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Anti-Syrian regime protesters flash the victory sign as they march during a demonstration at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria. Opposition activists said Syrian troops shelled Zabadani, which has come under the control of army defectors. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

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Fashion and motherhood: Moms take on the runway

It was smiles and high fives with Iman as moms of all shapes and sizes walked the New York Fashion Week runway with strollers and pregnant tummies, sporting looks from school drop-off to date night.

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USA TODAY

Wings’ home streak reaches 22 on late Datsyuk goal

The Red Wings stretched their home win streak to 22 games when Pavel Datsyuk scored with 5.8 seconds left in the game, giving the Wings a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.

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Detroit News

Bombardment of Syrian city of Homs intensifies

Syrian troops have resumed heavy shelling of the city of Homs, activists say, a day after the U.N. General Assembly called for an end to violence.

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BBC

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Conservatives urge swift US action in Syria

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CNN

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Syria: Smoke rises over Homs

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Telegraph.co.uk

Man charged with attempted suicide bombing of US Congress

A Moroccan man who allegedly believed he was working with al-Qaida has been charged with an attempted suicide bombing of the U.S. Congress.

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Guardian

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Capitol bomb plot foiled, says FBI

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Sydney Morning Herald

Inside the plans of Capitol bomb suspect

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World Watch

Is it time to eliminate the penny?

Increasingly, Americans have stopped using the penny, turning toward electronic payments and away from cash. Like so many other venerated historical objects, the penny may now belong in a museum.

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CNN

NATION

US not afraid to say it: China’s the cyber bad guy

American officials have long complained about countries that hack into U.S. computer networks to steal valuable data, but they have only recently begun to openly name names.

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NPR

California budget deficit may close parks

In California, 70 state parks are slated to be shut down to save money. Before the plan becomes a reality, one group of citizens is hoping to raise money to keep the parks open.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Response team works to cap Alaskan oil well blowout

The Repsol exploration well that blew out from pressure in a shallow gas pocket remained out of control but was leaking only small amounts of gas and water, state and company officials said.

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Anchorage Daily News

POLITICS

NJ Gov. Christie vetoes gay marriage bill

Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey. The veto reaffirms Christie’s view that the decision should come from the voters.

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TIME

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Md. House passes same-sex marriage bill

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House passes payroll tax cut extension

The House passed a $150 billion economic package, extending a payroll tax holiday for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions of others.

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Washington Post

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Jobless benefits may shrink to 73 weeks

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TIME

BUSINESS

Google slammed for privacy breach

Google‘s admission that it circumvented privacy controls in the web browsers of Apple’s iPhone and Mac users may plunge Google into deep problems with regulators.

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San Jose Mercury News

Study: Working on Wall Street is bad for your health

What does working 120 hours a week get you? Hopefully, a pretty good paycheck and bonus. According to a new study, though, there are other, less welcomed side effects.

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TIME

ENVIRONMENT

The bittersweet taste of poisonous frogs

Some toxic frogs secrete sugars and bile acids in addition to their poisons, a new study shows.

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National Geographic

Tangled up in green tape

The EPA, Congress, activists, the courts and power companies all share the blame for the chaotic nature of environmental regulation in America.

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Economist

Plotting a road map for low-carbon future

Faced with threats of catastrophic climate change, global pandemics and a growing food crisis, researchers around the world are pursuing technological advances that would allow us to contain those risks.

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Globeandmail.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US marks 50th anniversary of its first orbit of Earth

The 1960s began full of doubt for many who feared the U.S. was falling behind the Soviet Union in the space race. In 1962, hope returned: U.S. astronaut John Glenn orbited the Earth.

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Monsters and Critics

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John Glenn’s 1962 orbital space flight

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YouTube

Native Americans fight to save languages

Many of the world’s minority languages, some spoken by only a handful of speakers, are on the brink of extinction, and community activists and scientists are teaming to try to keep them alive.

