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Harry Eastman shovels the snow off his garage roof in Barre, Vt. Schools, business and municipal offices are closed across Northern New England as the storm-weary region braces for what forecasters say could be more than a foot of snow in some places. (Photo by Toby Talbot / AP)

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Autistic adults may not understand

People with high-functioning autism have difficulty understanding others’ intentions, new research shows. This lack of understanding tends to make adults with autism judge others more harshly.

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HealthDay

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Autism early diagnosis

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WebMD

Charlotte, NC, to host 2012 Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Committee announced that Charlotte, in a region seen as key to retaining the White House, will host the party’s next presidential convention, ending the hopes of St. Louis.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Powerful storm brings record snowfall

A massive winter storm bringing blizzard conditions and record snowfall to the nation’s heartland has affected one in three Americans, emergency officials said.

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CNN

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Huge winter storm disrupts US flights, traffic

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CNBC

Current airport delays map

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USA TODAY

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Heart of the storm

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ABC News

Mubarak supporters stage bid to crush Cairo

Supporters of Hosni Mubarak moved to crush the popular uprising against him as they stormed Cairo’s Tahrir Square, for days the epicenter of the movement to remove the Egyptian president.

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Guardian

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Live feed: Egyptian unrest

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BBC

States look to alcohol tax for cash

Most states are confronting budget deficits big enough to drive a person to drink. Now, some of them are turning to a good, stiff drink to help generate new tax revenue.

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NPR

NATION

TSA tests full-body scanning software

The Transportation Security Administration began testing new software on a full-body imaging machine to see whether it can ease consumers’ privacy concerns without hurting security efforts.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

Homeowners decide to deconstruct, not demolish

Deconstruction — the careful removal of salvageable flooring, fixtures, cabinetry and other house items — is gaining momentum. With it, more than three-fourths of the house can be re-used and recycled.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

POLITICS

Anti-abortion groups unite against Planned Parenthood

Anti-abortion groups are launching an aggressive campaign aiming to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding.

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Politico

Fla. governor may stall health care law

Florida’s Governor Rick Scott signaled that President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may not be implemented in the state as a legal battle over the law appears headed to the Supreme Court.

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Reuters

Senate to vote on repeal of the health care law

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On Politics

BUSINESS

Stocks poised for flat open

U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly weak open, as investors sideline worries about Egypt, and focus on corporate earnings and the labor market.

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CNNMoney

Recession takes toll on low-income renters

Rising rents, stagnant wages and high unemployment led more than 7 million U.S. households either to live in substandard dwellings or pay more than half their monthly incomes for rent in 2009.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Canada-US pipe would cut Middle East oil

Oil deliveries from the $7 billion pipeline, combined with a projected drop in U.S. fuel demand, would potentially turn the United States into a net exporter of products like gasoline, jet fuel and diesel.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Not so full recovery

Charitable contributions to colleges and universities hit $28 billion in 2010, an increase of 0.5 percent from 2009. But, adjusting for inflation, the contributions actually fell.

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Inside Higher Ed

Dynamy academy counselor, mentor receives Hine Award

Raquel Corazzini, an immigrant as a child and a mother when she was a teen, knows what it means to receive life-changing help from mentors. She received the Lewis Hine Award for Service to Children & Youth.

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Telegram & Gazette

HEALTH

The ‘food desert’ in the heart of Calif.’s farming region

The Central Valley of California is said to produce half the fruits and vegetables grown in the United States, and yet for low-income residents it’s far easier to get a hamburger than a peach.

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Grist

‘Familes on the brink’: Elders confused by too many medications

Nearly one-third of Americans ages 57 to 85 take at least five prescription drugs. Seniors are particularly at risk of dying from polypharmacy, a term for when a patient takes too many unnecessary medications.

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ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

School district says religious dagger is OK

The Plymouth-Canton school district has opted to allow Sikh students to wear a small, religious dagger to school. The decision reverses a ban put in place.

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Detroit Free Press

Gay activist conference in US has focus set on faith

Several hundred other gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists who work within multiple faith communities will gather as part of the much larger National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual conference.

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USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Thomas Carothers):

Egypt and Indonesia

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The New Republic

Column (Roger Simon):

Can Egypt handle its own future?

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Creators Syndicate

Inhuman punishment

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Ben Barber):

Democracy in the Arab world

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McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Lisa Firestone):

Making love last by learning to love

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(Psychology Today)

Compassion Matters

Column (Teicha Mailhes):

Black History Month 2011 and your ancestor’s story

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Examiner

Column (Michael Lerner):

Jewish prayers for Egypt’s uprising

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Al Jazeera

Logic and environmental regulations

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Las Vegas Review Journal

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GOOD NEWS

Multimillion, multiyear commitment will fight childhood hunger in the US

The Sodexo Foundation announced a commitment to provide $20 million to support and create new approaches to ensure that children grow up with dependable access to nutritious food.

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PNNOnline

Agriculture boosts Midwest, Plains economy in 2011

The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a survey.

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Forbes

WORLD

Forecasters: Cyclone poses ‘serious threat to life’ in Queensland

A huge tropical cyclone taking aim at Australia’s Queensland state has strengthened to a Category 5 — the highest designation on Australia’s cyclone classification system.

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CNN

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Cyclone Yasi eyes Australia in NASA image

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ScienceDaily

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Australia awaits cyclone Yasi

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Reuters

King Abdullah II of Jordan fires government amid street protests

The king became the first Arab leader to announce political concessions from a position of relative security as he sought to preempt opposition-led demonstrations inspired by Egypt’s protests.

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Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How northern and southern lights are generated

The European Space Agency’s Cluster satellites are unlocking how displays of the northern and southern lights are generated.

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ScienceDaily

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10 best places to see the northern lights

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Huffington Post

World’s largest known bear identified

Standing 11 feet tall and weighing in at about 3,500 pounds, the bear, which lived in Argentina during the Pleistocene ice age, would have towered over the world’s largest bear from existing species.

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ENVIRONMENT

Probe: US fracking firms may have broken environmental law

Several energy companies may have violated environmental rules by injecting diesel into the ground without permits as part of a controversial natural gas drilling technique.

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Reuters

EPA to limit rocket fuel chemical in tap

The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first federal drinking water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children.

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San Jose Mercury News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

John gives Billy Joel ‘Tough Love’ in new Rolling Stone cover story

Elton John reflects on his 40-year career. John speaks about the joys of fatherhood, his relationship with lyricist Bernie Taupin, and his true feelings about his longtime friend and tourmate Billy Joel.

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The black Pharaohs

An ignored chapter of history tells of a time when kings from deep in Africa conquered ancient Egypt.

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National Geographic

SPORTS

Tony Steward decides on Clemson Tigers

In the end, linebacker Tony Steward — the top-ranked player at his position in the ESPNU 150 — had to do what was best for him.

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ESPN

National Signing Day news and analysis

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National Signing Day Live Blog

(Detroit Free Press)

Ice storm putting damper on Super Bowl XLV activities

One Pittsburgh safety kept interrupting reporters’ questions about the Super Bowl to complain it was too chilly. A Green Bay receiver bragged that the snow outside made the Packers “the home team.”

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Sports Illustrated

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Homeless couple wins Super Bowl trip

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ABC News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The online threat

The federal government spends between $6 and $7 billion annually for unclassified cybersecurity work, and it is estimated an equal amount on the classified portion.

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Fireworks explode across the Chinese capital as residents mark the passing of midnight into the Chinese New Year in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)

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