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Members of the All Ladakh Students Association hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the military attack on Libya by the U.S. in Jammu, India. (Photo by Channi Anand / AP)

Remembering the Triangle fire that happened 100 years ago

As labor unions battle to retain collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states, they are marking the centennial of a tragic factory fire that started the movement.

CNNMoney

Century-old fire was a ‘galvanizing moment’ for unions, worker safety

(The Oval) USA TODAY

Triangle Shirtwaist fire remembered

ABC News

Supreme Court to decide whether millions of female employees can sue Walmart

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that pits Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against millions of former and current female employees who allege gender discrimination.

ABC News

NATO readies to lead Libya mission

Boosted by support from two significant nations — one Arab and the other the sole Muslim alliance member — NATO prepared to assume command over the Libya mission.

CNN

US has big burden in Libya despite NATO deal

CBS News

How is Obama handling Mideast conflict?

MSNBC

Nato to take command of Libya no-fly zone

Guardian

Google: new tool for US intelligence?

Traditionally, intelligence agencies have relied on top-secret information to track changes in other countries. But wiretaps and secret intercepts didn’t help officials predict the revolutions in the Arab world.

NPR

How the largest corporation in the US made $5.1 billion tax-free

General Electric, the nation’s largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010. The company reported profits of $14.2 billion. Its American tax bill? None. In fact, G.E. claimed a tax benefit of $3.2 billion.

New York Times

Special section:

General Electric Co. profile

Forbes

NATION

Ecstasy hospitalizations spike in US

New government statistics show a 75 percent spike in Ecstasy-related emergency room visits since 2004, prompting the director of the National Drug Control Policy to issue a public warning.

ABC News

Milestone: 1 in 6 US residents is Hispanic

In a surprising show of growth, Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states.

MSNBC

Booming Hispanic population shifts to suburbs

ABC News

POLITICS

Wis. court race has turned into a political dog fight

A state appeals court declined to rule on a case alleging that legislators broke state law when they used a maneuver to pass the bill that stripped collective bargaining rights from workers.

NPR

Bachmann bid could shake up GOP field

It’s easy to dismiss Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., as a bomb-throwing back-bencher who is eyeing a presidential run largely because her attempt to secure a post in the House leadership was stymied.

Politico

CRISIS IN JAPAN

Grief-stricken Japanese seem reluctant to open up

With the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear crisis in Japan, much has been made of Japanese resilience in the face of adversity. But some are saying there’s too much resilience.

NPR

Are the Japanese different?

CNN

Dangerous breach suspected at Japan nuclear site

A suspected breach in the reactor core at one unit of a stricken Fukushima nuclear plant could mean more serious radioactive contamination, Japanese officials said.

MSNBC

Japan begins water distribution

Reuters

EDUCATION

What women (presidents) want

Twenty-three percent of college presidents in the U.S. are female. A group of four influential female presidents gathered at the National Archives and argued that this percentage should be much higher.

Inside Higher Ed

150 Michigan school systems on verge of going broke

More than 150 school districts and charter schools in Michigan are teetering on the edge of going broke, a situation that is likely to get worse under Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed cuts of $470 per pupil.

Detroit Free Press

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Progress in creating eye cells from stem cells to treat AMD

To push the theoretical promise of stem cell research into viable treatments, scientists have successfully fashioned adult stem cells into eye cells affected by age-related macular degeneration.

HealthDay

Researcher looks to write energy saving into computer languages

New technology tends to have a green image when compared to the old, but today’s devices still need powering. One Binghamton University scientist is trying to write “green” computer programs.

Earth Times

Could dead stars support life?

On a continuing mission to explore new worlds, scientists are getting more creative when exploring new star systems they might have overlooked.

Discovery News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Airlines tread carefully on misunderstandings of religious practices

Misunderstandings over religious expression have led to recent incidents that prompted apologies from airlines.

Religion News Service

Is the ‘proof of creation’ dinosaur drawing just a mud stain

Dinosaur or mud stain? An ancient cave drawing high on a rock formation in southeastern Utah has stirred a skirmish of sorts between creationists and scientists.

Discovery News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Triangle fire: Coming full circle?

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Catholic Digest staff):

Finding everyday holiness in Lent

Catholic Digest

Column (Jonathan Cohn):

What about malaria nets?

The New Republic

Column (Jonathan Merritt):

Evangelical shift on gays: Why ‘clobber scriptures’ are losing ground

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Rapid growth of cheap buses beats oversight

USA TODAY

Column (Zachary Shahan):

‘World’s oldest cyclist’ rides his bike nearly every day at 103

PlanetSave.com

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The Obama doctrine

Daily Herald

Editorial:

Forging a new policy

Las Vegas Sun

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GOOD NEWS

More summer jobs, better pay

After suffering through several years of dismal summer job markets, not only will there be more hourly positions but they will pay better.

CNNMoney

Artist-musician sculpts sound of the sun

Massachusetts-based artist Craig Colorusso’s newest project is a type of sound sculpture called a sun box, which relies solely on the sun to create music.

AOL News

Stand of old-growth redwoods saved by San Francisco nonprofit

A San Francisco nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of ancient redwoods announced that it will exercise its option to buy a huge swath of the lush Noyo River.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

More than 70 killed in Myanmar quake