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Serena Williams of the United States reacts to a point won against Justine Henin of Belgium, during the Women's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Baker / AP)

Serena wins Australian Open for 5th time

Serena Williams successfully defended her title at the Australian Open, winning the Grand Slam event for a fifth time with a victory over Belgian and former world No. 1 Justine Henin.

Sports Network

Serena looks back at 5th Aussie title

ESPN

NATO troops clash with Afghan army

NATO troops clashed with their Afghan army allies and called in air strikes, killing four Afghan soldiers and wounding six, Afghan provincial officials said.

MSNBC

Blair defends legacy at Iraq inquiry

In an appearance before an official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq conflict, former Prime Minister Tony Blair sought to reshape the unflattering legacy molded since he left office in 2007.

New York Times

Nigeria fighters call off cease-fire

Nigeria's main armed group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, has called off a 3-month-old cease-fire and threatened to unleash "an all-out assault."

Al Jazeera

Blog:

Shell wants to sell some Nigeria leases

Huffington Post

Obama to seek major increase in nuclear weapons funding

The Obama administration plans to ask Congress to increase spending on the U.S. nuclear arsenal by more than $5 billion as part of its strategy to halt the spread of nuclear weapons.

McClatchy

Blog:

Debate heats up on Obama's nuclear agenda

Politico

NATION

Obama says cutting US budget deficit 'critical' for economy

President Barack Obama said reducing the federal budget deficit is "critical" to ensuring future growth as the U.S. economy recovers from the recession.

BusinessWeek

As recession nears end, coupon use jumps 27 percent

CNN

Other sites weighed for 9/11 trial

The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused Sept. 11 attack plotters, U.S. officials said.

Reuters

Trial locations heavily limited

NY Daily News

Southeastern US expects icy weekend

A thick band of heavy snow, freezing rain and cold temperatures was spreading across Southeastern states, promising a messy weekend of slick roads, power outages and prime sledding.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

POLITICS

Critics fear foreign campaign spending

The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics — foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections.

San Francisco Chronicle

GOP revives 'soft on terror' charge

A series of recent controversies is prompting Republicans to turn up the pressure on President Barack Obama, by resurrecting the "soft on terrorism" charge that has dogged Democrats in the past.

Politico

BUSINESS

Toyota's pedal repair plans due soon

Toyota will announce plans for repairing 2.3 million vehicles under recall for accelerator pedals that could stick, but the time frame for completing the repairs has yet to be finalized, the company said.

Detroit Free Press

Automaker's Canadian unit has pedal fix

Toronto Star

Is GDP an obsolete measure of progress?

The nation's GDP has increased, yet foreclosure and unemployment rates remain high. Could it be that GDP might not be the best way to gauge a nation's prosperity?

TIME

Goldman Sachs tops JPMorgan as world's best broker

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ousted JPMorgan Chase & Co. as the firm that got the best prices for its institutional clients during Bloomberg's 12-month ranking period, according to data compiled by Ancerno Ltd.

BusinessWeek

HEALTH

H1N1 spreading in some locations but declining overall

The H1N1 flu is still spreading in North Africa, eastern and southeastern Europe and areas of Asia, but is generally declining, the World Health Organization said.

Reuters

Depressing news about antidepressants

Studies suggest that the popular drugs are no more effective than a placebo. In fact, they may be worse.

Newsweek

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Stars pay tribute to Neil Young

Rock music's biggest stars turned up and turned on (musically) to show Neil Young, in a raucous rock concert serenade, that Canada's own rock/folk hero truly does have a heart of gold.

Kelowna.com

Neil Young honored

Toronto Star

The best green films at Sundance

The Sundance Festival’s 2010 lineup continues its green consciousness with a handful of well-crafted, compelling films that address crucial environmental themes not yet in the public eye.

Grist

ENVIRONMENT

Obama pledges government will cut greenhouse emissions

The federal government will cut its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2020, President Barack Obama announced.

CNN

Pentagon review to address climate change

The Hill

El Nino to boost 2010 US crops

U.S. farmers grew record-large corn and soy crops in 2009 but production in 2010 could be even bigger, aided by an El Nino weather pattern that is typically a boon to the Midwest.

Reuters

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GOOD NEWS

City homeless donate $14.64 for victims of Haiti quake

Donations for Haiti have poured in to the American Red Cross from a range of sources. Nothing, though, has stood out like the crumpled dollar bills that spilled from one envelope.

Baltimore Sun

Study: Rotavirus vaccine could save millions of lives

A vaccination campaign to combat rotavirus in the world's poorest countries could save the lives of thousands of children, according to a pair of new studies.

The Independent

WORLD

Africa's continental divide: land disputes

African land reform, plot by plot, may be the foundation for solving so much else — from famine to poverty to genocide.

Christian Science Monitor

China suspends exchanges with US