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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, displays an autographed sign during a campaign event at Tommy’s Country Ham House in Greenville, S.C., on South Carolina’s Republican primary election day.  (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP) To attract women, men often turn into impulsive, big spenders Research led by a University of Minnesota professor found that the scarcer single women are in a city, the more — and more impulsively — men will start spending. Star Tribune Kmart, Sears are showing their age Nearly seven years after Kmart merged with Sears, the combined company has struggled. The merger was supposed to revive the store, but the company appears to be losing out to big-box competitors. Detroit News   Gingrich surges as SC votes in GOP primary A new poll released as South Carolinians are voting in their Republican primary shows Newt Gingrich’s week-long surge taking him past Mitt Romney into a substantial lead among S.C. voters. CNN SC vote unlikely to cut GOP contenders Politico Blog: Republican candidates make their final push in South Carolina  (CBS News) Political Hotsheet Hard-line politics front and center in SC Msnbc.com Yemen grants Saleh immunity in effort to end crisis Yemen’s parliament approved a law granting outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, part of a deal for him to formally step down after nearly a year of unrest. Reuters In Kodak bankruptcy, another casualty of the digital revolution Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy protection is sad, but not unexpected, during the digital revolution. TIME   NATION In flash of fire, Florida loses an old friend When word got out that a 3,500-year-old bald cypress had burned and collapsed, Floridians sank into disbelief. It was one of the oldest trees in the country — and one of the tallest east of the Mississippi. New York Times Apache Tribal Council leader defy the law otheres hea plloer bouster A vote by the White Mountain Apache Tribal Council to suspend longtime Chairman Ronnie Lupe has spawned a constitutional crisis for the poverty-stricken American Indian nation. Arizona Republic POLITICS Income inequality: Who are the country’s 1 percent? The richest 1 percent earn roughly half their income from wages and salaries, a quarter from self-employment and business income, and the remainder from interest, dividends, capital gains and rent. Economist A trust deficit? Look to the inequality Huffington Post Supreme Court sides with Texas on redistricting plan The Supreme Court set aside Texas redistricting plans drawn by a federal court that were favored by minorities and Democrats, and ordered the lower court to come up with new plans. Washington Post Blog: Judge-drawn Texas redistricting map tossed out by Supreme Court  (CNN) Political Ticker BUSINESS US debt in worst start since 2003 Treasuries are off to their worst start since 2003 on signs the U.S. economy is strengthening and Europe is moving closer to resolving its debt crisis. Bloomberg Map: The debtors’ merry-go-round Economist Fed seeks transparency, but markets brace for confusion While the Federal Reserve believes that it will take a major step next week toward making its policies more transparent, the financial markets are bracing for considerable confusion. CNBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Evidence for oldest popcorn discovered They may not have had television sets, but ancient Peruvians did share one part of our movie-watching culture: popcorn. LiveScience Large, grey monkey thought to be extinct found in Indonesia Scientists working in the dense jungles of Indonesia have “rediscovered” a large, gray monkey so rare it was believed by many to be extinct. CBS News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT World’s largest game controller The controller is 30 times the size of an actual controller, weighs 252 pounds and requires two people to play. Discovery News Mad for Charles Dickens Two centuries after his birth, the novelist is still wildly popular, as a theme park, a new movie and countless festivals attest. Smithsonian Magazine From the archive, 1883: The ghost story which ‘inspired’ Charles Dickens Guardian RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Supreme Court ruling causes confusion for religious workers The high court ruled that religious workers can‘t sue for job discrimination — putting many people employed by churches, synagogues or other religious organizations in limbo over their rights. Denver Post Churches to be exempt from US contraception coverage rule Churches are exempted from a U.S. rule requiring coverage of contraceptives under an Obama administration decision that forces their affiliated schools and hospitals to provide birth control in 18 months. BusinessWeek   