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President Barack Obama answers a reporter’s question about the death of Trayvon Martin in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP)

Can ‘Hunger Games’ fandom become a force for good?

The growing legions of fans of the dystopian world depicted by author Suzanne Collins are being urged to get involved with social-justice issues, such as fighting hunger.

Christian Science Monitor

Thousands throng to ‘Hunger Games’ premiere

USA TODAY

Hello to an extraterrestrial ocean, and maybe life

The Cassini spacecraft’s discovery of the Enceladen Ocean, located on one of Saturn’s 66 known moons, is new and possibly game-changing.

TIME

Saturn‘s gravity warps icy moon’s erupting jets

SPACE.com

Obama: ‘If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon’

President Obama waded into the growing controversy of the killing of a black teenager in Florida, saying the nation should do some “soul-searching to figure out how something like this happens.”

CNN

Fla. governor appoints special prosecutor to investigate Trayvon Martin shooting

CBS News

Thousands attend rally for Trayvon Martin

YouTube

The word on computer passwords: Speak, friend, and enter

Computer passwords need to be memorable and secure. Most people’s passwords are the former but not the latter. Researchers are trying to make it easier for them to be both.

Economist

US sales of new homes climbing

Purchases of new homes in the U.S. probably rose in February to the highest level in more than a year, economists said. Affordability is increasing due to a range of factors.

Bloomberg

Tips for buying a house

CNNMoney

NATION

Bales faces 17 murder counts in Afghanistan killings

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of killing Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage in Kandahar province, Afghanistan will be charged with 17 counts of murder, a U.S. official says.

Reuters

Suspect in Afghan shooting rampage is a profile in contradictions

ABC News

Jobless claims in US fall to their lowest level in 4 years

The number of Americans saying the U.S. economy is getting better rose in March to the highest level since 2004, as a decline in claims for unemployment benefits offered more evidence of a labor-market recovery.

Bloomberg

Financially troubled Harrisburg bets on unusual auction

Harrisburg, the financially troubled capital of Pennsylvania, is hosting an auction of artifacts this summer in hopes of raising enough money to close the gap between the city’s revenue and operating costs.

CNNMoney

POLITICS

Obama administration expands ability to hold citizens’ data

The U.S. intelligence community will now be able to store information about Americans with no ties to terrorism for up to five years under new Obama administration guidelines.

AOL News

Radio campaign begins next step against Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh‘s opponents are starting a radio campaign against him, seizing upon the radio star’s verbal attack of a law student to make a long-term effort aimed at weakening his business.

TIME

BUSINESS

Oil industry seeks fewer environmental regulations to lower gas prices

The oil industry has laid out proposals calling for more domestic oil production, fewer environmental regulations, and for not raising taxes on the industry. The goal is lower gasoline prices.

CNNMoney

Bank of America to offer rentals as foreclosure alternative

Bank of America says it has begun a pilot program offering some of its mortgage customers who are facing foreclosure a chance to stay in their homes by becoming renters instead of owners.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Completion and quality at CUNY

A feud over new general education requirements at the City University of New York kicked up a notch, as faculty groups filed a lawsuit to block the plan.

Inside Higher Ed

Online GED seekers presented with bogus diplomas, lawsuit alleges

Imposters abound online, promising simpler ways to get a GED or a high school diploma. Those who are duped into it are almost always disappointed, as colleges and employers do not accept the degrees.

MSNBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

‘Reason Rally’ brings nonbelievers to National Mall in Washington

The National Mall will host what is expected to be the largest gathering of atheists in history. Dubbed “Reason Rally,” it will be attended by atheists, agnostics and non-believers of every stripe.

Washington Post

‘Woodstock for atheists’: a moment for nonbelievers to be heard

NPR

Up in alms over salaries

In the Archdiocese of Boston, the number of church employees earning more than $150,000 has skyrocketed by more than threefold, even as the church has been shuttering parishes.

Boston Herald

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Moving in together before marriage no longer a bad omen?

Nearly half of first marriages break up within 20 years, a new government study finds. With those odds, you might wonder: Would we be better off living together first?

NPR

Why marriage makes people happy

U.S. News & World Report

Coroner: Whitney Houston died by drowning, cocaine use

Whitney Houston’s death was caused by accidental drowning, cocaine ingestion and heart disease, according to a preliminary report issued by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

USA TODAY

Running a marathon with no training

Those limbering up for the London Marathon can be forgiven for feeling galled by Irish pop singers John and Edward Grimes, who claim to have run the Los Angeles marathon on a whim.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (D.B. Grady):

Suffrage activism in the age of the hashtag

The Atlantic

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Political cartoons

U.S. News & World Report

Column (Conor Friedersdorf):

How the press can learn from ‘The Daily Show’

The Atlantic

Column (Mr. Toure):

How to talk to young black boys about Trayvon Martin

TIME

Column (Bill Maher):

Please stop apologizing

Star Tribune

Column (Andrew J. Rotherham):

What Barbie could learn from American Girl

TIME

Blog (Mark I. Pinsky):

Where is white church outrage over Trayvon Martin?

CNN

Column (Gary Hart):

The new conservatism

Huffington Post

Column (Nabila Ramdani):

Toulouse killings: making political capital out of Mohammed Merah

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

American WWII veterans retain ties with comrades in Myanmar

American World War II vets are still repaying “debts” to their comrades-in-arms in Myanmar — without them, they might never have returned home.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Music helps children learn math

An innovative curriculum uses rhythm to teach fractions at a California school where students in a music-based program scored higher on math tests than their peers who received regular instruction.

Telegraph.co.uk

Refugees find solace in photos

Taking photos is not what most Americans think of as therapy, but the Philadelphia Refugee Mental Health Collaborative gave Bhutanese refugees cameras so they could then talk about their photos.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Intelligence agencies agree: Iran nuclear threat not imminent