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Egyptian anti-government activists chant and hold a banner reading, “Down Down Mubarak,” as they protest in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s capital was the scene of violent chaos as of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police. (Photo by Muhammed Abu Zaid / AP)

Alzheimer cluster sparks dream of cure

One cluster of early-onset Alzheimer sufferers in Antioquia region of Colombia could offer hope to families around the world. The families have long suffered with the disease.

CNN

Davos 2011: Geithner resists pressure for drastic cuts

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told Davos delegates rapid, drastic spending cuts are “not the responsible way” to cut national budget deficits.

BBC

Faces of Davos 2011

CNBC

Why fear of Islamists paralyzes US on Egypt

The language coming out of the Obama administration as Egypt lurched into another political showdown in the streets has verged on the bizarre.

TIME

White House attempts to navigate new changes in the Middle East

NPR

Egypt unrest

BBC

As Arab revolt spreads, Egypt braces for ‘Day of Rage’

MSNBC

A bid to block citizenship for illegal immigrants’ ’anchor babies’

Under the 14th amendment, babies born in the United States automatically are citizens — even if their parents are illegal immigrants. Lawmakers in Arizona and other states are challenging that.

Christian Science Monitor

WikiLeaks rival site goes live

OpenLeaks, created by Julian Assange’s former right-hand man, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, promises to be a more democratic organization and plans to work with media to release documents publicly.

Sydney Morning Herald

NATION

Ill. high court: Emanuel can run for mayor

The Illinois Supreme Court put Rahm Emanuel back on the ballot for Chicago mayor, reviving his campaign to lead the country’s third-largest city.

MSNBC

On the ballot

Associated Press

New York City’s record for snowiest month may fall as more is on the way

New York City’s record for the snowiest month in history, set less than a year ago, may topple as more snow falls atop the 19 inches received overnight, forecasters said.

Bloomberg

Residents dig out of the lastest snowstorm

NY Daily News

POLITICS

Obama takes questions on YouTube

President Barack Obama touched on a range of topics, from his favorite college course to civil unrest in Tunisia and Egypt, during a wide-ranging, online “virtual town hall” with YouTube viewers.

Politico

Jay Carney picked as new White House press secretary

President Obama has selected Jay Carney, current communications director for Vice President Biden, as the new White House press secretary.

ABC News

Obama picks Carney

YouTube

Long shots lining up for White House runs

The election is nearly two years away, but Rutherford Bert Hayes is readying his presidential campaign. A Navy veteran who runs a gutter business and is no relation to the nation’s 19th president.

USA TODAY

BUSINESS

LinkedIn not as profitable as Facebook

LinkedIn Corp. touts itself as an exclusive club for business professionals — hinting that its model was more lucrative than teenage gossip and band demos.

MarketWatch

The cost of switching iPhones to Verizon

If you‘re one of the estimated 2.5 million iPhone customers looking to switch to Verizon next month, you’re probably furiously pounding away on your calculator to see if defecting is worth it.

CNNMoney

ENVIRONMENT

Plants go down and not up

Between 1930 and 2000, instead of colonizing higher elevations to maintain a constant a temperature, many California plant species instead moved downhill at an average of 260 feet.

Environmental News Network

The winter weather has once again walloped travelers

Thousands of flights were canceled and travelers heading in and out of the East Coast are facing major headaches after the region took yet another major pounding.

MSNBC

Wicked winter weather

ABC News

HEALTH

More people choosing hospice

Hospice care can give back some control over someone’s final days and helping both the dying person and the person’s family emotionally grapple with what’s to come.

HealthDay

Why you’re not seeing fitness results

Remember those New Year’s resolutions — you were going to get in shape, exercise regularly and take fitness classes?

CNN

SPORTS

Tiger Woods pines for renewed success at site of past glories

The fightback starts when Tiger Woods steps on to the tee at Torrey Pine’s for his first tournament of 2011 and first chance of the new year to silence the obituarists who have signaled the end of his glory years.

Guardian

Torrey Pines a special place for Tiger

ESPN

Jerry Jones gets to show off his palace on Super Bowl’s stage

Standing at the 42-yard line on the field that will be center stage for Super Bowl XLV, Jerry Jones stares at the 600-ton video board hovering above and buzzes about its massive aura within Cowboys Stadium.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Nicholas Thompson):

Is Twitter helping or hindering in Egypt?

(The New Yorker)

News Desk

Column (Bethany McLean):

The sure thing

Slate

Column (Moshe Adler):

Mystifying unemployment

Truthdig

Column (David Limbaugh):

Obama believes American exceptionalism begins with government

Creators Syndicate

Column (Adrian Hamilton):

Uprisings that may not presage democracy

The Independent

Column (Alex Ellgee):

Myanmar hides behind ‘disciplined democracy’

Al Jazeera

Column (Linda Feldman):

Key omission from Obama’s State of the Union address: gun control

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan sounded right note, now GOP must deliver

Washington Examiner

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GOOD NEWS

Educational endowments grew 11.9 percent in 2010, study finds

The endowments of 850 U.S. colleges and universities returned an average of 11.9 percent during the fiscal year that ended in July — a sharp improvement over the average reported in 2009.

PNNOnline

Nonprofit groups gather in Palm Harbor, agree to help each other

Forty people representing 26 nonprofit groups convened at the Palm Harbor Library to discuss ways to join forces and deal with the problem of decreasing resources.

St. Petersburg Times

Teach For America gets $100M

Teach For America is getting $100 million to launch its first-ever endowment in hopes of making the grass-roots organization a permanent fixture in education.

Contra Costa Times

WORLD

Mandela well enough to be discharged for treatment at home