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An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Tanner S. Higgins at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Higgins, 23, of Yantis, Texas, died in Logar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. (Photo by Steve Ruark / AP)

Muddy history from the ocean floor

Throughout vast oceans, unimaginable numbers of tiny organisms of life are slowly sinking until they settle on the ocean floor, on top of the billions from years past. The ocean floor is a cemetery.

Guardian

Sudan, South Sudan now at war

Nine months after Sudan split into two nations in search of a peace brokered by the United States, it is now clear that the two sides are at war.

McClatchy Newspapers

Sudan calls government of South an ‘enemy’

Al Jazeera

US preparing for last Afghan offensive

A U.S.-led offensive, expected to begin in the coming weeks, may be NATO‘s last chance to shore up Kabul’s defenses before a withdrawal of combat troops.

CBS News

Who will pay for Afghanistan’s forces?

NPR

Space shuttle Discovery takes off on final flight to the Smithsonian

Space shuttle Discovery, NASA’s fleet leader and the world’s most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time to be delivered to the Smithsonian museum.

SPACE.com

Last flight of shuttle Discovery

USA TODAY

Plane carrying Discovery takes off

Associated Press

US housing starts unexpected drop to 5-month low

Builders began work on fewer homes than forecast in March, signaling a sustained industry recovery that will take some time to get underway.

Bloomberg

US housing starts slow, but housing permit requests rise

TIME

Blog:

Towns outlawing extreme garage sales

(Msnbc.com)

Life Inc.

NATION

Freeways no longer: Interstates may get more tolls

The federal interstate highway system is showing its age. Faced with the cost of repairing all those bumps and cracks, some states want to ask motorists to pay tolls on roads that used to be free.

McClatchy Newspapers

Study: Ohio River bridges will be a boon

Courier-Journal

Some renounce citizenship over taxes

Last year, almost 1,800 people renounced their U.S. citizenship or handed in their Green Cards. The reason? Taxes.

Reuters

Blog:

The taxes Americans really pay

(Washington Post)

WonkBlog

Hawaii: a century since the birth of surf

For centuries, surfing had been almost entirely the preserve of Hawaiians. While other Polynesians rode the sea on their bellies, it was in Hawaii that the art of standing on a wave was perfected.

The Independent

Kelly Slater, the chairman of the board

Smithsonian Magazine

POLITICS

‘Pig Book’: Congress curbs earmarking

Congress has seriously curbed its earmark habit of spending tax dollars for pet projects. According to the new “Pig Book," the amount of tax dollars destined for earmarks is down to $3.3 billion.

CBS News

Obama raised $53M in campaign funds during March

President Obama’s fundraising gained strength in March, as he raised a combined $53 million for his campaign in preparation for the next phase.

USA TODAY

BUSINESS

The doctor will see you — if you’re quick

Feeling like your doctor is rushed, distracted or just doesn‘t care? You’re not alone, and it may be hurting your health and your pocketbook.

Newsweek

Giving up tech and never looking back

Claims last year that Facebook lost 6 million users may not have dented the site’s heady growth, but it did reflect a growing trend of disillusionment with the use of social networking websites.

Sydney Morning Herald

Special section:

Battle for the Internet

Guardian

EDUCATION

Online and underpaid?

Argosy University has cut pay rates for adjunct faculty who teach online — by as much as 33 percent in some cases.

Inside Higher Ed

On campus, opening up conversations about sex

Despite the national debate over contraception, Sex Week at Harvard (and elsewhere) responds to students’ concerns that classes in sexuality fall short of preparing them for the experience itself.

New York Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Unhappiness is in the eye of the beholder

A smile and a frown mean the same thing, or so say many scientists. But a new study suggests facial expressions are not universal.

Science

Coachella’s modern music

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival’s promoters doubled down this year, adding a second three-day weekend with an identical lineup of more than 140 acts.

Wall Street Journal

Interview:

Did humans invent music?

The Atlantic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bible given a new voice

The name Jesus Christ does not appear in The Voice, a new translation of the Bible. Nor do words such as angel or apostle. Instead, angel is rendered as messenger and apostle as emissary.

Sydney Morning Herald

Christians talking politics: Was Jesus for small government?

What would Jesus do with the U.S. economy? That’s a matter of fierce debate among Christians, with conservatives promoting a small-government Jesus and liberals seeing Jesus quite differently.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Blog (Juliana Breines):

How you can learn to be good (to yourself)

(Psychology Today)

In Love and War

Editorial:

Ban antibiotics in America’s food

Virginian-Pilot

Blog (Dr. Jim Taylor III):

Should parents raise their own children?

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Taxes

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Space station meets cool test, but falls short on science

Orlando Sentinel

Column (Eyal Press):

The unsung heroes of the Balkan wars

Plain Dealer

Editorial:

Unwitting criminals

Las Vegas Review Journal

Column (Diana Bass):

When spirituality and religion collide

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

For soldier, rap is a powerful weapon

When Jeff Barillaro came home from fighting the war in Iraq, he felt lost, like thousands of veterans do. He didn‘t have a mission anymore. But now, through music, he’s found one.

NPR

More than just a dress

For hundreds of graduating high school seniors streaming through a San Jose community center, family economic woes won’t keep them from the glamour of prom night in a designer gown.

San Jose Mercury News

Hospice workers honored during National Volunteer Week

In recognition of National Volunteer Week, the National Hospice is honoring the volunteers who bring compassion, support and dignity to those facing a serious, life-limiting illness.

MarketWatch

WORLD

The fight to save India’s daughters