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Palestinian Fayeq al-Mabhouh sits in front of posters of his brother, Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, left and right, who was assassinated in Dubai, and Hamas member Mohammed Hussein Mabhouh, in the family house in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP)

How pairs broke free from Russia’s grip

One of sport’s towering winning streaks ended when gold medals were awarded in Olympic pairs skating and not placed around the necks of a couple from the former Soviet Union or Russia.

New York Times

Wescott wins men's snowboardcross

Sports Illustrated

Pairs free: Shen/Zhao

MSNBC

Airlines aim to offer in-flight Wi-Fi

In-flight Wi-Fi, the next big-fee income generator for airlines, is available so far on 711 commercial aircraft.

The Record

Dubai seeks dragnet for Hamas slaying

Dubai police appealed for an international manhunt after releasing names and photos of an alleged 11-member European hit squad accused of stalking and killing a Hamas commander.

San Francisco Chronicle

Hit squad caught on camera

ABC News

Sexual violence in the US military

The Department of Defense estimated in its 2009 annual report on sexual assault that around 90 percent of rapes in the military are never reported.

BBC

Lost money? Score a tax refund

For some business owners, this tax season will bring a rare reversal: A stimulus-fueled tax change is putting cash back into the pockets of qualifying entrepreneurs.

CNNMoney

Tax tips for the biggest federal refund

Tri County Record

'Love' hormone may help autism symptoms: study

A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behavior in some adults with autism, French researchers said.

Reuters

NATION

Climber found dead in Mt. St. Helens crater

Rescue crews in Washington will try again to locate and rescue a hiker who fell 1,500 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helen's.

CNN

$57.7 million fence added to an already grueling illegal immigration route

Among the costliest stretch of fencing ever built on the U.S.-Mexico border, the 3.6-mile wall of steel is meant to block trafficking routes over Otay Mountain.

Los Angeles Times

Urban, rural areas battle for census prison populace

An urban vs. rural battle is brewing over the census because prison inmates are counted as residents of where they are locked up, inflating the population of the mostly white, rural towns they are in.

NPR

POLITICS

Retiring lawmakers may be tempted by K Street

Retiring lawmakers are entering a job market that has openings with some of K Street’s biggest players — jobs that include seven-figure salaries or the chance to rub elbows with Hollywood stars.

The Hill

Underdog Hayworth says he'll rap McCain on illegal immigration

In explaining his decision to try to end John McCain's 24-year career in the U.S. Senate, J.D. Hayworth, a fellow Republican, borrows an idea from an unlikely source: President Barack Obama.

Christian Science Monitor

J.D. Hayworth challenges Sen. McCain

USA TODAY

Is health care overhaul doomed to fail?

As Democrats and Republicans sharpen their knives ahead of President Barack Obama's summit on health care, experts are questioning whether the president's health care agenda is doomed to fail.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Obama to announce loan to help with nuclear power

The Obama administration is advancing nuclear power use to help cut greenhouse gas emissions and will announce an $8.3 billion loan guarantee to help Southern Co. build two reactors.

Reuters

Special section:

Nuclear power

Guardian

Whaling protester secretly boards Japanese boat

An anti-whaling activist jumped off a speeding Jet Ski and climbed aboard a Japanese vessel in the frigid Antarctic Ocean to attempt a citizen's arrest for the previous destruction of a protest ship.

MSNBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cursive: so last century

Teens can type 60 words per minute and zip out messages on a 12-key cell phone. What they can't do so well is write cursive.

EducationNews.org

Crystal Renn: Fashion's biggest model on why size matters

When Crystal Renn began modeling, she starved herself to fit the industry ideal. Then she had an epiphany, started eating again and as a size 16 now has the world at her feet.

The Independent

BUSINESS

Temps may no longer signal hiring

When employers hire temporary staff after a recession, it’s long been seen as a sign they’ll soon hire permanent workers. Not these days.

Houston Chronicle

Surveys: Americans bruised but optimistic

USA TODAY

Overseas challenges to US rebound

Turmoil in Europe and belt-tightening in China are endangering a U.S. economic recovery that many believed was tentative even without headwinds from abroad.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US Olympic skeleton team studies forces

Members of the U.S. Olympic skeleton sled team used test runs in a simulator created at Rensselaer Polytech to determine the best way to beat wind resistance.

Scientific American

Fossils 'record past sea changes'

Fossilized coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef could help scientists understand how sea levels have changed over the past 20,000 years.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Roger Ebert still communicates

Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak nearly four years ago when he underwent a tracheostomy, but the 67-year-old film critic still communicates.

WBZ

Baltimore area residents take plowing into their own hands

Local business owners plowed their Baltimore neighborhood streets without waiting for city help.

Baltimore Sun

WORLD

Secret raid captures Taliban's top commander

A commander captured by Pakistani and American forces is described by officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the war in Afghanistan started more than eight years ago.

New York Times

How US legal loopholes are aiding money launderers, terrorism