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What happens to the long-lost social networks?

What do you do with a social network when we no longer care about it — kill it or let it struggle on and try to lure users back? It’s a question that dozens of such services are now facing.

The Independent

Muhammad Ali delivers game ball at Marlins Park

A surprise guest delivered the ceremonial first pitch at Marlins Park: former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. He emerged from behind center-field in a cart alongside team owner Jeffrey Loria.

Sports Illustrated

Miami Marlins opener: loud stadium, quiet bats

USA TODAY

Romney goes for Pennsylvania knockout

Mitt Romney is pushing for a decisive victory in the primary on Rick Santorum’s turf in Pennsylvania, while also stepping up his attacks on President Barack Obama.

Bloomberg

Obama takes off the gloves

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog:

Independents in swing states breaking for Obama over Romney

The Hill

Iran’s efforts to stir violence in Afghanistan worry US

With Iran’s motives and operational intentions a subject of intense interest, American officials have closely studied Iran’s ability to provoke violence and unrest in Afghanistan.

Msnbc.com

Special section:

Afghanistan

Guardian

Connecticut Senate votes to do away with death penalty

The Connecticut Senate voted 20-16 on a bill that would do away with the death penalty and make the state the fifth in five years to abolish capital punishment.

CNN

Death penalty stirs emotional, personal stories

Connecticut Post

NATION

New wave of foreclosures is hitting ‘everyday’ borrowers

Unlike in earlier in the housing crisis, which hit Americans saddled with the most toxic sub prime products, those currently with ordinary mortgages have difficulty meeting their payments.

Msnbc.com

America’s romance with sprawl may be over

USA TODAY

9/11 ‘mastermind’ Khalid Sheikh Mohammed charged

The U.S. has issued charges against Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, setting the stage for what has been dubbed the “trial of the century.”

Telegraph.co.uk

Catching Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

The Atlantic

A redacted view of Guantánamo Bay

New York Times

New Orleans police officers receive decades in prison for Katrina killings

Four New Orleans police officers were sentenced from 38 to 65 years in prison for convictions including violating the civil rights of two people killed after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

San Francisco Chronicle

Map:

What happened on the Danziger Bridge?

Times-Picayune

POLITICS

Voter identification laws spark heated debate before US election

Liberal activists criticized new voter registration requirements in dozens of states, saying millions of people could be deterred from voting — a claim their opponents disputed.

Reuters

Obama signs insider trading bill, wants more curbs on Congress

President Barack Obama called for stricter controls on lawmakers to confront “the corrosive influence” of money in Washington as he signed into law an insider trading ban.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Non-military drone use in the US is raising privacy concerns

Unmanned aerial vehicles, a key weapon in the hunt for terrorists overseas, are coming to America. But does this mean people should be worried that Big Brother is coming to watch them?

CBS News

Robot history: the rise of the drone

BBC

What are phablets?

Slightly larger than a smartphone and a fair bit smaller than a tablet (especially the iPad-sized ones), phablets occupy a happy middle ground for power users who want a single device that does everything.

Sydney Morning Herald

Google prepares to introduce ‘Project Glass’ virtual-reality glasses

“Project Glass” takes the functionality of a smartphone and places it into a wearable device. The see-through lens could display everything from text messages to maps.

CNNMoney

Introducing ‘Project Glass’

YouTube

EDUCATION

Dissent from Yale faculty over Singapore

An announcement from Yale that it was creating the “first new college to bear the Yale name in 300 years” at the National University of Singapore has faculty members voicing concerns.

New York Times

Detroit to move 10 high schools into new ‘self-governing’ system

Detroit Public Schools are creating a hybrid system within the district by converting 10 schools into “self-governing” buildings, with a five-member board controlling the schools’ budget, operations and hiring.

Detroit News

New plans for Detroit Public Schools

Detroit Free Press

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Balancing science, faith

Researchers are studying how medical schools help doctors incorporate religious beliefs after discovering that silence on matters of spirituality left some patients unsatisfied with their medical care.

Kansas City Star

’Pilgrims’ travel the world on faith quest

A French couple has traveled worldwide in an odyssey to find people of all creeds who have dedicated their lives to overcoming religious intolerance in some of the world’s most divided corners.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Andrew J. Rotherham):

Are preschool programs about to get gutted?

(TIME)

Ideas

Column (Dick Polman):

Think Supreme Court will be dispassionate on Obamacare? Think again

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Eric Jackson):

2 things that must happen before Yahoo! can be acquired

Forbes

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Sayonara, Santorum

Plain Dealer

Column (Vincent Carroll):

Supreme Court’s strip search decision violates our privacy

Denver Post

Blog (Mariano Castillo and Moni Basu):

Hispanics spell out why labels don’t fit

(CNN)

In America

Editorial:

Budget compromise championed by just 38 lawmakers

USA TODAY

Column (Catherine Lacey):

Mother’s helper: What have I learned after giving up my eggs?

The Atlantic

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GOOD NEWS

E-books encourage reading among Americans, survey shows

E-books appear to be promoting reading habits among American adults, according to research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

CNN

Evicted 101-year-old Detroiter gets her home back

Baking cookies never seemed as sweet for 101-year-old Texana Hollis as it did when she was allowed back into the home her husband bought after World War II following her eviction.

CBS News

Texas grandmother won fight with tornado for grandson

A Texas grandmother explained how she piled three children into a bathtub to survive a rampaging tornado and hung on to a toddler’s feet as the twister tried to suck the boy into its vortex.

ABC News

WORLD

US to soften sanctions on Myanmar