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UPS Store employee, Candy Mojica, weighs packages before shipping at The UPS Store in the Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation’s outlook for job growth.  (Photo by Damian Dovarganes / AP) How advertising killed the radio star In the twisted, tangled marriage between popular music and television advertising, pop singers are penning songs for companies as TV spots break emerging artists. TIME ‘Super-Earth’ planet spurs hope for billions more Astronomers have detected a rocky “super-Earth” planet orbiting a nearby star in a region where life could possibly exist, a finding that led some scientists to predict there must be billions more of them. San Francisco Chronicle Top 10 places to find alien life Discovery News   Unemployment rate dips to 8.3 percent Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Blog: Unemployment dips to lowest in 3-years  (PBS NewsHour) The Rundown Special section: The employment situation — January 2012 Bureau of Labor Statistics Job market for graduates: Which majors have the highest unemployment rates? Washington Post Iran helping al-Qaida? War ‘hysteria’ continues to build Reported concerns among some U.S. officials that Iran freed a group of al-Qaida militants in the Islamic Republic are adding to the escalating war-rhetoric pouring out of Washington and Israel. CBS News After uproar, Komen backs off decision on funding cuts In what appears to be a reversal of Susan G. Komen For the Cure‘s funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, the founder and CEO said that the group would amend the criteria that sparked a firestorm. MSNBC   NATION Justice Department lawyers play role in Guantanamo In recent years, the military court system has been reformed to more closely resemble U.S. civilian courts. The Justice Department and Pentagon have tried to create a system that mirrors this. NPR Groundhog Day: a folkloric forecast Legend has it the Romans believed conditions during first days of February were weather predictors, but looked to hedgehogs. This year, the “immortal” woodchuck says six more weeks of winter. National Geographic Groundhog Day quiz: How much do you know about groundhogs? Christian Science Monitor Obama to unveil veterans jobs proposal President Obama is unveiling a new jobs initiative geared toward veterans that will put thousands of former men and women in uniform back to work. CNN POLITICS Senate passes insider trading bill The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill making it illegal for members of Congress, their staffs and employees to trade stocks and other securities based on inside information learned on the job. CNN Strip-club spending ban a target of lawmakers’ message politics The U.S. House has a message for voters who want to cut spending: It passed a bill repealing a long-term health care program barring welfare recipients from spending their benefits in strip clubs and casinos. Bloomberg BUSINESS Panasonic headed for record $10B loss Japan’s Panasonic Corp warned of a record annual $10.2 billion net loss, joining beleaguered rivals Sony and Sharp in a sea of red ink as they struggle to fix their broken TV businesses. Reuters Panasonic forecasts record loss due to Thailand floods, economy BusinessWeek Bernanke: Fed will protect US economy from Europe The economic recovery remains “frustratingly slow” in the United States, and now Europe’s debt crisis is posing additional challenges, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress. CNNMoney January job-cuts surged, clobbering retail and Midwest MarketWatch ENVIRONMENT Argentines rally against gold mining plan Protesters in Argentina say a Canadian company‘s open pit gold mine would hurt the water supply in the country’s northwest. Al Jazeera Most ancient crocodile discovered, Aegisuchus witmer Crocodiles and their relatives, the crocodyliforms, go back a long way. Now, an ancient skull has been discovered from 95 million years ago. Earth Times HEALTH Brains may be wired for addiction Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to a study by scientists at the University of Cambridge. BBC Blog: Study sheds light on roots of addiction TIME Massage may help sore muscles recover A new study hints that massage after exercise may help relieve soreness, and may also help muscles become fitter faster — two benefits that have been mutually exclusive in the world of athletics. CBS News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Illinois priest who freelanced his prayers loses his job An Illinois priest lost his job after he altered the phrasing of an opening prayer to better reflect the day’s Gospel message, in which Jesus heals a man with a troubled spirit. