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A Bahraini protester works on art with stones celebrating love for the country at the Pearl roundabout after the military pulled out in Manama, Bahrain. The armed forces were ordered to withdraw as Bahrain’s monarchy seeks to open negotiations with protesters.  (Photo by Hasan Jamali / AP) Couples who make their relationship work, at work Many couples look at going into business together as a preferred alternative to working apart. That’s no surprise, seeing that a business owner’s spouse is considered his or her most trusted adviser. San Francisco Chronicle Couples working together BusinessWeek Speaking 2 languages might delay getting Alzheimer’s later on Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer’s disease later on, scientists said. Honolulu Star-Advertiser   Bahrain unrest: Army withdraws from capital Armoured vehicles sealing off Pearl Square, the focal point of protests in Bahrain’s capital, have withdrawn on the orders of the royal family. BBC Scores are killed in Libya protests Al Jazeera Map: Twitter network of protests Guardian Violence grips Bahrain, Libya and Yemen Telegraph.co.uk House passes bill to cut $60B The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation to cut from hundreds of federal programs, in what John Boehner described as “one of the largest spending cuts in American history.” MSNBC Fiscal crisis strikes at labor’s core Many critics say government unions have used their clout to negotiate generous benefits — and they say these need to be scaled back in the current fiscal crisis. NPR Wis. legislators aren’t the 1st to walk out CNN   NATION Civil War: Southerners remember Confederate president A group in Alabama will gather to celebrate the 150th inauguration anniversary of the first Confederate president. Critics see the event as an unsettling celebration of the enslavement of African-Americans. BBC States hope to cash in on Fla.’s rejection of rail funds Florida’s decision to shun federal funding for high-speed rail has set off an auction-house-like frenzy among some states hoping to get a bigger piece of the pie. CNN Postage rates going up but not for most first-class letters First the bad news, postage rates are going up April 17. Now the good news, the basic 44-cent rate for first-class mail stays the same. Seattle Post-Intelligencer POLITICS House votes to strip Planned Parenthood federal funding The House of Representatives passed a measure to end federal funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood a day after Rep. Jackie Speier described her own personal experience with abortion. ABC News White House must prep for government shutdown, experts say While Democrats and Republicans play a high-stakes game of budgetary chicken, the Obama administration is quietly preparing for an expensive government shutdown. Or at least experts say it should be. Politico Tea party assembled to rally for Wis. anti-union bill With Republican state lawmakers stymied over plans to pass an anti-union bill and Gov. Scott Walker not compromising, tea party activists joined in the controversy by organizing in support of the legislation. MSNBC Unions under fire, states try to cut benefits CNNMoney HEALTH That squeaking sound might come from your new hip Months after getting a ceramic hip replacement, some patients may be startled to find their artificial joint is squeaking. HealthDay Parents giving children alcohol More often than not, parents are giving their children alcohol. In total, 30 percent of the liquor being drunk by underaged youth is provided by adults or relatives. Medical News Today EDUCATION Pa. students protest against switch to charter school Students at Martin Luther King High School walked out to protest the Philadelphia School District’s decision to convert their school into a charter school. Philadelphia Inquirer When the professor is controversial Instructors’ political views form the core of draft policies being released by the American Association of University Professors concerning politically controversial academics. Inside Higher Ed SPORTS Local coach accused of corporal punishment against youth speedskaters A local speedskating coach inflicted verbal abuse on young skaters during recent stints, yet continues to teach in the Washington area. Washington Post NFL, union resume mediated negotiations on 2nd day Representatives of both sides are meeting again with George Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a U.S. government agency. ABC News Sides still far apart ESPN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Open doors await gay teenagers at churches in Texas In an effort to counter negative messages against homosexuality, almost two dozen Houston-area churches have designated Sunday as Bring Your Gay Teen to Church Day. Houston Chronicle Pope’s coffin to be exhumed for faithful Faithful attending the beatification of Pope John Paul in Rome will be able to pray before his coffin, which will be exhumed