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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new localization services called "Places" during a news conference in Palo Alto, Calif. (Photo by Tony Avelar / AP)

Facebook adds location-based feature

Facebook users carrying their smart phones will soon be able to "check in" to real-world locations such as bars, parks and live concerts, as the social network makes its first foray into the location services craze.

Boston Herald

Blog:

Facebook places: what you need to know

(PC World)

Today @ PCWorld

Majority opposes mosque

Opponents of the planned Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan have public opinion firmly in their corner.

TIME

Growing number believe Obama is Muslim

NPR

US announces $60M in aid for Pakistan

Amid growing recrimination over the slow international response to the Pakistan flood crisis, the U.S. has increased its aid to the country to $150 million.

Guardian

Pakistani homeless reach over 4 million

Reuters

Why Pakistani-Americans aren't donating

Christian Science Monitor

Aid slow to flood-ravaged Pakistan

CNN

Pakistan flood waters still rising

Associated Press

Jobless claims highest since Nov.

Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. unexpectedly increased to the highest level since November.

Bloomberg

CIA forms new center to combat nukes, weapons of mass destruction

The CIA is opening a counterproliferation center to combat the spread of dangerous weapons and technology, as Iran is fueling up a new nuclear power plant.

MSNBC

NATION

Egg recall tied to salmonella grows

Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in three states and possibly more, and health officials dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.

CNN

Consumer alert: egg recall

YouTube

Last US combat brigade heads home

The last U.S. brigade combat team has left Iraq, leaving 56,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to the U.S. military.

Seattle Times

US ends combat operations in Iraq

MSNBC

Military denies WikiLeaks claims

The Defense Department's civilian leadership and the Army are denying new claims by WikiLeaks that the military has asked them to cooperate on the review of some 15,000 leaked military documents.

AOL News

POLITICS

Other countries probing Bush-era torture — Why aren't we?

Countries that once backed former President George W. Bush's war on terrorism are carrying out their own investigations of the alleged U.S. torture program and the role that their governments played in it.

McClatchy Newspapers

1 juror 'refused to find Blagojevich guilty'

A single juror prevented former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich being convicted of selling Barack Obama's Senate seat, the jury foreman has said.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Dyes, laundry aids, and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency released action plans to address the potential health risks of several chemicals that are widely used in both consumer and industrial applications.

Environmental News Network

Full steam ahead for Calif. geothermal clean energy plans?

Geothermal energy could play a big role in California as the state strives to reach an ambitious clean energy target by 2020.

NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

'Terror bird' was prize fighter

They are called "terror birds," with good reason. Research shows the birds' beaks probably killed their victims in one blow before ripping the flesh from their bodies.

BBC

Man’s best friend

Dogs can do a lot more than fetch and roll over. Research suggests that dogs can help children learn to read.

ABC News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Books that offer a dash of fame

As much as Americans love their food, they seem to enjoy it best with a dash of celebrity. Luckily, the celebrity food world loves to keep people well-fed.

Cape Cod Times

American Ballet Theatre returns to Cuba after 50 years

The American Ballet Theatre company is to perform in Cuba for the first time in 50 years. President Barack Obama's administration has given the troupe permission to dance in Havana.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

'Eat Pray Love' upsets Catholic leaders

Catholic News Service officials in Washington, D.C., have suggested that faithful film fans should skip the adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir.

MSNBC

Tailgate prayer stand attracts Calif. commuters, takes prayer requests to go

Shawn Heggi's unconventional ministry caters to worshippers on the go, strategically placed near a traffic-heavy intersection and two hospitals.

Star Tribune

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Robert Dreyfuss):

Iraq: US still needs deal with Iran

(The Nation)

The Dreyfuss Report

Column (Bobby Ghosh):

Does America have a Muslim problem?

TIME

Column (Derek Thompson):

What if more education fails to fix the jobs crisis?

The Atlantic

Column (Debra Saunders):

Ground zero on tolerance and sensitivity

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Thomas Sowell):

Time to be serious about national security

RealClearPolitics

Column (Dick Polman):

Bill Clinton is back, and Obama might need him

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Freedom of religion, more than a phrase

Seattle Times

Editorial:

Why so little outrage about Russian helicopter purchase?

Hartford Courant

Column (Mark Brown):

Blagojevich tries to spin it, but there's no 'persecution'

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

On beach driving look south, Volusia

Orlando Sentinel

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GOOD NEWS

Standing up for homeless vets

More than 400 homeless veterans relaxed in comfort in Northern California. The occasion: a “Stand Down,” where the homeless veterans were given access to good food, clean clothes and beds.

OneWorld

An ancient remedy to fight chemotherapy side effects?

Yale researchers have developed a medication based on a Chinese herbal recipe more than 1,800 years old to counteract the adverse effects of chemotherapy.

Hartford Courant

WORLD

American civilians to take US lead after military leaves Iraq

As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of contractors, to fill the void.

New York Times

Venezuela ban on violent images fuels censorship debate