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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets the crowd at a primary election night rally in Milwaukee. Romney won the Wisconsin Republican presidential primary.  (Photo by Steven Senne / AP) Prosthetics get the personal touch Synthetic legs have become a medium for self-expression, thanks to customization made possible by sophisticated technology. It is a bold melding of modern science. Los Angeles Times Is bariatric surgery the solution to America’s obesity problem? Many insurers do not cover it, and most people who qualify are afraid to get the procedure, but bariatric surgery has been proven to be effective. So why isn’t it more popular? The Atlantic Blog: The surprising new face of obesity  (Msnbc.com) The Daily Nightly   Romney wins, begins to focus on Obama Romney’s wins in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia put him past the halfway mark needed to clinch the nomination, and added to a wide lead over other GOP presidential candidates. CNN Mitt Romney’s victory speech YouTube Blog: Will PA dash Santorum’s dreams?  (NPR) It's All Politics Tornadoes rip through Dallas-Fort Worth Up to a dozen tornadoes skipped through Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, ravaging homes and injuring at least 17 people. Reuters Why no fatalities after Texas tornadoes? Christian Science Monitor Tornado ravages Dallas-Fort Worth area TIME Yahoo to lay off 2,000 employees Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson was not kidding when he vowed to jostle the embattled Internet pioneer out of its slumber. He has laid off 2,000 employees, or 14 percent of Yahoo’s workforce. USA TODAY Facebook accuses Yahoo of patent infringement San Francisco Chronicle   NATION How did America become the land of the high school massacre? As yet another student opens fire on his former classmates, do such atrocities, since they are so commonplace in America, share an underlying cause? The Independent 30 people pepper-sprayed at Santa Monica College protest Up to 30 people were pepper-sprayed by police after students tried to storm a Santa Monica College trustee board meeting in protest over proposed higher course fees. Msnbc.com Solitary confinement in US prisons: How long is too long? As two men in Louisiana complete 40 years in solitary confinement this month, the use of total isolation in U.S. prisons is on the rise. What does this do to a prisoner’s state of mind? BBC POLITICS Federal Reserve tones down talk of more stimulus actions Federal Reserve policymakers have backed away from the need for another round of monetary stimulus as the U.S. economy gradually improves. Reuters Obama’s fighting words against House Republicans’ budget President Barack Obama is back in campaign mode. The shots directed at his GOP adversaries followed a more subtle admonition of the Supreme Court. Politico Obama said income inequality is killing the American economy. Is he right? The Atlantic Signs of Supreme Court activism worry Reagan-era lawyers There is a growing divide between earlier judicial conservatives, who stress a small role for the courts in deciding national controversies, and today’s more active conservative justices. McClatchy Newspapers BUSINESS Companies take on the business of your virtual afterlife The tombstone has proven a reliable enough marker of a person’s existence. But perhaps there’s a better, online way to preserve our journeys on the mortal coil. McClatchy Newspapers A rare mix created Silicon Valley’s culture In 1956, what is now called Silicon Valley was called the Valley of the Heart’s Delight. It took years to assemble the mix of talent, money and gumption that became America’s startup hub. NPR ENVIRONMENT Is bamboo the next super material? Bamboo is being hailed as a new super material, with uses ranging from textiles to construction. It also has the potential to provide some of the world’s poorest people with cash. BBC The plumbing in volcanoes could hold clues to eruptions Mapping magma chambers and figuring out how they behave can help identify early warning signs before an eruption. Mother Nature Network HEALTH New hormone for lowering blood sugar A new hormone could lead to a new treatment which would lower blood sugar and improve metabolism, according to a new report. ScienceDaily Blog: 6 signs you need more sleep  (Msnbc.com) Health Today Are ‘disease mongers’ keeping us doped up for monetary gain? Pharmaceutical giants have two options for making more money: convince regulars to buy more of what they obviously like, or find ways to persuade more people they will be happier with a specific drug. The Atlantic Blog: 5 medical tests you often do not need  (CNN) The Chart RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Can China make its cuisine — and finance — friendly to Muslims? China’s cuisine has been a secret weapon to winning many an investment. But when a major ingredient is pork, hospitality can only go so far when it comes to entertaining Muslim businessmen. TIME Non-Muslim women wear hijabs in support of slain Iraqi woman Jean Younis will not be wearing an Easter bonnet. Instead, she will don an Islamic headscarf to support the family and friends of Shaima Alawadi. Religion News Service   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Catherine