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Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh shakes hands with his South African counterpart Buyelwa Sonjica, China's chief climate change official Xie Zhenhua and Brazil's Minister for Environment Carlos Minc before the start of a meeting in New Delhi, India.  (Photo by Mustafa Quraishi / AP) The future of coal power will require some difficult choices The governments of some of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are scheduled to announce how much they'll limit the emissions that warm the planet. NPR Special section: Coal New York Times US involved in secret Yemeni strikes U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops, who in the past six weeks have killed six top ranking al-Qaida members. Washington Post   Obama's 1st State of the Union speech President Barack Obama is expected to focus on job creation and deficit reduction in a State of the Union address that attempts to show he has not abandoned his lofty goals of a year ago. San Francisco Chronicle American public fed up with Washington MSNBC Special section: Quiz: State of the Union CNN Man rescued from Haiti quake rubble after 12 days A man has been pulled alive from the rubble in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, two weeks after the earthquake, which destroyed the city. BBC Children of Auschwitz recall liberation Ahead of ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of Nazi death camp liberation, Polish survivors say they will forever remain children of Auschwitz. Ynetnews Liberating Auschwitz CNN   NATION Record number of young jobless The U.S. economic recession has taken a particularly heavy toll on young Americans, with a record one out of five black men aged 20 to 24 neither working nor in school. Reuters Ford adds more jobs, at lower wages Chicago Sun-Times Obama to give 13 areas $8 billion for high-speed rail President Barack Obama will give $8 billion in economic stimulus money to 13 U.S. rail corridors, mostly for high-speed passenger service, an administration official said. Bloomberg Oregon voters say 'yes' to tax increases Oregon voters approved two tax-increase measures that legislators hoped would keep the state budget in balance. Portland Tribune Oregon voters pass tax hikes KATU POLITICS Congress slows down on health care Congressional leaders are taking health care legislation off the fast track, just as rank-and-file Democrats look to President Barack Obama for guidance, although no solution, in his State of the Union address. ABC News New poll shows vulnerability of Democrats NPR GOP firebrands elbow leaders A group of House Republican lawmakers, frustrated with its leaders, is jockeying for position on the GOP's political stage. The Hill BUSINESS Geithner: 'I had no role' in AIG cover up Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told lawmakers that he had no involvement in an apparent attempt by government regulators to withhold crucial information about AIG's bailout from the public. CNNMoney Verizon Wireless and AT&T competition heats up Competition heated up in the fourth quarter between Verizon Wireless and AT&T, the largest U.S. mobile-phone service providers, new figures released show. BusinessWeek Whitacre has work to do at GM The General Motors that has emerged from bankruptcy is trying hard to be a different company than the one that went begging for a handout from Washington in 2008. MSNBC GM finally accepts Spyker bid for Saab USA TODAY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Single photons observed at seemingly faster-than-light speeds Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute can speed up photons to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials by adding a single, strategically placed layer. ScienceDaily Google Voice arrives on the iPhone While Apple may still be “pondering” whether to approve Google Voice app for iPhone, Google has released an entirely Web-based version of the service. PC World NASA: Mars rover Spirit will rove no more NASA's Mars rover Spirit is in its final resting place, mired in sandy soil on the edge of a small crater in the Martian hills. ABC News HEALTH Use of herbal products common among pregnant women Roughly 1 in 10 pregnant women in the U.S. expose their unborn baby to herbal products, according to a new study. Reuters Restoring vision damaged by disease Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye. ScienceDaily ENVIRONMENT Courts as battlefields in climate fights Tiny Kivalina, Alaska, does not have a hotel, a restaurant or a movie theater. But it has a very big lawsuit that might affect the way the nation deals with climate change. New York Times A Venus flytrap for nuclear waste A new material developed at Northwestern University permanently traps only its desired prey, the radioactive ion cesium, and not other harmless ions like sodium. esciencenews   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Adults only, please New York Times Column: The evolution of empathy Greater Good Column: State of the Union: Less would be more Forbes Column: Plants for purification E Magazine Column: We need a rougher, more radical Obama Guardian Column: Forget the deficit; people need jobs Chicago Sun-Times Column: Political makeover a matter of substance Commercial Appeal Column: Is America the 'last best hope of Earth'? Christian Science Monitor Column: Critics pounce on proposed budget freeze Sphere   Site edited by: Paul Wertheim, Jennifer Yirinec, Jodi McMaster, Tanya Flowers, Brad Hess, Jessica Duncan, Shuo Zhou, Darling Gutierrez, Rick Dossey, Laurie Hauptli, James Morris, Walt Chiu, Antonio Jules, Nabila Dellil and Megan Morris.   GOOD NEWS Coach's incredible, blind shot nets NCAA Final Four tickets The Kansas high school basketball coach who blasted to Internet stardom after making a dizzy, blindfolded, half-court shot will be, as promised, heading to the NCAA tournament after all. ABC News Watch the winning shot BBC Teacher, 100, gets degree It was Harriet Richardson Ames' dream to earn her bachelor's degree in education. She finally reached that milestone, nearly three weeks after achieving another: her 100th birthday. MSNBC WORLD Sri Lanka president re-elected Mahinda Rajapaksa, the incumbent Sri Lankan president, has been re-elected, state television says. Al Jazeera North and South Korea exchange fire near sea border North Korea has fired artillery shots near the disputed sea border with South Korea and the South has returned fire, according to Yonhap news agency. BBC RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Pope John Paul II practiced flagellation? Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt and slept on the floor to bring him closer to Christian perfection, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. CBS News Kan. church group to protest at Stanford A controversial Kansas-based religious group known for espousing anti-Semitic and anti-gay viewpoints says it intends to hold a demonstration at Gunn High School. San Jose Mercury News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT TV host Nancy Grace will be taped in court deposition, judge rules CNN's Nancy Grace will be questioned in front of video cameras, a judge has ruled, dismissing a request that her deposition in a wrongful death lawsuit not be recorded. ABC News 4Troops: band of brothers-in-arms 4Troops, a quartet of former Army soldiers that includes a top-20 finisher on America's Got Talent, will debut an album as they seek to bring awareness to the sacrifices of American troops. USA TODAY EDUCATION What makes a great teacher? Parents have always worried about where to send their children to school; but the school, statistically speaking, does not matter as much as which adult stands in front of their children. The Atlantic Online education continues to grow Online college education is expanding — rapidly. More than 1 in 4 college students were taking at least one online course from 2008-2009, which is a 17 percent increase from 2007. U.S. News & World Report Girls good at math, but teachers may make them anxious Elementary school teachers who are nervous about doing math in public may be unintentionally grooming young girls to think they are bad at math — even if they are just as capable as their male peers. ABC News SPORTS Andy Murray reaches Australian Open semi-finals as Rafael Nadal retires Andy Murray, with Ricky Hatton in the stands, outfought Rafael Nadal, who limped out of their Australian Open quarter-final, with his knee throbbing painfully. Guardian Best shots from the 2010 Australian Open NBC Sports Ravens looking for new QB coach The Ravens need to find a new quarterbacks coach after Hue Jackson agreed to become the Oakland Raiders' offensive coordinator. Baltimore Sun   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Black students fall behind The identity issues facing middle-class black and Latino teenagers might be a clue as to why they don't do as well academically as their white counterparts, some researchers and educators say. 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