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Viewed from Jersey City, N.J., two birds fly by One World Trade Center, left. One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers reclaims the title of New York City’s tallest skyscraper.  (Photo by Julio Cortez / AP) Why bad habits are difficult to break In the battle against addiction, “just say no” is magical thinking, says Dr. Nora Volkow, who, after spending decades working with addicts, thinks that drug addiction physically changes the brain. CBS News US ‘dirty oil’ imports set to triple U.S. imports of what environmentalists are calling “dirty oil” are set to triple over the next decade, raising concerns over the environmental impact of extracting it and whether pipelines can safely transport it. CNNMoney EU row over Canada’s ‘dirty oil’ Reuters   World Trade Center back as tallest building in NYC The World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks, reclaims the title of New York City’s tallest skyscraper. Christian Science Monitor World Trade Center built in 2 minutes ABC News No link between bin Laden wives, terror, Saudis say Saudi Arabia has no evidence that Osama bin Laden’s wives and family members deported from Pakistan have been involved in terrorism, according to an official Saudi statement. USA TODAY Special section: Terrorism after Bin Laden McClatchy Newspapers Obama describes Osama bin Laden raid Msnbc.com Convent uses Internet for recruitment As the number of convents and sisters committed to a life of chastity declines, one Canadian based order turns to the Internet to find new recruits. ABC News Small Internet providers fading Star Tribune   NATION Drugs issued by military led to assaults, murders, doctors say In a small but growing number of cases across the U.S., lawyers are blaming the military’s heavy use of psychotropic drugs for their clients’ aberrant behavior and related health problems. Toronto Star ‘Hard Measures:’ Ex-CIA head defends post-9/11 tactics Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, defends the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used on high-level al-Qaida detainees and says he has no regrets. CBS News POLITICS Romney allows big-dollar ‘bundlers’ to remain anonymous Every presidential nominee since 2000 has revealed the names of influential supporters, known as “bundlers,” because they persuade others to give money to a candidate. Every nominee until Romney. NPR Obama, Clintons deepen political ties Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has evolved into a genuine partnership. Both sides have an incentive to make the alliance work in election year. Virginian-Pilot BUSINESS Stay-at-home dads: more men choosing kids over careers With wages at a standstill and child care costs skyrocketing, a growing number of dads nationwide are opting to stay at home with the kids. CNNMoney BOX Options approved by SEC to run US market as own exchange BOX Options Exchange LLC, owned by the Toronto Stock Exchange operator and seven brokers including Citadel LLC and Interactive Brokers Group Inc., became an approved U.S. securities exchange. Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT Sea horse farming causing extinction Nearly 1/4 of the 36 sea horse species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are threatened with extinction. Three factors are accounting for their deaths. San Francisco Chronicle Wind farms affect local weather Wind farms can affect weather in their immediate locality, raising nighttime temperatures on the ground, researchers in Texas have shown. BBC Blog: Wind farms do not cause climate change Grist HEALTH Heavy teens have trouble managing their Type 2 diabetes A study tested several ways to manage blood sugar in teens newly diagnosed with diabetes and found that nearly half of them failed. The results spell trouble for a nation facing rising rates of Type 2 diabetes. USA TODAY Familiarity with fast food ads linked to obesity ScienceDaily Health spending is showing signs of flattening out The growth of health spending has slowed substantially in the last few years, surprising experts and offering some optimism about the federal government’s long-term fiscal performance. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette EDUCATION Fund preschool now to avoid crime later At a time when sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors are complaining that budget cuts put public safety at risk, a group of law enforcement officials are calling for an increase in funding for preschools. Las Vegas Review Journal Is handwriting relevant in today’s contemporary classrooms? The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a chalkboard is a thing of the past. Teaching perfect strokes and proper curves in cursive is no longer at the top of a teacher’s lesson plan. CBC News Chicken scratches vs. electronic prescriptions New York Times Some hard lessons about college costs Democrats and Republicans both say they want to keep the interest rate on subsidized loans. What makes the issue so volatile is that college costs have been skyrocketing. But