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A hearse arrives at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church for the funeral of U.S. District Judge John Roll in Tucson, Ariz. (Photo by Morry Gash / AP)

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Overburdened food banks not in position to say no to junk

A slow economy has forced food pantries into high gear, with nearly 50 percent more people depending on them. They’re pushing themselves to focus on what they’re feeding people, not just how much.

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NPR

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40 percent of food produced worldwide is wasted

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Earth Times

Toxics found in pregnant US women in UCSF study

Multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in items such as nonstick cookware and beauty products, were found in the blood and urine of pregnant U.S. women.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Ariz. to mourn judge

Arizonans will pay tribute to the federal judge killed in the deadly shooting rampage at a Congress member’s informal get-together for her constituents in Tucson.

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Youngest Ariz. shooting victim laid to rest

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Denver Post

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A life bookmarked by national tragedy

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ABC News

JFK Library goes digital

To help mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy‘s inauguration, the United States’ largest online digitized presidential archives were unveiled.

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CNN

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Climate changes linked to decline of the Roman Empire

A long period of wet weather spurred the spread of the Bubonic plague, according to a new study. And a 300-year spell of unpredictable weather coincided with the decline of the Roman Empire.

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NATION

Retail sales rise modestly, inflation tame

Sales at U.S. retailers rose slightly less than expected while underlying inflation remained tame, suggesting the recovery was strengthening modestly with little price pressure building.

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Reuters

Report: High-speed rail network potential in US ‘megaregions’

High-speed rail is considered the holy grail of mass-transit planning. A report outlines areas of the U.S. that have the greatest potential to support a high speed rail.

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Environmental News Network

High-speed railway report

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America 2050

A high-level military panel to recommend allowing women in combat

A high-level military commission is set to recommend that the Pentagon reverse its long-standing policy that bars women from being in combat.

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NPR

TRAGEDY IN TUCSON

Giffords’ recovery reaches ‘major milestone’

Doctors treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said she has reached “a major milestone” in her recovery with her ability to open her eyes and seemingly respond to her surroundings.

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Washington Post

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Husband: Giffords’ breathing tube may be removed as recovery continues

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Officer explains recovery from head injury

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After the Ariz. shooting, the civility movement sees tipping point

Worried about the future of Congress itself, 86 members sent a letter to the speaker requesting an urgent, bipartisan retreat to focus on one thing: building civility.

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

GOP to vote on RNC Leader

After conservatives’ successful midterm elections, GOP lawmakers will meet to pick their party’s leader for the next two years.

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RNC membership has its rewards

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Politico

Gingrich visits SC as presidential campaign decision looms

Former House speaker and Republican flamethrower Newt Gingrich acknowledges South Carolina’s importance in backing GOP presidential nominees — and his interest in becoming a White House candidate.

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McClatchy Newspapers

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

King Tutankhamen’s farewell tour

For a few more days, some of Egypt’s most prized and promoted possessions can be found in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, between a Broadway musical production and the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum.

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NPR

Actor Peter Fonda finds dead body in car

Sgt. Carlton Cook at the West Los Angeles Community Police Station says the “Easy Rider” actor called 911 after he spotted a car parked on the side of Sunset Boulevard.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

US biomass energy facilities escape greenhouse gas rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will defer greenhouse gas permit requirements for biomass energy production for at least three years for reconsideration of the science and rule making.

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Environment News Service

Mount Etna erupts: Italian volcano spews ash and lava

Mount Etna, the famous Sicilian volcano, turned on the fireworks as it shot lava hundreds of feet into the air.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Districts tread carefully in curbing special ed. costs

Special education is seen as one of the costliest services school districts are required to provide — and one of the last that can be cut.

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EducationNews.org

Recession’s toll on K-12 budgets both wide and deep

In its impact on state and local education budgets, the Great Recession of 2007-09 was like a storm that swept across the landscape and left a broad — but far from uniform — trail of wreckage in its wake.

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US aims to make school lunches healthier

New guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be the first such changes in 15 years and include cutting salt and fat and adding more fruits and vegetables to school cafeteria fare.

