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An Egyptian watches U.S. amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, as it sails at the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt. Egyptian officials say two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal, moving closer to the Libyan coast on orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.  (Photo by Anonymous / AP) Plagiarism: the newest Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V boom A minister has resigned after copying huge chunks of his doctoral thesis, while the London School of Economics is probing whether Colonel Moammar Gadhafi’s son lifted parts of his. BBC Eastern cougar declared extinct The eastern cougar has been declared extinct, according to a report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The big cat has been on the endangered species list since 1973. McClatchy Newspapers Blog: African lion may be added to US endangered list to curb trophy hunters  (Scientific American) Extinction Countdown   Rebels take back town from Gadhafi troops Opposition members successfully fought to regain control of Libya’s eastern town al-Brega after armed forces loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi tried to take over the town, a resident said. CNN Mideast protesters like ‘baby boomers’ MSNBC Blog: Live from Libya Guardian Day of rage: Marching in Yemen’s capital Globeandmail.com Budget fight: what public employees really cost On Sept. 6, 1791, a government worker named Robert Johnson rode his horse through a Pennsylvania forest. An unlucky man, he was assigned to collect the first domestic tax ever imposed by the U.S. TIME States try creative ways to balance budgets ABC News US Senate sends Obama a spending bill The Democratic-controlled Senate voted to send President Barack Obama a measure passed by the House of Representatives that slices $4 billion from spending but keeps the government running. Guardian   NATION The women’s movement: has it stalled? A new report’s statistics are familiar: the continuing wage gap, the unequal division of household chores. But it’s the fact that women still lag in many areas despite all their strides that’s raising concerns. Star Tribune Blog: Women’s History Month  (Florida Times-Union) Inside Hubbard House The state of women in America ABC News High court rules for anti-gay funeral protesters’ free speech The Supreme Court upheld the right of Westboro Baptist Church to protest near funerals. Challenging popular opinion, the court ruled the First Amendment protects even obnoxious protests. Kansas City Star Senate to vote on short-term funding bill The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would extend funding for the federal government by two more weeks -- through March 18 -- while cutting $4 billion from current spending levels. CNN Calif.’s attorney general asks court to lift gay marriage ban CBS News HEALTH A growing debate: how to define ‘organic’ In many places, cross-pollination between genetically modified crops and non-GMO varieties is unavoidable. If a dairy cow eats corn that contains any genetically modified genes, is its milk still organic? NPR Mechanical harvesting creates more debris than hand harvesting ScienceDaily Better think positive because pessimism can block therapy New brain research proves pessimism can override the effectiveness of even powerful treatments. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Prescription drug abuse epidemic in Fla. Florida is the epicenter of a prescription drug abuse epidemic. Each day in communities from Jacksonville to Fort Lauderdale, thousands of doses of powerful narcotics are dispensed in "pill mills.” NPR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Sharks navigate using ‘mental maps’ Some shark species make “mental maps” of their home ranges, allowing them to pinpoint destinations up to 30 miles away. BBC Did archaeologists really uncover Blackbeard’s treasure? Cannons. Gold dust. Turtle bones. For archaeologists researching the notorious pirate’s flagship, every clue is priceless. Smithsonian Astronauts to give International Space Station a new closet Astronauts on the shuttle Discovery will put the final NASA touch on the International Space Station when they add a storage module that will act as a big space closet for the orbiting lab. Space.com RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus’ death in new book Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ in a new book, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity. San Jose Mercury News ‘Booty’ booted from revised Bible The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has ordered up a new translation of the Bible, one it says is more accurate, more accessible and more poetic. USA TODAY Living and Entertainment Gadhafi, Galliano and Sheen: What is going on with them? Moammar Gadhafi, John Galliano and Charlie Sheen have converged in the news cycle: One rambles about goddesses, another spews anti-Semitic rants, and the third claims the people he’s bombing “love me.” AOL News Why speed dating rarely works Speed dating presents