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Police officials salute as the funeral procession carrying two Miami police officers passes in Miami, Fla. These two deaths capped a bloody 24 hours nationwide that saw 11 officers shot in five states. (Photo by Pat Carter / AP)

What degrees should mean

The diversity of opinions about what a college education means has long been seen as a strength of American higher education. But many employers and policymakers want a common definition.

Inside Higher Ed

10 resume-boosting college jobs

U.S. News & World Report

Cocoa politics snags Cargill

The president-elect of Ivory Coast barred cocoa exports for a month. Cargill has a major presence in Ivory Coast, the source of over 30 percent of the world’s cocoa.

Star Tribune

Special section:

Ivory Coast

Guardian

Dangers real, but deaths increasingly rare for police officers

The recent rash of police shootings nationwide — which left two police officers dead and at least nine injured in a 24-hour period — has brought a fresh focus on the dangers of law enforcement.

CNN

Fla. police deaths are latest in deadly span

San Francisco Chronicle

2 St. Petersburg police officers killed

St. Petersburg Times

Obama’s speech to target spending and divided congress

President Barack Obama will deliver a State of the Union address that lays out a plan for “winning the future."

CNN

Taking stock of 2010 State of the Union

ABC News

Blog:

How does seating at the State of the Union speech work?

(Christian Science Monitor)

D.C. Decoder

Atlantic weather may be key culprit in decline of fishes

During the 1980s, full-bodied fishes along the East Coast were overfished, so they laid down severe catch limits. But catches are down again and this time weather could be the problem.

NPR

NATION

Supreme Court: US judges can’t overturn parole board rulings

A federal appeals court exceeded its power when it reversed a decision by the California parole board and ordered the release of a man convicted of a 1991 attempted murder in Berkeley.

San Francisco Chronicle

Study: 70 percent of inmates are on drugs

Star Tribune

Study: Roads are safer in urban areas

Your odds of dying in a motor vehicle crash vary dramatically because of one simple thing: where you live. Urban roads are safer than rural roads, according to a new study.

USA TODAY

Postal Service to close 2,000 sites in next 2 years

The U.S. Postal Service plans to save up to $500 million in the next two years as it works to close or consolidate about 2,000 mostly small, rural and rarely visited retail locations.

Washington Post

POLITICS

Carol Browner to leave White House

Carol M. Browner, President Barack Obama’s top energy and environmental adviser, plans to leave the White House in the coming weeks, White House officials said.

Politico

New House foreign affairs chairwoman to examine Afghan reconstruction money

Congress’ new House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is planning to bring greater oversight to aid and reconstruct a better future for Afghanistan.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Reducing parking spaces helps cities cut auto emissions

A new study shows economic and policy changes that limit parking have significantly reduced miles driven in 10 European cities.

Scientific American

Unaffordable land stunts new generation of small farmers in Calif.

A new and growing generation of farmers aspires to deliver locally grown organic food to its communities, but can’t usually afford the land to do so.

San Jose Mercury News

Guangzhou, China, wins sustainable transport prize

The award-winning transport system in Guangzhou, in south China’s Guangdong province, includes not only Bus Rapid Transit but wide, tree-lined bicycle lanes and a tie-in to the large city’s rail network.

National Geographic

HEALTH

Scribes find their place in ER rooms

As hospitals switch to electronic medical records, doctors worry about spending more time in front of computers rather than patients. To solve the problem, physicians are turning to scribes.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Is doctor empathy the best prescription?

The ability to empathize with a patient not only makes doctors more likable but improves the quality of care they provide, according to a report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslim and Jewish students forge friendship network

At universities around the U.K., Muslim and Jewish students are finding common ground with the help of the Coexistence Trust charity.

Guardian

Pope to Catholics: It’s not just about hits

Pope Benedict XVI told Catholic bloggers and Facebook and YouTube users to be respectful of others when spreading the Gospel online.

Houston Chronicle

Kevin Smith’s Christian fundamentalist horror movie: What’s all the fuss about?

