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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney currently has 688 delegates, and even if he were to win each of the 219 at stake on Tuesday, it could likely still be another month before he clinches the nomination. The campaign is not waiting, however. (Photo by Steven Senne / AP)

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Nanotech is ancient history

In antiquity, nanoparticles were used to create swords with exceptionally sharp edges as well as iridescent glassware. So what can today’s scientists learn from such historic artifacts?

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Guardian

3-D images may help spot and treat cancer

Three-dimensional images of tissue samples could help spot cancer early, say researchers. The images are able to be rotated on a computer screen and examined from any angle.

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BBC

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Virtual slides allow 3-D study of cells

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Wired

Romney to kick off general election fight

Since Mitt Romney launched his bid for the presidency, his campaign has experienced highs and lows. Now, back where it all began, he’s come full circle as he launches the general election fight.

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After primary, allies want Romney’s softer side

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The Hill

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Romney begins vetting VP candidates

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CNN

North Korea’s nuclear test ready ‘soon’

North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test that will likely draw further international condemnation following a failed rocket launch if it goes ahead.

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Reuters

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North Korea and China reaffirm ties after failed rocket test

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Telegraph.co.uk

Finding a home in hip-hop

Through Kulture Klub Collaborative, homeless youths find a way to connect the streets to art and emotion, with help from hip-hop duo Big Quarters.

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Star Tribune

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Somali rapper makes songs in the key of love

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NATION

Police chief in Trayvon Martin’s shooting death to resign

George Zimmerman pleaded not guilty as Sanford‘s police chief prepared to resign. The city confirmed that police Chief Bill Lee will resign after declining to arrest Zimmerman in Martin’s shooting death.

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George Zimmerman released on bail

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BBC

Number of US illegal immigrants from Mexico drops

The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades, a dramatic shift as many illegal workers return to Mexico.

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Social Security funds will run out in 2033

High energy prices and an economy that has been slow to rebound are worsening Social Security’s finances, shortening the life of the trust funds that support the program by three years.

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Detroit Free Press

No quit in Ron Paul

Ron Paul said he has no plans to end his campaign and is staying in the race since “maybe somebody will stumble” on the way to the convention.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Should we return to the gold standard?

The growing U.S. debt — $15.6 trillion, if you throw in Social Security and Medicare — is one reason people fear inflation and think that our current monetary system is out of control.

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USA TODAY

Debtors filing lawsuits over aggressive collection tactics

Harassing phone calls, threats of arrest and lawsuits against people who don’t even owe money are all hallmarks of the Wild West tactics consumers are confronting amid the troubled economy.

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McClatchy Newspapers

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslims in Europe dogged by violence

Muslims living in Europe face discrimination in education, employment and religious freedom, according to an Amnesty International report.

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Guardian

Is Russia’s Orthodox Church actually privileged or persecuted?

The Russian Orthodox Church’s ties with the government are facing push back. Church leaders have decried recent incidents, including a punk band’s protest inside a church.

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Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Political push continues on student loan interest rates

Hoping for a federal student loan to help pay for college? Beware, because the interest rates are set to double unless Congress and the White House find a way to avoid another political standoff.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Student loan rate hike: what you need to know

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CNNMoney

Computer scoring of essays shows promise, analysis shows

A study of automated computer essay-scoring software finds that a handful of programs are “capable of producing scores similar to human scores” on thousands of sample essays.

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USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

What can we learn from cocktail parties?

You’re at a party — music and dozens of conversations are driving up the decibel level. Yet amid all that, you’re able to zero in on one conversation.

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Wall Street Journal

‘Dark tourism’ hits the mainstream

Dark tourism, a lucrative travel industry offshoot catering to those with a desire to visit sites of mass murder, atrocity and destruction, has now been recognized with an institute devoted to its academic study.

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The Independent

Etan Patz: His disappearance started the era of parent anxiety

Etan Patz disappeared in 1979 and so did a nation’s innocence. He vanished in broad daylight in Manhattan, sparking an era of parent anxiety and sheltered children.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Can Tokyo learn from the American political ‘matsuri’?

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Climate change can be solved as a human rights issue

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Wal-Mart scandal demands spirit of Sam Walton

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Reuters

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April’s history lessons

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Do leaders’ race or their ethnicity count?

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Seacrest nation: His success tells us about our country

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GSA vs. Afghanistan

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GOOD NEWS

Goodwill grows as volunteers help woman build garden beds

More than two dozen volunteers fanned out with drills, saws, shovels and shears to help Sasha Cady, a 63-year-old disabled woman, build raised beds for vegetable gardening.

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Boy’s soccer ball lost in tsunami found on Alaskan island

A soccer ball swept away by last year’s tsunami and found on a remote Alaskan island is to be returned after its teenage Japanese owner was identified.

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BBC

Actors, artists aim to aid failing schools

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are adopting some of the nation’s worst-performing schools to help the Obama administration turn them around by integrating arts education.

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WORLD

The latest victim of the eurozone crisis

The Dutch government information service says that Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his Cabinet have resigned after failing to reach agreement on reducing the country’s budget.

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BusinessWeek

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Europe’s elite feel the backlash

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Guardian

Crisis may spill over to US

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ABC News

Checkpoint Charlie’s new cold war

More than two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new confrontation is growing at the former U.S. checkpoint — one between commercial and historical interest groups.

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The human element: why drones won’t be taking over our wars

This is an age in which different types and classes of aircraft work alongside one another. Just as helicopters and fighter jets coexist, unmanned aircraft fill niches in a complex force.

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Popular Science

Cloudy, with a chance of solar flares

Space weather scientists are improving forecasts of solar storms that could take down the electrical grid. And it’s a good thing too: The next one is expected in 2013.

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BBC

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Massive exploding solar flare

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’Droids in space

To be judicious with time and resources, an army of “exobots” may be needed to patrol the solar system and perform tasks.

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ENVIRONMENT

Dow’s new biotech corn: ‘time bomb’ or farmers’ dream?

A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by fierce superweeds — or it could make weeds more resistant and damage crops.

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Reuters

Meerkat society: Underdogs are best at problem-solving

A University of Cambridge study finds that meerkats rely more on persistence than intelligence to obtain food.

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BBC

HEALTH

Health care laws leave hospitals overwhelmed by ‘permanent patients’

For Barbara Latasiewicz, home was a hospital room. The Poland native, who had cleaned homes in the Chicago area for 20 years, suffered a stroke while on the job in September 2009.

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Msnbc.com

Understanding ‘brain freeze’ may be key to migraine treatment

While most of us love ice cream, we certainly don’t love the jarring headache — the “brain freeze” — that happens to some people after eating a bit of it.

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ABC News

SPORTS

What does it take to break the athlete’s code of silence?

Doing nothing is exactly what’s expected in sports, where a version of the Mafia’s omerta, or code of silence, holds sway. Snitching runs counter to the accepted notion of taking one for the team.

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The Atlantic

NBA to review Metta World Peace’s elbow on James Harden

Metta World Peace was subdued and contrite in the Lakers’ locker room, apologizing to Thunder guard James Harden for throwing the elbow that sent them both to the locker room.

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USA TODAY

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World Peace apologizes for elbow

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Pursuing athletic scholarships is expensive for families

There are thousands of prep athletes across the country whose scholarship hopes are dashed annually, leaving families with the realization that the money could have been used for college instead.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

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Nori Basheer, 25, who was displaced by 2010 floods from a village near Multan, Pakistan, plays with her son, Baber, while sitting outside her makeshift tent in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

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