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A man prays beside lanterns next to Tokyo Bay in Japan to remember the massive disaster that struck the nation one year ago, killing thousands and unleashing the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century. (Photo by Greg Baker / AP)

Mankind, ‘appified’

With the rise of the app, we have now become “Humanity 2.0,” primed for optimization through commercial upgrades — and today’s apps are more harbinger than endpoint.

The Atlantic

App helps users drop dimes on crime

Boston Herald

US soldier kills up to 16 Afghan civilians in shooting rampage

A U.S. soldier has killed more than a dozen Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage in southern Afghanistan. Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, called the shootings “intentional murders.”

Guardian

American allegedly kills 16 in shooting

Associated Press

Japan marks somber anniversary of disaster

Japan is marking one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation’s leaders.

Reuters

The oystermen and the sea, 1 year later

Christian Science Monitor

Blog:

Japan quake and tsunami anniversary: live

Telegraph.co.uk

Santorum takes Kansas; Romney counters in Wyoming

Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout, and GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming, a prelude to a pivotal Southern primary showdown ahead.

Detroit News

Santorum wins Kansas caucuses

Associated Press

Signs of recovery after long downturn

The U.S. economy is looking up. Companies are buying equipment again and hiring workers, while the improving labor market is driving up personal income and consumer confidence.

NPR

States show creativity in job creation

Green Bay Press Gazette

NATION

Legendary USS Enterprise carrier to make final voyage

The USS Enterprise is heading out on its final voyage. The ship‘s 50-year history includes action in wars, a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and serving as a spotter ship for John Glenn’s orbit of the earth.

USA TODAY

As illegal border crossings drop, new crimes begin

The impact of steep declines in the number of migrants illegally crossing the border with Mexico has rippled across Arizona and other border states.

San Francisco Chronicle

Online push to ban ‘pink slime’ in school lunches gains momentum

An online effort to ban beef containing an additive known as “pink slime” from the federal school lunch program has garnered almost 19,000 supporters in less than four days.

BusinessWeek

Blog:

Where you can get slime-free beef

ABC News

POLITICS

Obama campaign identifies women as key to re-election bid

President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has intensified efforts to build support among women as Republicans are caught up in controversies over contraception and abortion.

Sydney Morning Herald

Sen. McCain pans new TV movie about 2008 campaign

Sen. John McCain wants HBO’s “Game Change” — a scathing take on McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his 2008 running mate — to just fade away. He said he did not even bother to watch the HBO movie.

NY Daily News

BUSINESS

New York firm uses mushrooms to make eco-friendly packaging

Mushrooms are a key ingredient in pale, soft blocks produced by the thousands in an upstate New York plant. The blocks are used to cushion products ranging from Dell servers to Crate and Barrel furniture.

USA TODAY

Hundreds of thousands protest austerity measures in Spain

Hundreds of thousands of people across Spain took part in demonstrations called by the country‘s main trade unions to protest the government’s tough new labor reforms and cutbacks.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Titanic map shows ‘entire crime scene’

Fascination with the Titanic just goes on and on. The latest development is a preview of the first comprehensive map of the ship’s wreckage at the bottom of the North Atlantic.

ABC News

Hacker double-agent?

Does the FBI’s capture and turning of an underground hacker produce results or send fellow hackers even deeper undercover and result in an increase of cyber mayhem?

Scotsman

The rise of ‘stalker’ apps

What if two features were merged into one service — to find friends, and friends of friends, whenever they were nearby? Is that unnerving? Or is it beneficial?

Sydney Morning Herald

EDUCATION

Report highlights top colleges for graduating Latinos

A report released by Excelencia in Education revealed the top colleges graduating Latinos in the U.S. The report included information on public, private and non-profit institutions.

CNN

Michigan Democrats name court, education board favorites

Michigan Democrats chose their favorites for this fall’s state Supreme Court and education board races, hoping to give their candidates a five-month jump in fund-raising and campaigning.

Detroit Free Press

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

New wave of activists challenge our notions of beauty

“Miss Representation” is the latest film in a movement to challenge portrayals of beauty in “the media,” a term used to describe all forms of mass communication.

