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Pro-Mubarak supporters shout during a rally in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian military called for an end to more than a week of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak. (Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP)

Autistic adults may not understand

People with high-functioning autism have difficulty understanding others’ intentions, new research shows. This lack of understanding tends to make adults with autism judge others more harshly.

HealthDay

‘Familes on the brink’: Elders confused by too many medications

Nearly one-third of Americans ages 57 to 85 take at least five prescription drugs. Seniors are particularly at risk of dying from polypharmacy, a term for when a patient takes too many unnecessary medications.

ABC News

Mubarak supporters, protesters clash in Egypt

Hundreds of pro-government supporters attacked protesters in Cairo’s central square, where thousands were pushing ahead with demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

MSNBC

Mubarak concessions ‘insufficient’

Al Jazeera

Live feed: Egyptian unrest

BBC

Colossal storm roars across nation

A winter weather colossus roared into the nation’s heartland, laying down dangerous ice and whiteout snow from Texas to Maine, the storm billed as the worst in decades could live up to the hype.

MSNBC

Huge winter storm disrupts US flights, traffic

CNBC

States look to alcohol tax for cash

Most states are confronting budget deficits big enough to drive a person to drink. Now, some of them are turning to a good, stiff drink to help generate new tax revenue.

NPR

NATION

Report: Illegal immigrant levels in USA remain the same

The number of illegal immigrants living in Colorado, Florida, New York and Virginia dropped in 2010, while the total number of 11.2 million immigrants in the country remained roughly the same.

USA TODAY

TSA tests full-body scanning software

The Transportation Security Administration began testing new software on a full-body imaging machine to see whether it can ease consumers’ privacy concerns without hurting security efforts.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Homeowners decide to deconstruct, not demolish

Deconstruction — the careful removal of salvageable flooring, fixtures, cabinetry and other house items — is gaining momentum. With it, more than three-fourths of the house can be re-used and recycled.

Philadelphia Inquirer

POLITICS

Anti-abortion groups unite against Planned Parenthood

Anti-abortion groups are launching an aggressive campaign aiming to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding.

Politico

Fla. governor may stall health care law

Florida’s Governor Rick Scott signaled that President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may not be implemented in the state as a legal battle over the law appears headed to the Supreme Court.

Reuters

Blog:

Senate to vote on repeal of the health care law

(USA TODAY)

On Politics

BUSINESS

Stocks poised for flat open

U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly weak open, as investors sideline worries about Egypt, and focus on corporate earnings and the labor market.

CNNMoney

Recession takes toll on low-income renters

Rising rents, stagnant wages and high unemployment led more than 7 million U.S. households either to live in substandard dwellings or pay more than half their monthly incomes for rent in 2009.

McClatchy Newspapers

EDUCATION

Not so full recovery

Charitable contributions to colleges and universities hit $28 billion in 2010, an increase of 0.5 percent from 2009. But, adjusting for inflation, the contributions actually fell.

Inside Higher Ed

Dynamy academy counselor, mentor receives Hine Award

Raquel Corazzini, an immigrant as a child and a mother when she was a teen, knows what it means to receive life-changing help from mentors. She received the Lewis Hine Award for Service to Children & Youth.

Telegram & Gazette

HEALTH

The ‘food desert’ in the heart of Calif.’s farming region

The Central Valley of California is said to produce half the fruits and vegetables grown in the United States, and yet for low-income residents it’s far easier to get a hamburger than a peach.

Grist

New vaccination guidelines

Teenagers need a booster shot to protect them from meningococcal meningitis, while all kids should have up-to-date whooping cough vaccine, according to new recommendations from pediatric experts.

HealthDay

Blog:

Routine HPV vaccine for boys urged

(CNN)

The Chart

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

School district says religious dagger is OK

The Plymouth-Canton school district has opted to allow Sikh students to wear a small, religious dagger to school. The decision reverses a ban put in place.

Detroit Free Press

Gay activist conference in US has focus set on faith

Several hundred other gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists who work within multiple faith communities will gather as part of the much larger National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual conference.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Roger Simon):

Can Egypt handle its own future?

Creators Syndicate

Editorial:

Inhuman punishment

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Ben Barber):

Democracy in the Arab world

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Lisa Firestone):

Making love last by learning to love

(Psychology Today)

Compassion Matters

Column (Teicha Mailhes):

Black History Month 2011 and your ancestor’s story

Examiner

Column (Michael Lerner):

Jewish prayers for Egypt’s uprising

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Logic and environmental regulations

Las Vegas Review Journal

Column (Jonathan Cohn):

A court decision tinged with politics

The New Republic

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GOOD NEWS

Multimillion, multiyear commitment will fight childhood hunger in the US

The Sodexo Foundation announced a commitment to provide $20 million to support and create new approaches to ensure that children grow up with dependable access to nutritious food.

PNNOnline

Agriculture boosts Midwest, Plains economy in 2011

The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a survey.

Forbes

WORLD

Forecasters: Cyclone poses ‘serious threat to life’ in Queensland

A huge tropical cyclone taking aim at Australia’s Queensland state has strengthened to a Category 5 — the highest designation on Australia’s cyclone classification system.

CNN

Cyclone Yasi eyes Australia in NASA image