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GOOD NEWS

Miniature guide horse opens new doors for blind student

For Mona Ramouni, who’s blind, using a guide dog was just not possible. She now has a new companion to help navigate her way: Cali the guide horse.

MSNBC

Saratoga boy, 9, swims from Alcatraz to San Francisco

Numb from the frigid water, Daniel Bessonov, the 9-year-old Saratoga resident, didn’t realize he was powering through waves at a solid clip, finishing the swim in 41 minutes.

San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

International mafias ‘crime goes green’

Powerful international mafias are turning their sights more and more on expanding into ivory poaching, illegal fishing and other “green” crimes, police and experts say.

The Australian

Risks to US in gambit to keep the Middle East peace talks alive

The Obama administration is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a 90-day freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank.

Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Beatles albums offered on iTunes

The Beatles‘ back catalogue is finally available on iTunes after years of negotiations. It will mean that consumers will be able to purchase some of the Fab Four’s most popular songs via the store.

BBC

Language erosion: a trend of extinction and decline emerges

As World Languages Day approaches, it seems appropriate to announce a happy but increasingly uncommon event: the discovery of a previously unknown language in the foothills of the Himalayas.

The Independent

Dinosaur pole-vaulted itself into the sky

Scientists said they have disproved claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly, with new evidence that they “pole-vaulted” themselves into the sky.

Scotsman

BUSINESS

Foreclosure documents scandal could threaten big banks, report says

The disarray stemming from flawed foreclosure documents could threaten major banks with billions of dollars in losses and deepen the disruption in the housing market, according to a new report.

Star Tribune

Retailers rediscovering outlet and off-price shopping

Shoppers with upscale tastes but shallow pockets are finding more shopping choices with a recent resurgence in outlet stores being rolled out by major retailers.

Baltimore Sun

Is coffee losing steam?

The next generation may become coffee-resistant unless marketers find ways to make coffee drinks relevant for kids under the age of 25.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

The new floods and draughts

Freak floods wreak havoc in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Rising sea levels erode Egypt‘s coast. A comprehensive vulnerability index suggests you move to Scandinavia, Ireland or Iceland as slightly safer places.

Environmental News Network

None flew over the cuckoo’s nest: a world without birds

According to Henk Tennekes, the threat of a relatively new class of insecticide, known as neonicotinoids, are causing a catastrophe in the insect world, which is having a knock-on effect for many birds.

The Independent

SPORTS

Tom Brady tosses 3 scores; Patriots trounce host Steelers

Tom Brady’s precision passing and a big end zone spike after a touchdown run of his own put the New England Patriots in control early en route to a 39-26 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a duel of AFC leaders.

USA TODAY

McNabb gets $40M guaranteed in Redskins extension

Never mind whether Donovan McNabb can go for 2 minutes. The Washington Redskins have decided they’d like to have him around for another 5 years.

CBSSports

Patriots vs. Steelers highlights

NFL.com

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