individuals with such an unnatural number of choices that people either usually avoid making selections or choose the wrong person. Discovery News Teenagers draw on animation film to highlight plight of child soldiers Books Not Bullets is the brainchild of a group of youngsters from Kirklees, in Yorkshire, England, after they heard firsthand tales of genocide survivors which they have titled “Untold Stories". Guardian   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Video: Mind-body medicine WebMD Blog (Linda Holmes): Paying a penny at Bedlam  (NPR) Monkey See Column (Tom Silva): Be like Ike, Wisconsin Huffington Post Column (Gwynn Dyer): Democracy and the Arabs Salt Lake Tribune Column (Eugene Robinson): Job protection, 2012-style Truthdig Cartoon (Gary Markstein): Wisconsin Slate Column (Andrew Ross): Why those from ‘Inside Job’ aren’t inside a prison San Francisco Chronicle Column (J.A. Adande): Lakers save their best for the playoffs ESPN   Site edited by: Kristen Toland, Valerie Serrano, Kathie Raikes, Diana Shaw, Harsha Malik, Tanya Flowers, Shahinaz Ayoub, Beth Dupke, Cat Van Le, Jodi McMaster, Sara Stewart, Anuja Seith, Laura Hardman, Brigitte Leschhorn and Sarah Alender.   GOOD NEWS Celebrating a 50-year mission Since President John F. Kennedy launched the Peace Corps to bring health care, economic and educational aid to the most impoverished corners of the world, over 200,000 Americans have served. Los Angeles Times Heroes of the 1960s LIFE Blind artist paints a colorful world John Bramblitt’s art is defined by the use of color which has emotion all its own. He knows a lot about depression and fear — emotions almost overwhelming him when he became irreversibly blind. CBS News 20 years of supporting access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation Water For People marks its 20th anniversary of working to create a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation. PNNOnline WORLD At a tense border crossing, a systematic effort to keep black Africans out Oboun Maabi and K.K. Ezekiel, friends and fellow construction workers from Ghana, may have been the only black men to escape from western Libya on a journey was neither safe nor easy. Globeandmail.com Gunmen kill Christian Pakistan government minister Assailants purportedly sent by al-Qaida and the Taliban killed the only Christian member of Pakistan’s federal Cabinet, spraying his car with bullets outside his mother’s home. Yahoo! News BUSINESS Retail sales steady despite storms Retail spending appears to have held its own in February despite headwinds from foul weather and rising gasoline prices, according to a new report. CNBC Wall Street struggles as price of oil moves higher again Stock indexes fell after Chairman Ben Bernanke said that persistent high oil prices could threaten the pace of the U.S. recovery by increasing transportation costs and cutting consumer spending. MSNBC Federal Reserve chief warns GOP: Don’t hold debt-ceiling vote hostage Christian Science Monitor Sentiment analysis gives companies insight into consumer opinion Mass Opinion Business Intelligence is part of an emerging technology that can tell a company almost instantaneously how people are feeling about a particular business. BusinessWeek EDUCATION Education reforms unveiled by Duncan, Democratic senators U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a group of Democratic senators embraced a slate of education reforms that move away from rigid testing and toward flexibility for local districts. McClatchy Newspapers In a war of words, ‘reform’ can be a very potent weapon A set of stock phrases, sound bites and buzzwords has come to dominate the public discourse on education — summoned reflexively, it often seems, by elected officials and advocates. Education Week Bill Gates: How to train your draconian. Inside Higher Ed ENVIRONMENT Dorms becoming a classroom A new program teaches students how to preserve the environment and, at the same time, a limited resource of their own: money. Star Tribune Rush to renewable energy generates big financial questions in Europe To keep up with the rise of wind and solar power, Europe’s electrical grid needs to get stronger and smarter — a demand that will be difficult to meet in an era of weak economies and tight budgets. Scientific American SPORTS Federal judge sides with NFL players union in TV revenue dispute U.S. District Judge David Doty reversed an earlier ruling that would have granted the owners access to $4 billion in television revenues during a lockout. Sports Illustrated Mets rest K-Rod New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was scratched from the game against the Nationals because he hasn’t thrown in the past two days while in New York for a court appearance. USA TODAY   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Parent-only programs can help obese kids lose weight: study Treatments designed to tackle childhood obesity by enrolling just the parents in nutrition and exercise education programs are as effective as those that enlist both parents and children, research suggests. 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