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An Egyptian watches U.S. amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, as it sails at the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt. Egyptian officials say two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal, moving closer to the Libyan coast on orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

Plagiarism: the newest Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V boom

A minister has resigned after copying huge chunks of his doctoral thesis, while the London School of Economics is probing whether Colonel Moammar Gadhafi’s son lifted parts of his.

BBC

Eastern cougar declared extinct

The eastern cougar has been declared extinct, according to a report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The big cat has been on the endangered species list since 1973.

McClatchy Newspapers

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African lion may be added to US endangered list to curb trophy hunters

(Scientific American)

Extinction Countdown

Rebels take back town from Gadhafi troops

Opposition members successfully fought to regain control of Libya’s eastern town al-Brega after armed forces loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi tried to take over the town, a resident said.

CNN

Mideast protesters like ‘baby boomers’

MSNBC

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Live from Libya

Guardian

Day of rage: Marching in Yemen’s capital

Globeandmail.com

Budget fight: what public employees really cost

On Sept. 6, 1791, a government worker named Robert Johnson rode his horse through a Pennsylvania forest. An unlucky man, he was assigned to collect the first domestic tax ever imposed by the U.S.

TIME

States try creative ways to balance budgets

ABC News

US Senate sends Obama a spending bill

The Democratic-controlled Senate voted to send President Barack Obama a measure passed by the House of Representatives that slices $4 billion from spending but keeps the government running.

Guardian

NATION

The women’s movement: has it stalled?

A new report’s statistics are familiar: the continuing wage gap, the unequal division of household chores. But it’s the fact that women still lag in many areas despite all their strides that’s raising concerns.

Star Tribune

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Women’s History Month

(Florida Times-Union)

Inside Hubbard House

The state of women in America

ABC News

High court rules for anti-gay funeral protesters’ free speech

The Supreme Court upheld the right of Westboro Baptist Church to protest near funerals. Challenging popular opinion, the court ruled the First Amendment protects even obnoxious protests.

Kansas City Star

Senate to vote on short-term funding bill

The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would extend funding for the federal government by two more weeks -- through March 18 -- while cutting $4 billion from current spending levels.

CNN

Calif.’s attorney general asks court to lift gay marriage ban

CBS News

HEALTH

A growing debate: how to define ‘organic’

In many places, cross-pollination between genetically modified crops and non-GMO varieties is unavoidable. If a dairy cow eats corn that contains any genetically modified genes, is its milk still organic?

NPR

Mechanical harvesting creates more debris than hand harvesting

ScienceDaily

Better think positive because pessimism can block therapy

New brain research proves pessimism can override the effectiveness of even powerful treatments.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Prescription drug abuse epidemic in Fla.

Florida is the epicenter of a prescription drug abuse epidemic. Each day in communities from Jacksonville to Fort Lauderdale, thousands of doses of powerful narcotics are dispensed in "pill mills.”

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sharks navigate using ‘mental maps’

Some shark species make “mental maps” of their home ranges, allowing them to pinpoint destinations up to 30 miles away.

BBC

Did archaeologists really uncover Blackbeard’s treasure?

Cannons. Gold dust. Turtle bones. For archaeologists researching the notorious pirate’s flagship, every clue is priceless.

Smithsonian

Astronauts to give International Space Station a new closet

Astronauts on the shuttle Discovery will put the final NASA touch on the International Space Station when they add a storage module that will act as a big space closet for the orbiting lab.

Space.com

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus’ death in new book

Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ in a new book, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity.

San Jose Mercury News

‘Booty’ booted from revised Bible

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has ordered up a new translation of the Bible, one it says is more accurate, more accessible and more poetic.

USA TODAY

Living and Entertainment

Gadhafi, Galliano and Sheen: What is going on with them?

Moammar Gadhafi, John Galliano and Charlie Sheen have converged in the news cycle: One rambles about goddesses, another spews anti-Semitic rants, and the third claims the people he’s bombing “love me.”

AOL News

Why speed dating rarely works

Speed dating presents individuals with such an unnatural number of choices that people either usually avoid making selections or choose the wrong person.

Discovery News

Teenagers draw on animation film to highlight plight of child soldiers

Books Not Bullets is the brainchild of a group of youngsters from Kirklees, in Yorkshire, England, after they heard firsthand tales of genocide survivors which they have titled “Untold Stories".

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Celebrating a 50-year mission

Since President John F. Kennedy launched the Peace Corps to bring health care, economic and educational aid to the most impoverished corners of the world, over 200,000 Americans have served.

Los Angeles Times