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Fight military suicides Register-Guard Editorial: One absurd ad deserves another Lafayette Journal and Courier Column (David Leonhardt): Why taxes aren’t as high as they seem San Jose Mercury News Column (Christine Flowers): A Supreme free-exercise triumph Philadelphia Daily News Column (Derek Brown): The true confessions of a binge drinker? The Atlantic Blog (Judith Warner): The 1 question we should be asking about the new autism definition  (TIME) Ideas Editorial: 1 year after Egypt’s revolution, dictators on the defensive Christian Science Monitor Editorial: No reason to rush decision on pipeline Philadelphia Inquirer   Site edited by: Brian Kendall, Tanya Flowers, Diana Shaw, Carla Baranauckas, Sam Dieter, Harsha Malik, Kevin Augustine, Maria Laverghetta, Elizabeth Stoycheff and Shahinaz Ayoub.   GOOD NEWS Elizabeth Smart, rescued kidnap victim, engaged at 24 A Utah woman kidnapped at knifepoint at age 14 and held captive for nine months is getting married. About spokesman for 24-year-old Elizabeth Smart says she will likely marry in the summer. New York Daily News Amit Gupta’s good news: Marrow donor finds match A Web entrepreneur and cancer patient who has become a symbol for South Asian bone marrow donation have now finally found a match. BBC Students open to different religions on field trip aimed to build tolerance The group learned about Christianity at Trinity United Methodist Church in Marble Cliff, Judaism at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Worthington and Islam at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Hilliard. Columbus Dispatch WORLD Crews face test on Costa Concordia as weather worsens The vast wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia shifted on its undersea ledge, forcing a new suspension of rescue work and threatening plans to pump oil out to prevent environmental disaster. The Independent Inside the wreck of Costa Concordia The Atlantic Not-so-happy new year: Rail Website woes in China In China during the Lunar New Year holiday, more than 200 million people will travel home in the world’s largest annual migration. Every year, Chinese tell horror stories about trying to get train tickets. NPR EDUCATION Negative double entendre means no mascot for school A new school in Utah looking for a team name and mascot won‘t be getting the “cougar,” in part because of parents’ complaints about the word’s “negative double entendre.”  (Msnbc.com) U.S. News Education jobs leading job growth in Minn. Minnesota gained 25,000 jobs this past year, 11,000 were from the education and health services sector, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent. KAALNews ENVIRONMENT Seaweed in the tank? Imagine driving up to a gas station for ethanol made not from corn farms in the heartland, but from seaweed farms on the coasts. Futuristic, yes. But it’s already in the earliest stages of testing in Chile. McClatchy Newspapers EPA to deliver water in Dimock, Pa. Federal regulators said they would deliver drinking water to households near natural gas wells in the town of Dimock, casting doubt on Pennsylvania’s decision to allow an operator to halt deliveries. Philadelphia Inquirer HEALTH 1 in 5 Americans had mental illness in 12-month period About 20 percent of American adults reported having had a mental illness during the preceding year, a government survey has found. MedPage Today US teen pregnancy rate remains highest in developed world Teen pregnancy rates in the U.S. have fallen in recent years, but the country still has the highest rate of any developed country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. McClatchy Newspapers SPORTS Dolphins hire Joe Philbin as next coach A month of wrenching emotion for Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator Joe Philbin took another turn when he landed the Miami Dolphins’ head coaching job. ESPN St Louis Rams commit to regular-season NFL games in UK In a step that begins the next chapter of the NFL’s plan to grow its international fanbase, the St. Louis Rams have committed to becoming the first NFL team to play regular-season games abroad. Guardian Blog: Is playing in London really worth it?  (CBSSports) Eye on NFL   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Raising hope in Sudan by boosting crops and women’s rights As Sudan heads toward independence, Driuni Jakani started his own community-based organization. Their mission is threefold: to support peace, agriculture, and gender equality. Christian Science Monitor   Photo of the Day A ’‘Tamborillero’‘ wearing his uniform crosses the street during the “El Dia Grande’” in San Sebastian, Spain.  (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos / 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. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. 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