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HealthDay

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United States Department of Agriculture

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blacklisting WikiLeaks

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Politics through a child’s eyes

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Citizen Cohn

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Why Haiti can’t get it together

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Carmelo Anthony should look West

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ESPN

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Can gun regulations save lives?

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RealClearPolitics

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Words of hatred, words of grace: We must choose

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Modesto Bee

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Ariz. has turned into a gun lover’s paradise

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AlterNet

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False rush to cry ‘balance’

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GOOD NEWS

Walking 3,000 steps 5 days a week wards off the risk of diabetes

If you walk 3,000 steps a day, five days each week, your chances of developing diabetes and becoming obese are significantly reduced.

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Medical News Today

Target is named most heroic dog in 2010

Target’s spirit lives on. The stray dog who saved the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan only to be erroneously euthanized when brought to the USA is Paw Print Post’s most heroic dog of 2010.

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USA TODAY

HAITI: 1 YEAR LATER

Use of technology in wake of Haiti quake offers lessons

The lessons learned from the use of new digital media applications that helped relief workers after the earthquake in Haiti can be applied to future disasters, according to a new report.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Cholera and cooperation play into Haiti reforestation and restoration

Mending Haiti’s environment is the end game of a new program called the Haiti Regeneration Initiative, spearheaded by Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the UN Environmental Programme.

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National Geographic

WORLD

‘Still a lot of people buried’ in Brazil

Rescuers uncovered more corpses buried under mud and wrecked homes in southeastern Brazil as the death toll from torrential rains and massive floods hit 540 people and looked certain to climb.

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MSNBC

Tunisian protests: Tunis marchers urge Ben Ali to go

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the center of the Tunisian capital, Tunis, calling for President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to leave office immediately.

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BBC

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PM replaces Tunisia president

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Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

McDonald’s sells ‘Big America’ in the land of skinny

McDonald’s in Japan is at it again, serving up American-themed burgers at American-sized portions.

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ABC News

Target plans to open 1st stores in Canada

The Minneapolis-based retailer said that it plans to open 100 to 150 stores in Canada over a two-year period starting in 2013.

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Star Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ditching the pump, plugging In

The country is in the midst of the largest rollout ever of electric cars and the infrastructure needed to support them.

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ABC News

Taking the pulse of a black hole system

Using two NASA X-ray satellites, astronomers have discovered what drives the “heartbeats” seen in the light from an unusual black hole system.

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ScienceDaily

Your next phone or tablet could help you predict the weather

With the help of a sensor that will be built into upcoming computers, your tablet or smart phone may intuitively tell you when it’s going to rain.

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CNN

HEALTH

Genetically modified chickens that don’t transmit bird flu developed

Researchers in the U.K. have successfully developed genetically modified chickens that do not transmit avian influenza virus to other chickens they are in contact with.

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ScienceDaily

Babies may need more than breast milk, study says

Feeding solid food earlier and not relying solely on breast-feeding for the first six months might benefit babies, a team of researchers say in a new study.

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MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Hundreds of Christians demonstrate on Cairo’s edge

Egyptian demonstrators protested the treatment of Christians in the wake of a shooting and a New Year’s Day suicide bombing of a church in Alexandria, which killed 21 worshippers.

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USA TODAY

10 Christian names you don’t really hear

The Pope says children should be given Christian names. But why have some biblical figures inspired baby names, but not others such as Amminadab, Zipporah or Habakkuk?

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BBC

SPORTS

NCAA President Emmert sets no-nonsense tone in address

NCAA President Mark Emmert said he understands the criticism kicked up by decisions to allow Cam Newton and Terrelle Pryor to finish out their football seasons despite the taint of rules violations.

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USA TODAY

Can the underdog Seahawks continue shocking the NFL?

When you’re a Seattle Seahawk traveling to a road game, fine-tuning the roster, or earning league-wide respect and national attention, patience is imperative.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Hands-only CPR saves more lives in cardiac arrests

Hands-only CPR doesn’t just eliminate the “yuck factor” of mouth-to-mouth. A new study shows it can save more lives.

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USA TODAY

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The sun sets over a snow- and ice-covered section of downtown Atlanta. (Photo by David Goldman / AP)

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