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Pro-Assad Syrians demonstrate as foreign ministers gather to set conditions for a new Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey. The U.S. and other countries are becoming move invested in helping rebels fight against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by AP Photo)

1940 Census records set to be released

More than 21 million people still alive in the U.S. and Puerto Rico were counted in the 1940 census, which documented a tumultuous time that included upheavals such as the Great Depression.

NY Daily News

Blog:

Share the family stories you find in the 1940 time capsule from US Census

(Msnbc.com)

Open Channel

1940 census release

San Jose Mercury News

Animal magic: an international list of wild animal wonders

Zoologist, conservationist and TV presenter Mark Carwardine has had his share of exotic animal encounters. Here, he reveals some of his favorites.

The Independent

Violence continues in Syria despite agreeing to UN peace plan deadline

Syrian government forces bombarded opposition targets in the city of Homs despite President Bashar al-Assad’s promise to peace envoy Kofi Annan to cease fire and withdraw his tanks.

Reuters

UK foreign secretary warns Assad

BBC

Russian plane crash kills 31, exposes safety record

A passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in Siberia, killing 31 people and putting the spotlight on Russia’s poor air safety record.

Reuters

Plane crash in Siberia

USA TODAY

‘Astonishing’ heat in March set temperature records for the month

For tens of millions of Americans living all over the country, this March was the warmest ever in their lifetimes.

USA TODAY

Skin cancer rates on the rise

A dramatic rise in skin cancer rates among young adults is leading health officials to shed light on risk factors such as tanning salons.

Detroit Free Press

NATION

After grad job slump, hiring is coming back to US colleges

After four years during which many students graduated to find no job and had only their loans to show for their studies, most college campuses are teaming with companies eager to hire.

Reuters

Which age group would you rather hire?

TIME

Special section:

A generation struggling for work

Philadelphia Inquirer

Florida cases are testing ‘stand your ground’ law’s limits

Since the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin made Florida‘s Stand Your Ground law the subject of national debate, one of the legislators who helped write it has been adamant that it does not apply in this case.

NPR

Young US farmers coax crops from conservation lands

Farmer Justin Zahradka will plant wheat this spring on 40 acres that have been off-limits for 20 years, protected by a conservation program that is shrinking as high crop prices make farmland valuable.

Reuters

POLITICS

Supreme Court health care debate: If the law fails, what’s next?

The Supreme Court has yet to rule on President Barack Obama’s health care law, but court watchers already are handicapping the domino effect if it falls.

Politico

Religion’s new prominence in the 2012 presidential campaign

Whose beliefs matter? From birth control to taxes, religion is playing an unprecedented role in campaign 2012.

Christian Science Monitor

The campaign trail

CNN

BUSINESS

Federal Reserve seeking to fine firms

Federal regulators are poised to crack down on eight financial firms that are not part of the recent government settlement over home foreclosure practices involving sloppy, inaccurate or forged documents.

New York Times

Stocks rally into second quarter

After a stellar first-quarter performance, investors are hoping the stock market can maintain its momentum.

CNNMoney

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

When medical implants fail

Statistically, fewer than one percent of all medical devices fail their patients — far fewer, in fact. But that’s a small comfort if one of those very rare failures strikes you or someone you love.

CBS News

Picky females promote diversity

According to new research in the journal Nature, picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Those with autism are no longer invisible

U.S. health authorities announced that autism is more common than previously thought. About 1 in 88 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder, according to the report.

CNN

The fry factor

An 11-year study of natives of Spain found no link between fried food consumption and heart disease, but this also raises a lot of new questions.

The Atlantic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope, just back from South America trip, celebrates Palm Sunday

Pope Benedict XVI has kicked off the Catholic Church‘s Holy Week celebrations with Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square and good news from Cuba.

ABC News

Tennessee mom faces jail for baptizing children without husband’s consent

A Shelby County, Tenn., mother faces contempt-of-court charges and possible jail time for baptizing her two children without getting either the knowledge or consent of her ex-husband.

NY Daily News

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Susan DeMersseman):

How to raise African-American boys to be careful, not paranoid

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Sanford’s no Selma, but its reputation is at risk

Orlando Sentinel

Cartoon (Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher):

The circus comes to town

Baltimore Sun

Column (Stephanie Gallman):

An optimist‘s journey toward dropping the ’D-bomb’

CNN

Editorial:

Nothing to like in Facebook prying

Denver Post

Editorial:

Lean beef or pink slime? You may find out from the name

USA TODAY

Column (Robert Wright):

Against Elliot Spitzer as Olbermann’s replacement

The Atlantic

Column (David Brooks):

A war hero and moderate gets shoved aside by his party

Seattle Times

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GOOD NEWS

Cooperative businesses provide a new-old model for job growth

Co-ops worldwide represent much more than hippie grocery stores: They’re a fast-growing way to do business better in fields, from finance to agriculture to industry.

Christian Science Monitor

Trials show promise of human virus to treat head and neck cancer patients

A naturally occurring harmless human virus may be able to boost the effects of two standard chemotherapy drugs in some cancer patients, according to early stage trial data.

LiveScience

Good deeds in Afghanistan interrupt the grim narrative

The story of Specialist Dennis Weichel could easily serve as a counter-narrative to the gruesome account of the American soldier charged with 17 counts of murder in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

MSNBC

WORLD

‘Heroine of Burma’ brings Myanmar a step closer to democracy