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GOOD NEWS

Neuron memory key to taming chronic pain, new research suggests

A team of researchers led by McGill neuroscientist Terence Coderre has found the key to understanding how memories of pain are stored in the brain.

ScienceDaily

Induced labor allows dying man to see newborn daughter

Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child.

Msnbc.com

Former Seattle star on the court now a science master

Despite being a big star for the Seattle Reign of the ABL, former basketball star Kate Starbird has turned her focus to science and academia. She returns home to speak at a conference.

Seattle Times

WORLD

Japan suspects high recordings at reactor due to faulty thermometer

Even as it injected increased amounts of cooling water, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said the temperature in one of the damaged reactors at its Fukushima nuclear station rose above safety limits.

Sydney Morning Herald

Police blame 3 Bangkok blasts on Iranian

An Iranian man carrying explosives blew off his own legs and wounded four other people in two blasts in Bangkok, Thai authorities said. A third blast occurred in a nearby house.

CBS News

Attack on Israeli may hurt Indian trade with Iran-rice trade chief

Daily Star

International creditors spell out austerity measures for Greece

Greece’s international creditors spelled out the spending cuts and reforms that Athens has promised to put into practice before it can receive vital bailout cash, according to a draft document.

Bloomberg

Greece plunges into turmoil after austerity plan vote

YouTube

ENVIRONMENT

US watches closely as oil drilling begins off Cuba

There are big plans for oil exploration in the Caribbean, not far off the coast of Florida. A Spanish company recently began drilling in Cuban waters — just 55 miles from Key West.

NPR

Fracking study sends alert about leakage of potent greenhouse gas

A new study finds that fracking is releasing methane, a greenhouse gas, from a Colorado field at a higher rate than estimates suggested.

Christian Science Monitor

Cyclists, pedestrians find oasis in Seattle‘s urban ’greenways’

Pedestrians, bikers and others are pushing for greenways — designated streets that offer safer ways of getting around without having to drive.

Seattle Times

HEALTH

Do teen weight loss programs work better without mom or dad?

A new weight-loss study focusing on teenage girls finds that they may be more likely to eat healthy and exercise if they are given the freedom to do it on their own.

TIME

A history of kids and sleep: why they never get enough

Researchers from the University of South Australia did some historical sleuthing, looking for every study about sleep duration in children beginning from the end of the 19th century through 2009.

TIME

Mediterranean-style diet might be healthier for brain

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet appears to reduce damage to small blood vessels in the brain, a new study says.

U.S. News & World Report

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

No pews, no suits, no problem

Comfortable is becoming common, as churches take advantage of new, nontraditional spaces in movie theaters, skating rinks, strip malls and old warehouses, among others.

Religion News Service

Struggling parishes are often lifelines for Detroit’s neediest

Detroit‘s struggling neighborhoods stand to lose far more than a church. “When a Catholic church closes, the effects on the community are devastating,” said Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey.

Detroit Free Press

SPORTS

Lin becomes ‘our Rudy’ to New York Knicks teammates

Once-unknown Jeremy Lin joins Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony in expecting the good times to continue to roll as they prepare return.

USA TODAY

Mickelson wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am while Tiger falters

Phil Mickelson rallied from six shots behind to win for the fourth time at Pebble Beach, a final round made even more memorable by the guy in a red shirt who was among the first to congratulate him.

Houston Chronicle

Phil wins Pebble Beach

ESPN

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