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Anti-abortion demonstrators stand in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on the final day of arguments which were heard by the court regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Teaching quarterbacks 1 throw at a time

Some of the country‘s most talented passers are being tutored by a new wave of coaches. They‘re not on coaching staffs or the sidelines — they’re on practice fields working as “quarterback gurus.”

USA TODAY

Scientists cite global warming for more heat waves, heavier rainfall

Scientists are increasingly confident that the uptick in heat waves and heavier rainfall is linked to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, posing a heightened risk to the world’s population.

Denver Post

Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters

Chicago Sun-Times

Arguments end, health care law future in doubt

The Supreme Court has concluded a marathon public debate on health care, with justices signaling an ideological divide threatening to topple the reform bill championed by President Barack Obama.

CNN

Justices wrestle with whether health-care overhaul should be all or nothing

Philadelphia Inquirer

America’s healthiest and sickest states

CNBC

Health law arguments wrap

YouTube

US suspends food aid to North Korea

The U.S. has suspended food aid to North Korea because Pyongyang would not refrain from missile launches and cannot be trusted to properly deliver the aid.

Al Jazeera

N. Korea begins fueling controversial satellite

Telegraph.co.uk

US sees lifetime cost of fighter jet being set at $1.45 trillion

The Pentagon’s latest, staggering estimate of the lifetime cost of the F-35 fighter jet is up from about $1 trillion a year ago, a figure that includes inflation.

Reuters

F-35 delivered to Air Force base

nbcdfw.com

NATION

Spring brings some green shoots in US housing market

Housing prices are still declining, but many analysts see some signs for optimism in the housing market. The mild spring has brought buyers out earlier than usual, and real estate agents are busy.

NPR

Housing hiccups cast shadow on rebound hopes

Forbes

Federal fire crews make plans to contain wildfire in Colorado

Federal fire crews expect to take control of the 7-square-mile wildfire blaze that may have claimed two lives and destroyed 28 homes in the mountains located southwest of Denver.

Christian Science Monitor

Canada’s ‘Cushing moment’: A northern pipeline crisis looms

Oil traders still grappling with an unprecedented pipeline bottleneck in the U.S. Midwest that roiled energy markets should beware: Canada may be next.

Reuters

POLITICS

Romney reaps party firepower

Mitt Romney is drawing influential Republican backers behind his presidential bid, as rival Newt Gingrich is retrenching for a fight to deny the front-runner the party’s nomination.

Bloomberg

Rep. Bobby Rush escorted from House floor for wearing hoodie

Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush, of Illinois, was escorted off of the House floor after donning a hoodie and sunglasses in honor of slain teenager Trayvon Martin.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Durable goods orders’ rise indicates business confidence

U.S. companies ordered more long-lasting goods last month, showing that businesses are willing to buy equipment and machinery even after an investment tax credit has been halved.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What isn’t for sale?

Market thinking so permeates our lives that we barely notice it anymore. A leading philosopher sums up the hidden costs of a price-tag society.

The Atlantic

HEALTH

Even a little drinking may raise breast cancer risk

Just one alcoholic drink a day can boost a woman’s risk of breast cancer by about 5 percent, according to a new review of existing research.

HealthDay

Obesity rate climbs among Mexican-American adults

About 40 percent of Mexican-American adults were obese in 2010, up from about 35 percent in 2006 and about 21 percent in 1984, according to new government data.

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Food pantry’s prayers in violation of federal rules

A food pantry‘s practice of asking recipients if they wanted to pray was found to be against federal policy. Then came a difficult decision: Stop praying or give up free food provided by a federal agency.

Religion News Service

Which US states are most religious?

If you like to attend church and have a strong connection with religion, Mississippi may be your best bet, according to a new survey. The Magnolia State is the most religious, followed by Utah and Alabama.

Discovery News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Rich, poet and essayist, dies at 82

Poet Adrienne Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82.

TIME

Poem: ‘Diving into the Wreck’

Poets.org

What happens to music when you go deaf?

British director Lindsey Dryden explores the lives of three deaf subjects in her documentary “Lost and Sound” which recently premiered at SXSW.

Huffington Post

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Peter Coy):

Women suffer most when government cuts jobs

BusinessWeek

Column (Allison Hoffman):

What does Obamacare look like minus the mandate?

NY Daily News

Column (Annie Murphy Paul):

The secret to grace under pressure

TIME

Column (Marcos Breton):

In battle against Bank of America, undocumented immigrant loses

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (David Cay Johnston):

Phone service for all, no matter what kind

Reuters

Editorial:

For job interviews, you should hang onto your password

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Peter Beinart):

Rethinking Zionism

Salon

Blog (Adam Winkler):

No surprise: The Supreme Court is hostile to health care

Huffington Post

Column (Nanjala Nyabola):

Does the ICC have an Africa problem?

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

At 98, this once-illiterate lobsterman is now an author

James Arruda Henry had plenty to be proud of as a lobster boat captain who managed to build his own house and raise a family. But he kept a secret into his 90s: He was illiterate.

ABC News

Fla. mission hopes to get back on track with building renovation program

With Florida’s budget halting a Clara White Mission building renovation, the nonprofit is working to make it a project for its formerly homeless construction maintenance program students.

Florida Times-Union

Bloomberg donates $220 million to anti-smoking efforts worldwide

New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving $220 million to aid anti-tobacco efforts in developing countries, which is where nearly 80 percent of the world’s smokers live.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Brits revel in gloom ahead of the London Olympic Games