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Angry residents forced from their homes near Japan‘s tsunami-stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant take their seats as they meet officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant’s operator, at its headquarters in Tokyo.  (Photo by Yuri Kageyama / AP) 5 new technologies that will change the world — and win at Jeopardy! Five new forms of technology that can change the world include cellphone apps for African pick-and-hoe farmers, a computer that beats humans on a game show and satellites that spy on human rights abusers. Christian Science Monitor Smart play for workers and customers BusinessWeek Will US cotton be king again? With cotton prices rising to record highs thanks to a global shortage, U.S. cotton farmers are stepping up their acreage. In Kansas, a state long dominated by wheat and corn, it’s the new crop on the block. NPR   Evacuees slam operator at Japanese nuclear plant Angry residents forced from their homes near Japan’s tsunami-stricken nuclear power plant gathered in protest at the Tokyo headquarters of the plant’s operator and demanded compensation. MSNBC In the tsunami aftermath, efforts are focused on new defenses CNN Japan and Chernobyl disasters ABC News Obama deficit plan to seek tax reform, spending cuts President Barack Obama will propose tax reform, defense savings and changes in government healthcare spending as criticism swells over his leadership on curbing a bloated U.S. budget deficit. Reuters Obama’s budget preview CBS News $4 gas is coming to your state Gas prices have been spiking and $4 gas is quickly becoming a reality across the nation. There are now four states with gas prices above what many economists consider a “tipping point” for consumers. CNNMoney   NATION Prison recidivism rates remain high A Pew report says that over 40 percent of ex-convicts commit crimes within three years of their release and go back behind bars, despite billions in taxpayer dollars spent to help rehabilitate them. San Jose Mercury News Calif. sets nation’s highest renewable power goals Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation requiring California utilities to get one-third of their power from renewable sources, giving the state the most aggressive alternative energy mandate in the U.S. San Francisco Chronicle POLITICS If he seeks presidency, even rich Donald Trump will seek donors Donald Trump may be rich, but if he decides to run for president, he plans to ask voters to “invest” in his candidacy. USA TODAY Obama to lay out his deficit strategy President Barack Obama enters politically tricky territory when he outlines his plan for reducing long-term deficits and the national debt amid a climate of tense budget negotiations. CNN ‘Gang of Six’ Senators working on deficit reduction deal ABC News IMF report: US must tackle government deficit BBC Budget deal wins support, Americans wary USA TODAY HEALTH The mighty blueberry Blueberries are incredible plants. According to a new study from Texas Woman’s University, they have a positive effect on aging, metabolism and inhibiting the development of fat cells. Environmental News Network Mentally ill languish in hospital emergency rooms Mentally ill patients often languish in hospital emergency rooms for several days before they can be moved to a psychiatric unit or hospital. At most, they get drugs and little counseling. NPR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Data thieves target email addresses In the past four months, caches of customer email addresses, not banking and credit card information, have become the key target of data thieves. USA TODAY Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks The Smithsonian Institution’s entomology collections house millions of specimens that scientists use to identify and study insects and arachnids. Yahoo! News When tarantulas attack Smithsonian 50 years after humans 1st reached space, what frontiers remain? Humankind has been confined to Earth’s orbital environs for decades, but plans abound for manned missions to deeper reaches of the solar system. Scientific American NASA chooses space shuttles’ retirement homes in the future New York Times LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Shopping poll: 76 percent of women say they’re bargain hunters Over three-quarters of women polled consider themselves to be bargain hunters, with 10 percent admitting that they enjoy the challenge of finding the very best deal. LiveScience The story of our rooms Over time, walls have disappeared and new rooms have evolved in our homes. But what does the number and type of rooms say about how houses have evolved over the centuries? BBC ENVIRONMENT Has BP cleaned up the Gulf oil spill? Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches — and one scientist believes that the damage runs much deeper. Guardian Oil and gas industry: Spills happen ‘all the time’ across the country CBS News Gulf spill gets mixed report card CNN Gulf oil spill Reuters EPA budget cut will restrict enforcement of clean-air rules The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency efforts to protect public health by enforcing clean air and water rules will be undermined by budget reduction. Bloomberg   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Edward Morrissey): Trump bid a political freak show? CNN Cartoon (Dana Summers): Fort Sumter Orlando Sentinel Editorial: Tax evaders benefit from spending plan USA TODAY Column (Marwan Bishara): It’s Arab and it’s personal Al Jazeera Column (Jonathan Cohn): The budget as a moral exercise The New Republic Blog (Jonathan Wai): If you are creative, are you also intelligent? Finding the Next Einstein  (Psychology Today) Column (Henry I. Miller): Can radiation be good for you? Al Jazeera Editorial: In praise of Yuri Gagarin Guardian   Site edited by: Laura Hardman, Harsha Malik, Sam Dieter, Kathie Raikes, Shahinaz Ayoub, Diana Shaw, Cat Van Le, Tanya Flowers, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Paul Wertheim, Sarah Alender, David Barer, Anuja Seith, Sara Stewart and Rachel Wright.   GOOD NEWS Good news for Albany, NY — more seats in schools Incoming Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott brought good news for both Albany, N.Y., students and state lawmakers — another 11,979 seats for overcrowded city schools. NY Daily News Bridgespan launches new online resource for philanthropists The Bridgespan Group launched a new website designed to help philanthropists make better decisions and get better results from their giving. PNNOnline Boy Scouts add robotics merit badge The Boy Scouts of America, which offers more than 120 badges, will unveil a robotics merit badge meant to promote science, technology, engineering and math fields collectively known as STEM. Sci-Tech Today WORLD Egypt detains Mubarak, sons for questioning about corruption Egypt’s prosecutor general announced the detention of Hosni Mubarak, pending inquiries into accusations of corruption, in an unprecedented investigation of a former ruler in the Arab world. MSNBC Mubarak, sons detained for 15 days YouTube Libya contact group to meet in Qatar International delegates are set to begin talks in Qatar on the conflict in Libya amid calls for NATO to intensify its campaign in that country. BBC Pakistan wants to cut CIA drone strikes and personnel The Pakistani government would like the CIA’s drone campaign “suspended” and only resumed under “new rules,” according to a Pakistani military official familiar with the matter. CNN BUSINESS Cisco Systems to shutter Flip camcorder unit, cut 550 jobs Cisco Systems is flipping the switch on the Flip camcorder. The computer networking giant said it was shutting down its Flip Video unit as a step toward narrowing its business. Los Angeles Times Solar loans spared by Congress budget The solar industry was spared the blow of the congressional budget ax, with a key Department of Energy loan guarantee program left off the chopping block. TheStreet.com EDUCATION Maximum Pell safe for now As details emerged about the last-minute spending compromise that averted a government shutdown, higher education experts shared one reaction: It could have been worse. Inside Higher Ed Minn. Seniors going back to school It wouldn’t be completely accurate to call them “volunteers” or “retirees,” but a growing number of Minnesota seniors who have left the workforce are giving back by going back to school. Star Tribune NAEP study finds jump in students taking tough courses A National Assessment of Educational Progress study shows a nine percent increase in the number of students taking “rigorous” math and science classes from 1990 to 2009. Education Week RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Thousands of Catholic books pulped over contraception error Thousands of copies of a new book about the Catholic Church’s teachings will have to be pulped after a translation error suggested that the Vatican had radically changed its views on contraception. Telegraph.co.uk Jewish community given back books stolen by Nazis Recently rediscovered books plundered by the Nazis were returned to Berlin’s Jewish community in a ceremony at the city’s landmark synagogue. Denver Post SPORTS Giants raise nearly $70,000 for beaten fan at Dodger Stadium The Giants announced they raised almost $70,000 to go toward the medical costs and other expenses for Bryan Stow. The 42-year-old paramedic remains in a medically induced coma. USA TODAY Olympic acceptance of ski half-pipe motivates young athletes When the International Olympic Committee announced that it was getting ready for the 2014 Games in Russia, an army of young skiing aerialists started spring training. Denver Post   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Brain zaps improve math Need to improve your math skills or do your taxes faster? Researchers have shown that administering a small electrical charge to the brain may enhance a person’s ability to process numbers. 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