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Clowns celebrate during the traditional carnival Rose Monday Parade in Duesseldorf, Germany. Carnival celebrations, such as Mardi Gras in the U.S., are traditionally held around the world ahead of the Lent season.  (Photo by Frank Augstein / AP) New Orleans warms up for Mardi Gras With ideal weather as a backdrop, crowds poured onto the streets in the traditional warm-up for Carnival’s big show on Fat Tuesday when New Orleans expresses itself in song, dance and masked spectacle. MSNBC Brazil’s Carnival Denver Post Utah approves guest worker program for illegal immigrants Utah could become the first state in the nation with its own guest worker program that would grant permits to undocumented immigrants and allow them to continue living and working in the state legally. ABC News   Pro-Gadhafi forces block rebels Libyan government forces are advancing towards the oil port of Ras Lanuf. The town of Bin Jawad, 30 miles from Ras Lanuf, has fallen to forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi. BBC How Gadhafi friended Bush, Blair and Berlusconi Newsweek Blog: Live updates Al Jazeera Map: Unrest in the Middle East and Africa CNN Gas prices continue climb Gas prices continued to rise, driven higher for nearly two full weeks by the turmoil in Libya, with analysts expecting prices to keep climbing. CNNMoney Even electric cars are no safe haven from high gas prices ABC News Not getting enough sleep? Time to turn off the technology Dependence on televisions, cellphones and laptops may be costing Americans dearly — in lack of sleep. Reuters   NATION Why employee pensions aren’t bankrupting states From state legislatures, to Congress, to tea party rallies, a vocal backlash is rising against what are perceived as too-generous retirement benefits for state and local government workers. McClatchy Newspapers Homeless children: hard times generation American families have been falling out of the middle class in record numbers. The combination of lost jobs and millions of foreclosures means a lot of folks are homeless for the first time in their lives. CBS News Winter snows bring spring flood risk As a winter that has pelted much of the nation with unusually heavy snowfall comes to a close, some heartland communities are readying sandbags for what could be a flood-soaked spring. MSNBC POLITICS Genetically altered salmon spook Northwest lawmakers Fearing for the wild salmon industry in the Northwest, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state wants to stop the FDA from approving genetically modified Atlantic salmon for human consumption. McClatchy Newspapers Democrats, GOP stall on talks over collective bargaining rights A Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker says negotiations have stalled with Republicans over controversial legislation that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights. USA TODAY Coal reignites a mighty battle of labor history NPR HEALTH Noninvasive test may identify Down syndrome early on A simple blood test may one day offer a safe way to detect Down syndrome during pregnancy, researchers say. HealthDay Electronic glow affecting sleep In the National Sleep Foundation’s 2011 Sleep in America poll, 95 percent of those surveyed reported using some type of electronic device within an hour of bedtime at least a few nights a week. USA TODAY New gene regions identified that predispose people to heart attacks Scientists have identified 13 new gene sites associated with the risk of coronary artery disease and validated 10 sites found in previous studies. ScienceDaily SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Jupiter to leave the evening sky It will soon be time to bid a fond adieu to an object that has been a fixture in our evening sky since the start of last fall: the planet Jupiter. Space News Space station astronauts bid farewell to shuttle Discovery Less than 24 hours before the space shuttle Discovery departs the International Space Station, the shuttle crew and the astronauts living onboard the space station joined together for a farewell ceremony. Space News Shuttle Discovery leaves space station for the last time Orlando Sentinel Bacteria found on meteorites A NASA scientist reports detecting tiny fossilized bacteria on three meteorites, and maintains these microscopic life forms are not native to Earth. Toronto Star SPORTS Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup hat trick United States skier Lindsey Vonn has clinched this season’s World Cup downhill, super-G and super combined titles within three days of each other. BBC NFL head-butting is all about millionaires versus billionaires National Football League players and team owners opted to keep talking despite the expiration of the current contract. But in the $9 billion sport, the biggest stumbling block remains money. Christian Science Monitor RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Crowd in NYC rallies against congressional hearing on US Muslims A crowd gathered in New York’s Times Square to speak out against a planned congressional hearing on Muslims’ role in homegrown terrorism. Seattle Times How religion changes a Chinese billionaire