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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first regular-season game at Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox players take the field for a baseball game against the New York Yankees in throw-back uniforms of 1912 at Fenway Park in Boston.  (Photo by Elise Amendola / AP) Old-timers fete oldest of ballparks on 100th birthday Scenes from Fenway Park‘s first 100 years played out when the Boston Red Sox celebrated its centennial by welcoming more than 200 former players and coaches back onto its landmark lawn. San Jose Mercury News Fenway park turns 100 YouTube Lab chimps get a new lease on life More than 265 chimpanzees once lived at a New Mexico medical research facility, confined to small cages. Now, after nearly a decade of rehabilitation, the chimps are in a sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Fla. CNN   Secret Service agents resign amid scandal Three more Secret Service officers resigned in a prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of agents’ behavior in Colombia before President Barack Obama’s visit to that country. ABC News Prostitute scandal challenges US Secret Service’s proud culture Reuters Blog: 12th Secret Service agent implicated in prostitution scandal; 3 more quit Msnbc.com Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move Legal experts say that George Zimmerman’s defense attorney managed to reveal weaknesses in prosecutors’ second-degree murder case against the neighborhood watch volunteer. ABC News Special section: Trayvon Martin shooting CBS News UN council approves Syria monitor mission The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution that authorizes a deployment of 300 unarmed military observers to Syria to monitor a fragile week-old ceasefire in the country’s 13-month-old conflict. Al Jazeera   NATION Slump taught spendthrift Americans the value of saving Americans are likely to keep rebuilding their savings for years to come as the specter of job losses and the meltdown in stocks triggered by the recession lingers, economists say. Bloomberg America’s obsession with Costco CNBC Some neighborhoods dangerously contaminated by lead fallout Hundreds of soil tests in neighborhoods near former lead factories show numerous areas where the dirt is so contaminated that children should not be playing in it — yet they are. USA TODAY Yards near former lead foundry untested Detroit Free Press POLITICS Meet the media companies that are lobbying against transparency Many of the country’s biggest media companies are flexing their muscles in Washington in a fight against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending. ProPublica Reports to detail post-Super Tuesday campaign cash For the first time since the Super Tuesday primaries, voters are getting a look at just how much money presidential candidates and their supporters have been raking in. Seattle Times Blog: Paul campaign touts campaign cash  (CNN) Political Ticker BUSINESS Hold that password: the new reality of evaluating job applicants The identity that individuals create in the world of social media is quickly becoming an important factor in hiring decisions and in people’s broader professional lives. TIME Md. passes bill outlawing social media password requests by employers Baltimore Sun High expectations: Marketers hope for buzz on 4/20 April 20 marks a high holiday for marijuana enthusiasts. This year, marketers are trying to get in on the buzz, and marijuana advocates say the commercialization just proves that pot is gaining acceptance. Wall Street Journal US barnyards are helping China super-size food production Inside a dimly lit barn in northeast Indiana, where the air smells faintly of corn and earth, the future of China’s food supply is squealing for attention. Reuters RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY ‘Earliest Christian artifact’ just random squiggles, scholars argue A 2,000-year-old box that is being lauded as the earliest Christian artifact ever found has been misconstrued, according to several scholars who were not involved in the box’s discovery. LiveScience Vatican censures ‘feminist’ nuns for supporting US healthcare reform The Vatican, already battered by scandals, faces another public relations disaster after censuring “feminist” nuns in the U.S. allegedly for their support of President Barack Obama’s health reforms. The Independent Blog: Sister Simone Campbell: Vatican reprimand ‘a sock in the stomach’ NPR EDUCATION A 13-year-old NC student achieves perfect SAT math score While other pre-K children were learning to read their first sentences, Lloyd Liu already knew his multiplication tables. In second grade, the math curriculum no longer challenged him. McClatchy Newspapers Texas board wants calculators out of grade schoolers’ hands Texas schoolchildren should not use calculators until they learn to work through math problems the old-fashioned way — on paper, State Board of Education members are saying. Houston Chronicle LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Hidden treasures in our national parks Ever been to the longest cave in the world? Known to many national park aficionados, the lesser-known national parks throughout the country are certainly worthy of a visit. CNN Young Israel’s new love affair with Germany After decades of wariness, Israelis have discovered a new love for Germany. For a new generation of confident, young Israelis, the country has become one of their favorites. Spiegel International Are language cops losing war against ‘wrongly’ used