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Matt Richardson lights a candle during a vigil for the victims of a shooting in Arizona, at the steps of Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AP)

Pacific Ocean ‘garbage patch’ exaggerated

Oprah Winfrey described a plastic garbage patch twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean. A scientist debunked the vastness of the garbage swirl as “hyperbole.”

Contra Costa Times

Special section:

Great Pacific garbage patch

National Geographic

Hospitals pushing full-term deliveries

While the medical community previously thought it was OK to deliver a baby a few weeks early, recent research disagrees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Giffords in critical condition after shooting

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remained in critical condition after a gunman shot her in the head and then opened fire on a crowd gathered at a political meet-and-greet outside an Arizona supermarket.

CNN

War of words rages on

Politico

Press conference on shooting victims

ABC News

Southern Sudan votes on independence

The week-long vote is widely expected to result in Africa’s largest country being split in two. Amid scenes of jubilation, Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir said: “This is an historic moment.”

BBC

Southern Sudan prepares to vote

TIME

Jobless find long waits for training in new careers

Around the country, community colleges are struggling to keep up with demand as enrollment has risen 17 percent in the past year to historic highs.

Des Moines Register

NATION

Southeast braces for winter storm

As the Northeast appeared to avoid a repeat of the Christmas blizzard, residents in the Southeast turned a wary eye on a new storm that is threatening to drop as much as an inch of ice in parts of the region.

CNN

Feds push back over testing of key device in Gulf oil spill probe

Investigators are responding to criticism that they aren’t doing enough to keep companies involved in the Gulf oil spill away from the forensic analysis of equipment that failed to stop the spread of the oil.

Kansas City Star

US orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks’ account records

A U.S. court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of WikiLeaks and several supporters as part of a criminal investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents.

Reuters

101: WikiLeaks revealed

CNN

POLITICS

Democrats mount new sales pitch for health care law

In the run-up to a House vote on repeal, Democrats are staging news conferences and rallies outside the district offices of Republican House members.

Washington Post

St. Louis’ narrative key to DNC bid

As they try to lure the 2012 Democratic National Convention to the Gateway City, some St. Louis, Missouri leaders see a theme emerging that might separate their city from its competitors.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EDUCATION

Va. considers ban of Facebook and texting between students and teachers

The Virginia Board of Education will soon vote on a measure to discourage school teachers from using Facebook or text messaging to communicate with students.

The Daily Caller

Mass. schools embrace online learning

“Virtual learning teams” of teachers, counselors, technology directors and administrators will use the Web to keep at-risk students in six Cape Cod school districts on the right track.

Cape Cod Times

Special section:

Digital directions

Education Week

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Babies’ brains process language in a grown-up way

Babies, even those too young to talk, can understand many of the words that adults are saying — and their brains process them in a grown-up way.

ScienceDaily

High-tech accelerates the future of cars

Debuting the Focus at the Consumer Electronics Show rather than the Detroit Motor Show indicates how important in-car electronics have become to every manufacturer and car owner.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Opera company back in a flash

Philadelphia’s opera company was the first to make events partly inspired by a public performance at a market at Spain go “viral.” The Internet videos have been seen by millions of people.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Elvis’s birthday celebrated at Graceland

Fans are marking what would be the 76th birthday of the King of Rock and Roll with a celebration at his Graceland estate — and one of Elvis’ biggest fans is taking part.

ABC News

Chilean miner sings at Elvis’s home

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Filipinos swarm to religious procession

Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics joined a raucous religious procession in the Philippines to honor a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ that they believe possesses mystical powers.

Denver Post

Converts flock to an ancient church

After 30 years as an Episcopalian priest, Richard Petranek converted to the Antiochian Orthodox Church and leads a new but growing parish filled almost entirely with converts to the ancient faith.

Houston Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Freshman innocence never lasts long

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blog (Matthew Cooper):

With Giffords shooting, a grim milestone

The Atlantic

Editorial:

Relax, liberals. William Daley is your friend

Washington Examiner

Column (Dennis Rockstroh):

Why you shouldn’t write a check with red ink

San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Stanton E. Samenow):

Peer pressure does not cause crime

Inside the Criminal Mind

(Psychology Today)

Blog (Tim Townsend):

For Episcopalians, vote in Sudan gets personal

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Keep the Faith

Editorial:

DHS head poised to do a lot for kids

Detroit Free Press

Blog (Ken Rudin):

Barring info, speculating on motive behind Giffords shooting helps no one

(NPR)

It's All Politics

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GOOD NEWS

Progress on tablet computers for developing nations

The One Laptop Per Child project’s mission is to bring low-powered, low-cost devices to the developing world. They launched a hybrid computer that turns into a tablet.

BBC

Mother Nature’s cleanser may help study of global warming

Scientists have long known about the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of nasty pollutants such as benzene and methane. But they haven’t always understood how nature’s cleanser works.

AOL News

You’re never too old to begin to swing

The New Horizons International Music Association is a nonprofit group that helps people over 50 learn to play an instrument. In its two decades, it’s seen a big increase in participation.

NPR

WORLD

Hamas urges militant groups to stop attacking Israel