developer Zhang Xin, the billionaire Chief Executive of Soho China Ltd., insists she’s not the woman she once was. Zhang is reinventing herself as a Baha’i convert who has transcended materialistic pursuits. Wall Street Journal   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Vicki Viotti): Civil unions: the road ahead Honolulu Star-Advertiser Blog (John Yemma): Revolution 2011: What comes next is not the end of the story  (Christian Science Monitor) Editor's Blog Column (Dana Vachon): Cairo: So now what? Salon Cartoon (Joel Pett): Raise taxes USA TODAY Column (William Kristol): The Gates of resignation Weekly Standard Column (Glenn Cook): Bluster surrounds debate over salaries, benefits Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial: California addiction to debt proves costly San Francisco Chronicle Column (Paul Stoller): Politics in a culture of ignorance Huffington Post Editorial: Don‘t copy Ariz.’s foolishness on immigration law Detroit Free Press   Site edited by: Laura Hardman, Tanya Flowers, Shahinaz Ayoub, Cat Van Le, Joanne Pelton, Kathie Raikes, Robyn Waselus, Sara Stewart, George Knowles, Diana Shaw, David Barer, Harsha Malik, Michael Makofka and William Ellis.   GOOD NEWS Youth pitch in to remove graffiti along US 95 in Nev. Clark County officials declared March Graffiti-Free Nevada Month and two groups of students have given up their morning to help cover markings on walls along a half-mile stretch of U.S. 95. Las Vegas Sun 7th annual bed race raises money for City Rescue Mission Fable characters and fairy princesses could all be found along Hogan Street downtown. It was all part of City Rescue Mission’s seventh annual Bed Race and Family Fun Festival. Florida Times-Union Human cues used to improve computer user-friendliness Lijun Yin wants computers to understand inputs from humans that go beyond the traditional keyboard and mouse. ScienceDaily WORLD Japan a haven for child abductions? Along with an increasing number of international marriages and divorces, child abductions in Japan have been on the rise. TIME China security tight after new protest call China has mounted a huge security operation in the capital in response to renewed online calls for protests. BBC Somalia: Government captures al-Shabab militia bases Forces loyal to Somalia’s transitional government have captured a key town near the Kenyan and Ethiopian borders. BBC BUSINESS Climate change takes toll on coffee growers, drinkers too Shifting temperatures and erratic rainfall are taking a toll on the lucrative coffee crop in Costa Rica. Yields are way down, part of the reason coffee drinkers are paying more for their morning cup. Seattle Times China adding to $1 trillion of US debt caps’ rise in rates Investors outside the U.S. have boosted their holdings of Treasuries to the highest level since the credit markets froze in 2008, helping curb rising yields amid concern inflation is accelerating. Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT Researchers seek causes of honeybee colony collapse Scientists are seeking a way to stem mass deaths of the world’s primary pollinator — the honeybee — which affect more than 30 percent of bee colonies in the United States. Reuters Climate change to have greatest impact on those least responsible A new study suggests climate change will have the greatest impact on the populations least responsible for causing the problem. Globeandmail.com EDUCATION When there are test scores that seem too good to believe On test day last April, several fifth-graders immediately recognized some of the questions on their math tests. The questions were the same as those on the study guide given out the day before. USA TODAY 32 metro Detroit schools show improvements too good to be true Detroit Free Press Universities hit out at visa plans for foreign students Universities across the U.K. will have to close vital science and engineering courses unless the home secretary, Theresa May, drops controversial plans to limit U.K. visas for international students. Guardian LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT New online world for Ariz. American Indian reservations Residents of four Native American reservations in Arizona, including those in areas so remote that they lack running water or electricity, are about to get cutting-edge Internet access. Arizona Republic Pickpocketing: an art that’s stealing away In the great American crime decline that began in the 1990s, New York City’s crime rate famously dropped 75 percent by 2001. But few crimes have disappeared as dramatically as pickpocketing. NPR A road trip to the end of the world If you thought you had less than three months to live, what would you do? Spend time with loved ones? Or would you join strangers to travel the country warning people about the end of the world? CNN Special section: Apocalypse chronology PBS   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Families fight to care for kids with long-term disabilities at home There’s been a quiet revolution in the way people with disabilities get long-term health care. Most people want that care at home and a new legal right has emerged to make that happen. 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