Lacey): Mother’s helper: What have I learned after giving up my eggs? The Atlantic Column (Lee Dye): ‘Titanic’ is back: Why do we love sad movies? ABC News Column (Mark Morford): The day they killed the Easter Bunny San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: US needs ‘robust research’ on gun violence San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Romney’s tipping point Baltimore Sun Column (Isaac J. Bailey): Health care mandate is about personal responsibility McClatchy Newspapers Column (Sgt. John Lewis): Police are building diversity, trust Telegram & Gazette Column (Nancy Pelosi): We cannot fail the women of Arab Spring CNN   Site edited by: Todd Ehresmann, Maria Laverghetta, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Tina Ulmer, Brian Kendall, Tamara Dixon, Brooke Coggiano, Kathie Raikes, Kevin Augustine, Mark Rittenmeyer, Sarah Alender and Laura Olson.   GOOD NEWS Elderly woman lands plane after pilot experiences medical emergency After her pilot husband fell unconscious, an 80-year-old woman took control of a small plane dangerously low on fuel and landed it at a small Wisconsin airport, the facility’s director said. Telegraph.co.uk 17-year-old musician inspired by piano invents land mine detector Marian Bechtel invented a low-cost mine-sweeping device that uses sound waves to determine where explosives are located. Huffington Post The good news man in Africa In Britain, journalism’s reputation is at an all-time low. Elsewhere, it is easier to see its potential as a force for good, such as in Tanzania, where a newspaper project has improved the quality of local life. The Independent WORLD Somalia sports officials killed in bombing Seven people were killed in a suicide blast in Mogadishu, Somalia. Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali was also present, but was unhurt, he said. BBC Special section: Somalia Guardian An upgrade, and bigger ships, for the Panama Canal The expansion of the canal is one of the largest construction projects in the world and is a multibillion-dollar effort. Work on the expansion began in 2007 and the new channel is scheduled to open in 2014. NPR UN team heads to Syria to talk about monitoring cease-fire A U.N. advance peacekeeping team is headed to Damascus to discuss the deploying of observers who would help monitor a cease-fire, a spokesman for envoy Kofi Annan said. CNN EDUCATION Bilingual children switch tasks faster than speakers of a single language Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than are children who learn to speak only one language, according to a study. ScienceDaily New literacy standards could challenge even passionate readers Policymakers and academics argue that high schools are not pushing even their motivated students to digest difficult texts or do more than regurgitate information. Education Week College education leads to better health A report card ranking the relative health of people in more than 3,000 U.S. counties showed that those with more college-educated residents had fewer reports of citizens in poor health. Baltimore Sun Special section: The kids are all right Psychology Today SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The Earth has just one moon, right? Everybody knows that there is just one Moon orbiting the Earth. But a new study concludes that everybody has been wrong about that. NPR Woolly mammoth shows evidence of having been killed by humans The discovery of a well-preserved juvenile woolly mammoth suggests that ancient humans “stole” mammoths from hunting lions, scientists say. BBC Is the flying car closer to reality? Terrafugia Inc., based out of Woburn, Mass., said that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car. Toronto Star SPORTS Tiger Woods’ recent win fuels record-setting golf wagering at Masters Tiger Woods is fueling record-setting wagering on golf’s Masters Tournament. Many bettors are convinced the former top-ranked player has regained the form that helped him win 14 major titles. Bloomberg NFL unveils new Nike uniforms For fans who worried that Nike would give their favorite NFL team’s uniform an extreme makeover in the style of the Oregon Ducks, there is no need to fret. ESPN NFL, Nike unveil new uniforms NFL.com LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Google’s Art Project extends worldwide Armchair tourists can now explore paintings, sculptures, street art and more with Google’s massively expanded Art Project, which extends worldwide. PC World Blog: SFMOMA joins Google Bloginity The shaky science of online dating Singles today do not have to be content with whom they may meet at work or a party, at church or the local bar. They can go online and browse millions of profiles to find that special someone. Bloomberg Scribble — or a forger — may be Shakespeare’s signature Researchers using high-tech photography reconstructed a signature that may belong to William Shakespeare — or perhaps a clever forger. LiveScience   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Mortgage rates reach record lows Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.5 percent, a record low, while 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.32 percent, near a record low. 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