words? Language enthusiasts bemoan the way words are being misused. But are the meanings they view as improper destined to take over? BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Nicole Brodeur): Praise, not punishment, for our nuns Seattle Times Editorial: Obama bases policies on science — when it suits him Washington Examiner Editorial: Homeowners Bill of Rights is facing a stiff fight San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: Treatment, yes, but not this bill Denver Post Column (Stephen Moss): How to reconnect children with nature Guardian Editorial: 2 years after BP spill, lower risks USA TODAY Column (Mike Downey): Fenway at 100: love it, revere it, blow it up CNN Column (Kevin Drum): Food deserts not to blame for obesity and poor nutrition Mother Jones   Site edited by: Brooke Coggiano, Kevin Augustine, Maria Laverghetta, Sam Dieter, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Carla Baranauckas, Harsha Malik, Sarah Alender, Tamara Dixon, Tanya Flowers, Lavanya Rajagopalan, Mark Rittenmeyer, Laura Olson, Diana Shaw and Kristen Podgurski.   GOOD NEWS ‘A chance to start over’: Wounded soldiers ride again A group of veterans has been riding around Washington, D.C., on bikes that have been reconfigured so that soldiers who lost limbs could feel the power in their grace and the wind in their faces. NPR Runner’s determination is boundless In 2009, Jeff Puuri was pushing 260 pounds and suffered from high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Now he is ready to join hundreds of runners toeing the line in the Blue Ridge Marathon. Roanoke Times Single moms honored for successfully breaking poverty cycle The Irene O. Bartko Award honors Bartko Foundation Grant recipients who have made the best use of their monetary gift in achieving self-sufficiency. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WORLD French presidential race high in emotion Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power on a wave of hope for change — and crashed on the global financial crisis. The French leader faces a tough fight in a presidential election awash in fear and anger. CBS News India missile test may be sign of Asian arms buildup India’s successful test of a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead is the latest escalation of a possible arms race in Asia. Msnbc.com India missile test escalates Asia arms race Star Tribune India launches nuclear capable missile Telegraph.co.uk Bahrain opens probe into man’s death amid protests Bahraini opposition groups claimed that a man was killed during clashes with security forces, threatening to escalate unrest in the Gulf nation that is serving as a host of the Formula One Grand Prix. USA TODAY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY How a diet containing meat let humans be fruitful and multiply Meat-eating habits help separate humans from other great apes. A meat-heavy diet lets people wean younger babies and have more offspring, which may have contributed to the population explosion. CBS News Happy birthday, Hubble Since it first went into orbit in 1989, the Hubble Space Telescope has been sending one scientific breakthrough after another back to earth. TIME Cell phone study shows evolving lifetime relationships in men and women The calling patterns of three million cellphone users support a theory that female relationships change with shifting biological priorities, suggesting that women may drive evolutionary fitness. Scientific American Meat-eating behind evolutionary success of humankind, study suggests ScienceDaily ENVIRONMENT Global sanitation target under threat A U.N. high-level meeting is expected to call on world leaders to support the 57 countries currently most off-track to achieve their millennium development goal targets for sanitation. Guardian Fukushima Daiichi: inside the debacle The epic debacle at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station remains front and center in Japan, at the very core of a historic debate taking place over the future of nuclear energy. CNNMoney HEALTH FDA proposes rules for putting nanotechnology in food Regulators are proposing that food companies that want to use tiny engineered particles in their packaging may have to provide extra testing data to show the products are safe. USA TODAY Cancer screening feeds debate A new technology makes screening for esophageal cancer a cinch. And it threatens to open a new front in the fight over the costs and benefits of looking for disease in patients who aren’t sick. Reuters SPORTS Pitcher hopes stem cell procedure will get him one last season At 39 years old, Christopher John Nitkowski really has no business trying to pitch in the major leagues. In the harsh reality of professional sports, he’s a has-been. CNN Clashes in Bahrain ahead of F1 race Formula One cars took to the track in Bahrain, with the government hoping for a successful Grand Prix, while activists are promising “days of rage” after more than a year of Arab Spring protests. Al Jazeera   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Nonprofits watch anxiously as the market begins to wobble Charities of all sizes are only beginning to recover from the recession. Now many are wondering how they’ll survive another market plunge. NPR   Photo of the Day The shadow of German artist Gerhard Mantz falls into his video installation “Future Memory Number 4” in Erfurt, Germany.  (Photo by Jens Meyer / 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 In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. 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