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GOOD NEWS

Aging turn to nurturing spirit, community

A conference at North Carolina State's McKimmon Center will bring together leading figures in a diverse movement to change the perception and reality of older people's lives in the 21st century.

News Observer

Program to match young Colo. farmers with land, expertise

A proposed program to match young farmers to aging counterparts could allow Seth Roberts to establish stable roots for both his family and his vegetables.

Denver Post

WORLD

Karadzic decides to attend his genocide trial after all

After boycotting the proceedings of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic wrote a letter to judge O-Gon Kwon, saying he will appear in court.

Epoch Times

Bosnian-Americans react to Karadzic trial

NPR

North Korea says it possesses weapons-grade plutonium

North Korea claimed to have completed reprocessing spent fuel rods at a nuclear plant to extract weapons-grade plutonium.

Guardian

Daily life in North Korea

MSNBC

Palestinian officials: US stance endangers peace hopes

Palestinian officials have criticized the US for what one called ''backpedaling'' on demands that Israel stop settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.

Sydney Morning Herald

BUSINESS

Tool titans Black & Decker, Stanley Works to merge

Black & Decker Corp. said it plans to merge with The Stanley Works in a $4.5 billion all-stock deal that will unite internationally known brands but reduce the number of local jobs.

Baltimore Sun

Berkshire buying railroad

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. in a deal valuing the railroad at $34 billion.

Houston Chronicle

Wal-Mart wins final approval of workers’ wage suit settlement

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, won final approval of a settlement paying as much as $85 million to hourly workers who sued over allegations of unpaid wages.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Best Buy to launch branded movie download service

Best Buy is expected to announce its own movie download service for consumer electronics sold in its stores.

CNET News

Research produces coating for ice resistant roads

Preventing the havoc wrought when freezing rain collects on roads, power lines and aircrafts could be only a few nanometers away.

U.S. News & World Report

EDUCATION

More schools open door to technology

An increasing number of schools in the suburbs around Philadelphia are in the process of supplying all their students with portable computers for use at school and at home.

Philadelphia Inquirer

7 in 10 NY stimulus jobs are in education

Seven out of every 10 jobs in New York that have been created or saved by federal economic stimulus spending have been in education, according to data released by the Obama administration.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Creationism emerges in Islamic world

Creationism is growing in the Muslim world, from Turkey to Pakistan to Indonesia, international academics said as they gathered to discuss the topic.

New York Times

Battle over face veil brewing in Egypt

Rokaya Mohamed, an elementary school teacher, would rather die than take off her face veil, or niqab, thrusting her to the forefront of a battle by government-backed clerics to limit Islam in Egypt.

Reuters

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