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In Tokyo, Toyota President Akio Toyoda, right, with Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki who oversees quality control, announces the recall of about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi / AP)

Technology helps overcome winter weather

Smart phones have long allowed employees to carry a pocket-sized office, and now thousands of makeshift offices can be set up on living room tables during snow storms.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2nd big snowstorm nears East Coast

Seattle Times

Special section:

Record US 24-hour snow

USA TODAY

Weather closes government offices a 2nd day

Reuters

In Haiti, many buildings left standing shouldn't be

Countless buildings pancaked into a heap of dust and rubble with the powerful earthquake that hit Haiti. But thousands of buildings are still standing, some of them structures that shouldn't be occupied.

NPR

New Haitian threat: deadly spring rains

Boston Herald

State Farm says it warned safety regulators of Toyota defects

The nation's largest auto insurer said it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

Virginian-Pilot

Toyota extends recall to more than 400,000 vehicles

Bloomberg

Toyota 'poised for Prius recall'

ITN

Child sex slavery: undercover combat

As many as one-third of all sex workers in Cambodia are children. Government entities are pressuring countries like Cambodia to do more to stop the modern-day slavery epidemic.

CNN

'3rd-hand smoke' could be troublesome

Tobacco smoke residue found on indoor surfaces, so-called "third-hand smoke," can interact with airborne compounds to form new, potentially cancer-causing substances, research suggests.

HealthDay

UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid

Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban.

Times Union

NATION

Safety problems at regional airlines detailed by investigation

The crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, in which 50 deaths were attributed to pilot error, exposes widespread safety problems linked to lax regulation, according to an investigation.

NPR

Rash of retirements pushes Social Security to brink

Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years as the recession led hundreds of thousands of workers to claim benefits.

USA TODAY

Criminal probe is launched in Conn. power plant explosion

Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

McCain, facing GOP foe in primary, tilts to the right

Senator John McCain now finds himself jammed, moving starkly — and often awkwardly — to the right.

New York Times

Bloomberg: US should pay for 9/11 trial

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wants President Barack Obama to promise to pay all the costs of providing security should the federal government prosecute five accused terrorists in Manhattan.

BusinessWeek

Dems sign on to GOP bill preventing funds for civilian Guantanamo trials

The Hill

GOP cool to Obama’s offer to meet on health care reform

President Barack Obama has invited Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to meet him for a televised discussion of health care reform alternatives.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama seeks GOP summit

ABC News

BUSINESS

Geithner says US will ‘never’ lose AAA debt rating

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its AAA debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010.

BusinessWeek

Unemployment taxes slam businesses

Companies in at least 35 states will have to fork over more in unemployment insurance taxes this year, according to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.

CNNMoney

For telecommuters, it's not about going to work

More than a third of companies now allow at least some employees to do their jobs from home. The Obama administration is advocating it as a way to reduce traffic and promote work-family balance.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Boeing's next-gen 747 takes 1st flight

Aviation buffs may be the only ones aware that the most iconic jumbo jet of all time was also preparing for a crucial step forward.

CNET News

Calif. tree carving: ancient astronomers?

Ancient images appear to be studies of the stars and served as integral components of the Chumash people's annual calendar.

TIME

Genetics turns risk-averse into gamblers

The brains of people who risk everything when gambling may be wired up differently to those of the naturally cautious, according to a study that discovered a neurological basis for reckless behavior.

The Independent

HEALTH

As attitudes shift, marijuana classes roll

Attitudes are changing as 14 states now have laws allowing some form of legal marijuana use with a doctor's recommendation, and with legalization comes a growing cannabis industry.

USA TODAY

Medical marijuana survey

Examiner

Both parents’ ages linked to autism risk

Older mothers are more likely than younger ones to have a child with autism, and older fathers significantly contribute to the risk of the disorder when their partners are under 30.

New York Times

Mediterranean diet may keep you smarter

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet -- one rich in olive oil, whole grains, fish and fruit -- may protect aging brains from damage linked to cognitive problems, a study finds.

HealthDay

SPORTS

Super Bowl XLIV draws most viewership in TV history

CBS' final episode of "M.A.S.H.," in 1983, is no longer TV's all-time most-watched show — having been dethroned by CBS' Super Bowl coverage.

USA TODAY

Super Bowl win gives New Orleans a rebirth

San Francisco Chronicle

Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona

Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend in the Nationwide series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Sports Illustrated

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GOOD NEWS

4-year-old helps family escape fire

A four-year-old boy who studied fire safety at his day-care center used what he learned to help his family escape safely from a blaze in their basement apartment.

Portland Press Herald

Disabled man attaining his dreams

Determined, dedicated and diligent are three words colleagues use to describe Scott Gibbs, who will receive the Evelyne Villines National Industries for the Severely Handicapped Award.

The Telegraph (River Bend)

WORLD

France agrees to arm Russia with amphibious assault ships

France's agreement to sell amphibious assault ships to Russia raises concerns from the U.S. and former Soviet satellites, including Georgia.

Christian Science Monitor

5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico