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A group of large Oscar statues wrapped in plastic stand at the entrance to the red carpet arrival area outside the Hollywood & Highland Center, formerly known as the Kodak Theatre, in preparation for the 84th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Amy Sancetta / AP)

Oscars slated to celebrate 1920s cinema history

This year’s nominees span every decade of the last century, with an unusual emphasis on the artistry of cinema’s earlier days. Even the ceremony hall will be redesigned to resemble a “timeless movie theater.”

San Jose Mercury News

Blog:

Best picture box office slump: Is Oscar losing its clout?

(Los Angeles Times)

24 Frames

Previewing the 84th Academy Awards

The Oscars Channel (YouTube)

Neutrino may not be faster than light

Researchers have found a flaw in the technical setup of an experiment that startled the science world by appearing to show particles traveling faster than light. Einstein may be redeemed.

ABC News

Extreme scientific imaging: Best of 2011 named

National Geographic

US troops killed in Quran backlash

Two troops were killed and four wounded by an Afghan solider who turned on his allies in anger over the burning of Qurans. Protests erupted at U.S. and NATO military bases around the country.

CBS News

Obama letter to Karzai: ‘deep regret’

Msnbc.com

Afghans’ anti-US protests spread

BBC

Santorum besieged at pivotal debate

Rivals piled criticism on Rick Santorum at a testy debate, attempting to blunt his surprise surge during a pivotal period in the Republican race.

Reuters

Bipartisan budget committee tells GOP candidates: ‘Back up tough talk’

NPR

Union sues Indiana on right-to-work law

Union members went to federal court to block Indiana’s new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive legislation.

CBS News

Long term study: Colonoscopy may halve colon cancer deaths

New research led by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has for the first time found that removing precancerous polyps during colonoscopy may halve the risk of dying from the disease.

Medical News Today

NATION

7 Marines killed after helicopters collide near Arizona-California border

Marines from the 3rd Aircraft Wing based in Miramar, California were conducting a routine training exercise when their Cobra and Huey helicopters collided. The cause is under investigation.

Msnbc.com

‘Occupy’ to hold national conference in Philadelphia over Fourth of July

Occupy plans to elect 876 “delegates” from around the country and hold a national “general assembly” in Philadelphia as part of ongoing protests regarding corporate excess and inequality.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Students sue UC Davis over pepper-spraying incident at Occupy protests

CBS News

Obama, Laura Bush break ground for African American museum

President Obama and former first lady Laura Bush joined at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the start of construction for the “National Museum of African American History and Culture.”

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Domestic workers get their due with new state laws

Some states’ “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights” give nannies, health aides, housekeepers, private cooks and others the power to address poor conditions often encountered in unusual workplaces.

Slate

Texas becomes battlefield in Keystone XL pipeline fight

Although President Barack Obama rejected the application by TransCanada, the company is resubmitting its proposal, which holds $2 billion of potential for Texas, more than for any other state.

McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Sears reports losses; Target, Kohl’s retail profits drop

In a sign mid-priced retailers continue to face pressures and are squeezed in the middle, Sears and rival Kohl’s Corp. reported disappointing results.

MarketWatch

Obama offers to cut corporate tax rate to 28 percent

The White House wants to scrub dozens of loopholes and subsidies to reduce the top rate down from 35 percent, while giving preferences to manufacturers to set a maximum rate of 25 percent.

New York Times

EDUCATION

Tech firm builds world’s smartest tutor

Software can now watch students’ every move. Allowing students to go at their own pace, it adapts and challenges them to learn based on individual style.

Forbes

Colleges deferring more students

With growing numbers of seniors applying for “early action” from colleges — an abbreviated application process in the fall that promises a decision by January — more applicants are being deferred.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

Boys dying to be thin: the new face of anorexia in the US

Far from the world of beauty magazines, pin-thin celebrities and runway models, anorexia is striking an unlikely group: boys and young men.

MSNBC

Raw milk illness rates in US prompt warnings from CDC

The rate of disease outbreaks caused by raw milk was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CBC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ex-cons, homeless vets aim at enlightenment through Buddhist art

After an intense, five-month program at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts connecting former prisoners and homeless veterans with ancient Buddhist artwork, some take a step closer to enlightenment.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Review:

Can meditation be a tool to help prisoners outgrow crime?

InnerSelf

Episcopal priests provide ‘Ashes to Go’

On Ash Wednesday, the first day of “Lent” in the Christian calendar, there is a growing national movement to meet people halfway in their busy lives by taking a church ritual to the streets — or Starbucks.

Virginian-Pilot

Ash Wednesday around the world

Denver Post

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Ta-Nehisi Coates):

Thoughts on Rihanna-Chris Brown collaboration

The Atlantic

Column (Eric Liu):

China’s rise is great for America

TIME

Column (Rev. Christopher W. Keating):

Ash Wednesday prepares us for forgiveness

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Column (Annie Murphy Paul):

What actors can teach us about memory and learning

TIME

Editorial:

Real solutions for rising fuel prices will take time

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Michael Carey):

Be nice to the docent; he might be made

Anchorage Daily News

Column (Melinda Henneberger):

Why Republicans just can’t shake birth-control issue

Star Tribune

Column (James Werrell):

The tide is beginning to turn on gay marriage

McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Palestinian securities exchange is a bright spot in equities

The stock market that has most consistently ranked as a top performer in the Arab world has not been that of Dubai or Cairo, but the Palestine Securities Exchange in Nablus on the West Bank.

New York Times

Silky-smooth ice cream brings smiles

Everyone handles stress differently. Some let it overtake them; others control it. Chef Edie Weiss churns hers into mounds of glossy ice cream. Each therapy session produces a delicious outcome.

Virginian-Pilot

Panera’s successful pay-what-you-can café inspires other shops

The menus at “Panera Cares Café” don’t list prices, only suggested donations. The unspoken question: Can the café sustain itself when its survival depends on customers doing the right thing?

Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Widespread attacks in Iraq kill 50