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Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse earn No. 1 seeds for NCAA tourneySI.com - - 2 hours ago No. 1 Kansas, seeking its second national championship in three years, won the Big 12 tournament on Saturday by beating Kansas State and enters the tournament at 32-2. Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament The Associated Press US presses for Israeli concessionsJerusalem Post - - 2 hours ago The Obama administration refused to let go of the Ramat Shlomo construction controversy Sunday, with two top aides to US President Barack Obama slamming Israel amid a growing sense in Jerusalem that Washington was using the issue to squeeze diplomatic ... Video: Axelrod: Israel Announcement Timing Destructive
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US Consular Aide and Husband Killed in MexicoNew York Times - - 2 hours ago TRONCONES, Mexico - Gunmen believed to be drug traffickers shot an American consulate worker and her husband to death over the weekend in the violence-racked border town of Ciudad Juárez, and killed the husband of another consular ... Video: US Citizens killed in Mexico
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Sea of protesters demand new elections in Thailand
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Socialists Lead in Early Voting in France
New York Times - - 21 minutes ago
PARIS - The governing party of President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be beaten by the opposition Socialists on Sunday in a first round of regional elections marked by a record abstention, according to partial ...
Sarkozy faces regional poll setback Aljazeera.net
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Israel Arrests Senior Hamas Commander
Voice of America - 7 hours ago
The Israeli military says it has arrested a senior commander of the Palestinian faction Hamas after he spent more than a decade on the run.
Video: Raw Video: Israeli Troops, Palestinians Clash
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Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain
The Associated Press - - 21 minutes ago
EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ - Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it's waterlogged by torrential rains. The region mopped up Sunday following a bout with high wind and heavy rains that uprooted trees, downed power lines and flooded ...
Video: Storm Leaves Northeast Soggy, Dark and Windblown
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Storm downs trees, knocks out power in New York, kills two in New Jersey New York Daily News
Promises, Promises: Health Care Bill is Biggest 'Faith-Based' Vote Ever in House
FOXNews - 4 hours ago
The White House and Democratic leaders, who express certainty that the House will approve a Senate-passed health care bill, insist the widely-reviled bill won't become law even though President Obama must sign it into law before changes demanded by ...
Dems and GOPers trade final blows as Obama pushes for health plan to clear ... New York Daily News
Obama seeks to overhaul No Child Left Behind
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
The president, in his weekly address, says he'll send a blueprint to Congress to give high school grads 'the best chance to succeed' globally.
Video: Obama Calls for an Educational Overhaul
The Associated Press
Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids Washington Post
Dodd Set to Propose Giving Fed Muscle to Close Oversight Gaps
Wall Street Journal - - 24 minutes ago
WASHINGTON—The political battle over rewriting the rules of Wall Street resumes Monday as Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to introduce legislation that is tougher on financial companies than was expected just ...
Questions Arise in Prius Case
Wall Street Journal - - 17 minutes ago
An investigation of the Toyota Prius involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week is raising questions about the driver's version of the event.
Video: Probe Questions Runaway Prius Story
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Toyota, US Can't Replicate Prius Acceleration BusinessWeek
Daylight Savings Time Calls for More Than One Change
KAVU - - 52 minutes ago
With the time change that occurred last night fire authorities are wanting to remind people to change their batteries in their smoke alarms.
US to roll out major broadband policy
Reuters - - 10 hours ago
An Afghan man uses the Internet at the Lincoln US support library in Herat December 13, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic ...
SXSW Keeps Austin Weird, Wired and Wild
Wired News - - 1 hour ago
Whether they came to show off their latest digital creations or brush up on their coding skills, the mobs who descended on this town for the annual geek spring break known as South by Southwest Interactive blew off steam Saturday night ...
Apple Details iPad's Battery Replacement Plan
PC Magazine - - 21 hours ago
It's no secret that the Cupertino-based developer has inched the totality of its product lines toward non-replaceable batteries.
'Alice in Wonderland' a forgettable trip down the rabbit hole
University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News - - 21 minutes ago
By Kieran Layton / A & E Editor Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland, except the trip isn't as fun this time around.
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Reuters - - 5 hours ago
LOS ANGELES, March 14 (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" raced to a $430 million haul at the worldwide box office on Sunday, while Matt Damon's new Iraq war conspiracy thriller "Green Zone" was one of the year's first big flops.
Mom: Corey Haim's Funeral Will Be Paid for by City of Toronto
People Magazine - - 6 hours ago
Though his best friend Corey Feldman said Corey Haim died with little money to his name, the late actor's funeral expenses won't fall to his mother.
Beckham Set to Miss World Cup With Torn Achilles
New York Times - - 31 minutes ago
By REUTERS MILAN (Reuters) - David Beckham's World Cup hopes looked to be all but over after the England midfielder went off with a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon late in AC Milan's 1-0 Serie A win over Chievo on Sunday.
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Tomlinson glides into a backup role behind Shonn Greene
USA Today - 26 minutes ago
While LaDainian Tomlinson going to the Jets is a headline move, remember that, for now, the marquee at running back belongs to second-year back Shonn Greene.
LaDainian Tomlinson agrees to two-year deal with NY Jets The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Illinois doesn't make the NCAA tournament
Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune - - 1 hour ago
CHAMPAIGN -- It's official. The 65-team NCAA field has been revealed, and Illinois is not a part of it. The Illini, 19-14, will likely be headed to the NIT.
Wofford gets No. 13 seed, will face Wisconsin MiamiHerald.com
Abbott Heart Device Gains
Wall Street Journal - - 43 minutes ago
An Abbott Laboratories device to repair damaged heart valves proved much safer than the open-heart surgery normally used, but was somewhat less effective, a pivotal study found.
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery The Associated Press
Search for Better Diabetes Therapy Falls Short
Wall Street Journal - - 58 minutes ago
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More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke Risk
BusinessWeek - 52 minutes ago
SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) --Following on recent, similar research, a large five-year study points to fluctuations in blood pressure over time as a key indicator of stroke risk.
Health Buzz: Variable Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk U.S. News & World Report
Why new hard disks might not be much fun for XP users
Ars Technica - - Mar 10, 2010
A rather surprising article hit the front page of the BBC on Tuesday: the next generation of hard disks could cause slowdowns for XP users.
The Great Prostate Mistake
New York Times - - Mar 9, 2010
EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the PSA test is the most commonly used tool for detecting ...
A High Protein Diet Won't Make You Lose Weight Long Term: In Fact, It May Make ...
Huffington Post (blog) - Mar 10, 2010
In this series of interviews I've conducted with extraordinary nutritional researchers and medical doctors, I've sought to understand the link between diet and health.
The Big Idea -- it's bad education policy
Los Angeles Times - - 16 hours ago
There have been two features that regularly mark the history of US public schools. Over the last century, our education system has been regularly captivated by a Big Idea -- a savant or an organization that promised a simple solution ...
Tricks to Keep Your Device's Battery Going and Going
New York Times - - Mar 10, 2010
If you're a recent convert to smartphones, you're probably still discovering all the amazing things that your new BlackBerry, Android phone or iPhone can do.