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Syrian rebels march in a show of strength during a demonstration in the northern city of Idlib, Syria. Meanwhile, Syrian army rocket and tank attacks on the city of Homs are continuing to claim lives as the outside world debates whether or not to intervene. (Photo by Anonymous / AP)

Juergen Klinsmann tries to teach soccer to America

In Germany, Juergen Klinsmann’s success as a soccer trainer was limited. But as the coach of the U.S. national team, he can experiment. He wants his team to reflect America — and he wants to win.

Spiegel International

Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica’s ice

Opening a scientific frontier miles under the Antarctic ice, Russian experts drilled down and finally reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake, an achievement likened to placing a man on the moon.

MSNBC

Syria forces launch tank, rocket attacks on Homs

Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighborhoods of Homs while diplomats sought U.N. backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria.

Reuters

Syrian general slain in Damascus, regime says

CBS News

Deadly blasts rock Syria’s second city

Sydney Morning Herald

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Syria live blog

Al Jazeera

Jerry Sandusky takes the stand during motions hearing

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky lashed out at former friends and neighbors whose complaints prompted prosecutors to seek his confinement inside his house.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Trial date set for Sandusky case

(NPR)

The Two-Way

5 Sun staff, 3 officials arrested in News Corp. bribery probe

Five more staff at News Corp.’s tabloid, The Sun, and three officials were arrested in a probe of bribes by journalists to public servants outside the police force.

BusinessWeek

NATION

A bloody start to the year for Philadelphia

Out of the nation‘s 10 largest cities, Philadelphia’s homicide rate is the worst. And just one month into this year, there has been on average more than one homicide each day in Philadelphia.

CNN

New nuclear reactor approved in US, 1st time in 30 years

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved construction and licensing of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia, the first such approval in the U.S. since 1978.

Los Angeles Times

New contraceptive plan: a successful balancing act?

The White House is trying to mend fences with Catholics and others outraged at a new rule governing insurance coverage for birth control.

NPR

Majority of Catholics think employers should provide birth control coverage

Public Religion Research Institute

POLITICS

Christopher Hitchens’ last essay

In his obituary, T. S. Eliot alluded to G. K. Chesterton’s capacity for “first-rate journalistic balladry,” and this high praise understates his almost magic faculty of being unforgettable.

The Atlantic

Romney takes on hecklers at Maine town hall meeting

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney argued with hostile members of a town hall audience, who challenged him on issues such as his overseas investments to his support for hydrofracking.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Long-term jobless still struggling

Unemployment in January was at its lowest level in three years. But there are 5.6 million fewer jobs than when the recession began in late 2007.

USA TODAY

Kodak to shutter camera business

Eastman Kodak Co., the inventor of the digital camera, plans to get out of that business in the first half of the year as the bankrupt company looks to cut costs.

Reuters

Key events in the history of Eastman Kodak

ABC News

EDUCATION

Job prospects bleak for dropouts in Philadelphia area

In some sections of Philadelphia, the unemployment rate for young adult high school dropouts is close to 50 percent. While staggering, that number only begins to tell the story.

Education Week

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Schools look to holistic approaches to help improve attendance

(PBS NewsHour)

The Rundown

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US workers behind Korea, UK, Germany, 19 others in science and math

((MSNBC))

Bottom Line

South Carolina school embraces cellphones in the classroom

Using smartphones and web tools, students in an introduction to engineering course at Northwestern High are asked to use 21st century technology to devise a solution to South Carolina’s risk of a water shortage.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religion and the Communist Party: render unto Caesar

There was a time when Devon Chang had difficulty reconciling his two faiths: Christianity and the Communist Party of China. Did his submission to God not mean he must renounce Marx and Mao?

Economist

Anti-gay church cancels protest at Powell boys’ funeral

A rabidly anti-gay church has canceled its plans to picket a funeral for the two sons, who died in a raging house fire, of missing mom Susan Powell.

KOMO 4 News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The anti-heroine movement: Bad girls conquer Hollywood

Anti-heroines are finally a box office bet in Hollywood. Recent hits such as “Young Adult” and “Bridesmaids” show that the film industry is finally waking up to the allure of the anti-heroine.

The Independent

The mystique of Route 66

Foreign tourists and local preservationists are bringing stretches of the storied roadway back to life.

Smithsonian Magazine

From Dietrich to Tarantino: Babelsberg studio recalls a century of film history

It is where Marlene Dietrich made her name, Fritz Lang created “Metropolis” and Quentin Tarantino and Roman Polanski sat in director’s chairs. Studio Babelsberg, the first major film studio, turns 100.

Spiegel International

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Mark LeVine):

How Egypt‘s revolution became the world’s

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

New hope for immigration reform

San Jose Mercury News

Column (Annette John-Hall):

CNN pundit’s tweets should spark discussion

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Jim Sollisch):

It’s what a smartphone can’t find: happiness

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Gerard Wynn):

Green jobs plea muddles energy choices

Reuters

Column (Jonathan Freedland):

Syria is not Iraq, and it is not always wrong to intervene

Guardian

Blog (Melinda Henneberger):

Santorum and women in combat: You want ‘other emotions’?

She the People (Washington Post)

Editorial:

Will more money really buy an Alzheimer’s cure?

McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Behind the big drop in euthanasia for America’s dogs and cats

Fido and Fluffy are far more likely to survive a stint at the animal shelter today than 40 years ago. Population control and better practices by shelters and pet owners have improved.

Christian Science Monitor

Facebook feels good, new study shows

Ever wonder why you may have felt the need for a Facebook fix? Well, a new study by Milan‘s IULM University explains that it’s because Facebook simply feels good to users.

Huffington Post

Navy Yard developing as the booming city by the sea

Philadelphia‘s Navy Yard is the one place in the city that’s a boomtown of commercial real estate — and the pace and quality of development is raising the stakes for architecture and design.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Greece warns bailout rebels of disaster