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LiveScience

SPORTS

Crosby skates with Penguins, still dealing with concussion symptoms

Sidney Crosby joined his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates on the ice for the first time in more than two months, but the star center says he remains bothered by concussion-like symptoms.

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CBSSports

Rich get richer in college athletics

The gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” in big-time college athletics continues to widen.

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Inside Higher Ed

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Peter Singer):

Ethics of internet piracy

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Al Jazeera

Column (Brian Palmer):

You don’t need a kitchen to be a chef

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Slate

Privacy for kids who use mobile apps

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Christian Science Monitor

Time to update how we manage US forests

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Column (Alexis Madrigal):

Why Pinterest is playing dumb about making money

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The Atlantic

Column (Dan Gillmor):

Keeping data-hungry technology companies at bay

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Guardian

Column (Ellen F. Brown):

Why book publishing can survive the digital age

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Bloomberg

Column (Frances Beinecke):

Protect the Arctic, Mr. President

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GOOD NEWS

Dwight Howard’s charitable giving makes fans of Orlando nonprofits

They call Dwight Howard “Superman” for his extraordinary athletic gifts, but the 26-year-old’s deeds off the court have also made him a hero to an entirely different class of fans.

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Orlando Sentinel

Pacemaker saves 15-minute-old baby‎

The name Jaya in Hindi means victorious. Little Jaya Maharaj was just that, when she became one of the smallest recipients of a pacemaker at just 15 minutes old.

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New parish built on faith, persistence

Nearly two decades and one bishop later, the prayers of one church have been answered. Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church is set to open its doors to one of East San Jose‘s poorest neighborhoods.

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San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Iranian warships enter Mediterranean

Two Iranian warships have entered the Mediterranean Sea after crossing through the Suez Canal to show Tehran‘s “might” to regional states, the country’s navy commander has said.

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Al Jazeera

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UK foreign secretary fears that Iran could start ‘new Cold War’

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BBC

Marseille’s melting pot

Rich and poor, African and Arab, Muslim, Christian, and Jew, all find their own space on the sand and settle down to socialize in Marseille, France.

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National Geographic

HEALTH

The ‘massive highs and miserable lows’ of bipolar disorder

Bipolar I, where a person has episodes of mania, sometimes with psychotic features and episodes of depression, is most likely to develop between the ages of 18 to 29.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Special section:

Bipolar disorder health center

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WebMD

Dawn of wireless medicine

New technology means doctors will soon be able to regulate and monitor drug intake remotely — as long as patients remember to swallow their chips.

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The Independent

EDUCATION

Kansas City’s schools leave students behind after accreditation loss

The Missouri State School Board revoked the Kansas City public school district’s accreditation. Now parents have a hard choice to make: leave or keep their kids at a failed school?

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NPR

Survival factor

Half of all tenure-track faculty members in the science and engineering disciplines leave their research universities within 11 years of being hired, according to a study.

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Inside Higher Ed

Missouri hears school transfer case

Allowing students to transfer from St. Louis city schools to suburban schools would create chaos and financial hardship, education officials contend.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

NY’s Timothy Dolan is inducted as a cardinal by Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict has inducted 22 men — including New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan — into the club of cardinals.

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MSNBC

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NY’s Dolan elevated to cardinal in Rome

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YouTube

Grief without God proves to be a challenge for nonbelievers

As the atheist community grows and matures, one thing people are looking for is a way to process grief and sorrow without the trappings — or support — of religious ritual and belief.

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USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Whitney Houston memorial: Police urge fans to watch funeral from home

Officials have warned fans to steer clear of the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., and instead watch the memorial service from home.

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CBS News

Movie examines journalists‘ battle to report Egypt’s uprising

The documentary “Reporting... A Revolution," which screened at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, delves into how reporters react when their home city turns into a war zone.

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Spiegel International

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Your memory really is not as powerful as you think

A significant number of Americans believe that memory is more powerful, objective, and reliable than it actually is, a new survey finds.

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A Buddhist monk holds a bowl asking for alms, as pigeons fly in the background at the Boudhanath Stupa located in Katmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha / AP)

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