why? CBS News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Peter Callaghan): The unwritten rules of baseball, politics McClatchy Newspapers Column (Paul Rosenberg): Planned Parenthood vs. the NRA: contrasting models of freedom Al Jazeera Blog (Terry Dickson): There is great art on display in D.C. Florida Times-Union Column (Kathleen Parker): Did Obama cross that fine line between cool and silly? Seattle Times Editorial: Ease student debt by limiting annual tuition hikes Orlando Sentinel Cartoon (Various Cartoonists): Issues of interest USA TODAY Column (Ana Veciana-Suarez): Forget about the ‘Mommy Wars’ McClatchy Newspapers Column (Paul Krugman): Death of the confidence fairy: living with economic zombies Seattle Times   Site edited by: Elizabeth Stoycheff, Diana Shaw, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Tina Ulmer, Sam Dieter, Kathie Raikes, Kevin Augustine, Maria Laverghetta, Erkinaz Shuminov, Kristen Podgurski, Shahinaz Ayoub, Laura Olson and Brooke Coggiano.   GOOD NEWS An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forest Yevgenia Chirikova found out a national forest was quietly being sold off. She built one of Russia’s first grass-roots environmental movements and has been vaulted to the center of national politics. Christian Science Monitor March for Babies walk raises both money and awareness Roughly 500 people walked in the March of Dimes’ “March For Babies” 5K in Libertyville, Ill. The walk raised money to help prevent premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. Daily Herald New hotels arise amid ruins in Haiti At least seven hotels are under construction or are in the planning stage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, raising hopes that thousands of investors will look to build factories and tourist infrastructure. San Francisco Chronicle WORLD China’s social media struggles China is clamping down on social media as it grapples over the escape of a dissident. The case presents new difficulties for Chinese leadership already struggling with the downfall of a politician. NPR Is Myanmar about to rejoin the world? One of the three most closed and isolated countries in the world is opening up. The long-repressed Burmese say it is unbelievable, but they want to believe in a new Myanmar. Christian Science Monitor Speaker: Egyptian military leaders will shake up government soon The speaker of Egypt’s lower parliament announced that the country’s military leaders plan to shake up the Cabinet under Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri. CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Google ‘aware of data scoop’ Google’s harvesting of emails, passwords and other sensitive personal information was neither a mistake nor the work of a rogue engineer, according to new details from a regulatory report. The Age How tech can help prevent violence Just as researchers are able to predict tornadoes and tsunamis, they can sometimes predict war and violence, too. Discovery News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Why we are cool for cats We give them silly names, love to watch their antics and attach human characteristics to them. What is it about cats that makes them the most popular animals on the net? The Independent Rumble in the jungle: new ‘Jungle Book’ The man who brought the world’s best-known boy wizard is getting ready to reunite Mowgli, Shere Khan and Baloo. The Independent RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Report measures countries with strongest and weakest beliefs in God A new report measures the strength of people’s belief in God in 30 countries around the world and how those beliefs have changed over time. Huffington Post College students seem to be less likely to go to church There is no data showing how many college students have gone against religion, but clubs and associations catering to non-believers have been springing up on American campuses. Telegram & Gazette SPORTS Briere scores in OT, Flyers top Devils Danny Briere had two chances to celebrate his overtime win. The first time, his goal did not count. The second time, Briere left no doubt and put away Game 1, once and for all. CBSSports Flyers 4, Devils 3 (OT) Philadelphia Inquirer Clippers rally from 27-point deficit, defeat Grizzlies 99-98 The Clippers’ Chris Paul hit a pair of free throws with 23.7 seconds left to cap off an NBA record for largest comeback at the end of three quarters, beating the Memphis Grizzlies after trailing by 21. FOXSports Bringing the noise in Richmond Even though there has not been a wreck in the past two NASCAR events, things could break loose at Richmond International Raceway, which had 13 accidents in last September alone. ESPN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ‘Interactive’ novels link e-readers to real-world settings Writer Patrick Brian Miller, creator of the Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative, has just jumped on the electronic publishing train and added his innovation: an interactive travel guide within a book. 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