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Syrian youth stand in a building damaged by tank shells in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, after a raid by Syrian troops. Syrian forces launched a fierce assault days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

Major League Baseball: going west to see the best

As a new baseball season begins, there has been a power shift from the East Coast, with TV deals, star names and big bucks going to Los Angeles.

The Independent

MLB’s opening day, traditional version

USA TODAY

Blog:

Sights from around MLB’s opening day

San Francisco Chronicle

Drilling fees pay for national forest lands

Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of new national forest lands. The purchases will help to protect fish and wildlife habitats and support outdoor recreation spending.

Houston Chronicle

UN steps up pressure on Syria

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that Syria‘s conflict is deepening, though President Assad’s government insists it is withdrawing troops before an April 10 U.N. deadline to end the violence.

Al Jazeera

UN chief: Syria crisis getting worse

CBS News

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Syria claims some troop withdrawls

Slate

After recession, cities have been growing, but not exurbs

The nation’s prolonged economic downturn appears to have claimed another victim: the once-rapid expansion of the suburbs lying at the distant edges of America’s metropolitan areas.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Hiring slows, unemployment falls with March data

CNN

Detroit surrenders control of its future

The humiliation of once-proud Detroit, cradle of the American automobile industry, seems to know no end as the city has agreed for the first time to share control of its future with the state capital.

The Independent

Work to fix Detroit finances begins

Detroit News

NATION

Best-selling author Greg Mortenson must pay back $1 million

An investigation has found that author Greg Mortenson mismanaged and personally benefitted from the funds of his charity, the Central Asia Institute.

CBS News

Rise in justifiable homicide linked to weak gun laws

Rising numbers of civilian justifiable homicides across the U.S. are linked to states with both weak gun controls and stand-your-ground laws, according to a analysis of FBI and other data.

Guardian

Just how strong is the job market?

The employment report could help answer a key question about the economy: Will the recently strong job growth slow once employers finish replacing the people they fired during the recession?

NPR

POLITICS

Holder: Obama recognizes Supreme Court’s authority on health care

Attorney General Eric Holder made clear that the Obama administration recognizes the authority of federal courts to rule on whether the 2010 health care reform law passed by Congress is constitutional.

CNN

Obama risks voter backlash by warning court on health law

San Francisco Chronicle

Critics say RNC aided Romney during primary races

The RNC was supposed to play the part of umpire in the GOP presidential primary, but critics argue that the national party took steps that helped tilt the contest toward Mitt Romney.

Politico

Voter identification laws spark heated debate before US election

Liberal activists criticized new voter registration requirements in dozens of states, saying millions of people could be deterred from voting — a claim their opponents disputed.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Occupancy in shopping centers gains amid slow US recovery

Occupied space in U.S. shopping centers rose by 2.96 million square feet in the first quarter, the second-largest increase since neighborhood and community retail centers began losing tenants in 2008.

Bloomberg

Virtual tax audits coming soon?

In what could be an indication of things to come, the IRS launched a pilot program at the end of last year that allows taxpayers to use video conferencing for assistance with tax questions and problems.

CNNMoney

HEALTH

Could ‘pink slime’ be rebranded?

Three out of the four U.S. factories making “lean beef trimmings” are to be shut down following a public outcry. Is “pink slime” finished, or could it be relaunched under a new name?

BBC

Breast cancer: Women with false positive mammograms are at higher risk

A study of more than 58,000 women found those who had false positive mammograms had a 67 higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life.

ABC News

As doctors want to redefine autism, parents worry children might lose out

For the first time in nearly two decades, experts want to rewrite the definition of autism. Some parents fear that if the definition is narrowed, their children may lose out on special therapies.

NY Daily News

EDUCATION

Can an ‘online ivy’ school change the face of higher education?

Meet The Minerva Project, the chest-beating, Silicon Valley-spawned, Larry Summers-backed “E-lite” college that might very well reshape the world market for education.

The Atlantic

Young generation of Danes undaunted by Europe’s problems

Successive Danish governments from the left and the right of the political spectrum have poured money into the young generation, particularly into education.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Passover and Easter have much to share

Important holidays for two faiths share a long history and message of redemption. This year, they share a weekend.

Miami Herald

Easter traditions from across the globe

The Independent

Walking Jesus’ final path

From a hike uphill to a picturesque monastery to a historical theatrical production, the hills and churches of San Jose will resonate on Good Friday with meditations on the suffering of Jesus.

San Jose Mercury News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Currency disunion: Why Europe’s leaders should think the unthinkable

Economist

Column (Steven Safyer):

Winning the battle against obesity

NY Daily News

Column (Suzy Freeman-Greene):

The dark face of a cheap and easy online shopping habit

Sydney Morning Herald

Column (Leonard Pitts Jr):

Shielding New York’s kids from dinosaurs and dancing

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Let consumers know food origins

Modesto Bee

Editorial:

Banks play fast and loose with credit card debt

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Santorum should put away the knives and help Romney beat Obama

Washington Examiner

Blog (Hilary Hylton):

Why Texas’ legal war with the government could be the biggest one yet

(TIME)

Swampland

Column (Raj Patel):

What Cuba can teach us about food and climate change

Slate

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GOOD NEWS

Farm helps heal vets

In 2009, Purple Heart recipient Sergeant Adam Burke launched Veterans Farm in Florida, an unconventional setting where veterans can heal from their injuries through “horticulture therapy.”

CNNMoney

PJ Library builds gateway to Jewish culture with free books for kids

PJ Library, funded by philanthropist Harold Grinspoon and Jewish communities, sends free children’s books about Jewish life, heritage and culture to 100,000 families across North America.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Almost ended by a fire, an Easter bread tradition is resurrected in a new church

A bread-baking tradition at a local church appeared over when a fire raged through the church’s office and sacristy. But the determined parishioners found a way to keep it alive.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

China looks to prevent attack on Iran