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies at 88 Cardinal Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua’s 15 years as shepherd of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia was marked by both celebration and crisis as he died in his sleep. Philadelphia Inquirer   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (David Horsey): Trump and Romney live in a different America Los Angeles Times Editorial: Cancer is not ideological — Komen shouldn’t be, either St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial: Russia must rethink what Syria protests mean Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Disability claims swelling in recession USA TODAY Column (Colleen Carroll Campbell): The perils of growing up a girl St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial: Remembering the holy — and wholly human — prelate Cardinal Bevilacqua Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Joe Mathewson): Put US Supreme Court arguments on TV CNN Column (Conor Friedersdorf): The Obama Administration’s abject failure on transparency The Atlantic   Site edited by: Tanya Flowers, Kevin Augustine, Brooke Coggiano, Diana Shaw, Maria Laverghetta, Tamara Dixon, Laura Olson, Kristen Podgurski, Anuja Seith, Sarah Alender and Charlene Morisseau.   GOOD NEWS India fireman takes over after air controller no-show A fireman took over guiding a plane into landing after air traffic controllers failed to turn up for work at an airport in India. BBC FDR, polio and the March of Dimes Franklin D. Roosevelt, who contracted polio at the age of 39, was dedicated to making the fight against this and other diseases a national cause. MSNBC The polio crusade PBS Waitress won’t quit her job after winning $700,000 from Fla. lottery Alexandra Chaar loves her job. So much so that a $700,000 lottery prize hasn’t done anything to convince her to leave it. Tampa Bay Times WORLD More than 200 saved from Papua New Guinea ferry sinking Rescuers have plucked nearly 250 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank with as many as 350 people on board. ABC News Ferry sinks near Papua New Guinea Euronews.net Growing concern that Israel may strike Iran this spring There is growing concern about an Israeli military strike against Iran to stop it from developing a nuclear weapon. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says it is likely Israel will launch the attack this spring. CBS News Israeli leaders’ differing approaches on Iran Haaretz SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Is that a flying saucer on the seabed? Swedish oceanographers are reporting an undersea radar image of a ‘saucer shaped’ object on the seabed between Sweden and Finland. Discovery News Slowing down graphene may increase computer speed Astonishing conductivity helped the discoverers of graphene win the Nobel prize in physics in 2010. Now a way to switch off the easy flow of electrons is bringing graphene computers closer. New Scientist EDUCATION BDS conference sparks free-speech debate at Penn Just one semester after registering as a student group at the University of Pennsylvania, a pro-Palestinian organization is at the center of a war of words over free speech on campus. Philadelphia Inquirer University of California: No upfront tuition payments? Under a proposed plan put forth by UC students, students would pay no upfront costs for their education but would agree to pay 5 percent of their income to the system for 20 years after graduating. Inside Higher Ed LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Here’s to the tradition of ladies ‘lunching’ They were the ladies who lunched, when “lunching” was a verb. Here’s the journey of the rise and fall of this high-society ritual (no one really ate) and how the power klatches have taken its place. Vanity Fair ‘Soul Train’s’ Don Cornelius put 1 nation under cool groove Before BET or MTV, before cable television or the Internet, TV’s “Soul Train” taught a generation how to dance and let black America see itself having fun. Cornelius stood at the center. Washington Post ‘Soul Train’: 6 performances from Don Cornelius’ heyday Pop and Hiss Music Blog (Los Angeles Times) Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum celebrates Black History Month Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is presenting a variety of public programs and some new exhibits so visitors can examine African-American history through different lenses. Huffington Post Special section: Black History Month Guardian SPORTS NFL owners approve $200M loan for new 49ers stadium The league’s owners approved one of the largest contributions to a new stadium in NFL history, voting overwhelmingly in favor of financial backing for a 68,500-seat home for the 49ers in Silicon Valley. San Jose Mercury News Iconic ‘Mr. Hockey,’ Gordie Howe, suffering from mild dementia At 83, Mr. Hockey is still in demand and on the move. Gordie Howe is about to embark on another series of fundraisers to support dementia research. And this time it’s personal. CBSSports   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT 9/11 revealed benefits of psychology are limited, review finds The mental fallout from the Sept. 11 attacks has taught psychologists far more about their field’s limitations than about their potential to shape and predict behavior, a wide-ranging review has found. New York Times   Photo of the Day From left, clockwise: portraits of presidential candidates Sergei Mironov, Mikhail Prokhorov, Gennady Zyuganov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Vladimir Putin created with cinnamon and cocoa powder adorn cups of cappuccino at a Moscow coffee house.  (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev / 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 Children learn to smile from their parents. 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