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Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures as he arrives at the courtroom in Oslo, Norway. The terror trial against Breivik, who has confessed to killing 77 people, starts amid worries that he will use the proceedings to showcase his radical views. (Photo by Frank Augstein / AP)

Americans do not walk the walk, and that is a problem

“Americans now walk the least of any industrialized nation in the world,” says writer Tom Vanderbilt. Seeking the root of the problem, Vanderbilt examines the underlying structure of U.S. towns.

NPR

Walking could be helpful in treating depression

BBC

Has the Kindle killed the book cover?

Digital reading is already happening, but e-books have barely begun to adapt to our new habits and devices. The technological and financial constraints allow hardly any clarity in seeing what books will be.

The Atlantic

Can Booktrack make e-books sensuous?

Guardian

Norway killer claims self-defense at trial

Anders Breivik, who carried out bomb and gun attacks in Norway that left 77 people dead, has pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial in Oslo. He said he did not accept criminal responsibility for the acts.

BBC

Norway massacre: the worst terrorist atrocity in peacetime Europe

Telegraph.co.uk

Special section:

Massacre in Norway

CBS News

Tornado warnings helped save lives

When a tornado shrouded in darkness and wrapped in rain dropped quickly from the sky above Woodward, Okla., residents learned of the monster twister from a wide range of sources.

NY Daily News

Blog:

‘He was a good daddy’: father, daughters among 5 killed by tornadoes

Msnbc.com

On the ground with a storm chaser

TIME

US census records from 1940 unlock old family mysteries

Finding a long-lost uncle‘s name on a census form or discovering that grandpa identified himself as a mural painter: This is the stuff genealogists and history hunters live for.

CNN

NATION

Weak economy, lack of opportunities have returning vets fighting for jobs

Military service is synonymous with sacrifice, but for many troops coming home from Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere, that sacrifice is not ending when they receive their discharge papers.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Obama calls for ‘rigorous’ probe into Secret Service prostitution allegations

President Barack Obama called for a “thorough” and “rigorous” investigation into allegations involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents in Colombia.

CNN

Secret Service caught in prostitution scandal

Denver Post

Space shuttle to take ride on Boeing jumbo jet to Smithsonian

NASA mounted the space shuttle Discovery on a Boeing 747 jumbo jet in preparation for the retired orbiter’s trip to be delivered to the Smithsonian.

SPACE.com

POLITICS

Congress to investigate General Services overspending this week

U.S. House and Senate committee hearings are scheduled this week to look into a spending scandal at the General Services Administration, the real estate arm of the federal government.

Christian Science Monitor

Town halls become hallmark of NJ governor’s tenure

Part stump speech, part comedy hour, Chris Christie’s town halls are probably not what Norman Rockwell envisioned in his famous 1943 painting of an assembly where people come to air their grievances.

CBS News

BUSINESS

Senior discounts: popular, but under fire

Although cherished, senior discounts are under fire. Some critics wonder why older generations deserve a price break when younger generations are struggling more.

Christian Science Monitor

Housing investors becoming landlords

The housing market has a new frontier — turning foreclosed homes into rental properties. Some big-time investors are starting to buy up thousands of homes to turn into rentals.

NPR

10 last-minute tax day filing tips

The tax filing deadline is April 17, but you must have your tax returns postmarked and in the mail by April 16. The IRS has 10 tips to help taxpayers still working on their tax returns.

Monrovia Patch

The tax man cometh! But for whom?

NPR

EDUCATION

School turnaround push is still a work in progress after 2 years

The federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools remains a work in progress with no definitive verdict on its effectiveness.

Education Week

Progress 5 years after VA Tech shooting

The shadows are lifting from Virginia Tech, five years after the deadliest mass school shooting in U.S. history.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

As Coachella festival grows, city thrives

The music festival has become a major economic driver for the city of Indio and beyond, ultimately trickling down to retailers in malls across the country. Think of it as the Super Bowl of pop culture.

Desert Sun

Coachella kicks off summer music season

USA TODAY

Dating while Mensa smart — how to be bright about it

Mensa, the group for the very smart, held a gathering and testing session on Mercer Island, near Seattle, as some hopefuls talked about the social lives of the very, very smart.

Seattle Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US border agents target Mich. Muslims

Some Detroit-area Muslims have been held at gunpoint and repeatedly harassed about their religion when returning to the U.S. from Canada, according to a lawsuit.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Pope seeks prayers ahead of anniversary

Pope Benedict XVI has asked for prayers and for the strength to carry on as he marks his seventh anniversary as pope. Benedict spoke to thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday blessing.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Diana Bass):

When spirituality and religion collide

USA TODAY

Column (Jon Meacham):

If our schools fail, do the terrorists win?

TIME

Column (Nicholas Lemann):

Where is the class war taking place?

The New Yorker

Editorial:

Where drones in Pakistan are undermining US interests

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Leonard Pitts, Jr.):

A Republican politician defends the Muslim faith

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Mitch Albom):

I would like to teach the world to ... glee

Detroit Free Press

Column (Ted Kolderie):

Regulation — like chasing the wind with a net

Star Tribune

Column (Neil LaRubbio):

Building a culture of safety in the workplace

Casper Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Environmental activist helps clean up China’s pollution

Ma Jun decided to start with properly informed people, and that strategy has turned his small nonprofit organization into China‘s most respected — and feared — public environmental watchdog.

Christian Science Monitor

Vet rescues: saving lives, 1 pet at a time

World Vets, a once-small nonprofit, has grown into an international organization that has administered thousands of emergency surgeries conducted by volunteer veterinarians.

Msnbc.com

Community compassion soothes pain of vandals’ cruelty

James Stutheit, a barber in Twisp, Wash., whose business signs were spray-painted with anti-gay slurs, says the experience left him distraught. But he is vowing to stay and fight.

Weekly Herald

WORLD

Militants attack Kabul to test security