Kevin Smith’s “Red State” was one of the most anticipated offerings of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Hours after its premiere, it’s unclear exactly why.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Restoring the faculty voice

Faculty members from the unions of public colleges from 21 states met in Los Angeles and committed to launching a campaign with a lofty goal: assuring the future of higher education.

Inside Higher Ed

Big Brother at schools? Wyo. Legislature considers filming teachers

Wyoming lawmakers propose installing video cameras to help evaluate teachers’ performance. But educators are concerned about privacy issues, among other things.

Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Audio (Gary Mead):

Cocoa: Ivory Coast’s ‘big political gamble’

BBC

Editorial:

Putting reform 1st

Boston Herald

Editorial:

Make precinct offices safer

Detroit Free Press

Column (Michael Kinsley):

Flimflammery over ‘Obamacare’ health reform

Politico

Blog (Tim Sloan):

Filibuster reform fails

(Newsweek)

The Gaggle

Blog (Jason Plaks):

Underestimating our morality

In the Eye of the Beholder

(Psychology Today)

Column (Jill Lawrence):

The true state of the union: unsettled and in need of tough love

Politics Daily

Column (John Boehner):

Reagan shaped our times

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Parents and students learn side by side

A program that The Toyota Family Literacy Program started 20 years ago has helped make literacy learning a family affair.

Education Week

Industrial heartland showing signs of life

The economy in the nation’s industrial heartland is growing once again, with factories calling back some workers who lost their jobs in droves at the height of the recession.

MSNBC

Nobel Peace Prize winner finds spiritual values in planting trees

Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement, says spiritual values are the key to healing ourselves and our environment.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Moscow airport bomb: Ukrainian writer Yablonskaya dead

The Moscow airport bomb blast killed a Ukrainian dramatist and poet, Anna Yablonskaya, who was on her way to get a prize for her play “The Pagans.”

BBC

Russian president criticizes airport after blast

CNN

Palestinian Authority selling short its 6 million refugees

Palestinian Authority negotiators were prepared to make concessions on the number of refugees potentially allowed to return to their homes in what is now Israel.

Al Jazeera

Life in Europe’s ‘squeezed middle’

The world’s elite will soon gather at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to solve the world’s economic problems. What you won’t hear is how these solutions will affect regular people.

Reuters

How severe is Europe’s intertwined debt crisis?

PBS

BUSINESS

Insurers are scouring social media for evidence of fraud

If someone receiving disability benefits for a bad back brags on Facebook or Twitter about finishing a marathon, chances are their insurance company will find out and stop the checks.

Los Angeles Times

Home price slump deepens

November home prices continued their latest slump, falling 1 percent compared with October, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index of 20 metro markets.

CNNMoney

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Polar bear’s epic 9-day swim in search of sea ice

A polar bear swam continuously covering 426 miles. Scientists studying bears around the Beaufort sea, north of Alaska, claim this nine-day endurance feat could be a result of climate change.

BBC

How words get the message across

Languages are adapted to deliver information efficiently and smoothly. Longer words tend to carry more information, according to research by a team of cognitive scientists.

Nature

Sleep helps reinforce memory

When the brain is triggered to recall a memory during sleep, memories are made stronger.

Discovery News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Cultural common ground getting harder to come by

In an age of increasing media options, chances are slim that you saw the same show as your friends and colleagues.

NPR

‘The King’s Speech’ hits close to home for many people

Since about age 10, Jeff Davis has had a stutter. He endured laughter from peers throughout school, but he refused to let his disability stop him from pursuing a career in public relations.

CNN

‘The King’s Speech’ gets 12 Oscar nominations

Boston Herald

SPORTS

Tom Brady unanimously selected to 2010 NFL All-Pro team

The record-setting Patriots quarterback is the leading vote-getter for The Associated Press 2010 NFL All-Pro Team, the seventh straight year at least one player has gotten every vote.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Special section:

Tom Brady profile

ESPN

Jay Cutler injury update

Jay Cutler finally got some protection. The Chicago Bears rushed to their quarterback’s defense, blasting current and former players who in Twitter posts questioned his toughness for sitting out the second half.

Sports Illustrated

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