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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Russia suspends Iran arms sale following Israeli PM's visit

Russia delayed the delivery of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran, citing unspecified technical problems. This comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Christian Science Monitor

Israel to erect Red Army memorial

Jerusalem Post

Americans considering community banks

Bailouts and bonuses have many Americans frustrated with big banks. Some consumers think these giant institutions have lost touch with customers and need to brush up on basic good business practices.

NPR

China sells US Treasury bonds, Japan takes lead

China relinquished its position as the largest overseas holder of U.S. Treasury bonds, a move that means Japan, which boosted its purchases, is once again the largest overseas holder of the securities.

Guardian

Obama seeks bipartisan debt panel

McClatchy

1 year later, results of stimulus mixed

NPR

Could medical information cards cure US health care woes?

European and Asian countries with nationalized health care systems have used smart cards to identify and track patients for about a decade and, for the most part, have had positive results.

Newsweek

Health in America, county-by-county report

HealthDay

US military's new surge in accountability

Emphasis on accountability seems to be seeping throughout the U.S. military. There's a growing sense, though hard to quantify, that missteps once overlooked are now grounds for disciplinary action.

TIME

NATION

Tarmac rules get more flights dropped

The recent onslaught of flight cancellations is a harbinger of what can be expected from airlines looking to avoid new fines for leaving people stranded on grounded planes.

USA TODAY

Rising tide of suburban and rural homeless families

Homelessness in rural and suburban America is straining shelters this winter as the economy flounders and joblessness hovers near double digits.

CBS News

US backing new nuclear reactors

President Obama told an audience of union officials that the Energy Department has approved a loan guarantee for construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia.

New York Times

Obama pitches nuclear power

CNN

POLITICS

Republicans furious about timing of Bayh’s retirement announcement

They have at least four candidates in the upcoming primary while the Indiana Democratic Party will decide its nominee.

Politico

Lamont announces bid for Ct. governor

Touting his experience in creating jobs in his own small business, Democrat Ned Lamont announced his candidacy for governor of Connecticut — a state low in job creation and expanding businesses.

Hartford Courant

McCain race catnip to talk show titans

Early polls suggest Arizona Sen. John McCain leads former Rep. J.D. Hayworth by a healthy margin in the GOP primary. Among conservative radio talk show hosts, however, McCain is losing by a landslide.

Politico

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Kennedy series stirs anger before filming

A new mini-series about John F. Kennedy’s presidency by the History channel does not yet have a cast or a premiere date. Not a frame of footage has been shot. It does, however, have critics wanting it halted.

New York Times

Sadie the Scottish terrier wins Best in Show at Westminster

A Scottish terrier completed the triple crown in dog competitions by winning the Best in Show title at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

At Mekong's source in China, past and present collide

The Mekong River, one of the world's longest waterways, has a long and turbulent history. It crosses six countries as it makes its way to the South China Sea — a journey of nearly 3,000 miles.

NPR

Team finds subtropical waters flushing through Greenland fjord

Waters from warmer latitudes or subtropical waters are reaching Greenland's glaciers, driving melting and likely triggering an acceleration of ice loss, researchers report.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New lookout for astronauts

Astronauts ventured out on the final spacewalk of their mission to unwrap the International Space Station’s phenomenal new lookout — the best window on the world that orbiting crews have ever had.

MSNBC

Astronauts unveil 'window on the world'

Los Angeles Times

Tut died of malaria and bone condition

Scientists have managed to create a family tree for King Tutankhamun and believe he may have died from a combination of malaria and bone abnormalities.

Telegraph.co.uk

Interview:

Egypt's Zahi Hawass on King Tut

USA TODAY

Deadly bat fungus spreading in US

A deadly fungus responsible for tens of thousands of bat deaths in the eastern United States is on the move, according to recent tests that confirmed the killer's presence in Tennessee.

National Geographic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic Church sanctions some infertility treatment technology

Church teaching says technology used to facilitate or support marital conjugation and conception is fine, but any other technology is not.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Young adults 'less religious,' not necessarily 'more secular'

Young adults today are less church-connected than prior generations were when they were in their 20s. But they're just about as spiritual as their parents and grandparents were at those ages.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Woman's new heart has happy ending

The Valentine's Day gift turned her life around after more than 20 years of living with steadily progressing heart disease and numerous cardiac procedures.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fans spread the love on Target Facebook page, help donate $1M

The campaign invited the online community and Facebook users to help choose how five national charities would receive a portion of $1 million from Target.

PNNOnline

Happiest states: Hawaii moves into 1st

Topping the well-being list among all 50 states, Hawaii pulled ahead of the 2008 leader Utah. Nine of the top 10 well-being states reside in the Midwest and the West.

LiveScience

WORLD

Argentina toughens shipping rules in Falklands oil row