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Fukushima Daiichi power plant’s Unit 1 is seen in Okumamachi, Fukushima prefecture. A blast at the nuclear facility occurred just hours after officials said they feared the reactor could melt down. The area was hit by a 6.4 aftershock. (Photo by Yasushi Kanno / The Yomiuri Shimbun / AP)

Lack of sleep punctuates Iditarod

The time for sleeping on the job is over for any musher hoping to escape from the cloud of teams at the front of the pack. Here come the bleary-eyed, waning days of Iditarod.

Anchorage Daily News

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2011 Iditarod

Alaska Dispatch

Napolitano: Border Patrol had lethal weapons as well as ‘bean bag’ guns

All four members of a Border Patrol team present when one of the agents was fatally shot had lethal weapons and not just “bean bag” guns, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

CNN

Explosion rocks nuclear plant in Japan

Japanese authorities confirmed that radiation had leaked from a quake-hit nuclear plant after an explosion rocked the site. The blast occurred just hours after officials said they feared a melt down.

MSNBC

Japan quake, tsunami toll rises as thousands missing

CBC News

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Live from Japan

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News Blog

Is the US ready for a mega-earthquake?

CBS News

TSA to retest airport body scanners for radiation levels

The Transportation Security Administration announced that it would retest every full-body X-ray scanner after records on some of the devices showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected.

USA TODAY

Broccoli may help fight cancer growth

Previous studies have heralded the potential cancer-fighting ability of broccoli. But researchers say until now they didn’t know the secret behind the vegetables’ anti-cancer attributes.

WebMD

NATION

Iowa House has passed collective bargaining bill

The Republican-controlled House voted to overhaul Iowa’s collective bargaining law and cut back the negotiating rights of public workers. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is not expected to pass.

Des Moines Register

Federal Trade Commission officially closes Twitter security investigation

The Federal Trade Commission has closed the book on its investigation of Twitter, stemming from two 2009 incidents where Twitter users — including President Barack Obama — lost control of their accounts.

PC World

POLITICS

Obama prepared to tap oil reserves

President Barack Obama is prepared to tap the nation’s strategic oil reserves to deal with any supply disruptions as part of his effort to keep gas prices under control.

CNNMoney

Republicans push back on EPA carbon regulation budget

At her fourth congressional hearing, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson appeared on Capitol Hill to defend the president’s 2012 budget requests for the agency.

U.S. News & World Report

EDUCATION

After criticism, University of Michigan reviews its trespass policy

Following criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups, the University of Michigan is considering reforms to a controversial practice allowing university officers to ban people from its campus.

Detroit Free Press

Federal budget standoff puts pressure on local school districts

States and school districts remain in suspense — and frustrated by their inability to plan — as Congress struggles to come up with a budget for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

Education Week

ENVIRONMENT

Alaska Board of Game votes to add brown bears to snaring program

A controversial bear-snaring program designed to boost the moose population in an area on the other side of Cook Inlet from Anchorage was expanded to include brown bears.

Anchorage Daily News

Vegan diet for dogs: a question of thriving vs. surviving

It began when Shelley Boyle’s veterinarian recommended she stop feeding meat and dairy to her beloved mutt, Cleo, to determine whether a food allergy was to blame for the dog’s chronic ear infection.

CNN

SPORTS

NFLPA files to decertify as a union; labor dispute headed to court

The start-and-stop negotiations between the NFL’s owners and players came to a dramatic end when the NFL Players Association filed paperwork to decertify as a union.

Sports Illustrated

Jared Sullinger a perfect 10 in OT from line in Buckeyes’ victory

Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger had 20 points and 18 rebounds as the top-ranked Buckeyes beat Northwestern 67-61 in overtime.

ESPN

Chuck Greenberg leaves Rangers, Nolan Ryan named CEO

The Texas Rangers announced that Chuck Greenberg is stepping down as managing partner and CEO. Club president Nolan Ryan will assume the title of CEO and oversee all aspects of the operation.

MLB.com

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

American Muslim groups react to views presented in controversial hearing

Standing before a throng of cameras after his high-profile hearing on Muslim radicalization, Rep. Peter T. King once again attacked major Muslim American organizations and their leaders.

Washington Post

House Muslim hearing presents views from all sides

McClatchy Newspapers

Faith may help in trauma recovery

A study conducted at the Minneapolis VA shows signs that victims of trauma and PTSD can be helped by programs that emphasize spirituality as part of recovery.

Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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New iPad makes a good 1st impression

San Jose Mercury News

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Japan did prepare well for tsunami

CNN

Column (Ann Robinson):

Education reform: The problem with helping everyone reach ‘average’

Christian Science Monitor

Blog (William Saletan):

Muslim bait and switch

(Slate)

Frame Game

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Entitlements

Indianapolis Star

Blog (Stanton Peele):

Bullying is as American as apple pie

Huffington Post

Column (Mark Pfeifle):

Web’s identity crisis: tool of freedom or repression?

Christian Science Monitor

Column (C.W. Gusewelle):

Unions benefit workers

Kansas City Star

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GOOD NEWS

Social media assists earthquake donations, communication

The Twitter stream, which proved to be a vital link for anti-government protesters in the Middle East, turned into a worldwide forum for comfort, heartbreak and hope for the quake-stricken residents of Japan.

San Francisco Chronicle

Bead recycling program gives new life to carnival throws

Arc of Greater New Orleans, a nonprofit organization based in Metairie, La., is doing its best to round up the year’s Mardi Gras beads and recycle them for a new carnival next year.

AOL News

Father’s dog tag finally in son’s hands after 40 years

Christopher DeGroff never knew his father. But 40 years after his death Christopher received his father’s dog tag and learned what happened to him.

Las Vegas Review Journal

WORLD

Along Libyan highway, fears of ‘chaos, civil war’