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A man stands outside of the Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View, Ark. A tornado hit the town destroying most of the hospital. (Photo by Danny Johnston / AP)

Tornadoes, snow, floods ravage Midwest and South

At least 55 people are now confirmed dead in the devastating storm system that spawned an estimated 80 tornadoes across five states.

ABC News

FEMA watched closely after deadly twisters

MSNBC

World Health Organization: Tobacco may kill 1 billion in this century

Tobacco use will kill 1 billion people this century, a 10-fold increase over the past 100 years, unless governments in poor nations raise taxes on consumption and mandate health warnings, the WHO said.

Bloomberg

Officer killed in L.A. standoff

A man barricaded himself in a house after telling police he had killed three relatives, then opened fire on a SWAT team, killing one officer and wounding another.

Associated Press

Romney exit paves the way for McCain

Sen. John McCain all but sealed the GOP presidential nomination when rival Mitt Romney gave up the fight.

Kansas City Star

McCain bids to blunt conservative `animosity' threatening unity

Bloomberg

Presidential primary tracker by state

McClatchy Newspapers

Police say 6 missing, dozens hurt in Ga. sugar refinery explosion

Firefighters were battling flames early Friday after an explosion and fire at a sugar refinery injured dozens of people and left six missing.

San Jose Mercury News

Georgia refinery blast

CNN

Rice arrives in Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to show support for Afghan officials while prodding them for cooperation in the war against Islamic militants

MSNBC

Chief of US military: 'GITMO should be closed'

Yahoo! News

Two arrests made in Bhutto killing

The Pakistani team investigating the assassination of Benazir Bhutto have made two “very important” arrests, a security official said.

Times Online

NATION

Government carries out mob bust in NYC against Gambino family

Authorities carried out one of the largest Mafia takedowns in recent memory when they charged dozens of reputed members of the Gambino crime family with gangland crimes spanning three decades.

Newsday

Groups want feds to disclose policies for seizing travelers' computers

Two civil liberties groups want to know how federal agents decide which computers and cellphones at U.S. airports should be seized, searched and copied, according to The Washington Post.

USA Today

TSA gets touchy-feely with new blog

MSNBC

'Euros Accepted' signs popping up in New York City

In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise.

Yahoo! News

What is a dollar worth in a foreign currency?

Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Congress sends stimulus bill to Bush

The House quickly passed a Senate-approved economic stimulus package and sent the bill to the president's desk for his signature.

CNN

Obama leads money race with $7M raised in 24 hours

Barack Obama declared a new front in the Democratic battle for the White House -- the money race -- announcing that he had raised more than $7 million in less than 48 hours.

Guardian

BUSINESS

Wall Street's bipartisan vote

As investors face the toughest economic environment in years, experts say Wall Street is eager for what has become the most used word on the campaign trail: change.

CNNMoney

30-year treasuries fall most since June

U.S. 30-year Treasuries fell the most since June as demand was weaker than expected at the government's $9 billion auction of the securities.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Clemens trainer produced syringes as evidence for feds

Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens' former personal trainer, gave federal prosecutors syringes and other physical evidence his lawyers say back his allegations of drug use by the star pitcher.

Sporting News

Speedy Suns bulk up by acquiring Shaq for All-Star Marion

The Phoenix Suns have acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning blockbuster deal that sends four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat.

CBS SportsLine

HEALTH

Smokers found 4 times more likely to be sleepy than nonsmokers

According to Johns Hopkins University researchers, smokers have more trouble falling asleep and have more sleep problems during the night than nonsmokers.

iTWire

Smoking linked to sleep disturbances

Science Daily

Diabetics' deaths tied to low blood sugar

Federal researchers who tried to reduce heart attacks among diabetics by driving their blood sugar to low levels found that more patients were dying instead.

Baltimore Sun

Genes not poor diet blamed for most cases of childhood obesity

Nature, and not nurture, is the chief reason why some children put on weight while others stay slim, according to research that suggests parents are not entirely to blame for the epidemic of childhood obesity.

Times Online

Daily glass of beet juice can beat high blood pressure

Science Daily

RELIGION

Churches 'ignored discrimination'

Protestant churches ignored injustices against Catholics in Northern Ireland for many years, the president of the Methodist Church has said.

BBC

Pope marks Ash Wednesday with procession, stresses prayer

Pope Benedict XVI marked the start of the solemn Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday procession and a ceremony in a basilica on an ancient Roman hill.

International Herald Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

More 'troops' for US diplomacy

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

The geography of recession

Economist

Editorial:

Where it went wrong for Mitt Romney

Economist

Editorial:

Why McCain provokes paranoia on the right

Salon.com

Column:

Give doctors and patients privacy

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editorial:

Time to throw out what you don't want

Baltimore Sun

Editorial:

Obama's biggest obstacle

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Deadly disparity

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Triumph of the arithmecrats

Slate

Column (Maureen Dowd):

From laconic to bionic?

International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

College gets anonymous $5 million

The checks to Temple University were in the mail -- for $5 million. It was a surprise for the school to receive the anonymous donations, which arrived in a pair of envelopes sent via U.S. mail.

MSNBC

Road crew finds stranded couple near the Nevada border

Thomas and Tamitha Garner, the couple who have been missing in southern Utah for 12 days, were found by an Iron County road crew in a snow-covered area near the Utah-Nevada state line.

Salt Lake Tribune

WORLD

US bans 10 over violence in Kenya

The United States has imposed travel bans on 10 Kenyans suspected of being behind ethnic violence that has convulsed the country since President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, officials said.

Reuters

Bank of England trims interest rates

Responding to signs of a slowing economy, the Bank of England cut its key lending rate by a quarter-point, but warned that it would also be keeping a close eye on potential inflation risks.

MarketWatch

President of Chad ready to pardon 6 French aid workers

President Idriss Déby of Chad said that he was "ready to pardon" six French aid workers who were convicted in December of trying to kidnap 103 children.

International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Sweden uses humans to heat building

Under a new plan, body heat from people who pass through Stockholm Central Station each day will be captured and used to warm up water in a series of pipes.

Environmental News Network

Spring and winter are now indistinguishable due to climate change

With the sight of daffodils appearing in December and magnolia trees blossoming early, even the casual observer has noticed that the seasons are out of kilter.

Daily Mail

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Baboon dads have surprising influence on daughters' fitness

Polygamous baboon fathers get more grandchildren if they spend a little time with their children during their juvenile years, according to researchers.

Science Daily

Shuttle beats weather odds, launches to space station

Despite a forecast of bad weather, the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off to deliver a European science module to the international space station.

Houston Chronicle

The Atlantis mission

CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Biz revving up amid peace talk

With optimism spreading about an imminent resolution of the writers strike, film agents, producers and development execs are bracing for a barrage of dealmaking.

Hollywood Reporter

Dad: Ledger’s death should serve as warning to others

Heath Ledger's death by accidental overdose should serve as a warning to others not to mix prescription drugs, his father said, calling the loss an enduring agony for his family.

MSNBC

Accidental overdose killed Heath Ledger

CBS News

EDUCATION

New program gives students with best scores up to $500

For some students, taking tests isn't just about how much they know -- it's their next paycheck. In 23 Brooklyn schools, students are being paid to perform on 10 citywide exams in reading and math.

New York Daily News

Just why do students drop out?

Thousands of Arizona high-school students drop out of school annually. Many of these children are too old to go to bed early and too young to drive, yet 28,400 abandon school each year.

Arizona Republic

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