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Supporters for the health care law signed by President Barack Obama rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., as the court begins three days of arguments on health care. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Do we really give introverts a hard time?

It is often assumed that extroverts do best in life, but according to a new book, introverts are high achievers, too. It claims there is a bias towards extroverts in Western society.

BBC

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Introverts in an extroverted world

PsychCentral.com

Not the end of men: The male sex chromosome is not disintegrating

The “rotting Y theory” — which proposed two years ago that the male sex chromosome was on a gradual march toward extinction — has been debunked by new research in the journal “Nature.”

The Atlantic

States prep as they wait for health law ruling

As the Supreme Court hears arguments, state officials and insurance executives are devising possible alternatives to the coming federal requirement that most Americans buy health insurance.

Msnbc.com

Transcript and audio: the health care law and the anti-injunction act

NPR

Poll: Can Congress require citizens to buy health insurance?

Msnbc.com

Syria accepts plan to end violence

The Syrian government has accepted U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan‘s plan to forge peace and end violence in the volatile nation, Annan’s spokesman said.

CNN

Kofi Annan announces Syria peace plan

YouTube

Chocolate ‘may help keep people slim’

A new study that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) found that people who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on average, slimmer than those who ate it occasionally.

BBC

Blog:

Does a chocolate habit help keep you lean?

(NPR)

The salt

NATION

Amnesty International: US ranks 5th on global execution scale

The U.S. was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as an increasing number of U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International announced.

Arizona Daily Sun

Poll: Support for war in Afghanistan hits an all-time low

Two weeks after a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan allegedly went on a rampage killing 17 Afghan civilians, confidence in the war is at an all-time low, a CBS News/New York Times poll suggests.

CBS News

Blog:

No way home: In Afghanistan, former refugees are left out in the cold

(TIME)

Global Spin

Trayvon Martin shooter told cops teenager went for his gun

George Zimmerman originally told police in a written statement that Martin knocked him down with a punch, slammed his head on the ground and tried to take his gun, a police source told ABC News.

ABC News

Shot Fla. teen ‘a martyr’

Reuters

POLITICS

Obama to Russia: ‘I will have more flexibility after elections’

Apparently unaware of the live microphone near them, President Barack Obama and the Russian president candidly discussed election politics and the negotiation of missile defense policy.

U.S. News & World Report

Open mic catches Obama seeking help

CNN

Santorum’s willingness to fight to the end comes with risks

With 11 states in the win column, Santorum has made Mitt Romney scrap for nearly all of his victories and has caused some sleepless nights at the front-runner’s campaign headquarters in Boston.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Surge in gun sales is boosting firearms makers’ stocks

In a country whose Constitution allows its citizens to bear arms, renewed worries by enthusiasts about being deprived of their gun rights has sent the shares of firearms manufacturers soaring.

Globeandmail.com

How to rob a bank and get away with it

When $20,000 disappeared from a bank near Birmingham, Ala., administrators knew they did not have to look far for a suspect. It was an inside job, and according to experts, it almost always is.

ABC News

HEALTH

Popcorn packed with antioxidants

Pass the popcorn. A new study confirms that the hull of popcorn has some good nutritional qualities — assuming it is not smothered in butter, oil and salt.

USA TODAY

How to spice up your popcorn

Huffington Post

Energy bursts key to martial arts skills?

The energy spent by martial artists can now be analyzed with the help of devices resembling gas masks, researchers say.

LiveScience

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope Benedict gets warm welcome in Cuba during 1st visit in 14 years

Tens of thousands of Cuban well-wishers greeted Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Cuba, which hopes to build on the spiritual gains that John Paul II made during a historic visit 14 years ago.

McClatchy Newspapers

Pope Benedict in Cuba after Mexico tour

Al Jazeera

Can the Reason Rally gain traction in a religious democracy?

Atheists and other nonbelievers recently gathered on the National Mall for the first Reason Rally. But despite the growing number of non-religious Americans, politics are still dominated by religious talk.

Guardian

EDUCATION

Student loan debt hits $1 trillion

There is now more debt on student loans in the U.S. than on credit cards. While credit card and home loan debt has fallen, student borrowing is moving rapidly in the opposite direction.

EducationNews.org

Latest NCLB-waiver hopefuls learned from 1st round

In the latest round of applications for waivers under the No Child Left Behind Act, states seem to have dodged pitfalls that triggered some big revisions from first-round states.

Education Week

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Adam Cohen):

Why the Supreme Court should uphold the health care law 9-0

TIME

Column (Denice Ferko-Adams):

Doctors, nurses must talk about weight

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (John Stoehr):

The selling of war from 1917 to 2012

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Employers asking for social media passwords is wrong

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial:

Congress must enact protections for sex trafficking victims

Seattle Times

Editorial:

In Trayvon Martin’s death, ugly echoes

USA TODAY

Blog (Troy Patterson):

‘Mad Men’ cleverly depicts getting high

(Slate)

Brow Beat

Column (Tom Krattenmaker):

Evangelicals seek positive change

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

A World War II romance rekindled

It took 65 years, but Pvt. Dave Kershaw finally got to give a “pre-engagement” ring — made from silver dollars by a Jewish jeweler he helped to liberate — to his wartime sweetheart.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Prom boutique donates dresses to girls who cannot afford them

Prom is on its way and so are truckloads of dresses for girls who cannot afford gorgeous gowns for their big night.

Huffington Post

‘I thought I couldn’t live a normal life’

Ten years ago, Kevin Dooley spoke of his wish to some day be able to help others who suffered from his disease — heroin addiction. Now, sober for nine years, he is doing what he had always hoped.

The Independent

WORLD

China, South Korea and US warn about nuclear terrorism