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Neuroscientist Paul Zak has determined that canines produce five times as much oxytocin, an indicator of bonding, than cats upon interacting with their humans. (Photo by miz fiat) Photo used under CC BY

Who loves us more – cats or dogs? Here’s the answer

Thanks to a new study done by neuroscientist and professor at Claremont Graduate University, Dr. Paul Zak: Canines were proven to love us Homo sapiens five times more than their feline counterparts.

Huffington Post

Syrian troops push ahead, take another village

The Syrian military and allied fighters, backed by Russian airstrikes, pushed ahead with a major offensive in the north of the country, capturing another village and moving a step closer to encircling contested Aleppo.

MSN News

Militants ready to ‘switch sides’ as Syrian army advances on all fronts

Sputnik International

Millions of Syrians can’t get to world aid

Huffington Post

Surge puts Rubio in line of fire at GOP debate

Marco Rubio might need a flak jacket in New Hampshire. The Florida senator’s polling surge will put him in the firing line as his Republican rivals battle for survival in the final GOP debate ahead of the Granite State’s primary.

CNN

Iowa Democratic party reviews caucus results

CNN

Pope Francis set for historic meeting

Pope Francis will hold a historic first meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba this week. The two will focus on the persecution of Christians.

BBC

Pope’s sex abuse panel sidelines abuse survivor

Salt Lake Tribune

Powerful earthquake rocks southern Taiwan

At least seven people confirmed dead after 17-storey building in the city of Tainan collapses, trapping scores.

Al Jazeera

In pictures: The aftermath of deadly tremor

Al Jazeera

Jobless rate drops to 8-year low; wages up

Job growth settled into a more sustainable pace in January and the unemployment rate dropped to an almost eight-year low of 4.9 percent, signs of a resilient labor market that’s causing wage growth to stir.

Bloomberg

IN-DEPTH

Warren looms large in Democratic showdown

Without Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders would not be the phenomenon he is now. His entire candidacy is based on exploiting an intra-party rift that Warren opened up by talking about Wall Street after the crash.

Huffington Post

NFL steers research funds to allied scientists

The National Football League has steered millions of dollars in grants for studies of traumatic brain injuries to researchers with ties to the organization, according to an ESPN investigation.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

87 deceased NFL players test positive for brain disease

PBS

Court backs right to own assault weapons

A federal appeals court sided with a broad coalition of gun owners, businesses and organizations that challenged the constitutionality of a Maryland ban on assault weapons that aimed at curbing gun violence.

Huffington Post

TERROR

Blast on Somali plane ‘likely’ caused by bomb

The explosion that forced a Somali plane to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff apparently was caused by a bomb.

NBCNews.com

49 held in deadly chemical blast, China says

A total of 49 people have been detained in connection with chemical blasts in the Chinese port city of Tianjin last August that killed 165 people, the government said in a report.

The Maritime Executive

Dramatic Footage Shows Tianjin Blast

ABC News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Critic of Egyptian government tortured, killed

An Italian student found dead by a roadside in Cairo with cigarette burns and other signs of torture on his body had written articles critical of the Egyptian government, according to the Italian newspaper that published them.

Reuters

China detains another top Protestant

U.S. officials call for release of leading pastors detained in China. Pastor Li Guanzhong and his wife were detained days after the head of China’s biggest megachurch was sent to a “black jail.”

Christian Science Monitor

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Sanders nearly tied with Clinton nationwide

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

MSN News

Carson scales back campaign staff

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson announced plans to scale back his campaign staff, but he’ll remain in the race. He finished fourth in the Iowa Caucus election after leading Donald Trump in November.

StarPulse.com

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

EU releases proposals to keep UK in Union

The proposals aren’t binding, but they offer the first glimpse of what the new terms between the E.U. and the U.K. could be.

TIME

Citi: World economy trapped in ‘death spiral’

The global economy is trapped in a “death spiral” that could lead to further weakness in oil prices, recession and a serious equity bear market, Citi strategists have warned.

MSN Money

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Did Earth, moon split from ‘planetary embryo’?

A study contends a “planetary embryo” named Theia collided with the early Earth and split evenly into two parts: one subsumed by Earth, and another that became the Earth’s moon.

MSN News

European honeybee virus spreads

A study led by an international team of scientists, including the University of Sheffield, has found that the European honeybee is the source of the Deformed Wing Virus, which is affecting hives worldwide.

dbtechno.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Michael Tomasky):

Finally, a debate that voters deserve

Daily Beast

Editorial:

Flint’s poisoned water tells sad American story

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

Lawmakers should pay for own health insurance

Des Moines Register

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GOOD NEWS

SEAL awarded Medal of Honor for rescue

Byers is the 11th living servicemember to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. The White House said he would be joined by his family for the White House ceremony later this month.

USA TODAY

Sickly sea lion found sleeping in restaurant

A sickly sea lion caused quite a stir at a San Diego restaurant this week. It was found by staff sleeping in a booth overlooking the ocean.

FOX News

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Nonprofits auction off Super Bowl tickets

For some Super Bowl games, organizations were able to secure tickets. Those tickets were then used to generate funds by raffling or auctioning them off within the community.

NonProfit Quarterly

ENVIRONMENT

Morocco unveils a massive solar power plant

Morocco has officially turned on a massive solar power plant in the Sahara Desert, kicking off the first phase of a planned project to provide renewable energy to more than a million Moroccans.

NPR

Japanese volcano erupts; nuke plant safe

A Japanese volcano about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from a nuclear plant erupted Friday, shooting ash nearly 2 kilometers into the night sky along with fountains of lava, but there were no immediate report of damage.

MSN News

Japanese volcano erupts, shooting lava and lightning into the sky

Inquisitr

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Giving report shows uneven growth

Blackbaud’s latest report indicates that nonprofits are still seeing an uptick in post-Recession giving.

NonProfit Quarterly

Barr Foundation expanding beyond Boston

The Barr Foundation, a Boston mainstay with $1.6 billion in assets, announced last week it would leap beyond the city limits and expand its focus to include New England projects and selective grants nationwide.

Inside Philanthropy

Photo of the Day

Face painting is a staple of Chitra Santhe, the annual art festival of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, an arts institution in Bangalore, India. (Photo by LJ) Photo used under CC BY

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