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A military policeman, left, stands as an anti-government protestor shouts during a demonstration against the evacuation in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt.  (Photo by Hussein Malla / AP) Drifters find home in Katrina’s ruins More than five years after Katrina, New Orleans is struggling to deal with about 43,000 blighted residential properties. And in these wastelands, an estimated 3,000 homeless find refuge every night. San Francisco Chronicle Eminem looks to win an elusive trophy Eminem has the potential to sweep the Grammy Awards, including that elusive album of the year trophy Star Tribune   Egyptian military dissolves parliament Egypt’s new military authorities say they are dissolving parliament and suspending the constitution. In a statement on state TV, the military council said it would stay in power six months, or until elections. BBC Blog: Graham urges slow transition in Egypt  (CNN) Political Ticker Special section: Egypt’s revolution Al Jazeera Tahrir Square cleanup Guardian Michelle Obama: Laughter is good for every marriage Here’s Michelle Obama’s advice for couples this Valentine’s Day: Laugh with your partner. She says it’s what she and President Barack Obama do, and it seems to be working. ABC News 40 years on, birth of a new Boeing jumbo Boeing is set to roll out a new jumbo jet, hoping to relive the glamour surrounding the birth of the 747 over 40 years ago and use it to boost slow sales. Reuters   NATION In Vietnam War love story, a medallion comes home For Henri Huet, the Virgin Mary medallion was his one constant link to Cecile, the woman he loved. The celebrated Associated Press photographer carried it in his pocket or hung it around his neck. CBS News Buyers face gamble with constantly rising mortgage rates Home sellers got some unnerving news last week: The interest rate on a 30-year mortgage jumped up to a level not seen since last April. NPR In Va., charges rare for those who shoot home intruders In most cases, Suffolk, Va., prosecutors have not filed charges against people who shot intruders. When prosecutors do file charges, the cases go to juries that often are sympathetic to the shooters. Virginian-Pilot POLITICS Gay rights champion aims to become Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger has already launched a campaign for the nomination in the key states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Guardian Obama plans to cut deficit by $1.1 trillion President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal 2012 will seek to cut the record federal deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next 10 years, White House budget director Jack Lew said. Reuters Donald Rumsfeld opens up about mistakes in Iraq The title of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s memoir, ”Known and Unknown,“ comes from a remark that in intelligence there are “known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.” CBS News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Sunken ship of skipper who inspired ‘Moby-Dick’ found After 189 years, archaeologists found the shipwreck that inspired “Moby-Dick” nearly 600 miles northwest of Honolulu. CNN All-American boom in streetcars fuels urban future One growing part of America’s infrastructure has a distinctly 19th-century feel. It’s the return of the streetcar, and like so many urban development stories in America, this one begins in Portland, Ore. NPR Streetcar revival MSNBC BUSINESS Big and ugly antennas traded for small As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers, those unsightly stalks of steel that sprouted across the country over the last decade. Now the wireless industry is looking at much smaller antennas. Sarasota Herald-Tribune Blog: Alcatel-Lucent shrinks cell tower technology  (CNET News) Signal Strength Banks slashed small business lending by $43B in 2009-2010 The total value of outstanding loans to small businesses plunged by $43 billion, or 6.2 percent, between June 2009 and June 2010, according to a report released by the Small Business Administration. CNNMoney Land grab under way in hyperlocal media The biggest unfilled niche in online content is hyperlocal news. AOL has made the biggest investment, spending an estimated $50 million or so on rolling out its Patch.com last year to almost a thousand towns. GigaOm HEALTH Company pays government to challenge pesticide research linked to Parkinson’s In an unusual scenario that raises questions of conflict of interest, a company that conducts research for the pesticide industry has paid a government agency to prove some controversial chemicals are safe. Politics Daily FDA approves 1st 3-D mammogram device The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional images of the breast for cancer screening and diagnosis. HealthDay Short-sleeved uniforms don’t stop bacteria in hospitals Short-sleeved hospital uniforms proved of no help in infection control — bacteria colonized the garments to the same degree as long-sleeved lab coats, results of a randomized study showed. MedPage Today RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Beyond the papal grave Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified on May 1, is drawing as much attention in death as he did in life. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Unitarian church turns tragedy into lesson of love When someone opened fire in a Tenn. church because it welcomed gay and multiracial families, the congregation met it with love. It inspired a national campaign on Valentine’s Day to promote tolerance. Philadelphia Inquirer   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Robert Reich): Economy’s fate rides on Main, not Wall Street San Francisco Chronicle Column (Bjorn Lomborg): Green smoke screen Slate Blog (Katie Fehrenbacher): Climate as the new dirty word  (GigaOm) earth2tech Blog (Brad Knickerbocker): Why is Glenn Beck freaking out over Egypt and a caliphate?  (Christian Science Monitor) Vox News Column (Nicolaus Mills): How nonviolent protest defeats injustice CNN Cartoon (Ed Stein): Our independent judiciary Salon Column (John King): Books about urbanism in the age of climate change San Francisco Chronicle Cartoon (David Horsey): Middle East old guard reels in fear Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Site edited by: George Knowles, Michael Makofka, William Ellis, Cat Van Le, John Allen, John Harvell, Sevim Yolacti, Tanya Flowers, Kristen Toland, Kathie Raikes, Jodi McMaster, Sara Stewart and Brigitte Leschhorn.   GOOD NEWS Elderly immigrants share the language of the garden The garden in Logan is remarkable not so much for the crops, but for the growers. They’re 65 to 85 years old, survivors of repression, poverty and war in their home countries of Vietnam, Cambodia and China. Philadelphia Inquirer Girl, 4, treks quarter mile through snow to save family Four-year-old Averie Carrion may not look like a hero. Don’t tell that to her mother and brother, who were rescued after she went through subfreezing temperatures and a quarter mile of snow to find help. MSNBC Nonprofits hope to tap into the wealth next door A first-of-its-kind study indicates there may be more millionaires next door than we think. An estimated $48 billion will transfer from Minnesota’s elderly to the next generation in the coming 20 years. Star Tribune WORLD Algerian police quash nascent pro-democracy protests Police cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrators in Algiers and other cities, in a show of force aimed at discouraging a revolt — in contradiction to the government’s promises to allow protests. Monsters and Critics Protests in Algeria and Yemen Telegraph.co.uk Pakistan issues arrest warrant for Pervez Musharraf for assassination A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued an arrest warrant for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in 2007. BBC CRISIS IN EGYPT Egypt’s cultural influence pervades the Arab world Events in Cairo are being watched throughout the Arab world, where Egypt’s influence is widely felt. Not only does Egypt have the largest population, it is the region’s cultural powerhouse. CNN Egypt’s revolt was supported, censored San Jose Mercury News Netanyahu: Egypt-Israel peace is cornerstone of Middle East stability Haaretz LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT German government pitches in to help film biz Germany’s generous film incentives — federal and regional amounts to some $360 million a year — have not only kept local filmmakers happily stimulated but continue to major international projects. Variety ‘Nixon in China’ meant to be an ‘anti-grand opera’ In 1985, a group of young, idealistic people turned Nixon’s trip into opera, upending conventions that shunned contemporary subject matter. The Taos News ENVIRONMENT Shark fishing in Japan — a messy, blood-spattered business Sunrise is still a good hour away when the first batch of limp, lifeless sharks are winched ashore and dumped on to the portside at Kesennuma, a fishing town on Japan’s northeast Pacific coast. Guardian Whooping cranes head back to La. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is finalizing plans to release a small flock of whooping cranes in a protected wetland. Nature EDUCATION Trying to hold down blue language on a red-letter day An optimistic band of middle school students hope that for just one day no one in the country will curse. Perhaps people can substitute “sugar,” “snap,” or even the powerful “Oh, pickles!” New York Times Mixed report card for education stimulus after 2 years Two years after the federal government’s largest one-time investment in the nation’s public schools, a critical question remains: Will the nearly $100 billion in aid result in higher academic achievement? Education Week Calif. student mechanics take apart gender stereotype Eleven women are among the approximately 150 students enrolled in Skyline’s Automotive Technology Program, the only one of its kind in San Mateo County, Calif. San Mateo County Times SPORTS 2 girls in state wrestling chase history When Megan Black got word five years ago that Alaskan Michaela Hutchison became the first girl to win a state high school wrestling title against boys, she wept. Not out of joy but frustration. Des Moines Register Pistons to retire Rodman’s jersey The Detroit Pistons announced that they will retire Dennis Rodman’s No. 10 jersey during a halftime ceremony April 1, when the Pistons host the Chicago Bulls. Detroit Free Press   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Why are elders stirring the tea party movement? Belief in the culture and traditions of the society they were part of in years past, the researchers say, makes older people feel better about themselves — and better able to cope with the negative effects of aging. AOL News   Photo of the Day Revelers dance during an event to elect carnival characters known as Chuta, Pepino and Chola in La Paz, Bolivia.  (Photo by Juan Karita / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain. 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