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U.N. envoy Abdelilah Al-Khatib, left, and Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, right, head of the opposition’s governing council, attend a press conference in Benghazi, Libya. Libya’s rebels will agree to a cease-fire if Moammar Gadhafi pulls his forces out of cities and allows peaceful protests, the rebel leader said.  (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP) Women on a binge It was mainly frat boys who generated headlines for waking up hazed and dazed in the ER — if they woke up at all. However, some colleges have found a new cause for concern: women drinking dangerously. TIME Booze Britain: Now 5th of women are drinking too much Daily Mail CEO pay soars while workers’ pay stalls The heads of the nation’s top companies got the biggest raises in recent memory last year after taking a hiatus during the recession. Median CEO pay jumped 27 percent in 2010. USA TODAY Mortgage finance giants and fat salaries Reuters   US ending Libya air assault at crucial time The Pentagon is about to pull its attack planes out of the international air campaign in Libya, hoping NATO partners can take up the slack. CBS News Libya air raid ‘killed civilians’ BBC Blog: Live from Libya  (Al Jazeera) Live Blog Gates denies troops will be deployed to Libya, but stays silent on CIA role Guardian Employment grew; jobless rate declined The U.S. economy posted a second straight month of solid gains as the nation’s jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent, marking a decisive shift in the labor market. MSNBC Jobs report: Jobs gain, unemployment falls CNNMoney So much for privacy? New sites share every step you take online Betting that the trend toward online exhibitionism isn’t letting up anytime soon, a few new startups let you publicize your browsing history, while giving you a peek at where your friends click online too. ABC News   NATION Last island prison in US closes After 135 years, McNeil Island Corrections Center will be closed and the water off its shores will no longer be needed to deter escaping prisoners. CNN Wis. suspends enforcement of anti-union law Wisconsin suspended enforcement of a new law reducing public sector union powers after a judge ruled it had not taken effect, while Ohio enacted a similar measure curbing collective bargaining. Reuters April Fools’ storm threatens ‘major travel disruption’ in the Northeast A no-joke April Fools’ snowstorm swirled toward the Northeast, a cruel prank on a region that was finally seeing a reprieve from its long, white winter. MSNBC POLITICS At-risk federal funds cover far more than the birth control pill Lawmakers are arguing over budget line items and billions of dollars as they try to strike a deal to keep the government running for the rest of the fiscal year. NPR GOP senators all back Toomey balanced-budget bill Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania has emerged as the deficit hawk’s deficit hawk — and all 47 of his GOP colleagues joined him in sponsoring a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. Philadelphia Inquirer Tea party group: ‘Cut it or shut it’ A small but vocal group of tea party activists gathered outside the Capitol to urge House Republican leaders to hold the line and push for deeper spending cuts in the federal budget. The Hill Boehner: ‘There’s no agreement on numbers’ ABC News CRISIS IN JAPAN Workers at Japan’s nuke power plant expect to die The workers at Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant — known as the Fukushima 50 — expect some of them will die within weeks or months, one worker’s mother has reportedly said. MSNBC Low levels of radiation recently found in West Coast milk samples San Francisco Chronicle Japan under pressure to widen nuclear evacuation zone Pressure is mounting on Japan to expand the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, as the prime minister says he plans to review the country’s nuclear energy policy. Guardian Special section: Japan’s nuclear concerns CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Smart thermostats outwit users Programmable thermostats, which now make up about half the U.S. sales of all thermostats, could be more trouble for some than they’re worth. Scientific American Vulnerable gorilla owes fate to climate change and humans A now endangered group of gorillas split off into its own subspecies about 17,800 years ago, say researchers. The evolution of the Cross River gorilla was shaped by climate change and humans. LiveScience White dwarfs: fertile ground for other Earths Planet hunters have found many planets outside the solar system, but it is unclear whether any of them might be habitable. ScienceDaily HEALTH MSU researcher awarded $3.3M grant to help overweight, poor mothers A Michigan State University researcher has been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million federal grant to help low-income mothers who are overweight or obese improve their health. Detroit Free Press Incidents of lung cancer, deaths down in women, report shows Lung cancer mortality in women decreased for the first time in four decades, according to a report showing that overall rate of cancer mortality have declined since 2003. MedPage Today SPORTS Do not discount ‘undercard’ teams Butler, VCU as legit title threats Sometimes one national semifinal appears to showcase the two best remaining teams while the other seems to be a warm-up act between two schools just happy to be on such a grand stage. Sports Illustrated Ramon Hernandez‘s 3-run home run in 9th caps Reds’ rally Ramon Hernandez hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning rallying Cincinnati to a 7-6 victory over Milwaukee in an opening-day flashback to its championship season. ESPN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Cartoon (David Horsey): GOP’s criticism of Libya Seattle Post-Intelligencer Column (Leonard Pitts Jr.): Donald Trump adds to ‘birthers’ madness McClatchy Newspapers Editorial: In Middle East, familiar echoes about limits of US power USA TODAY Editorial: Obama’s latest vision on energy security Christian Science Monitor Column (Jaswant Singh): India: a corrupt dynasty or democracy? Al Jazeera Column (David Weigel): The tea party isn’t as ‘extreme’ as Dems would like it to be Slate Column (Mahmood Mamdani): Libya: politics of humanitarian intervention Al Jazeera Column (Yoichi Funabashi): A tryst with destiny Khaleej Times   Site edited by: Laura Hardman, Valerie Serrano, Sara Stewart, Shahinaz Ayoub, Sam Dieter, Harsha Malik, Joanne Pelton, Diana Shaw, Brigitte Leschhorn, Virginie Gilles, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, David Barer, Anuja Seith, Sarah Alender and Jean Bae.   GOOD NEWS Procrastination found to be an effective way to deal with stress Avoidance techniques such as sleep, play and spending time with loved ones may be the ticket to less conflict while juggling the various demands of work, family and school, according to recent research. AOL News Compost company turns food waste into big profit Mike Bacon has spent the past dozen years turning leaves, grass and horse manure into rich, crumbly compost. But in the past six months he has added a magic ingredient: food scraps. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Recent estimates show that highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1949 Highway deaths have plummeted to their lowest levels in more than 60 years, helped by more people wearing seat belts, better safety equipment in cars and efforts to curb drunken driving. Las Vegas Review Journal WORLD Iran rejects Kuwait spy cell allegation Iran dismissed the Kuwaiti claims as baseless and Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the Islamic republic did not interfere in Kuwait‘s internal affairs, Iran’s official news agency reported. Al Jazeera Ivory Coast: Gbagbo and Ouattara in Abidjan battle Troops supporting the UN-recognized president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, appear poised for a final push to oust his rival, Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to give up the presidency. BBC Israel holds secret Russia talks in bid to thwart recognition of Palestinian state Israeli officials are attempting to dissuade Russia from supporting the European Union’s plan for the establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. Haaretz BUSINESS American Apparel posts yearly loss, may file for bankruptcy Hipster brand American Apparel posted a loss of $86 million in 2010 and said it may have to file for bankruptcy protection. Reuters Boeing received at least $5.3B in illegal subsidies, WTO finds The U.S. federal government, states and local governments provided at least $5.3 billion in illegal subsidies to Boeing, a World Trade Organization panel found in a ruling. Seattle Post-Intelligencer The Microsoft-Google feud comes to DC Microsoft is probably hoping that its antitrust case against Google in the European Union will prod the Justice Department into launching a similar one in the U.S. Politico EDUCATION New education push: 1 million volunteers to help struggling students Community organizers want you. Whether it’s helping out in a classroom or tutoring after school, they’re hoping to galvanize more on-the-ground service to bring up early reading skills and graduation rates. Christian Science Monitor Gov. Scott Walker launches 3rd grade reading initiative Students will have to show that they can read at a 3rd-grade level before they can advance to 4th-grade as part of an initiative Gov. Scott Walker announced. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ENVIRONMENT The gas dilemma Natural gas is up now — way up — and it’s changing how we think about energy throughout the world. If its boosters are to be believed, gas will change geopolitics by reducing the demand for oil. TIME Online ire comes to terms with ‘urban homesteading’ trademark Urban homesteaders are city dwellers who turn their yards into miniature farms. It has become a full-fledged movement, but the term is trademarked. Denver Post RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY New museum to use science to tell Bible’s history An interactive Bible museum was announced in a private exhibition at the Vatican Embassy. The exhibit contained Jewish, Roman Catholic and Protestant treasures from the future museum. USA TODAY Showtime soap opera features history’s bad-boy Borgia pope Modern popes have had their fans and detractors, but few would dispute their reputations for personal virtue. Religion News Service LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT On the trail of chief Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann Ultimately, the case of “The State of Israel v. Adolf Eichmann” would revolve around the Holocaust in general. Courtroom footage would flicker across television screens from San Francisco to Berlin. Spiegel International Map: Maps of the Holocaust PBS ‘Retirement homes’ for the pets who outlive their owners Acknowledging the strong human-animal bond, some veterinary schools now help people plan for their pet’s future. HealthDay   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT How to flee the Facebook frenzy Facebook offers a world of online distractions, yet for all the social network‘s virtues it still exudes the faint odor of its potential ills. Christian Science Monitor   Photo of the Day Students form a heart to celebrate the “Year of Families” in downtown Budapest, Hungary.  (Photo by Bela Szandelszky / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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