for the event. Reuters   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Michelle Malkin): Epic showdown: Wis. vs. big labor Washington Examiner Cartoon (David Horsey): The budget butchers Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog (Amanda Marcotte): The contraception war  (Slate) XX Factor Column (Eddie Huang): The utter ridiculousness of hip food trends Salon Column (Megan McArdle): Showdown in Wisconsin The Atlantic Column (Mark Tyler): Harvard study estimates $500B a year for using coal in the US PlanetSave.com Column (Tim Goodman): Advice for Greenblatt on rebuilding NBC San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: Take tobacco out of the game Philadelphia Inquirer   Site edited by: Kristen Toland, Sevim Yolacti, Shahinaz Ayoub, Brigitte Leschhorn, Kathie Raikes, Michael Makofka, David Barer, Beth Dupke, Sara Stewart, Rachel Wright, Robyn Waselus, Anuja Seith and Harsha Malik.   GOOD NEWS Green Awards campaign to launch in Colo. to promote green ideas Denver is one of three cities chosen to launch Green Giant’s Green Awards campaign, which will celebrate the best green ideas, initiatives and thinkers in communities across the nation. Denver Post Children in Pa. with special needs get hope, care and a chance to live Created in 1987 to help HIV-positive and crack-cocaine babies whose birth parents could no longer care for them, Best Nest Inc. finds foster and adoptive homes for medically fragile children. Philadelphia Inquirer Feds give $20M grant to universities to study winter wheat The federal government has awarded a $20 million grant to universities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho that is designed to ensure wheat farming in the Pacific Northwest will survive climate change. Bloomberg WORLD US vetoes UN outright condemnation of Israeli settlements The Obama administration wielded its first veto at the U.N. security council last night in a move to swipe down a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. Guardian Why did US veto UN vote? Christian Science Monitor Japanese media divided on whaling Japanese newspapers are divided on whether the nation should continue its whaling program after calling off a mission this season due to harassment by militant environmentalists. Sydney Morning Herald BUSINESS US maple sugaring season starts early The sugar maple trees are tapped and their rich sap is starting to drain into buckets across New England and elsewhere, as a midwinter thaw heralds the start of the fleeting syrup production season. MSNBC SEC may risk harming investors with ‘trade-at rule’ for stocks An eight-member committee urged the Securities and Exchange Commission in a report to adopt a restriction called a trade-at rule. Bloomberg World stocks at fresh highs, oil rises Reuters ENVIRONMENT Enter the Anthropocene — age of man It’s a new name for a new geologic epoch — one defined by our own massive impact on the planet. That mark will endure in the geologic record long after our cities have crumbled. National Geographic Barbour: EPA ‘out of hand’ when it comes to coal Sun Herald Warming is altering anatomy of forests in Western US Global warming is reshaping forests throughout Colorado and across the West, scientists and public-land managers agreed at a symposium. Denver Post Norway, Sweden work to contain oil spill The Norwegian Coastal Administration says the leakage of oil from the Icelandic container vessel has stopped. Coast guards from Norway and Sweden have been cooperating to manage the spill. Wall Street Journal SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY His thesis: How to crash the Internet In his tiny shared office at the University of Minnesota, graduate student Max Schuchard has figured out how to crash the Internet, though he doesn’t plan to try it. Star Tribune ‘Aeroecology’ uses radar technology to track flying animals The study of birds, bats and flying insects could be transformed by the use of technology designed for tracking storms, researchers say. BBC Bears hibernate and soon you could too Sleep study of captive bears could lead to “novel clinical therapies,” which might mean learning how to induce a healthy hibernation state in a gravely ill person. TIME LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Is the ‘ugly American’ label fading? Over the years, many U.S. travelers have worried about what kind of welcome they might receive when they leave home. CNN Uncovering the hidden archives of the civil rights movement The hard-won fight for civil rights could go down as one of the most thoroughly archived periods in American history, largely because participants kept photos and objects that would later tell their stories. CNN LIFE covers civil rights LIFE.com   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Roots revisited As genealogy gains popularity, people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds are spending their time researching their family histories. 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