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Local residents in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, look at a wave washing stairs built on the shore at a fishing port. (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama / AP)

Economists: Recovering 8.4 M lost jobs years away

The U.S. recession lasted about 18 months. Recovering the 8.4 million jobs lost in the downturn, however, could take the better part of a decade, some economists predict.

Denver Post

Payrolls probably declined in February

Bloomberg

How US Olympians pay the rent

For the most part, Olympians are just regular people who have to make a living as teachers, fitness instructors or market researchers, all while putting in hours of grueling sports training.

CNNMoney

Japan 'cautious' as tsunami alert canceled

A tsunami warning remained in effect in Japan after waves of up to 4 feet in height hit coastlines in the north of the country in the wake of the major earthquake in Chile.

CNN

Monster quake a catastrophe for Chile

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

Earthquakes

BBC

Powerful earthquake rocks Chile

Telegraph.co.uk

Tea Party's Medina firing up the race for Texas governor

Debra Medina of the Tea Party movement is making a Sarah Palin-like impact with policies stressing property rights and gun ownership.

Guardian

Military suicides are causing civilian casualties, too

While the military's suicide rate is comparable to civilian rates, the increase is alarming because the armed services traditionally had lower suicide rates than the general population.

McClatchy

NATION

Ill. considers a ban on red-light cameras

Red-light cameras are catching flack from activists and lawmakers who say they are unnecessary and actually create more accidents than they are meant to prevent.

ABC News

Big change proposed for Mo. taxes

Wrestling with your state income tax return? Missouri legislators are weighing a plan that would do away with that chore.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pentagon will allow troops broad access to social-media sites

The Pentagon reversed a directive that has blocked access from U.S. military computers to about 10 social-networking sites, such as YouTube and MySpace.

BusinessWeek

POLITICS

Pelosi struggles to corral votes for health care bill

The future of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats in the House of Representatives.

New York Times

John Linder to retire

Veteran Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.), an early ally of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and an outspoken fiscal conservative, announced he was retiring.

Politico

Social secretary steps down

White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down after heavy criticism when an uninvited couple crashed the administration's first state dinner.

Toronto Star

WINTER OLYMPICS

US bobsled team wins gold for the first time in 62 years

Steven Holcomb drove USA-1 to the Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsledding, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans.

NPR

Special section:

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

Associated Press

Bode eliminated from slalom

Bode Miller skied out of the men's slalom race, his final Olympic event. Miller straddled the fifth gate on a fog-shrouded, snowy day. He stood by the side of the course looking mystified by his mistake.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Talk your way out of chronic back pain?

Patients involved in cognitive behavioral therapy focused on beliefs and behaviors regarding exercise experienced measurably more relief from pain and disability than those who did not.

ABC News

Special section:

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Psychology Today

Marijuana use can up psychosis risk

Long-term use of marijuana can lead to increased risk of developing hallucinations, delusions and psychosis, a new study shows.

HealthDay

Interval training can cut exercise hours

Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week's workout into less than an hour.

Google News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Geek girls make a point at Linux Expo

Mirano Cafiero, 8, and Saskia and Malakai Wade, 12, gave a presentation during the Women in Open Source segment at the Southern California Linux Expo.

San Jose Mercury News

Facebook awarded patent for news feeds

Facebook now owns the patent on news feeds. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network."

San Francisco Chronicle

Can math and science solve crimes?

Mathematicians have built a model that allows them to analyze criminal "hotspots" — areas where crimes may occur.

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Snails point to forest recovery

Researchers studying changes in animal populations after forest fires have concluded that snails are a good indicator of forest recovery.

ScienceDaily

Iceberg dislodged in Antarctic collision

A massive iceberg has broken away from the Mertz Glacier in the Australian Antarctic Territory after another enormous iceberg, B9B, collided with the tongue of the glacier.

Environment News Service

Vast Antarctic iceberg 'threat to marine life'

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Sharing the spirit of Francis and Clare

Three long-separated American Franciscan congregations have come together in a project to "companion" a growing province of diverse West African women.

National Catholic Reporter

Ancient story gets a modern twist for Jewish holiday

Commemorating the biblical story of Esther, who saves the Jewish people in Persia from extermination, Purim is a reminder of God's love and the reality of human arrogance.

Springfield News-Leader

Blog:

Purim 2010: what it's all about

Beliefnet

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GOOD NEWS

Classical stars unite for charity

Some of the most popular classical music stars have gathered in London to record a charity song for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

BBC

Hero dogs have their day

Snowflake, a 4-year-old Australian shepherd, and Ricky, a 7-year-old standard poodle, will be inducted into the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association's Animal Hall of Fame.

Courier-Post

WORLD

Flooding kills dozens in southwest Haiti

At least 11 people have been killed after heavy rain caused flooding in southwestern areas of quake-hit Haiti, officials say.

Press TV

Haiti plans to shrink capital, shift settlements