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In this file photo, Afghan soldiers, left, walk past a U.S. Army soldier outside a military base in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Allauddin Kha / AP)

Addiction diagnoses may rise under guideline changes

Psychiatrists and other specialists rewriting the manual that serves as the nation’s arbiter of mental illness have agreed to revise the definition of addiction, which may result in more diagnoses.

Star Tribune

DSM-5: what is in, what is out

MedPage Today

LeBron James wins 3rd MVP trophy

Miami Heat forward, LeBron James, is the NBA’s MVP for a third time, putting him alongside seven of the game’s all-time greats.

Sports Illustrated

US military mission: Afghans to take lead

The American military has two main jobs now in Afghanistan: sweeping the remaining Taliban from safe havens and preparing Afghan security forces to take charge of the fight.

NPR

Afghanistan, warily watching US’ actions and fearing abandonment

The Atlantic

Courts will determine gay marriage fate

Despite President Obama’s vocal support for gay marriage, supporters and opponents know the real battle is likely to come before the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. News & World Report

Blog:

Gay marriage: a wedge issue in suburbs?

(Wall Street Journal)

Washington Wire

Same sex marriage

Christian Science Monitor

Chilean earthquake restores beaches

For Chile, the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck its coast in 2010 was a disaster. For researchers, it was an opportunity to see the immediate effects of climate change in reverse.

Scientific American

NATION

JPMorgan rating cut by Fitch after $2B trade loss

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest and most profitable U.S. bank, had its credit grade lowered one level by Fitch Ratings, and Standard & Poor’s said it may follow suit.

San Francisco Chronicle

Top trading debacles

Bloomberg

Say goodbye to unemployment benefits

More than 200,000 long-term jobless Americans will lose their unemployment checks when eight states roll off the federal extended benefits program.

CNNMoney

Austerity imperils US social spending

Al Jazeera

Kansas lawmakers pass ‘Sharia’ law bill

A bill that would ban the use of foreign legal codes in Kansas courts — broadly written but particularly aimed at Islamic “Sharia” law — is on its way to the governor.

Kansas City Star

Anti-Islam teachings ‘widespread’ in US law enforcement, campaigners warn

Guardian

POLITICS

Mitt Romney uses Jimmy Carter as campaign weapon

Mitt Romney is pursuing his own strategy to puncture Obama’s next-generation cool by painting the president as a retread, comparing him to Jimmy Carter and his fuzzy-headed liberal thinking.

Politico

Obama, Romney in the ring for Nevada’s Latino vote

President Obama‘s re-election campaign has set its sights on the state’s Latino voters again this year. Obama is giving a speech about the economy in Reno, Nev., his third trip to Nevada this year.

NPR

BUSINESS

Electronic menus: Facebook, food, fun

Some eateries in places like California and New York are changing to electronic menus that let customers order food without waiters, play games and even “like” items on Facebook.

NPR

Facebook IPO overvalued at $96B, according to investor poll

Facebook is overvalued at the $96 billion price tag it is seeking from its initial public offering next week, according to an investor poll.

Guardian

EDUCATION

Fab labs teach students to create, build

When Paulo Blikstein came to Stanford, he wanted to bring a fab lab to students. Blikstein wants to re-create the role of labs in schools with less lecturing and more exploration.

San Jose Mercury News

OSU no place for hate, task force says

Hate turned to hope. That is how many people at Ohio State University describe the 24 recommendations a task force released in response to four racially charged acts of vandalism.

Columbus Dispatch

HEALTH

FDA advisers support pill to help prevent HIV infection

In a series of votes that could lead to a major new weapon in the fight against AIDS, FDA advisers recommended approval of a new drug pill for healthy, at-risk individuals.

HealthDay

Blog:

FDA considers approval of in-home HIV test

(CBS News)

HealthPop

HIV drug could spell ‘end of AIDS epidemic’

BBC

Google’s Brin makes strides in hunt for Parkinson’s cure

Sergey Brin is making strides in his quest to find a cure for Parkinson’s, encouraging Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline to pursue a new class of medicines that may become the first to slow the progress of the disease.

Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Poker-playing Buddhist monks scandalize South Korea

Six leaders from South Korea’s largest Buddhist order have resigned after secret video footage showed the monks playing high-stakes poker, drinking and smoking.

Guardian

Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse

The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors and another two for other alleged crimes.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Declinism is resurgent in US

Economist

Column (Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji):

Rising GDP does not rule out recession

CNNMoney

Editorial:

Met muddled over Gertrude Stein’s past

NY Daily News

Column (Nicholas Day):

Down with training wheels

Slate

Blog (Bonnie Rochman):

Extended breast-feeding: Is it more common than we think?

(TIME)

Healthland

Column (Michael Moore):

Why US veterans’ benefits matter

Telegram & Gazette

Blog (Andrew J. Rotherham):

What do we do about poor science scores? Take kids outside

(TIME)

Ideas

Column (Ronnie Cummins):

Junk food taxes to help defray cost of healthcare?

McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

St. Louis group celebrates sponsorship of 20,000 refugees

The International Institute of St. Louis is part of a nationwide network of agencies that get federal money to help refugees acclimate to their new countries.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Swim lessons help minority children break cycle

After losing her son to drowning, Wanda Butts is determined to prevent other mothers from experiencing tragedy. With the Josh Project, low-cost swim lessons are provided for children in Toledo, Ohio.

CNN

Breakfast linked with success in school

A study released by the Toronto District School Board shows that giving children a nutritious breakfast each morning has a direct effect on their academic performance.

CBC News

WORLD

US to resume arms sales to Bahrain despite human rights concerns