CNN

‘Miss Representation’

Vimeo

Hispanic soap operas thrive in Miami

Actors, producers and writers from Latin America have descended on Miami, turning the city into a telenovela Tinseltown. Even local businesses have become hubs for paparazzi from Hispanic publications.

Guardian

Watching mean people on TV might turn you into one

New research shows that watching TV programs about backstabbing “frenemies” and wig-pulling fights can actually lead viewers to engage in some mean behavior of their own.

TIME

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Ian Bremmer):

Obama’s Iran dilemma could be a game changer

Reuters

Column (Susan Blumenthal):

Debunking myths about food stamps

Huffington Post

Column (Trudy Rubin):

US will have tough time with hostile Putin

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Paul Rosenberg):

Rush Limbaugh should not throw stones

Al Jazeera

Blog (Steve Taylor):

The madness of materialism

(Psychology Today)

Out of the Darkness

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Political cartoons

U.S. News & World Report

Column (Kerry Hannon):

How to lose a job and find a life

Forbes

Blog (Sara Holmberg):

Nearly half of children of hoarders fight guilt, depression

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Using books to build community

Todd Bol came up with an idea to remember his mother, a teacher who had encouraged people to read. At his home in Hudson, Wis., he built a box, made it waterproof and filled it with books.

MSNBC

Visit to ‘Ellen’ show proves a blessing for Minneapolis couple

A Minneapolis couple on the verge of losing their home to foreclosure may have gotten a reprieve, thanks to their appearance last week on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

Star Tribune

Alleys of hope: Syringes give way to crops in El Paso, Texas

The El Paso Permaculture Group and the El Paso Central Business Association work to clear out downtown alleys of dirt and trash and to fill the spaces with organic, sustainable vegetable gardens.

El Paso Times

WORLD

Kofi Annan to hold 2nd meeting with Syrian president Bashar Assad

A U.N. official in Syria says envoy Kofi Annan will hold a second meeting with the country’s President Bashar Assad to discuss proposals for stopping violence and starting a political dialogue.

CBS News

Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo accept transfer to Qatar

Five top Taliban leaders held by the U.S. in the Guantanamo Bay military prison told a visiting Afghan delegation they agree to a proposed transfer to the tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Japan ends whaling season well short of catch quota

Japan has ended its whaling season with less than a third of its annual target, said the country’s Fisheries Agency. The whaling ships headed home with only 266 minke whales out of a quota of 900.

BBC

Ice on the Great Lakes down 71 percent since 1973

A new report says the amount of ice covering the Great Lakes has declined about 71 percent over the past 40 years, a drop that the lead author partly attributes to climate change.

Duluth News Tribune

Special section:

Climate change

Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religious leaders pray together, but also skirt problems

Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans met and prayed together, but made only glancing references to the divisions between their Churches.

Reuters

Philly priest honored for longevity

As the leader of one of the oldest Philadelphia Episcopal churches celebrates his centennial, he is celebrated as one of the oldest African American priests to serve his parish.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Marijuana: What would Jesus do?

Rev. Pat Robertson says America should legalize marijuana. Would Jesus agree? Theologians and religion experts admit the answer is decidedly hazy.

Msnbc.com

HEALTH

Will we ever restore sight to the blind?

Bionic eyes have already restored basic sight for people with certain conditions. But other advances now on the horizon.

BBC

How blind people dream

Msnbc.com

Gerber recalls baby formula for off-odor

Gerber Products Co. is recalling some of its Good Start Gentle powdered infant formula because of an off-odor, the Florham Park, N.J., company said.

Reuters

Progress, but no cure in sight for HIV

Scientists — stymied for decades by the complexity of the human immunodeficiency virus — are making progress on several fronts in the search for a cure for HIV infections.

Reuters

SPORTS

Wolves’ rookie Rubio out for season with torn ACL

Ricky Rubio’s sensational rookie season has come to a devastatingly abrupt end. The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee.

ESPN

Florida State upsets Duke in Atlantic Coast Conference tourney

Florida State advanced to only the second Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game in the program’s history by beating Duke 62-59. Michael Snaer led the Seminoles with 16 points.

Sports Illustrated

Canada’s skicross racer Zoricic dies following crash

Canadian racer Nick Zoricic died from head injuries after crashing in a World Cup skicross event, the International Ski Federation said.

NPR

Spotlight: Nick Zoricic

Universal Sports

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