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Syrians rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan to demand American military intervention and a no fly zone to stop the killings in Syria. (Photo by Mohammad Hannon / AP)

Meryl Streep wins 3rd Oscar for best lead actress

Meryl Streep, who holds a record 17 Academy Award nominations, won the Oscar for best lead actress for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.”

Reuters

Preliminary ratings up for Oscars telecast

Anchorage Daily News

Special section:

The winners

Oscars.go.com

Ohio shooting: live updates

One student was killed and four injured after a teenage gunman opened fired in a cafeteria at an Ohio high school.

(USA TODAY)

On Deadline

Students shot at Chardon High School in Ohio, suspect in custody

Huffington Post

Five injured in Ohio school shooting

MSNBC

Homs under fire, Syria awaits referendum result

Syrian artillery pummeled rebel-held areas of Homs before an expected government announcement that a vote has approved a new constitution proposed by President Bashar Assad.

Daily Star

Syria army shells Homs and northern towns

BBC

Blog:

Syrian tells NBC: ‘You hear the sounds of torture all the time’

Msnbc.com

Through video, Lakota students are rejecting stereotypes

Unhappy with portrayals of Native Americans in mainstream media, students from South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Reservation created a video to show what their community is really about.

NPR

Single molecule’s electric charges seen

Researchers have shown off the first images of the “charge distribution” in a single molecule, showing an intricate dance of electrons at tiny scales.

BBC

WikiLeaks publishes emails from intelligence firm

The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing more than 5 million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA.

Msnbc.com

NATION

Gulf oil spill trial is delayed as settlement talks progress

A judge has delayed the federal trial over the worst U.S. offshore oil disaster by a week, saying BP was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits.

USA TODAY

BP said to be considering $14B Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement

BusinessWeek

Blog:

BP oil Spill trial postponed

ABC News

Washington, Des Moines best jobs cities

Looking for a good, high-paying job? The Washington, D.C., area is expected to add more than a quarter of a million of them, putting it at the top of Forbes list of the Best Cities for Jobs.

Forbes

Vigorous storm targets central US

A potent spring-like storm brings wind-driven snow, wintry mix and severe thunderstorms to the central states.

The Weather Channel

POLITICS

Gov. Christie says contested GOP convention a possibility

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that a contested convention is possible if his pick for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney, loses the Michigan primary.

Star-Ledger

GOP not focusing on Obama

A new poll shows that the bitter and prolonged Republican primary is taking a toll on GOP candidates as President Barack Obama’s ratings are starting to climb.

Politico

BUSINESS

Like Home Depot, Lowe’s profits climb due to warm winter

Lowe’s, the world’s second-largest home improvement chain, reported high quarterly sales as a warm winter prompted homeowners to take up projects that they normally save for the spring.

Reuters

Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it would recall about 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires produced in 2009 over concerns that a small number could tear, leading to crashes.

Reuters

Rise in oil prices to 10-month high raises specter of global recession

A jump in energy prices is jamming the slow-turning cogs of an economic recovery in the West, but that may be nothing compared to the economic shock an Israeli attack on Iran would cause.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Unlimited human eggs a reality?

Researchers have shown it is possible to find stem cells in adult women, which produced new eggs in the laboratory.

BBC

Andromeda galaxy’s exotic X-ray signal is really a bright black hole

An intensely bright X-ray beacon shining in the Andromeda galaxy is actually a signpost for a hungry black hole that is gobbling up matter at a furious pace, new studies are revealing.

MSNBC

Tech giants have power to be political masters, as well as our web ones

As the Internet becomes more central to our lives, the power of the commercial companies that mediate citizens’ interactions with one another and with the state increases with every passing day.

Guardian

HEALTH

Life among the asexuals

In a society obsessed with sex, it’s hard if you have no sexual desire at all, but research suggests that 1 percent of the world’s population is asexual. Some are now searching for a new form of intimacy.

Guardian

More gaming leads to more impulsivity, attention difficulties in children

Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, states a new study.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

God and family make appearance on Oscar red carpet

It was not hard to spot Elvis Presley’s old co-star on the Oscars red carpet. She was the one wearing the nun’s habit.

CBS News

Religious experts challenge Santorum claim on college

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s claim that U.S. colleges drive young adult Christians out of church was recently disputed by both Protestant and Catholic experts.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Gas tank driver

Townhall.com

Editorial:

Michigan Republicans want more obstacles for voters

Detroit Free Press

Column (Mitch Albom):

A stroke leaves her with us, yet steals her away

Duluth News Tribune

Editorial:

Ecuador libel ruling threatens freedom of the press

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Roger Feldman):

Measuring poverty: running on empty

Star Tribune

Blog (Karen Tumulty):

Candidates’ wives provide a reality check

(Washington Post)

She the People

Blog (O. M.):

The Academy Awards: Why ‘The Artist’ should not win

(Economist)

Prospero

Column (Chris O’Brien):

Obama campaign leaves no social media stone unturned

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Home-visit program helps new mothers

Healthy Families pairs mothers with early-childhood specialists who make regular visits to their homes. Such programs are among the most effective efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Arizona Republic

ND town opens 1st full-time diner in more than 15 years

Since the former Country Squire Inn closed its doors back in 1995, the new Double D’s Diner is the first full-fledged café in Hatton, N.D., a community of less than 800 residents.

Grand Forks Herald

How a girl lost – and found – the horse that she loved

As many horse lovers will attest – and as thoroughbred owner Megan Chance would discover – a horse who is your best buddy can also break your heart.

Huffington Post

WORLD

Assassination bid on Putin has been foiled, Ukraine says