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GOOD NEWS

Teaching English to kids rewarding

Teenage students in Kosovo have taken advantage of an opportunity, thanks to a group of U.S. soldiers from Task Force Griffin, the aviation component of Multinational Battle Group East.

Des Moines Register

Review: 'The Wish List'

The new Hallmark flick gives us a beautiful, lonely, wistful girl and two fine men who each in his own way longs for her love, but also serves up a scene that's one of the top-10 small TV moments.

NY Daily News

WORLD

Cuba embraces market reforms

Cuba has issued a pair of surprising free-market decrees allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years and loosening strict state controls on commerce.

CBS News

China seeks fresh nuclear talks, Kim Jong-il eludes cameras

China is lobbying neighbors to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader, Kim Jong-Il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of "holy war."

Reuters

North Korean leader on China visit

Earth Times

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists crack wheat's genetic code

British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat, a development that could help meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.

Denver Post

Cavemen may have wiped out cave bears

Giant cave bears, thought to have once dined on each other, might have been driven to extinction by the advance of humanity, scientists now suggest.

LiveScience

Parents: Are you a high-tech snoop?

There's a growing arsenal of high-tech equipment to help parents monitor every move of their tweens and teens. But should parents use them?

Star Tribune

EDUCATION

Paying the price

To deal with struggling economies and large budget cuts, governing boards all over the country are giving public institutions the authority to institute large tuition hikes.

Inside Higher Ed

Education chief fired over $400M typo

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose deep budget cuts have won wide praise, fired his education commissioner after a clerical error cost the state $400 million in federal education dollars.

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Why women won’t ask for pay raises

Women earn far less than men, yet are reluctant to ask for salary increases. Why — and what is the best way to approach your boss?

Guardian

Kindergarten's racial transformation

The kindergarten class of 2010-11 is less white, less black, more Asian and much more Hispanic than in 2000, reflecting the nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation.

USA TODAY

Hooping is hip again, for dancing, exercise and fun

Hula Hoops have become hip again, with clubs across the country bringing together hoop aficionados and exercise classes. Even first lady Michelle Obama touted the toy as a way to fight childhood obesity.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

HEALTH

At 101, patient is nation's oldest transcatheter heart valve replacement

A cutting-edge, experimental procedure replaced one of Doris Snyder's heart valves, allowing her to see her 102nd birthday.

Medical News Today

Medicare to cover smoking cessation

Good news for seniors who want to quit smoking. Medicare will now cover tobacco cessation counseling, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.

MedPage Today

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