out polio got a welcome boost after India, one of the last strongholds for the crippling disease, found no cases for a year.

BusinessWeek

India marks milestone in polio fight

India will celebrate a full year since its last reported case of polio on Friday, a major victory in a global eradication effort that appeared to be stalled just a few years ago.

USA TODAY

WORLD

North Korea opens door to deal with US

North Korea signaled a willingness to freeze its uranium enrichment program in exchange for “confidence-building” incentives from the U.S, such as a suspension of sanctions.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

French reporter killed in Syrian violence

A French journalist was among several people killed in Syria’s central city of Homs, becoming the first Western reporter to have died in the unrest.

Al Jazeera

Arab League delays sending more observers to Syria’s unrest

BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

More planets than stars?

Just how many planets are there out there? Going on the available evidence from our own solar system you might look for a ratio of 1:8.

BBC

At the Consumer Electronics Show, a new focus on recycling old gadgets

The average consumer upgrades to a new phone every 18 months. When they do, they typically relegate their passé model to a junk drawer or a landfill.

GOOD

Mystery of 400-year-old supernova explosion solved

A team of astronomer sleuths has identified the trigger for a powerful supernova that exploded four centuries ago, finding it to be the collision of two white dwarf stars.

Msnbc.com

ENVIRONMENT

World’s smallest known vertebrate found

Paedophryne amauensis, a frog, is the size of a housefly and lives solely amid leaf litter on New Guinea’s rainforest floor.

National Geographic

London’s eco-industry park promotes shared vision

On a brownfield site in east London, not far from the site of the 2012 Olympic Park, a new green vision is emerging from the ashes of London’s dirty industrial past.

CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

George Lucas says Hollywood won’t support black films‎

Speaking on The Daily Show, Lucas said he had to self-fund Red Tails, the true story of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II.

BBC

Internet revolution dawns

A quiet Internet revolution has begun. You can apply to name your own domain — instead of entrusting operators of .com, .org, .gov and others — in a radical move that may build new online communities.

Reuters

Critics: disaster in expansion of domains

NPR

YouTube spends $100M to redefine TV

YouTube is gambling $100 million that by enlisting professional production companies to produce YouTube-only programming, it will draw more for longer viewing sessions.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

Jets teammates defend Sanchez amid heavy criticism

The fallout from the New York Jets failing to make the NFL playoffs is in full swing, with players taking shots at quarterback Mark Sanchez and other players defending him.

ABC News

Syracuse remains perfect after 79-66 win over Villanova

Dion Waiters scored 20 points in his home city and James Southerland added 15 points for the balanced Orange, who are 18-0 for the second straight season.

CBSSports

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